Comments on: Wii stand together http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/ "Hitch your wagon to a star." —Ralph Waldo Emerson Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Ben http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16595 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:47:22 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16595 True, true. :) I've heard that it looks like games are migrating from computers back to consoles, that in not too many years people will be playing games almost entirely on consoles instead. I don't know if that'll actually happen, but I <i>can</i> see the majority shifting back to consoles. Probably a good thing. True, true. :) I’ve heard that it looks like games are migrating from computers back to consoles, that in not too many years people will be playing games almost entirely on consoles instead. I don’t know if that’ll actually happen, but I can see the majority shifting back to consoles. Probably a good thing.

]]> by: Liz Muir http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16580 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:53:57 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16580 But they are pretty cheap on the Wii--$8 for Sonic, $10 for Super Mario 64 . . . . And you can save! But they are pretty cheap on the Wii–$8 for Sonic, $10 for Super Mario 64 . . . . And you can save!

]]> by: Ben http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16461 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:08:06 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16461 Ah, Sonic the Hedgehog. Good memories. :) For those who started with the NES (or earlier), there's a site called <a href="http://www.virtualnes.com/" rel="nofollow">VirtualNES.com</a> that lets you play hundreds of old NES games in a Java applet. It works quite well, too, but I'm not sure on the legality of doing so. If only they'd release the old games into the public domain... (But they won't, because now you can buy them and download them onto the Wii and play them there. Oh well.) Ah, Sonic the Hedgehog. Good memories. :) For those who started with the NES (or earlier), there’s a site called VirtualNES.com that lets you play hundreds of old NES games in a Java applet. It works quite well, too, but I’m not sure on the legality of doing so. If only they’d release the old games into the public domain… (But they won’t, because now you can buy them and download them onto the Wii and play them there. Oh well.)

]]> by: Liz Muir http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16416 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:58:44 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16416 Yes, truly Zelda is one of the few video games worth playing, along with maybe Sonic the Hedgehog . . . . :D Good ol' Link to the Past was my first video game. Yes, truly Zelda is one of the few video games worth playing, along with maybe Sonic the Hedgehog . . . . :D Good ol’ Link to the Past was my first video game.

]]> by: Ben http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16356 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:11:09 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-16356 Alas, my friend didn't have Zelda. I haven't seen any of the Zelda games since Link to the Past (for the SNES, and yes, I know that's a very long time ago :)). Not that I'm averse to it -- in fact, Zelda's one of the games that has a secure spot in my heart, since I grew up on it (at the neighbor's house). I played the first game a fair amount, the second one hardly at all, and the third one all the time. I dreamed about it. I practically ate, slept, and breathed it. The music still gives me goosebumps. Ah, Zelda. Alas, my friend didn’t have Zelda. I haven’t seen any of the Zelda games since Link to the Past (for the SNES, and yes, I know that’s a very long time ago :)). Not that I’m averse to it — in fact, Zelda’s one of the games that has a secure spot in my heart, since I grew up on it (at the neighbor’s house). I played the first game a fair amount, the second one hardly at all, and the third one all the time. I dreamed about it. I practically ate, slept, and breathed it. The music still gives me goosebumps. Ah, Zelda.

]]> by: Liz Muir http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-15073 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.topofthemountains.net/2006/12/18/wii-stand-together/#comment-15073 I'm so proud of you for trying the Wii! I've been playing with my brother since he got one at Thanksgiving and I love it. It's nice not to have to remember tons of button combos. And the new Zelda game definitely beats out some books I've read recently, both in terms of plot and compelling characters. Plus there's lots of mind boggling puzzles. And I'm only 1/10th of the way through. . . . :D But to each his own. I’m so proud of you for trying the Wii! I’ve been playing with my brother since he got one at Thanksgiving and I love it. It’s nice not to have to remember tons of button combos.

And the new Zelda game definitely beats out some books I’ve read recently, both in terms of plot and compelling characters. Plus there’s lots of mind boggling puzzles. And I’m only 1/10th of the way through. . . . :D

But to each his own.

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