Quote :

"how is it not a virtual console game? The article says its a remake of a commodore 64 game, wasn't the commodore a console?"

My guess is that it's a port that runs natively on the Wii, rather than emulated on the VC.

5/3/2007 7:57:23 PM

* Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle - Mega Drive - 800 Wii points
* Shockman - TurboGrafx - 600 Wii points
* Virtua Fighter 2 - 800 Wii points
* Wonder Boy in Monster World - 800 Wii points

5/4/2007 10:38:38 AM

^you do realize that those are the European VC releases, right? Europe gets their VC fix on Fridays, we get Mondays.

5/4/2007 10:46:40 AM

it's not a port
its a remake

hence it's not a true virtual console game

5/4/2007 4:11:42 PM

i want to use my LCD with my Wii :/

halp

5/4/2007 6:20:30 PM

umm...what?

5/4/2007 9:53:39 PM

Yo, what go released today on VC?

5/7/2007 3:24:51 PM

* Final Fight (1player, SNES, 800 Wii points)
* Ordyne (1 - 2 players, TurboGrafx16, 600 Wii points)
* Mighty Bomb Jack (1 player, NES, 500 Wii Points)

5/7/2007 3:32:03 PM

I'm picking up Final Fight, even tho its the lame SNES port 1 player.

I hope if they ever come out with 2/3 they fix that. 2 player Final Fight is 1992.

5/7/2007 4:08:59 PM

Still no Zelda II. Still no Vectorman.

5/7/2007 4:12:48 PM

what does that sync button do on the back of the controller under the batt. cover. i press it thinking its suppose to read the controller and it doesnt.

how can i get two people to play tiger woods and some games on VC?

wii sports has that screen that makes it sync and it shows up so you can use more than one controller.

5/7/2007 6:30:11 PM

you have to click the sync button on the front of the wii under the little cover

5/7/2007 6:33:11 PM

i want nba jam... only vc game i can think of off the top of my head that i'd be really excited about gettin. i'd be excited for goldeneye i guess, but who knows if that'll ever happen.

[Edited on May 7, 2007 at 8:08 PM. Reason : .]

5/7/2007 8:07:27 PM

^^didnt know there was another button on the wii..
ill check it out, thanks

5/7/2007 9:06:02 PM

It's next to the sd card slot.

The only way to get 5-player turbografx.

5/7/2007 9:13:47 PM

Ice Hockey is the shit.

Got my first penalty before work. I still suck however. Lost like 13-3 to Canada. Damnit.

5/8/2007 9:34:28 AM

Quote :

"i want nba jam..."

HE's ON FIRE !!!! Yeah totally on the NBA JAM wishlist with you... I hope it is the "tourney edition" so you can unlock the 1994 charlotte hornets extra players(mugsy bogues, dell curry)

5/9/2007 12:58:49 PM

I could see them running into licensing problems with sports games like NBA Jam, although it'd be a shame. There's got to be some kind of expiration for those licenses, right (player, team names, etc)?

As long as Bill Clinton's still in it!

5/9/2007 1:31:25 PM

Do the component cables make a noticeable difference?

5/10/2007 5:31:34 PM

78 pages in and i own one

$225 from the classifieds on here - picked up an extra remote/nunchuck and wiiplay today

ordered the component cables online for $6

considering getting the dual charging base/batteries from amazon for $30 or do people recommend just using normal rechargeable AAs - i have a wall charger already

5/10/2007 5:37:41 PM

Quote :

"Do the component cables make a noticeable difference?"

5/10/2007 5:45:36 PM

from the side-by-side shots I saw, yes they do.

5/10/2007 5:48:17 PM

^^^where did you get the cables from?

i have the charger. works great. much much better than batteries.

5/10/2007 6:34:53 PM

http://fsearch.fatwallet.com/results.php?PHPSESSID=7bfb74b98cc516d18f418661d0a31be2

one of the first few links is for 5.99

5/10/2007 6:35:47 PM

^did you get it used??

seems like prices have dropped on ebay, seems like about 310 with shipping is pretty normal now, and a bunch are not selling at all b/c reserve is set too high or buy it now is set to high....seems like they will be in stores within the next few months

5/10/2007 6:40:19 PM

Quote :

"the dual charging base/batteries from amazon for $30 or do people recommend just using normal rechargeable AAs"

I bought rechargeable batteries and they're working fine. Don't know the point of getting something else.

