European Wii VC Update: June 8, 2007
Europe quickly approaches its 100th VC title with three more titles bringing your total of VC games up to a mighty 96. On this week's menu are Balloon Fight (NES - 500 points), The Adventures of Lolo (NES - 500 points) and Dead Moon (Turbografx - 600 points). Definitely heavy on the old school side of things. The Adventures of Lolo brings back great memories. So good, in fact, that I'll head out to suburbia this weekend and stake out a couple of the retro gaming stores to see about sending my NES to have its cartridge connectors replaced and buy a copy of Lolo, if I can find it.
Do you plan on picking up any of these games? For more details, make the jump.
From The Land Of Eden To The Dark Side Of The Moon, Virtual Console Takes You On A Trip To Remember
8th June 2007 – This week, a selection of 80s and 90s classics join the already impressive back catalogue on Virtual Console. First up this week is 1987 NES classic Balloon Fight™. In this highly addictive action title players take on the role of a dare-devil balloonist battling enemies across the skies. Players must pop their opponent’s balloons to send them plummeting to the ground before they pop yours! Balloon Fight also features a two-player mode with both competitive and co-operative play as well as a bonus survival game called Balloon Trip and is available now for 500 Wii Points.
Also up for grabs this week is Adventures of Lolo™. Originally launched on the NES in 1991, players assume the role of Prince Lolo who must rescue Princess Lala from the clutches of the evil Great Devil, saving the land of Eden as he goes. Although he is not endowed with agility, Lolo possesses intelligence and great courage that must be employed to solve taxing puzzles and ensure the safe return of Princess Lala. Adventures of Lolo is available now for 500 Wii Points.
However, if these don’t take your fancy then why not download the Turbografx classic Dead Moon. This side scrolling action shooter sees the player piloting a space ship in a quest to stop aliens taking over the Earth. Players must defeat alien space ships by shooting at them, working their way through six levels, each with a boss that requires players to attack from different directions. Players can upgrade both their weapons and their ships throughout the game, tipping the odds in their favour! This classic game is available now for just 600 Wii Points.
These great games will join the list of 96 classic titles already available for the Virtual Console in Europe.
Super Timsy
Posted to on 8 June 2007
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Lolo...in the US...NOW!
This is easily one of my most favorite games from the NES days. Granted I may be looking through pink rose-tinted glasses, but this one still plays well today. What I wouldn't give for a modern 2.5D Lolo.
All I really remember about Lolo, other than that it was *awesome*, was getting the crap scared out of me by those stone things that shot darts in you. You'd be concentrating your ass off, trying to reach the end of the level, and then *FWAP!* and you were dead. I jumped nearly every time.
I've played this one too...
Action puzzler if I remember right.
While all my straight friends were doing the sports games I was doing the platformers and puzzle games.
Lolo fans? I thought I was the only one. Now who out there played the the whole series?