[Gift On] The OFFICIAL Virtual Console Secret Santa Thread

AbsoluteZero

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Virtual Console Secret Santa Sign Up is now closed.

I am now compiling the final list of participants. Preliminarily, it is looking like everyone who entered will get to participate, regardless of their home country.

Within the next 24 hours all participants will receive an email containing the following information:

Your Santa's Wii Number
Your Santee's Wii Number
Your Santee's Forum Name


Add those Wii numbers ASAP! We can't exchange gifts without first adding these numbers to our Wii consoles!

REMEMBER,
All gifts must be exchanged by December 31st. There is no requirement to spend more than 1000 Wii Points on your Santee, though you certainly can if you feel so inclined.

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Welcome to the very first ever Virtual Console Secret Santa Thread. Thanks to the new "Gift" function on the Nintendo Wii's Shop Channel, it is possible to send other Wii owners classic games from consoles of yore. Best of all, it means we can get our Secret Santa on!

The process is easy. In a nutshell... first, everyone who is interested in participating joins up and throws their name into the virtual xmas hat. I then will draw names at random for all participants, matching up Santas with Santees. Gifting ensues.

OFFICIAL RULES OF ENTRY AND PARTICIPATION:
Important stuff!

To join, send an email to vcsecretsantas@gmail.com with your forum name as the subject. In the body of the email, include your Wii Number (found in your Wii's Address Book) and the country you live in. These things are very important, and if you do not send all of the required information then you are not participating. USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU CHECK REGULARLY. I will send you your Santa and Santee information via email, and I will send it to the email address you entered with.

YOU MUST SEND THIS EMAIL OR YOU WON'T GET TO PARTICIPATE

I am not going to accept anyone with a forum join date later than November 1st 2007. This is to prevent abuse of the Virtual Console Secret Santa program. Sorry, but there is always the risk that someone will join up only to receive a gift without any intention of ever giving one.

Maximum Gift Value: 1000 Wii Points. No one is going to hunt you down if you decide to give MORE than 1000 Wii Points worth of Virtual Console games, but there is NO requirement of ANYONE to spend more than 1000 Wii Points. This is to ensure EVERYONE has the budget to participate. If you go nuts and buy your Santee every N64 game on the service, and you only get an NES game from your Santa, tough cookies!

Gifts are Country Locked. For whatever reason, Nintendo has restricted the Gift feature to people who live within the same country. This means your Santa and Santee will be forumers who live in the same country as you. This is why you must send me what country you live in when you email me. Don't sweat it, I will match people up based on country so there are no problems. If only 1 person from a particular country participates, that person may not be able to take part. Sorry, but there isn't much I can do about that.

Deadlines

Deadline to Enter: December 17 at 11:59pm Central Time. I must receive your entry email with correct information BY THIS DATE AND TIME.

December 18: You will receive your Santa and Santee information (Wii Numbers).

December 31: Your Santee must receive his or her gift by this date.

Other Important Stuff

On December 18th I will send everyone their Santa and Santee information. I will send each participant the Forum Name and Wii Number of their Santee, and the Wii Number of their Santa. BOTH Wii Numbers MUST be entered into your Wii Address Book. If you fail to do so, you can not participate!

Don't complain about who you got for a Santee! Further, don't complain about what your Santa got for you!

If you do not want to receive a game that you already own (on Virtual Console or otherwise) then feel free to post what games you already have here in this thread. It will also serve as a nice guide to your Secret Santa as to what kinds of games you like!

This thread IS mod approved. HOWEVER, it is not their problem if you get ripped off by some turd burglar who doesn't send out a gift. Sorry, but thems the terms. This is just one more reason I'm encouraging a spending cap of 1000 Wii Points.

The most important rule: HAVE FUN!

