For me, one of the main draws of the Wii was the Virtual Console. Not only does it make playing old games more convenient by letting me play them all from one system, but it also gives me the opportunity to pay again for things I already own.

My favorite system of all time is the Nintendo 64. My two favorite games ever are Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, plus the system plays host to a ton of other games I love, like Mario Kart 64, Pokémon Puzzle League, and more I could list that you would get bored reading very quickly.

The biggest hurdle when it comes to enjoying Nintendo 64 games on my Wii is the controls. Playing Super Mario 64 with the Classic Controller or GameCube controller just doesn’t feel right. Sin & Punishment is nearly impossible to play on either, since it was one of the few games to use the “left” orientation on the Nintendo 64 controller, using the d-pad and control stick simultaneously. For the other consoles represented on the Virtual Console, there are great controller substitutes. We have the Wii Remote which is a great substitute for the NES controller when you turn it sideways, and the Classic Controller feels just like a SNES controller with a couple analog sticks thrown in for good measure. Nintendo 64 games, though, really don’t work.

While reviews (in the strictest sense, anyway) are something I plan on avoiding for this here blog, occasionally I’m going to write about a recent release that I’m into. You’re never going to see me give a game a numerical score or a letter grade or any of that, because honestly if I don’t believe reviews other people write, it’d be kind of hypocritical for me to start writing them. I do have much better taste than everyone else, though.

Anyway, Christina got me into the Silent Hill series not too long after we moved in together. It’s her favorite series, and while I had always heard great things, the only experience I had with it before playing through them with her was when me and three friends tried playing Silent Hill 2 in the dark when we were 16 and no one wanted to be the one holding the controller. I think it was the bathroom scene (you know the one) that did us in.

But as I’m an older now and my unbridled masculinity and toughness has made me impervious to the effects of survival horror, I’ve come to really enjoy Silent Hill. Silent Hill 3 is my favorite, even though I know Silent Hill 2 is the better game. Don’t ask me how that works. The series has hit a major snag lately, with both Silent Hill Origins and Silent Hill Homecoming failing to deliver and doing everything short of completely killing the franchise. When we started learning about Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for Wii, though, our hopes rose again. Thankfully, we weren’t disappointed.

I want to play The Conduit for Wii. Not because I think it looks interesting, but because I want to write an article with the headline “YOU CON-DU-IT!” Get it? Hahahahaha.

I guess it’d be funnier if the game was still relevant.