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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Reign: The Future of War marches onto GOG]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/gamdarkreign530.jpg" /></a></div>
Do you primarily use the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gog">GOG</a> platform as a channel through which you can build virtual armies to destroy neighboring, virtual civilizations? There are certainly plenty of games on the network that will let you do just that -- and today, that list became one entry longer. Auran's 1997 strategy title <em><a href="http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/dark_reign_expansion">Dark Reign: The Future of War</a></em> (and its expansion, <em>The Rise of the Shadowhand</em>) both arrived on the GOG store today for $9.99.<br />
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So, what sets Dark Reign apart from all the other strategy titles the digital distributor offers? Well, according to its product description, the game has "Many mods and impressively polished unofficial patches created by a still very active community." Also, all those other games? Their reigns aren't really all that dark. They're moody, sure, but we don't think we'd say full-blown <em>dark</em>.<br type="_moz" /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/">Dark Reign: The Future of War marches onto GOG</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19814398/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/dark-reign-the-future-of-war-marches-onto-gog/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision</category><category>classics</category><category>dark-reign</category><category>gog</category><category>pc</category><category>rts</category><category>strategy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halo Wars, Fable 2 join Europe's Xbox 360 Classics]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/halo-wars-fable-2-join-europes-xbox-360-classics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/halo-wars-fable-2-join-europes-xbox-360-classics/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/halo-wars-fable-2-join-europes-xbox-360-classics/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/halo-wars-and-fable-ii-now-classics"><img width="580" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="350" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/fable-wars.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/halo-wars-and-fable-ii-now-classics">Eurogamer</a> reports that two new games have been added to the Xbox 360 Classics budget line in EU territories. The two games are <em>Fable II</em> and <em>Halo Wars</em>. If you need a refresher, <em>Fable II</em> is Lionhead's brilliant, charming adventure that we <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/01/joystiqs-top-10-of-2008-fable-2/">kind of liked back in 2008</a>. <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/halo-wars"><em>Halo Wars</em></a> on the other hand, serves as both the first <em>Halo </em>RTS spin-off and the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/29/ensemble-co-founder-says-goodbye-as-studio-closes/">swan song of Ensemble Studios</a>. The games can now be had for the tempting price of &pound;19.99 ($31) apiece. Both are worth picking up -- just be sure to watch out for those Warthog rushes.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/halo-wars-fable-2-join-europes-xbox-360-classics/">Halo Wars, Fable 2 join Europe's Xbox 360 Classics</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/halo-wars-and-fable-ii-now-classics>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/halo-wars-fable-2-join-europes-xbox-360-classics/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19347152/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/halo-wars-fable-2-join-europes-xbox-360-classics/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>ensemble-studios</category><category>europe</category><category>fable</category><category>fable-2</category><category>lionhead</category><category>microsoft-game-studios</category><category>robot-entertainment</category><category>uk</category><category>xbox-360-classics</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LucasArts classics could wind up on iPhone ... 'wink wink, nod nod']]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-classics-could-wind-up-on-iphone-wink-wink-nod-n/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-classics-could-wind-up-on-iphone-wink-wink-nod-n/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-classics-could-wind-up-on-iphone-wink-wink-nod-n/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/breaking-lucasarts-classics-coming-to-steam-this-wednesday/"><img hspace="0" height="334" border="0" width="580" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/lucasarts-on-iphone-580px.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
