Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA['Neo Geo X Classics: Volume 1' bundles 3 games for new system [update]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/neo-geo-x-classics-volume-1-bundles-15-games-for-new-system/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/neo-geo-x-classics-volume-1-bundles-15-games-for-new-system/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/neo-geo-x-classics-volume-1-bundles-15-games-for-new-system/#comments The Neo Geo X gets slightly more practical with the announcement of additional upcoming games! That card slot will be put to use playing Neo Geo X Classics: Volume 1, a compilation of 3 new (well, unreleased on Neo Geo X, anyway) games: Metal Slug, Sengoku, and Top Hunter. It'll be out in late April.

Publisher Tommo will also include a "Rocket" data transfer/charging cable with Neo Geo Classics: Volume 1. It optimistically announced plans to release four more volumes, each with one of these cables. The full lineup for the series, 15 games in all, can be found after the break.

Volume 1 also includes the Neo Geo X's first system update. Software support and system updates - how very like a current game system.

Update: The post originally said all 15 games were on the first volume. This was an error, for which I apologize. Vol. 1 includes Metal Slug, Sengoku, and Top Hunter.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>neo-geoneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-classics-volume-1neogeotommoThu, 21 Feb 2013 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Ogle the Neo Geo X Gold]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/17/ogle-the-neo-geo-x-gold/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/17/ogle-the-neo-geo-x-gold/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/17/ogle-the-neo-geo-x-gold/#comments
To promote this week's release of the Neo Geo X Gold limited edition, Tommo and SNK Playmore commissioned a video from Aaron Nanto, the world's foremost expert in videos that make NeoGeo hardware look sexy.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaron-nantoneo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldneogeoMon, 17 Dec 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Neo Geo X selling as standalone system for $130]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/neo-geo-x-selling-as-standalone-system-for-130/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/neo-geo-x-selling-as-standalone-system-for-130/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/neo-geo-x-selling-as-standalone-system-for-130/#comments Neo Geo X also to be sold without consolestick for $130The Neo Geo X will be sold for $130 as a standalone device when it launches this December, compared with the $200 Gold version that includes a charging dock and joystick. If you were stuck deciding between a present for yourself or something for your little cousin Timmy this holiday season, here's the chance to do both of those good deeds.

The $130 version includes a Neo Geo X pre-loaded with 20 classic Neo Geo games. The Neo Geo X will allow local multiplayer when connected to a television through the base station, using a second joystick sold separately at an unannounced price.

Thanks to everyone who spotted the standalone price in our comments!

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>neo-geo-xneo-geo-x-goldNeoGeoTue, 11 Sep 2012 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA['Neogeo X Gold' portable arrives this December for a whopping $200]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/13/neogeo-x-gold-portable-arrives-this-december-for-a-whopping-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/13/neogeo-x-gold-portable-arrives-this-december-for-a-whopping-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/13/neogeo-x-gold-portable-arrives-this-december-for-a-whopping-2/#comments 'Neogeo X Gold' portable arrives this December for a whopping $200Despite the fact that 20+ years passed since you last played Neogeo, its portable rebirth this December will be shockingly expensive at $200. Tommo Inc. announced the handheld console's December 6 launch date for North America overnight, and put detail to the various pre-installed software it comes packed with (King of the Monsters and Samurai Showdown 2 are our personal highlights, but the full list of 20 games is below the break). The system also comes with the charging dock and joystick you see above, included in the $200 price.

Beyond being a handheld Neogeo - which, admittedly, is pretty neat -the system doubles as a home console and can be hooked up to TVs/monitors via HDMI or traditional RCA. As such, an external joystick works with the device (though we'd suggest keeping that joystick locked to your domicile rather than take it on the go).