Who Is In:

Zxerol
maximumzero
LaPuzza
Octopus Melody
urahonky
Moogpaul
Cameron_Talley
FunkyWaltDogg
SirUltimos
MJ
Vthornheart
darunia106
Pseudonym
Niceguyeddie616
Elendil
Glenn565
Evander
quovadis13
TheBosZ
BlueBlue
mntorankusu
Squashua
Woot427
Big Dookie
Tal
delphinus
Hylianbunny
Captain Crunch
Draysoth
Lothars


I will be updating this list nightly. If your name doesn't appear within a day of sending your entry email, send it again. Make sure you are sending it to the correct address (vcsecretsantas@gmail.com) and you are including all the required information and that information is correct. If your name isn't on the list, you aren't participating.

The rest of this thread may be used to discuss, post what games you have, etc. Do know that simply posting "I'm in!" doesn't grant you entry.

SirUltimos

Email sent.

I'm really not sure why I'm doing this, another game to play is really the last thing I need. Then again, I do have some extra Wii points and I love Secret Santas oh so much.

Cameron_Talley

my email sent as well.

Whoever my Santa ends up being: You can't go wrong with non-Nintendo console game, since I never had anything but Nintendo growing up...But here's a list of what I have already, either on VC or original carts:

On VC:
Super Metroid
Sonic 1
Sonic 2

Games I have for other systems already:
Pretty much every MegaMan game (rumored that a MM game might hit VC today, so...
NES:
The Legend of Zelda
Mario Bros.
Pinball
Ice Hockey
Super mario Bros.
Kirby's Adventure
Excitebike
Castlevania
Zelda 2
SMB: 2
SMB: 3
Metroid

SNES:
F-Zero
Zelda: LTTP
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
DKC 2

N64:
Mario 64
Mario Kart
Ocarina of Time
Star Fox


And...that's it.

FunkyWaltDogg

In!

I've got to think about whether I care what I get...

MoogPaul

In

For the person in question, I do own on my VC:

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: OoT (N64)
Punch-Out! (NES)
SimCity (SNES)
Sin & Punishment (N64)
All of the Sonic games (on a gamecube disc)
Streets of Rage (Genesis)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Tecmo Bowl (NES)
Toe Jam & Earl (Genesis)
Zelda II: The adventure of Link (NES)

It's a medium amount, but i figure click on 3 different things and getting the same message would anger me so, I'll make it easier.

urahonky

So in! Email sent. I'll compile a list here shortly.

Octopus Melody

Just sent the email.

Here are the games I already own:

Mario Bros (NES)
Super Mario Bros (NES)
Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
Legend of Zelda (NES)
Castlevania (NES)
Gunstar Heroes (Gen)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES)
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting (SNES)
Air Zonk (TG16)
Soldier Blade (TG16)
Sin & Punishment (N64)
Star Fox 64 (N64)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

As for what I like, I like surprises. If you think a game is groovy that is enough.

EDIT: If they put any Mega Man games on the VC, I already have them due to the Mega Man Anniversary Collection

urahonky

Here is my VC list (games I own):

NES:

The Legend of Zelda (1st one)
Super Mario Bros.
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure
Punch-Out!!
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super C
Metroid

SNES:

Super Castlevania IV
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Contra 3: The Alien Wars
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
ActRaiser
Kirby's Dream Course
Super Metroid
Breath of Fire 2

N64:

Mario Kart 64

SEGA:

Sonic the Hedgehog
Gunstar Heroes
ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl 2: Panic at Funkatron
Streets of Rage 2
Beyond Oasis
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Shining Force
Shining in the Darkness

TG16:

Splatterhouse
Dragon's Curse

Jesus... Now I know where my money went.

Side note: I don't need Ocarina of Time on the VC, I have 4 copies of it. :P Anything else is fair game.

FunkyWaltDogg

My list of stuff I have already:

NES:

Legend of Zelda
Solomon's Key
Kid Icarus
Adventures of Lolo
Metroid (on GBA)
SMB3 (on GBA)

SNES:

Sim City
LoZ: Link to the Past
Contra III
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

N64:

Super Mario 64 (on DS)
Star Fox 64
LoZ: Ocarina of Time (on GC)

LaPuzza

So, so in. Email sent. Thank you for setting this up.

