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General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: bikingjahuty on January 24, 2014, 12:44:55 am
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I have been slowly collecting Wii games since the console was released back in 2006, however it wasn't until recently that the Wii actually began becoming a more affordable system to collect for. Overall the games have gradually been dipping in price, and I imagine in probably another year or two it'll be as easy and accessible to collect for as the PS2 and original XBOX are at the moment. So we all know about the Mario and Zelda games on the console, even RPGs like Xenoblade and Last Story, but what are those gems that you either know of or have played that are incredible games, but nobody seems to know about? I have a few that I have played/own:
-Elabits
-Ultimate Shooting Collection
-Arcade Hits Pack: LA Machinegun and New York Gunblade
-Dataeast collection
-Ocean Commander
-Sin and Punishment 2
Looking for more suggestions on Obscure yet good Wii games that you guys know of.
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See if you can find Lost in Shadow.
It's a game where you control a shadow in the background. You have to adjust things in the foreground to cast the correct shadow for your shadow to walk on. It's a fun/weird game.
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I know I've posted this in other Wii-related threads but I just cannot help gushing about Zack & Wiki: Quest For Barbaros' Treasure. Makes great use of the Wii Remote by using it as if it were the tool on the game. Characters are also pretty adorable. :D
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See if you can find Lost in Shadow.
It's a game where you control a shadow in the background. You have to adjust things in the foreground to cast the correct shadow for your shadow to walk on. It's a fun/weird game.
Sounds like that Contrast game on the PS4 PSN. I like that game, I might have to look into Lost in Shadow.
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See if you can find Lost in Shadow.
It's a game where you control a shadow in the background. You have to adjust things in the foreground to cast the correct shadow for your shadow to walk on. It's a fun/weird game.
I played through that game and it was pretty good. I remember it going on a little too long for me.
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Haven't played Murumasa: The Demon Blade on the Wii (I have the Vita version) and have heard mostly love for it.
Arc Rise Fantasia, on the other hand (from what I've heard, at least) seems to be split @ about 50/50 for Love-it-or-Hate-it...
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I'm not usually one to like racing games, but Excite Trucks is nice in my opinion. If you love realism it probably won't be your thing though, but I like it.
Medieval Games is kinda like Mario Party but with medieval-themed mini games, you can easily get it for $5 usually (in here anyway).
I also love My Sims, but it's a really casual game. I've always loved building things so this game appeals to me a lot. You have to build houses and furniture for your house, gather essences from many items to "paint" the items and so on. People move in your town and you have to build each of them a house.
BOOM BLOX. If you have only one game to get, get either (or both) Boom Blox games. It's a whole lot of fun the more people you are, but even alone it's challenging. The goal is to throw different items (baseballs, bowling balls, bombs) at towers of blocs to score big points. You can also play multiplayer and have to destroy each other's castle, ship or whatever.
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Obscure; not entirely. Incredibly, mostly not. But these are all games that range from pretty good to awesome that people tend to not notice or really should notice more than they do.
Alien Syndrome
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Arc Rise Fantasia
Battalion Wars 2
Bit. Trip Complete
Boom Blox
Boom Blox: Bash Party
A Boy and His Blob
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Calling
Castle of Shikigami III
Cursed Mountain
Dawn of Discovery
Dokapon Kingdom
Elebits
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean 2: Blue World
Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Fortune Street
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Ivy the Kiwi
Klonoa
Little King's Story
Lost in Shadow
Metal Slug Anthology
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Opoona
Pandora's Tower
Samba de Amigo
Shiren the Wanderer
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
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cruis'n: it very outdated and its lacking in content but its a fun 90s style racing game and if you can get it for cheap, its worth the buy
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Sakura Wars: So Long my Love- it's a Tactical. RPG where how well your troops fight is based on your relationships with them instead of levels, it also happens to be a bit of a dating sim... I love this game too much
Dragonball: Revenge of King Piccolo-it's a Beat'em up based on Dragonball
Sam & Max season one (and two)- they're point and click adventures on the Wii starring Sam & Max what more needs to be said
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Sakura Wars: So Long my Love- it's a Tactical. RPG where how well your troops fight is based on your relationships with them instead of levels, it also happens to be a bit of a dating sim... I love this game too much
Dragonball: Revenge of King Piccolo-it's a Beat'em up based on Dragonball
Sam & Max season one (and two)- they're point and click adventures on the Wii starring Sam & Max what more needs to be said
Sakura Wars is another good suggestion...although, IMO, it's better played on the PS2.
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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon is a great Rogue-like, if you're into those.
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Dragonball: Revenge of King Piccolo-it's a Beat'em up based on Dragonball
Wait. Its a beat 'em up like final fight? I'm in
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I'm not sure how "obscure" you want exactly. I'm assuming non-Nintendo, non Rock Band/Guitar Hero, and non-Dance games then?
-Bit.Trip Series - Pretty much every game in the series is good. You can get them individually on Wii Ware or get the collection on disc. Great old-school gameplay (each one different, though) that hooks you then really challenges you. And some fantastic, hypnotic music to accompany it.
-Cave Story - This one is a Wii Ware game. Great little game with 2D Metroidvania gameplay, and a lot of charm to the world and characters.
-Data East Arcade Classics - Fantastic collection of old-school classic arcade games. One of the last of it's kind, everything is going download networks, now.
-Konami "Rebirth" Games - Amazing remakes of 3 of Konami's best 8-bit classics: Castlevania: Adventure, Gradius, and Contra. On Wii Ware.
-Metal Slug Anthology - If you like Metal Slug, you NEED to have this one. Great 2D run-n-gun action spanning from the first game to Metal Slug 6 (including MS X).
-House of the Dead 2 & 3 - If you like light-gun shooters, you'll like these arcade greats for the Wii.
-House of the Dead: Overkill - It's still House of the Dead gameplay, but it has such a cooler sense of style to it. It comes off feeling like a 70s drive-in flick. If you like those kind of movies, you'll love this. If you don't, you probably won't like it.
-Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottileb Collection - Great collection of life-like, accurate video-pinball recreations of real pinball tables dating from the '50s to '80s.
-Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - Great collection of life-like, accurate video-pinball recreations of real pinball tables dating from the '50s to '80s.
-Rayman: Origins - Possibly the single greatest platformer on the system, and this is a Nintendo system we're talking about. It's that good, really. The graphics, while 2D, are stunningly gorgeous. The music, is just as amazing as the graphics are, too. The gameplay actually accompanies and enhances the awesome music. And the level-design is fantastic, I just mentioned the gameplay enhancing the music, and a lot of the level-design is to thank for that. And it's HUGE. When you think you've actually beaten the game, and entire new set of areas open up as big as the first. You simply cannot be without this game if you own a Wii.
-Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles & Umbrella Chronicles - Two games here. But they follow the same formula. Take the locations and history of the awesome RE series, and turn them into a light-gun shooter. If you like RE and you like light-gun shooters, these should keep you entertained.
-SNK Arcade Classics - Fantastic collection of the best first-party Neo-Geo MVS games. Next-best thing to owning an actual MVS, AES, or NGCD. Metal Slug, King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Magician Lord, Samurai Shodown; they're all represented among others.
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Oh yeah also the Trauma Center games all 3 are very cheap and They're ATLUS titles and play great
Second Opinion
New Blood
and Trauma Team
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Good recommendations everyone, thank you all :D
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I'll 2nd Cave Story.
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My go-to is always Muramasa: The Demon Blade. I adore that game, it's such satisfying, twitch gameplay with the carrot of 108 swords to collect in the game (some being upgraded versions of earlier swords), but many have special abilities that make certain swords better for certain scenarios. Going after the Crissagrim in Castlevania: SOTN was part of what drove me to explore that game so thoroughly -- and that element is totally present here as well.
Others worth mentioning:
- Blast Works
- MadWorld
- A Boy and his Blob
- Zack & Wiki
And for anyone who loved Homestar Runner & Strongbad:
- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (Ep 1-5) (Wii Ware)
I'm a HUGE fan of Homestar Runner; if you like them and/or point and click adventure games, you have to play these. I SO wish they put these on disc so they weren't attached to my Wii memory. Apparently there is a PC release on disc though.
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Mushroom Men is pretty good, Excite Bots and Fragile Dreams
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If you like 3D platforming adventures, check out Spray. Really clunky and glitch ridden, but still fun.
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Mushroom Men is pretty good, Excite Bots and Fragile Dreams
What's Fragile Dreams like?
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Mushroom Men is pretty good, Excite Bots and Fragile Dreams
What's Fragile Dreams like?
Oh yeah, Fragile Dreams! That is a great Wii game, imo. Sort-of open world exploration of a post-apocalyptic world where you may be the only living human. Great cast of characters, cool story but also very emotional and melancholic, beautiful environments and light RPG elements. I would say it's a must for Wii owners. I really liked it.
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Fragile Dreams is on my short list of Wii games I still need to pickup.
How is that Wii exclusive fighting game? Capcom vs. some Japanese company? :P
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If you're a horror fan, I suggest trying out Calling. It's by no means a perfect game (first half is chock full of those WHERE DO I GOOOO-?! moments,) but it definitely has some interesting elements, as well as a few genuinely suspenseful sections. I particularly like the way the developers integrated the Wiimote, which you can use like a cell phone by pressing it to your ear. Great use of ambient noise, too. It also has an optional Japanese language track, if you're into that.
Price seems to be wavering a bit lately, but I was lucky and managed to find a sealed copy for $20 at my local shop. I would recommend grabbing it if you find it cheap.
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If you're a horror fan, I suggest trying out Calling. It's by no means a perfect game (first half is chock full of those WHERE DO I GOOOO-?! moments,) but it definitely has some interesting elements, as well as a few genuinely suspenseful sections. I particularly like the way the developers integrated the Wiimote, which you can use like a cell phone by pressing it to your ear. Great use of ambient noise, too. It also has an optional Japanese language track, if you're into that.
Price seems to be wavering a bit lately, but I was lucky and managed to find a sealed copy for $20 at my local shop. I would recommend grabbing it if you find it cheap.