It's unclear what retailers will carry the Neogeo X Gold just yet, but Tommo works with the usual brick-and-mortar suspects (Best Buy, Amazon, GameStop, etc.) Distribution in Europe and Asia is being handled separately, and no prices or dates are given for either territory.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>neo-geoneo-geo-x-goldneogeoneogeo-x-goldq4-2012release-datesnksnk-playmoretommotommo-incMon, 13 Aug 2012 04:40:00 EST<![CDATA[The Neo Geo handheld is real, coming out worldwide in Q2]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/the-neo-geo-handheld-is-real-coming-out-worldwide-in-q2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/the-neo-geo-handheld-is-real-coming-out-worldwide-in-q2/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/the-neo-geo-handheld-is-real-coming-out-worldwide-in-q2/#comments That "Neo Geo Portable Device" we were all cooing over? What? There was cooing. We cooed a little. Anyway, it's really happening! And it's happening soon! And worldwide. Blaze, who you might know from various Megadrive/Genesis handhelds, is producing the "NeoGeo X" handheld under SNK's license, shipping the device in Q2 with a pre-loaded selection of 20 Neo classics -- a couple of Fatal Furies, King of the Monsters, Metal Slug, and more.

Other features include an SD card slot (for additional games?), and AV out. There's no price for the "limited edition" console yet, but a Blaze rep says in the press release that the company hopes to spread excitement about the Neo Geo "in a more affordable manner, to a much wider audience." That sounds to us like it's going to be cheaper than the $649 SNK asked for the home console at launch.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blazeneo-geoneogeoneogeo-xThu, 15 Mar 2012 19:10:00 EST<![CDATA[SNK releases Neo Geo pad for PS3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/17/snk-releases-neo-geo-pad-for-ps3/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/17/snk-releases-neo-geo-pad-for-ps3/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/17/snk-releases-neo-geo-pad-for-ps3/#commentsJust in time for the arrival of Neo Geo games on PSN, SNK Playmore and peripheral company Exar have released the ideal controller for PS3. The Neo Geo Pad USB is a replica of the pad included with the Neo Geo CD system, with two important differences: it ends in a USB connector, so it will work with the PS3 or PC; and it has a PS button and two extra face buttons for L1 and R1 -- laid out in a nice, Street Fighter-friendly manner.

The pad is currently on backorder at both NCSX and Play-Asia, but it'll cost in the neighborhood of $50 when it's in stock. If you'd prefer, you can get a PS3 version of the Neo Geo arcade stick from NCSX right now for $39.90.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accessoriesexarneo-geoneo-geo-pad-usbneogeoplaystationps3snk-playmoreFri, 17 Dec 2010 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Neo Geo games coming to PSN with online play]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/neo-geo-games-coming-to-psn-with-online-play/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/neo-geo-games-coming-to-psn-with-online-play/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/07/neo-geo-games-coming-to-psn-with-online-play/#commentsNine months after the ESRB listed Neo Geo games for PS3 and PSP, publisher SNK Playmore has announced plans for a "Neo Geo Station" on PlayStation Network. Starting December 21, games from the Neo Geo's library will be released on PSN in both PS3 and PSP versions, costing $8.99 and $6.99 each, respectively. The pricing on the PS3 versions is equivalent to the cost of buying Neo Geo games on the Wii Virtual Console.

Unlike the Virtual Console releases, these aren't just emulated versions of the originals. SNK has added features like online co-op and versus play on PS3 (and Ad-Hoc Party support on PSP), along with other unspecified enhancements. Check after the break for all ten games hitting PS3 on December 21, and the two PSP games arriving at the same time. The other eight are scheduled to arrive on PSP sometime in January.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alpha-mission-iiart-of-fightingbaseball-stars-professionalfatal-furyking-of-fighters-94league-bowlingmagician-lordmetal-slugneo-geoneogeoneogeo-stationplaystationps3psnpspq1-2011q4-2010release-datesamurai-shodownsonysuper-sidekicksTue, 07 Dec 2010 09:39:00 EST<![CDATA[PSP firmware 6.3 adds folders for NeoGeo and PC Engine games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/29/psp-firmware-6-3-adds-folders-for-neogeo-and-pc-engine-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/29/psp-firmware-6-3-adds-folders-for-neogeo-and-pc-engine-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/29/psp-firmware-6-3-adds-folders-for-neogeo-and-pc-engine-games/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Firmware version 6.3 is out and as Fist Full of Potions points out, something's rotten in Denmark -- or very sweet, depending on how you feel about Japanese consoles of yesteryear. The update allows you to "group content" by putting your games into specific folders corresponding to platform, but also curiously adds empty folders for the NeoGeo and PC Engine -- otherwise known as the TurboGrafx-16.