He actually said that out loud. When asked whether LucasArts' classic lineup -- <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/breaking-lucasarts-classics-coming-to-steam-this-wednesday/">recently unearthed for Steam release</a> -- could wind up on portable platforms such as the iPhone, DS or PSP Go, company CEO Darrell Rodriguez told Joystiq, "On iPhone, you know Apple's policy that we can't talk about a release until it's ready to release. But it would make sense that we would do something like that if we were to go in that direction ... wink wink, nod nod."<br /><br /><em>Wink wink, nod nod.</em> Thanks to our remarkable journalistic acumen, we can only conclude that he's attempting to convey relevant information by verbally describing physical body language. Other drifts tossed into our cupped hands: Rodriguez has deemed LucasArts' new endeavor to release old, beloved titles a "passion project" -- and it's "just the beginning." He also said that out loud.<br /><br />As for iPhone ports of point-and-poke classics (or even remakes like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/discover-the-secret-of-monkey-island-again-on-july-15/"><em>The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition</em></a>), well, we think we would quite like that. <em>If you know what we mean.</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-classics-could-wind-up-on-iphone-wink-wink-nod-n/">LucasArts classics could wind up on iPhone ... 'wink wink, nod nod'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/breaking-lucasarts-classics-coming-to-steam-this-wednesday/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-classics-could-wind-up-on-iphone-wink-wink-nod-n/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19088006/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-classics-could-wind-up-on-iphone-wink-wink-nod-n/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>adventure</category><category>Apple</category><category>classics</category><category>Darrell-Rodriguez</category><category>iPod</category><category>lucasarts</category><category>nudging</category><category>winking</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ludwig Kietzmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halo 3, Mass Effect, PGR4 become Classics March 20]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/halo-3-mass-effect-pgr4-become-classics-march-20/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/halo-3-mass-effect-pgr4-become-classics-march-20/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/halo-3-mass-effect-pgr4-become-classics-march-20/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img width="580" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="271" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/h3pgr4me-classics.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
Microsoft has announced that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/halo-3"><em>Halo 3</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/mass-effect"><em>Mass Effect</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/pgr4"><em>Project Gotham Racing 4</em></a> will soon join the Xbox 360 Classics range in EMEA regions. The three will join the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/23/gears-forza-2-viva-pinata-become-uk-classics/">Classics club</a> March 20, when they will see their prices reduced to a mere &pound;19.99. This is normally the part of the post where we would tell you a little something about each title, giving you important information to help you make the best purchasing decision. Chances are you've probably heard of all of these by <em>now</em> but who are we to argue with tradition?<br /><br />One of them has cars and the other two have lots of aliens and shooting. The last two might sound similar, but only one of them has <em>really</em> long <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjJu-s2urWU">elevator rides</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/halo-3-mass-effect-pgr4-become-classics-march-20/">Halo 3, Mass Effect, PGR4 become Classics March 20</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/halo-3-mass-effect-pgr4-become-classics-march-20/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1489482/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/halo-3-mass-effect-pgr4-become-classics-march-20/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>halo-3</category><category>mass-effect</category><category>pgr4</category><category>project-gotham-racing-4</category><category>xbox-360-classics</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Fighter Alpha finally hitting PSN on Thursday]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/street-fighter-alpha-finally-hitting-psn-on-thursday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/street-fighter-alpha-finally-hitting-psn-on-thursday/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/street-fighter-alpha-finally-hitting-psn-on-thursday/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fighting/" rel="tag">Fighting</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.capcom-unity.com/grant008/blog/2008/08/11/street_fighter__surprise"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/sfalphazero_top.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
