kotaku.com — Kotaku has a hand's on review: "Despite one shortcoming, the Classic Controller is a must buy. If you have a Wii and plan to play even one Virtual Console game you'd be crazy not to spend $20 for this controller, it really makes the experience."
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Closed AccountDec 1, 2006
Sometimes it seems like Kotaku writes extremely positive articles so hardware companies keep sending him products to review. I enjoyed the article but it sounded overly hyped.
mrombladDec 1, 2006
the shortcoming is that its hard to get one, and they are only used for a very small percent of the games.
ebfoxbatDec 1, 2006
I've read on and off that some emulated games are scaled up. That doesn't give them better graphics but makes them look better at 480p. Can anyone confirm this for me?I have a USB NES controller I've used for ROMs. I with that would work.I intend on getting a Wii with the next shipment (which may be today). Once I get the classic controller, I'll have to take it apart to fit it in a NES controller. Then It'll be "classic".
mrsunshineDec 1, 2006
Fully boxed SNES and Mega Drive games with manual are sold on eBay for $5-8. I'm not going to spend that much on a file for the Wii that I have to download.
dvddesignDec 1, 2006
There's advantages to using the VC. I get to put my games up on a 60"TV, without a convoluted cabling system, and I get to keep my pc downloading all those sweet torrents instead of playing back blurred, badly zipped ROM's. I've never found a decent emulation of Castlevania 3 for instance. There's always something broken about it. Ms Pac Man and Burgertime too. My burgertime emu on my computer vanishes the level layout after I die the first time. PSP emulation doesn't act much better. Half the games on Nestor don't run. Galga, Top Gun, etc. So, lots of them don't run properly. The VC will.So, if I have to lug my PC over to the TV, deal with wonky emulation and keyboard controls, you're shooting down all the benefits of the VC on the most pointless thing of all, cost. Is the cost of the game worth the hassle of dragging all your gear over to play it on your TV? Buying a compatible controller setup? Losing games/features from games due to bad dumps or chip based features not emulatable in software?It's $5 for a game. If I don't want the game, I don't buy it. 5/6/8/10 is worth it to me than to have to field all the crazy junk that emulators need to run and be useable.
dvddesignDec 1, 2006
"The last time I checked wireless meant wired to nothing."This is why MS can market a wireless headset for a wireless controller. ::sigh::Is a 3 foot tether really dragging you down THAT much? Go get a Wavebird. I did, but only because I might play GC games.
squall06Dec 1, 2006
Well, that would make sense now wouldn't it? Do us a favor go buy a bunch of them and then offer us all free shipping... Should be pretty simple since you implied that everyone should "just mosey on over to the ol' Nintendo store and pick up a couple or hundred controllers"
elranzerDec 2, 2006
While it's true that the prices for NES/SNES/Genesis games are a bit steep, and emulation is better-than-perfect for those systems, it seems to be a good idea for the N64. Even at thi day in age, N64 emulators are spotty, and none of them to date have any game running 100% accurately.IMHO, Nintendo should focus on N64 games for the VC. As far as I know, Super Mario 64 is the most popular VC download, despite being the most expensive (though $10/1000points is the cheapest point package you can buy, which fits N64 games perfectly).