By .ed.
Monday, 17. November 2008, 03:36:24
costume, pokemon, contest, .ed
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I had to tear myself away from teaching mutated animals naughty phrases in Animal Crossing: City Folk (I seriously have AN ORANGE with CAT EARS living in my town) to post our 2008 Costume CoN+est winners.
While we didn't have as many entrants as last year, the quality was top shelf. Check em out in the 2008 Costume CoN+est Album.
2000 Wii Points goes to Zenyou with an adorable and impeccably detailed Infernape from Pokemon Diamond!
2nd and 3rd place were going to get 1500 and 500 Wii Points respectively, but as of this writing both CaptainSeagull and Jayvee's Waluigi and Wario costumes (right down to the shoes) were in a dead heat, so they're each gonna get 1000 Wii Points each.
...buuuutt, since I like em both so much, I'm gonna throw in some extra. Both get 1500 Wii Points each instead. 
Wario greed happen.
If you still feel like voting for something, check out the 2008 My Opera Awards where you can vote for N+ as Best Group right here. N+ totally won Best Group on My Opera in 2007 thanks to your votes.p.s. Follow N+ on twitter?! OMBBQ!
By .ed.
Monday, 4. June 2007, 16:48:14
link, turbo, nec, virtual console
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Today marks a Milestone accomplishment for the Wii Shop Channel and Virtual Console. The 100th game has been added making the service the fastest growing downloadable game service available. Yup. And not only are the offering them quick, but people are buying them like mad:
since going online Nov. 19, owners of Nintendo's hot Wii™ video game system have downloaded more than 4.7 million classic games from Wii's Virtual Console, a rate of more than 1,000 games every hour since launch.
N + Milon's Secret Castle®
NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 500 Wii Points:
It is a world where music is the language of the people. An evil warlord from the north arrives and captures the castle. The princess is imprisoned deep within the castle, and the world's musical instruments are taken and hidden away. Our hero, Milon, takes it upon himself to fight the warlord, rescue the princess and recover the people's musical instruments. He has only his wits and the magical Bubble to aid him on his quest. Help Milon along the way by looking for hidden doors, finding secret items and defeating fierce enemies. Make sure to look for the shops inside the castle, where you can buy hints and valuable items. Whenever Milon finds a Music Box, he will be transported to a bonus stage. Each instrument you find will add a layer to the background music. Try to grab all seven instruments to create a performance worthy of a music-themed game.
N + ToeJam & Earl™ in Panic on Funkotron
Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points:
During ToeJam and Earl's trip back home, a number of Earthlings hitchhiked on their spaceship and are now infesting planet Funkotron. ToeJam and Earl must track down the Earthlings in order to capture them in large jars and ship them back to Earth in spaceships. It is also their funky mission to find 10 beloved objects belonging to Lamont the "Funkapotamus," the source of all funk in the universe, so they can persuade him to return to his favorite funk-filled planet. ToeJam and Earl must use their "funk powers," such as Funk Move and Funk Scan, to assist in evading and capturing the Earthlings.
N + Dead Moon
TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points:
This side-scrolling shooter includes a total of six scenes spanning areas from Earth to the moon. The story begins with a comet discovered in the vicinity of Pluto that is headed on a sudden collision course with Earth. Mankind narrowly succeeds in diverting the comet's course, and it crashes into the moon. However, investigations into the damage uncover that what hit the moon was not a comet, but a gigantic mother ship. Power up your ship, destroy enemies and fight your way through the bosses in an attempt to reach the moon's core and protect Earth from alien invasion. Enjoy the unique world of Dead Moon, including various stages with beautiful backgrounds, a power-up system that increases your attack as well as your defense and bosses that have you altering your ship's direction to fight them.
