Virtual Console Lineup Revealed

[Dyne]

Microsoft probably got a SF2 exclusivity deal or something.

As for OoT, it wasn't touched except for the resolution bump.

[DeathsHand]

The virtual console has the potential to be so amazing (if not somewhat overpriced in some situations... 5 bucks for a soulless version of Baseball?)...

But from the looks of it, they've got quite a ways to go...

Squaresoft needs to jump onboard, and Konami needs to release the turbografx-16 version of Dracula X (although chances are they'd prefer to release that one as perhaps a $20 disc-based, or $30 DS game)... Among other obvious things...

I ponder, has Nintendo mentioned anything about possible online play for emulated games? *strokes chin*

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

As for OoT on the Gamecube, it was a straight port. They didn't really touch it up since they didn't want to spend the resources for something that was "free".

It wasn't a port though. It was just an emulated ROM (as proven with people ripping the ROMS right off the GC disk). They changed the resolution it was rendered at, but they didn't change the framerate cap (which I assume was due to time constraints).

Regardless of why it was so poorly done, it was still poorly done, and I still plan on taking a gander at the Virtual Console release whenever it comes.

Originally Posted by DeathsHand

I ponder, has Nintendo mentioned anything about possible online play for emulated games? *strokes chin*

Take it with a grain of salt, but Matt at IGN said it wasn't going to happen at launch but that it's perfectly possible with Nintendo's current system.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

Take it with a grain of salt, but Matt at IGN said it wasn't going to happen at launch but that it's perfectly possible with Nintendo's current system.

Grain of salt or not, it seems like it'd be fairly easy to do, and would be quite the extra incentive to purchase certain games which might be released for the VC...
*nod*
Live Arcade can do it, PC emulators can do it...

So I say "YES"... To online play...

[Jonbo298]

Developers could and probably will at some point. Unfortunately, Nintendo isn't as hardass as Microsoft when it comes to Live Arcade or any 360 game and having some kind of online component.