Gley Lancer, Super Fantasy Zone shoot up Virtual Console

by Jason Dobson { Jul 21st 2008 at 12:11PM }

As the haze begins to lift from last week's media circus, we hope you're in the mood to play games from your favorite genre. As long as that includes obscure 16-bit shooters, as this week's Virtual Console additions include a pair of Genesis-era side-scrolling shmups designed to keep you flying horizontally and mashing the fire button all night long.

Super Fantasy Zone (Genesis, 1 player, 900 Wii Points): The lesser-known follow up to Sega's Master System original, this shooter will have you scrolling sideways as you shoot down bad guys and collect cold coins in ultra-colorful fashion.
Gley Lancer (Genesis, 1 player, 900 Wii Points): It's the year 2025, the Earth is at odds with an alien race, and the hope for humanity rests on the shoulders of a 16-year old girl named Lucia. Just be home before midnight, young lady.

Tags: gley-lancer, super-fantasy-zone, virtual-console, virtualconsole, virtualconsolemonday

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Obie @ Jul 21st 2008 12:15PM

I read "Ghey Lancer" for a moment there.

Saria the Cat @ Jul 21st 2008 3:58PM

You're not alone.

Jhongerkong @ Jul 21st 2008 12:15PM

Oh shit, Gley Lancer? Frakin SWEET.

mr mobius @ Jul 21st 2008 12:22PM

I really need to start playing VC again. I still haven't got around to many games on it.

Saying that I don't want to waste VC points til World of Goo comes out because I want to get it asap when it comes out.

ScallionN @ Jul 21st 2008 1:03PM

Don't you mean "Grey Rancel"?
Regardless, it's a pretty fun shooter.
Not 900 WP worth of a shooter, though.

Saria the Cat @ Jul 21st 2008 4:01PM

OH MAN! Super Fantasy Zone looks as awesome as its name. It has all of the Saria Top 5 Criteria: 1) bright colors, 2) beepity boopity music, 3) long translated Japanese title, and 4) cuteness.