VC-forums monthly gaming club?

[Betagam7]

Welcome to the VC-Forums Monthly gaming club. The club operates as follows

Once a month participants in the club nominate a VC or Wiiware game that everyone in the club agrees to download (or otherwise find the means to play). The ideas behind it is threefold.

1. There are many games out there that people might actually love but are unwilling to take a risk on (I've discovered this myself after being gifted Milon's Doki Doki Adventure and picking up Paradroid due to SKTTR and others going on about its greatness). The idea in such a club is that it would introduce people to new games that they might otherwise pass over.

2. It might also get people to rediscover a game that they initially "meh'd" over after a few minutes play (again I've found this to be the case with numerous titles once I gave them a second chance).

3. It helps keep the VC-forums community alive and fosters a greater sense of community as people help each other out and get through the games.


List of people participating so far can be found below:


Jogurt the Yogurt - SEPTEMBER'S PICK
PdRydia - OCTOBER'S PICK
Ausden - NOVEMBER'S PICK
Yossarian - DECEMBER'S PICK
Betagam7 - JANUARY'S PICK
Hansolo350 - FEBRUARY'S PICK
Enigmaopoia - MARCH'S PICK *extended through April*
Kiwi the Tortoise - MAY'S PICK *extended through June*
SKTTR - JULY'S PICK
Earl Wiggles - AUGUST'S PICK
PoisonRamune - SEPTEMBER'S PICK
Yasume - OCTOBER'S PICK
MerlinDrazziw - NOVEMBER'S PICK
Sharecrow - DECEMBER'S PICK
Wii-C-Kid - JANUARY'S PICK
Angelic Lapras King - FEBRUARY'S PICK
Lord Bowser - MARCH'S PICK
VICTOR VIPER - APRIL'S PICK
Bades - MAY's Pick
Betagam7 - JUNE'S PICK
Trapster - JULY'S PICK



STILL TO PICK

Refa
The Shoemaker
Radretrogamer
Link64
TidesofChaos
Ouenben

Games the club has played so far:

2009

Septembers Pick: Wonderboy in MonsterWorld for Virtual Console
Price: 800 points
Original Format: Sega Megadrive
Chosen by: Jogurt the Yogurt
Club Average Review Score: 73%

October's Pick: Bio Miracle Bokkette Upa for Virtual Console
Price: 600 points
Original Format: Famicom Disk System
Chosen by: PdRydia
Club Average Review Score: 64%

November's Pick: Ninja Spirits for Virtual Console
Price: 600 points
Original Format: TurboGrafx 16
Chosen by: Ausden
Club Average Review Score: 65%

December's Pick: Water Warfare for Wiiware
Price: 800 points
Original Format: Wiiware
Chosen By: Yossarian
Club Average Review Score: 73%

2010

January's Pick: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance for Virtual Console
Price: 500 points
Original Format: Commodore 64
Chosen By: Betagam7
Club Average Review Score: 78%

February's Pick: Pilotwings for Virtual Console
Price: 800 points
Original Format: SNES
Chosen by: HanSolo350
Club Average Review Score: NA

March's Pick (extended through April): Landstalker for Virtual Console
Price: 800 points
Original Format: Mega Drive/Genesis
Chosen by: Enigmaopoia
Club Average Review Score: 80%

May's Pick: (extended through June) Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen for Virtual Console
Price: 800 points
Original Format: SNES
Chosen by: Kiwi the Tortoise
Club Average Review Score: 93%

July's Pick : ART STYLE: Light Trax for Wiiware
Price: 600 points
Original Format: N/A
Chosen by: SKTTR
Club Average Review Score: 83%

August's Pick : Bonk's Revenge for Virtual Console
Price: 600 points
Original Format: TurboGrafx 16
Chosen by: Tides of Chaos
Club Average Review Score: NA

September's Pick: Excitebike - World Rally for Wiiware
Price: 1000 points
Original Format: NA
Chosen By: PoisonRamune
Club Average Review Score: 90%

October's Pick: Tomena Saner - for Wiiware
Price: 500 points
Original Format: NA
Chosen By: Yasume
Club Average Review Score: 78%

