Virtual Console updated

Wii News | Has your Phantasy been fulfilled?

It’s Friday again and as usual, Nintendo have updated the Australian Virtual Console. This week’s update sees the release of two Mega Drive titles, Phantasy Star 2 and Eternal Champions. Both games will set you back 800 points.

Originally released in 1990, Phantasy Star 2 has since been included in a number of different compilations, including The Phantasy Star Collection on the Game Boy Advanced and Sega Saturn, and the Sega Mega Drive Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PSP. In the game, players are introduced to world of Mota, which is regulated by a super computer known as Mother Brain. One day however, Mother Brain malfunctions and begins to cause chaos for the people of Mota. Players assume the role of Rolf, and attempt to find out what’s causing the malfunction and put a stop to Mother Brain.

The second title, Eternal Champions, is a fighting game which was originally released in 1993. In the game, nine of world’s greatest fighters have met untimely and unjust deaths, and now they fight each other in the afterlife. The ultimate victor is given the chance to battle the Eternal Champion, in hopes of reclaiming their soul and being sent back to Earth to avenge his/her death.

For our previous critical Virtual Console coverage, follow the links below.

Virtual Console review round-up: NES
Virtual Console review round-up: SNES
Virtual Console review round-up: N64
Virtual Console review round-up: Mega Drive
Virtual Console review round-up: Turbografx
Virtual Console review round-up: Neo Geo

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18 Comments

ret the roman

5 years ago

I could of sworn that those two games have already been release on the VC?

Also, where the hell is Street gangs?

theory

5 years ago

^ The PAL name for River City Ransom.

Get it.

Now.

Joseph

5 years ago

I know Eternal Champions was released in the US in December, perhapes you're confusing it with that?

I'm unsure about Phantasy Star though.

ret the roman

5 years ago

theory wrote

^ The PAL name for River City Ransom.

Get it.

Now.

By WTH I meant where the hell, sorry for the confusion.

theory

5 years ago

Ah, so it's not on VC yet? Don't you have a NES? I got a mint cart for 99p from UK ebay.

ret the roman

5 years ago

theory wrote

Ah, so it's not on VC yet? Don't you have a NES? I got a mint cart for 99p from UK ebay.

I do but it is broken sadly

Shadow Wave

5 years ago

Sigh....

When is Secret of Mana going to come...

Scrav

5 years ago

Shadow Wave wrote

Sigh....

When is Secret of Mana going to come...

It's not - it's a square/enix game.

Great news for Phantasy Star 2, I can't believe we got it so soon! I believe it was released in Japan recently (or it got an ESRB rating at least). The US won't be happy at all about this.

Shadow Wave

5 years ago

so there will never be a square game on the VC?

Jaws

5 years ago

theory wrote

Ah, so it's not on VC yet? Don't you have a NES? I got a mint cart for 99p from UK ebay.

I picked up Rivercity Ransom EX for the GBA brand new off eBay. I love it to pieces!

Scrav

5 years ago

Shadow Wave wrote

so there will never be a square game on the VC?

They have put out a few games to test the water, such as Actraiser, but they won't release any of their popular games. You will never see any Final Fantasy game, Secret of mana or Chrono Trigger on the VC. That much can be assured. They don't even want to release some of their mediocre rpg's either. The thing is they can release these games on the DS or PSP and make a truckload more money.

AfterTheFall

5 years ago

So does Phantsy Star play like a Final Fantasy ?

Shadow Wave

5 years ago

Gah, well Ill guess ill keep my SNES copy of secret of mana and play it on a ROM on my PC, since its legal then

UWSguy

5 years ago

Hooray for a week with more than one release and Hooray for Eternal Champions even though I already own it. Phantasy 2 is a bit old school (with some eargraining sounds) plays more like DQ. IV is the best in the series.

Also Shadow Wave, unfortunately in Australia it is not legal to have Roms at all even if you own the original copy. Backups of any kind are considered pirated material in Australia (unlike the US). That being said that is just what it says on paper. I'm sure if you showed proof that you owned it they'd let you off the hook.

Shadow Wave

5 years ago

really? under the copyright act, you are allowed to have a backup of your game, as long as you are the sole user.

at least im fairly certain... I had to study it last year lol..

so what? this isn't covered by ROM's etc?

LeonJ

5 years ago

I'm actually starting to get really fustrating with these lackluster releases.

Joseph

5 years ago

I hate to be a stick in the mud, but can we please stop the discussion of ROMs. It's a form of piracy (I am aware you're talking about backup purposes, but it still counts), which is against the rules.

Shadow Wave

5 years ago

so you also think its highly unlikely that Square will put their FF games on the PSN?

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