This update could be the precursor to an announcement for the PC Engine Archives extending their reach beyond Japan or it could simply be an overlooked byproduct of the update. Either way, we've contacted Sony for comment and will let you know what we find out.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>NeoGeoPC-EnginePSP-Firmwarepsp-firmware-6.3turbografx-16Turbografx16Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:10:00 EST<![CDATA[NintendoWare Weekly: Mr. Driller, Game and Watch, Fishie Fishie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/05/nintendoware-weekly-mr-driller-game-and-watch-fishie-fishie/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/05/nintendoware-weekly-mr-driller-game-and-watch-fishie-fishie/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/05/nintendoware-weekly-mr-driller-game-and-watch-fishie-fishie/#commentsThis week marks the one-year anniversary of the DSiWare service launch, and Nintendo is observing the occasion by putting interesting content on the service! Every week should be some kind of milestone. And speaking of annual observances, there's a Neo Geo game on Virtual Console.

Gallery: Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop (DSiWare)

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dlcDSdsiwarefishie-fishiegame-and-watchironcladlearning-with-the-pooyoosmr-drillermr-driller-drill-till-you-dropneogeoNintendonintendoware-weeklyvirtual-consolewarioware-diywarioware-diy-showcaseWiiwiiwareMon, 05 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[NeoGeo classics coming to PS3 and PSP, ESRB reveals]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/neogeo-classics-coming-to-ps3-and-psp-esrb-reveals/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/neogeo-classics-coming-to-ps3-and-psp-esrb-reveals/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/neogeo-classics-coming-to-ps3-and-psp-esrb-reveals/#comments It looks like the PlayStation "Virtual Console" is expanding beyond PSone and TurboGrafx-16 games. Siliconera spotted updates to a number of classic NeoGeo titles, including Metal Slug, The King of Fighters '94 and Fatal Fury. All of these titles have been re-rated to include the PS3 and PSP.

Other NeoGeo games to appear on the ESRB database include Alpha Mission II and Baseball Stars 2. Like the listings above, these games also support both the PS3 and PSP. Hopefully, these downloadable NeoGeo games will feature the same functionality as PSone classics, specifically the ability to download to both the PS3 and PSP for no additional charge.

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Metal Slug 2 (NEOGEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Wii Fanboy says: do not download

This week, we've only got one new Virtual Console game to check out. But, thankfully, it's a pretty good one. It might not be recommended to download (9 bucks, ouch), but you all should find a way to play it, because Metal Slug 2 is good. How about Metal Slug Anthology, which is under $20 at most places, including Amazon? Yeah, we suggest that.

Each week, we here at Wii Fanboy like to check out the latest Virtual Console releases in our VC Monday Madness feature, in the hopes that you can make the most sound decision possible regarding purchasing retro titles from the Wii Shop Channel. If you're looking for more retro goodness, check out Virtually Overlooked, which talks about games that should be on the Virtual Console.

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When we found out that Wii might see the release of SNK Arcade Classics, we got all kinds of tingly and warm inside. We like those old school SNK games. But when it was confirmed, along with Samurai Shodown Anthology and King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga, well, we had to lock ourselves in a padded room for hours just to get the excitement out. Now we have a release window for Samurai Shodown Anthology.

As you might have guessed, the title is due to hit shelves sometime this winter, meaning it could be available anywhere from now to December 31st. For those of you who aren't in the know, Samurai Shodown Anthology will include 6 games from the classic fighter franchise and will probably be a little more than the cost of 2 SNK games on the Virtual Console.

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There's plenty of content releasing on the Wii this week. Whether you're a fan of retail games or looking to download some content on the Virtual Console or WiiWare, your gaming needs should be taken care of this week. Head on past the break for the details and let us know what you'll be playing!

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The Virtual Console just got its weekly nostalgia injection, offering fans of all colors -- but mostly blue and green -- something else to download and play as we wonder where the weekend went and why exactly there is a receipt for a Magnet Beam on the kitchen table.
  • Mega Man (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): With the Blue Bomber set to don pixelated pajamas next month, his freshman adventure marks this week's most noteworthy addition to the Wii's window into the past. Assuming you haven't bought the original Mega Man in one of Capcom's many other compilations, Guts Man and company are waiting ever so patiently for you to drop by.
  • Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points): This is 133 megs of hot golf action right here, straight from 1996 to your living room. You don't have even to admit to your friends that you like video game golf. We'll keep your dirty little secret.

