zachjay | 1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 my brother just picked up a wii for me for christmas. never had one before and looking for the "must buys" for the system. I've always been a fan of jrpgs, playing most of the ff series, chrono trigger/cross, xenogears. mario has always been a favorite. never really got into zelda (somehow). I'm also a big fan of the wii sports and "action" type games. looking to get a fishing/hunting game to play with my wife and friends after a few too many beers. I was also wondering if any of the lego games were worth picking up? it seems GameStop has a buy 2 get 2 free preowned games going on until Sunday, so I'd probably be capitalizing on that. sorry if I'm a bit disjointed. it's scotch. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Boom Blox is great after several beers (or even sans beers) and it's dirt cheap. House of the Dead Overkill is fun with a couple Perfect Shot pistols. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Resident Evil 4 is a blast on wii. Its the best version. Probably one of my top 10-15 games all time others worth getting besides the obvious (ex . mario galaxy 1 and 2) No More Heroes 1 and 2 Sin and Punishment Litle Kings Story Punch-Out Kirby's Return to Dream Land Wario Land Shake It (Love the art in this one) Metroid Prime 3 (well you could just get the trilogy and get this in that one) Zack and Wiki Boom Blox Excitebots Trick Racing Klonoa Dead Space Extraction There are a lot of solid titles for the wii. Tried to list affordable cheap enough ones for you. Stuff youd see used at a gamestop. If you like RPGs you can get xenoblade chronicles or fire emblem radiant dawn. I dont know what xenoblade goes for now its probably lower than it was since this game was rereleased, but I know fire emblem is kind of expensive now. Edited December 28, 2019 by Quest4Nes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Kart are both excellent. Pandora's Tower, and the Last Story are supposed to be good, but I can't vouch for them yet. Edited December 28, 2019 by Californication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachjay | 1 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Quest4Nes said: Resident Evil 4 is a blast on wii. Its the best version. Probably one of my top 10-15 games all time others worth getting besides the obvious (ex . mario galaxy 1 and 2) No More Heroes 1 and 2 Sin and Punishment Litle Kings Story Punch-Out Kirby's Return to Dream Land Wario Land Shake It (Love the art in this one) Metroid Prime 3 (well you could just get the trilogy and get this in that one) Zack and Wiki Boom Blox Excitebots Trick Racing Klonoa Dead Space Extraction There are a lot of solid titles for the wii. Tried to list affordable cheap enough ones for you. Stuff youd see used at a gamestop. If you like RPGs you can get xenoblade chronicles or fire emblem radiant dawn. I dont know what xenoblade goes for now its probably lower than it was since this game was rereleased, but I know fire emblem is kind of expensive now. This is great. I’ll definitely look for a few of these titles today. Boom blox seems to be a good option, plus it’s basically free.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Metal slug anthology is a must. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Railgun games had a minor Renaissance on the Wii, the last hurrah for that genre. If you're interested in exploring that genre on the Wii, I'd recommend checking out: House of the Dead: Overkill House of the Dead 2 & 3 Dead Space Extraction Ghost Squad Gunblade NY & LA collection Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles Sin & Punishment Metal of Honor: Heroes 2 (has a railgun mode) Cabela also put out a bunch of hunting games on the Wii of varying quality Sega Bass Fishing has a decent port to the Wii, the Wiimote emulating the old Dreamcast fishing controller. Edited December 28, 2019 by Teh_Lurv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Quest4Nes said: Resident Evil 4 is a blast on wii. Its the best version. Probably one of my top 10-15 games all time others worth getting besides the obvious (ex . mario galaxy 1 and 2) No More Heroes 1 and 2 Sin and Punishment Litle Kings Story Punch-Out Kirby's Return to Dream Land Wario Land Shake It (Love the art in this one) Metroid Prime 3 (well you could just get the trilogy and get this in that one) Zack and Wiki Boom Blox Excitebots Trick Racing Klonoa Dead Space Extraction There are a lot of solid titles for the wii. Tried to list affordable cheap enough ones for you. Stuff youd see used at a gamestop. If you like RPGs you can get xenoblade chronicles or fire emblem radiant dawn. I dont know what xenoblade goes for now its probably lower than it was since this game was rereleased, but I know fire emblem is kind of expensive now. Zack and Wiki is amazing. The final puzzle is a little obtuse, but the rest of the game is almost perfectly balanced. My wife never plays any video games, but has asked multiple times about a Zack and Wiki sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachjay | 1 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 I picked up super Mario galaxy, Sega bass fishing, cabelas dangerous hunts 2013, and some African safari for about $24. going to look through the rest of these suggestions and probably check eBay or GameStop’s sale in the near future. