A new 3D Classic leads four new games, a demo, and a video on Nintendo's systems!

eShop Exclusives
3D Classics: Twinbee (Nintendo, $4.99)

WiiWare
3D Pixel Racing (Microforum, demo)
Aya and the Cubes of Light (Object Vision Software, 1000 points)

DSiWare (also available on the eShop)
Break Tactics (Agetec, 500 points/$4.99)
Escape Trick -Ninja Castle- (Intense Co., 500 points/$4.99)

Nintendo Video
Blue Man Group Foley Part II

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Did Ninjas have castles?

At any rate, I'll be checking out Twinbee.

Posted by

Guillaume

on: 09/22/11, 16:21

Ah, I was kinda hoping for Super Mario Land 2 on the 3DS's Virtual Console! Bummer.

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 09/22/11, 16:27

@GameDadGrant

Do they have it in Japan? No point in hoping for any game until they get it, it's not as if NoA is gonna take the initiative...

Posted by

Guillaume

on: 09/22/11, 16:28

@Guillaume

Hey, we got Mario's Picross first. Why can't we get Super Mario Land 2 first?

I'll check out Twinbee when I get my 3DS back from NOA...again.

Posted by

ludist210

on: 09/22/11, 16:30

I'm probably gonna get TwinBee, unless someone convinces me otherwise.

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 09/22/11, 16:38

@ludist210

Europe got Mario's Picross first

Posted by

Guillaume

on: 09/22/11, 16:54

I'll probably download Twinbee. I've enjoyed the two 3D Classics that I've played (Excitebike and Xevious).

Posted by

OrbitalBeard

on: 09/22/11, 17:16

@Guillaume

Well, we got it before Japan. So...yeah. My point is null, but still!

Posted by

ludist210

on: 09/22/11, 17:17

It would make sense if Nintendo were planning on releasing Mario Land 2 to tie in with Super Mario 3D Land, and they have said it'll be out by the end of the year. So obviously that makes too much sense, don't expect that to happen.

Posted by

rebonack

on: 09/22/11, 17:30

I just remembered that I had a dream about Nintendo Week.

Weird.

Posted by

Brick

on: 09/22/11, 18:29

YEAH! Twinbee! Let's get some excitement, people!

So, yeah, I downloaded it. Very simple, but still fun. I love this series so much. Why doesn't everyone else love it as much as me?

Just played Detana yesterday, too (damn you, X-Pert!).

Posted by

Anand

on: 09/22/11, 22:40

@Anand

Better or worse than 3D Classics: Xevious? It looks better from the trailer I saw. Xevious was fun, but the 3D really made it harder than the original.

Posted by

ludist210

on: 09/22/11, 23:33

Better how? The 3D implementation is not as good. Like when you pick up fruit on a different plane. The game itself is probably better. I think both are worth buying, but I have a weakness for both franchises.

For Urban Champion questions, though, I'll have to defer to Deathly.

Posted by

Anand

on: 09/22/11, 23:42

Edited:

09/22/11, 23:43

I'm glad Nintendo didn't decide to keep Twinbee 3DS out of America, just because the Famicom game never made it over here. I was kind of worried it wouldn't release outside Japan.

@Anand You can do it Anand; it only took me a bunch of tries to make it to that score

Posted by

X-pert74

on: 09/23/11, 01:47

Remember when Mega Man 9 came out on 9-22 a few years ago? Me, too!

Posted by

Mr_Mustache

on: 09/23/11, 05:57

@Mr_Mustache

That was an awesome day.

By the way, did you download Moto Heroz yet? You should join our online league. I know that since you avoid handhelds, there hasn't been like, a TON of stuff to play on Wii lately. For a mere fraction of what you'd pay for a retail Wii game, you can get an incredible, competitive experience and join in on the fun with fellow Negative Worlders with this game.

C'mon man. Join us. Jooooiiiinnnn uuuuuuuuussssssss!

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 09/23/11, 07:06

I'll eventually get Twinbee and Mega Man.

Posted by

sirmastersephiroth

on: 09/23/11, 07:11

Hey, Twinbee is pretty damn fun!

So that bee thing when you shoot the bells enough times, is that an extra life?

The damn autofire is too fast, I keep killing them.

Posted by

Guillaume

on: 09/23/11, 08:41

I'm pretty certain my next download will be the free Zelda: Four Swords. Until then, I've got plenty of BIT.Trip Saga and [BACKLOG] to keep me busy.

Posted by

Deerock69

on: 09/23/11, 16:58

@Guillaume
No, I'm pretty sure that the Bee will kill you. I'm not sure how many points you get for killing it, though. There's usually a point where the bells turn toxic and harmful. You can't bounce 'em forever, unfortunately. Have you also noticed that getting hit once takes away your bombs, but an ambulance will fix you up? Something like that.

I was going to turn off autofire, but I don't really want to press the 3DS's squeaky buttons super-rapidly. While playing, I just imagined how much more fun it would have been to have the tactile feedback of an arcade cabinet, though. It's so satisfying to slam arcade buttons at high speeds.

Pick up Detana Twinbee on VC, people! It's way more complex. But in a good way.

Whither, Stinger?

Stinger might be the only Twinbee game to have side-scrolling levels. Sad, since I actually prefer those. It's a trip bouncing bells vertically in a side-scrolling perspective. It's like that awesome Hogan's Alley can-shooting mini-game.

God, I love Twinbee. I love Twinbee so much that I almost bought a PSP. Why is Fantasy Zone more popular??

I want to get into Parodius, too. And I want to play the Salamander sequel. Konami's shooter franchises were poorly represented in the US.

Posted by

Anand

on: 09/23/11, 18:39

Edited:

09/23/11, 18:43