I’m bored of doing these Virtual Console updates, so we’re doing something different this week. Let me introduce a whole team of very special guests who will be going through the latest retro releases with me in a round table discussion. Without further ado, please welcome Marcel Marceaux, Sooty, Jason Vorhees, and Link. Gentlemen, hello.

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Anyway, two offerings this week, and not a one from either Nintendo or Sega. The Turbografx gives us The Dynastic Hero for 600 Points, which isn’t, as you may think, a tedious Romance of the Three Kingdoms spin-off, but a reskinning of Wonder Boy In Monster World, the cartoon fantasy platformer. And for those of you thinking, “hold on, didn’t they release Wonder Boy In Monster World for the Mega Drive already?”, well, yes, you’d be right. While the Turbo CD version is pretty rare, it’s not worth getting it again if you’ve already got it on VC. But if you don’t have it, this one may slightly edge it for the more discerning gamer.

Second up is Baseball Stars 2 for the Neo Geo for 900 Points. It’s a baseball arcade game, naturally. It looks like every other baseball game I’ve played, and that isn’t many. Admittedly, I know nothing about baseball games, and this doesn’t interest me, so I’m going to leave the last word to our guests. Take it away.

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This entry was posted on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 11:34 pm by James Lyon
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