Genesis games on Wii?

[kool kitty89]

Comparing the monetary value of games that are incredibly cheap in the after market to ones that are similarly priced for download doesn't really make a difference now.

The effort involved in buying hardware, and tracking down or shopping for old carts, as well as their storage, is offset by the convenience of having a modern console able to store and run them almost identically. The argument could only tilt to favor the VC if the aftermarket prices went up.

As they are now, it's more convenient for the average consumer to pick up games while vegging on the couch in front of a Wii, the price 'IS' high, but not too much.

This could only change in the case of the Genesis IMO if suddenly those clone handhelds took off and saturated the market again, but they're too expensive and 'cheaply made' to do it. If they were something like $19.99 brand new & in every walmart, "maybe" the VC would take a hit from it, and maybe the value of it's convenience would be under fire.

Of course, there's the emulation argument as well, which has been done to death a thousand times. Convenience is basically what the VC rides on. It does what it does, well enough to pay for.



You can play Genesis games using the Wii remote, but it's DPad is small and stiff, and ABC are mapped oddly to it. If you're looking at SNES games too, pick up a Classic Controller Pro, it will make your life a lot easier. SNES games need either a classic controller or a Gamecube controller, you can't use just the Wii remote.

Yeah, but you could also just use a PC emulator. (and that's often easier than bothering with console download stuff).

THEN the price of bare carts would matter if you still wanted to be legal, if you care.

[Knuckle Duster]

Comparing the monetary value of games that are incredibly cheap in the after market to ones that are similarly priced for download doesn't really make a difference now.

The effort involved in buying hardware, and tracking down or shopping for old carts, as well as their storage, is offset by the convenience of having a modern console able to store and run them almost identically. The argument could only tilt to favor the VC if the aftermarket prices went up.

As they are now, it's more convenient for the average consumer to pick up games while vegging on the couch in front of a Wii, the price 'IS' high, but not too much.

This could only change in the case of the Genesis IMO if suddenly those clone handhelds took off and saturated the market again, but they're too expensive and 'cheaply made' to do it. If they were something like $19.99 brand new & in every walmart, "maybe" the VC would take a hit from it, and maybe the value of it's convenience would be under fire.

Of course, there's the emulation argument as well, which has been done to death a thousand times. Convenience is basically what the VC rides on. It does what it does, well enough to pay for.



You can play Genesis games using the Wii remote, but it's DPad is small and stiff, and ABC are mapped oddly to it. If you're looking at SNES games too, pick up a Classic Controller Pro, it will make your life a lot easier. SNES games need either a classic controller or a Gamecube controller, you can't use just the Wii remote.

Yeah, but you could also just use a PC emulator. (and that's often easier than bothering with console download stuff).

THEN the price of bare carts would matter if you still wanted to be legal, if you care.