Wii's TG16 Service Performance?

[Shrapnoid]

I have a few questions for TG16/PC-E console owners who also use Wii's Virtual Console.

First off, are the games as accurate as on the TG16?
Noticed any bugs or glitches that don't occur in your Turbo or Duo?
Is the speed, audio and video accurate, better, worse?
Do they carry the entire U.S. library?
Do Wii versions of the games come with any pics of the original covers, boxes or history?
Have any of the available games expired or no longer available?
Does one require a router and online service to acquire the Virtual TG16 games?
Do you have to be online to play the downloaded games?

Okay so, that was a lot more than a few questions but, I'm curious because I've thought a little about getting this system.

[SignOfZeta]

Yes you need an Internet connection. How else would the game get on your Wii? You don't need to stay connected just to play them though.

I only have two games, Ninja Spirit and Star Paradia. Emulation is pretty much perfect, as far as I can tell. The video coming out of a Wii is also much more high quality that what comes out of a PCE too so it will look decent on LCDs, assuming you've purchased the component video cable

I'm pretty sure the entire US library is not on there. To my knowledge all Virtual Console games that have ever been for sale are still there.

[Shrapnoid]

I know I would need internet. I just meant would it have to be internet uhh... in my name so, to speak?

So, are they still releasing more games for it or have they stopped.

[DragonmasterDan]

I know I would need internet. I just meant would it have to be internet uhh... in my name so, to speak?

So, are they still releasing more games for it or have they stopped.

Games still come out for the virtual console on a weekly basis, since Hudson has closed their US offices, I don't recall seeing any new TG16 releases, but it's always possible.

[SMF]

 The video coming out of a Wii is also much more high quality that what comes out of a PCE too so it will look decent on LCDs, assuming you've purchased the component video cable

I'm pretty sure the entire US library is not on there. To my knowledge all Virtual Console games that have ever been for sale are still there.[/quote]
This is pretty much the reason i have downloaded Neutopia on the Wii so i can play it on my TV and it looks good.

[blueraven]

I have Air Zonk, and Blazing Lasers.

They're identical as far as I can tell. I'm actually quite impressed.

[esteban]

I have tried a few TG-16 games on Wii Virtual Console (to evaluate the emulation) and there were no obvious problems.

I can tell you that the original release of Military Madness for Wii VC did have problems, but it was eventually patched.

[TheClash603]

Only two games I downloaded on my Wii were the Crush games, because I had my Wii with me when I was traveling, and I needed my fix.

Each of the Crush games seems to play well to me, but Devils Crush was censored and the pentagrams were removed.

[nat]

The entire library is definitely not available... It's mostly games that were published by Hudson, Konami, IREM, and, uh, Data East maybe? There were a large number of publishers that either wouldn't license their back catalog to Nintendo for the VC or wanted too much money to license the games. Then there is the handful of publishers that no longer exist whose IP is either in dispute or exists in some void making it virtually impossible to secure rights. Since the majority of games on the Turbo were actually published by Hudson, there's still a good selection available.

[TR0N]

The only TG16 game i've ever down loaded was dynastic hero and the emulation seems pretty spot on to me.As for suport it's pretty much dead right now i think the last release was gradius II,but i'm not so sure.At this point though it seems "noa has given up on the vc" unless there waiting for the release of the wii u.Also as nat mention the lincense issue has been a problem for the vc as well.

[soop]

There is, however, a reason I need to punch the VC in the face.  I have a handful of games, some bought with points I paid for, a few just from Nintendo club codes.

But if I sell my Wii, or if my Wii dies and needs to be replaced, all of these games will be lost.  As in, I would need to repurchase them.

Cheap though they may be, I am not buying anything else from the VC store until Nintendo sort their infrastructure out.

[DragonmasterDan]

But if I sell my Wii, or if my Wii dies and needs to be replaced, all of these games will be lost.  As in, I would need to repurchase them.

Cheap though they may be, I am not buying anything else from the VC store until Nintendo sort their infrastructure out.

Nintendo CAN transfer virtual console purchases from one system to another, but it involves calling Nintendo. I know with the 3DS Nintendo had a system of transferring purchases made with a DSI to the 3DS without having to call them. I suspect when the Wii-U comes out they will use a similar system for transferring purchases.

[turbokon]

I've downloaded a few turbo games from VC but still nothing can replace playing the real thing on real hardwares.

[DragonmasterDan]

I've downloaded a few turbo games from VC but still nothing can replace playing the real thing on real hardwares.

Agreed.