I saw this for cheap on ebay once and it look really cool. I didn't grab it but wish I did. Glad to hear it's a cool game. I'll keep an eye out for it!
P.S. It seems to me I haven't seen you post in a while. Nice to see you back on here!
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If you're a horror fan, I suggest trying out Calling. It's by no means a perfect game (first half is chock full of those WHERE DO I GOOOO-?! moments,) but it definitely has some interesting elements, as well as a few genuinely suspenseful sections. I particularly like the way the developers integrated the Wiimote, which you can use like a cell phone by pressing it to your ear. Great use of ambient noise, too. It also has an optional Japanese language track, if you're into that.
Price seems to be wavering a bit lately, but I was lucky and managed to find a sealed copy for $20 at my local shop. I would recommend grabbing it if you find it cheap.
Thanks, added Calling to my Wii want list. :) I did a quick GS stock check online, and it says no store within 100 miles of me has it. :o
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I saw this for cheap on ebay once and it look really cool. I didn't grab it but wish I did. Glad to hear it's a cool game. I'll keep an eye out for it!
P.S. It seems to me I haven't seen you post in a while. Nice to see you back on here!
Thanks, great to be back! I come and go sporadically, but you guys are stuck with me for the long haul. :P (Being home sick from work right now, bored off my ass while I wait for the Dayquil to take effect might also have something to do with it. Bluuurgh whine whine whine.)
Thanks, added Calling to my Wii want list. :) I did a quick GS stock check online, and it says no store within 100 miles of me has it. :o
Argh, I hate it when that happens. You might get lucky with an internet search. I can keep an eye out for cheap copies. Honestly, unless you intend to resell it, I wouldn't spend more than $25 on it. I still readily recommend it, but I have a bad habit of really, REALLY liking games that are, by all accounts, kind of awful. See my icon tag for proof.
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
I wasn't aware they made a sequel to Trace Memory. I'll be checking this out!
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
I wasn't aware they made a sequel to Trace Memory. I'll be checking this out!
Tragic isn't it lol
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LIT was a great survival horror type wii ware game. Not sure if it's possible to get it now since it was only available on the shopping channel.
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LIT was a great survival horror type wii ware game. Not sure if it's possible to get it now since it was only available on the shopping channel.
Oh, I am all over that. Thanks for the rec!
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LIT was a great survival horror type wii ware game. Not sure if it's possible to get it now since it was only available on the shopping channel.
Oh, I am all over that. Thanks for the rec!
No prob. It also had the best use of the crappy speaker built into the controller ever.
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
I wasn't aware they made a sequel to Trace Memory. I'll be checking this out!
S'up Doc?
I'm glad that you said something...I had no clue that it was 'related' to Trace Memory.
5/20's sure taking it's sweet time getting here; huh :'(
Ever play/finish Koudelka!?
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5/20's sure taking it's sweet time getting here; huh :'(
Tell me about it. Once that boxed set arrives on my doorstep, I'm disappearing for a week. I don't even care if I get fired. Paychecks are for the weak. 8)
Still haven't made much progress in Koudelka, I'm afraid. I think my jerry-rigged PS2 is finally dying, not just the laser, like last time. I've been trying to get it to run on my PS3 with no luck. I really need to replace my systems soon. If my PS3 dies on me in the middle of Drakengard 3, I'm rioting.
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
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I looked at that Calling game ... its still a bit costly but Im going to try to find a copy to go with Ju-on.
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
Maybe she'd like Trauma Center - do you guys have it and/or ever played it?
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
Maybe she'd like Trauma Center - do you guys have it and/or ever played it?
Nope, what's it play like? For some reason I always assumed it was more-or-less the board game Operation w/ a Wiimote. :P
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
Maybe she'd like Trauma Center - do you guys have it and/or ever played it?
Nope, what's it play like? For some reason I always assumed it was more-or-less the board game Operation w/ a Wiimote. :P
It's been so long since I played it, but, now that I think about it - I played it on the DS NOT the Wii...
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
Maybe she'd like Trauma Center - do you guys have it and/or ever played it?
Nope, what's it play like? For some reason I always assumed it was more-or-less the board game Operation w/ a Wiimote. :P
It's been so long since I played it, but, now that I think about it - I played it on the DS NOT the Wii...
Well what's THAT one play like then? :P
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
Maybe she'd like Trauma Center - do you guys have it and/or ever played it?
Nope, what's it play like? For some reason I always assumed it was more-or-less the board game Operation w/ a Wiimote. :P
It's been so long since I played it, but, now that I think about it - I played it on the DS NOT the Wii...
Well what's THAT one play like then? :P
Really really love the visual novel hybrid games like that. Fantastic they need more instead of this call of duty crap. Yeah it's only europe but you should be happy it's in english, that's already a god blessing. Playing langrisser 3 reading the script online was a real pain in the balls.
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
So she's into the visual novel games huh? DS is the place to be then has she played 999, or zero escape?
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Maybe she'd like Trauma Center - do you guys have it and/or ever played it?
I have the first 2 trauma center games. My wife and I enjoy them. The second is more fun to us because we can play 2 player simultaneous co-op.
Trauma Team is in my wishlist.
The story is also entertaining in an Anime B-Movie sort of way.
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Nope, what's it play like? For some reason I always assumed it was more-or-less the board game Operation w/ a Wiimote. :P
It starts out that way but quickly diverges into something much more. Both games are actually sci-fi action/puzzle games.
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The one (the 1st game) that I played was no joke either - I remember some pretty difficult parts in it...
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another code r. True hidden gem. That company was doomed to failure from the start fighting the uphill battle. They went defunct, and not many have heard of them, but they still made a great unique game. Check out there only wii game.
So this game never released in the US, correct? From looking into it I see that it & Trace Memory are both set in the same universe as Hotel Dusk and supposedly have similar gameplay as it. My wife *loved* hotel dusk - I bought Trace Memory for her recently not knowing a lot about it except that it seemed like her type of game, but she hasn't played it yet. I'm sure once I tell her about its Hotel Dusk connection, she will. But she'll also want to play this one at some point, I'm sure - so if it's UK only, gonna have to find a way to import. :-\
So she's into the visual novel games huh? DS is the place to be then has she played 999, or zero escape?
She loved 999, she's wanting me to get her a Vita so she can play Zero Escape on it (I know it's out for the 3DS as well but she wants a Vita anyway & would rather play it on that). I'm probably about 3/4's through Danganronpa right now and I'm pretty sure she'll love that too.
Sounds like I'll have to add the Trauma Center games to my wishlist. Thanks guys! ;D
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I can second the Trauma Center games. I only played the Wii ones, but my understanding was the DS one is pretty much the same thing. Co-op on the 2nd one is pretty fun too. I played it with my girlfriend at the time. Plus Atlus is tied to it so you know it's good!
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A Boy and His Blob and Lost in Shadow. Two Action/Puzzle-solving games. I'd categorize them as hidden gems.
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I have been picking up obscure Wii games like mad lately, and still my wanted list keeps growing out of control! :o From various message boards (some from this thread ;) ), YouTube vids, etc. I have compiled this list that I'm on the lookout for:
Arc Rise Fantasia
Baroque
Blast Works
Calling
Castle of Shikigami III
Castlevania Judgement
Deadly Creatures
Excitetruck
Fortune Street
Fragile Dreams
Ghost Squad
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Ivy the Kiwi?
Ju-On
Little King’s Story
Lost In Blue: Shipwrecked
Mad World
Mushroom Men: Spore Wars
No More Heroes 2
Onechanbara
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Opoona
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
Pikmin (not really a hidden gem but difficult to find in my area at least)
Roogoo Twisted Towers
Rune Factory: Frontier
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Samurai Showdown Anthology
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (the cover art to this game blows - I think I passed on it already out of town not knowing what it was :( )
Soul Calibur Legends
SSX Blur
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Trauma Team
Ultimate Shooting Collection
I think I'm gonna have to take back most of the bad things I've said about the Wii over the years. :P
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I have been picking up obscure Wii games like mad lately, and still my wanted list keeps growing out of control! :o From various message boards (some from this thread ;) ), YouTube vids, etc. I have compiled this list that I'm on the lookout for:
Arc Rise Fantasia
Baroque
Blast Works
Calling
Castle of Shikigami III
Castlevania Judgement
Deadly Creatures
Excitetruck
Fortune Street
Fragile Dreams
Ghost Squad
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Ivy the Kiwi?
Ju-On
Little King’s Story
Lost In Blue: Shipwrecked
Mad World
Mushroom Men: Spore Wars
No More Heroes 2
Onechanbara
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Opoona
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
Pikmin (not really a hidden gem but difficult to find in my area at least)
Roogoo Twisted Towers
Rune Factory: Frontier
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Samurai Showdown Anthology
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (the cover art to this game blows - I think I passed on it already out of town not knowing what it was :( )
Soul Calibur Legends
SSX Blur
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Trauma Team
Ultimate Shooting Collection
I think I'm gonna have to take back most of the bad things I've said about the Wii over the years. :P
You can also get Ivy the Kiwi? on the DS, it's great on a handheld. Also, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is a much better version than Accent Core, since it has more characters and comes with a soundtrack CD. For me, Accent Core Plus wasn't that much more difficult to find than Accent Core.
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I have been picking up obscure Wii games like mad lately, and still my wanted list keeps growing out of control! :o From various message boards (some from this thread ;) ), YouTube vids, etc. I have compiled this list that I'm on the lookout for:
Arc Rise Fantasia
Baroque
Blast Works
Calling
Castle of Shikigami III
Castlevania Judgement
Deadly Creatures
Excitetruck
Fortune Street
Fragile Dreams
Ghost Squad
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Ivy the Kiwi?
Ju-On
Little King’s Story
Lost In Blue: Shipwrecked
Mad World
Mushroom Men: Spore Wars
No More Heroes 2
Onechanbara
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Opoona
Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
Pikmin (not really a hidden gem but difficult to find in my area at least)
Roogoo Twisted Towers
Rune Factory: Frontier
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Samurai Showdown Anthology
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (the cover art to this game blows - I think I passed on it already out of town not knowing what it was :( )
Soul Calibur Legends
SSX Blur
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Trauma Team
Ultimate Shooting Collection
I think I'm gonna have to take back most of the bad things I've said about the Wii over the years. :P
You can also get Ivy the Kiwi? on the DS, it's great on a handheld. Also, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is a much better version than Accent Core, since it has more characters and comes with a soundtrack CD. For me, Accent Core Plus wasn't that much more difficult to find than Accent Core.
