His name: Josh, a life-long friend of mine. The last console he owned? The Sega Saturn. (Bad way to go out, man.) New favorite games: Wii Sports, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Tiger Woods for starters.
To help rechristen him into the wide world of video games, what Wii games do you recommend he play? Keep in mind he’s really digging nostalgic games like side-scrolling Mario and Metroid Other M, in addition to “new way to control” games like the aforementioned Wii Sports and Tiger 10.
Any suggestions?
Ok I got a problem here; Saturn is not a "bad way to go out" plenty of excellent games on the Saturn. Since he never played gamecube I say try Pikmin; and for a somewhat nostalgic game see if he likes Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
Cave Story on Wii Ware.
Well if you haven't done OoT or WW, those are always a must.
First off, he needs to download LOZ: ALTTP, Donkey Kong Country, Ocarina of Time, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV and craploads of others if he's into nostalgic stuff. Then he needs to save ujp to buy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Super Mario Galaxy 1&2, Twilight Princess, Donkey Kong Country Returns when it comes out, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, No More Heroes 1&2, Monster Hunter Tri, and again, craploads of others.
Mega Man 9 and 10 seem appropriate. Mario Kart Wii is hard to go wrong with. Red Steel 2, Sin and Punishment, and/or Wii Sports Resort could work if he's looking for ways to play games. Brawl could fit the bill too since a lot of the game is very much nostalgia trip (and it'd be a damn good game even without that). Also, slap down pre-orders for Donkey Kong Country Returns and Kirby's Epic Yarn.
um, i could help some, but you gotta give more specifics on his tastes. the information here is just way too vague, so here is my suggestions based on a few assumptions. if he is a retro gamer that is just coming back on the scene, then i guess any 3D games is out, such as twilight princess, mario galaxies or any metroid primes. basically anything on virtual console outside of the N64 games obviously.
if he loves local multiplayer games (like 5 player local coop), then i suggest a few classic turbografx games, bomberman 93/94, lode runner, and dungeon explorer. i would also suggest space harrier, which really showcases motion controls on virtual console really well, and is one of a kind. it uses the nunchuk motion controls as a flight stick, and it feels absolutely awesome, and is also one of the only VC games to have any additions whatsoever, and it is a noteworthy one.
for wiiware, how about world of goo, defend your castle, mashobi's arcade, new bobble bobble, magnetica and art of balance, all come highly recommended. also, any of konami's rebirth games are can't misses (castlevania, contra, gradius….).
if we're talking about disc based games, how about zack & wiki, sin & punishment 2, boy and his blob, king's story, muramasa, punchout, williams pinball hall of fame, trauma center new blood, house of the dead overkill, wii play (just for tanks), new super mario bros wii, super smash bros brawl, mario strikers charged, tatsunoko vs capcom, metal slug anthology, and geometry wars. also if he has not played wii sports resort, that is a must play. in the near future keep an eye for kirby epic yarn, and metroid other M.
if he's really feeling adventurous, he should try red steel, which outside of wii sports resort has the best motion controls on wii. other games he should try also, are the mario galaxies, metroid prime trilogy, battalion wars 2, and of course monster hunter tri. hope this helps.
ya, u guys above are right, i missed cave story, and the new megamans, which are musts for any retro gamer. sorry those games were off the top of my head. i'm sure i've missed others as well.
correction, that's red steel 2 with wii motion plus, not the original red steel (avoid).
mario galaxy; anything mini-game related regardless of reviews; def needs to try zelda again to see where it's come in 15 years
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Trauma Team in massively fun, especially in co-op on the more traditional surgery and emergency response parts of the game. (Co-op is a little bit less fun in the newer gameplay modes, though they're solid in single-player for the most part)
The storyline is anime style crazy though, so he'd have to be into that or it's just as likely to turn him off.
I'll second Red Steel 2; everyone with a Wii that's remotely interested in "core" games should play that.
Excite Truck or Excite Bots.
Nice homage to Excite Bikes, but with the best racing controls available on the Wii.
excite bikes on wiiware is great too.
Zelda: Twilight Princess…. duh
Why no one has mentioned Zack and Wiki?
ZACK AND WIKI for Christ's sake!
Welcome to the Wii Josh! My story is much the same as yours but about 15 years earlier. My first console was an Atari 2600 when I was 11 years old. I did not buy another console until 2008 and it was a Wii. I have loved playing Mario Kart and Zelda Twighlight Princess. The Wii wheel is innovate and fun. Then if you like kart racing, check out Sega All Stars Racing which was released this year. It is fantastic. I would also recommend Boom Blox and Boom Blox party (because it is another innovative game). I also had a lot of fun with Conduit because it had fully customizable controls. I game from PC first person shooters in the 90s and Conduit was great. Take care.
Josh could be me!
I played my Collecovision and NES to death and then I grew up, travelled, got married and had six kids. My ten year old son bought a Gamecube with his own money but that still didn't get me back in. The only game I was slightly interested in was…
Fire Emblem. The whole strategy idea seemed great to me.
When the Wii came out I was back into gaming hard. I picked up Wario Ware: Smooth Moves with the console and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn as soon as it was out. I also played the Path of Radiance for the first time on the Wii too.
Those would be my two suggestions for him.
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Zack and Wiki, A Boy and his Blob, Wario Land: Shake It!, Dewy's Adventure, Elebits, Excite Truck, Wii Sports Resort, New Play Control Pikmin, Red Steel 2 and four 5,000 Nintendo Points cards to get him downloading VC and Wiiware games.
There is a long list of must play titles. I would say metroid prime 3 corruption is a good place to start. Thats the first wii game i played besides wii sports. Its awesome.