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I miss the turbo button. Guess no Secret of Mana for me. (Seriously I've had friends that played through SNES RPGs entirely on turbo. They fly through them soooooo fast.)

Yes there is. Street Fighter 3:Third Strike Good answer. Also, why do people suddenly get into console emulation when you have to pay for it? If you're telling me playing a NES/Genesis/whatever ROM on your Wii is any different than playing it on your Dreamcast/PS1/PS2/Xbox/etc you are full of it. This might be new to you, but people like to pay for a legitimate service. Here are some conveniences of the Virtual Console Service: -Play games on a Television -Play games with a console controller -Multi-player -Wireless controllers -Simple interface and options -Everything bothersome (ie console-crashing glitches, configuring controllers, etc) has been or will be taken care of by the service-providers -No hassle searching through-spam infested sites online -Not voiding console warranty -Potential online networking like the 360 Certainly other emulation sources share some of these features. However, none of them offer them in the same package Wii does. Wii's difference is in simplicity and in turn appeals to a wider audience.

Agreed. Writing can't build on previously-produced components in the same way that software can. Speaking from a business perspective, a sequel to a successful game franchise makes perfect financial sense. Then again, what medium doesn't? The game industry in particular doesn't seem to encourage reinventing gameplay mechanics with original intellectual property, so sequelitis seems more apparent. The movie industry has a similar problem using the same directing talent (Less so with actors. They tend to rotate in a 5 year cycle much like consoles.). How long has George Lucas been on top? Original IP has always had a hard uphill climb to go. In my opinion, the most apparent example is in the music industry. I've never seen Top 10 music that didn't have a major record label attached to it. In that sense, PR made Gears of War and Halo big (in addition to being quality games of course, otherwise you end up with the 360 launch lineup). I personally believe a successful new franchise is one that offers something different from it's competition but retains marketing appeal. Strong word of mouth can also work as Trauma Center proved. Anyway, someone's thoughts on the Virtual Console service:

Games seem to be re-released in a similar manner to how books get republished. It's nothing new.

NEW VIRTUAL CONSOLE TITLES ARE UP GOGOGO!!!

SUPER BOMBERMAN 2!!!!!!!

I've been appreciating the game a helluva lot more while I hunting down heart pieces, poe ghosts, and small details. The lighting atmosphere in some areas of this games always takes my breath away. By the way, the Mario reference is I also managed to make Link stand on top of a treasure chest. Very proud of myself.

I you know how to play football, you'll probably like Madden Wii. I'm no fan of the series, but I can at least play the Wii release.

Who here doesn't?

I knew this sort of situation was coming, but so soon? Damn. Also, PS3s being traded for Wiis Prediction: PS3 will never sell past 15 million units.

Prefer the bottom, don't feel like I'm pointing up all the time.

Same. Nothing about Vista intrigues me at all.

Has anyone put their controller in a monolith-like upright position on their desk? It looks fucking awesome.

I wouldn't be worried about HD space for a while. Theoretically one would have to download every Wii Channel and Virtual Console title released to fill it up by summer. By then we should hear of a hard drive add-on.

Also necessary of course. I'm amazed how quickly this thread is growing. Too much work to keep up. For Wii peoples, visit orisinal.com for some good flash games

Wii post ftw! It's about a 5-1 ratio, so 45MB from 230 blocks.

Downloading.

Comments from one of my Aussie friends: Well, for an internet browser, opera works pretty well. It passes the Strong Bad and Youtube tests. The trial version doesn't allow you to add sites to your favourites list, and as of yet you seem unable to copy and paste text. Taking bets that the final version will allow you to transfer pisctures to the photo channel to be turned into puzzles? Video compression is evident but barely noticable, in worst case the images looked slightly muddy or blurry, a little like the cutscenes for DS games. Also, the zoom feature seems almost ideal to get a closeup of the youtube window showing what's playing without having to click and load the fullscreen version. EDIT~ Forgot to mention a few points. The built-in address bar equivalent passes the one-word test, allowing you to merely type in "google" or "vgcats" etc to have the browser fill in the rest for you. The speaker on the wiimote makes some standard internetty sounds like the click of a keyboard button when you enter letters or press a button on a page. It's a cute touch. It also comes with a handy popup blocker, but in doing so eliminates the possibility of stuff like newgrounds, or accessing AIM or MSN's internet browser versions.

Oh it's Wii game discs, not virtual console titles. The music in Elebits gets better every time I hear it. Play Wii Sports like every day.

Don't have the install disc. No luck.

You guys probably never

Obligatory I don't think I'm going to buy another DS title for a long while. There's Zelda:PH in late '07... passing on DKR.. what else?

I think this is a plot from Unmod to invade Gendisc.

Is it just me or do Trombones look very silly to watch people play?

Weather channel = GOOD Opera browser releases sometime tomorrow. Prepare for the worst (Worst-case scenario: No Flash compatibility).