Provided you aren't too occupied with all the sibling smashing going on in 2008, you may wish to note the arrival of two sequels in Retroville. Joining the Virtual Console lineup today is previously Japan-only platformer, DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure, and blob-dropping puzzler, Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu.
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon 's DokiDoki Adventure (SNES, 1 player, 900 Wii Points): DoReMi has been awaited fa so long (OOF!) since Milon's Secret Castle first arrived on the NES in 1988. The English debut may cost 100 Wii points above the norm, but it likely provides a slightly improved explanation as to why we're collecting notes and trapping innocent animals within bubbles.
Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points): Another escapee from Japan, this color-matching puzzle game sees all the blocks being replaced by adorable blob things. As satisfying as the competitive modes are, Nintendo's press release insists that the "intriguing backstory" will keep you amused as well.
Aww nothing all that special released today. I wish they would hurry up and release Earthbound on the VC,even more so, they should release Mother 1 and Mother 3. Such great games being japan only is a crime against gamerdom.
Milon's DokiDoki Adventure is actually a really nice, if not cutesy, platformer. Japan had tons of nice platformers that were never released here, most likely because of the cutesy factor. It is a really solid game. Here is a review of the game:
I figured they would have definitely thrown Smash Bros. up onto the VC today. Now I'm wondering if they'll even release it at all. Maybe there's some technical issues with the emulation?
Any particular reason why these two games haven't been translated, even though Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth was? I hope this isn't the case for other Japanese games that have yet to get a Wii release in North America. (I'm especially talking about Getter Love!! for the Nintendo 64, if it ever will get an NA release.)
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Co @ Mar 10th 2008 9:36AM
"...since Milon's Secret Castle first arrived on the NES in 1998."
1998?
Eh, what's it matter. Everyone's playing Brawl right now anyways....
Ludwig Kietzmann @ Mar 10th 2008 9:54AM
Yeah, that was about ten years off the mark.
Moofree @ Mar 10th 2008 9:40AM
Why the crappy Genesis version of Puyo Puyo 2?
They should at least release the SNES version!
Lol "intriguing backstory"
Climb the tower. Battle random weirdos.
ManekiNeko @ Mar 10th 2008 10:52AM
Did they bother to translate Do-Re-Mi? If not, I'm not buying it.
Peter R. @ Mar 10th 2008 11:08AM
Aww nothing all that special released today. I wish they would hurry up and release Earthbound on the VC,even more so, they should release Mother 1 and Mother 3. Such great games being japan only is a crime against gamerdom.
badinsults @ Mar 10th 2008 12:52PM
Milon's DokiDoki Adventure is actually a really nice, if not cutesy, platformer. Japan had tons of nice platformers that were never released here, most likely because of the cutesy factor. It is a really solid game. Here is a review of the game:
http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/22801.html
MarkEightThree @ Mar 10th 2008 11:42PM
I figured they would have definitely thrown Smash Bros. up onto the VC today. Now I'm wondering if they'll even release it at all. Maybe there's some technical issues with the emulation?
rockintom @ Mar 11th 2008 3:19PM
Runs nicely in Project 64. If the fans can do it, I'm thinking Nintendo probably has the ability.
McKnight @ Mar 12th 2008 5:04PM
Any particular reason why these two games haven't been translated, even though Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth was? I hope this isn't the case for other Japanese games that have yet to get a Wii release in North America. (I'm especially talking about Getter Love!! for the Nintendo 64, if it ever will get an NA release.)