[Wii] Virtual Console & WiiWare Games - Doing wonders for illegal emulation since 2007

What, two weeks of awesome in a row?

Ah, I see what they've done. They're celebrating the 250th Virtual Console release with Super Mario RPG. Downloaded, I don't care if I already have the cartridge for my Super Nintendo.

Maybe next week we'll get Mega Man 9 on WiiWare, but that might be pushing it.

I wonder why Nintendo decided to screwed PAL and themselves (meaning Japan) by charging 100 extra Wii Points?

In any case... *goes download/buy*

Wasn't the game never released in Europe and Australia or something? That would explain the 100 points extra.

In either case, this is a 100%, no-questions-asked no-brainer PURCHASE for me.

Agreed--probably a purchase I'll be making.

...Except I rarely USE my Wii anymore, don't have any Wii Points, and have the SNES cart [and a SNES] right beside my Wii.

Originally Posted by Cheezeman3000

Wasn't the game never released in Europe and Australia or something? That would explain the 100 points extra.

Yes but it doesn't explain why Japan was ALSO 100 Wii Points more too.

I'm just hoping Mega Man 9 comes out soon, but it will be at least the week after this coming one - I think they said they were releasing both Mega Man 1 and 2 to prime people for 9 - and 1 in the only game on there so far...

Originally Posted by BigCN401

Yes but it doesn't explain why Japan was ALSO 100 Wii Points more too.

Well, they probably have to pay royalties to Square and Nintendo knows they can't trust the gaijins with that! Plus, you have to consider inflation. The recent Russia-Georgia conflict and the anticipation for House's fifth season have taken their toll on virtual currency.

I'm hoping for Earthbound, since it has an E rating now.


Oh, and I only paid 800 points.

Originally Posted by IdleChill

wherds my mother fucking mario rpg.

Woo, it finally came out! And to think I almost let my ex borrow my Wii. This is relevant to my interests.

Interesting little-known game to be released in Japan, called 聖剣伝説2.

バーチャルコンソール タイトル一覧 - Ｗｉｉ

Otherwise known as Secret of Mana. Hopefully enough interest will be generated to warrant a remake for, say, the DS

A certain motherfucker accidentally threw away my Super Nintendo and Super Mario RPG along with it, so I'll probably pick it up. I must have a legitimate copy of it, I think.

I never realized exactly how short Super Mario RPG is. I'm already at the Sunken Ship after playing from the Mushroom Kingdom within the entire span of yesterday! Maybe things are easier when you're older or when you already know what to do and when to grind

What I'm looking forward to next after the novelty of Super Mario RPG wears off is the upcoming release of Chou Aniki sometime this month. I have a soft spot for these deranged Japanese games.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

I never realized exactly how short Super Mario RPG is. I'm already at the Sunken Ship after playing from the Mushroom Kingdom within the entire span of yesterday! Maybe things are easier when you're older or when you already know what to do and when to grind

LOL yeah it's the same situation for me too. It's fun playing it again nevertheless.

But it's MUCH fun to watch a friend who NEVER play it in the first place (he died on the "first boss").

Maaaaan, I probably died on just about every other boss including the Hammer Bros. and Crocco. I had only watched friends play RPGs in the past, and before this game I'd only played Secret of Mana as the second player. So Super Mario RPG was in a sense MY very first RPG. Since I was new to how RPGs worked the game handed me my ass until I figured out how to grind and use a tiny bit of strategy.

Super Mario RPG was the first RPG I had ever completed and enjoyed. My first RPG was Dragon Warrior back on the NES, but I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I was able to defeat those little slimes, but those damn dragons kept killing me and made my 10 minutes of exploring worth nothing.

Ugh, speaking of troubles when you first played Super Mario RPG:

Spoiler:

When I was first playing I had a lot of trouble with the second fight with Crocco. The part where he steals your items caught me off guard and I died a lot before I finally took him down.

Don't feel too bad. I died like 8 times on Crocco before I figured him out or rather that I went and figured out the concept of grinding to level up. The tables then turned on Crocco. Oh how they turned.