Retro-themed DSi/WiiWare/VC update

By Tom Bramwell Published 1 May, 2009

Bit.Trip Beat, Dr Mario, Galaxy Force, etc.

Nintendo has updated the Wii and DSi shops with a mixture of retro-themed downloadables covering WiiWare, DSiWare and Virtual Console.

First of all, Wii owners can get their 'motes on Megadrive game Galaxy Force II for 800 Wii Points (GBP 6 / EUR 8 approx), providing hours, if not minutes of Space Harrier style fun.

But that's not all, because you can also invest 600 Wii Points (GBP 4.20 / EUR 6 approx) in Bit.Trip Beat, a new WiiWare game where you "bounce beats in time with the 8-bit style soundtrack". There's four-player support and a robust, "retro-style" difficulty level.

Elsewhere, DSi owners can choose between a pair of oldie spin-offs - A Little Bit of... Dr. Mario and A Little Big of... Magic Made Fun: Funny Face. The former is 500 DSi Points and the latter 200.

As you have correctly guessed, the former is similar to Dr. Mario & Germ Buster for WiiWare, while the latter is a snippet of DS title Magic Made Fun, with a bonus vanishing card magic trick.

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Comments (4) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • paul_haine #1 3 years ago

    Bit trip beat looks promising. I've had 600 points sitting in my account with nothing to spend them on for ages so this'll probably do.

  • Gaol #2 3 years ago

    "A Little Bit Of..."

    AKA paid demos.

    Bit Trip look interesting though.

  • ChrisOTR #3 3 years ago

    I'll pick up Bit.Trip Beat, it looks like it could be great, definitely for 4 quid!
    Edited by 1 at 01/05/09 @ 10:08

  • ChrisOTR #4 3 years ago

    Oooooh I'm happy to report that Bit.Trip Beat is absolutely LOVELY. And there's a lot of different kinds of bouncy thingy, so it's not QUITE as simplistic as it seems (although you wouldn't call it deep exactly...)

    Off to try it again.