Worldwide Virtual Console Center

UPDATE: Five games released in Japan:
  • Do Re Mi Fantasy: Milon no Doki Doki Daibouken (Super Famicom)
  • Hokuto no Ken (Sega Master System)
  • Gleylancer (Sega Mega Drive)
  • Power Eleven (PC Engine)
  • Neo Nectaris (PC Engine CD)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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Yeah, you read that right, that's FIVE games this week for Japan. It looks like Nintendo changed its mind about that third-party week I mentioned last Friday, and decided to add Do Re Mi Fantasy: Milon no Doki Doki Daibouken for the Super Famicom to this week's releases. If you recognized Milon in the game's subtitle, then you might be thinking that the game is related to Milon's Secret Castle, and you'd be right: Do Re Mi Fantasy is the sequel to Milon's Secret Castle. The game was never released outside of Japan, but given that it was rated by the OFLC a couple of months ago, it looks like it'll be making the jump sooner or later.

A quick overview of today's releases: Hokuto no Ken marks the introduction of a new game system to Japan's VC: the Sega Master System. Gleylancer is a space shooter released only in Japan. Power Eleven is a soccer game from Hudson's sports series (Power Sports, Power League, Power Golf); I'm guessing Power Tennis will be the next one. And finally, Neo Nectaris is the sequel to Nectaris (Military Madness over here).
 
InfinityDragon said:
Snoopdogga said:
InfinityDragon said:
UPDATE: Two games to be released in the Americas:
  • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64)

  • Psychosis (TurboGrafx-16)

Source: Nintendo of America Media Site
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Holy.... I seriously wasn't expecting Kirby 64, especially with the recent addition of Kirby's Dreamland 3 to the ESRB listings. This is the fourth Kirby game to hit the VC, but only the second platformer (along with Kirby's Adventure). Just like every other Nintendo franchise, Kirby made the jump to 3D with his first, and only, Nintendo 64 game, but unlike Mario and Zelda, he kept his traditional 2D gameplay. With the release of Kirby 64, we can pretty much forget about Kirby 3 for a while; maybe April at least.

The second game for today was announced last Friday, and it's Psychosis for the TurboGrafx-16. It was developed by Naxat Soft., who also developed Alien's Crush and Devil's Crush for the console. It's a shooter... that's pretty much all I know. We got only shooters this month from Hudson, and although I've only heard good things about Lords of Thunder, I wish Hudson would give us some variety. They don't have to look too far for it (Ys!!!).
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I prefer Kirby 64 over Kirby's Dreamland 3 simply because it's a N64 game.


:p
Anyways, Kirby 64 was quite a shock. Hopefully, our next N64 game won't be come out of nowhere.
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Oh, come on, Snoop. Since when is a game better than another game, just because of the console where it was released? The quality of the game is determined on its own. You can make a crappy game on a powerful system, just like you can make a masterpiece on a so-so system. That sounds like the classic "judging the book by its cover" applied to games.

By the way, I actually like surprises. The games we currently know that might be coming for the Nintendo 64 are not that interesting to me (with the exception of Custom Robo). But I would love it if Nintendo surprises us with Mischief Makers, for example.
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I love all N64 games.
Kirby 64 is no masterpiece but I still like it.
Kirby's Dreamland 3 is a masterpiece but I don't enjoy playing it as much.
 
That's not going to help you if you're planning on becoming a professional reviewer, Snoop.

Platform bias = huge no-no
 
UPDATE: Two games released in Europe and Australia:
  • Super Turrican (SNES)
  • Psychosis (TurboGrafx-16)
Source: The Virtual Console Archive: EU VC Releases
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Well, finally Super Turrican has been released on the VC, at least in Europe and Australia. We've known about its seemingly impending release since June, thanks to Nintendo Power and the ESRB, but I don't know what took Nintendo so long to release it. Maybe it's the fact that Factor 5 (the creators of the game) is back in good terms with Nintendo that prompted the release of the game. Anyway, I've never played Super Turrican but it looks like a pretty good action/platformer.

The second game is Psychosis, which we got a few days ago. A shooter.... that's it.
 
It's a pretty decent week for Europe.
By the way, Japan isn't getting Kirby 64 in March!


:eek:
However, they may get 2 N64 games in April.
 
