1 November 2006
Ferry

Wii Virtual Console lineup of retro games unveiled by Nintendo for 2006

Nintendo has finally put out a list of classic games you can download onto your Wii. When your Wii gets connected to the internet, you can download these so-called Virtual Console games from Nintendo’s online store to the Wii’s internal memory. 1UP added short descriptions to the NES, SNES, N64, Genesis & TurboGrafx-16 games. You’ll be able to download all these games by the end of December, 2006!

NES Games cost 500 Wii Points = $5/€5
* Mario Bros.: Mario and Luigi punch turtles.
* The Legend of Zelda: The original Hyrulean adventure.
* Donkey Kong: The game that put Nintendo on the map.
* Donkey Kong Jr.: Not quite a classic, but its cameo in Yoshi’s Island DS is pretty boss.
* Ice Hockey: Fat guy, normal guy and skinny guy hit the ice.
* Pinball: Mario moonlights as a paddle in this one.
* Soccer: Another early NES sports title. About soccer!
* Tennis: Simple but effective volley action.
* Urban Champion: An early, and not particularly good, brawler.
* Wario’s Woods: A falling-block puzzle game starring Wario.
* Baseball: Yet another early NES sports game.
* Solomon’s Key: A surprisingly difficult puzzle-action game.

SNES Games cost 800 Wii Points = $8/€8
* F-Zero: A futuristic racer that reinvented the genre.
* SimCity: Make your city awesome and you’ll get a statue of Mario!
Where the heck is Super Mario World? Strange it was at E3…


N64 Games cost 1000 Wii Points = €10/€10
* Super Mario 64: The template for 3D platform gaming.

Genesis Games cost 800 Wii Points = $8/€8
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Spiky guy, attitude, goes fast. You know this one.
* Altered Beast: This bestial brawler will make you wise fwom your gwave!
* Golden Axe: One of the best multiplayer brawlers ever made.
* Columns: Before Bejeweled, there was Columns.
* Ecco the Dolphin: Save the ocean in this beautiful (but difficult) adventure.
* Gunstar Heroes: The action/shooter/platformer/brawler that made Treasure a hardcore fave.
* Space Harrier II: A fast-paced shooter featuring super-scaler action!
* Toe Jam & Earl: A funky and oddly mellow adventure.
* Ristar: Sega’s less popular 16-bit mascot.
* Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine: (Psst, it’s actually Puyo Pop.)

TurboGrafx 16 Games cost 600 Wii Points = $6/€6
* Bonk’s Adventure: Carnivorous caveman antics.
* Super Star Soldier: Superlative space shooting.
* Victory Run: Slick racing action.
* Bomberman ‘93: Explosive multiplayer mayhem.
* Dungeon Explorer: Classic RPG combat.

5 January 2007 13:56
whiskey ramble

actually, they do anticipate the release of the goldeneye title…. you can go to the wii website and see a full list of previously released vc games and a list of future releases.

26 January 2007 14:46
Daz

Anyone heard anything about guardian heros ?

28 January 2007 20:50
Aaron Newsted

I cant wait until super smash bros, goldeneye 64, and a whole lot more of the n64 games. Why can’t nintendo just release 1 new n64 game each week? …go colts!

1 February 2007 14:21
Fieldy

I really hope nintendo release banjo kazooie 64 soon arguably my favourite game released on 64

4 February 2007 12:48
Dustin

cant wait for Banjo kazzoie, donkie kong 64, super smash bros., kirby and the crystal shards and more. just got mario kart 64 the other day. I bought it cuz its probably one of the best nintendo 64 games that there is.

15 February 2007 00:15
John

I wii vitual console is awesome. I feel like I am going to be stuck in the past playing all of these old school games. I want all of the games to come out at once! Or at least 10 games a week. Three a week is not enough.

30 April 2007 08:53
jack

how am i supposed to download the wii virtual console games?

16 May 2007 23:47
Old Skool Arcader

DK Jr. Not quite a classic? Who gave this noob the crack. Do you know how many quarters were gobbled up by that machine. As I recall it was one of the few games that you had to get in line to play, put your quarter on the dash or get the f–k out. that was how it was. DK Jr. is not only a classic, but it’s iconic!!!

25 August 2007 18:14
David

Where in the world is FF?????