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Trading a big Wii package, if you're interested...
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So I'm looking at trading it. But here's the kicker. This thing is freakin' LOADED with Virtual Console and WiiWare games. I think there's something like $350 worth of Wii points invested in this thing, and it really represents some of the very top titles that you can play on it.
Here's the other kicker. I don't want to sell it. I do not want to recieve money in exchange for it. I really want to trade it and the accessories I have straight up for a PS3 and maybe a game or two. A new PS3 is $299, and my projected sale price for the Wii package would be $375 all things considered and evaluated. That's like $125 for the console ($199 retail) and about 55-60% of the value of the games. So it's kind of a deal.
Here's what you'd get if you took advantage of this amazing offer:
- Wii console- practically new, owned by an adult, no smoking, etc. with everything you would have gotten in the retail box- 1 wiimote, 1 nunchuck, Wii Sports, the stupid little stand, and standard AV cables.
- Component cables, a $25 value, so you can display 8 bit NES games in 480p glory
- A Classic controller
- A black Gamecube controller
- A battery charger and two batteries so the Wiimote won't eat up all the AAs in the house
- a 2gb SD card that houses all of the VC/Wiiware games- all legit, no pirated stuff
And these games, all pre-loaded and playable off the SD card for your enjoyment:
NES
Ninja Gaiden
Super Mario Bros. 3
Kirby’s Adventure
Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream!
SNES
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
Super Castlevania IV
Gradius III
Contra III: Alien Wars
R-Type III
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Axelay
Secret of Mana
Nintendo 64
Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Sin & Punishment
Paper Mario
Wave Race 64
Star Fox 64
Sega Genesis
Gunstar Heroes
Alien Soldier
TurboGrafx-16
Blazing Lazers
Soldier Blade
Super Star Soldier
Alien Crush
Devil Crush
Ys Books 1&2
Lords of Thunder
Gates of Thunder
Gradius II
Neo-Geo
Samurai Showdown
WiiWare
World of Goo
Megaman 9
Swords and Soldiers
- And as a bonus, some Gamecube games. Eternal Darkness, which is probably the best GC game ever made, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Viewtiful Joe, and Killer 7.
So it's a huge package, literally thousands and thousands of hours of fun to be had there and you get a bunch of the best games ever published.
So that's it, it's on the table. I want a PS3. I want to play UNCHARTED 2 and DEMON'S SOULS. Maybe even watch MGS4. If you're interested, PM me and we'll work it out. There's a number of ways we can do this trade, but the main thing is that I'm not interested in selling per se. I don't want to deal with getting the money, buying the PS3, and all that. I want to send you the Wii and get a new or used PS3 in the mail. With River around and my wife back working, it's tough to get out to do stuff like that these days.
Hit me up if you want to talk.
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Lots of awesome shmups there too...and actually, I left the original R-TYPE for TG-16 off the list, I have that too. Impossible game.
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I would say it's underplayed, not underrated--it's universally praised.Eternal Darkness was fantastic. An underrated game for sure.
As a longtime gameur, I can assure you good peoples that this is a great fucking deal. If you have young kids, this is an investment in your future, because this shit will keep them so busy over the next few years you'll have to see them by appointment. If I didn't have a Wii, Wavebird, and half of these already, I'd be all over this.
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Shit, there's another one I left off the list, CASTLEVANIA III: DRACULA'S CURSE.
Greatest Castlevania game of all-time.
Also, nice to see Axelay on your list. That was a fun mode 7 snes shooter. That and UN Squadron (Area 88) where probably my favorites.
This collection is a great catch for someone. Add a KOEI (back when they made turn-based strategy games) and a Street Fighter II game, and this list would serve as a collection of games any videogamer should own.
At the least, allow someone to play a bunch of classics they may have missed.
(EDIT: Hmmm...Sin and Punishment. Wasn't that import only? Any good?)
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SIN & PUNISHMENT was in fact an import-only thing, they have it on VC for a premium price. It's pretty good, a little overhyped. Kind of a better take on the SPACE HARRIER idea in a lot of ways. It's Treasure though, and it has that Treasure quality to it. There's a sequel coming as a full Wii game this year.
AXELAY is great- it's just a fun game to play through. Not too terribly difficult, not too long.
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However, the Atari 2600 games haven't aged well at all. Outside of Combat, Warlords, Missile Command, Joust and _maybe_ Wizard of Wor, the games stink. At least the NES and SNES games are still playable to modern tastes. Well, to mine I suppose.
(EDIT: Sorry to derail this thread. Great set of games, Barnes!)
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The 16-bit era stuff really has held up well though. But I do think that the 8-bit era is slipping into complete obsolecence outside of the big games like MEGA MAN, CASTLEVANIA, and all.
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- Wii console- practically new, owned by an adult, no smoking, etc. with everything you would have gotten in the retail box- 1 wiimote, 1 nunchuck, Wii Sports, the stupid little stand, and standard AV cables.
- Component cables, a $25 value, so you can display 8 bit NES games in 480p glory
- A Classic controller
- A black Gamecube controller
- A battery charger and two batteries so the Wiimote won't eat up all the AAs in the house
- a 2gb SD card that houses all of the VC/Wiiware games- all legit, no pirated stuff
And these games, all pre-loaded and playable off the SD card for your enjoyment:
NES
Ninja Gaiden
Super Mario Bros. 3
Kirby’s Adventure
Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream!
SNES
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
Super Castlevania IV
Gradius III
Contra III: Alien Wars
R-Type III
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Axelay
Secret of Mana
Nintendo 64
Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Sin & Punishment
Paper Mario
Wave Race 64
Star Fox 64
Sega Genesis
Gunstar Heroes
Alien Soldier
TurboGrafx-16
Blazing Lazers
Soldier Blade
Super Star Soldier
Alien Crush
Devil Crush
Ys Books 1&2
Lords of Thunder
Gates of Thunder
Gradius II
Neo-Geo
Samurai Showdown
WiiWare
World of Goo
Megaman 9
Swords and Soldiers
- And as a bonus, some Gamecube games. Eternal Darkness, which is probably the best GC game ever made, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Viewtiful Joe, and Killer 7.
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No, they did not age well at all. The VCS/2600 was a really crummy platform to program for, and the cheap bastards running the place didn't make things any easier. Ever wonder why PAC-MAN was so shitty? Because they only let the coder (THE coder) use the 4k ROMs, even though 8k's were available and they only gave him six weeks to deliver the game. It's March 19. I need you to code Pac-Man in 4k before May . Get to work.My parents where in the midst of a move last year and found our old Atari 2600 in their basement. instead of selling it for pennies, I set it up in my garage (where we do most gaming) for two reasons. 1) it's the only system that can seemingly stand up to the Texas heat and still function and 2) so my son can play some classics when he's a few years older.
However, the Atari 2600 games haven't aged well at all. Outside of Combat, Warlords, Missile Command, Joust and _maybe_ Wizard of Wor, the games stink. At least the NES and SNES games are still playable to modern tastes. Well, to mine I suppose.
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I really want it just for the exclusives, all multiplat stuff is for the 360 as far as I'm concerned. But there's some _great_ exclusives, and I think that the PS3 is going to outlast the 360 over the next couple of years.
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