UPDATE: Ten games announced for Japan:
  • Metroid (Famicom)
  • Star Luster (Famicom)
  • City Connection (Famicom)
  • Joy Mecha Fight (Famicom)
  • Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun [Renegade] (Famicom)
  • Super Gussun Oyoyo (Super Famicom)
  • Fantasy Zone (Sega Master System)
  • Psycho Chaser (PC Engine)
  • Mr. Heli no Daibouken (PC Engine)
  • Bomberman Panic Bomber (PC Engine CD)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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As soon as I opened NOJ's VC website, I thought March would be the month of change. Five Famicom games! This could only mean that Nintendo would start releasing more VC games, like old times... Boy, was I wrong. Scrolling down the page, I noticed the limited number of games for the other consoles, with special mention to the Master System (one game... one game again!? Is this how this console will be supported???), the Mega Drive (no games??? holy... Sega, what are you doing?), and the Neo Geo Games (NO GAMES AGAIN?? <_<) *sigh*. On top of that, the MSX has been given a new estimated month of release.... May 2008. What the heck? That's almost a year since it was first listed.

For the people that were expecting Brawl-related VC games, I'm sorry to inform you that it's probably not going to happen. No Earthbound, no Star Fox, no Kirby. Japan is getting Metroid next week though (hey, more than half a year later!) and Star Luster, a Japan-only space simulation game (a la X-Wing or Tie Fighter) for the Famicom.

As a side note, Hudson announced nothing for next month in the Americas, Europe and Australia. I don't know if they're undecided on to what to release (hint: Ys!), or if they're simply going to take a break from the VC. Honestly, this is quite a disappointing way to start the month.
 
UPDATE: One game released in the US:
  • Super Turrican (SNES)
Source: Wii Shop Channel
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Well, I thought that the one-game weeks were a thing of the past, but I was wrong. I don't see any particular reason of releasing just one game, with several of them being already available on other regions, or listed on the ESRB. Fortunately, this week's game is not a crappy one, as far as I know. With Super Turrican, Factor 5 becomes the second western developer supporting the VC (the first being Rare). The game has been listed on the ESRB (along with its sequel, Super Turrican 2) since June 2007, more than 8 months. I've never played it, but I've heard good things about it, so it's on my to buy list.
 
UPDATE: Two games released in Japan:
  • Metroid (Famicom)
  • Star Luster (Famicom)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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No surprises today. Metroid finally graces Japan with its presence, along with Star Luster (a Namco game), both games for the Famicom. It seems like this will be the new pattern, two games a week at the beginning of the month, increasing the number as we reach the end.
 
UPDATE: One game released in Europe and Australia:
  • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64)
Source: The Virtual Console Archive: EU VC Releases
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Europe and Australia are getting Kirby 64, just a bit more than a week after we got it. I just hope we play catch up with them next week. They have a few gems that I've been waiting for.
 
UPDATE: Four games dated for next week in Japan:
  • City Connection (Famicom)
  • Joy Mecha Fight (Famicom)
  • Fantasy Zone (Sega Master System)
  • Psycho Chaser (PC Engine)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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And there goes my theory that Japan would be getting an incremental number of releases each week. Next week, they get two more Famicom games. The first one is City Connection, a fairly simple game were you have to drive over all the roads on a level to go to the next, while avoiding the police cars. The second one is a fighting game, Joy Mecha Fight, released only in Japan. The interesting part is that it's a Nintendo game. Aside from the Super Smash series, I don't think there is any other fighting game developed by them.

The third game for next week is Fantasy Zone for the Sega Master System. A shmup, true, but unlike traditional shmups, the screen doesn't automatically scroll to one side, and instead, it moves wherever the character moves. You have to destroy several bases in each level, after that, the boss appears. Beating it will get you to the next level.

The last game for the week is Psycho Chaser, created by Naxat Soft, the same people that developed Psychosis (what's with them and the word psycho?). It looks like a vertical shooter, but I can't find much info or any videos about it that don't contain spoilers.
 
krazybrawler104 said:
Man when are they gonna release super mario RPG for super nintendo? I have my points ready... BUT nothing yet.
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Honestly, I wouldn't save those points for SMRPG. Square's support for the VC has been... well, there hasn't been any support for the US VC (they did release three games at the end of last year in Japan), so it might take a long, long time for SMRPG to come out. There are more than 200 games on the VC right now, I'm pretty sure you can find something interesting among them.
 
UPDATE: Two games to be released today in the US:
  • Do Re Mi Fantasy: Milon no Doki Doki Daibouken (SNES)
  • Puyo Puyo Tsuu (Sega Genesis)
Source: Nintendo of America Media Site
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Import week! It's been a looooong time since the last themed week for the US VC, I don't even remember what it was. Anyway, we got two 16-bit games this week. The first one is Do Re Mi Fantasy, the sequel to Milon's Secret Castle. The game looks like a big improvement over Secret Castle: better graphics, better sound, better controls. It was released last month in Japan, so I wasn't expecting for it to come out so soon over here.

