If you really have a craving to play Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (and let’s face it – who doesn’t?) but don’t have your Sega Genesis anymore, then guess what? Sega is bringing a ton of 16-bit Genesis games to the PC via digital distribution platforms, like Steam…
The UK version of the Wii Virtual Console has just gone live, and we've discovered a few significant changes from the its North American counter-part. Apart from the puzzling swap of all of the game graphics, the UK version of Nintendo's download service has one title that those chaps across the pond can't get their hands on; the excellent SNES platformer Donkey Kong Country. However it's not all good news for UK Wii owners; the recent US update to the Virtual console which added Donkey Kong Jr., Victory Run and Mega Drive titles Ristar and Columns - with the exception of Victory Run - doesn't seem to have made its way to our shores. Nintendo UK was unfortunately available to comment on when we'll be getting these currently US-only Virtual Console titles, but we'll be sure to let you know when they get back to us.
Keeping its promise of new Virtual Console releases each Monday, Nintendo is today adding a further four titles for your delectation. The titles are the NES port of the arcade game Donkey Kong Jr. (500 Wii Points), TurboGrafx racer Victory Run (600 Wii Points), Puzzler Columns (800 Wii Points) and Ristar from the SEGA Mega Drive (800 Wii Points). Expect more updates to the US Virtual Console next Monday. The European Virtual Console goes live on Friday, which also happens to be the day the system launches across Europe.
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