I'm a very opinionated person... I can say that for sure. I've been spending quite some money lately for my Wii, and I have several short reviews ready to roll for some classic games.
I'm rating these games with a few reservations in mind: I'm looking at their original appeal, their staying power, and the quality of emulation on the Wii.
Super Mario World (Wii VC)
One of the true Mario classics, this sits atop the best of the best, ranked closely behind Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Bros. 3 as the best Mario platformer ever produced. Many will argue that it sticks too close to the Super Mario Bros. 3 formula, but what's wrong with that? Super Mario World was a landmark game in 1990/1991, and it still remains a fun, at-times challenging play-through to this day. Unfortunately, the Wii emulation suffers from many bouts of slowdown (in particular, six or more enemy sprites on-screen at once seems too much for the emulation to handle). This is unfortunate, but does not generally detract from the game's overall playability. Definitely worth 800 Wii Points.
Kirby's Dream Course (Wii VC)
A personal favorite back in the day, Kirby's Dream Course is a mini-golf simulation of sorts. By setting direction, power, spin, etc., the player had to guide Kirby across course while defeating enemies to guide him to the hole. Many unique aspects from the Kirby universe make an appearance, including many of his popular powers. The game is very challenging overall, and I'm sure many new players today would find it controller-throwingly frustrating. For seasoned gamers, however, the game's sixty-four courses may be over all-too quick. Bonus points, however, for featuring a unique two-player simultaneous cooperative AND competitive mode, with a full set of courses separate from the single player mode. Emulation problems exists with color: certain parts of levels seem to go dark for no explainable reason, an issue that was not present in the original release. Still, highly worth a download for anyone looking for a completely unique - and challenging - game.
In completely different news, August is almost upon us, which means that the Wood County Fair is around the corner. I intend to spend many days at the fair next week, ending with the Silversun Pickup's concert on August 6th. It'll be a hell of a week.
Also starting tomorrow, I will be returning to the Community Center for daily workouts. I plan to alternate indoor workouts with biking all through August, the third and final phase of my B3.0 Initiative. I hope it goes well...
Anywho, I'm off to bed and off to work... out.
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