Wow, Link to the Past! Super Castlevania! Street Fighter II! This Virtual Console thing is great! Except, of course, most of us don't live in Japan, so we're not getting those games. At least, not yet. There's always the possibility that the VC line-up in the US will expand to include some of these titles that are region-specific for now, and that's the hope to which forlorn gamers will have to cling for now.Joystiq's Ross Miller wrote up a comparison of the VC launch by region (including Europe, which we'll bring to you later) that you might want to check out. And of course, ogle the full list of the Japanese VC launch after the jump and weep.
Japanese Virtual Console games:
Famicom (NES) -- 500 points (500 yen) each
- Ice Hockey (Nintendo)
- Urban Champion (Nintendo)
- Legend of Kage (Taito)
- Gradius (Konami)
- Go-moku Narabe (Nintendo)
- Soccer (Nintendo)
- Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
- Xevious (Bandai Namco)
- Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)
- Solomon's Key (Tecmo)
- Tennis (Nintendo)
- Donkey Kong (Nintendo)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo)
- Ninja Jajamaru-kun (Jaleco)
- Pinball (Nintendo)
- Baseball (Nintendo)
- Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
- Wario's Woods (Nintendo)
Super Famicom (SNES) - 800 points and up
- F-Zero (Nintendo)
- R-Type III (Irem)
- Super Castlevania IV (Konami)
- Contra III (Konami)
- Sim City (Nintendo)
- Street Fighter II (Capcom)
- Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo)
- Super Mario World (Nintendo)
- Zelda: Link to the Past (Nintendo)
- Fire Emblem: Monsho no Nazo (Nintendo)
- Mario Super Picross (Nintendo)
Nintendo 64 (1000 points or 1000 yen)
- Super Mario 64 (Nintendo)
Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) - 600 points or 600 yen
- Ecco The Dolphin (Sega)
- Gunstar Heroes (Sega)
- Golden Axe (Sega)
- Columns (Sega)
- Shadow Dancer (Sega)
- Altered Beast (Sega)
- Space Harrier II (Sega)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega)
- Toejam and Earl (Sega)
- Puyo Puyo (Sega)
- Ristar (Sega)
PC Engine (TG-16, 600 points)
- Bonk's Adventure (Hudson)
- Necromancer (Hudson)
- Super Star Soldier (Hudson)
- New Adventure Island (Hudson)
- Dungeon Explorer (Hudson)
- Battle Lode Runner (Hudson)
- Victory Run (Hudson)
- Bomberman '94 (Hudson)
