You have to feel a little bad for WiiWare. Just when it manages to mount a decent effort with the completely solid-looking World of Goo, here's what the Virtual Console answers back with:
Secret of Mana (Super NES, 1-3 players, 800 Wii Points) -- Oh, you remember Secret of Mana, it's only one of the very best role-playing games ever, with two million copies shipped worldwide. It's also got one of the best pieces of box art in history, not that you'll get to enjoy that.
Oh, and...
Street Fighter II: Special Championship Editon (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points) -- In case you have as hard a time keeping SFII games straight at we do, allow us to remind you that this is the one that blends Turbo, Hyper and Champion editions and adds the Group Battle mode. (P.S. Do yourself a favor and check out that video we linked to, it's a treat.)
Wow, WiiWare, that's gotta hurt. At least Art Style: Cubello is there to soften the blow.
Reader Comments (59)
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 10:26PM (Unverified) said
Why didn't you just install Wii-Brew and an emulator?
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Posted: Oct 15th 2008 11:15AM AtomicPlayboy said
Because on my laptop I can use emulators for every platform under the sun, not so much on my Wii.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2008 1:17PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
Wow, good week for VC.
I'm considering buying Secret of Mana, even though I own the Super NES original.
I mean, hell, this way I could actually run a 3-player game!
(Never owned a SNES multi-tap)
I'm considering buying Secret of Mana, even though I own the Super NES original.
I mean, hell, this way I could actually run a 3-player game!
(Never owned a SNES multi-tap)
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 1:27PM ummhello said
time to go pick up a Wii points card from ToysRUs for 20% off...I have the original game somewhere at home but can't find it--although I did find a copy of Chrono Cross--but ChronoTrigger was still the better one....finally I can play with 3 players on the Wii!! awesome game. my wallet is definitely going to be hurting by November...
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 2:18PM ihateemo said
I have no idea who would rather own the Genesis/Mega Drive version of SFII compared to the far superior SNES versions.
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 3:29PM (Unverified) said
Wow, Secret of Mana finally shows up on VC. I'm glad Squenix is finally releasing their good games on VC instead of only rehashing them on the DS.
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 4:22PM TwEE said
3 player SoM co-op with no multi-tap is nice..
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 10:05PM Durinthal said
Illusion of Gaia isn't on the Virtual Console, is it? That's another (often overlooked) great SNES RPG.
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:21AM (Unverified) said
How is World of Goo "solid looking" when its getting 9.5 ratings, no review has mentioned a single negative point about it, and its being compared to Braid and Portal.
WHat happened to the deluge of coverage we got for those two games? Where are the hundreds of WoG posts?
WHat happened to the deluge of coverage we got for those two games? Where are the hundreds of WoG posts?
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