Man, a good day for good gamin’ news! Joystiq is reporting that one of my favorite all-time games, Cave Story, is coming to WiiWare this holiday season. This release is said to include “new, exclusive content.” So that you can compare and contrast, you should get yourself here as quickly as possible and enjoy the original…for free. I’d suggest grabbing the Deluxe Package, as it includes a handy install exe and contains a Mac version, among other great goodies. There’s also a homebrew version out there for the PSP, if your handheld is capable of running homebrew. I honestly use my PSP more for Cave Story than for anything else these days.
The new Punch-Out!! for the Wii seems to be hitting all the right notes. Literally, since the snippet of score you hear in the video below seems to be a great, brassy version of the classic fight song. Little Mac? Check. Punching King Hippo in the hernia, making him inadvertently drop trow? Check. Glass Joe? Check. The absolute best part of the video is Joe’s knockout, rife with subtle symbolism alluding to his French citizenship.
The only thing missing? Mike Tyson, obviously. Still, this is a whole hell of a lot closer to the NES classic than Super Punch Out for the SNES ever was. I was always disappointed that they changed so many of the old classic characters for the 16-bit follow up. It seemed like the designers originally intended to bring back old favorites but changed their minds at the last second, made minor sprite changes and gave the fighters new names. Might the Wii version reach even further back into the Old School and bring back the “BODYBLOW!!BODYBLOW!!” I remember hearing above the rest of the arcade din in my tender youth? Probably not, since that tended to grate on the nerves after a few minutes. Still! Enjoy…
Now, this seems like the Nintendo future I had envisioned as a kid. Not the trendy minimalism of most first party Wii games (Mii Channel, Wii Sports, etc) but huge, fun, colorful characters with just the right amount of Japanese wackiness! Not that Wii Sports wasn’t a blast, it just seemed a bit vanilla in the style department, y’know? Lemme know what you think in the comments!
So, my Wii has been winking its long blue eye at me for a day or two now. Thankfully, I was lazy and didn’t turn it on before reading my daily gaming news. While reading Kotaku over breakfast (as usual) I came across this article. Long story short, that Twilight Princess ExploitJack told you about a little while ago has been nixed by the big N.
However! The good news is that if you used the hack to install The Homebrew Channel then you’re still in the clear. It seems that The Homebrew Channel allows you to use homebrew apps on your Wii without running the TP hack every time. Being a fan of the homebrew scene on my PSP (and my DreamCast back in the day) I’ve decided that the time is now!
At Jack’s request, I’ll document the process with words and pictures (no video, since I’m already home and comfy…unless our sparse readership really wants to see me in my Duff Beer boxers). So, if you’re interested in trying this yourself, don’t update your Wii!!! and click the link below…
There’s been recent Wii news about Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Mario Kart Wii lacking any proper chat features in-game, which is extremely disappointing. In this age of gaming, where next-gen is just a term for the non-stop progression of technology and gadgety add-ons for consoles, It seems unthinkable that one of the companies vying for First Place in the current console war would fall so far behind in online interaction and online community based services.
