Yoshi Story, Super Thunder Blade, World Class Baseball on Virtual Console
by Justin McElroy 
{ Sep 17th 2007 at 10:15AM }
Yoshi's Story (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points): This is the spiritual successor to Super Mario World 2, it's got theme music that makes you want to punch a crippled kitten (see above) and is generally not considered to be very good. But if you love platformers and cat violence, feel free to go crazy.
Super Thunder Blade (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): While we generally take a pass on helicopter action, we're big fans of the late-80s/early-90s tradition of tacking "Super" to the beginning of titles to denote them as sequels. It's especially entertaining on Genesis games, where it doesn't even really make sense. That said, Thunder Blade is no Airwolf.
World Class Baseball (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points): According to the Nintendo press release, World Class Baseball is "the definitive baseball game on the TurboGrafx16," which strikes as a little like being the world's least stupid pony.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DarthDavid @ Sep 17th 2007 10:26AM
After reading about the Neo Geo/Turbo Duo games coming out in the near future, I was a bit disappointed. Hopefully we'll get those games in the next coming weeks.(?) But I must say, we had a great month (August) on the VC side.
Jerk Face @ Sep 17th 2007 10:32AM
That "world's least stupid pony" analogy literally made my day. Thanks!
Justin McElroy @ Sep 17th 2007 11:16AM
No problem, JERK.
hvnlysoldr (NDF ) @ Sep 17th 2007 10:35AM
I helped my sister beat Yoshi's Story. If she asks I might buy it for her.
megaStryke @ Sep 17th 2007 10:37AM
Aaaaaaaaand the winning streak ends.
filbertish @ Sep 17th 2007 10:41AM
Man I loved Yoshi's Story when I was younger. 30 melons FTW.
Matthew @ Sep 17th 2007 10:43AM
touch fuzzy. get dizzy
hvnlysoldr (NDF ) @ Sep 17th 2007 10:51AM
Arrgh. I can't for the life of me remember where that's from.
Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 11:01AM
"Arrgh. I can't for the life of me remember where that's from."
It was a stage on Yoshi Isladn, on the Super Nintendo, the one with the white little fuzzy balls that make yoshis get high.
hvnlysoldr (NDF ) @ Sep 17th 2007 11:02AM
I sheepishly must admit my family had a Genesis not a Super Nintendo so I didn't know.
Antonio @ Sep 17th 2007 11:03AM
Level 1-7 of Yoshi's Island. I didn't even have to look that up!
(hope I'm not wrong lol)
Yoshi's Story might be the most disappointing game released by the Big N ever. I recall it getting a ridiculously high score in Nintendo Power (about 8.8), which pretty much cemented the eventual cancellation of my subscription.
HaleysComet @ Sep 17th 2007 10:47AM
YES for Yoshi's Story!
And I don't get the article...is this writer trying to express his anger/frustration with this week's VC releases?
What else is new with Joystiq? Talk about kicking a dead horse...
How about this...YOU go apply for a job at Nintendo in the "VC Department" and you make the decisions about what "great titles" should be released to appease "hardcore gamers"
samfish (SDF- Green Lantern Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 10:52AM
Meh. What a crappy week. At least I'll save some moneys.
Sean @ Sep 17th 2007 11:05AM
Yoshi's Story was so bad.
NintendoFanbot @ Sep 17th 2007 11:11AM
It wasn't bad, it was REALLY, REALLY short though.
Russell Carroll @ Sep 17th 2007 11:16AM
Been looking forward to World Class Baseball for a long time. Easily the best baseball on the VC (and honestly the Wii though Powerful Pros could take that title)
Next to Baseball Stars, WCB is the best baseball I could think of in the potential VC catalogue. It's like RBI baseball, but the scores are more realistic. The scores and HRs are very much in-line with baseball scores and HRs (before the steroid era...so they are actually LOW compared to today).
If you are interested in a game where the end result is closer to a real baseball score, this is your game. (if you are looking for arcade-y, try something else ;)
Only in World Class Baseball can you play with players with original names like the might Fuka! And that ought to count for something.
It might be a slow week for some, but for me, it's time to add some points to the account. World Class Baseball is a very enjoyable game.
J.Goodwin @ Sep 17th 2007 12:20PM
Indeed. World Class Baseball is one of my favorite baseball games. I haven't played one with the same quality of gameplay on any of the modern systems. It's definitely right up there with Baseball Stars Pro or Baseball Stars 2 on the Neo Geo (obviously not graphically, although it's damn good).
Those who criticize it clearly haven't played it.
Knoxximus @ Sep 17th 2007 2:12PM
I too am a fan of Baseball Stars and WCB...I was a bit restless last night sleeping actually in anticipation of this title lol! I also can't wait for Tommy Lasorda Baseball for the Genny!...good times....
Crono (NDF - Fire Ring) @ Sep 17th 2007 11:25AM
With the announcment of TG-16 CD games on VC, I anxiously await Rondo of Blood.
Best traditional castlevania EVER.
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Sep 17th 2007 3:08PM
Yosh's story wasn't that bad.
The concept of it though was retarded.
Beat one stage in one world go to next world.
If it was more linear it probably would've been better.
BPM @ Sep 17th 2007 4:25PM
I liked Yoshi's Story. But, not enough to buy it again (still have my N64 original).
shivr @ Sep 17th 2007 6:24PM
man I loved yoshi's story. Taking the level 4 levels for every page was really challenging, especially if you were going for 30 melons every time. I mean, compared to yoshi's island it was dissapointing but as a normal game it was fun and challenging and had a decent amount of secrets (black and white yoshis ftw).
Plus I'm pretty sure listening to the music for any extended period of time turned you into a sociopath.
Mighty Shockwave @ Sep 17th 2007 9:22PM
Mwahahahaha! With the addition of Yoshi's story, all my favorite games as a kid are slowly coming into my possession. All that's left in Banjo-Kazooie HD (with Stop and Swop) on XBLA and my life will be complete.