Awesome, I can't wait to hear your impressions of the games you've played and see what you'll add to your site!
For folks who are interested in this topic (TG-16's somewhat lackluster emulation in VC), I suggest you check out these threads:
1. Husdon forums: Military Madness is poorly emulated in VC
Be sure to check out the post by 9Nails, since he disscusses Bomberman '93 and even posted videos (DUO vs. Wii VC) on YouTube:
Direct link to YouTube:
NOTE: Military Madness is truly, truly bad! The scrolling is choppy and the music slows down! As you can imagine, this crappy emulation really, really hurts the flow of the game and makes it a chore to play. MM was not the quickest game to begin with, slowing it down further makes it unappealing to new audiences! Hudson is really lame on this one, as far as I am concerned. Folks paid good money, goddammit. The least they could provide was adequate emulation.
3. Hudson responds: Addressing Turbo Emulation on Nintendo Wii Virtual Console.
Be sure to read John Master Lee's post, since he has provided the only official response from Hudson about the emulation issues... and he didn't reveal much... but he does hint at why the filtering was chosen... can any of you guys figure it out?
Here's the relevant section (emphasis added!):
The Wii hardware is distinct, so there are distinct technical challenges, and there are distinct rules we have to follow as a matter of policy regarding how emulation needs to be handled. The emulator that we currently use is following these technical specs and guidelines. And no, despite conspiracy theorists, we are not deliberately trying to mask dated graphics, because the Turbo system still has some of the most impressive graphics of its generation. I may be throwing you guys too much of a bone here, but if you actually study the differences in the graphics between some of the original game and the new VC versions, you may actually figure out why the graphics are filtered at this stage. OK, I can say no more.
So, can any of you folks figure out what Master Lee is hinting at the close of this passage?
Well, I typed out a huge post on that thread and now Hudson's site is down(again).
As for what Master Lee is hinting at, maybe his and Hudson USA's opinion is that it's not masking the graphics, but making them
even more detailed since you could consider the blurs extra shades.
What he isn't hinting at, but is obvious from reading the Hudson forums and site is that those guys have nothing to do with making Hudson's games. They're pretty much just a PR outlet for North America and seem to pull most of what they say out of their ass when it comes to questions only the real Hudson Soft can answer.
I believe that Hudson Japan/Konami doesn't care enough to do the emulation properly and figure that they'll sell as many downloads either way.
From what I've heard, the other VC console's emulation isn't filtered. But either way, we all know that clear, quality Turbo emulation could easily be done on the Wii and for what they're charging, it should be.
And Steve, I can provide you with custom video(s), screenshots, a write up or anything else you want of Military Madness VC for your site. I'll have coverage of MM VC on my own site as well, but I can put together stuff specifically how you want it. Also, I don't know if I mentioned it yet, but I found another MM review, I think from GamePro. Do you need it?