Thanks - I prefer games on consoles over handhelds when given the choice, but I probably would pick up Ivy on DS...if it were available anywhere remotely close to me. :-\ According to Gamestop's stock checker, it's not. Speaking of which, they list a grand total of one store within 100 miles of me that has a used copy of Guilty Gear on the Wii. From my understanding they don't distinguish between the normal & Plus versions in their inventory, so it could be either...but honestly, I'll be happy if it's just complete. I'm heading to that store tomorrow (it's only about 30 mins away) so I'll find out soon enough...
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You can also get Ivy the Kiwi? on the DS, it's great on a handheld. Also, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus is a much better version than Accent Core, since it has more characters and comes with a soundtrack CD. For me, Accent Core Plus wasn't that much more difficult to find than Accent Core.
Thanks - I prefer games on consoles over handhelds when given the choice, but I probably would pick up Ivy on DS...if it were available anywhere remotely close to me. :-\ According to Gamestop's stock checker, it's not. Speaking of which, they list a grand total of one store within 100 miles of me that has a used copy of Guilty Gear on the Wii. From my understanding they don't distinguish between the normal & Plus versions in their inventory, so it could be either...but honestly, I'll be happy if it's just complete. I'm heading to that store tomorrow (it's only about 30 mins away) so I'll find out soon enough...
Good luck, I hope you manage to find a copy of Accent Core Plus. :D
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No joy on Guilty Gear - it was disk only. I did luck up & get complete copies of Deadly Creatures and Sky Crawlers tho, so not a complete loss. :)
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I've been picking up so many cheap Wii games lately that I thought I'd resurrect this thread to use to post my initial impressions of some of them. :)
A Boy & His Blob - I never played the original, but this remake is fantastic so far. The 2D graphics look really good and the mix of action & puzzles seems just right. Really looking forward to putting more time into this one. If you can find it, I'd say this is a definite must-buy.
Alien Syndrome - A top-down twin-stick shooter. Sorta Diablo with guns? It's not bad, but I think there are HD downloadable versions of it on the PS3 and/or the 360. Well worth what I paid (about $3) but will depend on how big a fan of the genre you are.
Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy - This is an unusual game. Basically it's a build-your-own side-scrolling 'shmup. Pretty in-depth on the creation side, I haven't really scratched the surface there. Plays kinda strangely, you can "grab" enemies you shoot down & then use them as shields? Sorta? Hard to explain. It's definitely unique, I'll pretty much guarantee there's not another game like it, so I'd say that alone deserves it a spot in your Wii collection.
Chicken Little: Ace In Action - This is a Ratchet & Clank clone. That's the easiest & most accurate description I can give. I don't know that it has as many weapons - I'm not entirely sure you get different weapons at all - but the first level I played looked & felt exactly like a R&C level. That's not a bad thing, btw, because this is a well-done clone. It looks as if you'll either still gain abilities as you go or possibly switch off to other characters who have different abilities. You move w/ the nunchuck & aim with the wiimote, which actually works very well - it was apparently made for the PS2 as well, but I don't know if it would be as fun without the motion aiming. Great production values too, except I think Adam West was badly miscast as the main character. I can imagine Patrick Warburton doing his voice & fitting the character much better. But that's a minor quibble. For a whopping $2, you can't go wrong here. :)
Deadly Creatures - Get this game. It's awesome. You start out playing as a spider and the controls, animation and just "feel" of it is all spot on. An absolute blast, very highly recommended. I'll promise you, this will be another "Gotcha Force" where people realize how good it is too late & therefore cause the price to skyrocket.
Dragon Quest Swords: Very Long Subtitle - Eh. It's DQ, so I definitely wanted it, and as with the rest of these it was pretty cheap. But if you don't have a love of the DQ series, you can probably safely pass on this one. Motion controlled sword fighting that works about as well as you'd expect.
Escape From Bug Island - Whether or not I can recommend this game to you depends on how you answer one question - do you enjoy watching really terrible movies to laugh at them? If so, this game is for you! Some of the absolute worst dialog ever written for a game. Heck, your "guy" friend frequently cocks & aims his shotgun to punctuate random things he says. It's a survival horror game with functional but kinda gimmicky motion controls, but man is it funny. ;D
Ghost Squad - I absolutely love this one. It's a port of an arcade on-rails shooter (Time Crisis without the ducking mechanic) with Sega's patented horribly cheesy settings/dialog/everything else. :P It plays great, the aiming is very responsive and levels have branching paths (with more paths that open up the more you play) and there are tons of unlockables. You can blast through it in a 30 min sitting, but it's definitely made to be replayed. Tons of fun - I can only imagine 2-player is that much better.
Marble Saga Kororinpa - A pretty good Marble Madness / Monkeyball type game. Seems like a really good time waster.
Red Steel 2 - I played very little of this so far, but I can say I love the graphic style (very nice cell shading) and the controls seem really responsive.
Samba de Amigo - Disappointingly terrible. :( I have & love the Dreamcast original, and it's sad that the almost 15 year old maraca technology they used is much more responsive than what was done with this crappy port. I paid $1 for it, and that was probably too much but I wanted it just to have it because I enjoyed the original so much.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - From the hour or so I've played so far, this could very well be the best Silent Hill game in years. It's complete focus on exploration (you literally cannot fight at all) is exactly what this series needed, because it puts all the emphasis on exploration. The mind games the game plays with you are very cool as well - I won't spoil them, but just know that what you do in the game is "teaching" the game how you play & will be used against you.
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Ghost Squad - I absolutely love this one. It's a port of an arcade on-rails shooter (Time Crisis without the ducking mechanic) with Sega's patented horribly cheesy settings/dialog/everything else. :P It plays great, the aiming is very responsive and levels have branching paths (with more paths that open up the more you play) and there are tons of unlockables. You can blast through it in a 30 min sitting, but it's definitely made to be replayed. Tons of fun - I can only imagine 2-player is that much better.
I saw this one for 4 bucks at Gamestop. Might grab it for the heck of it.
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Argyle, let me know if you need any help tracking down some Wii games at Gamestop - I can always take a look at my local shop(s) to see if they have what you want.
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Re-resurrect
I picked up a few more titles on the wii recently.
Boy and His Blob
Little Kings Story
Ju-On
All complete
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After going to a few Gamestops over the last month, and cleaning a great portion of Wii games out of their stores, I'm still surprised how many Wii games I've missed when they came out. Argyle, your list really helped me out when I was looking for many of these games, and most of the ones I've found are mostly on the action side, but they are a lot of fun to play and try out. The only downside so far as been that all of the Gamestops in my area that show stock on their website for Ultimate Shooting Collection, but when I go to the stores, they don't have the disc at all, and it sucks since I really want that cheap compliation pack for my shmup collection, but I'm gonna have to keep looking for a decently priced copy of the game.
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Here's a new suggestion:
Pandora's Tower.
It's like Shadow of the Colossus only the love of your life that you are trying to save is still alive.
She's infected or cursed with something and you have to beat 12 beasts and feed her their flesh in order to cure her.
Also unlike SoC her infection spreads in realtime so you have to beat the 12 beasts and return to her before it's spread too far.
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Here's a new suggestion:
Pandora's Tower.
It's like Shadow of the Colossus only the love of your life that you are trying to save is still alive.
She's infected or cursed with something and you have to beat 12 beasts and feed her their flesh in order to cure her.
Also unlike SoC her infection spreads in realtime so you have to beat the 12 beasts and return to her before it's spread too far.
I've heard some great things about that game. I've been trying to find a decent price for the game for quite some time, but I do want to experience what the game has to offer after seeing gameplay footage online.
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Here's a new suggestion:
Pandora's Tower.
It's like Shadow of the Colossus only the love of your life that you are trying to save is still alive.
She's infected or cursed with something and you have to beat 12 beasts and feed her their flesh in order to cure her.
Also unlike SoC her infection spreads in realtime so you have to beat the 12 beasts and return to her before it's spread too far.
I've heard some great things about that game. I've been trying to find a decent price for the game for quite some time, but I do want to experience what the game has to offer after seeing gameplay footage online.
I bought it, expecting to like it. And it just weirded me out way too much. The princess makes weird whimpering sounds while she's eating beast-flesh that you feed here. All the while there's this creepy old woman giggling and getting all happy about it. It just has this weird sexual vibe to it.
Which really disappointed me, because I love a good action-RPG. I think that's just one genre the U.S. does better.
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Re-resurrect
I picked up a few more titles on the wii recently.
Boy and His Blob
Little Kings Story
Ju-On
All complete
Very jealous of your Ju-On - can't find that one anywhere. No GS within 100 miles of me has it (or Calling, looking for it as well) and no other store I've been to has had it either. Awesome find! :)
After going to a few Gamestops over the last month, and cleaning a great portion of Wii games out of their stores, I'm still surprised how many Wii games I've missed when they came out. Argyle, your list really helped me out when I was looking for many of these games, and most of the ones I've found are mostly on the action side, but they are a lot of fun to play and try out. The only downside so far as been that all of the Gamestops in my area that show stock on their website for Ultimate Shooting Collection, but when I go to the stores, they don't have the disc at all, and it sucks since I really want that cheap compliation pack for my shmup collection, but I'm gonna have to keep looking for a decently priced copy of the game.
Glad my list was useful. :) I haven't had any luck with USC either. There are several really cheap ones like that that I haven't seen anywhere.
Here's a new suggestion:
Pandora's Tower.
It's like Shadow of the Colossus only the love of your life that you are trying to save is still alive.
She's infected or cursed with something and you have to beat 12 beasts and feed her their flesh in order to cure her.
Also unlike SoC her infection spreads in realtime so you have to beat the 12 beasts and return to her before it's spread too far.
