A Look Back at Virtual Console - Scott The Woz

[@NoahClevinger]

Oh boy, do I love Sunda-- Hey, wait a minute.

[@leahluostarinen]

Tuesday

[@hi5bboy295]

Tuesday is the new Sunday

[@spongepencil5957]

Me: (looks at the calender) Me: shoot, now it's April again

[@dru4111]

It looks like Wednesday to me Chief. I live in Britain By the way.

[@AHero26_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4Sui6apbsxjqZo Johnny Dee Revenge Creepr Aww Man!

[@plosflow7556]

"What a great Sunday to talk about the virtual console" Never change Scott. Never change

[@poolicker7271]

Plo's Flow too bad this was uploaded on tuesday instead of sunday

[@tastethepainbow]

@@poolicker7271 It's a joke you fucking moron.

[@sable.11]

@@tastethepainbow hey we are all "hey alls" here my friend. Chill

[@twikkzy]

@@poolicker7271 r/wooooosh

[@poolicker7271]

Twikkz OMG YOU USE REDDIT HPU SHHIY HOLY SHIT O HOLY SHOT OMG EEDDIT R WOOSH OVMX JSJSJSJSJSJSHZH SHIT REDDIT USER HAVE MY CHILDREN

[@colinm4055]

Rest in peace, Virtual Console. November 19, 2006-March 27, 2023 Gone, but we will never forget.

[@supermarioben9575]

I'm glad I'm not the only that didn't watch thus before the eshop closed

[@JmMateo933]

Rip

[@jim437]

We won't?

[@JmMateo933]

@@jim437 Yes, we won't...

[@jim437]

@@JmMateo933 Well i will but y'all other people won't

[@jooperino]

If im not mistaken, Nintendo weren't satisfied with the GBA virtual console on 3DS not because the emulation wasn't good, in fact it wasnt emulation, it was 100% native because of the 3DS sharing a common architecture with the DS which had a bit of GBA DNA. The problem was that core 3DS functions like sleep mode didn't work well with GBA mode active. Nowadays it's possible to patch the GBA roms to support sleep mode thanks to homebrew, but it's hit or miss.

[@GameboyFanatic]

Most gba games had sleep modes in them once the sp came out bruh that's a bad excuse

[@jooperino]

@@GameboyFanatic Right? Probably due to how the 3DS's sleep mode works differently. I think Nintendo didn't want to sacrifice background processes like StreetPass for GBA support. Not entirely sure though, but it's possible.

[@GameboyFanatic]

@@jooperino They could have just said streetpass wouldn't work and we would understand

[@jasonsnusberry3654]

@@GameboyFanatic Streetpass didn't do anything when it existed so I woulda been fine lol

[@MrMarinus18]

That would explain it. If they can't get an emulator to work they would have to program each one of the games in one by one which is just far too expensive.

[@connorwithanor613]

6:39 Okay, could we just take a moment to appreciate this transition between classic controllers? Scott’s clearly improving on his editing skills and trying to make higher quality videos. No wonder it took a while to release this one. Well done, Scott. Keep up the good work!

[@nathaelblais6249]

Well he did say it was delayed for... uh something like « unknow reasons » but not really the term for it. Can’t see it i’m on Ipad

[@oceana1910]

@@nathaelblais6249 i think the episode scott delayed had to be another episode,since he said in his comunity that the episode would release in August 11th

[@leighdappa]

@ConSpirator20: Indeed. I actually rewound the KZbin video to watch it again.

[@mergieismoronic]

+Con Spirator20 He did the same thing in Game Controllers.

[@Alzter0]

Morph cut

[@BigRobertsons]

Wii U Virtual Console was such a mess, it was always something stupid like: Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks release simultaneously in Europe 5 months later North America only get Phantom Hourglass, then another 6 months later we finally get Spirit Tracks Japan just gets neither of them for no reason

[@hind__]

God tell me about it. I feel happy for Europeans since they usually get the short end of the stick but Nintendo was playing the fool

[@Thoomas2001]

I remember hearing that Super Sluggers was finally coming out on the Virtual Console, so I was incredibly hyped. I then found out it was still not getting released in Europe. That was the day the last bit of my soul died.

[@miletilblight2181]

Japan didn't get them because they can still sell the for full retail price over there ds was booming more then anything else at all times And I'm assuming they though releasing two Zelda games I'm such a short amount of time from each other was too much for pea sized American brains .... I hate Japan sometimes

[@TheMGMfan]

Another example was that the Sonic Advance trilogy was never released on the Wii U Virtual Console outside of Japan, even though to my knowledge, the Sonic series isn't nearly as popular there as it is in the West; this especially sucks because the only other rerelease of the first Advance game I know about was Sonic N, a port for the N-Gage that by extension doesn't have a good way to play it (you either had to play it with large borders and a small viewing space or in full screen but with stunted visibility because the N-Gage's screen is taller than it is wide, while the game was made for a screen that was wider than it was tall), and the last two never even got that, so the only legal way to play these games on something on original hardware wasn't even available to most American and European Wii U owners.

[@jbeeson0876]

Just when I think Scott has run out of comedic material, he proves me wrong. Keep it up Scott.

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

He is running out of material .....but it's still funny

[@isthatkennyy]

Felipe Solis what makes u think that

[@plantpoyo]

And dig dug... OH

[@brandbusters183]

I never think that. SCOTT THE BOSS!

[@jameslawrenson1208]

He could always do more individual games.

[@gex8305]

I literally thought I was having a stroke when that smooth as hell transition between the classic controller and classic controller plus happened

[@KangarooFam]

6:39 here, free strokes

[@muthaducka6835]

Haha...... You fucking lizard......

[@kingmushroomboy824]

Gex

[@gfmhd1280]

100 gecs

[@wackmidi]

Haha, what a funny story Gex!

[@weather_boy]

So we're not gonna pretend that 6:39 wasn't the *smoothest* transition we've ever seen?

[@crispy9542]

did you mean: 6:19

[@kalekidsav]

Crispy Nuggies exactly

[@Sweetface01]

The same happend with the duelshock in the game controller video

[@solared]

thats called a morph cut. it always looks good when the 2 pieces of footage are very similar.