We wouldn't blame you if you'd forgotten that Capcom was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/13/rumor-classic-gta-street-fighter-alpha-coming-to-psn/">likely to bring</a> the first in its <em>Alpha </em>series of 2D fighters over to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/psn">Sony's digital playground</a>. Honestly, we have trouble remembering what we had for breakfast last week. Nevertheless, Capcom has confirmed that <em>Street Fighter Alpha </em>(or <em>Zero </em>if you swing that way) will be the latest classic PSone game to hurricane kick its way over to PSN when it debuts this Thursday. So, yes, PS3 owners, you may not be in on the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ssfiithdr/"><em>SSFIITHDROMGBBQ</em></a> beta, but at least you're getting <em>something</em>, right? Don't be so greedy.<br /><br />Update: Capcom clarifies <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/08/08/bionic-commando-rearmed-behind-the-scenes-3/comment-page-4/#comment-98305">the price</a>: $5.99; and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/08/08/bionic-commando-rearmed-behind-the-scenes-3/comment-page-4/#comment-98289">no online mode</a>.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/08/11/street-fighter-alpha-hits-psn-this-thursday/">PS3 Fanboy</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/street-fighter-alpha-finally-hitting-psn-on-thursday/">Street Fighter Alpha finally hitting PSN on Thursday</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.capcom-unity.com/grant008/blog/2008/08/11/street_fighter__surprise>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/street-fighter-alpha-finally-hitting-psn-on-thursday/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1281807/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/street-fighter-alpha-finally-hitting-psn-on-thursday/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>capcom</category><category>classics</category><category>PS3</category><category>psn</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-alpha</category><category>street-fighter-zero</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo of Canada offers sealed NES, SNES, GameBoy titles for charity auction]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/nintendo-of-canada-offers-sealed-nes-snes-gameboy-titles-for-c/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/nintendo-of-canada-offers-sealed-nes-snes-gameboy-titles-for-c/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/nintendo-of-canada-offers-sealed-nes-snes-gameboy-titles-for-c/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnocl604"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/nofc-auction-490.jpg" /></a></div>
Video game collectors have just been given a golden opportunity (and another thorn in their significant others' side). Nintendo of Canada is cleaning out their warehouse and is auctioning their collection of <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnocl604">brand new, sealed retro games</a>, with all proceeds going to <a href="http://www.uwint.org/gppweb/index.aspx">United Way</a> charity. The auctions, totaling 421 games in 24 different auctions, break down as follows:<br /><br />
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    <li>70 NES games over 4 lots</li>
    <li>169 SNES games over 13 lots</li>
    <li>182 GameBoy games over 7 lots</li>
</ul>
As of this writing, the highest bid in any auctions <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-4-18-brand-new-SEALED-Nintendo-NES-games_W0QQitemZ120267477023QQihZ002QQcategoryZ139973QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">is US $1,013</a> for a collection of NES games that includes <em>Mario's Time Machine</em>, <em>Dragon Warrior IV</em>, <em>The Great Waldo Search</em> and - this is the big draw, folks - <em>George Foreman's KO Boxing</em>. There's some great games in the other lots, too, with <em>Addams Family</em> and <em>Lost Vikings</em> activating the most synapses in our nostalgic minds.<br /><br />Joystiq got in touch with Nintendo of Canada to confirm the auction is legit, so <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnocl604">what are you waiting for</a>? Bidding for all lots ends June 5.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/nintendo-of-canada-offers-sealed-nes-snes-gameboy-titles-for-c/">Nintendo of Canada offers sealed NES, SNES, GameBoy titles for charity auction</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnocl604>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/nintendo-of-canada-offers-sealed-nes-snes-gameboy-titles-for-c/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1210480/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/30/nintendo-of-canada-offers-sealed-nes-snes-gameboy-titles-for-c/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction</category><category>classics</category><category>ebay</category><category>gameboy</category><category>nes</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-of-canada</category><category>snes</category><category>super-nintendo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gears, Forza 2, Viva Piņata become UK Classics]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/23/gears-forza-2-viva-pinata-become-uk-classics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/23/gears-forza-2-viva-pinata-become-uk-classics/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/23/gears-forza-2-viva-pinata-become-uk-classics/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/xbox-360-classics-uk/"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="118" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/classicheader.