After the craziness of E3, we were ready to get back to a bit of normalcy. And what could be more normal than some shmups being released on the Virtual Console? Nothing, that's what! So, hit up the video above for the games in motion, then be sure to head past the break for the rest.
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VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 7/21/08
After the craziness of E3, we were ready to get back to a bit of normalcy. And what could be more normal than some shmups being released on the Virtual Console? Nothing, that's what! So, hit up the video above for the games in motion, then be sure to head past the break for the rest.
VC Monday Madness: Super Fantasy Zone, Gley Lancer and Pirates
This week's WiiWare release is:
- Pirates: The Key of Dreams (1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Super Fantasy Zone (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 900 Wii Points)
- Gley Lancer (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 900 Wii Points)
[Via press release]
VC Friday: More Hanabi Festival shooting goodness
This current Hanabi Festival is proving a treat for shmup fans. Of the ten games released so far under the Hanabi banner, half have been shooters, including the two released today, Japan-only pair Star Parodier (in which you can use Bomberman or a giant PC Engine as a ship!) and Gley Lancer. They're joined this VC Friday by Digital Champ Battle Boxing. Oh, and fun fact: the name Gley Lancer was (allegedly) supposed to be "Grey Lancer," but ended up as Gley Lancer due to a pronunciation error (the Japanese language can't tell the difference between the English "r" and "l" sounds). Either that, or we've just been duped into believing a rather racist joke.
- Gley Lancer -- Mega Drive -- 900 Wii Points
- Star Parodier -- TurboGrafx-16 -- 900 Wii Points
- Digital Champ Battle Boxing -- TurboGrafx-16 -- 700 Wii Points
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