Welcome to Virtual Console Reviews!
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Your favourite Virtual Console resource has undergone something of a facelift. At first glance the cosmetic changes may seem a bit on the minor side, but it would be an understatement to say that behind the scenes the site has been revolutionized.
You’ll notice there’s now a rather swish new login system (it’s up in the top right hand corner, see?) which will quite literally rock your world. First up, when you’re fully signed up and logged in you will be able to assign yourself an avatar to give your comments that truly personal touch. Secondly, you will be able to submit comments without having to wait for us to approve them. Thirdly, you can edit your already published comments should you wish to, and last but not least, all the games you’ve given ratings to are displayed on your profile. I think you’ll agree the whole thing is pretty fantastic, and as the new site evolves you can expect other cool new features to appear that take advantage of this new system.
Who do we have to thank for all this code-related goodness? None other than Ant Dickens of NintendoLife. He’s been a friend of Virtual Console Reviews for some time now (he even hosts the site for us) and seeing as he’s something of a whiz when it comes to web programming, we obviously jumped at the chance when he kindly offered to rework and retool the site in order to make it harder, better, faster and stronger. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Ant who has invested a considerable amount of his time to get the updated site up and running.
While we’re on the subject of dishing out thanks and accolades, we’d also like to express our gratitude to Drake, who has gone beyond the call of duty over the past few months to ensure that Virtual Console Reviews remains the number one resource for all things Virtual Console related. We’d also like to thanks Tamra Ross who provides excellent support when it comes to making sure our spelling and grammar is up to scratch.
Enjoy the new site and please don’t hesitate to provide us with feedback and let us know what you think of the changes we’ve made.
Updated: by pHaT-aNt_
Thanks for the warm response guys, we've taken your comments on board and will start implementing them, the most frequent comment was about avatars not refreshing when you change them, this issue should now be resolved, if you still think yours isn't updating please contact us.
1. Shortay
20 Jan 2008, 23:07 GMT
Love the new site guys, great work! Can't wait to rate some more games and browse a bit more! =D
2. neuzd
20 Jan 2008, 23:10 GMT
The look is neat and I'm looking forward to see what these new feaures will bring.
Thank you guys!
In particular to those that aren't inside the community and worked under secret...
Nice work.
3. coire
20 Jan 2008, 23:13 GMT
Site looks Great. Really Brilliant. Can't wait to start rating games! Liking the Daft Punk reference in the article.
4. Pocketim
20 Jan 2008, 23:15 GMT
Does anyone know how I can look at the ratings that other people do?
5. pHaT-aNt_
20 Jan 2008, 23:19 GMT
@Pocketim, we'll be adding user profile pages very soon where you can see a users game collection
6. thekicker
20 Jan 2008, 23:19 GMT
this is awesome. thank you everybody for helping to make this site.
7. Pua
20 Jan 2008, 23:30 GMT
Loooooove the site! I didn't believe it could better than the old one, but you guys showed me I was wrong. ^^
8. Spore
20 Jan 2008, 23:38 GMT
Hi.
9. Pocketim
20 Jan 2008, 23:48 GMT
Hi Spore
10. The shoemaker
20 Jan 2008, 23:54 GMT
Coolio new site good jobs guys
11. Atlantis1982
20 Jan 2008, 23:56 GMT
Awesome, nice work on the website.
12. alexknibb
21 Jan 2008, 00:05 GMT
Nice work, chaps. Great to see the archive going from strength to strength...!
13. Tull
21 Jan 2008, 00:40 GMT
Its a-me Ma... err It's alive!
Looks good guys <3
14. Jonno
21 Jan 2008, 02:34 GMT
Ah, just great. I've been waiting a long time for the use of a 'My Games' area, believe it or not. Great job.
15. Pegasus
21 Jan 2008, 04:28 GMT
Oh, goodie! I'm definitely looking forward to the other updates.
16. Jonno
21 Jan 2008, 04:45 GMT
Ah Pegasus, always around late, aren't we?
17. Pocketim
21 Jan 2008, 05:19 GMT
Awesome Avatar Pegasus! I love Adventures of Lolo!
18. SKTTR
21 Jan 2008, 10:37 GMT
Hello ladies,
I'm back.
19. neuzd
21 Jan 2008, 15:33 GMT
My avatar wanted to leave an important message.
20. Luigison
21 Jan 2008, 16:40 GMT
I like the new comment system and the inclusion of avatars. I wish my avatar had been kept in its original clean looking PNG format instead of being converted to lossy JPG though. Oh well.
I'd stopped commenting and rating games previously because several of my ratings went unposted. No longer. I have downloaded and played 70+ VC games and look forward to rating all of them.
21. pHaT-aNt_
21 Jan 2008, 16:52 GMT
@neuzd, Luigison
What about our poor bandwidth bill with your huge animated GIFs?
okay.. will see what I can do about this.. perhaps it'll have a max file size limit instead 
22. jackaroo
21 Jan 2008, 17:11 GMT
Sweet new site guys. Love the new user section of it. Now i just gotta get to rating the games ive purchased
23. neuzd
21 Jan 2008, 17:15 GMT
There's a full range of options between "huge animated GIFs" and unpresentable JPEGs.
Really, also the banners are suffering from this.
JPEG compression is perfect for photos, a videogame website should ban jpg images.
Anyway, your interest for the matter is really appreciated.
