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Posted 21 March 2016
Star Fox 64 (Wii U Virtual Console) - available from Thursday 24/03, 50% discount until 21/04 (standard price £8.99, discounted to £4.49)
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Originally released as Lylat Wars in Europe, Star Fox 64's release to the Wii U Virtual Console, in advance of the upcoming Star Fox Zero, was always pretty much inevitable - and Nintendo UK have just confirmed on Twitter that we'll see the game released this coming Thursday, 24 March.
As also just announced on Twitter, there will be a 50% discount in effect for the initial release, up until 21 April (with Star Fox Zero released the following day, on 22 April) - so this will be an ideal way to get yourself ready for this upcoming new release!
The standard price of N64 games on the Virtual Console is £8.99, so this discount will reduce the price to £4.49.
If you already own the game on the Wii Virtual Console, a discounted price of £1.79 should apply instead (it's unclear if this will *also* be discounted by 50%, but I doubt it).
As also just announced on Twitter, there will be a 50% discount in effect for the initial release, up until 21 April (with Star Fox Zero released the following day, on 22 April) - so this will be an ideal way to get yourself ready for this upcoming new release!
The standard price of N64 games on the Virtual Console is £8.99, so this discount will reduce the price to £4.49.
If you already own the game on the Wii Virtual Console, a discounted price of £1.79 should apply instead (it's unclear if this will *also* be discounted by 50%, but I doubt it).
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63 Comments
sorted bysurely whether it's worth it or not should be down to how playable it still is. If you're going to get even as little as 4 hours play out of this, just over £1 per hour to be entertained seems ok to me.
I reckon I'll be investing.
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Worth more than a £1 surely
Probably off topic but sometimes I feel it's not useful to depreciate games based on the length of time they've been around. Don't get me wrong, I love things to be cheap otherwise I wouldn't frequent this site but surely not all things have a completely downward depreciation? Especially if some are trying to argue that games are art? And we're really not getting a 1:1 experience since there are a couple of added features that help like save states and miiverse
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It's a Nintendo game don't forget
EDIT: God damn pbyron1
*cough*
Hey, Einstein! I'm on your side!
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A fantastic game, brings back memories of when I first played it on the N64 all those years ago with the rumble pack
If it works like mario kart 64 then you have one save state slot and you can save wherever you want
Super Metroid 1994
Chrono Trigger 1995
Final Fantasy VII 1997
Goldeneye 1997
Ocarina of Time 1998
Metal Gear Solid 1998
Half Life 1998
etc. etc. etc.
"15+ years ago" was a golden age of gaming - it should come as no surprise that these titles will live on forever in our hearts and wallets.
Nintendo Europe's VC titles have defaulted to US release versions except in rare circumstances
Probably the most quotable game ever made
It's excellent, they overhauled the graphics too so it feels really slick. I'm still tempted to get the VC version just wish I could be sure that my purchases will be recorded for the next run of Nintendo consoles.
Google loves to barrel roll
work in Central London... unless I make happy hour at The Gable it's an expensive night!
Fond memories!
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Given that this has been announced as "Star Fox 64" rather then "Lylat Wars", I'm assuming that this will be the 60Hz US release.
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£4.49? Pay more for a damn Subway!
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Like it but do an Aileron roll just doesn't sound right X)
What's it like in 3D? Good i'm guessing
I suspect the custom chip Starwing had is yet to be replicated in emulation (at least officially).
I lived the bit when you completed the game when they'd tot up your destruction and they'd charge the General - clearly Fox and co were mercs, not soldiers. "Whaaaaat?"
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I think i'm going to get it as part of this deal here
Good deal especially with Zelda.
SuperFX chip would need to get licensed, because it was developed by Argonaut games and that company was bought up by some other crappy company, that probably wants trillions for it.
That's also why we haven't gotten Yoshi's Island for SNES yet.
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Yes.