Lol, in the world of Wii games Pandora's Tower is practically mainstream. :P I've heard good things about it, but I haven't played it myself (despite having owned it since release ::)).
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Yeah Pandora isn't rare but it's often overlooked.
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
Goodwill in my area can't seem to get enough Wii titles. Mostly shovelware, but still, it's worth a look if you have one in your area.
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
Goodwill in my area can't seem to get enough Wii titles. Mostly shovelware, but still, it's worth a look if you have one in your area.
Our Goodwill doesn't put games out, really. Our Salvation Army does - came upon some Genny games there today. But Wii, actually it's very hard to find a big selection of Wii games here. GS stores are now down to one small floor rack, and our indie store has mostly popular titles. Found a stack in a yard sale two weeks ago which surprised me, but sadly all shovelware in it. :-\
I wanna find Excite Bots! Also, Blast Works - why oh why did I keep passing that up for $5?? :o Where is my Ocean Commander, my Munchables? *sigh* :P
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^ I've heard a lot of people on this board say that. I guess I'm just lucky at my Goodwill. We have an entire game section near the movies and CDs.
Although I haven't seen a cartridge game in a long time. I think they stopped putting those out.
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
Goodwill in my area can't seem to get enough Wii titles. Mostly shovelware, but still, it's worth a look if you have one in your area.
Our Goodwill doesn't put games out, really. Our Salvation Army does - came upon some Genny games there today. But Wii, actually it's very hard to find a big selection of Wii games here. GS stores are now down to one small floor rack, and our indie store has mostly popular titles. Found a stack in a yard sale two weeks ago which surprised me, but sadly all shovelware in it. :-\
I wanna find Excite Bots! Also, Blast Works - why oh why did I keep passing that up for $5?? :o Where is my Ocean Commander, my Munchables? *sigh* :P
Supposedly both of those are in my area. I can check them out & see if they're complete / good condition if you want, and send 'em your way for cost + shipping. :)
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
Goodwill in my area can't seem to get enough Wii titles. Mostly shovelware, but still, it's worth a look if you have one in your area.
Our Goodwill doesn't put games out, really. Our Salvation Army does - came upon some Genny games there today. But Wii, actually it's very hard to find a big selection of Wii games here. GS stores are now down to one small floor rack, and our indie store has mostly popular titles. Found a stack in a yard sale two weeks ago which surprised me, but sadly all shovelware in it. :-\
I wanna find Excite Bots! Also, Blast Works - why oh why did I keep passing that up for $5?? :o Where is my Ocean Commander, my Munchables? *sigh* :P
Supposedly both of those are in my area. I can check them out & see if they're complete / good condition if you want, and send 'em your way for cost + shipping. :)
Which ones do you mean by both?
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
Goodwill in my area can't seem to get enough Wii titles. Mostly shovelware, but still, it's worth a look if you have one in your area.
Our Goodwill doesn't put games out, really. Our Salvation Army does - came upon some Genny games there today. But Wii, actually it's very hard to find a big selection of Wii games here. GS stores are now down to one small floor rack, and our indie store has mostly popular titles. Found a stack in a yard sale two weeks ago which surprised me, but sadly all shovelware in it. :-\
I wanna find Excite Bots! Also, Blast Works - why oh why did I keep passing that up for $5?? :o Where is my Ocean Commander, my Munchables? *sigh* :P
Supposedly both of those are in my area. I can check them out & see if they're complete / good condition if you want, and send 'em your way for cost + shipping. :)
Which ones do you mean by both?
Oh, sorry - Excitebots & Blast Works.
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^ I've heard a lot of people on this board say that. I guess I'm just lucky at my Goodwill. We have an entire game section near the movies and CDs.
Although I haven't seen a cartridge game in a long time. I think they stopped putting those out.
You have a movies and CDs section? Here, we have a small shelf of maybe 23 VHS tapes and 12 gospel and smooth jazz CDs.
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Gotta be honest, I didn't love Pandora's Tower. It was okay, never finished it. Terrible soundtrack.
I'm having trouble finding many of those obscure/bizarre Wii games in the wild lately. I remember seeing them ALL on the shelves at GS in the past, now they are no where to be found!
Goodwill in my area can't seem to get enough Wii titles. Mostly shovelware, but still, it's worth a look if you have one in your area.
Our Goodwill doesn't put games out, really. Our Salvation Army does - came upon some Genny games there today. But Wii, actually it's very hard to find a big selection of Wii games here. GS stores are now down to one small floor rack, and our indie store has mostly popular titles. Found a stack in a yard sale two weeks ago which surprised me, but sadly all shovelware in it. :-\
I wanna find Excite Bots! Also, Blast Works - why oh why did I keep passing that up for $5?? :o Where is my Ocean Commander, my Munchables? *sigh* :P
Supposedly both of those are in my area. I can check them out & see if they're complete / good condition if you want, and send 'em your way for cost + shipping. :)
Which ones do you mean by both?
Oh, sorry - Excitebots & Blast Works.
Aha, if they are complete and good yeah, that would be really cool. :D As long as PayPal is not a problem.
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OK, I'll check them out & let you know! :)
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- A Boy and His Blob-- It's one I've been on the lookout for, and was made by WayForward. Modern remake of the NES classic. Has a hug button. Where the boy hugs the blob. Not a joke, adorable as anything you'll ever see.
- Centipede Infestation -- Also by WayForward, is interesting and enjoyable, if a little bland at points. Surprisingly melodramatic story.
- Castlevania Judgement -- Bizarre fighting game that is playable, but somewhat shallow. Strange enough to be interesting.
- Lost in Shadow -- Bleakly melancholic title that is occasionally reminiscent of Limbo.
- Deadly Creatures -- One of the games that perfectly suited the Wii, playing up the "thinking outside the box" concept of game design. Excellent creature animation, fun arcade-style combat, and generally decent motion controls.
- Cursed Mountain -- Horror title from Deep Silver that takes place in the Himalayas. I haven't played it yet, but I own it.
- Target Terror -- A rare "so bad, it's kinda good" arcade rail shooter that looks like it's straight out of the 90's, but is only a few years old. Completely absurd title that looks like it might be creeping into collectible territory.
- Ultimate Shooting Collection -- A shmup collection, two of which appear in the US only in this set.
- Castle of Shikigami III -- A rare physically released shmup in this day and age with a ridiculous anime storyline. Exclusive as I recall.
- Tournament of Legends -- A fighting game in a similar vein to Castlevania Judgement, but with mythological characters (so, I suppose, exactly like Castlevania...) like a Minotaur. Made by the guys that did The Conduit. Shallow, but solid. Very impressive graphics.
- Soul Calibur Legends -- Was apparently an action game starring Sigfried/Nightmare. Haven't played it, didn't review well. Might be an interesting curio.
- Final Fantasy: Chocobo's Dungeon -- I always forget about this one when I'm looking for Wii games. But I remembered this time.
- Escape from Bug Island -- Same category as Target Terror in the terribleness, but supposedly a survival horror piece. Not exactly easy to find these days.
- Ghost Squad -- A short but sweet arcade light gun game from Sega who, with this title, proved that they truly knew how to do light-gun rail shooters on the system. Silly, lots of unlockables, but enjoyable. Released before either House of the Dead games on the system.
- Red Steel 2 -- Sold poorly, but far superior to the first title, and related in name and swords only.
- Excite Truck & Excite Bots -- The closest any game on the Wii ever got to Burnout. High speed, high intensity, stunt-focused racing. Actually possible to win races without coming in first place as it's based on stunt points and other insanity.
- Arc Rise Fantasia -- JRPG with dragons or something. A friend of mine lent me his copy, but I haven't gotten around to it. Supposedly a great RPG with awful voice acting.
- Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon -- Haunting post-apocalyptic title that incorporates elements of survival horror. Don't have it yet.
- Muramasa: The Demon Blade -- Absolutely gorgeous action-adventure that no one should miss out on.
- Geometry Wars: Galaxies -- Classic Geometry Wars gaming expanded to massive levels. Lots of stuff to do here.
- Punch-Out!! -- Unfortunately, I think this got overlooked by Nintendo fans in favor of a bunch of needless crap with Mario on the cover. So good, it made me love Punch-Out, and one of the best looking Wii games.
- Battalion Wars II -- Same category as Punch-Out!!, except I haven't played my copy yet. Related to the Advance Wars franchise.
- Sin & Punishment -- The long demanded title by fans, who then promptly ignored it. Pity, it's an outstanding game.
- Zack & Wiki -- Puzzle/Platformer from Capcom, and widely touted as one of the best uses of the Wiimote.
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom -- Deserved better recognition than it got. This game is tons of fun.
- Blast Works -- Wacky do-it-yourself shmup. People created horizontal, vertical, and even stationary shmups in it.
- F1 2009 -- F1 racing game that is an F1 racing game. It had a limited run and has become collectible.
- Fritz Chess -- One of the rarest Wii games. Apparently only released in Canada and maybe part of the US.
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- A Boy and His Blob-- It's one I've been on the lookout for, and was made by WayForward. Modern remake of the NES classic. Has a hug button. Where the boy hugs the blob. Not a joke, adorable as anything you'll ever see.
- Centipede Infestation -- Also by WayForward, is interesting and enjoyable, if a little bland at points. Surprisingly melodramatic story.
- Castlevania Judgement -- Bizarre fighting game that is playable, but somewhat shallow. Strange enough to be interesting.
- Lost in Shadow -- Bleakly melancholic title that is occasionally reminiscent of Limbo.
- Deadly Creatures -- One of the games that perfectly suited the Wii, playing up the "thinking outside the box" concept of game design. Excellent creature animation, fun arcade-style combat, and generally decent motion controls.
- Cursed Mountain -- Horror title from Deep Silver that takes place in the Himalayas. I haven't played it yet, but I own it.
- Target Terror -- A rare "so bad, it's kinda good" arcade rail shooter that looks like it's straight out of the 90's, but is only a few years old. Completely absurd title that looks like it might be creeping into collectible territory.
- Ultimate Shooting Collection -- A shmup collection, two of which appear in the US only in this set.
- Castle of Shikigami III -- A rare physically released shmup in this day and age with a ridiculous anime storyline. Exclusive as I recall.
