Virtual consoles expanded for the Wii U

Hey Folks, J-Foo here! I'm here to talk about Virtual consoles! I have several virtual consoles games, Ranging from "Super Mario World" to "Super Smash Bros." and I love playing each and every one of them! I especially love the Japan only releases. But... This is where I become conflicted... As you may know... I'm a big retro gamer... I love my retro games... I love the cartridges, I love how difficult they are to get to work, and I love how I have to essentially cough up a lung blowing into the game to mysteriously get it to work.

But does that mean Virtual consoles aren't worth it? I mean the price of the virtual console version of a game is about the same price as the physical retro copy USED!... Well the benefits and the disadvantage become clear when I put my nostalgia aside for old gaming tech.

Pros to virtual consoles:

It's pretty obvious that virtual consoles are pretty handy to have. You can play them on your Wii/U/3DS at any time. Being a big punch out fan, I love that I can play that game on several different consoles. ALSO, you don't have to change out the cartridge, and on top of that, it saves space having to store bulky cartridges. And having to hunt down a psychical  copy of a game that actually WORKS, and the console or clone console, and they ultimately have a shelf life. Where as for virtual console games, the shelf life is as long as the system lasts. And finally, you get access to games that weren't originally available in America.

Cons to virtual consoles:

So as for what is WRONG with virtual console games, is that if your console bites the dust, the that's it, or at least for the wii. If your Wii went belly up, and had to get a new one, you have to buy them all over again. I think Nintendo solved this with the 3DS and WiiU, but I'm not 100% on that. You also lose that priceless nostalgia of the good old days, unless that was before your time and are a horrible person. And if you already own said games, but just want to be able to play it on your console, you'd have to pay for it again (I've done this, and it's a small trade off since my games get played a lot).

conclusion:

From what I can gather, virtual consoles are amazing and convenient, and allow us to relive good old times, minus some nostolgia. But that isn't to say retro games aren't worth having. Each one has their place in our hearts. Retro games to relive the beginning, and virtual games to remind us how it all started, and in the end, we're still playing great games either way. 

SMASHING UPDATE: NEW CHALLENGERS APPROACH!!! LUCARIO! KING DEE DEE DEE! AND!!!!!!!!

LUCARIO!

KING DEE DEE DEE

AND...

LITTLE MAC!!!!

NINTENDO FINALLY HEEDED MY WORD! I wanted Little Mac in the last Smash Brothers SO badly, and he was... as an assist trophy... BUT now he finally gets the RESPECT he deserves as a tried and true PLAYABLE character in the new smash brothers!... this may be enough for me to forgive Nintendo for not announcing Shiek when they announced Zelda.

So the roster is now as follows!

Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)
King Dee Dee Dee (Kirby)
Lucario (Pokemon)
Zelda (Legend Of Zelda)
Rosalina and Luma (Super Mario Galaxy)
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Sonic (Sonic the hedgehog)
Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (LoZ: Windwaker)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

A Street Fighter Picnic

I'm a big fan (by "I" I mean J-Foo) of the cosplayers Soni Aralynn and Miss Sinister, especially of Miss Sinister's Sagat Cosplay from street fighter. And in this video they have whole cast of gender bent street fighter cosplays that I just great, and the action in the video is just fun to watch. Poor Fem E Honda and Male Chun-li. Didn't even stand a chance.

All credit goes to Soni Aralynn, Miss Sinister, and "Really Clever Androids".

Miss Sinister: https://www.facebook.com/MissSinisterCosplay

Soni Aralynn: https://www.facebook.com/sonilovesyoutoo

Really Clever Androids:  http://www.youtube.com/user/ReallyCleverAndroids?feature=watch 

Kamen rider #1 actor to play his role again after 38 years

Kamen rider, one if Japan's most beloved television series has been going on for 43 years. It's established a HUGE fanbase in Japan and across several nations, including America. 

Kamen rider's represent the ultimate form of justice and hope. When the world reaches its darkest hour, Kamen Riders reach in, to pull us out. The past few years have been amazing for people who love the shows. From tons of cameos, mega war movies, and just great fun. 