All I've got are Punch Out!! and Kid Icarus, so I'm excited to both buy somoene some fun and get a new game myself.

AbsoluteZero

LaPuzza wrote: »

So, so in. Email sent. Thank you for setting this up.

Thank maximumzero, it was his idea.

MoogPaul

you should prob try to get this sticky'd

maximumzero

I wish someone had offered me to head this up being I made the last thread. :P

That being said, e-mail will be sent soon after I post this...er...post.

Holy Shit VC Games!

-Super Mario 64
-Super Mario World
-Sonic the Hedgehog
-Sonic the Hedgehog 2
-Kirby's Adventure

I'll likely pick up a points card tomorrow. Failing that, I'll pick one up as soon as I get assigned a santee.

AbsoluteZero wrote: »

LaPuzza wrote: »

So, so in. Email sent. Thank you for setting this up.

Thank maximumzero, it was his idea.

Judging by our screennames it's like we're some sort of Evil Twins or something.

Evander

Getting my post in on the first page; email will be sent shortly.

VC Games I already own on the Wii:

Altered Beast (I ALWAYS buy this game when they rerelease it, forgetting that I HATE it.)
Bonk's Adventure
Sonic Spinball
Super Mario Bros. 3
Wario's Woods

Other VC games which I own in other formats: (Having these on the VC would be redundant for me)

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Altered Beast
Bonanza Bros.
Columns
Comix Zone
Donkey Kong
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Ecco Jr.
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Kid Chameleon
Mario Kart 64
Metroid
Pacman
Ristar
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario World
Sword of Vermilion
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarana of Time
Virtua Fighter 2
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

[more to be added if I can think of anything else I own (some of it is part of compilations)]

As far as what I would like, if you think there is something, based on whatyou know of me, that I would get a kick out of, or if there is some hidden gem you think I can't do without, hit me up. I am all about the eccletic and the novel.

AbsoluteZero

Updated the list of participants.

Word is we aren't getting a sticky for this thread, so just cross your fingers it doesn't get buried!

Also I want to stress that you don't need to be in the United States to participate.

Happy Secret Santa-ing everybody!

quovadis13

Signed up, and I am pretty psyched about this whole thing.

For my Santa, I am totally up for any game you think is awesome/fun/cool/great......


Current VC games

Bomberman 93 (TurboGrafx)
Ice Hockey (NES)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Punch Out! (NES)
Mario 3 (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)

EDIT: Oh, also please try to avoid the big name Mario/Zelda games. I either own them all on other systems or have played the crap out of them already.

Squashua

Is there a list of the shittiest VC games out there yet? B/c there are some SHITTY VC games (I'm looking at you, piece of shit Dungeon Explorer / CHina Warrior).

If I do this, whoever I get is getting Toe Jam & Earl, which is the best game ever.

Hylianbunny

Haven't tossed off an email yet, but I will soon.

Game list is tiny, so I don't see any need to spoiler it: Gradius, Mario 64, and Kirby's Adventure.

Canadian here, so hopefully there are a fair few of you. >_>

Glenn565

Just sent the email.

I've got:

All of the Mario, Zelda and Sonic games
Super Metroid
Breath of Fire 2
Both Wonder Boy titles
Beyond Oaisis
Shining Force

I'll take anything you offer, but would love to try a shump.

The only one I wouldn't want is Dynastic Hero, as it's a remake of Wonder Boy in Monster Kingdom.

Squashua

I haven't used the gift tool yet; is it possible to get someone something they already have, or will you just get a denial?

Zxerol

Squashua wrote: »

I haven't used the gift tool yet; is it possible to get someone something they already have, or will you just get a denial?

It'll get denied and will allow you to select another game.

Niceguyeddie616

email sent

I'll have a list posted later tonight when I can get to my Wii. haven't done a secret santa in years, so this should be awesome

urahonky

Curious: How do we do this with friend codes? Do we just add everyone that's on the list to your Wii and then use that? Or will you send us the Wii friend code of our Santee and Santa? Can you send a game to someone's Wii if they didn't add you as a friend, but you have them as a friend?