[@vizthex]

@@crispy9542 ikr

[@crate4886]

“The 3ds is not powerful enough for SNES games” Me, playing super Mario world on my ds lite

[@nicholasmitchell6025]

The SuperFX chip on the SNES is actually incredibly complex (it's what enabled "3d" scalable graphics as seen in star fox). By today's standard, its paltry 20MHz clock speed seems primitive, but it's magnitudes harder to emulate one graphics card on an entirely diffently structured graphics card than it is to just, you know, use that chip. So the clock speed of 120 MHz or so 3ds graphics card wouldn't be able to keep up. Although it obviously can for the not so complicated games, like Super Mario World.

[@goofy9697]

Me playing Super Mario Fking 64 on my ds lite

[@gg-vv8ew]

@@goofy9697 I homebrew my 2ds, and it can run snes games. (Also its using a fan emulator)

[@amateurprogrammer25]

@@nicholasmitchell6025 Super FX chip was inside the cartridge, not the console itself; including an entire second CPU in every single cartridge drove the cost to manufacture up by about $10, and few game publishers were willing to put up with that ($10 per cartridge adds up fast when you're ordering 10,000 cartridges). Making just that handful of SNES games that used the Super FX exclusive to New 3DS and making the rest available on Old would have made sense (proof: if you hack your console, 3rd party SNES emulators run them on the old 3DS just fine). Maybe they just wanted to convince people to buy New 3DSes. Who knows? In fact, if you're willing to put up with *massive* emulation inaccuracy, and lack of compatibility with cartridge hardware such as the SuperFX, DSP-1, and others, you can run SNES games at 60FPS on your original DS.

[@nicholasmitchell6025]

Amateur Programmer Thank you for the correction, I was mistaken about the chip. Although I had issues trying to get any sort of decent SNES emulation on my DS, and I'm sure even for the old 3DS Nintendo wanted everything to be 100% accurate. In fact, I just did some more research and apparently they never released a single superFX game on virtual console, just mode 7 games! So it's probably just Nintendo being perfectionist/nitpicky again.

[@dmansuperich2800]

Nice use of the 3DS Eshop music, really underrated soundtrack

[@Dorian_Scott]

The winter music was my favorite. I remember just booting up the eShop on my 2DS just to listen to that song all the time.

[@nenidetic]

I rarely buy stuff on the eShop. I just listen to the music, watch trailers, download tons of demos, and put random shit on my wishlist.

[@150alv]

@@nenidetic It gave me nostalgia... why? It's just from some years ago

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@150alv The music was always my favorite part. It always puts me in a good mood every time I looked for demos and filling my wish list.

[@Nick-ht5yi]

I can tell Scott’s parents loved him very much as a child. Idk about now as an adult, but he gives off hella “I enjoyed childhood” vibes. I wonder what compels me to comment things no one will see…

[@Tonjit41]

I appreciate your contribution to this comment section and my life.

[@SpawnWave]

I gotta be honest, I'm a bit surprised a black hole didn't form when you put the Flip Camera and the Ouya Controller next to each other.

[@NunchuckOmega]

Reality is often.... confusing

[@rustnomagics]

Spawn Wave Good to see you here!

[@BraxtonKovary]

Hi John 👋

[@mcShmups]

Spawnwave joycon video please

[@XDBenjy]

@ Scott was in one of his videos

[@omaraguilar5210]

Can’t believe this was uploaded on Sunday

[@gamingalpha5175]

Coolguy8091 ?

[@Rehncohro]

@@gamingalpha5175 Description.

[@namingisdifficult408]

In such a beautiful Duwang

[@arthurboyle7982]

@@namingisdifficult408 chew

[@plaguemaster308]

@@gamingalpha5175 description

[@joedonovan3356]

I honestly thought it was Sunday already. Thank you Scott for the quality videos.

[@Fluffinyan]

for someone who’s not a pokemon fan, Scott sure does use a lot of pokemon music in his videos and its always the best ones quality man right there

[@nuclearnadal3116]

Yep pokemon music slaps

[@monke1919]

@@nuclearnadal3116 especially lavender town

[@novamarpo3]

@@monke1919 Oh no

[@jomaq9233]

I’ve seen people who aren’t fans of the Persona or Xenoblade Chronicles series… but absolutely LOVE the music from those games

[@valkyrie4Ok]

@@monke1919 it did a little more then slap

[@magnesiumcitratemelatonin]

Ok, for everybody who missed the community message. Scott said: “Due to certain circumstances, the video that was supposed to come out today (Sunday), has been delayed to Tuesday. Hope you guys understand.” The post got a very positive response, but the reason it wasn’t seen by most people, is because community features are not see able on item’s such as iPads.

[@davidramsey8525]

My iPad gets those, but im not on it now

[@I_Am_Wasabi_Man]

i dont see community stuff at all because i use my subscriptions, so thanks.

[@magnesiumcitratemelatonin]

Easy Pete No problem.

[@magnesiumcitratemelatonin]

TheKgg I didn’t know that, but thanks for telling me.

[@lightspeedmurphy7546]

Nintendo: We're sorry but the OG 3DS hardware can't handle SNES emulation Homebrew devs: Oh really.........

[@64ios]

@@sipp4727 Thats not emulation though.

[@Fattydeposit]

@@sipp4727 Accurate emulation requires huge resources and the O3DS CPU is obviously too slow. There's only one homebrew SNES emulator that can run games well and fast on O3DS - but it isn't accurate like Nintendo's own SNES emulator for N3DS.

[@juno6332]

the original 3ds can run warioware gold but it cant run snes games

[@Fattydeposit]

@@juno6332 Warioware Gold runs on a 3DS because is a 3DS game.

[@redwidow1358]

Dude, not even homebrew devs can get them going at full speed or with perfect emulation because the Old 3DS is just too weak

[@ChristopherMoom]

I'm surprised Scott doesn't miss uploads more often, honestly. He's incredibly consistent with his videos, and I'm genuinely impressed.

[@maddiequestionmark]

he’s a good boy

[@freehugs_xoxo]

You have to truly respect his dedication. What a guy.

[@samfahrenkopf8679]

Right?? It's insane he needs to learn to maybe take a break.

