Wii and dsi ware

[darsparx]

I'm rewriting this post since for all we know nintendo could shutter the stuff(if they're not ported over yet). I'll try to refine this or a mod can add or whatever as they please. For now this will be a cluster of the posts I've recieved as replies. I'm going to attempt trying some of these out as I get time but hopefully this might become the definitive wii ware topic? Please do post screenshots of your recommendations if you can so that it's easier for others who may use the topic(prices and description should be a pointless thing for me to mention but for some it may be useful).

Something is nagging me about regular Nintendo points card purchases of Wii download games. I am hoping the games do not go away after June since the games can be played thru the WiiU. I hate buying DRM games, but there are a couple of very good ones that will eventually be vaporware.

I bought Vampire Crystals a while back and just bought And Yet It Moves. Both good games are worth getting though I wish there were a permanent disc copy. Still debating on Wiiware World Of Goo, already own the DRM free disc version on the PC.

All three Wiiware games mentioned above have a free download Demo with playable levels; there are 52 Wiiware game demos available to test run for FREE!

Vampire Crystals can be played with a Classic Controller as a Twinstick game! Oh and with a Mayflash adapter and a PSX Twinshock Arcade stick; Robotron with Zombie kills, beautiful Arcade Controls and sooo much fun!



And Yet It Moves also is on the PC as DRM free download, but the world can only be twisted at 90 degree intervals. Only the Wii version offers full 360 spin control of the world!

Fluidity - The best "hidden gem" I've found on WiiWare. Jumping should have been a button instead of motion... but a fantastic game design despite that flaw.

Absolutely get this game. Plays like PSP Loco Roco. I redeemed the full game thru the Club Nintendo Coins.

A few more WiiWare titles worth looking at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Pa ... Wonderland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_West_Guns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonekeep ... _Ancestors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NyxQuest:_Kindred_Spirits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onslaught ... eo_game%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_March
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/02/ghostslayer

I put a few hours into this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaster_Master:_Overdrive

I wish I could say it's a good game, but I'm still not sure. It has great graphics and music, but there's some really dumb game design at times. Plus it's actually harder than the original! Worth playing a bit though for nostalgia's sake.

There are a pretty good number of games worth trying, but many are very niche so you'll have to decide if they appeal to you or not. Games I would recommend looking into:

And Yet It Moves - Cheaper elsewhere, but motion controls of the WiiWare version are top notch. (Did they ever upgrade the PC version to allow partial rotation, or is it still limited to 90 degree turns? That might make WiiWare the definitive version, if they haven't carried the change back to PC.)

Art Style (series) - All great games, although Light Trax and Cubello were probably my favorites. Consistently simple presentation with compelling gameplay.

Bonsai Barber - This game didn't really do it for me... but it was clearly an interesting and well-made experience.

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth - Great classic Castlevania (pre-SotN design). I thought this was more interesting than the Contra or Gradius ReBirth releases.

CueSports: Pool Revolution - I always felt like pool was a great application for motion controls, but didn't seem many good implementations. This was pretty decent.

Dive: The Medes Islands Secret - Haven't actually played yet, but sounded super appealing so I purchased it recently.

Driift Mania - Bringing back the Ivan Ironman Stewart Off-Road experience. Awesome multiplayer if you have a few buddies in the same room; not really worth getting otherwise.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (series) - Two different genres, but both are interesting and worth playing. Tons of DLC available for each game, but very little of that DLC is really significant in my opinion.

Fluidity - The best "hidden gem" I've found on WiiWare. Jumping should have been a button instead of motion... but a fantastic game design despite that flaw.

Let's Catch - Very much a WTF experience. Limited gameplay accompanied by a very weird storyline...

Lost Winds (series) - The second game is a better design, but both are beautiful and fun games. Very good use of pointer controls, which might be why they aren't available elsewhere?

Magnetica Twist - Reviewers complained about the controls... we never had a problem and thought the game was tons of fun. Played a lot of this with my wife.

Muscle March - So.. um.. I'm not recommending it exactly, but it's a unique drinking game/party experience to see who can march the furthest.

Rage of the Gladiator - Solid game, similar to Punch-Out!! but with skill upgrade trees and a fantasy setting. Also available (sometimes on sale) for 3DS eShop.

Tetris Party - Great implementation, lots of modes that are worth playing, better than the recent retail release even after online play was shut down. I really like the co-op mode. Pretty sure there is also a retail Wii release; not sure how it compares.

Tomena Sanner - Weird, but a fun diversion for a few minutes at a time.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - Not worth getting on it's own, but if you have the full WarioWare D.I.Y. game on DS then the WiiWare title is a fantastic supplement that let's you create micro-games on the go and then play them on your big screen at home. (This is a fantastic set, by the way. Hugely under-appreciated in my opinion.)

You, Me, and the Cubes - Odd little action-puzzle game, but very interesting to play through.


Great WiiWare games that are probably be better on other platforms:

* Art of Balance
* Bit.Trip (series)
* Cave Story
* La-Mulana
* Retro City Rampage
* Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (series)
* Swords & Soldiers
* Tales of Monkey Island (series)
* World of Goo

Orginal post:

Darned if i can find it but there's no topic for this and i'd like to populate my wii u(since I don't plan on pulling out the wii again unless something compels me to at this point since I have a gamecube for gc stuff and wii u does wii stuff so that original model wii is just a shelf piece as far as I'm concerned even though I love the thing) with wii ware before they pull the plug on it(if they ever do which I hope not for several years since there's not been a conversion as far as I know of most ware titles most would say is worth playing). So is there a list of titles anyone would recommend getting? I know I still need to transfer my jett rocket which I think is the only game I've found and been able to convince my self to get so far but that was back in the days of actually using the wii.