... and the 100th game in the Wii Shop Channel: 
N + Zelda II™ - The Adventure of Link®
NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points:
Link returns to Hyrule to search for the Triforce and to awaken Zelda from an endless sleep. Embark on a quest to find the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule from ruin. Learn magic spells, talk to people in towns to get clues, collect items to increase your power and explore six palaces where the underlings of the evil Ganon await you. This sequel to the Adventure classic uses a side-scrolling visual engine unique to the series for more technical combat, and features more in-depth world roaming as Link encounters townsfolk while on his quest.As always, the full
North American and
European Virtual Console lists have been updated.
By .ed.
Tuesday, 22. May 2007, 01:40:03
scrolling, canada, virtual console, .ed
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Surely the release of a game with the sound "lazy" in it's name (twice) helped overturn the stigma that surrounded the video game industry at the time of gamers spending too many hours glued drooling at video screens. Surely. Well at least it wasn't a scrolling Arcade Shooter -- Oh... wait nevermind!N + Blazing Lazers (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Blazing Lazers is a vertical-scrolling shooter (HA, that makes a million!) that was praised for surpassing the limitations of the hardware of its time. Players control the extraordinary firepower of their Gunhed Star Fighter to take on the Dark Squadron that has begun its invasion of Earth. Collect power-ups to increase your ship's battle strength so it can cut through enemies and defeat the bosses in all nine areas. Of course, as part of the "Soldier" series, the game contains a good combination of fast-paced speed with catchy, drum-propelled background music, coupled with the Field Thunder that can be used to destroy enemies in one fell swoop for the ultimate sense of satisfaction. With its fine-tuned difficulty levels, Blazing Lazers is a shooting game that anyone can enjoy.
N + Donkey Kong Country 2™: Diddy's Kong Quest™ (SNES®, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
In the sequel to the immensely popular Donkey Kong Country™, Diddy Kong® gets the spotlight, along with his girlfriend, Dixie Kong™ - a great little monkey with a dangerous ponytail. The action starts on the wreck of King K. Rool's Gangplank Galleon that has apparently broken up on a reef offshore from the Kremlings' Island. Diddy and his friends will have to work together to rescue Donkey Kong®, exploring all the hidden areas of the Kremlings' island: a spooky haunted forest, treacherous swamps, a giant beehive oozing with sticky honey and lava-filled caves, just to name a few.
N + Streets of Rage™ 2 (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
To celebrate their defeat of the Syndicate exactly one year before, Blaze, Adam and Axel met for drinks. The next morning, Axel received a frantic phone call from Eddie "Skate" Hunter, Adam's younger brother, whom he was living with on the edge of the city. Blaze and Axel found Adam and Skate's house wrecked, and a picture showing Adam chained up at the feet of Mr. X. The city then once again returned to its nightmarish state as criminals ran rampant. Unable to contact their old friend in artillery, Axel and Blaze team up with Skate and Max Thunder to free the city and rescue Adam from the Syndicate. It is up to you to take down Mr. X once and for all.As always, the full
North American and
European Virtual Console lists have been updated.
By .ed.
Tuesday, 3. April 2007, 00:07:11
navc, n64, Wii Points, virtual console
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NEW + Star Fox 64 for N64, 1 to 4 players simultaneous, 1,000 Wii Points
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NEW + Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES, 1 player, 600 Wii Points, yes 600. Think movie tie in...
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NEW + Dragon's Curse for TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points
Full North American Virtual Console (NAVC) Listings
By .ed.
Monday, 19. March 2007, 20:05:46
virtual console, news, .ed, sega
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New + Beyond Oasis - Sega Genesis, 1 player - 800 Wii Points
New + SPLATTERHOUSE - TurboGraphix16, 1 player - 600 Wii Points
New + Excitebike - NES, 1 player - 500 Wii Points
Full North American Virtual Console List
By .ed.
Tuesday, 27. February 2007, 03:51:17
wii, snes, donkey kong, shopping
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New titles this week are a mixed bag. One well known Lengendary title and two that I know no one on earth has ever played before. It's Chu Man Fu time right guys?! Say I'm wrong.
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NEW + The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
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NEW + Chew Man Fu (TG16)
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NEW + Bio-Hazard Battle (Genesis)
Check out the full menu!