Now, the actor who played the very FIRST kamen rider, Hiroshi Fujioka, has decided to take up the red scarf one again! In the newest movie "Showa vs Heisei riders feat. Super sentai" Hiroshi Fukuoka will be playing hongo takashi again after 38 years since his last official cameo. Will he be trimming back some weight to get into rider shape? Who know, but the first rider is always welcome to appear in my favorite show.

Gaming Fun With J-Foo: MM Power Rangers! IT'S MORPHIN TIME!

PART 1



PART 2

J-Foo decides to leap into his childhood and play an oldie and a goodie! "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" for the SNES!!! He just had to bust out his power ranger fighting skills for this game and went all out!  It's divided into two parts for you guys!

Gaming Fun With J-Foo: Skate Or Die 2! | Major Bummer Duuuude!

This is a game that J-foo has never really been able to get his head around, and confused him deeply. but hey... Skate or Die DUDE! enjoy guys.

Gaming Fun With J-Foo: Tetris! Wrath of The Tetris God!

Looks like he's at it again folks! J-foo has decided to take on the Tetris god in a one on one war! who will win!? Watch to find out!

Gaming Fun with J-Foo: Punch out!!: The fall of a champion

Hey folks! J-foo here! Finally snagged me a decent capture device for console gaming, so here is the first recording I did with it! Mike Tyson's Punchout! I really love this game, and have since I was but a child folks. it's been on my favorite games list since I could play games! hope you enjoy!

Goku Vs Superman!

Folks... THIS! This is how this would happen. Hands down, this is what happens to the super douche super man.

SJBC Classic Gaming Tournament of Champions!

Well, Nerds Socialize (J-Foo and Mr. Cucoon) managed to find ourselves a the SJBC Classic Gaming Tournament of Champions! It's a retro videogame tournament held by the community in which we live. this year was the 5th annual tournament. J-Foo attended the 4th one and almost made it to the finals, but got eliminated at the last minute.

The rules of the tournament were simple. there were 6 games:

Marble Madness
UN Sqaudron
Super Punchout!
Pac-Man
Hogan's Alley
Minecraft

There was a time limit of 3 minutes for all games. For most games (all but minecraft) you had to get the highest score possible in 3 minutes. J-Foo managed to get two high scores. He smashed the scores on Marble madness and Super Punchout!. J-Foo's scores were up there for most of the event. Mr. Cocoon managed to get the high score on UN Squadron without even trying to get one. and as for minecraft, the goal was to build something awesome in 3 minutes. Eventually, J-Foo's Punchout score was beaten, but no one even surpassed his marble madness score. So J-Foo and Mr. Cocoon made it to the finals. the final test was Dual tetris. Clear as many lines as possible in three minutes as a team. They some how pulled off 2nd place! so much awesome today. J-Foo really needed this today, for he has been having personal issues as of yesterday, so congratz!

Heres the break down of the play by play:

J-Foo chose two games he knew he would be good at. Punchout he thought he would go undefeated since he's played that game since he first started playing games. He's played it on ever console imaginable, even hacked ones.



He then chose Marble Madness. He wasn't exactly sure if he could maintain the high score on it, but it's a game he's owned since childhood, and he needed a second game to get a score in to ensure his spot in the finals. He then set high scores in both games for the longest part of 2 hours.






Then the unthinkable happened! Someone beat his punchout! score of 36190 at 41710. So he stepped back up to the plate and tried again. This time J-Foo practically doubled his score from last time with a wopping 78,310. and it stayed like that for most of the day. and only one person got close enough to almost beat his marble madness score of 19,240, and all failed to do so. eventually though, J-foo's Punchout! score was beaten again by the same person with a wopping 87,410. Luckily he kept his marble maddness score:

                                         

(A wild Mr. Cocoon has appeared!)

