- River City Ransom (NES,1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Save your girlfriend from such heinous foes as "The Generic Dudes" and "The Frat Guys." This beat-em-up was obviously ahead of its time in poignant social commentary and butt-kicking awesomeness.
- Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Having already given us Phantasy Star II, Sega decided to move forward and continue the series, while still forgetting to back up and bring the original Phantasy Star to Virtual Console. It's pretty much exactly like River City Ransom in that way that it's nothing like RCR.
Phantasy Star III pays a River City Ransom on Virtual Console
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NOW THATS FUCKING SOMETHING!
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Despite no online play for this VC title(I wonder if they'll ever plan to do so?); I'm snagging this as soon as I get off work... it'll take my mind off the MGO delay.
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...It just got 1-upped by a *nearly* 20 year old NES game. We'll be playing my Wii this week!
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-Revolutionary Side-Scrolling 8-Bit Graphics!
-Innovative Beat-Em-Up Mechanics!
-Challenging Adapting AI!
-Intensive Co-Op Mode!
-Hours of Replayability!
I think I made my point. Buy River City Ransom or go to hell!
You can't be serious. If I went by box art, I'd never have played megaman. And boy was that art awful.
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Yes, I went there.
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Double Dragon 2 > River City Ransom
RCR >>>>>> DD2 >>>> DD
Seriously. It was like after making Double Dragon, Technos took many steps forward with River City Ransom, but then a few steps back with Double Dragon 2.
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I am aware that average Wii owner is a 10-year-old(j/k),but sweet Jesus haven't you people heard of ROM's?
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Jackass.
Although, I suppose I could hook my laptop up to the TV and buy a couple USB gamepads....
I'll pick keyboard over over-priced 30-year-old games anyday.
Especially compared to XBLA titles.
It's not, okay? Downloading ROMs is illegal. Virtual Console = legal.
And $5 for RCR is hardly overpriced. It goes for at least $10 on eBay (and I've seen it go for even more in local shops). And since it's one of the best games ever, it's definitely worth it.
So what if it doesn't have additions, like online multiplayer or leaderboards? RCR is perfect as it is.
- Lead pipe flinging action!
- First-ever revolutionary Merv Burger system!
- Free Smiles!
- BARF!
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In my opinion Phantasy star IV is the best game in the series and is awesome.
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JON STEWART AND LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS STAR IN...
RIVER CITY RANSOM!
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