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Virtual Console Virtual Console Weekly updates about all the new Virtual Console games released on the Nintendo Wii. Every Thursday brings a new video demo to show off one game a week being played on the Virtual Console. Articles
Air Zonk
2007-07-10 00:00:00 Air Zonk is a spin-off of the popular Bonk’s Adventure series. This side-scrolling shooter retains the same cartoonish style of Bonk but is set in a cyberpunk future. The powered-up “Zonk” gathers his friends to form Team Cool, and they set out to stop King Drool’s plan to conquer the world. Choose from three levels ...
Video Demo: Dead Moon
2007-07-06 00:00:00 The video demo this week is of the game Dead Moon for the TurboGrafx-16. Dead Moon is a side-scrolling space shooter game that can be quite fun to play. In this video I played through the first level of the game, which is based in a city style background and contains two boss ... More About: Video , Demo
Virtual Console Releases For July 2 2007
2007-07-02 00:00:00 Another three games have been released for the virtual console, with one being a bit promising. The games that were released are Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo, Ecco: The Tides of Time for the Sega, and Dragon Spirit for the TurboGrafx-16. As always, remember to check back on Thursday for a ... More About: Virtual Console , Console , Virtual , July , Lease
Super Mario Bros. 2
2007-07-02 00:00:00 Join Mari o , Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad in an incredible fantasy world on a quest to save the day. This time, they have little more than vegetables to defend themselves with. Pick up items and throw them at your adversaries to clear levels in seven massive worlds. Even enemies can be picked up and tossed ... More About: Super , Mario Bros , Super Mario Bros
Ecco: The Tides of Time
2007-07-02 00:00:00 In this sequel to Ecco the Dolphin, everyone’s favorite underwater hero must battle the Vortex Queen and her hive of drones. The wicked queen followed Ecco back to Earth from the future and quickly established her hive. It’s up to Ecco to defeat this alien threat by navigating the depths of his side-scrolling world, solving ... More About: Time , Tide
Dragon Spirit
2007-07-02 00:00:00 A fantastic world of adventure unfolds in this vertical-scrolling shooter. Sealed away by the gods long ago, the Evil Demon of Darkness, Zawell, seeks to rise again and unleash a new reign of evil. The brave warrior Amur races to rescue Princess Alicia from the demon’s wretched clutches. Amur takes the form of the legendary ... More About: Spirit , Dragon , Drago
Video Demo: ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
2007-06-29 00:00:00 This week I almost didn’t get the video demo done because of having to reformat my laptop that does all of the encoding. I ended up pulling through and decided on ToeJam & Earl : Panic on Funkotron for this weeks video. The game has a pretty simple concept; find, catch, and send all ... More About: Video , Demo , Tron
Virtual Console Releases June 25th 2007
2007-06-27 00:00:00 This week appears to be a bit better than last week’s virtual console release, because the games released this week are Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting on the Super Nintendo, F-Zero X on the Nintendo 64, and China Warrior for the TurboGrafx-16. Be sure to check back on Thursday for the latest video ... More About: June , Virtual Console , Console , Virtual , Lease
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
2007-06-27 00:00:00 Street Fighter II defined gaming in the 1990s by revolutionizing the fighting-game genre. Regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, Street Fighter II’ Turbo : Hyper Fighting was the third and final release in the original series. Featuring the eight original World Warriors (including Ryu, Chun Li and Guile) along with playable boss ... More About: Street , Street Fighter
F-Zero X
2007-06-27 00:00:00 Choose from 30 different hover-car racers, including updated versions of the Blue Falcon and other vehicles from the original F-Zero, and get ready to play one of the fastest racers ever. You’ll speed to the finish line on tracks that twist and turn through the air, doing your best to avoid the other 29 cars ...
China Warrior
2007-06-27 00:00:00 China Warrior is a side-scrolling action game that was released around the same time as the TurboGrafx16 in Japan. It’s up to the kung fu master Wang to defeat the Dark Emperor, who stands atop the kung fu world in China. Punch, kick and jump-kick enemies along the path that lies between you and the ... More About: China , Arri
Video Demo: The Legend of Zelda
2007-06-22 00:00:00 This week I’ve got another legendary game for the weekly video demo. If you haven’t played this game, then I’m a bit disappointed, but all can be forgiven seeing as it is quite easy to get the game on the Wii. In this video I played through to the end of the first dungeon, I ... More About: Video , Zelda , Demo , Legend , The Legend
World Sports Competition
2007-06-19 00:00:00 Play through a total of 18 Olympic events in this action/sports title. Players compete in six categories of events that include shooting, archery, rowing, swimming and track and field. The game features Olympics mode, where you play all the events over the course of a few days, and Training mode, where you can choose individual ... More About: Sports , World , Competition , Spor , Petit
Bloody Wolf
2007-06-19 00:00:00 Enter alone, deep into enemy territory to rescue the kidnapped President in this overhead-view action shooter. Take on the role of a commando in a Special Forces team and face your enemies with an onslaught of weapons, including machine guns and grenades. Earn valuable information, weapons and items by rescuing POWs. Fight your way to ... More About: Wolf , Bloody
NES Open Tournament Golf
2007-06-19 00:00:00 We all knew that Mario was a top-notch plumber, but did you know that he could also be a world-class golfer? You can challenge another player in Stroke, Match and Tournament modes. Play on three fantasy courses in the USA, the UK and Japan and try to win a million dollars. Make sure you keep ... More About: Golf , Open , Amen
Virtual Console Releases June 18 2007
2007-06-19 00:00:00 This weeks seems to be a bit of a sleeper, in my opinion that is, but there are three new games for the virtual console. The new games are NES Open Tournament Golf for the Nintendo, Bloody Wolf for the TurboGrafx-16, and World Sports Competition for the TurboGrafx-16. Be sure to check back ... More About: June , Virtual Console , Console , Virtual , Lease
Lode Runner
2007-06-15 00:00:00 This landmark action-puzzle game has been a worldwide fixture in video games from the moment of its inception until today, producing many sequels and related products along the way. The player controls the hero, or “Runner ,” who collects gold nuggets located around every stage, all the while avoiding capture by enemy robots. The action itself ...