With that said, when there's very expensive games like SAZ or Dynastic Hero and you want to play the English version legally, the virtual console is a great option.

[Bernie]

I didnt know Dynastic Hero was on there.   Here I go to sign in!

[DragonmasterDan]

I didnt know Dynastic Hero was on there.   Here I go to sign in!

Here's the list of titles available on the US virtual console for TG16.

Air Zonk   Red Company   Hudson Soft   E   
Alien Crush   Compile, Naxat Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Battle Lode Runner   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Blazing Lazers   Hudson Soft, Compile   Hudson Soft   E   
Bloody Wolf   Data East   G-Mode   E10+   
Bomberman '93   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Bomberman '94   Hudson Soft   Sega   E   
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure   Red Company   Hudson Soft   E   
Bonk's Adventure   Red Company, Atlus   Hudson Soft   E   
Bonk's Revenge   Red Company   Hudson Soft   E   
Bravoman   Namco   Namco Bandai   E   
Break In   Naxat Soft   Naxat Soft   E   
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood   Konami   Konami   T   
Chase H.Q.   Taito   Taito   E10+   
Chew Man Fu   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
China Warrior   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E10+   
Cho Aniki   Masaya   Hudson Soft   E10+   
Cratermaze   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Dead Moon   Natsume   Natsume   E   
Detana!! TwinBee   Konami   Konami   E   
Devil's Crush   Compile, Naxat Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Digital Champ: Battle Boxing   Naxat Soft   Naxat Soft   E10+   
Double Dungeons   NCS   Hudson Soft   E   
Dragon Spirit   Namco   Namco Bandai   E   
Dragon's Curse   Sega   Hudson Soft   E   
Drop Off   Data East   G-Mode   E   
Dungeon Explorer   Atlus   Hudson Soft   E   
Dynastic Hero   Westone   Hudson Soft   E   
Fighting Street   Capcom   Hudson Soft   E10+   
Final Soldier   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Galaga '90   Namco   Namco Bandai   E   
Gate of Thunder   Red Company, Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou   Konami   Konami   E   
J.J. & Jeff   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E10+   
Legend of Hero Tonma   Irem   Irem   E   
Lords of Thunder   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Military Madness   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Monster Lair   Westone   Hudson Soft   E   
Moto Roader   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Neutopia   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Neutopia II   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
New Adventure Island   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Ninja Spirit   Irem   Irem   E   
Ordyne   Namco   Namco Bandai   E   
Power Golf   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Psychosis   Naxat Soft   Naxat Soft   E   
Riot Zone   Westone   Hudson Soft   E10+   
R-Type   Irem   Hudson Soft   E   
Samurai Ghost   Namco   Namco Bandai   E10+   
Shockman   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Silent Debuggers   Data East   G-Mode   E   
SimEarth: The Living Planet   Maxis Software   Hudson Soft   E   
Soldier Blade   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Splatterhouse   Namco   Namco Bandai   T   
Star Parodier   Hudson Soft, Kaneko   Hudson Soft   E   
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition   Capcom   Hudson Soft   T   
Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise   Red Company   Hudson Soft   E   
Super Star Soldier   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Victory Run   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Vigilante   Irem   Irem   E   
World Class Baseball   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
World Sports Competition   Hudson Soft   Hudson Soft   E   
Ys: Book I & II   Nihon Falcom, Alfa System   Nihon Falcom   E   
            
            
            

[SignOfZeta]

That's pretty impressive, really.

[SMF]

Wow, atleast they did bring a lot to the VC. So many imports tho are missing

[nat]

We already have two stickied threads right here in this very forum that list all the VC games:

Cart games
CD games

[KnightWarrior]

WiiMednafen is great for me

[Ninja16608]

WiiMednafen is great for me

I have heard of WiiMednafen. Is this something that is downloaded or do you have to use a disk to get it on the system?

[Bernie]

WiiMednafen is great for me

I have heard of WiiMednafen. Is this something that is downloaded or do you have to use a disk to get it on the system?

You have to soft mod your Wii, and then you can download it from the Homebrew Browser.  You could also install it via SD, but why when its already on a server? 

[Ratix]

WiiMednafen is great for me

I have heard of WiiMednafen. Is this something that is downloaded or do you have to use a disk to get it on the system?

You have to soft mod your Wii, and then you can download it from the Homebrew Browser.  You could also install it via SD, but why when its already on a server?   

being more specific its on the homebrew browser that is still maintained.
i gave up emulating the turbo on the Wii i had spotty compatibility issues with quite a few games. and i still haven't gotten any cd based games to work no matter what format i put it in.