- Tournament of Legends -- A fighting game in a similar vein to Castlevania Judgement, but with mythological characters (so, I suppose, exactly like Castlevania...) like a Minotaur. Made by the guys that did The Conduit. Shallow, but solid. Very impressive graphics.
- Soul Calibur Legends -- Was apparently an action game starring Sigfried/Nightmare. Haven't played it, didn't review well. Might be an interesting curio.
- Final Fantasy: Chocobo's Dungeon -- I always forget about this one when I'm looking for Wii games. But I remembered this time.
- Escape from Bug Island -- Same category as Target Terror in the terribleness, but supposedly a survival horror piece. Not exactly easy to find these days.
- Ghost Squad -- A short but sweet arcade light gun game from Sega who, with this title, proved that they truly knew how to do light-gun rail shooters on the system. Silly, lots of unlockables, but enjoyable. Released before either House of the Dead games on the system.
- Red Steel 2 -- Sold poorly, but far superior to the first title, and related in name and swords only.
- Excite Truck & Excite Bots -- The closest any game on the Wii ever got to Burnout. High speed, high intensity, stunt-focused racing. Actually possible to win races without coming in first place as it's based on stunt points and other insanity.
- Arc Rise Fantasia -- JRPG with dragons or something. A friend of mine lent me his copy, but I haven't gotten around to it. Supposedly a great RPG with awful voice acting.
- Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon -- Haunting post-apocalyptic title that incorporates elements of survival horror. Don't have it yet.
- Muramasa: The Demon Blade -- Absolutely gorgeous action-adventure that no one should miss out on.
- Geometry Wars: Galaxies -- Classic Geometry Wars gaming expanded to massive levels. Lots of stuff to do here.
- Punch-Out!! -- Unfortunately, I think this got overlooked by Nintendo fans in favor of a bunch of needless crap with Mario on the cover. So good, it made me love Punch-Out, and one of the best looking Wii games.
- Battalion Wars II -- Same category as Punch-Out!!, except I haven't played my copy yet. Related to the Advance Wars franchise.
- Sin & Punishment -- The long demanded title by fans, who then promptly ignored it. Pity, it's an outstanding game.
- Zack & Wiki -- Puzzle/Platformer from Capcom, and widely touted as one of the best uses of the Wiimote.
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom -- Deserved better recognition than it got. This game is tons of fun.
- Blast Works -- Wacky do-it-yourself shmup. People created horizontal, vertical, and even stationary shmups in it.
- F1 2009 -- F1 racing game that is an F1 racing game. It had a limited run and has become collectible.
- Fritz Chess -- One of the rarest Wii games. Apparently only released in Canada and maybe part of the US.
Good list.
Gah, Castle of Shikigami is another one I used to look at in GS and never bought. Now look at those eBay prices! :(
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Good list.
Gah, Castle of Shikigami is another one I used to look at in GS and never bought. Now look at those eBay prices! :(
I saw Castle of Shikigami III in a store last year--a small local reseller like if GameStop was good. It was the only time I'd ever seen Shikigami in a store, so I bought it on the spot. It was even new. Almost feel bad for opening it.
That same place had a used DS game I'd never seen in real life until last weekend--Contact. Bought that the second it was noticed as well.
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Ghost Squad - I absolutely love this one. It's a port of an arcade on-rails shooter (Time Crisis without the ducking mechanic) with Sega's patented horribly cheesy settings/dialog/everything else. :P It plays great, the aiming is very responsive and levels have branching paths (with more paths that open up the more you play) and there are tons of unlockables. You can blast through it in a 30 min sitting, but it's definitely made to be replayed. Tons of fun - I can only imagine 2-player is that much better.
I saw this one for 4 bucks at Gamestop. Might grab it for the heck of it.
It's short, brainless fun, but there are a lot of secrets and unlockables. Also, it showed why Sega would be the master of the arcade rail-shooter on the Wii. It's control is very solid. Can even be calibrated to remove the reticles, but I'm not that good, so I prefer the lazy reticle-based blasting.
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^ I've heard a lot of people on this board say that. I guess I'm just lucky at my Goodwill. We have an entire game section near the movies and CDs.
Although I haven't seen a cartridge game in a long time. I think they stopped putting those out.
You have a movies and CDs section? Here, we have a small shelf of maybe 23 VHS tapes and 12 gospel and smooth jazz CDs.
Oh yeah. My movie collection has probably tripled in size thanks to Goodwill. The CD selection, not so great, but at least I can get the common stuff like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and AC/DC.
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Warioland: Shake it and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom are both great obscure games for the Wii.
I realize Warioland is a Nintendo game, but it's pretty obscure for a Nintendo game.
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^ I've heard a lot of people on this board say that. I guess I'm just lucky at my Goodwill. We have an entire game section near the movies and CDs.
Although I haven't seen a cartridge game in a long time. I think they stopped putting those out.
You have a movies and CDs section? Here, we have a small shelf of maybe 23 VHS tapes and 12 gospel and smooth jazz CDs.
Oh yeah. My movie collection has probably tripled in size thanks to Goodwill. The CD selection, not so great, but at least I can get the common stuff like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and AC/DC.
Goodwill actually has rock CD's?! All of the Goodwills in my area seem to just have r&b, pop, and rap albums mostly for music selection. I have gotten a few decent classical cds from one of their bookstores but thats pretty much it.
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^ I've heard a lot of people on this board say that. I guess I'm just lucky at my Goodwill. We have an entire game section near the movies and CDs.
Although I haven't seen a cartridge game in a long time. I think they stopped putting those out.
You have a movies and CDs section? Here, we have a small shelf of maybe 23 VHS tapes and 12 gospel and smooth jazz CDs.
Oh yeah. My movie collection has probably tripled in size thanks to Goodwill. The CD selection, not so great, but at least I can get the common stuff like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and AC/DC.
Goodwill actually has rock CD's?! All of the Goodwills in my area seem to just have r&b, pop, and rap albums mostly for music selection. I have gotten a few decent classical cds from one of their bookstores but thats pretty much it.
To be fair, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and AC/DC are high-selling popular bands that fall into "pop music" categories throughout their careers, and that's precisely the kind of stuff that ends up at Goodwill.
Good luck finding more underground stuff or "connoisseur-driven" music in a Goodwill, stuff like old Morbid Angel or Sodom albums. Metal tends to drive a similar hoarder/collector mentality to game collecting. If you know what it is, you cherish it and it's highly unlikely for the "good stuff" to end up donated to a second-hand store.
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^ I've heard a lot of people on this board say that. I guess I'm just lucky at my Goodwill. We have an entire game section near the movies and CDs.
Although I haven't seen a cartridge game in a long time. I think they stopped putting those out.
You have a movies and CDs section? Here, we have a small shelf of maybe 23 VHS tapes and 12 gospel and smooth jazz CDs.
Oh yeah. My movie collection has probably tripled in size thanks to Goodwill. The CD selection, not so great, but at least I can get the common stuff like Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and AC/DC.
Goodwill actually has rock CD's?! All of the Goodwills in my area seem to just have r&b, pop, and rap albums mostly for music selection. I have gotten a few decent classical cds from one of their bookstores but thats pretty much it.
To be fair, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and AC/DC are high-selling popular bands that fall into "pop music" categories throughout their careers, and that's precisely the kind of stuff that ends up at Goodwill.
Good luck finding more underground stuff or "connoisseur-driven" music in a Goodwill, stuff like old Morbid Angel or Sodom albums. Metal tends to drive a similar hoarder/collector mentality to game collecting. If you know what it is, you cherish it and it's highly unlikely for the "good stuff" to end up donated to a second-hand store.
It's all luck of the draw - I saw some metal cds at my local store a few months back. I also picked up several very obscure-looking Star Trek soundtrack cds - I'm talking series/episode soundtracks. :o
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While it's not often, I have found bands like Amon Amarth, Amorphis, A.F.I., Coal Chamber, and even Symphony X there before.
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Most of the CDs at my local Goodwill in small town Idaho are religious CDs and country music. I did find a death-doom compilation album one time though, Katatonia's Brave Yester Days!
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While it's not often, I have found bands like Amon Amarth, Amorphis, A.F.I., Coal Chamber, and even Symphony X there before.
Amon Amarth and Symphony X? At a Goodwill? Those are indeed rare finds.
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So I passed up on a copy of Castle of Shikigami. That's right, passed on it! :o
One actually turned up at GS, but it was super gross and no manual. ::) Figures.
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DOUBLE POST! Sweet.
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So I passed up on a copy of Castle of Shikigami. That's right, passed on it! :o
One actually turned up at GS, but it was super gross and no manual. ::) Figures.
Ahh, that sucks. :(
A copy of Ju-On popped up at a GS way up north from me. Stopped by my local store Weds to ask them to see if they could get it transferred, but the screenshot w/ the store info I had emailed myself for some reason didn't come through. So I told the guy I'd just print it out & bring it with me Friday when I came by to pickup Bayonetta 2. Brought it with me yesterday, and the guy working there (who's been working at GS forever and I know pretty well) said his computer was showing it was at a different store, but he'd call the one on my printout because maybe the website was more accurate. Nope - turns out someone at another store had already requested it be transferred. :(
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Thanks to everyone who has contributed. I've amassed some pretty nice titles for the Wii since creating this list, some I knew about before and some after. Here are a few of them:
- Fritz Chess
- Castle of Shikigami III
- Arc Rise Fantasia
- Fragile Dreams
- The Munchables
- Sky Crawlers
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So I passed up on a copy of Castle of Shikigami. That's right, passed on it! :o
One actually turned up at GS, but it was super gross and no manual. ::) Figures.
Ahh, that sucks. :(
A copy of Ju-On popped up at a GS way up north from me. Stopped by my local store Weds to ask them to see if they could get it transferred, but the screenshot w/ the store info I had emailed myself for some reason didn't come through. So I told the guy I'd just print it out & bring it with me Friday when I came by to pickup Bayonetta 2. Brought it with me yesterday, and the guy working there (who's been working at GS forever and I know pretty well) said his computer was showing it was at a different store, but he'd call the one on my printout because maybe the website was more accurate. Nope - turns out someone at another store had already requested it be transferred. :(
Can you really get GSs to transfer games? I thought I'd asked a store to do that for me before but they said they couldn't...