Golden Axe II
2007-06-15 00:00:00 Not long after the devastating reign of the wicked Death Adder, another evil arose. Dark Guld and his minions invaded and took hold of the prized Golden Axe with plans to destroy it. Once again, as a fierce barbarian named Ax-Battler, a fearless female Amazon known as Tyris-Flare or a ferocious dwarf named Gilius Thunderhead, ... More About: Golden Axe
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2007-06-15 00:00:00 Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik) is back to continue his zealous search for the Chaos Emeralds needed to fuel his new Death Egg contraption. The evil doctor secretly follows Sonic to his vacation spot, Westside Island, and launches a full-scale attack, imprisoning all the helpless animals of the island and turning them into mindless worker ... More About: Hedge , Sonic the Hedgehog
Virtual Console Releases for June 11 2007
2007-06-15 00:00:00 This week you’ll find two new Sega games and a new NES game for the virtual console. The three new games are Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega, Golden Axe II for the Sega, and Lode Runner for the Nintendo. Check out the respective links for descriptions and remember to check back ... More About: June , Virtual Console , Console , Virtual , Lease
Video Demo: Super Mario World
2007-06-15 00:00:00 Another Thursday, another video demo, and this week I give you Super Mario World being played on the virtual console. This game is a great game to play and it follows in the Mario tradition quite well. In this particular video I play through to the first castle in the game, in which ... More About: Video , Demo
Video Demo: Blazing Lazers
2007-06-08 00:00:00 For the video demo this week I try out another TurboGrafx-16 game, Blazing Lazer s. I found the game to be quite fun and challenging, mainly because of the good amount of enemies that can be on screen at one time. I quickly found out that some times you have to be careful when ... More About: Video , Demo
100th Virtual Console Game Released!
2007-06-05 00:00:00 Thats right, this week we’ve got four new games with the last being the 100th virtual console game to be released. The games released this week are Zelda II The Adventure of Link for the Nintendo, ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron for the Sega Genesis, Dead Moon for the TurboGrafx-16, and Milon’s Secret ... More About: Released , Game , Virtual Console , Console , Virtual
Zelda II Adventure of Link
2007-06-05 00:00:00 Link returns to Hyrule to search for the Triforce and to awaken Zelda from an endless sleep. Embark on a quest to find the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule from ruin. Learn magic spells, talk to people in towns to get clues, collect items to increase your power and explore six palaces where the ... More About: Adventure , Link , Vent , Advent
ToeJam & Earl: Panic on Funkotron
2007-06-05 00:00:00 During ToeJam and Earl ’s trip back home, a number of Earthlings hitchhiked on their spaceship and are now infesting planet Funkotron. ToeJam and Earl must track down the Earthlings in order to capture them in large jars and ship them back to Earth in spaceships. It is also their funky mission to find 10 beloved ... More About: Tron , Panic
Dead Moon
2007-06-05 00:00:00 This side-scrolling shooter includes a total of six scenes spanning areas from Earth to the moon. The story begins with a comet discovered in the vicinity of Pluto that is headed on a sudden collision course with Earth. Mankind narrowly succeeds in diverting the comet’s course, and it crashes into the moon. However, investigations into ... More About: Moon , Dead
Milon’s Secret Castle
2007-06-05 00:00:00 It is a world where music is the language of the people. An evil warlord from the north arrives and captures the castle. The princess is imprisoned deep within the castle, and the world’s musical instruments are taken and hidden away. Our hero, Milo n, takes it upon himself to fight the warlord, rescue the princess ... More About: Castle , Secret
Video Demo: ActRaiser
2007-06-02 00:00:00 This week I’ve got a 2 for 1 deal on video demos with ActRaiser, a virtual console game released this week, being the main focus. In reality I’m only covering one game, but I split it up into two different videos for the two different types of game play that ActRaiser provides. The first video ... More About: Video , Demo , TRAI
Virtual Console Releases May 28 2007
2007-05-31 00:00:00 This week’s releases for the Virt ual Console are ActRaiser on the Super Nintendo, Kid Chameleon on the Sega Genesis, and J.J. & Jeff on the TurboGrafx-16. Be sure to check back on Thursday for the next installment of the video demos. More About: Lease
ActRaiser
More articles from this author:2007-05-31 00:00:00 ActRaiser is a action-simulation game that was originally released in 1990. In the game the world is controlled by a deity, The Master, while his enemy Tanzra wishes to conquer the world. Tanzra sends his six guardians to attack The Master. After the battle, The Master retreats to his Sky Palace so that ... More About: TRAI 1, 2, 3, 4 |