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />In the UK, beginning May 16, gamers will be able to pick-up a trio of titles marked down and packaged as Xbox 360 Classics. Late last week Microsoft announced plans to add <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/gears-of-war"><em>Gears of War</em></a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/forza2"><em>Forza Motorsport 2</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/viva-pinata"><em>Viva Pi&ntilde;ata</em></a> to their classic line-up, the PAL region equivalent of the Platinum Hits brand in North America.<br /><br />As yet <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/08/uk-rock-band-in-may-timed-xbox-360-exclusive/">another push</a> into a market where the brand is known (sorry, bad example), but not as popular as they would like, Microsoft hopes adding three fantastic titles priced to go at &pound;19.99 will entice new gamers into the Xbox 360 camp.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/xbox-360-classics-uk/">Xbox 360 Classics (UK)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/xbox-360-classics-uk/#769893"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/xbox.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/gow_classic_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/xbox-360-classics-uk/#769892"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/xbox.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/vivapclass_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/xbox-360-classics-uk/#769891"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/xbox.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/forza2clas_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/23/gears-forza-2-viva-pinata-become-uk-classics/">Gears, Forza 2, Viva Piņata become UK Classics</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST.  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Everything old is new again, especially if you're SNK, whose primary business appears to be regurgitating their classics, as opposed to making anything new. Yet another retro compilation is hitting the PSP, months after the release of the <em>Metal Slug</em> collection.<br /><br />SNK's next effort will feature 16 different titles, and will appear on both the PS2 and PSP some time during the first half of this year (but probably not tomorrow). Titled <em>SNK Arcade Classics: Volume 1</em>, this collection will include many forgotten fighters, such as the first <em>World Heroes</em>, <em>Art of Fighting</em>, and <em>Samurai Shodown</em> titles, as well as <em>Fatal Fury</em>, <em>King of the Monsters</em>, and <em>King of Fighters '94</em>. Action titles like<em> Top Hunter, Last Resort, Shock Troopers, Sengoku</em>, and <em>Burning Fight</em>, as well as sports entries <em>Baseball Stars 2, Neo Turf Masters</em>, and <em>Super Sidekicks 3</em> join the random potpourri of games in this anthology. Finally, <em>Metal Slug</em> (available for the umpteenth time) and <em>Magician Lord</em> also head to the handheld.<br /><br /><em>Volume 1</em> suggests that other compilations are planned for the future, ensuring that SNK won't really have to make anything <em>new</em> for a long time.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/20/snk-bringing-yet-another-classic-compilation/">SNK bringing yet another classic compilation</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/20/snk-bringing-yet-another-classic-compilation/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1091647/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/20/snk-bringing-yet-another-classic-compilation/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>compilation</category><category>fatal-fury</category><category>king-of-fighters</category><category>metal-slug</category><category>retro</category><category>snk</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNK revisits well, returns with 16-game compilation for PS2, PSP]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/arcade/" rel="tag">Arcade</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps2/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/adventure/" rel="tag">Adventure</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fighting/" rel="tag">Fighting</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/shock_troopers_lg.jpg" /><br /></div>
We honestly believe that when it comes to SNK, they believe that nostalgia is <em>job one</em>. Why else would the company continue to keep one foot rooted in the past by re-releasing countless compilations of old releases in lieu of anything truly new? Not that there is anything <em>wrong </em>with that. The company has forgotten more about making fun games than most newcomers will ever know, polygons or not. <br /><br />On that note, SNK's latest trip back in time comes care of an impressive collection of 16 different SNK faves, which skirt across the surface of the company's storied history like flat stone. Set for release for both the PlayStation 2 and PSP sometime during the first half of this year, the not-so-creatively dubbed <em>SNK Arcade Classics: Volume 1</em> will include a bevy of early-gen fighters, such as the first <em>World Heroes</em>, <em>Art of Fighting</em>, and <em>Samurai Shodown</em> titles, as well as <em>Fatal Fury</em>, <em>King of the Monsters</em>, and <em>King of Fighters '94</em>. Beyond fighting games, however, SNK has put together a rather eclectic mix from other genres, with action titles like<em> Top Hunter, Last Resort, Shock Troopers, Sengoku</em>, and <em>Burning Fight</em>, as well as sports entries <em>Baseball Stars 2, Neo Turf Masters</em>, and <em>Super Sidekicks 3</em>. And of course, where would any SNK tribute be without the original <em>Metal Slug</em> and <em>Magician Lord</em>? Nowhere, that's where, so it's a good thing it includes those as well. <br /><br />Not a bad salvo for the first volume, which has us already wondering what games should make the cut for what we hope will be a second collection soon to follow. What SNK greats would you like to see make a return?