(Heck for fun toss some wii u ones in there if anyone can recommend some)

[Exhuminator]

I've played a lot of WiiWare games.

The best ones off the top of my head were Castlevania Rebirth, Contra Rebirth, FAST - Racing League, Mega Man 9, and Mega Man 10. I'm sure there's plenty more great WiiWare games than that, but I need to power on my Wii and look at all the games installed on it to jog my memory.

[CRTGAMER]

Download all the FREE WiiWare Demos so you can test run and see which you like to purchase. I think there are around 52 currently with playable levels, 4 demos were removed which I fortunately downloaded before they were pulled.

[Jmenglan]

I've played a lot of WiiWare games.

The best ones off the top of my head were Castlevania Rebirth, Contra Rebirth, FAST - Racing League, Mega Man 9, and Mega Man 10. I'm sure there's plenty more great WiiWare games than that, but I need to power on my Wii and look at all the games installed on it to jog my memory.

Final Fantasy IV The After Years , if you're invested in FF IV's story. FF Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, World of Goo, Gradius Re-Birth, Dr. Mario RX, and Toki Tori. Otherwise, Exhuminator hit it right on the head.

[Exhuminator]

Darsparx, the best you can do is go here:

http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Wii

Look at the bottom of the page where the WiiWare stuff is listed. There's screenshots and descriptions for each game. You can make informed opinions by browsing all of that.

There's actually a lot of quality games on the WiiWare stage, more than I remembered. I keep forgetting to play Dive: The Medes Island Secret, an underwater metroidvania.

[darsparx]

The only problem I have with this is that going on there everything is still in points....I hated that system then and still hate it(may be the reason why I've steered clear of it until now...). Definitely going to be a several month ordeal unless nintendo tries to shut it on me since it's obvious this is not going to be cheap

[Josh]

One of my favorites that I never hear anyone talk about is Fluidity. It's a motion controlled puzzle game in which you have to get several gallons of water of point A to point B in a set amount of time, and complete certain extras for bonuses. Was a lot of fun and got really hard yet addicting on later levels.

Art Style: Cubello is another favorite of mine. Reminds me a lot of 3D Tetris meets Breakout meets Bejeweled. Very fun.

[ejamer]

There are a pretty good number of games worth trying, but many are very niche so you'll have to decide if they appeal to you or not. Games I would recommend looking into:

And Yet It Moves - Cheaper elsewhere, but motion controls of the WiiWare version are top notch. (Did they ever upgrade the PC version to allow partial rotation, or is it still limited to 90 degree turns? That might make WiiWare the definitive version, if they haven't carried the change back to PC.)

Art Style (series) - All great games, although Light Trax and Cubello were probably my favorites. Consistently simple presentation with compelling gameplay.

Bonsai Barber - This game didn't really do it for me... but it was clearly an interesting and well-made experience.

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth - Great classic Castlevania (pre-SotN design). I thought this was more interesting than the Contra or Gradius ReBirth releases.

CueSports: Pool Revolution - I always felt like pool was a great application for motion controls, but didn't seem many good implementations. This was pretty decent.

Dive: The Medes Islands Secret - Haven't actually played yet, but sounded super appealing so I purchased it recently.

Driift Mania - Bringing back the Ivan Ironman Stewart Off-Road experience. Awesome multiplayer if you have a few buddies in the same room; not really worth getting otherwise.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (series) - Two different genres, but both are interesting and worth playing. Tons of DLC available for each game, but very little of that DLC is really significant in my opinion.

Fluidity - The best "hidden gem" I've found on WiiWare. Jumping should have been a button instead of motion... but a fantastic game design despite that flaw.

Let's Catch - Very much a WTF experience. Limited gameplay accompanied by a very weird storyline...

Lost Winds (series) - The second game is a better design, but both are beautiful and fun games. Very good use of pointer controls, which might be why they aren't available elsewhere?

Magnetica Twist - Reviewers complained about the controls... we never had a problem and thought the game was tons of fun. Played a lot of this with my wife.

Muscle March - So.. um.. I'm not recommending it exactly, but it's a unique drinking game/party experience to see who can march the furthest.

Rage of the Gladiator - Solid game, similar to Punch-Out!! but with skill upgrade trees and a fantasy setting. Also available (sometimes on sale) for 3DS eShop.

Tetris Party - Great implementation, lots of modes that are worth playing, better than the recent retail release even after online play was shut down. I really like the co-op mode. Pretty sure there is also a retail Wii release; not sure how it compares.

Tomena Sanner - Weird, but a fun diversion for a few minutes at a time.

WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - Not worth getting on it's own, but if you have the full WarioWare D.I.Y. game on DS then the WiiWare title is a fantastic supplement that let's you create micro-games on the go and then play them on your big screen at home. (This is a fantastic set, by the way. Hugely under-appreciated in my opinion.)

You, Me, and the Cubes - Odd little action-puzzle game, but very interesting to play through.


Great WiiWare games that are probably be better on other platforms:

* Art of Balance
* Bit.Trip (series)
* Cave Story
* La-Mulana
* Retro City Rampage
* Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (series)
* Swords & Soldiers
* Tales of Monkey Island (series)
* World of Goo

[CRTGAMER]

Tetris Party - Great implementation, lots of modes that are worth playing, better than the recent retail release even after online play was shut down. I really like the co-op mode. Pretty sure there is also a retail Wii release; not sure how it compares.

I have the disc version of Tetris party with more levels and options then the Wiiware version. There are a couple of other Wiiware games that also got an expanded disc release such as Bit Trip Complete.

@ darsparx - Download any of the FREE demos yet?

[darsparx]

I wish, I wasn't at home this morning when I was posting on the forums(I wish nintendo allowed you to purchase/download games to wii u even if it's wii ware from a browser) and I was busy at work....