Wii Virtual Console to support... C64?!
Written by Ryan Hewson   
Thursday, 21 February 2008 11:22
C64

Well now this is a surprise.

CVG and half of the rest of the gaming press are reporting a new announcement from Nintendo, which is that the Commodore 64 is the latest virtual "console" to be added to their burgeoning classic game download service. I won't belabour the C64's complete lack of console-ness because it may as well have been a console; the total uses of a Commodore 64 in it's heyday break down thusly:

98% games.

1% GEOS.

1% doing this to the demo model in K-Mart:

10 PRINT "I'VE GOT A HUGE DONG"

20 GOTO 10

RUN

I hope they get that feature in there as well.

Anyways, the first two games up for grabs shall be International Karate and Uridium (published by Hewson!) and I kick ass at both of them. 500 points each, due out "later this year". Nintendo VC Overlords, might I humbly suggest: Skate or Die, The Last Ninja, and Caveman Olympics. And Jumpman. And Archon.

(I had a mouse for my C64. I asked for it for my 11th birthday. How dorky is that. I could play one game with it: Arkanoid.)

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avatar bdwilcox
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Hopefully, they'll also bring in classic Apple II games like Captain Goodnight and Rescue Raiders (which I believe to be the first real time strategy game ever made).
Thursday 21 February 2008, 12:21
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Oh yeah,

Captain Goodnight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hapg2Y1KplU

Rescue Raiders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFWlAR-CdIA
Thursday 21 February 2008, 12:32
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avatar Commadore 64 Games coming to Wii Virtual Console | Frwee Wii Blog
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[...] You heard right … C64 games are coming to Virtual Console. [...]
Thursday 21 February 2008, 17:15
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avatar Kevin Alexander
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The original Test Drive.

I would say all the Infocom games, but they would really suck to play on the Wii.
Friday 22 February 2008, 06:00
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It's good to tell the truth at a K-Mart demo kiosk.
Friday 22 February 2008, 06:19
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