So the team of Mr. Cocoon and J-Foo made it to the finals for the ultimate tests! a test that only FOOLS attempt! to fall into the good graces of the Tetris god! in.... DUAL TETRIS!!!! a team sits down and plays Tetris for the N64 on marathon mode for 3 minutes. then you add up the total lines cleared and that's the teams score! Lucily J-Foo and Mr. Cocoon were in the Tetris Gods good graces and set the highscore... until our hopes of first place were DASHED in an instant when our score was beaten by 11 points.

WHY TETRIS GOD!? WHHHHHHY!!!!! We'll never acheive Tetris Nirvana now.... BUT there was a plus side... out of all the trophies... second place looked the coolest!

This will do nicely on J-Foo's mantle next to Mario and Luigi! INFACT! it already does!

We had so much fun! Thanks to all the people running the event! it was a blast and I look forward to it next year. if you wanna participate next year, I'll try to keep you informed on the event. it's nothing big, just a small gathering and it's free to enter, and there is lots of free food! Hopefully more pics to come soon guys! See you on the other side!

SMASHING UPDATE: NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!! Zelda!

My prays... may have been answered... ZELDA HAS BEEN ADDED TO SMASH BROS!... but... There has been no mention of Sheik... Nintendo, don't FUCK with me! When I say I wanted Zelda in the game you damn well knew what I meant! Zelda/Sheik Combo! If you don't do this... I'm gonna shank somebody... I... I need to punch stuff to deal with the seething anger I'm feeling!

So the roster is now as follows!

Zelda (Legend Of Zelda)
Rosalina and Luma (Super Mario Galaxy)
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Sonic (Sonic the hedgehog)
Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (LoZ: Windwaker)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

SMASHING UPDATE: NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!! Rosalina and Luma!

That's right! Another new challenger awaits us in the new Smash Brothers game coming out for the Wii U!!! Rosalina and Luma from Super Mario Galaxy! I've not played the Galaxy series of mario games, but I hear they're fun, and Rosalina looks like a fun character. She seems pretty powerful in the teaser video they released... she's still no Zelda though... Come on Nintendo... I DARE you not to add zelda... Wulfie and I will just add you to our Game company hit list if you don't add her... On the bright side, you'll be the first major video game/console developer to make the list!... so... Bring her back... or else Nintendo...



So the roster is now as follows!

Rosalina and Luma (Super Mario Galaxy)
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Sonic (Sonic the hedgehog)
Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (LoZ: Windwaker)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

Ultra Street Fighter IV: Is Capcom being a LITTLE less douchey for once?

Okay... if you follow Nerds socialize... then you know how Me (J-foo) and Stormwulf feel about Capcom... we lover their games, BUT WE HATE THEM SO MUCH! WHY DO YOU TEASE AND TORMENT US CAPCOM!? WHY?! WHAT DID WE EVER DO TO YOU!?”

okay... I... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... go off like that... it's just a reflex at this point...... BUT I WAIT TEN YEARS FOR A THIRD MEGAMAN LEGENDS GAME, AND YOU FINALLY ANNOUNCE IT AND CANCEL A YEAR LATER! WHAT GALL DO YOU HAVE TO JUST GIVE SOMEONE HOPES AND DREAMS AND PULL THEM RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER THIER FEET LIKE AN OLD FILTHY RUG?! HUH!? HUH!? ANSWER ME!.........

okay... I... sorry again... Okay... well... Capcom is releasing “Ultra Street Fighter IV”. WELL, if you bough regular “Street Fighter IV” and got pissed when you had to go out and spend another 50 bucks on “Super Street Fighter IV” in typical Capcom fashion, you guys are probably pissed to hear about “Ultra Street Fighter IV”. Well before you go off the rails like I do, take a deep breath and relax... relax... because for once... Capcom isn't going to pull the douche card on us this time. If you own Super Street Fighter, you can upgrade your game to Ultra Street Fighter for $15. Yeah, you gotta put out $15 bucks, but at least they didn't release it as a brand new game and demand another $60 bucks out of you for once. Though... those of you who bought regular Street Fighter IV... you're STILL fucked!

