Hey Magician Lord! One of my Neo-Geo favorites ... now if only they would hurry up and get Keith Courage in Alpha Zones out, we'd have pretty much all the VC US launch games.Originally Posted by 7th lutz
Hey Magician Lord! One of my Neo-Geo favorites ... now if only they would hurry up and get Keith Courage in Alpha Zones out, we'd have pretty much all the VC US launch games.
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It is true with Zombies ate my neighbors isn't being rated anymore, but Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest wasn't rated anymore either and it was released. There is a chancefor Zombies ate my neighbors be released. It could be a Lucasarts problem, if the game is not released in a couple more years. It appears like Loom will not be the vc as a turbo cd game. It means this a Lucas Arts issue. Kanomi doesn't have problems releasing theirgames to the vc, unlike Square Enix does with some of their franchises.
Yup. It did.
As a matter of fact, I believe I still have that issue. Time to break it out for the maps....
Pretty good releases this week. I know everyone will go nuts over CV2. But Magician Lord is probably my favorite release for this week. I abolutely loved the Neo-Geo's early titles. I hope they release 'The Super Spy' or 'Nam '75' next..
I think the next Neo Geo game is supposed to be Samurai Shodown (it's already out in Japan).
Does Magician Lord only give you 3 continues like the other Neo Geo games on the VC?
I wish I knew what Square Enix's problem is, other than their current obsession with FF7. We are being denied Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG, among other games, because they seem to enjoy the view from having their head up their ass.
I consider Lucasarts to be the same way with their classics being denied the freedom to have Wii releases to make way for their obsession with Star Wars games.
But on the bright side, Dragon Quest IX is on the DS.
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I too am voting for Mario RPG...hopefully it gets released soon...
As soon as I get home from working out of town, I'll pick up Castlevania II. I already have it on the NES but man are those VC titles amazingly clean over component...and their easily available as well.
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I never played Magician Lord, never even had a Neo-Geo. I just remember the game mostly from Nick Arcade.
It's worth checking out i play it on my neogeo from time to time.
The game is difficult but i wouldn't be put off by it.
In some ways i find it rewarding kind of like with gng sure ya loose,alot in it but i keep coming back to it any ways.
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It's ok, not my favorite of the Neo lot. I had it on the AES some time ago. Without the memory card, I thought it was overly hard. I've found that most AES titles are too difficult because so many were designed to be quarter munching arcade titles. When the came out for the AES they were given limited continues making them much more difficult. I remember having the same problem with games like Super Smash TV on the SNES...WAY too hard, little continues.
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It appears like Square enix is doing remakes of the Dragon Quest series on the ds like Dragon Warrior 4. I am pretty sure Square Enix is doing the same with the Final Fantasy Series also. You may see games like Soul blazer on the vc.
Square Enix is starting to release vc games in Japan. The only vc game that made in North America by Square Enix is Act Raiser. The next Square Enix vc game coming to North America is King's Knight. I think that game will open up what Square Enix games will make it to North America like Rad Racer.
Yikes...King's Knight is terrible. It's a start though.
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I dunno, I actually kind of like King's Knight. It's different. It looks a little rushed in parts, but the music is really cool. There are worse NES games, that's for sure.
It is basically official that there will not be any snes final fantasy games going to vc or at least Final Fantasy 4. A Final Fantasy 4 remake is happening. The remake is 128 mb. The article is here: http://gonintendo.com/?p=28476
I am positively sure the square games that won't be to the vc is dragon quest or Final Fantasy games. I think you will see a good amount of snes enix titles though.
Man, I would love to see them release Robotrek, though I'm guessing there's little chance of that happening.
The vc games for Europe for this week are already announced this morning in Europe right now. 2 of of the vc games released there this week should be making it to North America. The games are Alien Soldier and Sonic 3d Blast. Here is the link for all the vc games in Europe this week: http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/190/e...-sega-week.php
Alien Soldier is already released in Japan and now in Europe. This means it is a matter of time for this game to be released in North America for the first time.
