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Actually, Nintendo introduced "Virtual Console" on the Wii system to make money off of these old games you can't buy anymore.
by mparlane 14y ago
Actually, Nintendo introduced "Virtual Console" on the Wii system to make money off of these old games you can't buy anymore.
- pudquick 14y agoInteresting (somewhat related) side note about the Virtual Console games: they are emulation shells around the original ROMs. There are toolkits out there that will let you peel them apart and see / replace the resources inside. I used this to swap out one ROM for another so I could play the Nintendo NES version of Tetris on my Wii.
- rcfox 14y agoFor me, the biggest value in emulation is playing the fan translations of games that were never originally made available in English. Some of my favourites: Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! http://www.romhacking.net/translations/226/ http://www.romhacking.net/translations/226/ Romancing SaGa 3 http://www.romhacking.net/translations/416/ http://www.romhacking.net/translations/416/ Seiken Densetsu 3 http://www.romhacking.net/translations/440/ http://www.romhacking.net/translations/440/ (Note: None of those links will point you at the ROMs themselves, just translation patches.)
- mparlane 14y agoI thought half the fun was in NOT understanding the Japanese text ?
- tiglionabbit 14y agoHell yes. Also check out Wonder Project J 1 and 2. And then there's Star Fox 2, which is an awesome game that was never released.
- ronaldj 14y agoThey should sell them on the app store and get it over with.