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, SNK's Neo-Geo, Hudson's TurboGrafx CD, and Hudson's TurboDuo 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
|
Antartic Adventure |
Konami |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Adventure Island |
Hudson Soft |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Adventures of Lolo |
HAL Laboratory |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No
|
Akumajo Dracula |
Konami |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Baseball |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Bases Loaded |
TOSE |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Balloon Fight |
Nintendo |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
Battle City |
Namco |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Castlevania |
Konami |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
Challenger |
Hudson Soft |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Donkey Kong |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Donkey Kong Jr. |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Donkey Kong Jr. Math |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Elevator Action |
Taito |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Excitebike |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Exerion |
Jaleco |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Field Combat |
Jaleco |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Flappy |
DB Soft |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Front Line |
Taito |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Galaga |
Namco |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Gomoku Narabe Renju |
Nintendo |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Gradius |
Konami |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Gradius II |
Konami |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Ice Climber |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
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
|
Lode Runner |
Hudson |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Lunar Pool |
Compile |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
Mach Rider |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Mario Bros. |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Mega Man |
Capcom |
No |
No |
Yes |
No
|
Mighty Bomb Jack |
Tecmo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Metroid |
Nintendo |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
Milon's Secret Castle |
Hudson |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
NES Open Tournament Golf |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
NES Play Action Football |
Nintendo |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Ninja Gaiden |
Tecmo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Ninja Jajamaru-kun |
Jaleco |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Pac-Man |
Namco |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Pinball |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Pooyan |
Taito |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Punch-Out!! |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Shin Oni Ga Shima |
Nintendo |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Soccer |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Solomon's Key |
Tecmo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Spelunker |
Irem |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Star Soldier |
Hudson Soft |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Super C |
Konami |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Super Mario Bros. |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Tecmo Bowl |
Tecmo |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Konami |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Tennis |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
The Adventures of Lolo |
HAL Laboratory |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
The Adventures of Valkyrie: Legend of the Key of Time |
Namco |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
The Legend of Kage |
Taito |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
The Legend of Zelda |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Tsuppari Oozumou |
Tecmo |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Urban Champion |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Wario's Woods |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Wrecking Crew |
Nintendo |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
Volleyball |
Nintendo |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Xevious |
Namco |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yoshi |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link |
Nintendo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
NES games cost 500 points. That's about US$5, 5 yen, 5 euros, or 3.50 pounds.
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
SEGA Genesis
Name |
Developer |
North America |
Japan |
Europe |
Australia
|
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Altered Beast |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Beyond Oasis |
Ancient |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
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
|
Kid Chameleon |
SEGA |
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 Spinball |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Sonic the Hedgehog |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Space Harrier II |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Streets of Rage |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Streets of Rage 2 |
Ancient |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Streets of Rage 3' |
Ancient |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Sword of Vermillion |
SEGA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Super Thunde Blade |
SEGA |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Tant-R |
SEGA |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
ToeJam & Earl |
Johnson Voorsanger Productions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron |
Johnson Voorsanger Productions |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes
|
Vectorman |
BlueSky Software |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Virtua Fighter 2 |
SEGA-AM2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Wonder Boy in Monster World |
WestOne Bit Entertainment |
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
|
Double Dungeons |
NEC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No
|
Dungeon Explorer |
Hudson Soft/Altus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No
|
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag |
Human Entertainment |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
Legend of Hero Tonma |
Irem |
Yes |
No |
No |
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
|
Splatterhouse |
Namco |
Yes |
No |
No |
No
|
Super Star Soldier |
Hudson Soft |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No
|
Victory Run |
Hudson Soft |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No
|
Vigilante |
Irem |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No
|
Wonder Momo |
Namco |
No |
Yes |
No |
No
|
World Class Baseball |
Hudson Soft |
Yes |
No |
No |
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
Name |
Developer |
North America |
Japan |
Europe |
Australia
|
None available at this moment.
Neo-Geo
Name |
Developer |
North America |
Japan |
Europe |
Australia
|
None available at this moment.