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,261 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 You should consider doing the Wii Homebrew thing. It's Nintendon't program that allows it to function as a GameCube Everdrive (you did the a GC ready Wii, right???) is truly a God send. Now if only doing that for PS1 was that easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachjay | 1 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Estil said: You should consider doing the Wii Homebrew thing. It's Nintendon't program that allows it to function as a GameCube Everdrive (you did the a GC ready Wii, right???) is truly a God send. Now if only doing that for PS1 was that easy... not sure. It was a gift so I didn’t specify. I do have a GameCube lying around somewhere, but without cords or controllers. I’ll look into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,261 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 If it's GC ready it should have on one side of the Wii a black panel with four GC controller ports and the two memory card slots, you can't miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachjay | 1 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Estil said: If it's GC ready it should have on one side of the Wii a black panel with four GC controller ports and the two memory card slots, you can't miss it. it has that. I just bought some replacement panels cuz the one covering the controller slot doesn’t attach correctly/looks like the clips are sheared off lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 No one said Wii sports!! Bowling is the best drinking game! Or tennis, but bowling is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma | 73 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, drxandy said: No one said Wii sports!! Bowling is the best drinking game! Or tennis, but bowling is my favorite. +1 for Wii Sports, and I'd also add Wii Sports Resort to your library. These are arguably the most replayable games on the Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Soma said: +1 for Wii Sports, and I'd also add Wii Sports Resort to your library. These are arguably the most replayable games on the Wii. Wii Sports Resort with motion plus is still significantly better than the vast majority of motion controlled games released after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Punch Out!! is great but does have some grating load times between matches though Boom Blox and Party was a guilty pleasure around here cheap simple and fun Excitetruck was a blast along with Excitebots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Startyde | 175 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Must haves: Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: one of the best Vs games ever released that will almost certainly never have another port due to the resiculous licensing involved. This game paved the way for MVC3 but in many ways, I like this better. Muramasa: my favorite Vanillaware game. Superior port on Vita but unless you're gonna shell out $300+ for a legacy system, the Wii port is economical and the gameplay and presentation is so gorgeous. Sonic Colors: probably the best modern Sonic game, even over generations. An entire game of fast, awesome Sonic action and level design with some killer graphics and soundtrack. Edited December 29, 2019 by Startyde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifecta | 235 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 (edited) Here's a few suggestions for the Wii I didn't see yet: Alien Syndrome Batman: The Brave and the Bold Battalion Wars 2 Bit. Trip Complete A Boy and His Blob Castle of Shikigami III Cursed Mountain Dawn of Discovery Dokapon Kingdom Endless Ocean: Blue World Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Fishing Resort FlingSmash Fortune Street Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Ghost Squad Go Vacation Heavenly Guardian Ivy the Kiwi? Kirby's Dream Collection Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby's Return to Dreamland Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Lost in Shadow Mad World Mario Strikers Charged Metroid Prime Trilogy Metroid Other M MiniCopter: Adventure Flight Octomania One Piece Unlimited Adventure Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands Red Steel 2 Rhythm Heaven Fever Samurai Showdown Anthology SNK Arcade Classic Vol. 1 Super Paper Mario Tetris Party Deluxe Trauma Team: Second Opinion Trauma Center Wii Party Check out some Youtube videos on these games to see if they're up your alley. Most of these games are cheap to acquire. I love the Wii! Edited December 31, 2019 by Trifecta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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