Also, I mentioned in the PS2 thread, but Dokapon Kingdom is a fun one if you're ever able to spot it... Odd, but I like it :P
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So I passed up on a copy of Castle of Shikigami. That's right, passed on it! :o
One actually turned up at GS, but it was super gross and no manual. ::) Figures.
Ahh, that sucks. :(
A copy of Ju-On popped up at a GS way up north from me. Stopped by my local store Weds to ask them to see if they could get it transferred, but the screenshot w/ the store info I had emailed myself for some reason didn't come through. So I told the guy I'd just print it out & bring it with me Friday when I came by to pickup Bayonetta 2. Brought it with me yesterday, and the guy working there (who's been working at GS forever and I know pretty well) said his computer was showing it was at a different store, but he'd call the one on my printout because maybe the website was more accurate. Nope - turns out someone at another store had already requested it be transferred. :(
Can you really get GSs to transfer games? I thought I'd asked a store to do that for me before but they said they couldn't...
Also, I mentioned in the PS2 thread, but Dokapon Kingdom is a fun one if you're ever able to spot it... Odd, but I like it :P
Most of the Gamestops I go to are able to do that. They usually check with the cooresponding store first to make sure that there are no holds for pickup or anything like that from another customer before sending it to your store of choice, with notification once it arrives at your store. It's worked out pretty well so far for me, and pretty helpful when the game you need is 50+ miles away and you can't get to that location easily.
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So I passed up on a copy of Castle of Shikigami. That's right, passed on it! :o
One actually turned up at GS, but it was super gross and no manual. ::) Figures.
Ahh, that sucks. :(
A copy of Ju-On popped up at a GS way up north from me. Stopped by my local store Weds to ask them to see if they could get it transferred, but the screenshot w/ the store info I had emailed myself for some reason didn't come through. So I told the guy I'd just print it out & bring it with me Friday when I came by to pickup Bayonetta 2. Brought it with me yesterday, and the guy working there (who's been working at GS forever and I know pretty well) said his computer was showing it was at a different store, but he'd call the one on my printout because maybe the website was more accurate. Nope - turns out someone at another store had already requested it be transferred. :(
Can you really get GSs to transfer games? I thought I'd asked a store to do that for me before but they said they couldn't...
Also, I mentioned in the PS2 thread, but Dokapon Kingdom is a fun one if you're ever able to spot it... Odd, but I like it :P
Most of the Gamestops I go to are able to do that. They usually check with the cooresponding store first to make sure that there are no holds for pickup or anything like that from another customer before sending it to your store of choice, with notification once it arrives at your store. It's worked out pretty well so far for me, and pretty helpful when the game you need is 50+ miles away and you can't get to that location easily.
That's awesome - I'll have to ask my bf to see if their store does that (he works at a GS, ha).
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So I passed up on a copy of Castle of Shikigami. That's right, passed on it! :o
One actually turned up at GS, but it was super gross and no manual. ::) Figures.
Ahh, that sucks. :(
A copy of Ju-On popped up at a GS way up north from me. Stopped by my local store Weds to ask them to see if they could get it transferred, but the screenshot w/ the store info I had emailed myself for some reason didn't come through. So I told the guy I'd just print it out & bring it with me Friday when I came by to pickup Bayonetta 2. Brought it with me yesterday, and the guy working there (who's been working at GS forever and I know pretty well) said his computer was showing it was at a different store, but he'd call the one on my printout because maybe the website was more accurate. Nope - turns out someone at another store had already requested it be transferred. :(
Can you really get GSs to transfer games? I thought I'd asked a store to do that for me before but they said they couldn't...
Also, I mentioned in the PS2 thread, but Dokapon Kingdom is a fun one if you're ever able to spot it... Odd, but I like it :P
Most of the Gamestops I go to are able to do that. They usually check with the cooresponding store first to make sure that there are no holds for pickup or anything like that from another customer before sending it to your store of choice, with notification once it arrives at your store. It's worked out pretty well so far for me, and pretty helpful when the game you need is 50+ miles away and you can't get to that location easily.
That's awesome - I'll have to ask my bf to see if their store does that (he works at a GS, ha).
The store should be able to do that as long as you provide the necessary info and they find the game in their store database. So, good luck with that!
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It appears that Calling is the most recent Wii game to get a stealth reprint. It has suddenly popped up at a ton of Gamestops in my area after being nonexistent. I picked one up, and it's pretty obvious that it's a brand-new game just minus the shrinkwrap.
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I noticed that too in the area around me.
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It appears that Calling is the most recent Wii game to get a stealth reprint. It has suddenly popped up at a ton of Gamestops in my area after being nonexistent. I picked one up, and it's pretty obvious that it's a brand-new game just minus the shrinkwrap.
Nice, I almost bought one Sunday. Way to spot it.
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Interesting, I was wondering why I saw a copy at my Gamestop the other day. Good to know this, thanks!
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It appears that Calling is the most recent Wii game to get a stealth reprint. It has suddenly popped up at a ton of Gamestops in my area after being nonexistent. I picked one up, and it's pretty obvious that it's a brand-new game just minus the shrinkwrap.
Cool! Calling is a flawed, but interesting little gem, and I'm glad to hear more people can pick it up now. Hope you like it.
I have a couple other recommendations while I'm here. Endless Ocean is a scuba diving simulator a bit similar to the Everblue and Aquanaut's Holiday series, but with a more educational bent. It's also has a third person, rather than first person perspective. It moves pretty slowly, but I personally think it's quite relaxing to play. Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories did a much better job with the concept, I think, but is very expensive even if you buy it directly from Chinese or Korean sites, so Endless Ocean is probably the game you want to go with if you don't want to spend too much.
If you're willing to import, I also thought Ikunie no Yoru (イケニエノヨル in Japanese) was a flawed, but interesting survival horror. The gameplay and story are very simplistic and it really isn't all that scary on its own, but it's unique because you need to use the Balance Board to move and solve puzzles. Makes things a lot more tense, in my opinion. A little knowledge of the written Japanese language would help, but you can still make your way through the game without it.
Now, off to buy Deadly Creatures.
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It appears that Calling is the most recent Wii game to get a stealth reprint. It has suddenly popped up at a ton of Gamestops in my area after being nonexistent. I picked one up, and it's pretty obvious that it's a brand-new game just minus the shrinkwrap.
That blows my mind. I just checked, and sure enough a store near me has it. It's too bad that it's not like an actual reprint price. GameStop is basically getting another exclusive reprint while pretending that the game is used.
I don't like the price, but I'll probably try to go get it tomorrow.
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It appears that Calling is the most recent Wii game to get a stealth reprint. It has suddenly popped up at a ton of Gamestops in my area after being nonexistent. I picked one up, and it's pretty obvious that it's a brand-new game just minus the shrinkwrap.
That blows my mind. I just checked, and sure enough a store near me has it. It's too bad that it's not like an actual reprint price. GameStop is basically getting another exclusive reprint while pretending that the game is used.
I don't like the price, but I'll probably try to go get it tomorrow.
Eh, it's cheaper than it was when it was new, so I'm ok with it. Besides, I picked it up with a couple of others this weekend in their b2g1 sale, so that brought the average price down even more - that's the good thing about them calling it "used", it makes it qualify for their deals/coupons/etc.
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I went out and got myself a minty copy of Calling. It still has that new manual smell! Thanks Greg for making me jump on this ;D
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I went out and got myself a minty copy of Calling. It still has that new manual smell! Thanks Greg for making me jump on this ;D
Hehe, np. ;) One of the GS managers around here who has been working with them forever knows me pretty well, and as soon as it came into the store he was at he put it aside & called me.
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Sadly, my store doesnt have a copy.
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Sadly, my store doesnt have a copy.
Give them time, I just counted and 38 stores within 100 miles of me have it now. :P Or do a search and see if your local store will get another store to transfer a copy in.
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Sadly, my store doesnt have a copy.
Give them time, I just counted and 38 stores within 100 miles of me have it now. :P Or do a search and see if your local store will get another store to transfer a copy in.
Yeah asking the manager to transfer a copy is the easiest way to get the game without wasting gas if you can't find it close to you. I've managed to get quite a few rare Wii games with this method, so just give it a shot and see what they can do for you.
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One game I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet is Oregon Trail. I guess to be totally honest, I had no idea this game existed on the Wii until very recently. I placed a copy on hold at GS and will be going to pick it up tomorrow. It goes for $30 to $40 on the BAY which is pretty pricy for a Wii title.
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One game I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet is Oregon Trail. I guess to be totally honest, I had no idea this game existed on the Wii until very recently. I placed a copy on hold at GS and will be going to pick it up tomorrow. It goes for $30 to $40 on the BAY which is pretty pricy for a Wii title.
I hadn't heard of it before - just checked, and no Gamestops within 100 miles of me have it either. Oh well, another one to put on the list to keep my eye out for.
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Calling? Huh, one of Hudson's last games. Have to pick it up some time.
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Holy crap! I HAVE to get Oregon Trail!
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Another game to pick up is King of Fighters: Orochi Saga which has KoF 94' through '98, and it seems fairly rare as well. There's also:
-samurai shodown anthology
-dragon's lair collection,
- mad dog mccree collection
- counter force ( better known as exzeus which was originally for the sega naomi, okay rail shooter)
- koroinpa marble saga ( fun marable puzzle game)
- spectrobes origins
-phantom brave: we meet again ( tactics rpg that's better that has added features from the original ps2 version, also on psp with a additional mode called puzzlehunt)
-mini ninjas
Right now, I've been checking with my gamestop for some more wii games, and I'm waiting for them to ship 3 games to my store: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, KoF Orochi Saga, and Data East Arcade Classics. Hopefully I'll be able to get all of these since the last two are much cheaper at gs than online, so wish me luck.
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Also want to point out, after picking up a CIB F1 2009, that there are some price changes on Gamestop's website. The only ones I've seen so far were Fritz Chess $25-30, Xenoblade $55-60, and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn $65-70. Does this mean we might be seeing reprints of any of these games soon?
