VC Monday Madness: Double Dribble, Ecco Jr. and Vegas Stakes

by David Hinkle on Nov 26th 2007 10:30AM

Today's Virtual Console update provides us with select titles from the NES, SNES and Sega Genesis. Upon first glance, one might assume that these games aren't really worth your time or hard-earned money.

This week, three new games are available on the Virtual Console. You'll be able to download these titles after 9am PST:

Double Dribble (NES, 1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Vegas Stakes (SNES, 1 - 4 players, 800 Wii Points)
Ecco Jr. (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

Be sure to stop back later for our usual video wrap-up.

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Tags: nes, sega, sega-genesis, snes

Reader Comments (11)

Man, Double Dribble was AWESOME. Also, Vegas Stakes was one of my favorite gambling games ever.

I still own both originals, but because it's such a PITA to hook up the NES/SNES, I will probably wind up buying both just to have back the memories.

I used to play Vegas Stakes religiously. I will be adding that one to my list.

Ha... I STILL play Vegas Stakes on my SNES.

GREAT game.

= / With the release of the zapper, I was hoping we might finally see duck hunt, wild gunman and hogans alley

I doubt we'll ever see Duck Hunt or Hogan's Alley on the Virtual Console; the NES Zapper used a photodiode to detect lit pixels on the screen. That's why you might notice that NES Zapper games blacked out for a split second when you pulled the light gun's trigger, with a bright white rectangle around the shootable sprites on screen. It's also why it was very easy to cheat at those games by shooting towards a lamp or other bright light. The Wii Zapper, on the other hand, is only a shell that holds your Wii Remote.

In short, Nintendo would have to add a targeting reticule to the games' interfaces in order for them to function using the Wii remote. I'm betting on a WiiWare release of an upgraded version of Duck Hunt, with a targetting reticule and improved graphics.