VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 1/7/08

by David Hinkle { Jan 7th 2008 at 11:00PM }

Well now, if it isn't the first video wrap-up of the new year! Rock! And, we're glad to be kicking off another year of gaming with two quality titles in StarTropics and King of Fighters '94. So, without further delay, hit up the video above and head past the break for some more.

Oh, and sorry for sounding kind of prepubescent. I have no idea why my voice was so high there ...

The King of Fighters '94 (NeoGeo, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Wii Fanboy says: download it!

Having more experience with the later games in the franchise (most notably, my favorite entry in the series, Dream Match), I'm still somewhat capable at picking up and playing this game. It's a solid 2D fighter that is either going to be downloaded out of nostalgia or curiosity. Either way, it needs to be downloaded. It's a truly wonderful game.

Star Tropics (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Wii Fanboy says: download it!

Alisha should probably be sitting here and writing this portion of my feature up. But, hey, I'll soldier on. It's a unique and charming RPG, with some very engaging dungeon-crawling aspects tossed in. From the very little portion of the game I've seen, I know I want to get into it and play it through. So, download it already.

That concludes our look at this week's Virtual Console games. As always, if you have any tips or rumors regarding Nintendo's Virtual Console service, be sure to let us know and come back next week when we take a look at the latest titles available on the Nintendo Wii.

Tags: king-of-fighters, nes, snk, startropics

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Alisha Karabinus @ Jan 7th 2008 11:04PM

Man, you should have seen me when I heard it was StarTropics this week. I think the NEIGHBORS heard me yelling.

DOWNLOAD IT
DOWNLOAD IT NOW

Author X @ Jan 7th 2008 11:36PM

Oh yeah, same here. I haven't been paying attention to the VC lately, but when I saw this I almost screamed HOMIGOD STAR TROPICS loud enough for the neighbors to hear.
I'm going to download it the moment I am able. One of my favorites on the NES, if not the favorite. Hell, this game is /the/ reason I learned the musical scale and cardinal directions (I mean, I would have eventually, but I learned them to solve the puzzles in this game).

Alisha Karabinus @ Jan 8th 2008 12:09AM

Yeah, haha, I was all MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY ON THE VIRTUAL CONSOOOOOLE.... STAAAAAAARTROOOOOOPIIIIIIICS.

The man, who clearly has NO TASTE and who NEVER PLAYED THIS thought I'd gone over the edge. It's definitely in my top five of the NES. As I was watching Dave's vid, I was all rocking out to the music. StarTropics definitely reduces me to a squeeing fangirl and I'm so unashamed.

Author X @ Jan 8th 2008 3:03PM

Ha, no problem there, I'm reduced to a screaming fangirl, too... and I'm a guy.
At least, until I get that damn crystal ball...

HellsHammer @ Jan 7th 2008 11:34PM

I plan on downloading it anyway, but I wondered if Nintendo gave you any info on the Uncle's Letter for the last level of Startropics?
I figured they would send you an email copy of the code or something.

I'm sure I still have my original, but I'd rather not have to hunt it down in my garage to beat a game on VC.

Just curious. I'm stoked this game finally made it.

Haohmaru @ Jan 7th 2008 11:47PM

The letter's in the operations guide, as Mr. Hinkle mentions in the video.. :)

samfish @ Jan 7th 2008 11:53PM

You should record these and then narrate them afterwards. It would sound better that way and you wouldn't seem completely distracted .

David Hinkle @ Jan 8th 2008 12:11PM

I'd like to, but I do the editing right on the camera itself. My computer situation right now isn't the best, so I need to straighten that out first before I do anything else.

Archibold @ Jan 8th 2008 12:42AM

The more I watch, the more I want to try Startropics. That must have truly been epic in the NES days, with the whole letter dipping and whatnot. I must have missed that one on the NES and I certainly plan on picking it up for the virtual console after seeing the overwhelmingly positive information about it.