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There is some variety available for those of you looking to download something new to play on Wii. For the retro fans, a pair of new Virtual Console titles should tickle the fancy. If you're looking for something more akin to the frat experience of today, then check out this week's WiiWare download. Without further ado, let's get to the games!

This week's WiiWare game is:
This week's Virtual Console games are:
  • Chase H.Q. (TG16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
  • Art of Fighting 2 (NEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Sadly, there won't be a video wrap-up for this week's releases. But, we should be back next week with our usual video coverage of the Virtual Console releases on Wii.

[Via press release]

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This week we got ourselves a pair of Virtual Console games to check out. What do we think? Well, you know the drill. Watch the video above, then be sure to head past the break for the rest.

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Another week, another slew of Virtual goodies on offer from Nintendo. This week, the streak of one Virtual Console release is broken, as we get 100% more in that department. Also, Mastiff's WiiWare title is finally up for grabs. If you've got some spare coin laying around, then these might be for you.

This week's WiiWare release:
This week's Virtual Console releases:
  • Donkey Kong 3 (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
  • Ninja Commando (NeoGeo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
As always, be sure to stop back later for our video wrap-up of this week's Virtual Console games.



[Via press release]

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This week sees the Virtual Console receiving only one game, but, thankfully, it's a good game. Never played King of the Monsters before? Well, hit up the video above for some gameplay footage, then head past the break for more.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>king-of-the-monstersneogeosnksnk-playmoresnkplaymoreMon, 07 Jul 2008 16:15:00 EST<![CDATA[VC Monday Madness: SPOGS and King of the Monsters]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/vc-monday-madness-spogs-and-king-of-the-monsters/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/vc-monday-madness-spogs-and-king-of-the-monsters/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/07/vc-monday-madness-spogs-and-king-of-the-monsters/#commentsFiled under:


There's two items for download on the Wii this week, as we receive one WiiWare and one Virtual Console title in North America. This week's Virtual Console download is an old favorite, so without further delay, let's get to the goods.

This week's WiiWare release is:
  • SPOGS Racing (1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
This week's Virtual Console release is:
  • King of the Monsters (NeoGeo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)

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Nintendo's love affair with the Neo Geo continues this week, giving players who have not yet shelled out for one of SNK's numerous other arcade collections yet another outlet to spend their hard-earned dollars, or rather, points.
  • King of the Monsters (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points): While already available on the Wii already as part of SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1, it's good to know that despite all of the problems in the world, there are still some disagreements between a giant lizard and an overgrown beetle than can be settled as part of a midtown battle royal. SNK's arcade original King of the Monsters allows players to choose from six different giant creatures and then grapple with the others in order to decide the fate of the city, as long as that fate ends in total devastation.

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With only one title available for download this week, we were quick to dive in and check it out. You can see some gameplay clips above and head past the break for the text and image show that we usually tuck past there.

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This week sees the Virtual Console receiving not one, but two games. Well, we've had enough time to play them and have produced the video you see above. Check it out then head on past the break for the rest.

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Another week comes and Nintendo dishes out more downloadable goodness. Yet again, we receive some WiiWare and Virtual Console love. Have you got a few extra bucks laying around? You're likely going to want to download at least one thing.

This week's WiIWare release is:
This week's Virtual Console releases are:
  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
  • Burning Fight (NEOGEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)

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Consider this a sort of anti-VC Advantage, because it covers cheats that don't exist. If you're reading The VC Advantage and you own (or plan to own) the new VC release of Samurai Shodown, it's probably occurred to you to head over to GameFAQs and look for additional content that can be unlocked. If you've done so, you'd be pleased to find codes to unlock three additional characters.

You'd then be disappointed after trying them, because they're in error. The Shiki and Zankuro unlock codes originate from Samurai Spirits! on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and the code to unlock the Kuroko judge character is from the Neo Geo Samurai Shodown II. It's easy to understand how the NGPC codes got mixed in: search engines and other automated systems wouldn't be able to tell between Samurai Spirits! and Samurai Spirits (the Japanese title for Shodown), making mixups easy.

You're free to use those saved five minutes however you please!

The VC Advantage is a weekly look at the secrets inside games -- not just cheat codes, but assorted trivia and oddities. We aim to bring back the feeling of the hint columns from game magazines, except when we do something else.