[@Marzimus]

Michael Hill 🐶🐾🌭

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

Chris P. Bacon why

[@Lanosrep]

Nintendo 2008: Had released most of their library in VC already Nintendo in 2020: Donkey Kong Country on the Snes is the biggest release of the year so far

[@thebubblewormofficial2622]

Animal crossing: what? Paper Mario: are you challenging me? Pikmin 3 deluxe: pathetic

[@AshyMuted]

This aged well.

[@oldoldmeme]

@@AshyMuted three lazy ports, can I get a whoop whoop

[@light_player07]

@@nickname2239 Super mario all stars says hello

[@joinkswag]

@@light_player07 its not big news lol its 3 incredibly lackluster ports with no optimization for the games at all or even widescreen support

[@gianbailey8729]

Description: "What a great Sunday to talk about the Virtual Console" *releases on a Tuesday*

[@axonn101]

Gian Bailey it sounds like an unintentionally perfect Scott joke

[@its_elkku135]

@@axonn101 I'd guess it's intentional?

[@mahirooyama9424]

@Orgasming soldier it was tuesday in arizona

[@mvpandrew93]

@Orgasming soldier Tuesday in MEEECHIGAN

[@MH-sg8rn]

Orgasming soldier it’s called a timezone idiot

[@j.t.6113]

18:18 Balance: $15.71 Ok, Mr. Rich, dont gotta flex on all of us

[@PassTheSnails]

Mr moneybags over here

[@HappyLittleWorker]

Why do the fuckers at nintendo hq still gotta charge sixty fucking bucks for a digital game that doesn't even need shipping or anything like that

[@ashercoates4345]

@@HappyLittleWorker this is sort of related but not really. I watched a video on how much video games are worth today. After inflation and larger development costs, it should be $90. As for Nintendo's actual reasons, they have to cost the same digitally and physically. Otherwise, no one would buy physical so why release it?

[@HappyLittleWorker]

@@ashercoates4345 True. But I honestly don't like buying things digitally because if a company shuts down the service that allowed you to keep the game downloaded to your system and you forget to back up save data or whatever, you can lose lots of money

[@putridmoldyman306]

@@ashercoates4345 That was also extra credits, therefore point invalidated

[@CaptainObliviousV]

Finally, Scott released the prequel to the Wii E-shop Apocalypse!

[@patriciarickenleroux463]

what about the 3ds e-shop apocalypse?

[@zanemeyer6006]

The Wii U e shop is great

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

Imagine turning your Wii Remote to the side and seeing it suddenly turn into an NES controller

[@icemine2418]

that would be cool

[@ColonelHax]

What do you mean imagine? It happens to me all the time

[@victino1684]

@ Kindagamer The sideway joycon is a tiny SNES controller with a joystick instead of a D-pad.

[@AvetFox]

The most realistic reaction would be to scream and throw the controller.

[@Jakepearl13]

Complete with paralyzer playing

[@tysonfontanez]

“On the 3DS, Wii U and... that’s it” RIP virtual console for switch 😔🤟

[@los_erocs]

Tyson Fontanez except it actually does have it, nintendo online

[@Lifesizemortal]

@@los_erocs you call that a virtual console???

[@shecklesmack9563]

It’s almost like Nintendo thinks they’d make too much money putting VC on Switch-or they’re waiting for some of the steam to run out on Switch so they can have another big thing to get people invested.

[@derek-64]

@@los_erocs NO! it is not a proper virtual console service. it's a "subscription" based rental service. where's the option to buy, download, and play offline? not there. it's a piece of shit rental service.

[@VanArkride]

@@Lifesizemortal I call it a virtual console just because I can never remember what Nintendo actually decided to call it. Definitely isn't virtual console though

[@dmansuperich2800]

Switch: "Virtual console? Never heard of it!"

[@urielc918]

“I’ve only heard of Nintendo Entertainment System!”

[@BasicRock123]

Cough cough NES online cough cough

[@egamer22]

@@BasicRock123 Cough cough notareplacement cough cough

[@BasicRock123]

Zakry esch cough cough good enough for me cough cough

[@somb0]

I skipped the wii and Wii U but if I could play SM64, Ocarina of Time, link to the past, earthbound etc... I wouldn’t be leaving my house for a while

[@billfusion]

Switch: What is this Virtual Console everyone is talking about?

[@billfusion]

@JC [Ridley] I would love GC games on Switch!

[@bluchicken_995]

Bill Fusion My dream is Nintendo announcing gba games alongside Tomato’s Mother 3 translation. I’ve beaten the game like 3 times but I just want to have it on an official console.

[@bluchicken_995]

Bill Fusion I want GC games but without Melee so all the 20XXheads rage

[@bluchicken_995]

Brendan Lewis I just started replaying it yesterday, it’s my favorite game. My last play through kinda got ruined because I grinded for the best equips so I was way over leveled. Killed Porkey in no time by slamming PK Ground and PK Love.

[@CDRiley]

I want switch games on Nintendo Entertainment System.

[@wayzerz2799]

The GBA on 3DS excuse from Nintendo is kind of funny considering the 3DS actually has hardware to play GBA games, it doesn’t even have to emulate them it’s natively supported.

[@hamflavoredlipbalm6077]

every night i pray for gba games on the switch

[@EvanOfTheDarkness]

Oh, you can play them. They work flawlessly. You only need to hack your console and use a VC Injector to create a Virtual Console for any GBA (or GB/GBC/NES/SNES/SEGA...) game.

[@williamkoscielniak820]

@@EvanOfTheDarkness Not all of us understand this whole "technology" thing. I'd love to home-brew and all of that but I'm a technological dolt.

[@Recarsonated]

@@EvanOfTheDarkness ah, makes sense

[@Ms_Drake]

I think Nintendo is also focusing on emulator features like save states. Since the GBA is natively supported, this means no emulator features.

[@StarBird06]

Me: Today is Sunday. Person: No. It's Tues- Me: *TODAY IS SUNDAY!!!!!*

[@AwesomeX]

Squidward: IT'S SUNDAY

[@JasontheFolf]

No, it's Tuesday.

[@cristianarreola8582]

No, this is Patrick

[@oofiederp]

Nah it's actually Monday.