November's Pick: M.U.S.H.A for Virtual Console
Price: 800/900 points
Original Format: Genesis/MegaDrive
Chosen By: MerlinDrazziw
Club Average Review Score: 70%

December's Pick: Blaster Master for Virtual Console
Price: 500 points
Original Format: NES
Chosen By: Sharecrow
Club Average Review Score: 80%

2011

January's Pick: Wave Race 64 for Virtual Console
Price: 1000 points
Original Format: N64
Chosen By: Wii-C-Kid
Club Average Review Score: 65%

February's Pick: Gate of Thunder for Virtual Console
Price: 900 Points
Original Format: TG32
Chosen by: Angelic Lapras King
Club Average Review Score: 80%

March's Pick: Faxanadu for Virtual Console
Price: 500 Points
Original Format: NES
Chosen by: Lord Bowser
Club Average Review Score: 70%

April's Pick: Cho Aniki for Virtual Console
Price: 900 points
Original Format: TG32
Chosen By: Victor Viper
Club Average Review Score: 69%

May's Pick: Ristar for Virtual Console
Price: 800 points
Original Format: Sega Megadrive/Genesis
Chosen by: Bades
Club Average Review Score: 55%

June's Pick: MonsTECA Corral for Wiiware
Price: 500 points
Original Format: N/A
Chosen by: Betagam7 (due to original picker declining to participate)
Club average Review Score: 75%

July's Pick: Soldier Blade for Virtual Console
Price: 600 points
Original Format: TG16
Chosen by: Trapster
Club Average Review Score: N/A

August's Pick: Pokemon Snap for Virtual Console
Price: 1000 points
Original Format: N64
Chosen by: Stine
Club Average Review Score: 80%

September's Pick: Kirby's Fun Pack
Price: 800 points
Original Format: SNES
Chosen by: DieByTheSword
Club Average Review Score: 80%

[digiki]

Sounds pretty cool, I dunno if I'll go out and buy the game every month, but it sounds like it'd be quite enjoyable if a fair amount of people got on board.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by digiki

Sounds pretty cool, I dunno if I'll go out and buy the game every month, but it sounds like it'd be quite enjoyable if a fair amount of people got on board.

Obviously there wouldn't be any rule forcing people too if they were strapped for cash but the idea is we wouldn't avoid downloading the game just because we wern't sure if we'd like it. That defeats the object, which is to encourage new experiences.
Sometimes you just need a good enough incentive to give something a try.
The good thing with the VC is that most of the games are pretty cheap anyway unlike some of these clubs I've seen on other forums where they do it with a disk based game.

[Mama Luigi]

I'm in!

But i'm not downloading any of the titles anyone tells me to download.
That's because i get Wii Points rarely.

[sponge]

Originally Posted by Mama Luigi

I'm in!

But i'm not downloading any of the titles anyone tells me to download.
That's because i get Wii Points rarely.

then.... your not in? i think you missed it. try reading it again

i like this idea. im in.

[Tides of Chaos]

So it's like a book club....but with games? Sounds pretty cool. I might join in, but with school starting in September I may not have time to play anything.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

I'd be in for this. Not like I don't have enough gaming to do already... but this could be a good way to clear out the VC games I already have, if they happen to be chosen.

[enigmaopoeia]

I pretty much like the idea for this. Especially since I have some VC and WiiWare titles that I'm currently not playing [Due to me trying to finish out my older backlog first.], so this is a great incentive for me to start playing them when the time comes.

[evildevil97]

I'm not in, since I'm pretty picky on what games I download, however I feel this could be very informative to those who choose to sit out of the "club". I mean, there's plenty of games I've never put much thought into trying, but if that game is chosen, and there's a big consensus that it's awesome, it might prod me into trying it for myself.

[Earl_Wiggles]

Great idea! I'm in, what's first boss?

[Diebythesword]

What the SHAQ-FU is going on around here

Could be cool I guess.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Earl_Wiggles

Great idea! I'm in, what's first boss?

First I suppose we give people time to register their interest, say till the next friday. In the meantime I'll keep a list on the first post. If we can get about 15 people interested for the first round it should be sufficient fun. usually these things grow as people see how it works.
After Friday voting can start to determine the first game and we officially start playing it 1st of September.