By .ed.
Monday, 19. February 2007, 19:22:14
nec, n64, mario, virtual console
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This post (
http://my.opera.com/nplus/blog/navc ) will be updated weekly.
Click Read More for the full list, with additional info and latest additions.
In the future, you can use the North American Virtual Console link in the Start Menu to the right of the blog.
The same is true for the European Virtual Console.
Read more...
By .ed.
Monday, 12. February 2007, 19:53:02
nec, n64, mario, virtual console
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It's an NES Monday. Get it all for only 1500wp this week.
Read more...
By .ed.
Monday, 5. February 2007, 18:46:38
nec, n64, mario, virtual console
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It's another Super Mario Monday!
This week Super Mario World (...mmmust gggettt), Vigilante, and Gain Ground (interest.ed) join the Virtual Console menu for those lucky North Americans with a few Wii Points to spend. As always, continue reading this post for more info, some newly announced titles, and now a growing list of Wikipedia entries to accompany the games. I swear this list will kill me one day.
Is anyone NOT getting Super Mario World? Should I try Gain Ground? And what could the newly announced titles be?
Read more...
By .ed.
Monday, 29. January 2007, 19:43:57
channel, Wii Points, n64, games
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Mario Kart 64, Contra 3, and some classic Genesis titles beg for your Wii Points this week. Read more for the full (massive) North American Virtual Console list.
Any Takers?
Read more...
By .ed.
Monday, 22. January 2007, 18:22:47
nec, n64, virtual console, TG-16
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Click Read More (below) to see why Wii demand will get a little crazier thanks to this Monday's Virtual Console update. Drumroll please...
Read more...
By .ed.
Tuesday, 9. January 2007, 04:10:08
800, sega, games, channel
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Sega Announced today that they will be adding five popular Genesis titles to the Wii Shop Channel soon:
- Streets of Rage 800wp
- Bonanza Bros. 800wp
- Gain Ground 800wp
- Comix Zone 800wp
- Bio-Hazard Battle 800wp
"The Wii Shop Channel is a great avenue for gamers who want instant access to classic Sega Genesis titles, ... Legendary titles such as Streets of Rage, Comix Zone and Bonanza Bros. are a perfect fit for this platform and will be ready for download later this month."
- Scott A. Steinberg, VP of marketing at Sega of AmericaSo...uh, am I the only one who never played Gain Ground?
By .ed.
Wednesday, 13. December 2006, 03:24:55
us, Wii Points, virtual console, wii
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Nintendo of America added 4 more to the Virtual Console yesterday. It seems like Europe will get larger spurts of games on Fridays to catch up. Click on for the full US list and other announced titles yet to be released.
Read more...
By .ed.
Monday, 4. December 2006, 19:30:44
wii, virtual console, channel, Wii Points
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Nintendo has finally got enough titles approved, and at a rate quick enough to promise "4 new Virtual Console games every Monday by 9:00 AM PST" or 12 Noon my time.This Monday we get:
- Donkey Kong Jr. (NES): 500 points
- Victory Run (TG-16): 600 points
- Columns (Sega Genesis): 800 points
- Ristar (Sega Genesis): 800 points
Any takers?
By .ed.
Tuesday, 28. November 2006, 05:02:56
wii, virtual console, channel, 600
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It's Monday again!
As promised, Nintendo is adding new titles to the Virtual Console every Monday. This week added to the delicious menu of TurboGraphix 16 games is Super Star Soldier from Hudson. A pretty decent top down vertical shooter (where the screen scrolls from top to bottom) similar to the popular Raiden. For 6 Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers 600 Wii Points, this fairly entertaining 1 player, 8 level, multi mode game can be yours.Any takers?
Edit: MK points out that after my original post
Ecco The Dolphin and
Golden Axe were also added, 800 beans a peice. I haven't a clue when because I posted pretty late, but perhaps they were going by Pacific time when they meant
Monday.
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