Wii Storage Solution: Deleting Stuff.....

I finally decided to get Tetris party (which is the greatest version of Tetris BTW) and to do so I had to make room on my Wii. As most people know the Wii only has 512 MB of Internal flash memory which is alright if your only downloading relatively small NES games. Since Wii Ware has launched the Storage has been a HUGE issue.

I have been forced to move SNES Donkey Kong Country games, Kirby 64, Wave Race, Mario 64 and even Sin and Punishment :( Lately though I have gotten tired of moving stuff back and fourth and have begun to delete some of the fun things.



I deleted the "Metroid Channel" and the not really that useful "Mario Kart Channel" as the were pretty much pointless already. Most recently I decided to say goodbye to the "Everybody Votes Channel". That will give me enough space for now. Next up for consideration for deletion is the "Check Mii Out" channel.

I liked being able to vote on arbitrary things in the "Everybody Votes Channel" and find out what the rest of the world thinks but I much rather be blowing stuff up in Bomberman, making towers in Word of Goo or clearing out towers in Tetris. The "Check Mii Out" out channel is a lot of fun too but since I am a hardcore gamer I will have to say goodbye to that channel soon too.

By not offering a real storage solution Nintendo is only hurting it's most loyal fan base. I know there new core demographic probably won't fill up the channels or memory but their hardcore fan base (the ones that download the most stuff) has a long time ago or will fill it up soon. For being a loyal fan I am being prevented from enjoying some of the things that make the Wii so great. I feel like I'm being punished for spending money on Nintendo games.

Before I bought the Wii; I knew the storage was going to be a problem. I fully expected that Nintendo would offer some sort of storage solution within the first year. When That didn't happen I figured they would put it off until bigger games started to become available for download. When the first Neo Geo game came out I was very surprised there was no solution. When Wii Ware Launched without a storage solution I was mortified.

I could easily download the "Homebrew Channel" and play thousands of games off an SD card but as a dedicated Nintendo fan I choose not to. I want accurate emulation and play the games like they were meant to be played and Nintendo virtual console games rarely disappoint but there lack of storage and inattentiveness to the problem sucks.

What this means to me is this; I will no longer be downloading anything I can find in used video game stores and for the next Nintendo system flaws (such as storage space) will greatly impact my decision to buy at launch.

Nintendo Virtual Console Games Updates North America

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Legend / ★= Recomended Must Buy / ✔= Good / ●= Average / ✘= Bad
■= Also Available as GameCube Disk (playable on Wii)
[★] =Click On For Full Review / [S] = Screen Shots
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Nintendo Entertainment System (500 points)
Nov 19, 2006
✘ Donkey Kong *missing 1 arcade level
★ Legend Of Zelda ■"The Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition" Bonus Disk
✘ Mario Bros
● PinBall
✘ Soccer
✔ Solomons Key
✔ Wario's Woods
Dec 4, 2006
● Donkey Kong Jr.
Dec 11, 2006
✘ Ice Hockey
Dec 18, 2006
✘ Tennis
Dec 25, 2006
★ Super Mario Bros
Jan 1, 2007
✘ Baseball
✘ Urban Champion
Jan 8, 2007
✔ Gradius
Jan 15, 2007
● Xevious
February 12, 2007
● Ice Climber
✔Kid Icarus [S] [★] * special secret passwords don't work (progress passwords still do though)
★ Kirby's Adventure
February 19, 2007
✘ The Legend of Kage
March 5, 2007
● Elevator Action
March 12, 2007
✔ Tecmo Bowl
March 19, 2007
● Excitebike
April 2, 2007
● Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles *(600 points) licencing issue
April 9, 2007
● Galaga
April 16, 2007
★ Punch-Out!!
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Super Nintendo (800 points)
Nov 19, 2006
✔ F-Zero
✔ Sim City
Dec 25, 2006
✔ Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
✔ Super Castlevania IV
Jan 15, 07
✔ R-Type III: The Third Lightning
Jan 22, 07
★ The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Jan 29, 2007
✔ Contra III: The Alien Wars
Feb 5, 2007
★ Super Mario World
Feb 19, 2007
✔Donkey Kong Country
March 5, 2007
✔ Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
March 26, 2007
● Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire

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Nintendo 64 (1000 points)
Nov 19, 2006
★ Super Mario 64
Jan 29, 2007
✔ Mario Kart 64 *can't save ghost
Feb 26, 2007
★ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ■ "The Legend of Zelda OOT/ MQ" Bonus Disc
April 2, 2007
★ Starfox 64
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Sega Genisis (800 points)
Nov 19, 2006
✘ Altered Beast
✔ Sonic The Hedgehog ■ "Sonic Mega Collection"
Nov 28, 2006
● Ecco the Dolphin
✔ Golden Axe
Dec 4, 2006
● Columns
✔ Ristar ■ "Sonic Mega Collection"
Dec 11, 2006
★ Gunstar Heroes
✘ Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine ■ "Sonic Mega Collection"
Dec 18, 2006
● Space Harrier II
Dec 25, 2006
● Toe Jam & Earl
Jan 29, 2007
✔ Bonanza Bros.
✔ Comix Zone
Feb 5, 2007
✘ Gain Ground
Feb 19, 2007
● Streets of Rage
Feb 26, 2007
● Bio-Hazard Battle
March 5, 2007
● Sword of Vermilion
March 12, 2007
✘ Sonic Spinball ■ "Sonic Mega Collection"
March 19, 2007
✔ Beyond Oasis
April 9, 2007
● Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
April 16, 2007
✘ Virtua Fighter 2
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Turbo Grafx 16 (600 points)
Nov 21, 2006
✔ Bomberman '93
✔ Bonk's Adventure
Nov 27, 2006
✔ Super Star Soldier
Dec 4, 2006
✘ Victory Run
Dec 11, 2006
✔ Alien Crush Pinball
Dec 18, 2006
✔ Military Madness
Dec 25, 2006
✔ R-Type *(800 points) released in Japan as two separate games
Jan 8, 2007
✔ Soldier Blade
✔ Dungeon Explorer
Jan 15, 2007
● Moto RoaderDragon's Curse
Feb 5, 2007
✔ Vigilante
Feb 19, 2007
✔ New Adventure Island
Feb 26, 2007
✔ Chew Man Fu
March 12, 2007
✘ Double Dungeons
March 19, 2007
● Splatterhouse
April 2, 2007
✔ Dragons Curse
April 9, 2007
✘ Bravoman
April 16, 2007
★ Bonk's Revenge
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Wii Are the Champions Mii Freind

It's a still a little early to tell but I'm going to call it. This generation of video games belongs to Nintendo. It doesn't take a genius to figure this out. It doesn't even take a hippie. I decided to take some time to answer some of the questions you may be asking yourself.

So were did Sony go wrong with the Playstation 3?
Well for one thing no one can afford it because Sony decided to shove a Blu-Ray drive into your video game system.

Why are what used to be PS3 3rd party Exclusives being moved to the XBox 360?
PS3 is $649.99! The Game sold per system ratio is poor. XBox has a greater installed user base.

The PS3 Controller is pretty "Bad Ass" though?
No rumble feedback and tilt sensor technology that Nintendo used on the GameBoy color with "Kirby's Tilt and Tumble". That's not "Bad" that's just bad...

So can you actually watch Blu-Ray movies on my PS3?
Yeah! Can you believe it? It seems like it was just yesterday when I didn't watch DVD's on my Playstation 2.

What games should I get if I get a PS3?
Well Resistance is exclusive to the PS3. I would get a whole bunch of players choice PS2 games there is God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, the entire Grand Theft Auto series. Chances are if your any sort of a gamer you already have a PS2 though.

I hear the Wii is just basically a GameCube with a different controller. Why does Nintendo's outdated technology have the advantage over the PS3?
Let me give you a couple examples. What game is better the original Pac Man or Pac Man World 3? Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or Sonic Adventure? Castlevania: SOTN or Castlevania 64? If you answered the first game in each consecutive question congratulations. It doesn't take the best technology to make the best games. Sony has spent the last 10 years with systems (PS2 and Playstation) technically inferior to their competition and for the last 10 years they have been dominating the home console market. Now they are telling us that advanced technology is what makes a system?

Does Sony's PS3 have the best Graphics at least?
Well it is suppose to. So far every title to appear on PS3 and Xbox 360 looks better on the XBox 360. Eventually the PS3 should have better looking games though. Of course alot of people thought the Playstation 2 had better graphics than the Game Cube, Playstation had better graphics than the Nintendo 64 and the Genesis had better Graphics than the Super Nintendo. The graphics war is and always has been totally irrelevant.

You can Download 700+ old Playstation games on PS3 that's way better than Nintendo's Virtual Console right?
You need a PSP to play old Playstation games. You can't play them on the PS3 at all. Besides what would you rather Play Super Mario Bros or Tomb Raider.

I would rather play Tomb Raider cause Lara Croft is so hot!
What? How about Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros? She's like way hotter and she's blonde!

So what! Princess Peach is like a little girl!
What are you talking about? Why would Mario be going out with her.

Who said Mario was going out with her?
No one but it's kind of implied. Why would she make cakes for him otherwise?

That doesn't mean anything! My Grandma makes cakes for me all the time!
Maybe your spending to much time with your Grandmother....

STFU! Seriously though who's hotter Angelina Jolie or Samantha Mathis?
What the hell does that have to do with anything?

Samantha Mathis was the Princess in the Super Mario Bros movie and Angelina Jolie was Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider movie.
First off the princess in the super Mario Bros movie was Princess Daisy. Second who the hell is Samantha Mathis? Thirdly there was no Super Mario Bros Movie.

Why are there an imdb link in you very answer then?
.....fake interview over!

Various Zelda Music Master pieces

There's quite a bit of Zelda Music on YouTube. These are some of my favorites. Just click screen to play.

Cello Recital at James Madison University


The Legend Of Zelda Performed On Ukulele



Zelda piano Medley


Zelda Theme On Accordion



Nintendo Piano Guy Zelda medley


Electric Guitar Despyz & Jevo



Zelda Gerudo Theme Acoustic Guitar