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I doubt there's any real demand for Fritz Chess. ??? But Xenoblade and Fire Emblem have already seen a reprint I think.
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Obscure, Good Wii Games
A Boy and his Blob Majestic
Broken Blade
Opoona Rpg Koei Slow start you will get lost. Very Deep Fisher Price Graphics. No one EVER talks about this one anywhere.
Dokapon Kingdom Party Rpg Atlus Mario Party with Final Fantasy on crack & mix of monopoly. $90.00 Online $21.00 at Gamestop best for getting this cheap
Dragon Quest Swords
Excitebots Trick Racing Poor Mans Mario Kart
Ghost Busters Yes Motion Controls but excellent game
Madworld Beat Em Up Black and White Comic art don't be turned off has a sequel on ps3 Anarchy Reigns
Rhythm Heaven you can skip levels at the cafe if things are too tough. 100% for an awesome unlockable game.
Sam and Max 1&2 Seperate Games Point and Click Adventures
Zack and Wiki Quest for Barbaros Treasure Capcom Puzzle Adventure Save Fortune Tickets
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I doubt there's any real demand for Fritz Chess. ??? But Xenoblade and Fire Emblem have already seen a reprint I think.
Fire Emblem hasn't. I wish it would get one, honestly.
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Yeah, I'd love to see them re-issue both the GameCube and Wii Fire Emblems. Missed out on those :(.
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Yeah, I'd love to see them re-issue both the GameCube and Wii Fire Emblems. Missed out on those :(.
When I saw the Wii Fire Emblem price go from $65-70, I think it shows there's a good chance they'll reprint the game, especially since they just did reprints for One Piece Unlimited Adventure and the Calling, two rare Wii games in the last year. However, I think you're out of luck for a FE: Path of Radiance reprint since Nintendo isn't going to reprint Gamecube games. I managed to get my complete copy for a really good price back in December, and that was pretty lucky. I would suggest waiting a while, as prices will probably drop a bit in the next few months hopefully, since buying it right now is around $80+ for a complete copy on ebay.
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Yeah, I'm not exactly holding my breath for a GC reprint, fortunately. I'd really like to see them port the 2 games as a bundle to the Wii U. One day, maybe.
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Yeah, I'm not exactly holding my breath for a GC reprint, fortunately. I'd really like to see them port the 2 games as a bundle to the Wii U. One day, maybe.
I hope there will be a new fire emblem bundle/ new game on the Wii U, but it would only work if Nintendo advertised it well. I believe that Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn sold pretty terrible because of the lack of advertising and those low sales almost killed the series, so at this point, I think it would work if advertised well and sold decently on the Wii U ( both are things that many games don't have on that console at the moment, unfortunately).
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Yeah, I'm not exactly holding my breath for a GC reprint, fortunately. I'd really like to see them port the 2 games as a bundle to the Wii U. One day, maybe.
I hope there will be a new fire emblem bundle/ new game on the Wii U, but it would only work if Nintendo advertised it well. I believe that Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn sold pretty terrible because of the lack of advertising and those low sales almost killed the series, so at this point, I think it would work if advertised well and sold decently on the Wii U ( both are things that many games don't have on that console at the moment, unfortunately).
They need to put out the SMT x Fire Emblem game, that would definitely get the series some more interest.
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Yeah, I'm not exactly holding my breath for a GC reprint, fortunately. I'd really like to see them port the 2 games as a bundle to the Wii U. One day, maybe.
I hope there will be a new fire emblem bundle/ new game on the Wii U, but it would only work if Nintendo advertised it well. I believe that Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn sold pretty terrible because of the lack of advertising and those low sales almost killed the series, so at this point, I think it would work if advertised well and sold decently on the Wii U ( both are things that many games don't have on that console at the moment, unfortunately).
They need to put out the SMT x Fire Emblem game, that would definitely get the series some more interest.
It would be nice if they at least gave us more info on SMT x Fire Emblem other than "this game isn't dead yet don't worry" every several months or so. When's the last time Nintendo even acknowledged the game's existence, last E3? :'( Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but they sure are taking their time. I suppose it's better than rushing through the game's development, but you think they'd be almost done by now.
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Big fan of both of those series... and I'd completely forgotten that crossover game exists.
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Well, at least the 3DS is getting a new Fire Emblem game, so the franchise is still going.
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Grabbed another cheap obscure game off of my wishlist yesterday, Dawn of Discovery. Only one store in my area had it. Popped it in last night to test it out, and had a REALLY hard time turning it off! It's what would happen if Sim City were crossed with a RTS. Great graphics, very intuitive controls and just a blast if you're into that sort of game. Highly recommended!
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Grabbed another cheap obscure game off of my wishlist yesterday, Dawn of Discovery. Only one store in my area had it. Popped it in last night to test it out, and had a REALLY hard time turning it off! It's what would happen if Sim City were crossed with a RTS. Great graphics, very intuitive controls and just a blast if you're into that sort of game. Highly recommended!
Hm, I've seen that game in my stores and have always passed over it because it looked like a generic Sid Meier's Pirates! or something. I'll have to give it a go the next time I see it :)
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Fragile Dreams: Farewell ruins of the moon is a game which has won over my heart, FINALLY kindling my true artistic side. It's a little hard to explain, but I love this game for what it's helped me accomplish within the real world... I know, that's a little deep.
I can admit that this game does have its problems, the writing and themes unfortunately do overshadow the gameplay greatly, so it is a bit of a mixed bag at its core. Using the Wii remote to aim within smaller rooms can be quite awkward at times.
If you like the mysterious themes of Silent Hill but are simply too terrified to go near the game like myself, and you're a fan of Anime/Manga art style. Then this game should be very welcome within your collection.
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Fragile Dreams: Farewell ruins of the moon is a game which has won over my heart, FINALLY kindling my true artistic side. It's a little hard to explain, but I love this game for what it's helped me accomplish within the real world... I know, that's a little deep.
I can admit that this game does have its problems, the writing and themes unfortunately do overshadow the gameplay greatly, so it is a bit of a mixed bag at its core. Using the Wii remote to aim within smaller rooms can be quite awkward at times.
If you like the mysterious themes of Silent Hill but are simply too terrified to go near the game like myself, and you're a fan of Anime/Manga art style. Then this game should be very welcome within your collection.
Yeah, I think the story was fantastic, and the world was magical. Very moving, kinda almost too much for me at times! :-X
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Rooms: The Main Building - Goofy title, kinda generic-looking box art, but a pretty interesting puzzle game if that's your thing. It's more or less a sliding block puzzle, but the twist is your character is in the blocks and you have to slide them so that you can navigate to the exit. $3 used at GS if you can find it, and worth that if you like unique puzzle games.
Cruis'n - I had wanted this because it was supposed to be a sequel to Cruis'n USA / Cruis'n World. Finally found it complete yesterday...but now I kinda wish I hadn't. In the running for worst game I've played on the Wii. Broken controls, HORRIBLE graphics (we're talking PS1 level here - no textures on the cars at all & the environment textures are a pixilated, stretched-out mess) - no redeeming qualities at all. Avoid at all cost, I'll be returning my copy today at lunch. :-X
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Cruis'n - I had wanted this because it was supposed to be a sequel to Cruis'n USA / Cruis'n World. Finally found it complete yesterday...but now I kinda wish I hadn't. In the running for worst game I've played on the Wii. Broken controls, HORRIBLE graphics (we're talking PS1 level here - no textures on the cars at all & the environment textures are a pixilated, stretched-out mess) - no redeeming qualities at all. Avoid at all cost, I'll be returning my copy today at lunch. :-X
It doesn't even fit the so bad it's good category? Not even a little bit amusing that it's so terrible? :o
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Cruis'n - I had wanted this because it was supposed to be a sequel to Cruis'n USA / Cruis'n World. Finally found it complete yesterday...but now I kinda wish I hadn't. In the running for worst game I've played on the Wii. Broken controls, HORRIBLE graphics (we're talking PS1 level here - no textures on the cars at all & the environment textures are a pixilated, stretched-out mess) - no redeeming qualities at all. Avoid at all cost, I'll be returning my copy today at lunch. :-X
It doesn't even fit the so bad it's good category? Not even a little bit amusing that it's so terrible? :o
No, and I own at least 2 Wii games that are firmly in that category (Escape From Bug Island and Spy Games: Elevator Mission). There's nothing redeeming about Cruis'n on any level. :(
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Cruis'n - I had wanted this because it was supposed to be a sequel to Cruis'n USA / Cruis'n World. Finally found it complete yesterday...but now I kinda wish I hadn't. In the running for worst game I've played on the Wii. Broken controls, HORRIBLE graphics (we're talking PS1 level here - no textures on the cars at all & the environment textures are a pixilated, stretched-out mess) - no redeeming qualities at all. Avoid at all cost, I'll be returning my copy today at lunch. :-X
It doesn't even fit the so bad it's good category? Not even a little bit amusing that it's so terrible? :o
No, and I own at least 2 Wii games that are firmly in that category (Escape From Bug Island and Spy Games: Elevator Mission). There's nothing redeeming about Cruis'n on any level. :(
Ouch. I'll make sure I avoid that game then. Thanks.
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Rooms: The Main Building - Goofy title, kinda generic-looking box art, but a pretty interesting puzzle game if that's your thing. It's more or less a sliding block puzzle, but the twist is your character is in the blocks and you have to slide them so that you can navigate to the exit. $3 used at GS if you can find it, and worth that if you like unique puzzle games.
Cruis'n - I had wanted this because it was supposed to be a sequel to Cruis'n USA / Cruis'n World. Finally found it complete yesterday...but now I kinda wish I hadn't. In the running for worst game I've played on the Wii. Broken controls, HORRIBLE graphics (we're talking PS1 level here - no textures on the cars at all & the environment textures are a pixilated, stretched-out mess) - no redeeming qualities at all. Avoid at all cost, I'll be returning my copy today at lunch. :-X
At over 100 games, you're pushing it to ask for more tolerable software on Wii. :P
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Rooms: The Main Building - Goofy title, kinda generic-looking box art, but a pretty interesting puzzle game if that's your thing. It's more or less a sliding block puzzle, but the twist is your character is in the blocks and you have to slide them so that you can navigate to the exit. $3 used at GS if you can find it, and worth that if you like unique puzzle games.