5/10/2007 9:24:01 PM

So I got some component cables today...the colors are definitely a lot richer, but at the same time, a lot of the characters and backgrounds appear more jagged...is this normal?

5/11/2007 1:46:31 AM

Quote :

"^did you get it used?? seems like prices have dropped on ebay, seems like about 310 with shipping is pretty normal now, and a bunch are not selling at all b/c reserve is set too high or buy it now is set to high....seems like they will be in stores within the next few months"

yeah it was lightly used

5/11/2007 10:05:18 AM

what is the next big game coming out, mario party? and when is that expected to drop? seems like there is a drought in games after the big paper mario push!

5/11/2007 10:08:05 AM

Are the cables worth it (any other opinions)? (I have mine set up on a 56" tv).

I also finally figured out how to pitch inside/outside in Wii Sports Baseball (push left/right on the direction pad) I had been trying to throw more left/right. Now I just have to figure out how to put spin on tennis and how to do hooks/uppercuts in boxing.

5/11/2007 10:45:42 AM

^ I dont know about the spin in tennis, I can't do that either, but to do the uppercut in boxing all you have to do is hold the controller in front of you straight down to the floor for a spit second, then flick it up towards the screen.

5/11/2007 10:53:49 AM

^ Do you know any good combo-punches for boxing (like for the training to knock off the bags)?

5/11/2007 11:08:52 AM

the jaggies that get introduced with component cables are atrocious. I had to switch back to composite.

Too bad, b/c the picture does look a lot better other than that.

5/11/2007 11:17:12 AM

Quote :

"what is the next big game coming out, mario party? and when is that expected to drop? seems like there is a drought in games after the big paper mario push!"

I think its gonna be Metriod 3. Maybe Mario Strikers.

Other than that who knows when Mario Galaxy or Brawl will drop.

5/11/2007 12:56:59 PM

^ I saw a preview for Mario Strikers that looked tight

Also; I am sure it is a ways off, but hopefully a new zelda made specifically for the wii is in the pipeline

5/11/2007 1:50:34 PM

Strikers is also probably going to be online enabled for multiplayer. which would clinch it for me.

i :heart: cartoonish sports games.

5/11/2007 2:40:03 PM

still waiting on brawl........

5/11/2007 4:55:52 PM

PROJECT RYGAR!!!
http://wii.ign.com/articles/787/787620p1.html

Quote :

"May 11, 2007 - When Tecmo confirmed recently that it had a secret project in the works for the Nintendo Wii, rumors went wild about what classic game from the Tecmo archives this might be a part of. Hopes came true at the Tecmo Nite Out, as the company announced Project Rygar for the Wii. Little is know about the game, but the motto of the title is: New Hero, New Enemies, Swing Action. The title has a new lead character and all-new gameplay based entirely around the Wiimote controller. "

who's excited???




he looks a little fruity though..

5/12/2007 6:14:07 PM

rofl, so you can uppercut

5/12/2007 6:21:39 PM

Well I like the Rygar games...but he looks like a queer-ass Square-esqe character.

5/12/2007 10:47:30 PM

compared to FF characters he's fucking William Wallace.

5/12/2007 11:02:38 PM

anyone who fights with only a shield automatically trumps any final fantasy character, except maybe Sabin.

5/13/2007 12:07:42 PM

Quote :

"anyone who fights with only a shield"

Captain America?

5/13/2007 12:26:08 PM

Any recommendations for methods of streaming video to my Wii?

I tried Jinzora and TVersity last night without much success.

5/13/2007 2:26:40 PM

^^Rygar in this case.

[Edited on May 13, 2007 at 11:15 PM. Reason : but captain america too, i guess]

5/13/2007 11:14:26 PM

VC Releases for 5/14:

Ninja Gaiden (1 player, NES, 500 Wii Points)
Ninja Spirit (1-2 players, Turbografx16, 600 Wii Points)
Pac-Man (1-2 players, NES, 500 Wii Points)

5/14/2007 12:15:30 PM

I might have to get me some Pac-Man

5/14/2007 12:57:24 PM

oh snap, ninja gainden

5/14/2007 5:16:07 PM

This may have been mentioned before, but is there anyway to upload music to the wii, like the xbox when you could upload a cd and play it during tiger woods? I'm playing TW07 right now and the music is getting on my nerves

5/14/2007 7:57:18 PM

^man im thinking the same thing. but i just forget to ask. good thing you did.

hopefully there is a way like on the playstatoin

5/14/2007 8:19:21 PM