Wii Virtual Console

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One of the Wii's more exciting features, the Virtual Console is a service that lets players download and play classic games on the Wii. The Virtual Console supports the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64 as well as third party consoles including the SEGA Genesis and NEC's Turbografx-16. The home computer MSX and SNK's Neo-Geo are to be added this year.

Controller

The Wii Remote currently works with all NES, Genesis, and TurboGrafx-16 games, but is incompatible with Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games. The classic controller and Gamecube controller are currently compatible with every game.

Games

NES

Name Developer North America Japan Europe Australia
Baseball Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Excitebike Nintendo No No Yes Yes
Galaga Namco No Yes No No
Gomoku Narabe Renju Nintendo No Yes No No
Gradius Konami Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ice Climber Nintendo Yes Yes No No
Ice Hockey Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ikki Sunsoft No Yes No No
Kid Icarus Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kirby's Adventure HAL Laboratory Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mario Bros. Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mighty Bomb Jack Tecmo No Yes No No
Ninja Jajamaru-kun Jaleco No Yes No No
Pinball Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soccer Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Solomon's Key Tecmo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tennis Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Legend of Kage Taito Yes Yes No No
The Legend of Zelda Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Urban Champion Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wario's Woods Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Xevious Namco Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Nintendo No Yes Yes Yes

NES games cost 500 points. That's about US$5, 5 yen, 5 euros, or 3.50 pounds.

Super Nintendo

Name Developer North America Japan Europe Australia
Contra III: The Alien Wars Konami Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong Country Rare Yes Yes Yes Yes
F-Zero Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo Intelligent Systems No Yes No No
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Intelligent Systems No Yes No No
Kamaitachi no Yoru ChunSoft No Yes No No
Mario's Super Picross Nintendo No Yes No No
R-Type III: The Third Lightning Irem Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sangokushi IV Koei No Yes No No
Shin Megami Tensei Altus No Yes No No
SimCity Nintendo EAD Yes Yes Yes Yes
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Capcom Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Castlevania IV Konami Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom Yes Yes No No
Super Mario World Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Yes Yes No No

Nintendo 64

Name Developer North America Japan Europe Australia
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Mario 64 Nintendo Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD Yes Yes Yes Yes

SEGA Genesis

Name Developer North America Japan Europe Australia
Altered Beast SEGA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bio-Hazard Battle SEGA Yes Yes No No
Bonanza Bros. U.S. Gold/Synergy Yes Yes Yes Yes
Columns SEGA/Compile Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comix Zone SEGA Technical Institute Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Compile Yes No Yes Yes
Ecco the Dplphin Novotrade International Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gain Ground SEGA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Golden Axe SEGA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gunstar Heroes Treasure Yes Yes Yes Yes
Puyo Puyo Compile No Yes No No
Ristar SEGA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shadow Dancer SEGA No Yes No No
Sonic the Hedgehog SEGA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Space Harrrier II SEGA Yes Yes Yes Yes
Streets of Rage SEGA Yes No No No
ToeJam & Earl Johnson Voorsanger Productions Yes Yes Yes Yes

TurboGrafx-16

Name Developer North America Japan Europe Australia
Alien Crush Compile Yes Yes Yes No
Bomberman '93 Hudson Soft Yes No Yes No
Bomberman '94 Hudson Soft No Yes No No
Bonk's Adventure Hudson Soft Yes Yes Yes No
Chew Man Fu Hudson Soft Yes Yes No No
Dungeon Explorer Hudson Soft/Altus Yes Yes Yes No
Military Madness Hudson Soft Yes No Yes No
Moto Roader Hudson Soft Yes Yes Yes No
Necromancer Hudson Soft No Yes No No
Nectaris Hudson Soft No Yes No No
New Adventure Island Hudson Soft Yes Yes Yes No
R-Type Hudson Soft/Irem Yes Yes Yes No
R-Type II Hudson Soft No Yes No No
Soldier Blade Hudson Soft Yes Yes Yes No
Super Star Soldier Hudson Soft Yes Yes Yes No
Victory Run Hudson Soft Yes Yes Yes No
Vigilante Irem Yes Yes Yes No
Yokai Dochu Ki Namco No Yes No No

TurboGrafx-16 games aren't available in Australia due to the fact the system was never released there. However, Australians can download the games by by changing their Wii's country setting to a European country. On the down side, changing your country settings means you lose all of your current Wii points.

MSX

Neo-Geo