AbsoluteZero

urahonky wrote: »

Curious: How do we do this with friend codes? Do we just add everyone that's on the list to your Wii and then use that? Or will you send us the Wii friend code of our Santee and Santa? Can you send a game to someone's Wii if they didn't add you as a friend, but you have them as a friend?

As the OP says, I'm sending everyone the Wii friend code of their Santee and Santa. That means you will only need to add 2 codes to your Wii, instead of a bajillion.

You won't be able to send your Santee their gift until they have added your code, but HOPEfully everyone will be real prompt about code adding. I suspect they will be, since there's presents involved :P

urahonky

Aha. I misread then. Is there a way you could put all the friend codes in the OP? I'd like to get a head start on adding people for Brawl.

I do have a few people in my Wii that are in this thread. So hopefully I don't have the person in my system when I add them. Would suck if I added them and it's like: "LULZ YOUR SECRET SANTA IS: NICEGUYEDDIE"

SirUltimos

Dear mods: Thank you for making this thread a sticky.

urahonky

SirUltimos wrote: »

Dear mods: Thank you for making this thread a sticky.

Niceguyeddie616

urahonky wrote: »

SirUltimos wrote: »

Dear mods: Thank you for making this thread a sticky.

Evander

urahonky wrote: »

Aha. I misread then. Is there a way you could put all the friend codes in the OP? I'd like to get a head start on adding people for Brawl.

I do have a few people in my Wii that are in this thread. So hopefully I don't have the person in my system when I add them. Would suck if I added them and it's like: "LULZ YOUR SECRET SANTA IS: NICEGUYEDDIE"

I'd rather not have my Friend code out in the open. I keep it in my profile, so anyone can get it, but I'd prefer to only get requests from people who care enough to look in there for it, as opposed to just adding from a massive list.

AbsoluteZero

Evander wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Aha. I misread then. Is there a way you could put all the friend codes in the OP? I'd like to get a head start on adding people for Brawl.

I do have a few people in my Wii that are in this thread. So hopefully I don't have the person in my system when I add them. Would suck if I added them and it's like: "LULZ YOUR SECRET SANTA IS: NICEGUYEDDIE"

I'd rather not have my Friend code out in the open. I keep it in my profile, so anyone can get it, but I'd prefer to only get requests from people who care enough to look in there for it, as opposed to just adding from a massive list.

If I stuck all the Wii codes into the OP, it would be pretty easy to figure out who your Santa is. So I won't be doing that.

Niceguyeddie616

OK, to whoever ends up being my Secret Santa, here's my list of VC games,

NES:
Castlevania*
The Legend of Zelda*
Ice Climbers*
Megaman 1-6*
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Excitebike
Ninja Gaiden
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure

Super NES:
Street Fighter II/Turbo/Super*
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
Super Metroid

Sega Genesis:
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 3*
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Streets of Rage 2
Gunstar Heroes
Comix Zone
Toejam and Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Landstalker

TurboGrafx 16:
Bomberman '93
Air Zonk
Gate of Thunder

Nintendo 64:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time*
Super Mario 64*
Starfox 64
Mario Kart 64
Paper Mario
Sin and Punishment

* I already own this game on another format

I'll accept anything that you think is a fun game, as far as a special preference goes I like the best games on Sega because I grew up with one and played the hell out of Sega Channel (god I hope we get Saturn and Dreamcast in the future, hell even Sega CD would be nice.)

Pseudonym

Well I'd like to try out this feature, and I'm on a real surprise loving kick, so I'm in. There are a few games I had my eye on, but as I love a good surprise, go nuts. Can't wait to see what fun thing you pick Santa!

