Wii(k) Virtual Console

So, I've been playing on the Wii. A lot. Mostly Brawl, but Wii Sports as well. So, I took a look at the Wii Store. I bought two things (mostly because they made me buy a minimum of 1000 points). The first: The Internet Channel! Which is awesome (no, I'm not posting from it)! It's great for just checking e-mail and such, but using YouTube on it is even better. The other 500 points went towards a Virtual Console game -- The Legend of Zelda. Sure, it's a good game, but it's not exactly what I was looking for. "These are not the games you're looking for." I expected to get a great selection, especially for the N64, but mostly it was older Nintendo developed products. Where are all the LucasArts games for the Nintendo console: Maniac Mansion NES, Loom TurboGrafx16 (which is emulated on the Wii), the Star Wars NES/SNES games, Shadows of the Empire N64, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine N64? Come on, LucasArts! Even if you don't market your games you can put them there!

Not to mention one other game that should most definitely be on the list: GOLDENEYE 007!!! There are talks about it, but I doubt it's going to happen. The whole Rare/Microsoft situation and that only Activision has the current Bond license... But, hey, it could happen.

On the bright side, I'll be able to finally get Rogue Squadron 2 (not 3).

In other news, I have programmed again. My life has not been completely absorbed by the Wii. Yet.

The Best Video Games

I've been playing video games for years, starting with the earliest (Concentration, Family Feud, Jeopardy!) and working my way to today. My opinion on games hasn't changed much. If I have fun playing it, it's a good game. It seems like a simple formula, but it has always worked for me. For instance, I could not get myself to play most Game Boy games (except PokeMon, which was quite addictive). Well, here are my favorite games, in category order.

• Racing:
• Gran Turismo
• I really don't play racing games.This is one of the only exceptions. Episode I Racer, maybe too. But, it was really good. I remember playing with my Uncle for hours at a time.
  

• FPS's:
  This is tough. I was never really an FPS player. But, I have two favorites:
• Dark Forces
• Star Wars + FPS = Nice. Sure, I enjoyed the others, but I had the most fun in this game.
• Goldeneye 007
• That's right! The best multiplayer FPS I've ever played. Better than that Halo thing so many talk about. I still play with my friends who have an N64.
  

• Strategy:
• Theme Park
• Besides "The Sims", it's the only strategy game I have. (The Star Wars ones will not be mentioned). I could play for hours, just building and managing.
  

• RPG:
  Blegh. RPG. I have no favorite. PokeMon would probably be the closest, but KoToR and KH also are up there.
  

• Action/Adventure:
  Ah, platforming. That's better. This is probably more of my adventure game heritage showing, though.
• Crash Bandicoot 3:
  
• Warped Yeah, that's right. Make fun all you want, but this game was really fun.
• Jak and Daxter/Ratchet and Clank
• Runners up. Both in their own way.
  

• Flight Simulation:
• TIE-Fighter
• Star Wars bottled up into awesomeness. I haven't found a better flight sim game out there. Though, Rogue Squadron II was pretty good too. Rebel Assault also has a soft spot on me.
  

• Adventure:
  Ah, the pinnacle of gaming. The creme de la creme. Adventure games. I have no favorite. I know, that's horrible. But, I've played so many good ones! So, I'll list them here:
• Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
• Riven: The Sequel to Myst
• The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  

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Disclaimer: This is only the opinion of the author, clone2727.










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