The title alone will probably stop most people from coming to read this, but if you do...thanks and don't forget to comment

Anyways, as i'm sure you can guess, I own a Wii, and just like a good little gamer i pre-ordered it and got it on release day. Of course, I didn't line up at midnight because frankly I think that is a stupid idea...I mean, you either sleep for 6-8 hours before midnight and then play all morning, get tired and lose a whole day (or afternoon) by sleeping. Or you stay up all night and end up being even more tired. The other option of course is going in at 9am (approximately) not have to wait in line and not lose any sleep...but thats enough ranting for now.

As I'm sure the majority of people did, I purchased the console along with Zelda: TP and unlike most people who will read this, I picked up Wii Play (bundled with a controller) which was available on release day in Australia.

Wii Sports is a lot of fun, but after a while, playing single player can get a bit irritating...Tennis is the most fun for me, 1 or 2 player, followed by Bowling, Baseball, Golf and then Boxing. Wii Play on the other hand is enjoyable for a little break from Sports or Zelda, but shines most as a 2 player game. If I'd purchased it as a stand alone game I would be disappointed, but because it came with a controller I see it as more of a bonus, rather than the controller being the bonus.

Zelda, as expected, was a fantastic experience. However, as i was playing though i got the feeling that somehow i'd done it all before. Bombs, bow and arrows, hookshot (clawshot here), and many other Zelda staples made their appearance and for the most part were used identically to the past entries in the series. There were some interesting additions, but i got to the end still wanting more new features. The Wolf sections of the game were very entertaining, but for the amount of time spent as the wolf i would have liked a few more abilities than 'sense' and 'dig'. I still feel that the Zelda series worked much better in 2D, and i'm definitely looking forward to the next classical entry in the series Phantom Hourglass on DS.

On the Virtual Console front i've made 4 purchases so far.

Firstly there is an old personal favourite Golden Axe. Great fun single or 2 player, and short enough to fit a quick game in almost anytime. Definitely worth the 800 points.

Secondly i grabbed a game i hadn't actually played the first time around - Gunstar Heroes. Again a great game 1 or 2 player, though graphically it hurts the eyes a bit on the 42 inch screen.

Keeping with the run and gun side-scrollers i picked up Super Contra. One of the best games of the 16-bit era and easily recommended to anyone who likes a bit of fun as well as a good challenge. Unfortunately its a bit difficult to play on the Gamecube controller, but as i'm sure i'll pick up a Classic controller somewhere along the way it doesn't bother me for the time being to play it 'Tekken' style using fingers as opposed to my thumb. 

Finally comes the best game of all time - Super Mario Bros 1. Though i already own the original cartridge for the NES and have it (legally) emulated on my PC, for 500 measly points i thought 'why not'. I've worked my time from starting Level 1-1 to finishing off World 8-4 down to about 7.5 minutes (without stopping the clock between levels). Pretty quick but I want to push it under 5 minutes if possible.

Back on the PS2 front i'm about done with Guitar Hero 2... I have 5 starred every song on expert with the exception of Free Bird, Institutionalized, Hangar 18, Psychobilly Freakout, Misirlou and Six which i have 4 starred and of course Jordan, which i am yet to complete on expert (though i have 4 stars on Hard)...Still heaps of fun to play of course

Ok, if you are still reading, thank you don't forget to comment. Oh and as an added thing, if you don't mind could you please add what religion you are...not essential of course, just a little personal theory i'm working on... Thanks

UPDATE: Not 2 hours after posting this blog entry i did the impossible, i completed Free Bird on Expert and received 5 stars!! Now, back to work on Jordan...