Retro Gaming Australia

Headlining this week’s new retro releases is Super Metroid, which is available on the Wii U Virtual Console for only 30 cents for the next month.

Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)

WiiU Virtual Console
Super Metroid (SNES) – $AU0.30
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) – $AU10.40
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) – $AU6.50

3DS Virtual Console
Mega Man 5 (NES) – $AU6.50

Nintendo eShop (North America)

WiiU Virtual Console
Super Metroid (SNES) – $US0.30
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) – $US7.99
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) – $US4.99 ($US2.49 if you own Super Mario World)

3DS Virtual Console
Mega Man 5 (NES) – $US4.99
Harvest Moon (Game Boy Color) – $US4.99

Wii Virtual Console
King of Fighters 99 (Neo Geo) – 900 points

PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)

New Releases
Manhunt (PS2 Classics) – Not available in Australia, but £7.99 from the UK store.

PlayStation Store (North America)

New Releases
Manhunt (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99

Good Old Games

New Releases
Raiden Legacy (Compilation of Raiden, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2 and Raiden Fighters Jet) – $US8.99

Discounts
Ubisoft Sale – 50% off Ubisoft catalogue titles

Steam
Duke Nukem 3D Megaton Edition – $US4.99 (50% off, today only)
Dragon’s Lair – $US8.99 ($1.00 off)
Postal 2 Complete – $US3.74 (75% off)
Postal – $US3.49 (50% off)
Retro City Rampage – $US7.49 (50% off)

Sega will be releasing a 3D version of the original Sonic the Hedgehog as part of their 3D enhanced re-release program for the Nintendo 3DS eShop.

This updated version of Sonic the Hedgehog will be boasting many enhancements such as the Sonic 2 spin dash, save states, the ability to switch between different regional versions of the game, and even choose between Model 1 and Model 2 Mega Drive sound. These enhancements are completely optional, meaning you can play the game in its vanilla form.

3D Sonic the Hedgehog will be released in Japan this week for 600 yen. Hopefully we’ll hear word of a local release soon.

Xbox Live Arcade
Nothing

Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)

WiiU Virtual Console
Solomon’s Key (NES) – $AU6.50
Xevious (NES) – $AU6.50

3DS Virtual Console
Wrecking Crew (NES) – $AU5.20

Nintendo eShop (North America)

WiiU Virtual Console
Solomon’s Key (NES) – $US4.99
Xevious (NES) – $US4.99

PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)
Nothing

PlayStation Store (North America)

New Releases
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (aka Project Zero II) (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99
Motto Trump Shiyouyo! (PSone Import) – $US5.99
Zero Kara No Mahjong Mahjong Tamago-Gumi 2 -Taikai E Ikou! (PSone Import) – $US5.99
Zero Kara No Shogi Shogi Youchien Ayumi-Gumi! (PSone Import) – $US5.99

Discounts
Retro City Rampage – $US7.49 (50% off)

Good Old Games

New Releases
Deathtrap Dungeon – $US5.99

Discounts
Carmageddon MAX Pack – $US4.99 (50% off this weekend)

Steam
System Shock 2 – $US6.99 (33% off)
Retro City Rampage – $US7.49 (50% off)

Xbox Live Arcade
Nothing

Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)

WiiU Virtual Console
Pac-Man (NES) – $AU6.50
Mega Man (NES) – $AU6.50

3DS Virtual Console
Balloon Fight (NES) – $AU6.50
Ice Climber (NES) – $AU6.50
Mario & Yoshi (NES) – $AU6.50
Super C (NES) – $AU6.50

Nintendo eShop (North America)

WiiU Virtual Console
Pac-Man (NES) – $US4.99
Mega Man (NES) – $US4.99

3DS Virtual Console
Balloon Fight (NES) – $US4.99

3DS eShop
3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure – $US4.99 (save $US2.00)

PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)
Nothing

PlayStation Store (North America)

New Releases
Katamari Damacy (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99

Discounts
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Heritage Sale – 30% off games from series featuring characters in PSABR – 50% off for PSPlus subscribers

Good Old Games

Discounts
60% off EA’s GOG Catalogue

Steam
60% off Fallout Collection (1, 2 and Tactics) – $US6.79
66% off Star Wars games, $US49.99 for the collection
50% off Tomb Raider games

Exploding Rabbit will be releasing a third version of their popular Super Mario Crossover game in the coming weeks. They recently posted a trailer for the latest incarnation, dubbed Super Mario Crossover 3.0.

The latest version will incorporate levels from Super Mario Special, an often overlooked entry in the Super Mario Bros. series which was developed by Hudson Soft for the Sharp X1 computer. Levels will also changed based on the difficulty level players select. On top of that, there are a bunch of new map and character skins to freshen things up.

Expect to see Super Mario Crossover 3.0 pop up in May or June.

