Who knew that a photography game could be so fun?
The first Pokemon game hits VC in the US today! It's the strange but fun Pokemon Snap for Nintendo 64, where instead of capturing Pokemon in Pokeballs, you capture them on film. The game itself is good fun, but as an overall package it is a bit lacking. Still, if you're a Pokemon fan, better make do with this, because this will most likely be one of extremely few Pokemon titles to come to VC (We think the only other one will be Pokemon Puzzle League). Another thing worth considering is that this version of Pokemon Snap has a VC-exclusive feature!
Also out today is perhaps the best baseball game of all time - Baseball Stars 2 for Neo Geo. Fast-paced action mixed with great visuals and a ton of flair make this an enjoyable game for any fan of the sport. And heck, even those who don't like the sport should check it out.
Today's final game is the last game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins/Ghouls 'n Ghosts series - The original, Ghosts 'n Goblins. It hasn't held up well compared to it's sequels, but if you like the franchise you should still find this pretty enjoyable. Well, now that we have the three VC-eligible G'nG games, Capcom, how about giving us some Demon's Crest?
A photography game, a sports game, and a platformer - Certainly a varied selection this week. Check out the reviews:
Pokemon Snap - Nintendo 64 - 1000 Wii Points
Baseball Stars 2 - Neo Geo - 900 Wii Points
Ghosts 'n Goblins - NES - 500 Wii Points
1. Kevin
10 Dec 2007, 13:11 GMT
When are we gonna get Mega Man, Bubble Bobble and Vectorman?
2. Bass X0
10 Dec 2007, 13:15 GMT
I hope you guys get KoF94 soon because its the best (or the second best) fighter on the VC.
3. DjinnFighter
10 Dec 2007, 13:27 GMT
Not today... today, it's Ghosts 'n Goblins and it will kill all of us.
...and Pokémon Snap, but this one won't kill us....
4. AlphaNerd01
10 Dec 2007, 14:01 GMT
Even though I've already played it, I was kind of hoping we'd get Light Crusader today.
Ghosts 'n Goblins for the NES? Well, if you're up for a challenge...
5. Atlantis1982
10 Dec 2007, 14:24 GMT
Another crappy week.
6. Jon
10 Dec 2007, 14:34 GMT
Baseball Stars 2? Where is Baseball Stars NES? aka the greatest video sports game ever made. Period.
7. Zweck36
10 Dec 2007, 14:50 GMT
This is a pretty good week and all, but I am still really mad about not having KOF.
8. SteveXtreme
10 Dec 2007, 15:48 GMT
They're not gonna come out with the Mega Man games because they have them all in 2 separate game packs for just $20.
9. Jogurt the Yogurt
10 Dec 2007, 16:05 GMT
There are still two more weeks before Christmas.
10. Tim
10 Dec 2007, 16:18 GMT
Hopefully they'll make available bubble bobble before christmas. I don't know what Nintendo is thinking giving us a summer sport (baseball) in the winter. At least the Pokemon fans have something to look forward to.
11. Jonno
10 Dec 2007, 16:46 GMT
Oh man, Drake, if you're right, I can't wait for some Panel de Pon Pokemon action! Of course I always liked Tetris Attack and it's Yoshi-dom better but I'll be happy to own both of them.
12. DRG
10 Dec 2007, 17:02 GMT
I want BUBBLE BOBBLE!
13. Bass X0
10 Dec 2007, 17:49 GMT
Shouldn't Baseball Stars 2 be better than Baseball Stars on the NES?
14. rich
10 Dec 2007, 19:28 GMT
i agree with jon - want to see baseball stars for nes. and super tecmo bowl.
15. retro_gammer79
10 Dec 2007, 20:09 GMT
OMG, they are releasing all the bad games for Neo Geo, as I feared. Why Baseball Stars 2, when there are plenty of sports games out there??? i want the classic fighting games!!! Fine, start with KOF 94, so Nintendo can make it's money on the pr equals. Give us the fighting games!!!!!!!
16. rich
10 Dec 2007, 20:19 GMT
NES baseball stars allowed you to create and build up your team. You also could play a regular season of up to 125 games (pretty sure that # is accurate...), and it kept stats.
17. Drake
10 Dec 2007, 21:32 GMT
ED: But this is the best sports game yet
18. BJWanlund
10 Dec 2007, 22:04 GMT
GREAT week! Some weeks, there are games I wouldn't touch with a 15-ft pole, but other weeks I'd HAPPILY buy all 3! This is one of the latter weeks!!
BJ
19. Bass X0
10 Dec 2007, 22:15 GMT
ED, the NeoGeo releases will be flooded with fighting games soon. SNK are trying to show us that the NeoGeo isn't strictly about fighting games by giving us other genres.
20. fhagabad
10 Dec 2007, 22:16 GMT
I have Pokemon Sanp on my N64.
Why would I buy it again?
21. Bass X0
10 Dec 2007, 23:00 GMT
nobody is telling you to fhag. its for people who don't have the game anymore and want to play it again and those you have never played it.
22. LazerGun
10 Dec 2007, 23:24 GMT
Well said rich and Jon... Baseball Stars (one) is one of the funnest baseball games of all time. I downloaded BS2 today just because of my fellings on Baseball Stars (one). I was so dissapointed... BS2 is terrible! It has the quirkyness of the first one, but all the fun stuff that involved modifing your roster are GONE!? That was 90% of the fun in the game! BS2 is god awful and anyone that thinks it is a fun game is on the NeoGeo payroll. Why is Nintendo messing around with these garbage games? Just release good stuff like Cobra Triangle, Crystalis, Baseball Stars (one), Basewars. I mean they got my 9bucks for BS2 but, it will be the last cash they get from me if all they release is junk like it in the future.
23. LazerGun
10 Dec 2007, 23:26 GMT
Brass X....You would think, you would think... Sadly... NO!
24. DjinnFighter
11 Dec 2007, 00:43 GMT
I'm sure the next N64 game will be Super Smash Bros., the original.
Brawl will be released in February, I'm sure Nintendo will release the original Smash before.
The VC N64 collection is great. Ten Nintendo games.
25. TBoneTony
11 Dec 2007, 02:30 GMT
I sure hope that when Pokemon Stadium becomes avaliable for the VC, there should be a choise of also getting all 3 GameBoy games to go allong with it too.
Just so people out there can experience Pokemon Stadium at it's full potential.
26. Kawaiipikachu
11 Dec 2007, 03:44 GMT
Pokémon snap here in Australia .
I i did't bother downloading it because i allready got a physacil copy for my N64
27. Rick
11 Dec 2007, 04:28 GMT
Playing Pokemon Snap today brought back some memories... At least for the hour and a half that the game takes to complete
28. BJ
11 Dec 2007, 22:19 GMT
I think Nintendo will think of a way to bring the other Pokemon games for the VC. It just may take some time.
29. ChrisxF
12 Dec 2007, 07:41 GMT
Eh... RBI Baseball > Baseball Stars by aeons and aeons.
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