What Classic games would make you go Retro?
- Posted On: March 3rd, 2007
- Filed Under: Gaming
- Tagged As: Retro Gaming, Virtual Console, XBLM
One of the most exciting features of the Nintendo Wii (for me at least) was the Virtual Console. Years ago, when I first got my Nintendo I was stuck playing only a few games and renting maybe once in awhile. I also had to share the console with three other siblings who constantly wanted to play.
The allure of the Virtual Console, of course, was the ability to go back and play some of those games that I hadn't previously enjoyed. I could finally play through Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, and even Kid Icarus. Since the SNES, N64 and other consoles would be represented I could jump between all the titles I never really had a chance to play before.
While it's nice to have the oppurtunity to play some of these games finally, nostalgia only goes so far. How many virtual titles are really worth the investment?
So far I've been coaxed into buying two, Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. According to The Virtual Console Archive there are 62 titles available for the Virtual Console - I'd say about ten of them are worth your attention. Of note: Super Castlevania IV, Kid Icarus, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and pretty soon Excitebike.
These other titles: they're pretty much fodder.
Where's MegaMan? Bionic Commando? Why did we get Castlevania IV before Castlevania?
As I said, I'm really not into a lot of these titles - certainly not enough to pay what they're asking for them. What about you other Wii owners? Have you bought any VC games yet? Which ones do you consider must owns? Which ones do you want to see?
5 Responses to “What Classic games would make you go Retro?”
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March 4th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Yeah, there are very few retro games right now that have my attention. They’re nice occasional distractions but I’d much rather spend money on newer games.
I think the ideal platform for retro games is really the handheld consoles. I might be interested in playing older games when I’m traveling - on an HD TV though I totally prefer newer titles.
- WildBil
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March 7th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Wow - i speak one day and few days later it becomes reality, what power is this that I command???
They’ve announced that Speedball 2 is to get a remake!
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=73689
- Zath
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March 7th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
[...] made a comment about retro gaming over at Bill2Me dot com saying they should make do something with Speedball [...]
- Zath | I’ll tell you what we should do…we should play Speedball!
I’m not really a big retro gamer myself, I’ve had a quick play on some of the free trials on Xbox Arcade, but most just don’t hold my interest - I suppose it depends how far back you go.
I remember spending hours and hours playing Dizzy games on the Spectrum, you can find these on webpages to have a go on, but I personally wouldn’t sit and play all the way through them again.
In my opinion they make a nice nostalgia trip for a short time, but not something I’d want to spend any real amount of money on…..although I do have very fond memories of Speedball 2 - now if that was released, it may test my resolve! ;)
- Zath