Wii-kly Virtual Console Update: 01/07/08
This week's Wiik-ly Virtual Console Update beings us two classic games. Star Tropics (NES, 500 Wii Points) is a sure fire blast from the past. In this adventure/RPG game, you go island hopping in search of your missing uncle after finding out he has been abducted. Sounds like a blast and a potential must-have download for anyone who has not played the original.
The other choice up for grabs is The King of Fighters '94 from the NEOGEO for 900 Wii Points. It's a classic fighter and I was more than happy to have my ass kicked at it while making trips to the arcade. Gorgeous animation, great sound/music and a wide variety of fighters to chose from make this a very appealing choice for anyone who is in a fighting mood this week.
It is certainly a better selection than what we have seen these past two weeks. Is anyone out there going to pick up one or both of these titles? Star Tropics is certainly calling my name. Make the jump for this morning's press release.
Jan. 7, 2008
Wii-kly Update: Two New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
Can’t believe it’s already 2008? Soothe that sense of future shock with a
visit to the Wii Shop Channel, where we’ve just added a pair of awesome
vintage games from way back in the 20th century. This week’s new offerings
include an unpredictable island-hopping adventure and a legendary fighting
title, each guaranteed to deliver classic gaming excitement throughout the new
year and beyond.
Two new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games
to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet
connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be
purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games
are:
Star Tropics™ (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Mild Fantasy Violence,
500 Wii Points): Find out just how resourceful you can be in this classic
game, with its mixture of adventure and RPG elements. Step into the shoes of
Mike Jones, a teenage star pitcher from Seattle who has come to the tropics to
visit his famous archeologist uncle, Dr. Jones. After being told that his
uncle has been abducted, Mike begins a perilous quest in order to rescue him
and figure out the mysterious plot behind his disappearance. Luckily for Mike,
he meets helpful villagers and finds more powerful weapons as he explores
numerous locations and island-hops using his uncle’s submarine. You’ll never
know what to expect next as the cosmic story unfolds over the course of eight
action-packed chapters, ranging from Dr. Jones’s lab on C-Island to an alien
spacecraft. Who knew a tropical vacation could turn into a mission to save the
world?
THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’94 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen—Animated
Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Alcohol & Tobacco Reference,
Violence, 900 Wii Points): As the first game in the long-running KING OF
FIGHTERS series, THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’94 brought together popular characters
from other well-known franchises and pitted them against each other. Match
warriors from Fatal Fury against favorites from its sister series, Art of
Fighting. Or see if the casts of the Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier series
better suit your fighting style. Plus, there’s a set of brand new characters,
exclusive to the KOF series, who are willing to join the fray. But there’s a
twist: Instead of the standard best-two- out-of-three-rounds fight setup,
players choose one of eight teams, each made up of three teammates. To win,
all members of the other team must be eliminated before your fighters are
knocked out. Use the game’s power gauge to inflict maximum damage and end the
round with a devastating finishing move. It’s a battle royal unlike anything
else—a game whose inspiration is easily seen in the fighting games that
followed it. Can your team be the last one standing?
Super Timsy
Posted to Video Games on 7 January 2008
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Does it come with a map you have to dip in water? Curious to get to that stage, and not have any way of getting the code.
YES YES YES!!!!! This is awesome! This was one of my favorite games for the NES. I never, ever though I'd see it on the Virtual Console because its so obscure.
Woooo! Yo-yo action!
@Gin:
According to Wikipedia, the VC version apparently contains a digital version of the letter. It's not clear how it works, but it seems like the letter is now an game item, and you can perform a 'dip in water' action with it.
It would be really cool if it was something you did with the little digital instruction booklet that comes with every VC game.
Star Tropics AND KOF94!?!? This has to be the best Wii-kly Virtual Console update in many, many moons!
I just got home from work and now the rest of my day is pretty much taken care of...
It's amazing how many people loved Star Tropics, yet Nintendo didn't run with the franchise. There was a great sequel made for the NES, but that was the end. Could we please see another Star Tropics game made, possibly for the DS?
Wow, I thought Startropics was pretty obscure...
Was Star Tropics obscure? I tend not to think so, but what do I know?
I mean, it did get it's own Nintendo Power cover...