<br /><br />[Via press release]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/">SNK revisits well, returns with 16-game compilation for PS2, PSP</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1091405/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/19/snk-returns-to-the-well-returns-with-16-game-compilation-for-ps/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arcade</category><category>Baseball Stars</category><category>BaseballStars</category><category>Burning Fight</category><category>BurningFight</category><category>classics</category><category>collection</category><category>Fatal Fury</category><category>FatalFury</category><category>King of Fighters</category><category>King of the Monsters</category><category>KingOfFighters</category><category>KingOfTheMonsters</category><category>Last Resort</category><category>LastResort</category><category>Magician Lord</category><category>MagicianLord</category><category>Metal Slug</category><category>MetalSlug</category><category>Neo Turf Masters</category><category>NeoTurfMasters</category><category>nostalgia</category><category>PS2</category><category>Sengoku</category><category>Shock Troopers</category><category>ShockTroopers</category><category>snk</category><category>Super Sidekicks</category><category>SuperSidekicks</category><category>Top Hunter</category><category>TopHunter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dedicated game sites to browse and enjoy]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/30/dedicated-game-sites-to-browse-and-enjoy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/30/dedicated-game-sites-to-browse-and-enjoy/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/30/dedicated-game-sites-to-browse-and-enjoy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan Stuff</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/feature.asp?c=3143"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/psp_daytwo_bathroom05b-0602222.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/09/psp-remains-leader-of-ea-handheld-revenue/"> Handheld gaming</a> has a dedicated fan base, as those that frequent our very own site can attest. When the allure of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/27/worldwide-psp-releases-for-the-week-of-may-27/">new releases</a> wears its welcome, it can be interesting to scour the web for sites that cater to very specific game tastes. In case you missed our recommendation for these game sites earlier, Pocket Gamer reminds you of gems like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/12/loco-roco-developer-reveals-cheats-answers-questions/">Beyond Loco</a>, which caters to everything <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/18/locoroco-players-need-something-new-to-play-on-psp-reminds-crea/"><em>LocoRoco</em></a>, offering wallpaper, music and even themed demos. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/01/dark_alex-working-on-3-30-oe/">Dark Alex</a> also brings a unique flavor of PSP homebrew for those daring enough to visit. Something new and for the slightly older crowd that welcomes a trip down memory lane, there's even the <a href="http://handheldmuseum.com/">HandHeld Museum</a> where you can revisit handheld gaming's finest. The included pictures of box art should jog a few memories, if the title alone isn't enough. We can't be the only ones to remember those <a href="http://handheldmuseum.com/Galoob/index.html">Galoob</a> titles, can we?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/30/dedicated-game-sites-to-browse-and-enjoy/">Dedicated game sites to browse and enjoy</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 30 May 2007 22:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/feature.asp?c=3143>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/30/dedicated-game-sites-to-browse-and-enjoy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/906897/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/30/dedicated-game-sites-to-browse-and-enjoy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>dark alex</category><category>DarkAlex</category><category>galoob</category><category>handheld gaming</category><category>handheld museum</category><category>HandheldGaming</category><category>HandheldMuseum</category><category>locoroco</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Vrabel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise Fwom Yor Gwave: Some classics we'd like to see resurrected on PSP]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/wise-fwom-yor-gwave-some-classics-wed-like-to-see-resurrected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/wise-fwom-yor-gwave-some-classics-wed-like-to-see-resurrected/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/wise-fwom-yor-gwave-some-classics-wed-like-to-see-resurrected/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan Stuff</a></p><p align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/05/reviveclassics.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>We've previously seen <em>Afterburner </em>and <em>Lemmings</em> re-tooled, to make them suitable for our favorite portable. While both of those titles are enjoyable, there is still a ton of gold to be mined from the past, then reshaped into something grand and new. With that in mind, I thought it we'd do a public service, and remind publishers of some of those titles. Here they are in no particular order:</p>
