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It has been more than 20 years since the debut of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Since then, a rich heritage of different gaming platforms and countless games has come and gone. Wii brings these games back to life with the Virtual Console.

The Virtual Console enables you to play perfect recreations of classic video games on Wii including favourites from the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Turbografx (PC Engine) and SEGA MEGA DRIVE.

Whether you're a nostalgia fan who wants to re-live your childhood memories or a new player keen to experience the hits of yesteryear, the Virtual Console is your ticket to gaming history.

A wide selection of Virtual Console games is available to download from the Internet via the Wii Shop Channel. Each game costs a certain amount of Wii Points (2000 Wii Points = £14/20).

Many Virtual Console games can be played simply by using the Wii Remote sideways but certain titles require the use of additional controls. Therefore a Classic Controller is available that includes all buttons and analogue sticks necessary for playing any Virtual Console game.

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laptop.gif The Consoles:

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Nintendo Entertainment System (often referred to as NES or simply Nintendo), is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, Asia, and Australia in 1985. Its Japanese equivalent is known as the 'Nintendo Family Computer or Famicom.

The most successful gaming console of its time in Asia and North America (Nintendo claims to have sold over 60 million NES units worldwide.

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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. In Japan it is known as the Super Famicom (Super Family Computer).

In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics.

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The Nintendo 64 is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. The N64 was released on June 23, 1996 in Japan; September 29, 1996 in North America and Brazil; March 1, 1997 in Europe/Australia, September 1, 1997 in France (the system also saw a release in Latin America, albeit an unofficial one).

It was released with three launch games in Japan (Super Mario 64, Pilotwings 64 and Saikyou Haniu Shogi).

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The Sega Mega Drive was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan in (1988), and North America in 1989. Europe and most of the rest of the world saw the release in 1990.

It debuted under the name Sega Genesis in North America, as Sega was unable to secure legal rights to the Mega Drive name in that region. It was the direct competitor of the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo), although the Sega Mega Drive was released two years earlier.

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The PC Engine is a video game console first released in Japan by NEC on October 30, 1987. The system was released in late August, 1989 as TurboGrafx-16 for the North American market. A PAL version of the system also saw a very limited release in the UK and continental Europe in 1990 as "Turbografx".

The TurboGrafx-16 was an 8-bit system with a 16-bit graphics chip, capable of displaying 482 colors at once.

mario.gif The future:

It is rumored that in the future you will be able to download GameCube games through Virtual Console. Nintendo has aslo said that small games and mini games wil be able to download through Virtual Console.

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Thanks for reading. By JaJaWa.

 



-- Edited by JaJaWa at 11:50, 2007-04-10

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what games will you buy when you get a wii JaJaWa?

knowing my status as a hardcore nintendo fan, i'll probably load super mario 64 or super mario world

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After reading through the lists, the games I think I would like the most are:

Nintendo 64:
MarioKart 64
Super Mario 64

NES:
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.

SNES:
SimCity

MegaDrive:
Ecco the Dolphin
Sonic the Hedgehog

TurboGrafx (PC Engine):
Bomberman 1993
MotoRoader

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cool

I've just found out that one wii point (the currency you buy virtual console games with) is equal to 1p!

EDIT: It is actually one US cent or Japan Y

-- Edited by JaJaWa at 15:40, 2007-04-10

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bear in mind that the games get more expensive depending on their original console

NES - 500pts = 5 quid
turbografx - 600pts = 6 quid
SNES + megadrive - 800pts = 8 quid
nintendo 64 - 1000pts = 10 quid

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Actually, 1p doesn't equal one Wii point:

100 Wii Points = 70p (when bought on Wii) or 75p (when not bought on Wii
100 Wii Points = 100 US CENTS!
100 Wii Points = also is 100 Japan Y

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hmm...

but I saw a 2000point wii points card on amazon for 20 pounds

but then again, amazon usually does things cheaply doesn't it?

-- Edited by qwertyuiop at 16:53, 2007-04-10

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The 2000 Wii Points cards are 20 DOLLARS on Amazon.

On Amazon UK, they are between 11 - 15 pounds.

I don't know if your'e getting the symbols muddled up:
£ = Pound
$ = Dollar


-- Edited by JaJaWa at 17:56, 2007-04-10

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i would know pound signs to dollar signs

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The virtual console is a really good idea that nintendo has. Right now me and my bro(Dainironfist) have "A Link To The Past", "Ecco The Dolphin","Super Mario World" and "Super Mario Bros". Next we are probably going to get "Legend Of Zelda,Majora's Mask" or "LOZ, Ocarina Of Time".Also what I noticed when playing non-mario games, I see him popping up everywhere, like in "A Link To The Past", I saw mario in a picture in a house in kakariko vilage in the west region and in "Majora's Mask", the happy mask seller guy has a mario mask.

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i'd suggest ocarina of time, it's one of the best games ever, and it's really good, i should know, i have it

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Thanks Qwertyuiop I will take you suggestion into account

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It isa good game! We are stuck going down the tower after killing Ganondorf at Ping Pong!

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Yeah the bloody stupid redead stuns you and humps then you die.

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