Sonic 3d blast is the worst sonic platform game on the genesis. I don't know if that will be the last Sonic game on the genesis that will be making it to North America. Sonic & Knuckles is a maybe and I think there is an outside chance of a Japan only Sonic game making to North America.
Last edited by 7th lutz; 11-01-2007 at 09:34 PM.
I can't wait for Alien Soldier to come to the Virtual Console. Used to play that all the time on the Sega Channel.
This week was not that good. I kinda wish Zombies Ate My Neighbors was released. That was a good game. A bit repetitious, but good fun.
Simon's Quest is probably my favorite NES game. I even wrote a comprehensive strategy guide for my zine's first issue. That was a pain to put together. Should have got class credit for that little project. In fact, it's probably still the best guide you could read.
You can download a copy of V #1 from www.danielthomas.org, btw. Cough.
Samurai Ghost? Clunky and weird. It does have that creepy atmosphere, so that was nice, but the whole way the hero moves his arms with that sword...ugh. Really more of a showoff game for its time, with the big sprites. But it's really a poor game at heart, and I can't imagine anyone keeping their interest more than a minute or two. There are too many good Turbo games to settle for this.
Magician Lord? Wow, it still looks terriific. Certainly one of the standout Neo-Geo games as far as graphics go. Too bad it's impossibly hard. Damn, this isn't a game. It's a mugging. I've heard that the Neo-Geo games on VC only allow for limited continues. If that's the case, then this game is practically worthless. You'll never get anywhere. This isn't even hard in the challenging sense, as if you can win with the proper skill. No, you just get hit from all sides without a chance every two seconds. It's virtually impossible, and likely wasn't meant to be playable. It was just a scam to take your money. Don't we already have politicians who do that?
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Can anyone confirm or deny whether or not the Neo Games have limited continues? I'd like to download Magician Lord but if it has only 2 continues or something....no way, too hard.
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The fighting games have 3 continues. It doesn't specify on the continue screen on Magician Lord if you have limited continues, but it does send you all the way back to the beginning of the level. The Neo-Geo games also don't save where you are when you exit to the VC menu.
Last edited by Neil Koch; 11-02-2007 at 09:38 AM.
Well, count me out then. I'll just get a copy of it for my MVS system and cheat with my UniBios a bit. I had that for the AES and it was WAY too damn hard and I got sick of it.
I'm hoping for Baseball Stars 2 to pop up on the VC...
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I got some good news for North America vc owners. These following games have been rated by the esrb:
Alien Soldier-genesis
Shining Force 2-genesis
Bubble Bobble-nes
Here is the link: http://gonintendo.com/?p=28689
There can't be any complaints with these 3 games being rated. I played Shining Force 2 and Bubble Bobble in the past. They are great games. These are the type of games gamers expect of out the vc, not the China Warriors of the gaming World that was released on the vc.
Last edited by 7th lutz; 11-02-2007 at 08:55 PM.
SF2, YES! That's been the #1 game I've been waiting for. Bubble Bobble is a fantastic game, too, of course. I'll probably sell my PS1 Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Island once it comes out.
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Alien Soldier? *faints* *drool* *twitch* *twitch*
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I know I'll be downloading all three of them games, especially Alien Solder and Shining Force 2.
I got a hint from reading a neogaf.com forum post. The poster is accurate for giving out hints what the systems the games are from. The hint is 1 nes game, 1tg-16 game, and 1 genesis game. That poster also has had a hint that the nes game is so good this week is one of the best ever for just one game.
I know the tg-16 game is power golf. I got no idea what the genesis game is but, it is not going to be a great title like Shining force 2. I am thinking the genesis game is something medicore or poor like Sonic 3d blast.
If this info is accurate as the poster has been in the past, it is going to be Super Mario Brothers 3 based on the nes coming soon games I can see.
Here is the coming soon list: http://www.vc-reviews.com/coming_soon.php
Just put USA only in the Filter by region part. I think you might be thinking it is the same game.
I wouldn't be shocked if Super Mario 3 is the game with Super Mario Galaxy is going to be released this month.
Last edited by 7th lutz; 11-04-2007 at 01:24 PM.
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