<ul>
    <li><em>Bionic Commando</em></li>
    <li><em>Contra</em></li>
    <li><em>Lunar</em></li>
    <li><em>Streets of Rage</em></li>
    <li><em>Splatter House</em></li>
    <li><em>Bonk</em></li>
    <li><em>Strider</em></li>
    <li><em>Double Dribble</em></li>
    <li><em>Golden Axe</em></li>
    <li><em>Shinobi</em></li>
    <li><em>Out of this World</em></li>
    <li><em>Zombie Ate My Neighbors</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Those are a few of the titles we'd like to see. But what does our opinion matter? Let us know what games we missed, or what classics you'd like to see resurrected on the PSP.</p>
<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/wise-fwom-yor-gwave-some-classics-wed-like-to-see-resurrected/">Wise Fwom Yor Gwave: Some classics we'd like to see resurrected on PSP</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/wise-fwom-yor-gwave-some-classics-wed-like-to-see-resurrected/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/896259/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/15/wise-fwom-yor-gwave-some-classics-wed-like-to-see-resurrected/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bionic commando</category><category>BionicCommando</category><category>bonk</category><category>classic</category><category>classics</category><category>contra</category><category>double dragon</category><category>DoubleDragon</category><category>golden axe</category><category>GoldenAxe</category><category>lunar</category><category>out of this world</category><category>OutOfThisWorld</category><category>resurrected classics</category><category>ResurrectedClassics</category><category>shinobi</category><category>streets of rage</category><category>StreetsOfRage</category><category>strider</category><category>zombies ate my neighbors</category><category>ZombiesAteMyNeighbors</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Bailey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 03:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe gets Punch Out, other virtual console classics first]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/europe-gets-classic-games-first-for-once/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/europe-gets-classic-games-first-for-once/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/europe-gets-classic-games-first-for-once/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/03/europegigolo.jpg" alt="" />OK, we're used to Japan getting cool stuff before us. That's OK -- they saved the game industry after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_crash_of_1983">Atari botched things up</a>, so it's only fair that they get <em>Final Fantasy</em> and <em>Gundam</em> games early. But now we <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74792">hear</a> that Europe is getting Virtual Console games like <em>Punch Out</em>, <em>Legend of the Mystical Ninja</em> and <em>Dragon Curse</em> before us red-blooded Americans. Doesn't Nintendo know that Europe is supposed to get everything last? Maybe they can take some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/06/sony-says-european-gamers-dont-mind-delays-and-later-releases/">pointers from Sony</a> on that score.<br /><br />I suppose we shouldn't be too mad about this, since all these games have been available for other systems for over a decade. But it's the principle of the thing. We declared our independence from European mastery back in 1776, and yet those old-worlders still get to lord their downloadable classics over us hundreds of years later. It's just not right!<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/europe-gets-classic-games-first-for-once/">Europe gets Punch Out, other virtual console classics first</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74792>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/europe-gets-classic-games-first-for-once/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/864017/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/30/europe-gets-classic-games-first-for-once/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>dungeon curse</category><category>DungeonCurse</category><category>Europe</category><category>Japan</category><category>mystical ninja</category><category>MysticalNinja</category><category>punch out</category><category>PunchOut</category><category>virtual console</category><category>VirtualConsole</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo promises four VC games every Monday]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/nintendo-promises-four-vc-games-every-monday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/nintendo-promises-four-vc-games-every-monday/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/nintendo-promises-four-vc-games-every-monday/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/12/dkjr.jpg" />After a bit of an <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/21/tg-16-games-hit-the-wii/">inconsistent</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/27/super-star-soldier-limps-onto-wii-virtual-console/">start</a>, Nintendo has finally decided to <a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=10685">standardize</a> the release of classic game downloads on the Wii's Shop Channel. Starting this week, the company will make available four virtual console downloads every Monday at 9 a.m. Pacific time. The following titles will be available on Dec. 4:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Donkey Kong Jr.</em> (500 Wii points - NES*)<em><br /></em> </li>