[@NathanielBandy]

Feeding Frenzy was my shit when I was 10 years old

[@blazingtrs6348]

Nathaniel Bandy ikr

[@petermusic1478]

A wild nathaniel bandy comment with 7 likes?

[@Suesaine]

here is a 4 comment

[@mackavelly]

dont swear nathaniel

[@JacksterDraws]

Same

[@squiddler7731]

2006: Virtual console with SNES games and Mario 64 available at launch 2019: "HEY Y'ALL REMEMBER DONKEY KONG 3 STARRING STANLEY THE BUG MAN?"

[@bubblesnopemporium5880]

The angry mob is there because you insulted Warios Woods, not because of the 3ds cards

[@fortherecord1569]

Anyone remember when Mario Kart 64 initially came out on Virtual Console? Moo Moo Farm ran at almost DOUBLE SPEED until they released a fix.

[@cyberdusttv]

This actually used to be a bug on PC emulators as well

[@supermariof0521]

@@cyberdusttv What about on the original cartridge?

[@julioproductions8847]

@@supermariof0521 Tt works fine on the original, as I own it and play it a lot. But what do I know I don't own the Wii U or PC ports.

[@supermariof0521]

@@julioproductions8847 There was a PC port? Or do you just mean basic emulation?

[@dubsky_]

Input from someone with a hacked old 3DS, earlier SNES games that used the base graphical capabilities emulated just fine, but older SNES games that used more advanced tech like the Super FX chip struggled.

[@NB_06]

I have a hacked OG 2DS and Yoshi's Island works just fine.

[@dekuskrub2154]

The intro to Kirby Super Star would totally freeze Snes9x

[@anthonymignano8194]

Well that intro hits differently now lol

[@ravus9935]

Lol, it certainly does.

[@protim344]

“That is the happiest looking angry mob I’ve ever seen”

[@ericsaenz3209]

Lmfao

[@shoeliver]

How?

[@ericsaenz3209]

@@shoeliver Pandemic

[@salem_meow7137]

It was when Scott said that those who grew up with the GameCube and Wii are getting old enough to feel nostalgic. That hit me hard.

[@slowpokefriedrice]

Holy shit that original 3DS eshop music brings back memories

[@PH96Official]

This coment was sent via a Nintendo 3DS.

[@andrewhxrris]

Bewear Gaymer hell yeah it does. I miss that shit.

[@astra3766]

Scott talking about the Wii Shop Channel always makes me tear up So many good memories and I was genuinely sad to find out it was shutting down

[@Dragular]

You and me both.

[@eggo3230]

Man, the 3ds E-Shop was a treasure. You looked for a simple game, and ended up buying Super Mario Bros, two Wii ware games, a Mega Man clock and lackluster Flipnote Hatena sequel. Honestly some pretty good times.

[@dialga236]

welp here we are, about 1 year from now the virtual console will be completely dead and gone forever. godspeed 3ds and wii u, see you next game.

[@ashleycd6487]

With the way you worded it, I thought the games that people buy would be gone. Thankfully (but still sadly) it still let's you play games, just not buy them.

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

As someone with a modded 3DS, I can indeed tell you that you do not need a New 3DS to run SNES games. Just to buy them (And tbf I will say this: Nintendo's emulator is a lot nicer and more convenient.)

[@spookyscaryskeletonsmith2840]

As someone with a modded Wii U, I can indeed tell you that Gamecube games dont run because the Wii U spits out the discs. Using hacks and a digital rom, the games run natively at full speed. PS what about injects

[@hellacia8151]

Yes, however SFX games can't.

[@ag23415]

**Virtual Console ends with Wii U** Oh No... **NES Online is created** OH NO!

[@thegameradmin]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

[@hudde814]

They've redeemed themselves, kinda. They put SNES games for the Online service now! It's still no Virtual Console, but it's certainly a step up!

[@iverson64_]

*SNES Online is created* NOOO-oh

[@hideofreakingkojima5457]

*Explosion* SNES Online: *OOOHH YEEAAAHH!*

[@dumbass2240]

**snes online is created**

[@LinearCarp1209]

Like Dunkey said, "Nintendo: they're great at making games, but have no idea how to run a company."

[@supermariof0521]

In other words their like Disney. Just burning money without giving a shit.

[@Viktoria_Selene]

@@supermariof0521 but Nintendo makes good products

[@TaigaGaoo]

It's more like Nintendo has no idea how to keep up with the times and that's in part because the people in charge of the decisions are, by now, almost 60+ years old (Miyamoto is 68 for example). They are great at making games and innovating with their consoles and controllers (kinda, the Joycons suck ass), but they suck complete and utter ass at anything considered a modern standard. Their online, online store, online app offerings, refund policies, profile options, friends, chat options and so much more are straight up from the 90s. Literally. Of all the things I listed here, the original Xbox did all of them better and just to remind you, the original Xbox came out in 2001. Nintendo is behind everyone else by at least 20 years, Let that sink in. The people in charge of their consoles and games, keep them, maybe give them a better budget (or stop being afraid of using current hardware) so that their consoles are not 1-2 gens behind anymore (seriously, I don't think anyone would be mad at a Switch with the PS4 power, for example) but their online, connectivity division? Fire them. Seriously. All of them. Or fire the guy in charge of that division because they've proven to be the very definition of incompetent or accept MS help, remember Xbox saying they wouldn't mind helping Nintendo with their online infrastructure? Just let them do it. Please.

[@o4ugDF54PLqU]

@@TaigaGaoo The problem with the Switch is that it's also meant to be a handheld, and having PS4 power on a handheld would kill the battery, both in terms of longevity and battery life. It's hard making a chip that is both power efficient and can be safely overclocked when docked (without damaging the battery). And if you mod your switch and overclock it manually, it actually isn't that far off of a PS4.

