Thursday, 21 August 2014

Selecting Games For Wii U Virtual Console

By Tanisha Berg


The Wii U has some excellent titles of its own. However a lot of gamers will often have fond memories of earlier titles from older consoles. The problem is they may not own that older console or the one they have is fallen into disrepair. However there is now a way to relive those fond memories of your old favourites with games for Wii U virtual console available for download.

As the name suggests there is no need to get an additional machine in order to download these onto your Wii U. There are a list of titles available from throughout the couple of decades that Nintendo have been producing titles. What you choose largely depends on your personal preference, the type of console you may have owned before or you may want to gamble and try out a classic everyone has raved about that may have been before your time so that you can see what all the fuss is about!

There is also the fact that you may not necessarily want a load of consoles in your house in order to play the one or two titles that you really want to play. Instead of cluttering your home with dusty consoles and complicated wiring you can simply download the titles you want instead.

After the NES came the Super Nintendo. Many gaming aficionados believe the 16 bit era produced some of the finest games in what is still a relatively young artform. While the graphics may not be as advanced as the latest consoles this represented an evolution of pick up and play gaming.

One of the best examples of this is Street Fighter 2 Turbo. While there were beat em up before and since this was the one that many consider to be the founder of this particular genre and established many of its conventions such as the grand special moves and quirky character celebrations at the end of the fight. As the name suggests it is slick and fast paced but it is also exciting, colourful and features some of the most distinctive characters to have graced the 2D arena.

The titles currently available include games from the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment system as well as handheld consoles the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. There are also set to be titles available from the N64 available for download and there are likely to be others available in future. What you may not know is you can also get downloads of titles from non Nintendo consoles such as the Sega Master System, the Commordore 64 and even some titles that were only available to play in arcades!

Some people may wonder why you would want to download from the virtual shop as opposed to purchasing older consoles from second hand stores. One reason is simple and practical. There is always the risk that a second hand console or game could be damaged and over time you may not be able to play it.

There is also the fact that the downloadable versions of the titles will have extra features that take advantage of the Wii U controls. It is worth looking at reviews before you download in order to find this out as well as getting an idea of how much the download will cost. In short the Wii U virtual console is the perfect place if you want to enjoy retro Nintendo games without the fuss!




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment