Mario Kart 64 and Contra III? That’s like mixing peanut butter and chocolate… or something. Whatever, it’s good. Alright, let’s cut to the chase here.
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Basically you’ve got some awesome games this week. Contra III and Mario Kart 64 are two of my favorite games. Now, I haven’t even mentioned the Genesis games. Honestly, it’s because I never had one. They’re called ‘Bonanza Bros.’ and� ‘Comix Zone’… whoever they are. Tsk. Click below to continue on to the press release!
Welcome to the second installment of re-cut Zelda episodes! Ganon’s Distraction!
It’s time for Ganon to ‘clean out the castle and get back that Triforce of Wisdom’. Because, you know, there’s only two pieces…
You have an AMAZING selection of ways to view this video:
Watch it on YouTube and save us some bandwidth
or
Download the higher quality version from Bomb-Omb (15.0 MB)
Don’t forget that you can watch this on the Wii Photo Channel by downloading Wii Video 9 . Actually, I guess you could just use the browser and use the YouTube copy… oh well!
A new Wii channel is going to be available tomorrow. They want you to believe that it’s some kind of News Channel. Ha! I’m experienced in this kind of thing! They can’t fool me! I know better! Just take a look at this picture below.
You see that? That’s no News Channel! Pluh, a green world map and metalic background. That just screams world domination. That just screams nuclear missile silos! Yes, that’s right, you heard it here first. The ‘News Channel‘ is actually the most intuitive and easy to use nuclear weapons targeting program!
Want to nuke France? No problem! Just point at the missile you want to use, a circle showing its range pops up, then you just press B and drag the trajectory out over to France.� And that’s it! No wussy ‘Are you sure you want to launch this missile here?’ crap! Just drag and drop!
How can you survive this catastrophe? Here’s a hint: first guy to download wins.
This weeks Virtual Console update is short but oh so sweet. It’s only one title, but it’s one of the best, if not the best, Zelda game ever created. It’s The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Seriously. If you have never played this game because you somehow missed it (impossible) or you just weren’t born yet (no excuse), I highly recommend you download this or find some other way to play it.
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Welcome to the first installment of re-cut Zelda episodes! Ganon’s Ransom!
Ganon is flying around on a flying unicorn! His plan? To kidnap the king of Hyrule and HOLD HIM RANSOM! If Link and Zelda don’t turn over the Triforce of wisdom in one hour he’s totally going to throw the king down a pit!
You have an AMAZING selection of ways to view this video:
Watch it on YouTube and save us some bandwidth
or
Download the higher quality version from Bomb-Omb (20.6MB)
Tell us what you think! The second episode is set to be released next week. Don’t forget that you can watch this on the Wii Photo Channel by downloading Wii Video 9
It’s been almost a week since the KDND radio show “Morning Rave” held a moronic contest called “Hold your wee for a Wii”. The idea is that contestants were to drink as much water as they could without expelling the liquid from their bodies. Thus, hold your wee for a Wii.
Jennifer, one of the contestants, went home that day and later and started to feel sick. She later tragically died from what is known as “water intoxication“. The saddest part is that she was a mother of three trying to win the high-in-demand console for her kids. Since then the radio show has been canceled, 10 DJs fired, and an investigation has started.
A recording of this show can be found here. The DJs are warned at least once that this is potentially deadly before the contest started. The stations website now displays a message from the Vice-President about the incident.
So let this be a warning to anyone who plans on doing something like this. Oh, and never trust a radio DJ.
Hot diggity-dog, more space shooters for everyone! Soon I’m not going to be able to even think up any more shooter titles for them to consider, although I probably don’t know about a lot of them.
Xevious (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Players control their Solvalou ship and destroy the XEVIOUS forces. Fire the zapper missiles against air-based enemies and drop the blaster bombs down upon ground-based targets. Destroy Andor Genesis to earn bonus points. Unique enemies, interesting background music, a variety of vertically scrolling background environments and many hidden game play features differentiated Xevious from the other shooting games released at the time. Are you devious enough to beat Xevious?
