opinion of virtual console?

[Jared]

Just curious what everyones opinion is. Do you like downloadable retro games or do you prefer the original carts for collectors sake. Personally I love the Virtual Console.

[17daysolderthannes]

rip. off.

Buy the real games, play the ROMs, that's my take.

PC/Mac emulators offer way more flexibility and accuracy and best of all don't cost highway robbery prices. At least compilations for PS2, etc. give you a good bang for your buck (usually costing anywhere from a few cents to $1 per game) and you get a nice physical product to accompany it. A modded XBOX or a computer with a TV out is a much better solution than the Wii VC.

[Guntz]

My VC motto is, "If I have the original system, I'll buy it on that. If only because the original hardware will ALWAYS have more titles available than the VC, despite obvious cost differences".

With that said, I've never bought a VC game before, but I've purchased a few WiiWare titles. I have Streets of Rage 3 and Donkey Kong Country from the previous owner. He barely used the Wii anyway.

[sketch]

I tried a few VC games and they just didn't "feel" right. Computer emu is definitely better in that regard.

[QuickSciFi]

I've vouched to only buy Wii Ware titles, and those must be absolutely awesome. So far, Contra and Castlevania Rebirths. That's about it.

...I also plan to buy Sonic 4 Ep1, but I'm very hopefull still that they may release these games as a compilation further down the line. That would be great.

[Jared]

I will admit there are a couple games I've downloaded on the VC that I like so much that Im considering buying the cartridge version. Mainly Streets of Rage 2.

[Waterfaller]

I think the VC service is the greatest invention since the Xbox *is biased*
I only have 2 titles right now, Super Mario 64 and Wonder Boy in Monster World, but that number WILL be going up. I have a fresh 8GB SDHC card for things I plan on buying. I just wish there was a bit more FLOW of titles, you know?

[JRedmond3]

Nintendo are some greedy mofos.

Anyway, I'm definitely against downloads and nonphysical media in general. I know that's where things are headed but I just don't like it. If I buy something I want to be able to hold it and look at it. I mean stuff like Steam is okay where you can have an account and you'll have those games "forever" but I'd prefer a real copy of the game.

[OldSchool]

I prefer owning the real hardware. I prefer paying $1-20 for a real Cartridge than $5-15 for a digital copy.

I just bought a Wii a week ago and have ZERO plans of ever using the Virtual Console feature. I have a NES/SNES/Genesis for a reason.


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[ThugsRook]

KEGA > VC

[Knuckle Duster]

It's a convenient way for people to grab old games.

The argument supporting 'Getting a PC emulator/Roms' misses the point entirely. Pirating games is pirating games. As great as a modded Xbox is as an alternative, you could mod the Wii itself more easily. PC's aren't practical enough, Wii's are usually already in a home's entertainment center.

Ideally one would have a quiet PC hooked up to an HDTV with wireless KB/Mouse/controller setup, but that's not the demographic the Wii is sold to.

I've vouched to only buy Wii Ware titles, and those must be absolutely awesome. So far, Contra and Castlevania Rebirths. That's about it.

...I also plan to buy Sonic 4 Ep1, but I'm very hopefull still that they may release these games as a compilation further down the line. That would be great.

I agreed with that myself, but then Blaster Master, Megaman, Final Fantasy IV:TAY happened.

And then Ys Book I&II, Lords of Thunder, Castlevania Rondo of Blood happened.

And then...Damn

[Christuserloeser]

I think it's the best thing ever, and I don't even own a Wii myself.

In a true retro spirit, the worst thing about the Virtual Console is the godawful job that Sega of Europe and Sega of America do when publishing these games - with their original back cover texts! All other games by Nintendo & co. get nice introductions that describe what the games are about and the circumstances under which they were released. The Sega games however have the original brain dead back cover text from the 90s which in most cases had as much to do with the games themselves as did the awful covers that SOA and SOE slapped onto the games: Nothing.

Plus Sega of Europe managed to faithfully reproduce even the most idiotic localization terrors of the golden days... - Which means that while TG-16 is 60Hz, NES games have the music adjusted to 50Hz, and SNES games are adjusted to 50Hz in both gameplay and music only Sega's games are 50Hz without any speed adjustment to music and gameplay nor screen size which provides you with huge PAL borders for the classic 90s widescreen experience with the original super deformed characters!

But they didn't stop there: We also get the original 199x translations of SOA's back cover texts in all it's broken glory.

THAT is the TRUE retro spirit. Better not forget to cut the wire for the right speaker of your Wii RF cable for real mono sound.

[Knuckle Duster]

I think it's the best thing ever, and I don't even own a Wii myself.

In a true retro spirit, the worst thing about the Virtual Console is the godawful job that Sega of Europe and Sega of America do when publishing these games - with their original back cover texts! All other games by Nintendo & co. get nice introductions that describe what the games' are about and the circumstances under which they were released. The Sega games however have the original brain dead back cover text from the 90s which in most cases had as much to do with the games themselves as did the awful covers that SOA and SOE slapped onto the games: Nothing.

Plus Sega of Europe managed to faithfully reproduce even the most idiotic localization terrors of the golden days... - Which means that while TG-16 is 60Hz, NES games have the music adjusted to 50Hz, and SNES games are adjusted to 50Hz in both gameplay and music only Sega's games are 50Hz without any speed adjustment to music and gameplay nor screen size which provides you with huge PAL borders for the classic 90s widescreen experience with the original super deformed characters you remember.

But they didn't stop there: We also get the original 199x translations of SOA's back cover texts in all it's broken glory.

THAT is the TRUE retro spirit. Better not forget to cut the wire for the right speaker of your Wii RF cable for real mono sound.

Hey, at least Wonder Boy III: Dragons Trap on SMS has the FM sound option in the emulator.

[Christuserloeser]

We should thank M2 for that: http://www.mtwo.co.jp/

....but yeah, great that it did make the jump. I definitely did not expect that to happen.

[chrisbid]

like most people, i prefer original games on original hardware

but rare and import-only games at affordable prices?

yes please!



castlevania x, musha, super mario bros 2j, alien soldier, gley lancer, pulseman, sin and punishment, super fantasy zone

all for ten dollars or less?

how can anybody be against that?