Donkey Kong goes ape, Streets 2 rages on Virtual Console

Acid_Kitsune writes: It's not about being able to afford them or not, it's about these things being nothing but roms, which costs them nothing to produce, and selling them for 8 dollars when they should cost half of that. Actually, it's not that simple. In order to get the games to work reliably on modern hardware, there is some tweaking / additional programming necessary. ROM emulators can be a crap shoot for all but the simplest systems. And let's not forget that some games are actually adding features, such as online multiplayer. Secondly, there is a licensing cost involved with most of these games. Trust me, Konami, Midway, Namco, and Taito (or whoever holds the licenses on their old games now) are looking to cash in one more time on whatever small investment they may have made to purchase the IP. So it's not just your favorite console-maker sticking cash in his pocket; other parties gotta get paid too. And finally, some people actually like their software to be obtained legally. It's easier on their consciences. ;)

brettneo3012 All I hear is the games are overpriced! If you can't afford them, than go make some money! I've at least spent $80 on the VC. ------------------------------------ It's not about being able to afford them or not, it's about these things being nothing but roms, which costs them nothing to produce, and selling them for 8 dollars when they should cost half of that. They should, at least, have some special offers every once in a while, give freebies, or anything at all (the star points in europe are a good start)

I still have my original, working Streets of Rage 2 cartridge. ^_^ I only read twenty or so comments... How many other people pointed out that DKC2 is actually called "Diddy's Kong Quest"? Conquest, Kong Quest, har har it's funny.

After nearly a month of crap-releases, its nice to finally see Nintendo put some quality games out there again. Blazing Lazers was one of the best reasons to own a TG-16 back in the day, and any of the DK Country games speak for themselves. I think this is the first time there's been 2 games released in a single week that are worth downloading! Now if only Nintendo will keep it up with some quality NES & N64 titles in the coming weeks!!!!

I'm so glad they got Streets of Rage 2 on there which is great since I just got my Wii.

What sucks is XBL getting Rush'n Attack. I would happily give over Streets of Rage in exchange.

AWWWWWW XBL not getting street of rage? that sucks

I love how no one on here cares about anything else besides SoR2. Shows how pimp that game is. Classic

I hope Chrono Trigger is coming to WII Virtual Console because the game is so fantastic!!!!

A few little words......"PC Console Emulation" and "Free" spring to mind....$8 for a snes game.....lmao!

Streets of #&$*% Rage!!! :D

how are these downloadable games newsworthy?

Blazing Lazers, The reason I bought the TG-16 way back in 1989. Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy KongQuest was one of the greatest games on the SuperNintendo.

GRASS UPPA!

Hey, where did my Wii points go? Aw nuts.

I'll grab the two sequels. :)

Yay, DKC2! Now Nintendo just needs to get DKC3 on the VC, which is my fav SNES game ever!

*Fingers crossed* Really hoping for a fast Euro release for Streets of Rage 2 and Blazing Lazers. Have FuN, play a Game. ^-^

Rage 2 was considered by some to be the best in the series, I still like the first one better though. I never liked the DKC series, but it is why Nintendo's dev unit is called the Treehouse to this day, so somebody bought it. People thought that the games were 3D and that the SNES was somehow able to put out realtime rendered 3D. In truth it was all pre-rendered and the game was made of sprites like any other game. Blazing Lazers is a damn good shooter, with lots of weapons, and is freakin' long. The music and voice in the game are very memorable. It was the first of the new era of shooters to come out in the US back in 1989. Although Guardian Legend and Zanac for the NES are still the best for the 8-bit generation.

Streets of freaking Rage 2?! Okay, now I am SO hating on you Wii owners!

Bah, Nintendo have some top-notch classics that you can download. Unfortunately for me, I only have an Xbox 360 so have to put up with the continuous flow of shoddy games that I'm not interested in. Still think SOR3 smashes SOR2 though!

DKC ROX!!!

Streets Of Rage 2? STREETS OF RAGE 2? Okay, what's the qualities of the game? Okay, music? Best ever to grace the Sega Mega Drive. Gameplay? More defined and arguably better than Streets Of Rage and Final Fight, period. Plus the Mega Drive could handle more sprites on screen then the SNES. Graphics? Some of the best 2-D artwork and trickery you'll ever see. Is it any good? Better than that. It's a masterpiece. I have the original Mega Drive game and it's my most treasured possession. You lucky Wii owners, you have a great selection of games on the loose.

Streets of Rage 2!!! You lucky Wii owners....

VC is getting buffed up rpetty quickly, nintendo needs to release a presinstalled atleast 4GB memory in wiis.

finally i can play streets of rage 2

I dowloaded Diddy last Friday. Awesome game. I hope Streets 2 hits the UK this Friday.

Donkey Kong Country 2.... what a classic.

great week for the VC!

There are very few games that are perfect, and games in the platformer and adventure genres will never attain that title. A perfect/complete game is going to have to be its own game designed around its own engine with no conceivably practical improvements that could be made upon it. All three of these games are well worth playing for their own reasons, they ought to be $20 today not $6-8.

I'm getting it tommorow after class gets out, both DKC2 and SoR2. Time to kick some a$$...on the...STREETS OF RAGE!

nintendo not forcing anyone to buy the games. the virtual console is offered as a service

i'll pass I have these on my pc.

All I hear is the games are overpriced! If you can't afford them, than go make some money! I've at least spent $80 on the VC.

If they're overpriced, then don't buy them.

dude seriously alot of these games are overpriced, to me the virtual console is only a must have for perfect games, like zelda ocarina and mario brios 3

What a great selection to choose from.

Nice

Lace up the Skates! (bad joke)

Awesome! once again Nintendo delivers

Sweet Streets 2 rages was one of the few games i was waiting for

Apes + Video Games = Good News. With the first two DKC games out, Legend Of The Mystical Ninja and a whole lotta Zelda and Mario? I've got no complaints with the VC's selection. Now if we could just do something about it's absurd pricing structure...

YYYYYEEESSSS! Was waiting for Streets of Rage 2... Now Downloading! :-)

I shall be getting DKC2 in due time.

Streets Of Rage 2....the epitome of Beat 'em Ups. Nothing can touch this one...I'm waiting for Bloody Wolf on TG16 and I'll be Good......

Good week for the VC

Awesome releases. I think that DK2 was the hardest in the series on SNES.

Where's Perfect Dark 64? When will i finally be able to play 4 player split screen with 12 bots with NO slowdown?

DKC2 coming to the US as expected as it came to Australia last week, hopefully that will see DKC 3 coming out later in the year.

SOR...the franchise that begs for a new iteration.