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Posted: 07-14-2009
Like may other reviewers have stated 2000 Wii points equals 20 dollars. The places that charge more than 20 dollars for a Wii points card are ripping you off. Still I have come to own more than 15 old games on my Wii thanks to the numerous Wii cards I've bought. My favorite thing about downloading these games on the Wii is that the Wii version's audio quality is better than the original cartridges for the different systems. The original NES was mono( the Wii versions of these NES games can be played in full stereo), the Sega Genesis's audio cables could not be played on a stereo(the Wii's Genesis's games can and even though the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 systems audio cables could be hooked up to a stereo receiver the Wii versions of the same games sound twice as good.) The picture quality on all these games are better on the Wii as well. The graphics on the N64 games you can download also look better than the originals. The purpose of the Wii points cards are downloading old games. A credit or debit card can be used as well but the Wii points card is the most cautious way to buy them. Downloading is easy and fun but, also addictive. I buy the Wii cards simply because I want to watch my money. The number of NES,Turbo Grafx 16, Sega Gensis, Sega Mater System, Super NES, Neo Geo and Nintendo 64 games has been rising steadily and to own these games on one system is very convenient.You don't have to lose space in your tv room or worry about connecting and reconnecting a bunch of old systems to be able to play most of these games but the downfall is that there are still some great games for these systems that are not available for downloading yet. Here is a list of my top 10 favorite games available for download: 1. The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time(N64) 2. Super Mario Bros. 3(NES) 3. The Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past(Super NES) 4.Sonic The Hedgehog 2(Sega Genesis) 5. Street Fighter 2 Turbo(Super NES) 6. Toe Jam And Earl in Panic On Funkotron(Sega Gensis) 7. F Zero X( Nintendo 64) 8. Super Metroid( Super NES) 9. Bonks Revenge(Turbo Grafx 16) 10. Super Mario World( Super NES) In closing I will state the pros and cons of the Wii Shopping Channel. pros: 1.video and audio quality has been improved for the downloadable games compared to the cartridges 2. downloading these games is fun and takes a short time 3. You can play most of your favorite classics on one system(Wii) 4. The deals are better for downloading(as opposed to buying the oldcartridges for the most part cons: 1. There are some great games from these old systems that are not available for download yet. 2. The rumple feature of the N64 games is absent on the Wii 3. You have to have a classic controller or a Gamecube controller for the games that require extra buttons.
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Posted: 07-14-2009
Like many other reviewers have stated 2000 Wii points equals 20 dollars. The places that charge more than 20 dollars for a Wii points card are ripping you off. Still I have come to own more than 15 old games on my Wii thanks to the numerous Wii cards I've bought. My favorite thing about downloading these games on the Wii is that the Wii version's audio quality is better than the original cartridges for the different systems. The original NES was mono( the Wii versions of these NES games can be played in full stereo), the Sega Genesis's audio cables could not be played on a stereo(the Wii's Genesis's games can and even though the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 systems audio cables could be hooked up to a stereo receiver the Wii versions of the same games sound twice as good.) The picture quality on all these games are better on the Wii as well. The graphics on the N64 games you can download also look better than the originals. The purpose of the Wii points cards are downloading old games. A credit or debit card can be used as well but the Wii points card is the most cautious way to buy them. Downloading is easy and fun but, also addictive. I buy the Wii cards simply because I want to watch my money. The number of NES,Turbo Grafx 16, Sega Gensis, Sega Mater System, Super NES, Neo Geo and Nintendo 64 games has been rising steadily and to own these games on one system is very convenient.You don't have to lose space in your tv room or worry about connecting and reconnecting a bunch of old systems to be able to play most of these games but the downfall is that there are still some great games for these systems that are not available for downloading yet. Here is a list of my top 10 favorite games available for download: 1. The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time(N64) 2. Super Mario Bros. 3(NES) 3. The Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past(Super NES) 4.Sonic The Hedgehog 2(Sega Genesis) 5. Street Fighter 2 Turbo(Super NES) 6. Toe Jam And Earl in Panic On Funkotron(Sega Genesis) 7. F Zero X( Nintendo 64) 8. Super Metroid( Super NES) 9. Bonks Revenge(Turbo Grafx 16) 10. Super Mario World( Super NES) In closing I will state the pros and cons of the Wii Shopping Channel. pros: 1.video and audio quality has been improved for the downloadable games compared to the cartridges 2. downloading these games is fun and takes a short time 3. You can play most of your favorite classics on one system(Wii) 4. The deals are usually better for downloading(as opposed to buying the old cartridges for the most part). cons: 1. There are some great games from these old systems that are not available for download yet.Examples are Super Mario All Stars(Super NES),Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island(Super NES) and Sonic & Knuckles lock on cartridge (for Sega Genesis) to name a few. 2. The rumple feature of the N64 games is absent on the Wii 3. You have to have a classic controller and a Gamecube controller for the games that require extra buttons.
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Posted: 06-03-2009
Be careful. If you order this card through the link on the first page they charge you $16.12 shipping and handling to ship it from Target. If you go to the 'other buying options' button, it says $2.69 shipping from Target. I called customer service about the difference and was told that if you buy it through amazon then target, that is the shipping. Customer service did refund the extra shipping (Amazon has great customer service in my experience), but you should be aware of the problem.
