Even though we usually support the more obscure VC releases, we can't help but focus our attention on this week's most mainstream title:
Castlevania. Finally making its appearance on the Japanese
Virtual Console,
Konami's side-scroller is a must-buy. I personally consider "liking
Castlevania a lot" as an important component of my personality. What an
awesome night to have a curse.
Like
Castlevania,
Power Sports and
Dead Moon have both already arrived in the US (
Power Sports as
World Sports Competition), and
Ichidant-R, a
Bonanza Bros. spinoff, is the sequel to
Tant-R, seen on the
Sega Classics Collection. A multiplayer puzzle
minigame collection,
Ichidant-R is sort of a precursor to
Mario Party and
Wario Ware.
Hajimari no Mori is a graphical text adventure from Nintendo! Let's all hope for a miracle localization for that one.
- Akumajou Dracula (Famicom Disk System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Hajimari no Mori (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Ichidant-R (Mega Drive, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
- Power Sports (PC Engine, 1-5 players, 600 Wii Points)
- Dead Moon (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification has looked into the company crystal ball and delivered a prophecy of new Virtual Console games. Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure, Cratermaze, Dead Moon, J.J. and Jeff, and World Sports Competition are destined for the Australian Virtual Console. Do things download 