[@gabsprado121212]

@@Viktoria_Selene **laughs in joycon drift**

[@aritelford3160]

“Just being able to play the older games without having to yank out an old console” *doom footage*

[@TailsKirbo]

Me who downloaded doom and doom 2 on my switch: •_•

[@thedangboi7198]

@@TailsKirbo switch hackers: noooo this is a computer it should run doom FBI: haha arrest warrant go wee woo wee woo

[@noahwadhams9797]

@@thedangboi7198 Me who just got Doom off the eShop: visible confusion

[@mattguy1773]

Every mainline doom game is on Xbox game pass pc

[@steelbear2063]

@@thedangboi7198 Lmao sure, FBI has nothing better to do than going after people who hack their consoles

[@Isaax]

For those that believe Nintendo when they say that SNES emulation wasn't possible on the regular 3DS due to the CPU: It was literally possible on the DS through unofficial homebrew lmao

[@garrettwimberly7599]

THANK YOU! Plus they had literal UPGRADED N64 games (Zelda 64/Starfox 64) on the regular 3DS but couldn't put 16-bit games on there. I call BS on that.

[@nitinanku]

Garrett Wimberly Emulation requires a device to be multiple times more powerful than the console it’s emulating. Of course the n64 remakes worked because they were made specifically with the 3DS in mind. Some SNES games worked but some just couldn’t work on the regular 3DS

[@davidlane1248]

@@nitinanku don't bother explaining. People don't seem to understand the difference between a port and hardware emulation and most don't seem interested in learning either

[@atlas_core]

Even then, the CPU of the 3DS was far more advanced than the SNES. nintendo what the hell are you doing!?

[@link5605]

@@nitinanku c'mon i've emulated snes games on my ds and psp 13 years ago what the hell?

[@daleynotdaily]

Dear Scott, Your videos are always worth the wait. They are very high quality videos. Thank you for making them. With gratitude, Daniel

[@MerleAmbrose]

fuck you daniel

[@tastethepainbow]

@@MerleAmbrose Fuck you, asshole.

[@robot2971]

jesus christ

[@kstreet7438]

Damn Daniel

[@TheclaofUrth]

Daniel gang rise up

[@LostKefin]

It's crazy to think that VC is now a relic from the past. Such an amazing service that is just left to die. And now we have to pay 20 bucks for games we don't want. Albeit some games are amazing but the rest are just so... Underwhelming. I would love for this series to return to switch. #BringBackVC

[@Gatorade69]

It seriously makes no sense why there isn't a virtual console on the switch...

[@CarloNassar]

Not to mention that there are still retro games with no proper re-release. The Super Star Wars trilogy (Sure, the 1st game was released on *PS4* but this is about the Switch and I know they got released on Wii VC but come on!)? Blast Corps? Castlevania N64 games? The Lawnmower Man? The Lion King? Mega Man and Bass (No thanks for not putting it in MMLC, Capcom!)?

[@LostKefin]

@Trey Hamilton exactly!!!

[@goldflowergamer3139]

“Stuff like Feeding Frenzy!” ... “... and Dig Dug.” OH!

[@novamarpo3]

Pog

[@generikusername]

Based profile

[@goldflowergamer3139]

Thx

[@estebangonzalez6068]

Absolutely love your sense of humor man. It was great seeing you on the AVGN as well. Keep up the hard/great work amigo.

[@Swaglordfawful]

Wait, was Scott really on an AVGN episode!?

[@aidanredding8058]

@@Swaglordfawful No, but he was on 2 episodes of James and Mike Mondays, and a Rental Review of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. So he was on Cinemassacre, just not AVGN.

[@Jattel_2006]

Scott the woz was the only good thing in the James and mike

[@MrAhmes2001]

I just realised I also say ‘Hey’ To Scott at the beginning of his videos.

[@SteleCat]

Hey Scott, all here.

[@mryoshi1221]

he can hear you , he loves it when you do it

[@blob1588]

*Sad dog noises*

[@flamingo_bacon8566]

k

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

There's one major fault with Virtual Console: Where are my Virtual Boy games? Both even start with the word "virtual"!

[@papa_maple6437]

You make me sick

[@stratusgio]

I actually really wanted the virtual boy titles on 3ds... Since both were 3d systems, would've been nice to play that piece of history

[@prmrise]

Just play it on your virtual boy

[@BluestSoldier]

@@papa_maple6437 *Shows him the chad Wario Land Virtual Boy * I bet you feel stupid now.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

They could be remade in color

[@CocoTheMii]

Scott: "You have all the buttons there, and it feels close enough to work well." Wii Remote LEDs: *end my suffering*

[@NeoGio87]

Wii Remote LEDs: Kill Mii

[@anjinash]

DS and 3DS not powerful enough to run SNES games? I call BS. Any DS flash cart can run SNES emulators.

[@kennethvalentine8901]

Remember that the gameboy was practically a portable snes

[@mikeonthecomputer]

Old 3DS has a homebrew port of Snes9x. It actually runs decently for games like Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country that don't have any expansion hardware, though they drop frames here and there. Things like StarFox or Yoshi's Island don't have a chance. New 3DS is significantly more powerful and it is pretty believable that Nintendo didn't think it was worthwhile even making a subset of SNES games available for Old 3DS.

[@hecklefietwopup2060]

@@kennethvalentine8901 gameboy was more of nes and advance was snes.

[@aussieguy1012]

Can confirm dsi runs snes9x via a flascart. You do drop some frames but its definitely playable

[@ARCSYS4049]

@@aussieguy1012 Using the flash cards CPU, not the console.

[@IanJulian02]

I don’t understand why they aren’t just selling all the N64, GameCube, and Wii games I wanna replay some of those Older Mario Parties 😭

[@Sly88Frye]

Even to this day Mario Party 3 is my favorite!

[@logexpTommy]

Dont play Mario Party 1 unless you want your hand to bleed

[@LightBluly]

I really don't get why Nintendo C&D or sue Emulators website when they themself never even re release them. I love Nintendo but sometimes they are idiots.

[@cyrus9346]

@@LightBluly Exactly this, we have to emulate all of Nintendo's games because they won't let us buy them legally. People who think that you shouldn't emulate stuff you don't own need to understand that

[@lightvoid7089]

mario party 6 is the best that's fax

[@charmandyorton006]

2:04 _Feeding Frenzy:_ *- _ -* | _Dig Dug:_ *O H !* 6:39 Dang that edit was really cool

[@Blueflag04]

It's a fun game, he hates it

[@Zeldon567]

Thanks for pointing it out. Didn't even notice that slick edit.

