GNamer All-Singing, All-Dancing, Haven't-I-Seen-You-Before (Possibly Several Times) Wii U Virtual Console Thread

Never played it - should I? Eh?

I'd say yes! I've got it on Wii VC and it's a really fun little diversion.

That's long overdue - Snap 2 on Wii U should have been a thing.

Snap is great - it's the best Pokémon spin-off ever.

The Loch Ness Monster, The Bermuda Triange, the Mary Celeste and the Black Dahlia Murder; none of these are as great an unsolved mystery than the one surrounding the whereabouts of a Pokémon Snap sequel.

At the time, Pokemon Snap seemed a bit lightweight for N64 cartridge prices. This however is very tempting...

I already own it on Wii but I might just buy it again in the hope good sales will lead to that long overdue sequel.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/10/nintendo_download_20th_october_europe

There's going to be a handful of Virtual Console games on sale for a fortnight, starting this Thursday. They're all Halloween deals:

Spoiler:

Love the idea and there's a lot there, too. Might get myself Devil World, just out of curiosity.

Hmmm... which is the best portable Castlevania on that list, in people's opinions?

Aria of Sorrow is the correct choice Jimmy.

Aria of Sorrow is the best of the bunch there, yep. Thumbs Up!

I'll give Aria of Sorrow a bash, as I hear that it's the shortest and least Metroidvania-ey of the three GBA games. I wish Castlevania would go back to the side-scrolling platformer style of Rondo of Blood and Super Castlevania IV though - those games are magic. Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth on WiiWare is an absolute belter too. If somebody were to develop a game like those, in 2016 they'd stand alone in the genre of one. Everything's a Metroidvania these days.

...when it's not a 2D platformer! I need to find some more of these Metroidvanias that hound you, apart from the Shantae games and Axiom Verge I've not found many recent ones and I love the genre.

Balladeer wrote:: ...when it's not a 2D platformer! I need to find some more of these Metroidvanias that hound you, apart from the Shantae games and Axiom Verge I've not found many recent ones and I love the genre.

If you love Metroidvanias, I can't recommend NiGHTS Into Dreams enough.

Love

You've suggested that before... Right, that's going to be my tenth PS3 game. Need to knuckle down and do some purchasing this weekend.

That backfired a bit. NiGHTS Into Dreams isn't a Metroidvania - it couldn't be any further away from being a Metroidvania. I don't even know what the hell it is. But it's a classic all the same.

Which version is on PSN?

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:: I'll give Aria of Sorrow a bash, as I hear that it's the shortest and least Metroidvania-ey of the three GBA games. I wish Castlevania would go back to the side-scrolling platformer style of Rondo of Blood and Super Castlevania IV though - those games are magic. Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth on WiiWare is an absolute belter too. If somebody were to develop a game like those, in 2016 they'd stand alone in the genre of one. Everything's a Metroidvania these days.

I'd actually get behind this. Action platformers are outweighed by Metroidvanias very heavily in this day and age.

Aria of Sorrow is still absolutely a Metroidvania, though, so do keep that in mind. It's a banger nonetheless.

If you love Metroidvanias, I can't recommend FIFA 14 enough.

Jimbob wrote:: If you love Metroidvanias, I can't recommend FIFA 14 enough.

There is a lot of backtracking...

ZeroJones wrote:

Jimbob wrote:: If you love Metroidvanias, I can't recommend FIFA 14 enough.

There is a lot of backtracking...

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ZeroJones wrote:

Jimbob wrote:: If you love Metroidvanias, I can't recommend FIFA 14 enough.

There is a lot of backtracking...

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Jesus, that backtracking gag was cracking. Applause

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This has been my most anticipated Wii U release since probably Super Mario Maker: the NTSC version of F-Zero X is coming out on the Virtual Console this week. Honestly, in the grand scheme of things, and thinking about the thousands of games I've played in the last twenty-three years, F-Zero X is one of my absolute favourites ever. It's very probably in my top five, it's that good. I got the PAL version fof Christmas 1998, and I'd guess that it's the only game that I've played for more than 500 hours. Basically, I just bloody love F-Zero X.

The Cappuccino Kid wrote:: Basically, I just bloody love F-Zero X.

Maybe you should marry it.

How you finding it as I saw someone tweeted about it and more as well, that NLife has even now got this up on their site.

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