Official PR - Classic Capcom Arcade Titles Coming to Wii’s Virtual Console Arcade

Capcom said:

This winter, Capcom is bringing its classic arcade titles to the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console Arcade. As previewed at New York Comic Con, six titles will be released in all: SONSON, 1942, Ghosts’n Goblins, Black Tiger, EXED EXES, and Commando: Wolf of the Battlefield. These old-school classics will challenge and bemuse veteran gamers and introduce a new generation to Capcom’s arcade roots. All six titles will be available through the Virtual Console download service in both the US and Europe.

1942 – This classic vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up is perhaps Capcom's finest moment in the pre-Street Fighter era. Spawning a million clones and re-appearing throughout the history of gaming, 1942's biplane action needs no introduction. And now, for the first time on the Wii, the original and best version.

Black Tiger – Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.

Commando: Wolf of the Battlefield – Experience the Capcom arcade game that spawned a multitude of clones as the original Commando comes to your living room courtesy of the Virtual Console Arcade. Take control of Super Joe and shoot your way—in all eight directions—towards the enemy's territory, using grenades to wreak havoc with enemy placements in this seminal genre creator.

EXED EXES – A retro classic from Capcom's arcade line-up in 1985, Exed Exes is a vertically-scrolling shooter that's sure to bring back fond memories. Dodge bullets! Collect fruit! And go for high scores in the most furious sci-fi insectoid shoot 'em up ever made.

Ghosts ’n Goblins – Ghosts ‘n Goblins is a classic game that packs a heavy punch (and lance). Experience the smash arcade hit from 1985 as you help Arthur defeat hordes of monsters in his attempt to rescue the princess. The first (and possibly only) game in which taking a hit reduces you to your underwear.

SONSON – Experience the original adventures of the Monkey King in this action-packed side scrolling adventure. Rapidly switch between different levels of play to shoot dangerous enemies in the face! A truly original concept, this quirky, old skool arcade classic has been a rare find in the west since its arcade debut in 1984. Until now!

GG, GoNintendo has posted your Black Ops footage!

Ravenprose said:

GG, GoNintendo has posted your Black Ops footage!

I love the comments!

"footage quality is terrible!"

"He is using a 4:3 CRT TV. Thats why it also looks like crap."

"this is the worst off screen footage i've ever seen"

With fame comes public criticism, can you handle it GG?

GG is not on. Has he been silenced?

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Played more Black Ops. The above ground prison assault is fun, you even get to ride a motorbike which is a little showy and staged but fun nonetheless.


Frame rate was 90% stable with a little chop here and there but nothing too bad. Lots of stuff going on. Character models seem about the same quality as REFLEX. In fact, yeah, the game looks around about the same as REFLEX from what I can see so far.


Aiming is just fantastic the ADS in particular feels about as responsive as it does in Medal of Honor Heroes 2.


Also it seems like Treyarch has amended the balance of the traditional COD flow. I have barely come across any grenade spamming or cheap deaths and it seems like you have a bigger lifebar and can take a lot more punishment compared to past games. Which IMO is a good thing.


I started the third level, which looks pretty decent, the character model, whilst lacking the shaders of the 360 is easily recognisable from screenshots I have seen in the past.

Yeah, so far, so good. I guess I was just expecting Treyarch to better their REFLEX visuals, when is seems like they've just plateaued at this level.


There was some fun stuff like guys fully kitted out in Jack Bauer style heavy armour and a huge minigun which you could use to savage the enemy. I don't like the FMV cutscenes which seem a little too compressed in parts.

robio said:

Congrats GG. See how easy it is to get famous on the web? All you have to do is trash a Wii game and BOOM you get noticed.

Yeah GG -- why do you hate Nintendo so much?

gamingeek said:

Played more Black Ops. ...

Yeah, so far, so good. ...

I see the moneyhat from Activision arrived.

Dvader said:

Ravenprose said:

GG, GoNintendo has posted your Black Ops footage!

I love the comments!

"footage quality is terrible!"

"He is using a 4:3 CRT TV. Thats why it also looks like crap."

"this is the worst off screen footage i've ever seen"

With fame comes public criticism, can you handle it GG?

4:3 CRT is why it looks good. That's why I got a good old SDTV again. I'm taking video with a cell phone at 25 FPS, what can I do?

^ Sooo true!