After that I would suggest we take turns alphabetically to recommend a new game each month or just keep the voting thing going.

I think taking up EvilDead97's idea we can all rate the game at the end of the month to produce an average score out of ten and buildup a record of our playlist.

I can see one problem in that people might not want to re-buy a game they own in its original format. I would propose that if anyone owns such a version of the chosen game then they just play that version.

Also, we'll have to make sure that the game we choose is available to people in all regions.

Tides, like I say there's no pressure if you feel you want to drop in and out as work or money demands. As long as when you are in you agree to play the game that's chosen. It'll defeat the object if someone says they're playing then refuses to take part because they don't want to play the game that's picked.

[Joxe]

Great idea really, my Wii's currently at my uncles house since he actually play it
I would totally join in if my Wii was at home though, meanwhile it probably will be a good read once a month about the games you play.

Edit: Oh yeah, don't follow the links of the spam, Russian porn site if I'm not entirely wrong.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

I think we should include WiiWare right out of the gate as well. It just gives us more options.

Looking forward to the nomination/voting process!

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

I think we should include WiiWare right out of the gate as well. It just gives us more options.

Looking forward to the nomination/voting process!

I'm happy to include Wiiware too (now that we have a good storage solution these days). My only thought was that it might put some of our younger members off as its prices can get a bit high.
Should we set a cap on the maximum points value or not bother?

Like I say, I'm not bothered as I don't consider any downloadable game to be expensive, but I know some people feel differently.

[lordbowser]

I'll be in as soon as I start getting some cash.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

We could simply have a discussion about price during the nomination/vote process. If a game gets nominated that some people think is too expensive, then we can factor that into the final decision (i.e. put the kibosh on it, etc.).

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Tides, like I say there's no pressure if you feel you want to drop in and out as work or money demands. As long as when you are in you agree to play the game that's chosen.

Ah, thanks for clearing that up. I am definitely game for that because my issue too is not only financial, but also my preferences. Since I'm not too keen on certain genres, like Shooters and Sports. But everything else I don't mind joining in on, especially since I think I can deal with spending around 500 to 600 Nintendo Points a month.

I am excited to know what would be our pick for September.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

Ah, thanks for clearing that up. I am definitely game for that because my issue too is not only financial, but also my preferences. Since I'm not too keen on certain genres, like Shooters and Sports. But everything else I don't mind joining in on, especially since I think I can deal with spending around 500 to 600 Nintendo Points a month.

I am excited to know what would be our pick for September.

I would hazard a guess that sports games won't be selected that often but there are a fair few fans of shooters around here so I wouldn't be so sure about them. Personally I don't play many shooters either but I've found they can be strangely compelling when competing against others (my Uridium pair-off with SKTTR for example) and I'm prepared to try anything once. The thing is how are you going to declare yourself in or out before you know what the selection is?
Shouldn't people only cast a vote if they are prepared for the consequences, otherwise what's to stop everyone dropping out when their favourite isn't picked? Like I say the point is to try and experience what you might otherwise pass over.

[Earl_Wiggles]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Shouldn't people only cast a vote if they are prepared for the consequences, otherwise what's to stop everyone dropping out when their favourite isn't picked? Like I say the point is to try and experience what you might otherwise pass over.

Exactly, but why don't we bypass the voting and have each member make a decision when it's their turn? So first, as Betagam came up with the idea, he picks the first game, then everyone who takes part in that game is eligible to be selected to pick the next game (which can be random, the outgoing selector picks a number out of a hat or something equally fair).

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

That sounds like a pretty interesting idea as long as no one is mean about it and picks a terrible game just to be funny.

[digiki]

Originally Posted by Earl_Wiggles

Exactly, but why don't we bypass the voting and have each member make a decision when it's their turn? So first, as Betagam came up with the idea, he picks the first game, then everyone who takes part in that game is eligible to be selected to pick the next game (which can be random, the outgoing selector picks a number out of a hat or something equally fair).

I'm cool with that, unless like JoYo mentioned people are meaners, which is unlikely enough anyways.

[Joxe]

I'm so suggesting Spelunker, seems like a kickass game!

