MEWD'S PROFILE

Sqaure Enix is probably going to avoid every opportunity to contribute to the Virtual Console. I mean, they basically SURVIVE on re-releases of Final Fantasy games right now. They just got done doing re-releases on GBA and now they're doing it on the DS and PSP. And Dragon Quest has consistently gotten lukewarm sales in the states. They probably don't see the benefit of giving us reissues of those games.

Which sucks, because it would be nice to have the original games in their original format at a fraction of the cost on the VC.

Super Mario RPG is coming to the VC, but probably only because Nintendo has more control over that than Square did.

It is probably some bit of news that Wii Virtual Console has import titles now. At last as far as Super Mario Brothers: Last Level, Lode Runner, and Sin and Punishment demonstrate.

I snatched up Sin and Punishment as soon as I saw it spring up on the VC, and I do not regret this. It's nine kinds of awesome. Even if the plot is completely incomprehensible and the controls take some adjusting and getting used to. Once you get past that, it's just you and a whole lot of explosions. Fun times.

Then again, I'm a hopeless Treasure fanboy. I've loved every game I've picked up by them, with the exception of Slypheed: The Lost Planet and Stretch Panic.

I'm wondering when and what sort of other Import games will arrive next. I am hoping for Terramiga, Mother, and Alien Soldier. Since technically all three have official English translations anyway.

As far as non-imports are concerned, Shock Troopers and Lufia 2 would be really nice.

Assuming some of you have Wiis, what sort of stuff would you like to see on the Virtual Console?

You know what I love?

Onions.

Sweet merciful heavens.

Survival. As I've said previously, they have no delusions about playing heroes. Not yet, anyway. The odds are considerably stacked against them.

The may not become heroes by 'accident,' the thing is that the player will probably have some choice in the matter. If they're playing in a greedy, treacherous manner, than they might have entirely selfish reasons to take down the villain. Or the player could be a compassionate sort. That's the nice gimmick about open ended games.

I'd like for the final dungeon to be accessible from the start, but yes, suicidally dangerous. Running errands into the thick of it could be promising, but I don't think the players would have any quests like that until at least mid-game.

The original heroes coming back as a undead boss fight would probably be pretty cool. Assuming you can name monster encounters.

That's a pretty easy way to do it, I just find it inconvenient for playtesting. But it's no more so than adding a party member back.