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Only one Virtual Console release this week, but it's a good one. We won't waste any more time talking about the game, so hit up the video above. If that's not to your liking, head past the break for more.

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Only one Virtual Console release this week, folks. And, sad to say, it's not the best title around. To get a taste of the game in action, hit play on the video above. If you're more into reading than watching a video, head past the break.

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Pfft, forget about all that "Ninja Guy Dan Too" rubbish you've heard about on the other consoles. If you want some frenetic action of a HI-YA! caliber, you'd best switch on the Wii and download a game from a time when ninjas still roamed the Earth.
  • Ninja Combat (NeoGeo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points): As evident in the above video, "Ninja Combat" is quite the efficient and appropriate title. Can your ninja combatant wield a deadly sword? Yup! Is he capable of performing dizzying acrobatic maneuvers and mercilessly slaughtering innocent, roller-coasting bystanders? Certainly! Can he skilfully utilize magic and projectile weapons to defeat his enemies? Shuriken!

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Just as expected, we're given some WiiWare love, as well as a Virtual Console download, this week. There's also Ubisoft's Protothea, which you know we've had our eye on. If WiiWare doesn't tickle your fancy, there's also a NEOGEO game up for grabs. So, who's going to download what?

WiiWare games available for download:
  • Protothea (Ubisoft, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
  • Toki Tori (Two Tribes, 1 - 2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
This week's Virtual Console game available for download:
  • Ninja Combat (NEOGEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)

Gallery: Toki Tori

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Even on a holiday, Nintendo saw fit to release Virtual Console games for download. And, we wouldn't be good at our job (or, trying to be good at our job) if we didn't provide you with your expected coverage. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the video above. Then, head past the break for the rest.

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The Virtual Console provides some intriguing social commentary on tourism this week, with two games allowing us to travel the world and make a mess of it while we're at it.
  • Metal Slug (NeoGeo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points): Honestly, we shouldn't even have to expend a bullet point on this game. You know what Metal Slug is all about. Dash through some jungles, some mountains, some ruins (they're all to East, just so you know) and shoot everything that isn't part of the background. Everything.
  • City Connection (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Travel through cities like New York and London, while marveling at the engineering incompetence that spawned multiple levels of dead-end roads floating in the sky. Driving up and down them is apparently illegal too, so be sure to bump off those pesky police vehicles.

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Now, this is something we can get used to. Both WiiWare titles and Virtual Console titles releasing together, side-by-side? Totally awesome, if you ask us. And, on top of it, both of Nintendo's services are hooking us all up with some solid downloads today. With it being a holiday and all, we're glad Nintendo is providing us with some stuff to do during our downtime.

Virtual Console games available for download this week:
  • City Connection (NES, 1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)
  • Metal Slug (NEOGEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
WiiWare games available for download this week:
  • Dr. Mario Online Rx (1 - 4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
  • Family Table Tennis (1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)
As always, be sure to stop back here later for our video wrap-up of today's Virtual Console releases, as well as a review for Family Table Tennis. For those of you interested in Dr. Mario Online Rx's features, give our review a read.


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Even though it's totally old now and its games are ported everywhere, the Neo Geo still seems like a special, vaguely magical system -- probably because of the price. It doesn't seem like the DS should be powerful enough to run its games, but homebrewer Ben Ingram has proven that it is possible with NeoDS, a Neo Geo AES/MVS emulator.

Full sound emulation and (most importantly) multiplayer have yet to be implemented, but according to DCEmu, "Games like WindJammers, Metal Slug and Fatal Fury work either perfect or near perfect." Soon you'll be able to compare Metal Slug 7 to its predecessors on the same screen! If you own them, that is. Don't be a pirate.


[Via DCEmu; thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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SNK Playmore sent a press release out announcing the lineup for their SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1 collection for PS2 and PSP. There's no mention of a Wii version, but a Wii version is listed in the game's ESRB rating, and it was discussed at TGS. We hope it's not a mistake, because we love old games, and this lineup is totally hot.

We kind of suspect that this isn't actually coming to the Wii, because of the 16 games on the disc, 7 are already available as Virtual Console downloads. Metal Slug, of course, is also available on its own disc. We have no issue with redundancy, but we doubt SNK would give people the option of either paying $9 per game or (judging by recent disc releases) between $15 and $30 for a whole load of games.

