Downloadable Game News For All Three Consoles 28
With Microsoft's Xbox Live service more popular than ever and the other two next-gen consoles almost here, news about the companies' download services is plentiful. For Nintendo, there's word of more Virtual console titles slated for early next year. NES titles include Kid Icarus, Punch-Out, and Kirby's Adventure. Sony has announced that one login will work for every game on their online service, though what you'll find behind the login will differ with every title. Finally, Xbox Live will see even more classic games in the near future. Contra hit the service yesterday, with titles from Atari slated for later this year. A version of the player vs player combat game Worms is also planned for the service. Interesting times for all three online offerings.
Update: 11/09 19:20 GMT by Z : Errr ... you might want to stay away from Contra.
Update: 11/09 19:20 GMT by Z : Errr ... you might want to stay away from Contra.
Punch-Out! (Score:2)
I do like seeing classic games showing up as easily avaliable downloads via these services (both XBLA and the Wii's VC).
Skip to the meat of the Nintendo story... (Score:2)
Queue questions about a gun attachment for Duck Hunt. This is good news indeed, although Clay Shot was much harder (and thus, the place where I spent more time) than shooting ducks. Except for those brown ones. Stupid brown ducks.
Clay shot was easy (Score:1)
And I was extremely dissapointed when my score just wrapped around from 99900 to 0. I didn't even make the high score that time.
Re: (Score:2)
A control pad connected to the first socket can control the ducks. Little-known fact mentioned in the game's instruction manual.
Re: (Score:2, Interesting)
You can count on this Tyson-less version to be what we'll see on the Wii.
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They showed a "light gun" shell for the Wiimote at E3 so it's a strong possiblity. Now if only you could shoot that stupid dog...
Contra on XBL (Score:2, Interesting)
How 1up gets their info (Score:4, Interesting)
Kinda interesting actualy....
Nintendo's online product (Score:1)
I am guessing in term's of the Punch-Out (with or without Mike-Tyson) will be whatever was the last released title (in this case no Mike). This is interesting on several of the old NES ROMs I know there were multiple variations of the same game. One of which was the original Tecmo Bowl (my cousin and I had different rosters, Dickerson or Bently for the RB for the Colts
New Wii games (Score:5, Informative)
* Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Kirby's Super Star (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone)
* Starfox 64 (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone)
* Super Metroid (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone)
* Excitebike (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Ice Climber (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Dr. Mario (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Mario Brothers (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Ice Hockey (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Soccer (NES; rated E for Everyone)
Source: IGN http://wii.ign.com/articles/744/744751p1.html [ign.com]
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From Wikipedia:
In 1990, towards the end of the NES's run, the game was re-released as Punch-Out!!, with the Tyson character replaced by Mr. Dream. Mr. Dream fought in the same fashion as Tyson, but had cosmetic changes to his face and skin color. It is widely believed that Tyson was removed because of his troubles with the law;
Yes there is a gun for duckhunt (Score:1, Informative)
http://e3.p-nintendo.com/news-1064064650.html [p-nintendo.com]
No Mike (Score:3, Informative)
No Mike Tyson. Nintendo dropped him from the game when he was charged with rape. Other than the graphics, the game's the same, though.
game regurgitation (Score:2)
Re: gun attachment (Score:2, Interesting)
I really hope they're going to release Lethal Enforcers for this!
Settlers Of Catan (Score:2)
Were they too afraid of people filing complaints over people yelling "I've got wood for sheep!"?
Konami Code (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Skip to the meat of the Nintendo story... (Score:2, Informative)
Freakin' Mario RPG! (Score:3, Insightful)
The fact that it's appearing on the Wii VC means that Squeenix isn't against the idea of supporting the Wii, at least in this limited way that gets mostly profit. With their lead, other companies will start to jump on board, and hopefully we'll have most, if not all, of the NES, SNES, and N64 library open for purchase and download.
In the same vein, it's nice to see that these new lists aren't just re-re-re-releases. I've never played Super Metroid or Kirby's Super Star, but I will certainly pay to play them on the Wii.
In short: Motherfuckin' Geno.