Two new titles released for VC

Wii News | Including the biggest one of all?

Just like clockwork, Nintendo of Australia's crank monkey has pulled the switches and pressed the buttons to give us access to the latest Virtual Console titles. While there are only two this week, they are two of the biggest titles to be released so far.

The first is arguably the biggest release on the Virtual Console. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time has been released and costs 1000 points for anyone who wishes to download it. Ocarina of Time is widely considered to be the greatest game ever made and is obviously a view shared by our readers, as it polled at the top of our Greatest 100 Games Ever poll.

The second, is a title that has been at the forefront of Nintendo fanboys wish lists, in terms of wanting a sequel or follow-up. Ever since the revival of Metroid and the mystery around the ‘Capcom-Five’ title, Dead Phoenix, Kid Icarus has been constantly touted as the next title to be given a modern makeover. With its release on the Virtual Console, everyone can now check what all the fuss is about.

Europe can expect a similar update later today, though it may include some TurboGrafix goodies.

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shadeslayer

4 years ago

Should get some Gamcube Games on VC, like Metroid Prime.

ugh the boot

4 years ago

Kid Icarus!!! Before I had any sega or nintendo console I used to daydream about this game and all it's possibilities. I used to go to Farmers (NZ equivalent of Grace Bros/Myers) everyday after school and used to watch the game on attract mode (not many places let you try games back then) for ages. When at school I used to draw pictures of enemies that I would expect to meet in the game and even make my own music for the boss fights and hummed those as I drew. Heh I remember once I found a manual for it and I was over the moon, I looked at that thing for ages, every item, every object was imprinted in my head and it further fueled my obsession with the game. I was a greek mytholgy nut and I think that's what made it unbearable.

A13x

4 years ago

shadeslayer wrote

Should get some Gamcube Games on VC, like Metroid Prime.

Bump much?

As the Wii has only 512Mb of internal storage, and it can play Gamecube discs, I don't see them being put on the VC any time soon.

Sin Ogaris

4 years ago

Damn straight the biggest game ever... freaking Kid Icarus!!! I still have nightmares over some of those eggplant man rooms. Such a brilliant game, and one of the first I ever completed.

Wow, this topic is really old.

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