But as mentioned, everyone taking turns to recommend a game is a good idea, unless people choose those games that everyone is almost certain to have or at least know is a great game (Super Metroid and Super Mario World as examples). Part of the whole idea seems to be that people should play games that they otherwise might wouldn't.

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by Joxe

I'm so suggesting Spelunker, seems like a kickass game!

Oh boy!

I much prefer the idea of allowing members to take turns and choose their own game. I doubt any of us is mean enough to suggest terrible games.

I do admit my last comment was a bit selfish on my behalf, so I'll approach this with an open-mind. Who knows what'll happen? Like what Joxe said, maybe I'll find a gem in these selection of games that I usually would turn away. So I'm excited to see what Betagam7 would choose as our game for September.

[Kiwi the Tortoise]

I think I'll join in the crowd. Seems like a fun idea

[Sharecrow]

This sounds like a lot of fun. I would definitely be interested in participating. We are a little strapped for cash so I may not be able to buy all of the selections, but I'll keep up as best as I can!

[pdRydia]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

I doubt any of us is mean enough to suggest terrible games.

I totally am. This sounds like the perfect set-up to explore the "so bad it's good" genre.

Maybe some of us jerks can form our own subgroup, or have April to ourselves...

[enigmaopoeia]

Originally Posted by pdRydia

I totally am. This sounds like the perfect set-up to explore the "so bad it's good" genre.

Maybe some of us jerks can form our own subgroup, or have April to ourselves...

I agree with you so much on this! We should totally have April as our month of "so bad, it's good" genres of games.

[Kiwi the Tortoise]

Originally Posted by enigmaopoeia

I agree with you so much on this! We should totally have April as our month of "so bad, it's good" genres of games.

Yay! Let's wreck the sales charts

[pdRydia]

Originally Posted by Kiwi the Tortoise

Yay! Let's wreck the sales charts

The idea of our forum shenanigans shaking the market forces entertains me greatl.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Kiwi the Tortoise

Yay! Let's wreck the sales charts

That's a good point, heheh. Given the way Nintendo treats the VC, I actually wouldn't be surprised if our 20 or so sales for some random crappy game actually made it into one of the Shop Channel's charts...

[The shoemaker]

I'm in. It's a great idea, and a concept that I always find myself in. Although I don't know if I'll always have the money, or even a internet connection :P

[Trapster]

I'm in, I think. I haven't had wii points for quite a while, though, and I'm getting a PS3 towards the end of the month.

Just a note, though: I usually HATE puzzle games except for bomberman and eventual breakout-style games. (Paradroid looks extremely BORING, for example.

[Tull]

/signing in
But im not playing the game for one mnd if not we strike some addicting hardcore ****!

[Trapster]

TULL. Where have you been?

[Tull]

Im here! If not you see me post then im in lurking mode to catch the baddies badmouthing my favorite games : - P
Ref inc post

[Trapster]

Check your new visitor message, btw. It should be of interest to you.

[Tull]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

That's a good point, heheh. Given the way Nintendo treats the VC, I actually wouldn't be surprised if our 20 or so sales for some random crappy game actually made it into one of the Shop Channel's charts...

This i like and expand on the idea, all who is in on this idle on the picked game to rackup played time.

[Betagam7]

Well I did say 15 people had to express interest before we could start and now it would we have that many (although some still need to make up their mind)
We now have in alphabetical order:

Betagam7
digiki (possibly)
Earl Wiggles
enigmaopeia (possibly)
Jogurt the Yogurt
Kiwi the Tortoise
Lord Bowser (eventually)
Mama Luigi (possibly)
PdRydia
Sharecrow
Sponge
The Shoemaker
Trapster (possibly)
Tull
Tides of Chaos (possibly)


If everyone's happy for me to start then I can make the first pick and we can start 1st of Sept when hopefully we'll have added a few more to the ranks.
I actually feel quite under pressure . I havn't had the ability to download anything for 2 months after having a wired connection and no router so I'm quite eager to download something new, although I'm also tempted to pick something from my backloggery to challenge myself to clear/appreciate it.

Don't worry though, I can guarantee I won't be picking Cybernoid from my backlog or downloading Urban Champion

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

What kind of alphabetical order puts me at the end of the list!?