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Tag: Virtual Console

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 11/24

    It’s time once again for us here at DHGF to see what Nintendo has in store for us on the Virtual Console. This week, they certainly picked a winner with Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure!! And let’s see what DHGF thinks of this one!

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 11/17

    Last week, fans of classic games were treated with one of the best games on the NES with Mega Man 3. So how do you follow that? Of course, you follow it with Forgotten Worlds from the Genesis and Space Invaders: The Original Game from the SNES. Well, they’re no Mega Man 3, but let’s…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 11/10

    Well, we’ve seen Mega Man and Mega Man 2 get released on the Virtual Console, it’s about time they finished up that trilogy. This week’s lone VC release is Mega Man 3 from the NES. Let’s hear what you friends at DHGF had to say about it.

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 11/3

    Another week… another game for the Virtual Console. As in, not “More games for the Virtual Console.” One lousy game? Jeez. That said, the one game we get this week is a pretty well-known nugget from the past. That game would be Space Harrier. Sure, the more well-known sequel is already available on the Virtual…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/27

    Now this is just getting weird. Nintendo continues its good Virtual Console games streak this week with a single release. “One game?” you no doubt are saying, “that sucks.” It would if the game in question wasn’t Earthworm Jim, one of my favorites and a cult classic. Let’s hear what DHGF has to say about…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/20

    We’ve had a great few weeks of Virtual Console updates lately, which is a bit surprising considering Nintendo’s past history with the platform. I have half a mind to just sit back, ride the wave, and be thankful for what we get, because the past few weeks have been a blissful cornucopia of awesome, classic…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/13

    Nintendo has a habit of following up a great week for it’s Virtual Console service with a bad one; one week, we’ll see something like Star Soldier, the next, we’ll see the Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog, almost as if they were teasing us. By the way, what I just mentioned literally happened.…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 10/6

    Last week, we derided what was a relatively lackluster week for the Virtual Console, with only one release for the system, that being the somewhat weak Super Turrican 2. Then we heard that Europe ended up getting Shining Force II, which led to a delightfully snarky AIM conversation between Lucard and myself that I wish…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 9/29

    After a surprisingly robust turn-out last week, with the very strong Super Dodge Ball leading off a two-week release, Nintendo figured we could do with one VC release this week, what with Mega Man 9 still fresh for most, and another Bomberman game hitting WiiWare. The game – Super Turrican 2 – is one that…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up for 9/22

    Monday the 22nd marked an important day for most retro gaming fans. It was a day of true anticipation, and a day to rejoice. It was a day when true retro gaming lives. Monday, September 22nd, 2008… was the day Mega Man 9 was released to WiiWare. Of course, being a new game, that isn’t…

  • Virtual Console Wrap Up for 09/15

    So, this week, we have another single game release, but at least it’s a classic: Mega Man 2. This is considered amongst the best games of the series, back before the franchise became massively over saturated. While it’s still disappointing that this is the ONLY release, it’s certainly a worthwhile game, right?

  • Virtual Console Wrap Up for 9/8/2008

    Ever since the initial releases of the Virtual Console, Nintendo’s loved springing surprises on us; I believe in my heart of hearts that someone’s sitting in Redmond, thinking to themselves “OK, how are we going to fuck with the hardcores this time around?”, and this week was no exception. However, this time around, Nintendo pulled…

  • Virtual Console Wrap Up for 09/01

    Another week, another hit-and-miss VC selection with the release of Clu Clu Land and Super Mario RPG. One is a generally marginally known puzzle game for the NES, the other is a Squaresoft RPG featuring a well-known Nintendo icon that’s generally considered to be a pretty good game for the SNES. We’ll let you figure…

  • Virtual Console Wrap Up for 08/25

    Well, the games are a few weeks later then promised, but Samurai Shodown II and Ys I & II have finally hit the Virtual Console.

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 8/18 Releases

    Hey friends, we’re back with your new Virtual Console releases of the week. This week might as well be subtitled “Better Late Than Never Week”, as we’re getting the recently rumored/withheld Mega Man for the NES and Neo Turf Masters from the Neo-Geo. One of these things is not like the other, one of these…

  • Virtual Console Wrap Up for 8/4/2008

    So it’s an interesting week. Nintendo alerted three companies: Capcom, SNK, and Hudson Soft that they would each have a game released on the Virtual Console on August 4th. Those games? Mega Man, Samurai Shodown II, and Y’s I and II. Wow. This was to have been arguably the greatest week ever for Virtual Console…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-up – 7/29 Releases

    Know what would be nice? If they would release games on the VC I’ve actually played and can comment on. Although, everyone else’s comments led to me buying Gley Lancer, which is freakin’ awesome, so maybe that’ll happen again this week. This week saw Chase H.Q. and Art of Fighting 2 from the T16 and…

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up For 7/21

    Another week, another two games on the Virtual Console, but surprisingly, both of them are shooters. Even more surprisingly, they’re Japanese Genesis shooters! Let’s take a look at the Kliq’s thought on Gley Lancer and Super Fantasy Zone:

  • Virtual Console Wrap-Up For 7/14

    We’ve actually got two games for the Virtual Console this week. One features one of Nintendo’s biggest mascots, while the other is a non fighting Neo*Geo game. Let’s take a look at the Kliq’s thought on Donkey Kong 3 and Ninja Commando!

  • Virtual Console Wrap Up For 7/7

    We’re noticing a trend here as of late. Another week, another old Neo*Geo game. Let’s see how the Kliq feels about King of the Monsters