Virtual Console Monday - Double Dribble, Vegas Stakes, and Ecco Jr
Monday, November 26th, 2007 at 9:03am by David
Three new titles available for download from the Wii Shop Channel today:
Double Dribble - NES - 500 Wii Points
The first 5-on-5, full-court home basketball game, is pure hoops action at its finest. While still a surprisingly accurate basketball game for its time, the frantic action keeps you on your toes as your players run from one end of the court to the other. Drive the lane and rock the rim to see one of the game’s trademark slam-dunk cut scenes. He shoots, he scores!
Vegas Stakes - SNES - 800 Wii Points
Feel like taking a road trip to Las Vegas? Let your inner high roller go wild as you try your luck at five different games-blackjack, slots, poker, craps and roulette. Stake your claim in Vegas and beat the house!
Ecco Jr. - Genesis - 800 Wii Points
The aquatic adventures of Ecco come to life for a younger generation of gamers. Perfect for kids, Ecco Jr. finds our young hero heading out to sea with a variety of tasks he must perform in order to get there.
November 26th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Double Dribble was the first NES game I ever played. Many days were spent riding my bike to the neighbor’s house to play Double Dribble…and occasionly Super Mario Bros.
We always played Bulls vs Celtics, errr, Chicago & Boston…and knew the spots on the floor in which your shooting percentage was higher. Great memories.
November 26th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
I love that screenshot — I remember first seeing it as a boy and thinking “Can graphics get any better than this?”
November 26th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
I know what you mean Blake. As a kid, those dunking animations looked a lot faster and super realistic to me. Who knew it was only 3-frames?
Oh yeah, and it looks like I may have to update my Retro Profile of this game since it is on the Virtual Console now. Good going, Konami & Nintendo!
November 26th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Was it just me or did anyone else think that if you played against the Frog team played by the computer that they just jumped higher than normal??
Swear the Frog team always jumped higher!!
February 2nd, 2008 at 3:17 am
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