    <li><em>Victory Run</em> (600 points - TG-16)<em><br /></em></li>
    <li><em>Columns</em> (800 points - Genesis)<br /></li>
    <li><em>Ristar</em> (800 points - Genesis)<br /></li>
</ul>
While we're happy to see Nintendo add some regularity to the release of new content, we can't help but wonder why there have been so few SNES and N64 games <a href="http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole.jsp">announced</a> for the virtual console thus far. Is Nintendo trying to hook new users with lower-priced, older games, or are they just reluctant to put out downloads that require a Gamecube pad or a somewhat-hard-to-find classic controller? Or neither. Or both. Or something else! Hooray for rhetorical questions!<br /><br />* - Mistakenly listed in the press release as SNES<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/1344/2/">Gaming Bits</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/nintendo-promises-four-vc-games-every-monday/">Nintendo promises four VC games every Monday</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=10685>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/nintendo-promises-four-vc-games-every-monday/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/711488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/02/nintendo-promises-four-vc-games-every-monday/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>genesis</category><category>NES</category><category>retro</category><category>TG-16</category><category>turbografx</category><category>virtual console</category><category>Virtual Console Monday</category><category>VirtualConsole</category><category>VirtualConsoleMonday</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sega teams with Planet Moon to unleash After Burner]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/sega-teams-with-planet-moon-to-unleash-after-burner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/sega-teams-with-planet-moon-to-unleash-after-burner/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/sega-teams-with-planet-moon-to-unleash-after-burner/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154296" target="_self"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="184" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/after_burner_tigere.jpg" id="vimage_2" alt="Sega teams with Planet Moon to bring After Burner to PSP" />Back in August</a>, we revealed that <a href="http://www.planetmoon.com/">Planet Moon</a> would bring one of <a href="http://sega.com">Sega's</a> classics to the PSP. Well, they announced said game, and it just so happens to be <em>After Burner: Black Falcon.</em><br /><br /><span nd="1" name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTxt"> "As huge fans of the original After Burner, we are delighted to re-imagine this classic arcade franchise," said Planet Moon Studios CEO Bob Stevenson. "Most importantly, it's approximately 9000% more portable than the original arcade cabinet."<br /><br />The game, which is due out in 2007, will feature ad-hoc versus and co-op modes and will allow</span><span nd="1" name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTxt"> f</span><span id="intelliTxt" name="intelliTxt" nd="1">eature 19 licensed fighter planes. Also, Planet Moon has gone the extra mile by throwing in a storyline into the game. Yeah, I guess those are important nowadays. Apparently it will be up to you to stop Black Falcon, group of mercs that have stolen 13 war planes.<br /><br />Let's hope Planet Moon can give this series the kind of loving care it deserves.<br /></span><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/sega-teams-with-planet-moon-to-unleash-after-burner/">Sega teams with Planet Moon to unleash After Burner</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154296>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/sega-teams-with-planet-moon-to-unleash-after-burner/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/682702/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/11/sega-teams-with-planet-moon-to-unleash-after-burner/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad-hoc</category><category>after burner</category><category>AfterBurner</category><category>black falcon</category><category>BlackFalcon</category><category>classics</category><category>flight</category><category>planes</category><category>planet moon</category><category>PlanetMoon</category><category>sega</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Powell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESRB rates seven Genesis games for Wii]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-rates-seven-genesis-games-for-wii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-rates-seven-genesis-games-for-wii/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-rates-seven-genesis-games-for-wii/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a></p><a href="http://www.esrb.org/index-js.jsp"><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Jammin!" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/jammin.jpg" /></strong></a>A recent search of the ESRB website turned up some <em>scintillating</em> results. Though not confirmed for launch or any specific timeframe, the names of seven Sega greats are listed on ESRB as coming to the Wii virtual console...and holy hell, can they pick 'em. Check it out:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Altered Beast</em></li>
    <li><em>Columns</em></li>
    <li><em>Ecco the Dolphin</em></li>
    <li><em>Golden Axe</em></li>
    <li><em>Ristar</em></li>
    <li><em>Sonic the Hedgehog</em></li>
    <li><em>Toe Jam &amp; Earl</em></li>
</ul>
You might recognize these games as being utter classics, some of the very best the Genesis had to offer. Most have at least a cult following, and they're sure to add a huge boost to the VC's popularity. Oh, how we long to echo-locate once more...<br /> <br /> [via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/">Joystiq</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-rates-seven-genesis-games-for-wii/">ESRB rates seven Genesis games for Wii</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:14:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.esrb.org/index-js.jsp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-rates-seven-genesis-games-for-wii/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/667403/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-rates-seven-genesis-games-for-wii/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Altered Beast</category><category>AlteredBeast</category><category>Classics</category><category>Columns</category><category>Earl</category><category>Ecco the Dolphin</category><category>EccoTheDolphin</category><category>Golden Axe</category><category>GoldenAxe</category><category>Ristar</category><category>Sega</category><category>Sonic the Hedgehog</category><category>SonicTheHedgehog</category><category>Toe Jam</category><category>ToeJam</category><category>Virtual Console</category><category>VirtualConsole</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Wishnov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESRB shows seven Sega games for Wii]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-shows-seven-sega-games-for-wii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-shows-seven-sega-games-for-wii/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-shows-seven-sega-games-for-wii/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/retro/" rel="tag">Retro</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/action/" rel="tag">Action</a></p><center><a href="http://www.esrb.org/index-js.jsp"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="320" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2006/09/wii_vc_games_sega.jpg" id="vimage_2" alt="" /></a></center><br />While PS2 and PSP users won't be getting the under-appreciated classic <em>Toe Jam and Earl </em>as part of a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/10/surprise-sega-genesis-collection-coming/">recently announced Genesis collection</a>, it looks like Wii owners might get the game on their virtual consoles. The ESRB lists these seven classics when you search for Sega games for Nintendo's upcoming system:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Altered Beast</em></li>
    <li><em>Columns</em></li>
    <li><em>Ecco the Dolphin</em></li>
    <li><em>Golden Axe</em></li>
    <li><em>Ristar</em></li>
    <li><em>Sonic the Hedgehog</em></li>
    <li><em>Toe Jam &amp; Earl</em></li>
</ul>
Each game got an E rating, with descriptors for comic mischief, animated violence and animated blood thrown in for good measure. While this isn't an official confirmation that the games are Wii-bound, it does seem to confirm that they have at least been submitted for ESRB rating, a logical first step. We can only hope that we'll be able to spend hundreds of dollars on new hardware just to relive the joy that is <a href="http://www.tjande.com/tje_rap.html">the Toe Jam rap</a>.<br /><br />[Thanks, SuicidalMuskrat]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-shows-seven-sega-games-for-wii/">ESRB shows seven Sega games for Wii</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.esrb.org/index-js.jsp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-shows-seven-sega-games-for-wii/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/667386/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/esrb-shows-seven-sega-games-for-wii/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>classics</category><category>ecco</category><category>golden axe</category><category>GoldenAxe</category><category>ristar</category><category>sega</category><category>sonic</category><category>toejam and earl</category><category>ToejamAndEarl</category><category>virtual console</category><category>VirtualConsole</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Orland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
