... and also Milk. November's Virtual Console outlook for Japan looks pretty excellent, with a lot of delightfully niche stuff. That includes
King's Knight, the medieval-themed vertical shooter (!) from Square(!) that nobody likes but us ( ....) It will also bring Sega's
Eternal Champions, the goofy
Mortal Kombat-influenced fighting game that we poured hundreds of hours into. But it also includes stuff that
non-us people will enjoy, like
Panel de Pon, which, released in the U.S. as
Tetris Attack, is the most popular version of the
Puzzle League puzzle games.
Light Crusader is notable for being an RPG from Treasure, and not much else.
Of course, the big news for a lot of us is that SNK has turned the
King of Fighters faucet on, ensuring a constant stream of fighting games with overdone storylines and ridiculous outfits for at least a year.
Here's the full lineup for November, assuming some of them don't get bumped or pushed back into December (they will):
Famicom:
Ganbare Goemon, Balloon Fight, Makaimura (Ghosts 'n Goblins), Nuts and Milk, King's Knight
Super Famicom:
Panel de PonMega Drive:
Ecco Jr., Light Crusader, Eternal Champions
PC Engine:
Dynastic Hero (Wonder Boy in Monster World), Dragon Spirit, Take the A-Train 3, Kawa no Nushi Tsuri (Legend of the River King), Gradius II GOFER no Yabou
Neo Geo:
The King of Fighters '94, Baseball Stars 2, Top Hunter
This week, the PAL Virtual Console picks up the action theme of last week and runs with it. Up on the block this Friday is Neo Geo shoot-me-do Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy, a beautifully drawn SNK shooter that preceded genre classic Metal Slug.
