Wii-U thoughts so far

[Sarge]

That's pretty cool, but the other nugget there is Zack & Wiki. That's a great, great game.

[ElkinFencer10]

That's pretty cool, but the other nugget there is Zack & Wiki. That's a great, great game.

What kind of game is that? It's been on my shelf for a while, but I haven't gotten around to playing it.

[MrPopo]

That's pretty cool, but the other nugget there is Zack & Wiki. That's a great, great game.

What kind of game is that? It's been on my shelf for a while, but I haven't gotten around to playing it.

Point and click adventure I believe, or the nearest equivalent.

[alienjesus]

That's pretty cool, but the other nugget there is Zack & Wiki. That's a great, great game.

What kind of game is that? It's been on my shelf for a while, but I haven't gotten around to playing it.

Point and click adventure I believe, or the nearest equivalent.

Yeah pretty much. It's split into stages and it's possible to die, but it's essentially an adventure game.

[Cronozilla]

It's definitely an adventure game. It just isn't a LucasArts style one. The game revolves around a level structure where there's progressive puzzles (figure out the steps to the solution) and also a slight action focus for timing.

It's a really fun game, and is severely charming. It's really disappointing that the game didn't sell well and there were no sequels and no other media to come from it.

[retrosportsgamer]

According to Polygon at least, the Wii U VC release does include the e-reader levels:
http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/20/108008 ... lease-date

And this is the kind of virtual console release that becomes a must-buy for me with that kind of uniqueness. Thanks for sharing.

[Xeogred]

According to Polygon at least, the Wii U VC release does include the e-reader levels:
http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/20/108008 ... lease-date

And this is the kind of virtual console release that becomes a must-buy for me with that kind of uniqueness. Thanks for sharing.

Exactly how much content is it? That video I linked earlier was almost 2 hours long haha, are the e-reader levels combined basically an entire game in itself?

[Cronozilla]

There were 38 (I think) e-Reader levels total. Five are classic levels redone, and various levels do take inspiration from older games in various ways.

More importantly than the VC release containing e-Reader levels, it includes the Japan only levels too. (apparently)

It makes it an absolute must buy, those cards are silly time expensive and the e in e-Reader doesn't mean "easy".

[prfsnl_gmr]

The extra levels make this a "must buy" for me.

I also have Earthbound Beginnings, Sin & Punishment, and Ufouria on my Wii U. Are there any other Wii U (not Wii) virtual console games that: (1) were not released physically in North America; or (2) have extra features that are not generally available (e.g., the e-reader levels in SMB3)?

[Ziggy]

It makes it an absolute must buy, those cards are silly time expensive and the e in e-Reader doesn't mean "easy".

Exactly. I was pissed when I first learned about the E-reader levels because I don't wanna mess around with that E-reader nonsense. I think I remember reading about a hack that added the E-reader levels, but let's face it, VC is the easiest way to go.