Cruis'n - I had wanted this because it was supposed to be a sequel to Cruis'n USA / Cruis'n World. Finally found it complete yesterday...but now I kinda wish I hadn't. In the running for worst game I've played on the Wii. Broken controls, HORRIBLE graphics (we're talking PS1 level here - no textures on the cars at all & the environment textures are a pixilated, stretched-out mess) - no redeeming qualities at all. Avoid at all cost, I'll be returning my copy today at lunch. :-X
At over 100 games, you're pushing it to ask for more tolerable software on Wii. :P
Heh, there's actually quite a few more I'm looking for. And I'm surprisingly short on first party titles too. ;)
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Does anyone have a list of reprinted Wii games? After finding the Dokapon Kingdom reprint a couple of weeks ago, I'm curious to see how many rare games have or will get reprints via gamestop.
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Fragile Dreams: Farewell ruins of the moon is a game which has won over my heart, FINALLY kindling my true artistic side. It's a little hard to explain, but I love this game for what it's helped me accomplish within the real world... I know, that's a little deep.
I can admit that this game does have its problems, the writing and themes unfortunately do overshadow the gameplay greatly, so it is a bit of a mixed bag at its core. Using the Wii remote to aim within smaller rooms can be quite awkward at times.
If you like the mysterious themes of Silent Hill but are simply too terrified to go near the game like myself, and you're a fan of Anime/Manga art style. Then this game should be very welcome within your collection.
I picked this up a few months ago and have yet to play it. So far i haven't heard any bad things about it. Ill definitely have to try it out sooner rather then later!
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Does anyone have a list of reprinted Wii games? After finding the Dokapon Kingdom reprint a couple of weeks ago, I'm curious to see how many rare games have or will get reprints via gamestop.
As far as I know, these are the Wii games that have been reprinted:
Dokapon Kingdom (twice from what I understand - the last reprinting was disk only)
Xenoblade Chronicles
Metroid Prime Trilogy (reprint is in a standard case, steelbook is the original print run)
Calling
One Piece: Unlimited Adventure
Also, it appears that Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon has just been reprinted. A friend of mine who works at GS alerted me to it the other day - it's showing all the signs of a reprint: the copies they're receiving look brand new and suddenly every store in town has it in stock when before it was nowhere to be found.
Who knows what other games they will reprint, but I'll say these are the ones I'd like to see from most wanted to least:
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core+
Ju-On: The Grudge
Castle of Shikigami III
Trauma Team
Godzilla Unleashed
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Boo for disc only reprints! What's the point? Which marketing genius came to that conclusion? Yeah, people who want these rare and valuable games will be happy to buy just a disc! Psshh.
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Who knows what other games they will reprint, but I'll say these are the ones I'd like to see from most wanted to least:
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core+
Ju-On: The Grudge
Castle of Shikigami III
Trauma Team
Godzilla Unleashed
I'd love to see a reprint of Ju-On too.
I wouldn't mind having a second reprint of Xenoblade Chronicles either. :P
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Boo for disc only reprints! What's the point? Which marketing genius came to that conclusion? Yeah, people who want these rare and valuable games will be happy to buy just a disc! Psshh.
Iunno, I've been trying to track down a complete Dokapon Kingdom & Cave Story (3ds) for a while now, but every GS I go to has disk/cart only. :(
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So I picked up Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and apparently there are reprints of this game going around on Ebay. The originals ( like my copy) have a copyright 2007 by Nintendo. The reprints have a copyright 2014 by nintendo.
Here's a reprint listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wii-Fire-Emblem-Radiant-Dawn-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/221526511521?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3394024fa1
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So I picked up Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and apparently there are reprints of this game going around on Ebay. The originals ( like my copy) have a copyright 2007 by Nintendo. The reprints have a copyright 2014 by nintendo.
Here's a reprint listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wii-Fire-Emblem-Radiant-Dawn-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/221526511521?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3394024fa1
Oh, this is very good to know. I have this title saved as one of my saved eBay searches. $80 is still more than what I want to pay, but it's good for me to keep an eye out for that indicator on any possibly auctions.
Hopefully I'll be able to find a reasonably priced copy of this game one day.
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So I picked up Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and apparently there are reprints of this game going around on Ebay. The originals ( like my copy) have a copyright 2007 by Nintendo. The reprints have a copyright 2014 by nintendo.
Here's a reprint listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wii-Fire-Emblem-Radiant-Dawn-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/221526511521?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3394024fa1
Oh, this is very good to know. I have this title saved as one of my saved eBay searches. $80 is still more than what I want to pay, but it's good for me to keep an eye out for that indicator on any possibly auctions.
Hopefully I'll be able to find a reasonably priced copy of this game one day.
Yeah, prices are going up a bit for this, as most of the listings I see right now are around $68-75 for a complete copy. So you're probably gonna have to wait a while if you want a good price on the game, or get lucky on a auction.
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FYI,
Pandora's Tower just got released for WiiU on the eshop for $20.
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I recently got Obscure, The Aftermath for Wii. I wonder if that is a good obscure game for the Wii.
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I recently got Obscure, The Aftermath for Wii. I wonder if that is a good obscure game for the Wii.
Its a fairly decent game; the story isn't too great from what I've heard. But it seems lnteresting for only 89 cents, so I picked it up.
Today, I went to pick up the only copy of Dragon's Lair Trilogy in my area. Turns out that the website screwed up and they didn't have any copies of the game. However, I did manage to get No More Heroes 2 ( which is becoming harder to find cib), The Calling ,and Tron Battle Grids. I'm also hoping that a copy of Klonoa turns up for cheap, since I've wanted to get that one for a while now.
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10 pages of this? Holy crap!
Just wanted to mention the Gunblade NY and LA Machine Guns Arcade Hits Pack.
Great arcade collection that collects two of the machine-gun arcade machines. And the Wii Mote works great on it. Very fun light-gun shooters. And VERY arcadey!
http://vgcollect.com/item/10844 (http://vgcollect.com/item/10844)
(http://vgcollect.com/images/front-box-art/10844.jpg)
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I'm not going to plow through ten pages (!!!) to see what others have posted, but here's a few I think are worth your dough.
Klonoa
Mad World
House of the Dead Overkill
Pandora's Tower
Xenoblade Chronicles
The Last Story
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Digging a bit deeper, NA says that Mario Party 9, Gozilla Unleashed,Fragile Dreams,Super Mario All Stars( not the limited edition, just the regular copy), Kirbys Return to Dreamland along with a few Wii U games such as Wind Waker HD, Pikmin 3, and Tank Tank Tank!. Most of these reprints don't have many differences except for Zelda HD having regular non gold box art, for what I can gather.
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I felt like resurrecting this old topic, in part to see if anyone here still actively collects for the Wii, and if you've discovered any more obscure Wii games which you think might not be mentioned already.... but also, to muse about my current fixation on the platform once again. All these years later, and the Wii is one of the last Nintendo platforms still yet to become a major collector's item. Give it time. The GameCube is a hot collector's market now, even the Wii U has taken off as it's odd placement in history and small library makes it a point of curiosity among console collectors. The Wii however, is still sort of in limbo. Games are still a bit thrifty, and easily found. There's a few heavy hitters, but nothing too crazy yet.
Lately I've been picking up a lot of Wii games, and finding the library not yet exhausted of worthwhile titles, as I break over 150 games. I find there's a lot of interesting titles which run the gambit from AAA Nintendo, all the way down the budget shovel-ware.
So to make another contribution to this long list of good obscure Wii games, I would add Monster 4x4 World Circuit. This game was majorly slept on by most Wii owners. Racing is not a much appreciated genre on the platform, while most of the accolades go to Mario Kart Wii, Excite Truck, and Excite Bots... I'd say this game is on par with the latter. In a way it plays a bit like a kart racer, but it also conjures the notion of perhaps a modern day RC Pro Am. You have weapon items, power-ups, lots of tracks, decent graphical presentation for a Wii title too... a super common inexpensive game, that most Wii collectors don't seem to have. There's an exclusive sequel also available for the Wii, Monster 4x4 Stunt Racer. If you like racing games, and you like Wii motion controls. Check it out.
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I don't think anyone mentioned these.
Veggie World - game is awful but very obscure
Astro Boy
Wing Island - it's like pilot wings if you like that sort thing
Worms a space oddity - if you like worms games or mindless fun these are cool
Worms battle islands
Sniper Elite
Maximum racing crash car racer
Maximum sprint cars - Maximum games are low print runs = obscure/rare
Kore Gang - fun but sometimes the controls need a little patience
Gunblade NY & LA Machine Guns Arcade Hits Pack
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I skimmed through each page and pretty much everything has been mentioned already, but I thought I might as well chime in with a few I didn't see. Due note that some of these are also available on other platforms, but they're different either because of motion controls or gameplay-wise.
Alice in Wonderland
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame
Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity
Dead Space: Extraction
Death Jr.: Root of Evil
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
Dewy's Adventure
Domino Rally
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire
FlingSmash
Flip's Twisted World
Heavenly Guardian
Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
Octomania
Overlord: Dark Legend
Rango
Real Heroes: Firefighter
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
Spyborgs
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins
The Conduit
Tornado Outbreak
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga
Also, even though it wasn't released in North America, I would be remiss not mentioning Disaster: Day of Crisis, which isn't exactly the bad game Reggie Fils-Aime once lead to believe; it's a survival action-adventure by Monolith Soft akin to Disaster Report and Raw Danger! for PS2.
Lastly, I would've included some WiiWare games, but I think it's a tad too late for that now.
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I forgot to include Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings: it differs from the PS2 version in that it has an exclusive co-op story mode and, if you happen to like point-and-click games, it has Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis as an unlockable.
While I'm at it, there's also the Epic Mickey games and Nights: Journey of Dreams; and I think if you own a Wii you shouldn't pass up Resident Evil 4.