andriasang.com writes:
Nintendo shared a look today at its upcoming lineup of downloads for the month of May. The download service has a small lineup for the coming month, perhaps owing to the Golden Week vacation period, but will be offering a few major classics.
The full lineup is as follows:
* Downtown Special Kuniokun no Jidagekidayo Zenin Shugou! (Arc System Works, Famicom, 500 WiiPoints)
* Ninja-kun Ashura no Sho (Jaleco, Famicom, 500)
* Final Fantasy (Square Enix, Famicom, 500)
* Famicom Wars (Nintendo, Famicom, 500)
* Hoshi no Kirby 3 (Nintendo, Super Famicom, 800)
* R-Type (Irem Soft, Master System, 500)
* Sim Earth (Hudson, PC Engine, 800)
* Numan Althetics (Namco Bandai, Arcade, 800)
* Youkai Douchuuki (Namco Bandai, Arcade, 800)
BY YANNIS VATIS: The gaming landscape today is filled with a lot of options for today’s young generation of players. Sure, they’ve got Minecraft to keep them occupied for hours but if it’s all the essential twitch controls and spatial and situational awareness skills that you want to pass down to your little digital warriors without exposing them to more mature content, then to the retro library we must dive!
This list contains the top 5 retro games that will not only forge your children into skillful gamers but also create lots of memorable bonding moments.
"When you think of classic shoot 'em ups, the top 2 series that likely come to mind are Gradius and R-Type so let's take an in-depth look at both franchises and see which one comes out on top." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
The release date has been revealed for the R-Type: Dobkeratops Figma Action Figure.
Sweet there are some good games right there.
Ah the Original Final Fantasy.
Long live 8-bit!
i just picked up ff8 and ff9 unopened for 20 bucks each
Nuff said
Something something in the month of May...