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This week's Japanese Virtual Console update is a little weird. It's got a Japanese-developed console adaptation of a European computer game, a 16-bit "sound novel", a Breakout clone that we have already decided is terrible, and .. well, ESWAT isn't really that weird. In fact, ESWAT is pretty cool. But the rest of them? Spelunker getting ported all over the place? Totally weird, right? Right?

VC Friday: Shining Ninja

Four games again this week, with some really great variety, despite the fact that they come from only two consoles. Platformer? Check. Puzzle? Check. SRPG? Check. But you know what we're lusting over: awesome side-scrolling ninja action. C'mon, you knew what we would choose. We all have our biases.

Available this week no the Virtual Console for European gamers:
  • Drop Off -- Turbografx -- 600 Wii points
  • Dynamite Headdy -- Sega Mega Drive -- 800 Wii points
  • Shining Force -- Sega Mega Drive -- 800 Wii points
  • Shinobi III -- Sega Mega Drive -- 800 Wii points

Galactic dancing on the VC next month

Hudson keeps delivering excellent games to the VC, to the delight of people who enjoy spending $6 on something awesome. In the final Virtual Console Monday of July, Data East's Drop Off will be featured.

August brings us Cratermaze, which is a maze game that's part Pac-Man and part Lode Runner: you can dig holes to trap the monsters chasing you as you grab treasure from around the maze. Neutopia is a competent, nice-looking Zelda clone, and we mean that as praise.

Galaga '90
is a brilliant Galaga sequel that features the same kind of shooting action, but in a very pretty cartoony style and with weird new enemies.

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Nov 25
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Iron Chef America Dec 5
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