NintendoWare Weekly: Pinball, Gravitronix, Final Fight 2

by David Hinkle { Oct 12th 2009 at 12:00PM }

Usually, we can't fit all of the titles available for download across Nintendo platforms into the headline, but this week's NintendoWare Weekly post is an exception. Those anxious to get their hands on some digital wares will only find three games available this week -- so in the interest of keeping this train a-chuggin' along, let's get to the details.

DSiWare

Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon (Nintendo, 1 player, 500 DSi Points): One of the lesser-known things about ancient cultures is that they were actually the first to discover pinball. Using boulders and crude bumpers made from shaved boulders, the ancient tribes of humanity often engaged in pinball. Guess what they used for quarters? Yup, more shaved boulders.

WiiWare

Gravitronix (Medaverse Studios, 1 - 8 players, 500 Wii Points): It's kinda like Thunderdome-plus-six with Gravitronix, as multiple competitors duke it out in an arena to determine who's the best Gravitronixer. (Protip: It's your friend, Carl. Trust us, don't even try playing him -- he's that good.)

Virtual Console

Final Fight 2 (SNES, 1 -2 players, 800 Wii Points): Haggar is back and even though it has nothing to do with the game, we're totally going to link to that image of him piledriving a shark. What? There's no way we were going to let that slide from this post! Back to the game: you beat up nondescript thugs in alleyways and other seedy backstreet locales.

Tags: capcom, dsiware, final-fight, final-fight-2, gravitronix, nintendoware-weekly, pinball, pinball-pulse, pinball-pulse-the-anicents-beckon, snes, virtual-console, wiiware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

INTERNET SUPERHERO @ Oct 12th 2009 12:03PM

That has to be one of the most epic dropkicks known to man...

Hulk Hogan would be proud...

NoughtSoClever @ Oct 12th 2009 2:42PM

True, but, why is he flexing?

McBrick @ Oct 12th 2009 12:04PM

Does anyone else miss the over-the-top cheese factor of the 80s/early 90s box art? Haggar is flexing WHILE performing the mid-air two-footed chest kick. That's not just awesome, that's downright RAD.

Caption: "What sort of idiot brings a knife to a GUN fight?"

dark_inchworm (stronger than never, ever before) @ Oct 12th 2009 12:40PM

My eyes... I can't turn them away...

rells009 @ Oct 12th 2009 1:26PM

That caption cracks me up.

RKN @ Oct 12th 2009 2:14PM

Ah the 90s.........

captainprotonx @ Oct 12th 2009 2:34PM

Not just flexing, but also hosting a Superman type curl.

Why the f wasn't he in Marvel vs. Capcom 2???

Nigeria: Charmy Bee DF @ Oct 12th 2009 12:11PM

Tom Selleck moustache and a full head of hair > bald space marine.

Nigeria: Charmy Bee DF @ Oct 12th 2009 12:20PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSXAGsNnu-o

2mins

Haggar doesn't sound so tough. Yeah, he can piledrive an innocent shark, but with a voice like that I think I can take him.

butaneko @ Oct 12th 2009 12:15PM

Man even I want to stab Haggar - I can see where that guy's coming from. Who comes all oiled up to a street fight?

Shagittarius @ Oct 12th 2009 12:23PM

I wonder if the ESRB rated this one 'F' for Fabulous!

CheeziePotato [Has finally become a Super Saiyan] @ Oct 12th 2009 12:32PM

When the fuck are Nintendo going to release Super Mario RPG, Yoshi's Island, and Final Fantasy VI to Virtual Console?

David Hinkle @ Oct 12th 2009 12:37PM

Super Mario RPG is actually already on there.

Wardo @ Oct 12th 2009 12:58PM

How embarrassing...

CheeziePotato [Has finally become a Super Saiyan] @ Oct 12th 2009 1:13PM

*embarrassed*

Wardo @ Oct 12th 2009 1:27PM

Don't worry, it happens to the best of us. : )

McBrick @ Oct 12th 2009 1:40PM

What we want "UN Squadron."

McBrick @ Oct 12th 2009 1:41PM

What we want IS...

And of course more and better editing. Geez.

Video Games Blog @ Oct 12th 2009 12:39PM

2nd greatest box art of all time. Mega Man for NES is 1st.

Nate Addison @ Oct 12th 2009 2:39PM

http://archive.gamespy.com/top10/january03/covers/1.jpg

sleepypersons @ Oct 12th 2009 12:59PM

Damn that box art makes me want to play it even though I hate final Fight.

GewurztraminerX @ Oct 12th 2009 1:07PM

Final Fight made me get a Genesis.

CJLopez @ Oct 12th 2009 1:25PM

it though genesis never got final fight, hence why they got Street of Rage (which, in my opinion, is 10times better than FF except for 3)

GewurztraminerX @ Oct 12th 2009 2:03PM

My point exactly, though I exaggerate a bit. In order to determine where I would go from my NES I rented (on separate weekends):

- The SNES, Super Mario World and Final Fight

- The Genesis, Sonic the Hedgehog and Toejam & Earl

In the end I chose the Genesis mostly because TJ&E was a lot of fun and I saw potential in Sonic, even though I wasn't any good at it at first. But also because SMW and FF seem short and simple by comparison. I eventually had both, but still, I got the Genesis first.