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Japan just got Fire Emblem 4 (Seisen no Keifu/Genealogy of the Holy War) on the New 3DS VC. I have no why they decided to release it on a Saturday evening with no warning.
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Isn't that just how Nintendo rolls?
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Aug 27, 2016 12:53
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I'm guessing blindly, but I'd wager it's because it didn't move units the way Wii Sports did. It's only real existence was as a pack-in title, and they've much better choices to stuff in alongside (or on) the console now. Even so it's bizarre they pulled it from the eShop and basically pretended it never existed.
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Aug 27, 2016 14:36
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I don't think it was ever on the eShop. They just didn't add it there and then never spoke of or acknowledged the title in way or form. A shame because it's a pretty fun party title, if not the best one on a system with several party titles.
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What, that can't be true, it's one of their best selling titles. I think it's because every other Wii came with physical Nintendoland.
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Aug 27, 2016 14:54
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I'm really hoping that they start putting up more SNES games. It's a shame they aren't putting up GBA games because playing on a small screen is far more flattering despite the smoothing out feature the WiiU has. I haven't been following outside of this thread, but has Sega even so much as hinted at any possibility of a Sonic 3 & Knuckles? I have the games on two different collections (Sonic Gems (GCN), Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection (Xbox 360) but neither have the lock on technology emulated. My Sega genesis pretty much decides when it wants to play so ... Seems like Steam is the only way to get it.
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Is there a way to purchase 3DS eShop games on a PC or phone? I'd like to pick up Gunstar Heroes on sale but I don't have access to wifi on the 3DS at the moment.
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Aug 27, 2016 17:02
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Nickoten posted:Is there a way to purchase 3DS eShop games on a PC or phone? I'd like to pick up Gunstar Heroes on sale but I don't have access to wifi on the 3DS at the moment. Most things can be purchased through the eshop website
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Aug 27, 2016 17:15
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Houle posted:I'm really hoping that they start putting up more SNES games. It's a shame they aren't putting up GBA games because playing on a small screen is far more flattering despite the smoothing out feature the WiiU has. Sonic 3 isn't on Gems Collection, but it is odd that lock-on is missing from Ultimate Genesis Collection. The XBLA versions of the 2 games do support lock-on, as does Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube.
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Aug 27, 2016 20:06
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Nickoten posted:Is there a way to purchase 3DS eShop games on a PC or phone? I'd like to pick up Gunstar Heroes on sale but I don't have access to wifi on the 3DS at the moment. This took 5 seconds of Google
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I can see why they didn't port it, but at the same time I'm rather disappointed that Half-Genie Hero isn't coming to the 3DS simply because it's the only platform going where you can play all three previous Shantae games. The original GBC game is emulated on the 3DS and isn't available anywhere else while physical copies of the game go for $400+.
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Aug 27, 2016 21:22
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The T posted:Sonic 3 isn't on Gems Collection, but it is odd that lock-on is missing from Ultimate Genesis Collection. The XBLA versions of the 2 games do support lock-on, as does Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube. Well it is technically as a "Demo" that's just a playable ending, but intentionally suiciding and losing the heightened amount of lives they give you allows you to glance over the rest of the game for a brief period of time (unless you just use an action replay to disable the time limit.) Sonic 3 is included separate of Sonic & Knuckles. Justified as they're technically not part of the collection and there's no reason to have the complete game available since unless you're cheating you wouldn't be able to play anything but the Launch Base/Death Egg/Doomsday bosses anyway. Mega Collection and Mega Collection + both include S3&K in both Locked-On and Separate varieties. The most recent collection they've been featured on that's included them as locked-on since was the Classic Collection on the DS and the Steam release. Modified ports such as a 3D re-release or a remade iOS/Android Port like what Sonic 1/2/CD got seems to be off the table for some bizarre reason that's been rumored to be a legal one. (Though a proof-of-concept for an iOS/Android port has been shown of Angel Island 1, it seems Sega's not biting and the guys who made it are busy working on Mania now so it might never actually come to fruition.) RMZXAnarchy fucked around with this message at 21:40 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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Axiom Verge is on wii u, I heard the game was good, yeah! or nay.
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Kurtofan posted:Axiom Verge is on wii u, I heard the game was good, yeah! or nay. It actually uses the second screen in a way that just makes sense for a Metroid clone, so the U version is the best version of the game compared to the other ports. If you'll enjoy it though that's something else. It's a solid Metroid clone, but it doesn't surpass the actual Metroid games you can get on the U.
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Kurtofan posted:Axiom Verge is on wii u, I heard the game was good, yeah! or nay. It is really good. Has a big and cool world and a groovy soundtrack. Story is kinda dumb but who cares.
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Thank you for the quick responses. I'll check to see the Xbox Live versions since Sonic 3 & Knuckles is far superior to the two games separately.
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Houle posted:Thank you for the quick responses. I'll check to see the Xbox Live versions since Sonic 3 & Knuckles is far superior to the two games separately. I think the XBLA versions can connect but i'm not sure. The Wii Virtual Console versions absolutely can if you're willing to go through there.
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Kurtofan posted:Axiom Verge is on wii u, I heard the game was good, yeah! or nay. I think im in the minority on this one but I really, really dislike Axiom Verge. Misses the point of what makes Metroid games fun in almost every way.
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In Training posted:I think im in the minority on this one but I really, really dislike Axiom Verge. Misses the point of what makes Metroid games fun in almost every way. Glitching everything and sticking bombs up your own arse?
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JustJeff88 posted:Glitching everything and sticking bombs up your own arse? It's just unbelievably slow and the shooting and bosses all suck, and none of the upgrades you pick up are meaningful. I was so excited for it and then put it down forever after like 2 hours.