[@soulstice6890]

Feeding frenzy is life feeding frenzy is all, he has chosen to disrespect feeding frenzy and will some day pay for this mistake.

[@KreepKarnage]

He better put some respek on Feeding Frenzy's name, that was my whole childhood

[@dragonicbladex7574]

I love feeding frenzy and 2 do much lol I played them 24/7 when I was younger. I love the difficulty of the first despite it being frustrating.

[@garnerdoubleday3718]

“June 2011 eshop theme” is so nostalgic for me, hearing it just felt good

[@BugsyFoga]

"Now that is the happiest angry mob I have ever seen" -Scott

[@FinallyAlone]

They are all wearing smiley face masks.

[@2015JSS]

It's more of a mildly upset mob

[@TheBritishSn0rlax]

“And then he was neutered”

[@Blueflag04]

Scott Integrity

[@TheLegendaryCazoo]

*Didn't You Know?* Virtual Console is the best thing Nintendo has ever created and don't @ me please I just want this one opinion I really believe it please I just like Mario Bros and Zelda

[@speepeal3785]

@Didn'tYouKnowVideoGames?

[@angelikussupericus]

@

[@shiina4826]

weeb @Didn’tYou

[@squareguy7406]

I’m playing virtual console Pokémon crystal

[@heyitsFluxxy]

@Didn'tYouKnowVideoGames?

[@robertandson7919]

Scott using Pokémon music, who pressured him into it

[@sarksdhar3693]

I thought my ears were deceiving me when I heard Littleroot Towns theme

[@MillionTheVermillion]

He's used Pokemon music a fair few times in his videos.

[@mariusspadasinul]

Say waht you want about those games but they have some good Music

[@brandonwilliams6119]

As a person who started playing Pokémon with Gen 3 it makes me tear up a lot😥😥😥😥

[@Mr_Mimestamp]

Now that the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass is coming out, I’m beginning to appreciate the Virtual Console a lot more.

[@azuredusk991]

🚨ANALOGY ALERT🚨 As of March 27, 2023, it will no longer be possible to make purchases in Nintendo eShop for the Wii U system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. It will also no longer be possible to download free content, including game demos. Furthermore, as this date draws closer, related services will cease to function: As of May 23, 2022, it is no longer possible to use a credit card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. As of August 29, 2022, it will no longer be possible to use a Nintendo eShop Card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. However, it will still be possible to redeem download codes until March 27, 2023. Users who link their Nintendo Network ID wallet (used with Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems) with their Nintendo Account wallet (used with the Nintendo Switch family of systems) can use the shared balance to purchase content on any of these systems until March 27, 2023. After that, the balance can only be used to purchase content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems

[@WyattoonsComics]

Like financially it’s a better deal in the long run and I guess the selection is better, but sometimes I’m a grumpy old man who just wants to simply buy a game. No subs or monthly fees, just here’s money now give me the thing.

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

Scott: "Why does Super Mario Bros. 3 cost the same as soccer?!" Also Scott: "Why am I paying $2 more for Earthbound?!"

[@CyberLink70]

To be fair, it is bizarrely inconsistent.

[@lightvoid7089]

smb3 >>> eb, therefore smb3 should be $x more than soccer and eb

[@MarcuStar745XD]

That's the thing, they should have rather lower the price of the other NES games than just charge $2 extra for Earthbound. On top of that they decided to not release Earthbound Beginnings on 3DS FOR WHATEVER REASON. The past era of Nintendo was really a trail of odd omissions and bad decision

[@faultyvideos2215]

I mean he probably meant that Soccer should be $3 or $4, not Mario 3 should be more than $5. I’m not saying that mario 3 isn’t a $5 value, hell I’d pay $10 for the game it’s so good, but I feel as though soccer shouldn’t cost $5. That’s a $3 value and even that’s being generous. Also the SNES classic is a thing and since it’s $80 with 21 games, with tax included that’s about $4 a game not counting modded games, meaning you could pay $80 to get Earthbound for $4 plus a lot of their awesome games along with Kirby’s dream course.

[@trevdude73]

Scott: “The nostalgia for NES has died” Nintendo: so the people don’t want NES remix 7?

[@strawhatmonty22897]

I mean, I'll be the first one to say that if Nintendo announced NES Remix Deluxe for Switch I'd be super excited. I'd buy that before Luigi's Mansion 3. And if they decided to release 5 more NES Remix games over the switch's life span I would not complain.

[@trevdude73]

@@strawhatmonty22897 well my friend, you are an anomaly

[@burlyfoil1022]

@@trevdude73 I also am an anomaly, I don't hate the switch online.

[@k.p.u.g1263]

Scott posts on any other day: Everybody: wait that's illegal

[@SMEARGLEX75]

ITS SUNDAY! REEEEE!

[@tobiasmitchell8191]

8:25 at the top of the screen ate this moment in the video is a game named “Break In”, which is currently Scott’s outro song… neat 😊

[@Tonjit41]

You!!! I finally find who's been eating my moments!

[@Uhbliviun]

its like poetry, it rhymes

[@TheFakeBenWalker]

@@Uhbliviun star wars

[@nostel6436]

Cool

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

when he says "play" too

[@FilthyCasualty]

Gamer Monkey IKR and the worst thing is, we can’t explain it.

[@laughoutloudpaperanimation4846]

Consul as well

[@FilthyCasualty]

Laugh out loud Paper animations I think we all just like it when Scott speaks...

[@majalis7010]

*gaemz*

[@moiseslango8465]

VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "What a great *sunday* to talk about the virtual console" ME: *DOUBT*

[@GardenCelluloids]

Scott: Fixing the world since 2017

[@thesewinggeekmiri9029]

honestly, may we all find someone who will hold and touch you as reverently and affectionately as Scott patted that Xbox console at 1:05

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

What, someone who's going to slap you?

[@TOMMYTV-xl5fb]

The Switch NEEDS the virtual console, its the perfect system for it.

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

We aren't getting it...that was a branding from Iwata's era...it's not his era sadly anymore.

[@ARCSYS4049]

Hack your console. Nintendo isn't going to do the right thing. Why should you? When I can repurchase and download my old games legally, I'll quit doing it illegally. Simple solution to a simple problem.