In terms of stuff that isn't on the Wii, the disc includes things like Shock Troopers and Samurai Shodown. Check after the break for the full, awesome list. Just imagine how much this collection would have cost in new Neo Geo cartridge form.

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Today is a big day for the Virtual Console here at Wii Fanboy as Star Tropics makes itself available for download later on today. It's a title that one of our own has been looking forward to for quite some time. And, the title backing it up isn't so bad, as it's the first entry in the long-running King of Fighters series, King of Fighters '94.

This week's titles are:.
  • Star Tropics (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
  • The King of Fighters '94 (NeoGeo, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Be sure to stop back later for our video wrap-up of the day's offerings.

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Come back with us, if you will. Back to the middle ages of video gaming. Back to the early '90s. Mortal Kombat was a huge, bloody (and we do mean bloody) hit in the arcades. Unfortunately, console makers were concerned with how such a gory game would be received in family living rooms. Thus, the game's signature red blood was replaced with white "sweat" for the console versions.

Luckily we don't live in such dark times anymore, right? Not so. The Xbox Live Arcade version of Metal Slug 3 similarly has been toned down to include white "sweat" instead of red blood. This is especially odd considering the Metal Slug 3 port for the supposedly family-friendly Wii included what one reviewer called "arterial blood spraying everywhere."

Luckily (for real this time), there's a way around this bit of historical revisionism that's as simple as the Genesis Mortal Kombat's famous "blood code." As Insert Credit points out, simply setting your Xbox language to Japanese brings back the original Neo Geo classic in all its gory glory. Apparently, someone at Microsoft thinks the Japanese have a higher tolerance for this stuff. Either that, or they think Japanese gamers are just more picky about historical accuracy in their re-releases. Which is probably true, but still ...

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So, it's the final week of 2007 and what do we have to show for it? Frickin' Bubble Bobble is what we have got! It's enough for us, hopefully it'll be enough for you. But, on the other hand, the two titles available that don't have a bubble or a bobble in their name aren't that bad, either.

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Today is a pretty sweet day for the Virtual Console, what with a high profile, fun game like Bubble Bobble hitting the scene. We can't wait to get our download on later, as we have very fond memories of playing the NES game into the early hours of the morning during our younger years. As for the other titles available, we can't say we're familiar with them, so we're anxious to try the "new to us" games.

This week's Virtual Console games include:
  • Bubble Bobble (NES, 1 - 2 players, 500 Wii Points)
  • Light Crusader (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
  • Top Hunter (NeoGeo, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
And, of course, be sure to stop back later for our video wrap-up.

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Well, our video is later than usual, but with the big Shop Channel update hitting tonight, we kind of had our hands full. It's not often where we have to shoot and edit two videos in one evening. Still, we hate to disappoint, so check out our video wrap-up above and be sure to head past the break for our other coverage of this week's Virtual Console games.

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As predicted, the arrival of December the 10th on your calendar coincides with the release of Pokemon Snap on the Virtual Console. Of course, you all know about the added feature to the Virtual Console edition of the N64 game by now. Well, hopefully this opens up a whole new world of possible improvements to other Virtual Console games in the future.

Today's Virtual Console releases are:
  • Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
  • Baseball Stars 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
  • Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
And, as usual, be sure to stop back here later for our video wrap-up of the week's releases.

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It's not SNK putting Neo Geo classics on the Virtual Console. They're off releasing compilations and embarrassing DS games. The company responsible for your sudden access to Blue's Journey is D4 Enterprise, who has been obtaining licenses for Neo Geo games from SNK and putting the games on the Virtual Console.

Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield spoke to D4's Shinobu Shimizu about the company and their Neo Geo plans. Basically, D4 plans to release SNK Playmore properties (and, as shown by World Heroes, ADK games as well) in a very faithfully-emulated form, with the possibility of a few concessions made to new gamers. Selectable difficulty in Magician Lord is cited as such a change.

D4 already has experience with enabling retrogaming on rare systems -- they got their start with the 1Chip MSX device, a new, cheaper version of the MSX computer (pictured). It is no surprise, then, that D4 is behind the plans to put MSX games on the VC.

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