30 Wii Virtual Console launch games revealed
Golden Axe! Forget the other 29, even if they do include Super Mario 64. They’ve got Golden Axe! I can’t wait to relive my childhood arguments over who gets to play as the stumpy fella. But anyway.
Virtual Console is Nintendo’s answer (kinda) to the Xbox 360 Live Arcade, in that it’ll let you download all manner of retro gaming goodness. Here’s the full list of what’ll be on offer from Day One in the US, although bear in mind this may well change for Europe (i.e. they’ll swap Golden Axe for more Mario games…)
NES games
Mario Bros.
The Legend of Zelda
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Ice Hockey
Pinball
Soccer
Tennis
Urban Champion
Wario’s Woods
Baseball
Solomon’s Key
SNES games
F-Zero
Sim City
N64 games
Super Mario 64
Megadrive games
Sonic the Hedgehog
Altered Beast
Golden Axe
Columns
Ecco the Dolphin
Gunstar Heroes
Space Harrier II
Toe Jam & Earl
Ristar
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
TurboGrafx 16 games
Bonk’s Adventure
Super Star Soldier
Victory Run
Bomberman ‘93
Dungeon Explorer
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November 2nd, 2006 at 6:47 am
pre-skool
but does anyone play these retro games for longer than 10mins anyway before the nostalgia wears off and reality bites
November 8th, 2006 at 10:37 am
[...] I blogged last week about the 30 launch games for Wii’s Virtual Console – which lets you download all manner of retro goodness. But now news of eight more classics on the way, which will have Nintendo-heads jumping for joy (and more recent gamers scratching their heads and wondering why Grandad’s so excited). [...]