Sega bringing Shinobi III, Landstalker to Virtual Console

by Justin McElroy { Aug 17th 2007 at 9:35AM }

Lovers of isometric RPGs and real, ultimate power should be happy to hear that Sega is bringing Genesis titles Landstalker and Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master to the Wii's Virtual Console at some (as of now) undisclosed time.

When an announcement like this is made, your mind probably begins to wander to the inevitable question: Who would win in a fight, Nigel the treasure hunter or Joe Musashi? Joe Musashi or ... Nigel? Here's our rule of thumb: If a fight would be decided as soon as the fighters' names were read aloud, it's probably not worth worrying about.

Tags: sega, shinobi, vc, virtualconsole, wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

gamernewz.net @ Aug 17th 2007 9:42AM

Gawdamn they are milking this VC thing out!
Why not right?...its a bottomless well.

Jerk Face @ Aug 17th 2007 9:56AM

Well.. yeah. They're not going to release a limited amount of games and just STOP. That's kind of the idea.

Fernando Rocker @ Aug 17th 2007 9:43AM

Nice graphics.

Sam @ Aug 17th 2007 10:00AM

Dear Sega,
Please remake Shinobi for all the next-gen systems.
Thank you,
Sam
P.S.: Don't let Sonic Team do it. They suck.

DarthDavid @ Aug 17th 2007 10:02AM

Great list from Sega....now all I need is Revenge of Shinobi, Lighting Force, and E-Swat and I'm good to go.

NaeemTHM @ Aug 17th 2007 10:08AM

Shinobi III?! This is why the VC is a success in my eyes. Once in a while they whip out true gems.

I lost my copy of Shinobi III in the Great Move of '94. I can't wait for this one.

mikey @ Aug 17th 2007 10:10AM

holy crap do i love shinobi 3. holy. crap. i actually still have my genesis hooked up just so i can play it once in a while. and if i didn't, this might actually be the title that finally made me buy a wii. seriously.

WiNG @ Aug 17th 2007 10:14AM

If anyone here has not played Shinobi 3, hopefully that video can give you a GLIMPSE of what a platformer/action masterpiece is. The art is amazing even by modern standards, the music and controls are perfect, and you are a fucking ninja.

Get this game now. Ninja Gaiden has NOTHING on this, where you are more of an actual ninja, and not, say, a prostitute.

OnimushaSoki @ Aug 17th 2007 12:20PM

Couldn't have said it better myself. :]

Though the game easily rivals a NG Hurricane Pack toward the end with those insane levels(i.e., the stage with the falling boulders to rabbit jump repeatedly back and forth upon).

And c'mon... the soundtrack was downright *superb* for the 16bit era. Couple this game with the STREETS OF RAGE trilogy for VC and I'd personally be content.