[@marx4538]

*cough cough* Switch isn't backwards compatible with any of the previous consoles, which means everything has to be emulated, which means a lot of the games like 3DS games/GameCube games/Wii games are never going to appear on the Switch unless they do it from scratch/they somehow still have the source code of those games *cough cough*

[@ARCSYS4049]

@@marx4538 The 3ds and Wii aren't worth emulating because of their unique hardware. GameCube games work well on a modified Switch. Why wait and pay Nintendo to do what I can do better for myself?

[@marx4538]

@@ARCSYS4049 GameCube games work well on a Switch? Using emulation, porting or what? Because i don't think that Switch is able to emulate GameCube lol

[@Tyler-sf4kv]

"What a great Sunday to talk about the Virtual Console" Yes, what a great Sunday indeed

[@gregzo2021]

wow no way, scott has $13.56 in wii u virtual console store credit!!!

[@Idk-uo5lx]

Hes waiting for book worm adventure deluxe

[@WH250398]

@@Idk-uo5lx Beef Stew... Is that you?

[@MusharnaMush]

@@Michael45007 Thats Wii U eShop money, not Wii money. link to your Nintendo acc and it can also be used on switch.

[@spookyscaryskeletonsmith2840]

As a member of the WiiU hacking community, i can confirm that the Wii U can run Gamecube games natively (can be run without an emulator and at full speed)

[@beego9131]

true, then the Wii U would be the perfect console to play old games

[@MaxLoafin]

@@beego9131 It kind of is. The Wii U was terribly managed during it's generation and doesn't have a lot of good exclusives imo, however, it's fucking easy as all hell to play older games. I basically have the whole of the gamecube and wii library to play thru. Not to mention Wii U games are usually pretty cheap if they aren't being artificially inflated, like most first party nintendo games. Remember when they pulled Pikmin 3 from the Wii U eshop: an online service you literally have not been able to put money into for over a year? All because like 10 people might have potentially bought pikmin 3 for less than $60. I don't even care for pikmin that much but that's just dirty, Nintendo. Like you haven't bashed Wii U owners enough already. We still remember 2015!

[@ianeons9278]

69th like. I’ll have to add that somehow to my Wii U since I have GameCube games and controllers.

[@MfROb]

The wii virtual console is so great! I can't wait to go in the wii shop and download a bunch of games!

[@wilfredynunez5263]

Rip

[@arbi9506]

:(

[@no_4259]

F

[@junio7605]

i have depression now

[@ianloh3720]

F

[@shawnjoseph4009]

Fun fact: using homebrew, you can run SNES games on the O3DS pretty well. Nintendo is just lazy.

[@KibSquib48]

@@yassine_gaied then they could just make the Super FX games N3DS only and left the rest of the SNES library available on both 3ds systems

[@itzjdude616]

@@yassine_gaied mega man x2 works pretty well

[@redwidow1358]

They run fairly well, but it isn't good enough to charge people money for, and a lot of games just don't work at all.

[@redwidow1358]

@@YustinJ420 It's worth noting that GBA games run natively on the 3DS, while GameCube emulation on the Switch is not even full speed yet, and to run those, you have to run an entirely different operating system. Those games would not work on Horizon OS.

[@YustinJ420]

@@redwidow1358 Oh did I write switch, I meant Wii U of course lol

[@dominickroberts4653]

can nintendo stop re-releasing nes games and at least try releasing game cube games. it's not like the switch is not strong enough to handle gamecube games

[@Beansman-gp3ws]

Yeah but how the fuck are you going to play it the switch doesn't have triggers and the button layout is completely different

[@LordArikado]

@@Beansman-gp3ws Barely any of the Gamecube lineup made proper use of the analog triggers anyway, so that's not an issue unless you REALLY wanted to play Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.

[@prisonmike4749]

@@LordArikado I think the emulation would be the issue, not the triggers

[@pizzweak580]

@@Beansman-gp3ws This comment was made long after the GameCube controllers for the Switch came out

[@supermariof0521]

@@Beansman-gp3ws Simple. Just make it so all you need to play GameCube games is the Smash Bros GameCube adapter.

[@DJTydalOfficial]

9:29 To be fair Scott, you can get GBA games to work on a DSi by softmodding the system, then download roms from the internet, and putting said roms on to the SD Card.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

8:53 that's the moderfucker that fried my wii's motherboard

[@trevorsgamingroom5284]

SuperWiiBros08 IM shocked how did that fry your motherboard

[@guardian3636]

How?

[@THE_CARBON]

Rip

[@thogameskanaal]

You forgot to mention the missed opportunity to have Virtual Boy games on the 3DS

[@Jschad]

Chibi Robo: Zip Lash < NES Soccer

[@ABemis]

There's a key thing that the Wii U Wii releases were great for. Some of them were quite rare, and thus very expensive to buy second hand. Xenoblade Chronicles and Metroid Prime Trilogy for example were really expensive on ebay, and quite cheap on Wii U.

[@MinorCirrus]

16:20 "They offered Wii games digitally. OK." Yes it did seem uneventful but it brought along the possibility to play Xenoblade Chronicles to many people who were late to the party and didn't want to spend $150 on a Wii physical copy. And Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the best games ever made, so...

[@lonegalaxy9158]

Sunday or not, a Scott the Woz upload truly makes it a fun day :D

[@Diddy64wii]

20:33 : Same thing applies with Sega's consoles. I'm still waiting for ports of Saturn and DreamCast games on modern platforms, but they're kinda lazy, and keep milking Genesis games all the darn time... "Owww, Saturn games are so hard to re-release! Here's our 29th Genesis compilation and our 567th port of Sonic the Hedgehog 1, you'll like that."

[@alucardomalvadosyasociados5399]

@Lawrence Dollens instead of releasing the original version of sonic in consoles, they should release the christian whitehead port.

[@jf1376]

Sega consoles

[@eevee6930]

Anyone else disappointed that Seaman 3D got cancelled?

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

How about 32x and CD Games?

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

People: Can we have Game Boy Advance, GameCube, DS and Wii games re-released, please? Nintendo: Here's the 7939th port of Super Mario Bros! People: OH COME!

[@paperluigi6132]

14:48 And now, with the end in sight, they suddenly do.