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In Training posted:I think im in the minority on this one but I really, really dislike Axiom Verge. Misses the point of what makes Metroid games fun in almost every way. I agree completely. I bought it after praise for it being a love letter to Metroid, but it feels like it misses the key elements of what made Metroid so great. I'd recommend not getting it, personally. It felt like a mess and is way too busy visually. Which is really ironic considering "glitches" are the key component of the game.
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Kurtofan posted:Axiom Verge is on wii u, I heard the game was good, yeah! or nay. I liked it for the first 2/3rd and by the end getting back and forth between areas felt like a dull time sink and the bosses became terrible. But I think the early content is really fun, so kind of a toss-up.
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Kurtofan posted:Axiom Verge is on wii u, I heard the game was good, yeah! or nay. Nay, it's super slow and boring, has no good movement options until you've almost finished it, awful boss and completely misses everything that makes 2D Metroid actually fun.
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RMZXAnarchy posted:I think the XBLA versions can connect but i'm not sure. The Wii Virtual Console versions absolutely can if you're willing to go through there. Yep, the VC also lets you lock on to Sonic 2 and Sonic 1 for Knuckles In... and Blue Sphere, respectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXK-c1ppVKo
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The T posted:Sonic 3 isn't on Gems Collection, but it is odd that lock-on is missing from Ultimate Genesis Collection. The XBLA versions of the 2 games do support lock-on, as does Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube. They actually explained why it wasn't in the Ultimate Genesis/Megadrive Collection on PS3/X360: It was a case of budget and time, where getting Lock-On to work would've been at the expense of several entire other games.
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Oh thanks! For some reason I didn't see this (very obvious) option the last time I tried this.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:They actually explained why it wasn't in the Ultimate Genesis/Megadrive Collection on PS3/X360: It was a case of budget and time, where getting Lock-On to work would've been at the expense of several entire other games. That'd be believable if not for the fact that Sega has pre-compiled versions of S3&K, S2&K and Blue Sphere in their vault which could have been used with no issues whatsoever. As far as I know, that's pretty much exactly how S&K lock-on works on the VC: the additional "locked-on" ROMs are a part of the S&K wad and it just boots those if it detects the S1/2/3 on your system.
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also in the early days of emulators you could literally append one rom to the other in MS-DOS and it would work Sega was lying out their rear end
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The non-Taxman ports of Sonic are pretty terrible tbqh
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Augus posted:The non-Taxman ports of Sonic are pretty terrible tbqh The M2 3D Classics ones are good too. I wonder why Sega won't let either of them touch 3&K.
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SeANMcBAY posted:The M2 3D Classics ones are good too. I wonder why Sega won't let either of them touch 3&K. Licensing maybe? It's weird for sure.
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Sonic 3 (but not Knuckles) is missing from the recent plug-and-play consoles and other re-releases/compilations; rumour has it that Michael Jackson's estate became aware of his involvement and that's keeping Sega from doing anything with it, even if MJ's people don't really have a claim to any sort of compensation or royalty.
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It's a shame since Ice Cap Zone is fantastic. That being said there was a version without the Michael Jackson songs they could have used if need be. It wouldn't be as good however. I can't really see Michael Jackson's estate to care too much about a game made 22 years ago that has been released on nearly every major console up to 2009. If it was an issue I imagine it would have been a removal from the systems, similar to the Donkey Kong Country disputes. That being said, it's not like I know anything about copyright claims.
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Houle posted:It's a shame since Ice Cap Zone is fantastic. That being said there was a version without the Michael Jackson songs they could have used if need be. It wouldn't be as good however. Honestly if one can manage to get a copy of the Sonic 3 Complete romhack, whether just on an emulator (Or the steam version's workshop) or by cheesing it onto consoles that's absolutely the definitive version of both games and Blue Sphere. It includes the S&K Collection versions of the music for the last three S3 zones (Which really sound pretty good on the Genesis soundchip) and also puts more of a focus on the S3 themes as opposed to '& Knuckles'-ing everything. It sucks that Sega isn't doing anything official with them but hey they're turning a blind eye to romhacks and emulators are relatively easy to obtain.
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Do I understand correctly that Virtual Console games from the Wii Shop Channel (through the Wii U) still require a separate controller and thus completely ruins the idea of off-TV play?
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Correct. Nintendo expects you to upgrade (for a fee) to the Wii U versions on order to use off-tv play, but it only works for the games that are also available on Wii U VC, so lots of Wii VC games can't be upgraded.
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Funny enough, there's a sensor bar in the camera on the gamepad for you to play Wii games on, so you could play with it on a TV stand like a little TV in another room, conceivably.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Correct. drat it, why couldn't they just make the Wii U Gamepad work like a Classic Controller or something  I want to play FFVI in bed and I don't feel like getting a GBA/DS+cartridge.Spellman posted:Funny enough, there's a sensor bar in the camera on the gamepad for you to play Wii games on, so you could play with it on a TV stand like a little TV in another room, conceivably. Yeah, I have no idea where my old sensor bar is but just pointing the wiimote at the gamepad actually worked really well. It's way too tiny to comfortably play games on as a makeshift TV though, and it doesn't really work well as a "play on couch/bed" type deal.
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Spellman posted:Funny enough, there's a sensor bar in the camera on the gamepad for you to play Wii games on, so you could play with it on a TV stand like a little TV in another room, conceivably. I played through like like a third of Metroid Prime 3 when the trilogy came out like this lol. It was kind of a nightmare
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Your Computer posted:drat it, why couldn't they just make the Wii U Gamepad work like a Classic Controller or something Funnily enough, the gamepad does substitute for a classic controller in all the wii games released on the eshop that support it, which is like three.
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