Now all I gotta do is get Capcom to make Megaman legends 3... and then MAYBE.. just MAYBE I'll forgive them a little bit... MAYBE!

Though, I wonder how people will react to “Poison” being thrown back into the fray. Personally, I love the character poison, not because she dresses in a provocative way, or is overly sexualized, which, lets be honest folks, she IS. I love Poison, cause she fucks with your head. If anyone actually keeps up with the story behind the character Poison, when they brought her over to the States, they decided she couldn't be female, even though she looks decisively female. Well... only in the fact that she dresses in a way that you can't ignore that fact. The reason they decided this is the fact that Capcom didn't want to get sued by “Feminists” for having a game where it's okay to beat on a woman (regardless of the fact that she's the villain and was trying to kill you). So Capcom's BRILLIANT idea? Poison is a Tranny. So it's OKAY to hit someone that LOOKS like a woman, cause she's actually a guy? Man... I don't think they really thought that one through...

but I'll say this, having a Transexual Character isn't a bad thing in a game, not by any means. It actually includes a whole group of people in the world who are for the better part, never really mentioned or spoken of very openly. The only thing I don't like about Poison, is that she protrays a transsexual in a very misogynist manner, and is the butt of several jokes throughout the game series, though usually not intended as insults, but more confusion amongst the various characters in the series who are unsure of the fact they're fighting a woman or a man. So there you go, a small Street fighter history lesson.

FINALLY!! SOME NEWS WORTHY OF THIS TOKU OTAKU'S FANDOM RANTS!!!

The finally gave a release date for the New Toku movie I've been SO excited for! And by “I” I mean J-Foo of course. The new “Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War feat. Super Sentai “ movie will be coming out the 29th of MARCH!!!!!! Though sadly us in the states will have to wait about a year for it to his DVD in Japan, and then for it to fan translated over into english subtitles, but I'm ALWAYS excited for MORE Kamen Rider and Super Sentai related stuff.

You're probably wondering “J-foo, you're devilishly handsome and have a svelte debonair voice... and ALSO, what the hell is Kamen Rider and Super Sentai!?” WELL my friends! That is easy, but at the same time, a VERY difficult question!

I'll start with Super Sentai. Super Sentai is a series of shows that started in japan in the early 60's. You in the states may know it as “Power Rangers”. Super Sentai is basically where Power rangers gets most of it's stock footage from, the suits, props, AND as with most of the newer shows, the story line. Now the original Power Rangers actually made up their own storyline all the way from MMPR (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. Ever since then, most of the stories have been taken from the Japanese version... but mostly dumbed down to a ridiculous extent that it's obnoxious.

Now Kamen Rider. Now you may, or may NOT have heard about this one. The made it into a show in America back in the 90's called “Masked Rider” which is the literal translation of “Kamen Rider”. But the show was SO bad, and America raped it so badly that the Creator of Kamen Rider, The EXTREMELY famous Japanese Manga (Comic) Artist “Shoutarou Ishinomori” told America “... No more...” and halted all production of Masked rider and any other American adaptations of Kamen Rider over his dead body... and in the year 2000, he died. And this the raping of a Japanese Icon continued when America released “Kamen Rider Dragon Knight”. Now, this one was better than Masked Rider, but still fell short or impressive and got canceled before the final two episodes could be aired, which were actually the two best episodes of the show. If they actually took THAT much care into make the show as they did the last two episodes of the show, then that should might've actually caught someones interest.

So you're wondering. Why are they in a movie together? Cause they were created by the same person, and the fact these shows are still going on are almost astronomically parallel with Doctor Who. And you're probably wondering “Well how many are there? There can't be that many power rangers. And I just heard about Kamen Ranger”. Well first off, IT'S KAMEN RIDER you douche! And second, there are over 200 Power Rangers, or “Sentai” in japan. And well over 100 Kamen Riders. so... if an army of masked spandex clad super heroes in foam army are having trouble fighting something... then it must be bad... The way I see it, these heroes have always represented something to me, even power rangers when I was a kid. And the was the fact that, they'll always be there when we need them most. They are the hope to cling to, and the ones who will protect us in the hour of need when all hope is lost. It's cheesy, yes. But we all wish that this was something we could really rely on in reality to prevent tragedies that happen daily.