Stuff I have on the VC:

Super Metroid, ActRasier, Kirby's Dream Course, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Toe Jam and Earl, Gunstar Heroes

Stuff I own in some other way:

NES: Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Mario Bros., Pinball, Soccer, Wario's Woods, Donkey Kong Jr, Tennis, Super Mario Bros., Baseball, Urban Champion, Ice Climber, Kirby's Adventure, Excite Bike, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Punch Out!, Pac-Man, Zelda II, Balloon Fight, Metroid, Donkey Kong Jr Math, Super Mario Bros 3
SNES: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
N64: Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Paper Mario, Yoshi's Story

How exciting!

darunia106

E-mail sent. This sounds like a ton of fun and since I'm way too chicken to do the regular forum Secret Santa (Who knows what I might get from them), I'm all for this.

What I own on the VC:

NES
Kid Icarus
Punch-Out!!

SNES
Actraiser
Breath of Fire II
Contra 3: the Alien Wars
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Gradius III
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
R-type III: the Third Lighting
Super Mario World
Super Metroid

Genesis
Gunstar Heroes

TG-16
Bonk's Adventure
Super Star Soldier
Soldier Blade

Nintendo 64
Sin & Punishment

Stuff I own in some other way or form and would not like to own a second form of:

NES
Metroid
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: Link's Adventure

Nintendo 64
Mario Kart 64
Paper Mario
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Waverace 64

Genesis
Comix Zone
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Kid Chameleon
Ristar
Sonic 3-D Blast
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3

I can hardly wait! Coincidentally, what happens when you gift someone a VC game they already have?

urahonky

AbsoluteZero wrote: »

Evander wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

Aha. I misread then. Is there a way you could put all the friend codes in the OP? I'd like to get a head start on adding people for Brawl.

I do have a few people in my Wii that are in this thread. So hopefully I don't have the person in my system when I add them. Would suck if I added them and it's like: "LULZ YOUR SECRET SANTA IS: NICEGUYEDDIE"

I'd rather not have my Friend code out in the open. I keep it in my profile, so anyone can get it, but I'd prefer to only get requests from people who care enough to look in there for it, as opposed to just adding from a massive list.

If I stuck all the Wii codes into the OP, it would be pretty easy to figure out who your Santa is. So I won't be doing that.

Well, I meant after the new year. But I see your point.

Squashua

Someone should post the MASTER LIST of VC games so that ppl can be all "umm, don't get me or anyone else for that matter, these games."

urahonky

It's in the original VC thread somewhere around here.

Octopus Melody

1up has a page, Retro Roundup, that has a quick paragraph length review of VC games and a thumbs up or down. I'm not sure how up to date it is, but it'd work as a guide to see what games are good or not.

VThornheart

Just sent the E-Mail. Awesome idea!

Here's the games I've got (Either IRL or on the Virtual Console, or I played so much of it when I was a kid that I don't ever want to see it again :P ;-) ):

-- NES --
* I pretty much have every one I was ever interested in playing... Dimple Records is great for finding 2 dollar NES cartridges.
-- SNES --
* F-Zero
* SimCity
* Street Fighter II/SF II Turbo
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
* Contra III: The Alien Wars
* Super Mario World
* Donkey Kong Country
* Donkey Kong Country 2
* Super Ghouls n' Ghosts
* The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
* Final Fight
* ActRaiser
* Super Metroid
* Breath of Fire II
-- N64 --
* (I already played through or own all of them but the Japanese one thanks to friends who were REALLY into the N64 when it was big)


Now, that list of already owned games being said...

I've never owned a Genesis, TG16 or NeoGeo, but they always looked like neat systems to me. I only own 2 games on the VC (both NES games), so I don't have any games from these systems... if you were a fan of one of these and think I should try one of their classics out, it'd probably be the best bet. Hit me with your best shot.

bruin

Dear everyone,

Buy everyone else Balloon Fight. I've been playing it on NES recently and it is amazing.

love, bruin

AbsoluteZero

OP Updated Who Is In list.

I just gotta know... Where's the love, Canada?

Squashua

bruin wrote: »

Dear everyone,

Buy everyone else Balloon Fight. I've been playing it on NES recently and it is amazing.

Man, I played that to death when I had my old NES. We tried really hard to get to "The end of the game" and realized after a couple continuous hours of extremely tough gameplay that the game doesn't actually end, it just gets harder.