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Glory of Heracles Launching January 18

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:49:00 +0000

The Glory of Heracles now has a release date, which will mark the longrunning series' first trip across the Pacific. Set in Greece, it was developed by Kazuhige Nojima, who is best known for his work on the likes of Final Fantasy VII . The plot takes place in setting likes Athens and Sparta, and sports a fairly traditional setup for an RPG. Glory of Heracles also features animated cutscenes, with people and places drawn from Greek mythology. This DS version is the fifth game in the series, with the first being released for the Famicom in 1987. The game starred a young Heracles as he tried to rescue Venus from Hades, with the plot being loosely based around the mythological Twelve Labors of Hades. Since then, the series has also appeared on the Super Famicom and Game Boy.

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VC Mario Kart looking unlikely for UK

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +0000

Nintendo UK dashes hopes for classic's release this Friday. If you heard the epic news of Super Mario Kart having launched on the US Virtual Console yesterday, you'll probably be hoping to see the Super NES classic in the UK Wii Shop after this Friday's update. Well, don't hold your breath. Click here to read the full article

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Super Mario Kart headed to VC

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Super NES classic to be joined by Pilotwings and Smash Bros. originals. The absolutely epic Super NES original Super Mario Kart will finally arrive on the Virtual Console today, claim reports. About bloody time. Click here to read the full article

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Nintendo Releasing Mario Kart On VC Next Week

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:39:00 +0000

If you believe that the original Super Mario Kart is still the best, then you're in luck. The classic racer will be available on Virtual Console next week, along with two other highly-requested games. GameSpot is reporting that Super Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros. and Pilotwings are all on their way to the service, which should be welcome news for fans who have been waiting for the games since launch. They will all be available for 800 Wii Points ($8). All three games are regarded as classics, with Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. having kicked off two of Nintendo's top franchises. Pilotwings, meanwhile, was a Super Nintendo launch title that served as a showpiece for the system's Mode-7 graphics.

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Wii | Super Mario Kart drifts onto Wii VC

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:59:26 +0000

Original Super Nintendo kart racer arrives this Monday; Pilotwings SNES and Super Smash Bros. N64 to follow this holiday season. Since the day the Wii launched, Nintendo's Virtual Console library of games has offered some of the company's all-time classics in downloadable form. Several of the service's more notable omissions will be addressed this holiday season, as Nintendo told GameSpot a trio of fondly remembered titles will soon arrive on the Wii Shop Channel. The original Super Mario Kart will give gamers a chance to re-examine the series' roots. Starting this Monday, the original Super Nintendo version of Super Mario Kart will be available as a Virtual Console title. Originally released in 1992, Super Mario Kart was the first installment in the long-running series, which has recently seen hits in the form of Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. When it launches, Super Mario Kart will sell for 800 Wii points ($8). ...

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Super Mario Kart drifts onto Wii VC

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:26 +0000

Original Super Nintendo kart racer arrives this Monday; Pilotwings SNES and Super Smash Bros. N64 to follow this holiday season.

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Lufia Series Returns to DS

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000

Following up their teaser announcement on Famitsu.com last week, Square Enix released the first official details today on Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods , a brand-new Nintendo DS installment in the role-playing series known as Lufia in America. The game's due out February 25 in Japan for 5980 yen; no US date has been announced. The new Estpolis is being developed by Lufia creator Neverland Company, with much of the staff of Lufia II closely involved with the project. That's no accident, as it turns out: This Estpolis is an action-RPG "rebirth" of Lufia II, which originally hit the Super NES in 1996. Starring Maxim, a young monster hunter blessed with impressive and mysterious powers, the game features him and his friends on a quest to uncover what lurks behind the Wave Device, an object that grants the user godlike powers. As in Lufia II, the game will feature dungeons that focus heavily on puzzle-solving; ...

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Demos Available on Week's Nintendo Downloads

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:14:00 +0000

We reported recently on Nintendo's plan to offer demos, and this week the first of them are surfacing on the system. WiiWare this week features Pokemon Rumble for 1,500 Wii Points ($15). It's a battle arena game, in which the player collects new Pokemon along the path of the gauntlet, and it features support for up to 4 players. Nintendo is also offering an extra Pokemon for Club Nintendo members. A free demo is available, along with demos of some older titles: Bit. Trip Beat , FFCC: My Life as a Darklord , NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits , and World of Goo . For Virtual Console, we have Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures from the Super NES, for 800 points ($8). Joining it is the TurboGrafx16 Street Fighter II: Championship Edition for 700 points ($7). Finally, DSiWare brings Art Style: Digidrive for 500 DSi Points ($5), a puzzle game in which players guide cars. We also have Arcade Bowling and Robot ...

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Phalanx Coming to WiiWare

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:01:38 +0000

That Super NES space shooter with the picture of that old guy with the banjo on its box is coming back on the Wii, but not on Virtual Console. This is starting to represent a trend of old franchises towards WiiWare instead of Virtual Console. ZOOM Inc, the developers of the original pre-SNES release of Phalanx have announced that they are going to remake the game on WiiWare with tweaks to the design. The game will be based not off of the Super NES version most people remember but the original Sharp X68000 home computer version. The new game will release in Japan on WiiWare this winter for 500 points probably less than a Super NES port would have cost on Virtual Console. No word on releases outside of Japan. Since the Sharp X68000 version of Phalanx, in addition to the Super NES version there was also a Game Boy Advance port made in 2001. Phalanx will join classic action franchises like Contra, Gradius, Excitebike, and eventually Castlevania in releasing new versions on Nintendo's downloadable ...

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Smash TV Sequel May Be On The Way

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:56:00 +0000

Retro updates are all the rage these days, so what's next on the docket. According to the veteran developer Mark Turmell, it may be Smash TV . In an interview on Retrogaming with Racketboy , the Smash TV programmer discussed the game at length, and also made mention of a potential sequel. Unfortunately, while it appears that the 3D revival actually made it into the programming stages, progress was halted when the situation at Midway deteriorated. Smash TV was an arcade game originally developed in 1990 that depicted a violent game show. It was eventually ported to a number of systems, including the Sega Genesis and Super NES, and is fondly remembered for its difficulty and catchphrases like, "I'd buy that for a dollar!"

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