Nerd World Problems 1: Capcom... TEN YEAR!?

J-foo has been a busy boy these last couple days! from failing at Dark Souls, to ranting to a webcam. He decided to call his little skit "Nerd World Problems" since it deals with silly problems that only nerds would consider a travesty. so please, enjoy J-foo in his natural state... as he rigorously explains things to the nerdiest of degrees.

SMASHING UPDATE: NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!! Marth!

Well folks, it looks like we're on the Marth train now. I know Mr.Cucoon is excited, being Marth is her favorite character to play as in smash bros. This guy here though, prefers Roy from Melee over Marth, but hey, nobody is perfect. So that aside, Marth isn't a bad character. He's quick, and strikes with precision. Sadly, you need to utilize a lot of that to actually manage to knock someone out of the ring with him, for Marth is a bit on the weak side. But speed and precision do help make up for that.

Now all I need them to do at Nintendo is to STOP TOYING WITH ME AND ANNOUNCE SHIEK/ZELDA!... okay.. okay... breathe... breathe... I'll.. be fine... I'll... Be fine.............. ZELDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

So the roster is now as follows!

Marth (Fire Emblem)

Sonic (Sonic the hedgehog)

Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (LoZ: Windwaker)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

PLEASE! PLEASE BRING ZELDA BACK!!!!

SMASHING UPDATE: NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES!! Sonic!

That's right folks! Our favorite super sayian hedgehog is making his return to smash brothers in the two new up and coming Smash Bros game. I particularly don't find it too exciting, cause I don't play him, and his super smash is annoying. But Alls fair in love and smash bros!

So the new roster is as follows:

Sonic (Sonic the hedgehog)

Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (LoZ: Windwaker)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

PLEASE! PLEASE BRING ZELDA BACK!!!!

SMASHING UPDATE! NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES: TOON LINK!!!

(Toon Link owning Luigi and Kirby)

It's time for another SMASHING update for our favorite beat'em up fighting game, SUPER SMASH BROTHERS!!!! The next character to OFFICALLY be added to the roster is Toon Link!!!

Albeit, not my favorite character in Smash Brothers, but he gave us some fun times in Brawl. He's back with his magic wandy thingy, and his other moves that just make him so much more sillier than regular Link. So the updated roster is now up to 16 playable characters. COME ON NINTENDO!! JUST ANNOUNCE ZELDA SO I CAN REST IN PEACE!!! And IF she is in the game, she better be able to transform in to Sheik! So the roster reads as so:

Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Toon Link (LoZ: Windwaker)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

SMASHING UPDATE! NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES: PRINCESS PEACH!

It's officially, We can add Princess Peach to the roster for the new Smash bros games for the Wii and WiiU! this isn't exactly a shocker, but it's still exciting to have the full roster revealed to us little by little, and we here at Nerds Socialize will be sure to let you know when that happens!

So the current roster is:

Peach (Super Mario)
Luigi (Super Mario)
Mario (Super Mario)
Bowser (Super Mario)
Olimar (Pikman)
The Villager (Animal Crossing)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Megaman (Megaman)
Link (Legend of Zelda)
Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)
Samus (Metroid)
Kirby (Kirby)
Fox (Star Fox)
Pikachu (Pokemon)
Pit (Kid Icarus)

Rumor: Possible new gameplay style for new Smash bros.?

As creator Masahiro Sakurai just LOVES to tease us when it comes to Smash bros, he uploaded a new image on the official smash brothers site, which you can find here:

http://www.smashbros.com

It depicts megaman getting ready to square off with with the wii fit trainer at what almost looks like an over-shoulder type angle. Is this a hint at a new form of game play, or is it Masahiro just teasing us as always? We'll keep you up to date!