The second game for today is Puyo Puyo Tsuu. Although we already have a couple Puyo Puyo-based games (Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Kirby's Avalanche), I've read that Puyo Puyo Tsuu has several new features, like Garbage Countering and Chain Limits, that make the game even better than the original. Fans of the genre will definitely be happy to download this version of the puzzle classic.
 
UPDATE: Four games released this week in Japan:
  • City Connection (Famicom)
  • Joy Mecha Fight (Famicom)
  • Fantasy Zone (Sega Master System)
  • Psycho Chaser (PC Engine)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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No surprises today for Japan. By the way, I think my theory of incremental releases in Japan might not be wrong. Why is that? Well, I recently read that the first wave of Wiiware games (nine games) will be available on March 25 in Japan, which happens to be a Monday. So, I think Japan might be getting all four VC games left for the month next week, leaving March 25 entirely for Wiiware.
 
UPDATE: Two games released in Europe and Australia:
  • Operation Wolf (NES)
  • Super R-Type (SNES)
Source: The Virtual Console Archive: EU VC Releases
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This week is not particularly interesting for Europe and Australia. We already know of Operation Wolf, a crippled port of a great arcade game, even more so on the VC thanks to the lack of light gun support. The second game is Super R-Type, the only non-canon R-Type game. It is known for its massive slowdowns, which can be fatal on a shmup. The lack of checkpoints increases its difficulty even more. We might be seeing Super R-Type in the next couple of weeks over here since it was recently rated by the ESRB. This is the last R-Type will be seeing on the VC, since every other game in the series was released either only on the arcades or on next generation consoles.
 
UPDATE: Four games dated for next week in Japan:
  • Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun [Renegade] (Famicom)
  • Super Gussun Oyoyo (Super Famicom)
  • Mr. Heli no Daibouken (PC Engine)
  • Bomberman Panic Bomber (PC Engine CD)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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Nintendo didn't let me down with my predictions; it's indeed saving March 25 for the Wiiware launch. And so, Japan will be getting the remaining four games on its VC schedule next week. First, we have Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun, known here as Renegade. It's the first game in the Kunio-kun series, of which River City Ransom is part of. This beat'em up was developed by Technos, the same people that gave us Double Dragon a few years later, and it shares a similar style.

The next three games were released only in Japan. For the Super Famicom, we have Super Gussun Oyoyo. The mechanics of this game are a mixture between Lemmings and Tetris. You use falling blocks to build a way so that the characters can get to the exit of the level. For the PC Engine, we have Mr. Heli no Daibouken, another shooter developed by Irem. Unlike traditional shmups, this one doesn't automatically scroll, so you can freely destroy all of the elements on the screen, finding money and stores to buy upgrades. And for the PC Engine CD, we have Bomberman Panic Bomber, a puzzle game in the same style as Puyo Puyo, but with Bomberman characters.
 
UPDATE: Two games released today in the US:
  • Spelunker (NES)
  • Super R-Type (SNES)
Source: Nintendo of America Media Site
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Another SNES game?? That would make it three straight weeks with a SNES game! Woah, that hasn't happened since almost a year. Hopefully this won't mean that we won't be getting any SNES next month; instead, I hope this means that Nintendo is starting to release more SNES every month.

This week's SNES game is Super R-Type, which Europe and Australia got last Friday. The game is based on both R-Type and R-Type II, the latter never made it to the home consoles. With this release, the "SNES Trilogy" of R-Type is complete. The second game is Spelunker for the NES. The game puts you at the entrance of a cave where lies a big treasure. Your objective is to explore the cave, avoiding all kinds of hazards in order to find the treasure. Spelunker was published by Borderbund, who also published Prince of Persia, Lode Runner, among other games.
 
UPDATE: Four games released today in Japan:
  • Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun [Renegade] (Famicom)
  • Super Gussun Oyoyo (Super Famicom)
  • Mr. Heli no Daibouken (PC Engine)
  • Bomberman Panic Bomber (PC Engine CD)
Source: Nintendo of Japan VC website
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No surprises today in Japan. With these four games, the VC schedule is done for this month in Japan. Next week, they won't be getting any VC games, and instead, they will get nine Wiiware games with the launch of the service.
 
UPDATE: One game released in Europe and Australia:
  • Mega Turrican (Sega Mega Drive)
Source: The Virtual Console Archive: EU VC Releases
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Wait a minute... didn't Europe and Australia just get a Turrican game? Yeah, as a matter of fact, only three weeks ago, they got Super Turrican. Not only that, they're getting just one game again. Well, if you're a fan of Super Turrican, I'm pretty sure you'll like Mega Turrican. If you don't like the Turrican series... well, better luck next week.

Oh, I almost forgot: Mega Drive week!!! Well, it's just one game but still.


:)
 
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