24. Theremin
21 Jan 2008, 17:26 GMT
Love the new look :=)
25. wiiruler47
21 Jan 2008, 18:00 GMT
umm,I just registered and I love the site and all,but...I don't know how to get a picture for the forums and stuff.I put in a pic in the edit profile thingy but it's not showing up when I post
26. wiiruler47
21 Jan 2008, 18:07 GMT
Nevermind it showed up
27. Atlantis1982
21 Jan 2008, 18:24 GMT
Would also be nice to see other people's game selection as well, but as I mentioned earlier; this is fine.
28. Jaxathon
21 Jan 2008, 18:51 GMT
Nice update guys =D
29. Hero10x
21 Jan 2008, 18:52 GMT
my favorite website just got even better
30. ChinSpin
21 Jan 2008, 19:13 GMT
You Guys are the best keep up the good work and keep thinking of ways to make the site better.
31. ChinSpin
21 Jan 2008, 19:32 GMT
due can you add gifs as your avatar? And how long do you have to wait before your avatar is uploaded when you choose it?
32. HVGN Nerd
21 Jan 2008, 20:08 GMT
does anyone know when ur avatar shows up? you do upload it from your own comp and not a website right? mine is exactly 60 x 60 is there a size limit?
33. Dazza
21 Jan 2008, 20:27 GMT
@HVGN - You just need to refresh the page with CTRL + F5 and you should see your shiny new avatar.
34. HVGN Nerd
21 Jan 2008, 20:32 GMT
awesome the best vc site just got better
35. Zweck36
21 Jan 2008, 20:57 GMT
Thanks guys! I appreciate all your hard work, and honest opinions.
36. Sanguine_seas
21 Jan 2008, 21:18 GMT
Top website guys, been loving what you do for a while now
37. PokeParadox
21 Jan 2008, 21:28 GMT
I like the upgrades, well done on the revamp!
38. N64 Gamer
21 Jan 2008, 22:59 GMT
This is awesome, good job!
39. ATRUEZELDAFAN
22 Jan 2008, 00:11 GMT
Everything looks awsome. A few small things can make a big diffrence in appearence!
40. Will
22 Jan 2008, 01:43 GMT
Ah, its all so pretty now! And you can see my beautiful face too! Outstanding!
41. ToadTheMushroom
22 Jan 2008, 02:20 GMT
Nice new look! I like it...
42. neuzd
22 Jan 2008, 10:41 GMT
Hey, is HVGN really Derek?
Man, you're the only AVGN spoof that makes sense.
Your reviews are fun and educational.
Come in the forums!
43. Jacekc
22 Jan 2008, 11:25 GMT
Niiiiiiiice look, maaaaaan.
44. Ragnor
22 Jan 2008, 12:20 GMT
I approve
45. Boredom v2.2
22 Jan 2008, 15:03 GMT
Sweeeeeeeeetttttttt!
46. KhaoShar
22 Jan 2008, 15:15 GMT
Yay, real avatars! No more waiting till postings are approved
And real emote smileys, too 
47. Yoshi175
22 Jan 2008, 16:01 GMT
It won't let me keep my old posts (I changed email adress since I made them)
edit: cool changes though
48. Jonno
22 Jan 2008, 17:30 GMT
(...Wow. People are still posting here eh?) Yup, I agree that the real avatars are great!
49. RoXQi3x
22 Jan 2008, 21:12 GMT
OK cool!
50. Dazza
23 Jan 2008, 09:44 GMT
@Yoshi175 - if you email us on the contact form with details of your old email address we should be able to assign your old comments into your new account without too much trouble.
51. D00M
23 Jan 2008, 10:38 GMT
Good stuff guys, great changes.
52. The shoemaker
23 Jan 2008, 13:46 GMT
wow glad to see so many people joined up! The site is so much better. The just love the instant posting of my comments.
53. ejamer
23 Jan 2008, 14:47 GMT
Nice work on the redesign. The site was already good, so improvement like this is just icing on the cake...
Some small comments:
(1) the genre filter doesn't work on the games page
(2) will there still be a Wii-compatible version of the website?
(3) Bomberman '93 needs to have the number of players set
54. Dazza
23 Jan 2008, 16:37 GMT
@ejamer - thanks for the feedback, glad you like the new site!
1) Fixed! Well spotted
2) What do you expect to be different on a 'Wii compatable' version of the site? We tested the new site on a Wii and think that it all worked perfectly fine.
3) Well spotted again! Fixed!
55. The shoemaker
23 Jan 2008, 21:49 GMT
Yeah I don't want the wii site any differnt, I want it exactly the same as the well computer one
56. Webby
24 Jan 2008, 21:31 GMT
I already liked this site alot ... and now it gets even better!
57. dossaer
25 Jan 2008, 04:23 GMT
Very professional!
58. Luigison
26 Jan 2008, 21:56 GMT
Could you add a controller drop-down for the filter? I'd like to be able to see all the games that use the Wiimote on one page.
59. Dazza
27 Jan 2008, 00:03 GMT
@Luigison - There isn't really a need for that is there? As a rule most NES, TG16 and MD games.can be played on the Wiimote and generally not the other consoles.
60. Luigison
27 Jan 2008, 00:45 GMT
That "rule" is not always true. On the Neo Geo: Art of Fighting, Baseball Stars 2, Blue's Journey, Magician Lord, The King of Fighters, and Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy all use the Wiimote. There are also several Sega Megadrive games, such as Virtua Fighter 2, that don't use the Wiimote.
61. Dazza
27 Jan 2008, 09:08 GMT
Fair point but we don't have any space for more filters! I am afraid you'll have to click into the review page to get this info for the time being
62. Luigison
28 Jan 2008, 00:32 GMT
To save your bandwidth for avatars, couldn't you let people host their own avatars?
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