Xbox Live Arcade
Nicht

Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)

Wii U Virtual Console
Super Mario World (SNES) – $AU10.40 ($AU1.95 upgrade from Wii)
Super Picross (SFC) – $AU10.40
F-Zero (SNES) – $AU10.40 ($AU1.95 upgrade from Wii)
Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) – $AU6.50 ($AU1.30 upgrade from Wii)
Excitebike (NES) – $AU6.50 ($AU1.30 upgrade from Wii)
Ice Climber (NES) – $AU6.50 ($AU1.30 upgrade from Wii)
Punch Out!! (NES) – $AU6.50 ($AU1.30 upgrade from Wii)

Nintendo eShop (North America)

Wii U Virtual Console
Super Mario World (SNES) – $US7.99 ($US1.50 upgrade from Wii)
F-Zero (SNES) – $US7.99 ($US1.50 upgrade from Wii)
Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) – $US4.99 ($US1.00 upgrade from Wii)
Excitebike (NES) – $US4.99 ($US1.00 upgrade from Wii)
Ice Climber (NES) – $US4.99 ($US1.00 upgrade from Wii)
Punch Out!! (NES) – $US4.99 ($US1.00 upgrade from Wii)
Balloon Fight (NES) – $US4.99 ($US1.00 upgrade from Wii)
Kirby’s Adventure (NES) – $US0.30 for a limited time

PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)

New Releases
Zone of the Enders HD Collection – $AU39.95

PlayStation Store (North America)

New Releases
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99

Discounts
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (PSOne Classics) – $US$4.99 ($US3.49 for PSPlus)
Resident Evil 2 (PSOne Classics) – $US2.99 ($US2.09 for PSPlus)
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PSOne Classics) – $US2.09 ($US9.79 for PSPlus)
Resident Evil 4 HD – $US13.99 ($US9.79 for PSPlus)
Resident Evil Code Veronica X HD – $US13.99 ($US9.79 for PSPlus)

Good Old Games

Discounts
50% off Assorted April Games

Steam
Rockstar Games sale – 50-75% off games including:
Max Payne – $US2.49
Max Payne 2: Fall of Max Payne – $US2.49
Max Payne 1+2 Pack – $US3.74
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – $US4.99
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – $US9.99
Bully: Scholarship Edition – $US7.49
Midnight Club II – $US4.99

75% off Kohan series

After a couple of days of Kojima’s Twitter teasing, Konami has officially announced Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection.

The Legacy Collection is a package containing the main Metal Gear canon: Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid: Integral, Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition (Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance HD and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence HD), Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD, along with a hundred page book on the series history and the Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2 digital graphic novels. The two MSX games will be based on the Subsistence updated versions, while Metal Gear Solid: Integral will be provided as a download code for redemption on PSN.

The release is only planned for Japan at this stage, where it will hit stores on July 11 at a cost of 7890 yen.

After a surprisingly long delay and a couple of months of teasing with a trickle of cheap releases, Nintendo has finally launched the Virtual Console service on the Wii U.

Arguably the best thing about the Virtual Console service on the Wii U is the off-screen play ability through the Wii U gamepad. Also, European and Australian versions will be the 60Hz versions except where a game was previously optimised for PAL release.

There are a few downsides, however. One, only eight games are currently available: Balloon Fight (NES), Donkey Kong Jr. (NES), Excitebike (NES), Ice Climber (NES), Kirby’s Adventure (NES), Punch-Out!! (NES), F-Zero (SNES) and Super Mario World (SNES) in the US, while Europe and Australia switch out Kirby for the Japanese version of Super Picross and lose Balloon Fight – far fewer titles than were available on the Wii Virtual Console launch. Two, you’ll have to pay for games you bought on the Wii – you will get a discounted price on the conversion to make up for it. Finally, it looks like Nintendo is still planning to drip feed releases – no plans have been revealed for the previously announced Game Boy Advance support, or the rumoured GameCube support.

Xbox Live Arcade
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1984 Pack (1942, SonSon and Pirate Ship Higemaru) – 800 Microsoft Points ($AU13.20)
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Commando – 320 Microsoft Points ($AU5.30)
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Savage Bees – 320 Microsoft Points ($AU5.30)
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: The Speed Rumbler – 320 Microsoft Points ($AU5.30)

Nintendo eShop (Australia, Europe)

WiiU Virtual Console
Kirby’s Adventure (NES) – $AU0.30 until May 20

3DS Virtual Console
Dig Dug (NES) – $AU5.20

Nintendo eShop (North America)

WiiU Virtual Console
Kirby’s Adventure (NES) – $US0.30 until May 20

PlayStation Store (Australia, Europe)

New Releases
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1984 Pack (1942, SonSon and Pirate Ship Higemaru) – $AU14.45
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Commando – $AU5.85
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Savage Bees – $AU5.85
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: The Speed Rumbler – $AU5.85
Motorsiege: Warriors of Primetime (PS2 Classics) – $AU7.35

Discounts

PlayStation Store (North America)

New Releases
Dragon Fantasy Book I – $US9.99 (CrossBuy, $7.99 for PSPlus)
Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold – $US7.99
RPG Maker III (PS2 Classics) – $US9.99
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1984 Pack (1942, SonSon and Pirate Ship Higemaru) – $US9.99
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Commando – $US3.99
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: Savage Bees – $US3.99
Capcom Arcade Cabinet: The Speed Rumbler – $US3.99

Discounts
30% off all Grand Theft Auto games (50% for PSPlus)
50% off Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
33% off Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2

Good Old Games

Discounts
85% off Telltale games

Steam

New Releases
La Mulana – $US14.99

Discounts
75% off SpellForce series

AssemblerGames forum member Super Magnetic has unveiled a prototype system that came into his possession while working at Sega.

Codenamed Pluto, the machine was essentially a remodelled Sega Saturn with an in-built NetLink adapter.

It is believed that two of these prototypes exist, but the one shown off by Super Magnetic is believed to be fully functional. Any plans to mass produce the prototype were probably killed off with the poor performance of the Saturn outside of Japan and the push to move onto a format where an internet interface would be available to the entire userbase (Dreamcast).