- Super Turrican (Super NES, 1 player 800 Wii Shop Points) - Developed by Factor 5 (of Rogue Squadron fame), the 1993 side-scrolling, run-and-gun sequel to 1990's Turrican has a decidedly old-school, Contra vibe to it. Those who want to get a feel for the gameplay without shelling out the Wii Shop Points should check out Hurrican, a more-than-satisfactory freeware clone.
Keeping expectations in check is the key to having a wholly satisfying life, so we probably shouldn't have grown accustomed to the three-game cornucopia that once characterized Nintendo's weekly Virtual Console release schedule. Now that the standard has dropped to two-per-week and, occasionally (as today), one solitary game, we can't help but pine for the old days a bit. But it's our fault, really, for getting our nostalgia-fueled hopes up in the first place. This week's sole release is barely worth a bulleted list, but we'll use one anyway to describe:
Reader Comments (14)
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 2:37PM MisterSmith said
I was REALLY hoping for River City Ransom after EU got it last week.
But alas. ;_;
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But alas. ;_;
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 3:32PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Sad, huh? :(
Even though I already own the NES version, I'd gladly buy it again on VC.
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Even though I already own the NES version, I'd gladly buy it again on VC.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 2:43PM (Unverified) said
Terrible TERRIBLE days. This game doesn't touch Turrican 1 or 2. I'm going to play both them games from start to finish to make a stand against Nintendo and everyone else invovled.
Snarl.
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Snarl.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 3:45PM SheppyReturns said
Agreed, this makes no sense. People will be whipped in a furvor if they had Smash Brothers on VC today... I wouldn't though... my router is down so I couldn't use my online Wii features.
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 2:54PM (Unverified) said
Turrican is worth several bulleted lists, although I prefer the Amiga games. Chris Huelsbeck's soundtracks are amazing.
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 3:49PM (Unverified) said
It is. It's loosely based on 2 platformers that, IMO, rivalled Metroid. They were exploration games based on huge levels with a fookin incredible soundtrack and beautiful graphics.
This game plays like a fangame that changed the weapons around (freeze ray?) and added "german" style rendered backgrounds.
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This game plays like a fangame that changed the weapons around (freeze ray?) and added "german" style rendered backgrounds.
Posted: Mar 4th 2008 10:15AM BarryOgg said
Meh. Haven't played that one, but I saw most of the "Let's play..." series of it on YouTube, and it heavily reuses sounds, music, graphics, even levels from Turrican 3, which is a HORRIBLE game. OK, maybe it's average, but in comparison to 1 and 2 it sucks. Badly.
To me, the 2nd part on Amiga is one of the greatest games ever made. with probably the best soundtrack in the history among other things.
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To me, the 2nd part on Amiga is one of the greatest games ever made. with probably the best soundtrack in the history among other things.
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