[@themonkeyvivi]

It breaks my heart that the only way I can legally play Earthbound Beginnings is on the Wii U

[@dialaforawesome]

Aaron Viazanko and 3ds

[@yayababatoto]

No, only EarthBound is on the 3ds

[@take5transfat]

why give a fuck about the Law

[@kfcnyancat]

Fuck the law, the GBA version is far superior and has a fan translation. You're going to play Mother 3 illegally anyway!

[@ltb1345]

Aaron Viazanko Why? The Wii U is a much better console than the NES, so I don't see a problem here.

[@oceanmeme5475]

"What a great Sunday to talk about virtual consle" Thats as wrong as giving f*cking chibi robo ziplash 5 stars

[@omicMonkey]

It's not wrong. You and Scott are just from different time zones.

[@zach3861]

Scott said in a community message that the video was being delayed due to some unexpected circumstances.

[@nathaelblais6249]

I must live like 2 full rotation of our planet away then

[@Yilmaz1903Vurucu]

I want virtual console back on the switch! >:( Why doesnt Nintendo bring it back?!

[@redwidow1358]

They left it behind as assurance to indie developers that their games would be more available to consumers. For example, a $20 game I've never heard of versus a $10 game I've loved my whole life. It's obvious where that money would go.

[@amazydaisybackup3966]

because they don't like money

[@Blueflag04]

Yet they ban roms site

[@lolbit_epic]

PeePee PooPoo

[@nopir3898]

@Michael Kevin Millet They aren't making money off those old consoles anymore. If you want to play super mario sunshine, there is no way to directly give that money to Nintendo so you'd end up buying it off Kijiji or some other 3rd party that just pockets the money. On top of that, by cracking down on rom sites they stop us from replaying theses games forever, old game cartridges used a battery powered setup, for example golden eye 64, the cartridge will die eventually and will become unusable, and then one day the game will be lost forever.

[@Niborino9409]

It felt like pure magic with just the thought of being able to play Mario 64 n such on my Wii. Was a different feeling when you were a kid and only had like 150 wii points so I had to choose carefully!

[@shecklesmack9563]

I remember back when the Virtual Console was revealed, it seemed like such a cool, futuristic idea, along with the motion controls. 2005 was kind of a magical time.

[@Jdb63]

It's crazy how much times change man

[@grovyle9425]

I'm glad Scott brought up Yoshi's Cookie never coming to Virtual Console. That has bugged me for years.

[@waiting90dastochangemyname3]

#18 in trending in the Netherlands, good going scott!

[@VanoverWomack]

I have never seen this video before and until I looked at the comments, that intro made me believe this couldn't have been more than a few months old.

[@MrDrvideogame]

18:30 IM SO HAPPY IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO REMEMBERS THIS. I used to look at the wikipedia pages for virtual console games on the Wii U to see if it would ever get released, but it never did LOL. rest in piece, Yoshi's Cookie.

[@Marlotix]

0:18 Scott why do you own every Wii U game ever physically released?

[@Ash0512]

why not?

[@zach3861]

Scott was probably the only person alive keeping Nintendo in business during the Wii U run.

[@seijakijin1160]

I own every game released. There are 738 physical games. On the Wii U.

[@cirosanchez5049]

He really isnt far off theres only like 165 physical games on the system

[@olibernstein6834]

I remember when me and my parents lurked through the categories in the virtual console and they saw the Neo Geo category. Thats how they introduced me to The King Of Fighters at the age of 8 10 years later, im still obsessed

[@topsdaily_productions]

Are you 19 now

[@icemine2418]

@@topsdaily_productions fuck you im his dad

[@topsdaily_productions]

@@icemine2418 ok....?

[@CarlosSanchez-en6mr]

What I want is a release of Pokemon Soulsilver, that my nostalgia game from when I was 10

[@rusty8311]

@Carter Kwakye-Safo Doesn’t matter if it’s a rerelease of a rerelease of a deluxe port, a game like Pokémon soul silver would sell like hot cakes on Switch.

[@nitronikolai]

@Carter Kwakye-Safo It was a remake, not a rerelease.

[@fbeneditovm]

11:12 a regular nintendo ds (not 3ds) with a flashcard can emulate SNES. They just wanted people to buy new 3ds systems.

[@Webster2000]

The performance is terrible. Sure, the 3DS can emulate it fullspeed, but it sure as hell won't be accurate emulation. They could've made it work but it would be needless effort when they could instead promote the New 3DS and have better emulation.

[@anonymousidea9119]

The original ds can just barely manage. The dsi a bit better. Now for the 3DS it really isnt a problem and likely is about selling new units but nintendo is picky about having games run well so you cant tell

[@DOOMGUYBFG64]

I dont know why it would not run it ran zelda oot

[@METAmorphose2324]

@@Webster2000 0

[@ElVlogdeBob]

Nintendo uses hardware-based emulation (is not the real name -_-) so their games won't have performance issues. I am not sure if they keep doing that with the NES switch games though.

[@superluigi1649]

Virtual Console is one of the reasons I still occasionally use my Wii U. Yes, I still love and use my Wii U. Your problem? Edit: Just because I said this doesn't mean I don't own and love my Switch and PS4 too.

[@gabecolpetzer534]

As Reggie once famously said, "Not my problem"

[@alexandersabwigi5207]

Same here since I'm one of the like 5 people who bought breath of the wild on wii u with the dlc so why buy it over again?

[@nathaelblais6249]

Alexander Sabwigi ... I did it. Well ok my Wii U version kinda broke so...

[@superluigi1649]

Mngalahad Excuse me what?

[@MonkeyNutz2009]

So does Scott, he mentions the same thing on his game room video

[@BenCol]

Does anyone remember when Nintendo said: “Hey! If you can get people to get their Wii’s online, you can have VC games for free!” To 12-year old me still living off pocket money, that sounded great! Too bad I was 12 and everyone I knew was also 12 and therefore tech-savvy enough to know how to get their Wii’s online and didn’t need my help. Nintendo ads depicted all those old people playing Wii games, but I never saw any. Wonder how many people actually benefited from that scheme.

[@BigBaller419]

2:07 literally me... I have been playing A LOT of dig dug