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When Seaempty revealed that Paper Mario was coming to the EUVC, I blurted out "GOO!" in my office. I knew it was only a matter of days before it would be released in the US as well.

N + Paper Mario®
Nintendo® 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points
Paper Mario is a graphically innovative game that breaks from the confines of the RPG genre. Now slimmed down, everyone's favorite plumber flips, spins, jumps and hammers his way through scads of exotic worlds that teem with a huge and hugely entertaining supporting cast. Players control numerous old and new characters in a complex, nonlinear story that follows different scenarios depending on player choices. A dizzying collection of spells, attacks, skills and special items can be collected by players willing to thoroughly explore the lush 3-D environments.

N + Balloon Fight®
NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points
Control a character to pop your opponents' balloons before they pop yours. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Don't be fooled by this game's simple premise or cute exterior. Underneath you'll find a surprisingly addictive game with strategy to spare. After mastering the easy-to-learn controls, you still have to get a grip on the game's impressively realistic physics. And if that's not enough, there are the ever-increasing enemies and environmental hazards like lightning and water. Try the game's second mode, Balloon Trip, if you feel like taking a break from the action and just want to see how long you can stay aloft. And hey, who doesn't like popping balloons sometimes?

N + Silent Debuggers
TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points
Make your way through a dungeon-like space station and defeat the prowling monsters in this real-time first-person shooter. You're a member of the elite Debuggers, a group of warriors who are jacks-of-all-trades. Assigned to inspect an unmanned space station, you have exactly 100 minutes to get in, destroy the monsters lurking in each block, make your way to the lowest level and deactivate the automatic detonator placed there. With each monster that slips by you, the core block becomes harder to survive in, so speed is key in preserving the facility and each separate block. Experience the thrill of survival as the timer ticks away and you uncover the truth of the events that occurred.

For a list of all games on the NAVC (now with added Retro Review goodness) head here. The list of EUVC games can be found here.

Opera Wii SDKRW Tuesday: Super Mario 64 (N64)

Comments

MK 17. July 2007, 00:02

Balloon Fight is one of my favorite NES games. Man I wish I had points. Oh yeah, and Paper Mario. It's going to be hard for me to not shake the controller while playing the original Paper Mario thanks to Super Paper Mario.

.ed 17. July 2007, 03:19

hahah i got the super shakes too

Anonymous 17. July 2007, 22:05

Matias95 (Not logged in) writes:

I got the game (Paper Mario and i loooooove iiiit its GREAT IM NOW AT THE Flower fields...i loved the 64th Quizz

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