R-Type III: The Third Lightning (Super NES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): It was believed on Earth that the deadly BYDO Empire had been destroyed - but now they’ve returned, as nasty as ever. Their ships and armies are more powerful than before, and Earth will surely be conquered unless the new R-90 ship can destroy them. Powered with engines that launch it into different dimensions, and armed with the Round, Shadow and Cyclone Forces, the R-90 has what it takes to wipe out the BYDO threat. The BYDO mother ship must be found and destroyed to entirely erase the species from our galaxy.
Moto Roader (TurboGrafx16, 1-5 players, 600 Wii Points): Moto Roader is a futuristic racing game that allows up to five players to compete against each other. Players use the cash earned when they win a race to power up their machine. Not only can they change the “TIRE” and “BODY” of their vehicles, but they also can add “SPECIAL” parts. Jump over tall obstacles with a “HOPPER” and blast past rivals at incredible speeds with “NITRO.” What multiplayer game would be complete without attack items? Use a forward-launching “GRENADE” or a backward-dropping “BOMBER” to blow up and knock away rivals. Outmaneuver rivals in all eight heats to become the champion. Any combination of Wii Remote and Nintendo GameCube controllers can be used in multiplayer games.
Which one of these three titles do you think is the best of this batch? I’m a sucker for R-Type so… yeah!
This is speculative, and nothing is set in stone - but I would like to get it off my chest anyways. I�ve been watching these developments unfold, and I have seen noone make specific mention of them all in one topic of discussion - so I’ll be the first…
FOREWORD:
I’d like to start by saying that there are NO spoilers to be found here. Rather, I will outline some of the features that can be unlocked in the game without giving away any specifics.
I hope you enjoy the review!
This weeks’ update to the Virtual Console list is all about space shooter games, and Dungeon Explorer. Now, when I went to check to make sure all those games are uploaded I didn’t immediately find Dungeon Explorer because it’s not listed under Newest Additions yet. You can still find it under TurboGrafx16 though. Onto the press release!
Gradius (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Across the galaxy, there exists a distant planet known as Gradius. Gradius’ peaceful existence has been brought to an end by an intense space invasion by a race known as the Bacterion. To save the planet, the hyperspace fighter Vic Viper has been deployed to fight the Bacterion invasion. Players pilot the Vic Viper through seven stages, shooting and dodging through deadly obstacles, while using various power-ups, including missiles, lasers, options and shields. The Vic Viper’s target is the enemy fortress, Xaerous. The only way to end the war is to plunge deep through the enemy forces and destroy its very core.
Soldier Blade (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): A new shooter in the “Star Soldier” tradition. Players play as an SIA (Special Interception Airforce) pilot flying the heavy assault fighter “Soldier Blade.” Players face the Zeograd invasion force with weapon attacks that change each time they grab a power-up item. Players can unleash three different kinds of attack depending on the color of the power-up item. New features, such as the “Gunbody” option for avoiding enemy attacks and the “Burst Out” system (which has a different effect depending on the power-up level), add a strategic element that requires players to make snap decisions about which items to grab and when to use special attacks. Awesome boss battles await players at the end of each operation. Playing in “CHALLENGE” mode requires players to try to get as many points as they can in a limited amount of time.
Dungeon Explorer (TurboGrafx16, 1-5 players, 600 Wii Points): Dungeon Explorer is a multiplayer action/role-playing game where up to five players can play at the same time. The story takes place in underground dungeons. Players can choose from eight different character types: Fighter, Thief, Warlock, Witch, Bishop, Elf, Bard or Knome. Depending on the character, the types of magic, attack strength and movement will all vary. To survive, players most know all about their enemies’ weaknesses. Players also must know about the special attributes of each magic spell and use them to their greatest advantage. In team-play games, working together is the key to victory. Any combination of Wii Remotes and Nintendo GameCube controllers can be used in multiplayer games.
There sure have been a lot of space shooters released lately. Which is fine by me, that particular genre has been severely lacking in recent history. Well, at least in the US. Now all that has to happen is for Zero Wing to be released. Then you can have all the space shooter goodness you want and bad translation!
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