NINTENDO VIRTUAL CONSOLE

It is probably some bit of news that Wii Virtual Console has import titles now. At last as far as Super Mario Brothers: Last Level, Lode Runner, and Sin and Punishment demonstrate.

I snatched up Sin and Punishment as soon as I saw it spring up on the VC, and I do not regret this. It's nine kinds of awesome. Even if the plot is completely incomprehensible and the controls take some adjusting and getting used to. Once you get past that, it's just you and a whole lot of explosions. Fun times.

Then again, I'm a hopeless Treasure fanboy. I've loved every game I've picked up by them, with the exception of Slypheed: The Lost Planet and Stretch Panic.

I'm wondering when and what sort of other Import games will arrive next. I am hoping for Terramiga, Mother, and Alien Soldier. Since technically all three have official English translations anyway.

As far as non-imports are concerned, Shock Troopers and Lufia 2 would be really nice.

Assuming some of you have Wiis, what sort of stuff would you like to see on the Virtual Console?

Front Mission belongs to Square also, so naturally it isn't on the VC.

Last I heard, it was being remade for DS. Which may or may not make it stateside.

Virtual Console's official site lists all of the games currently available.

I've been tempted by Breath of Fire 2, but I really didn't like Breath of Fire IV or Dragon Quarter that much. So I'm wary. I hear the first three games are better, but still.

I didn't like Breath of Fire 4. I LOVED the art direction and there were some great characters (Samurai Shepard dog? Cast iron stove robot? Yes please) but it really annoyed me that basically 90% of the game was filler. The plot makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE and ends abruptly. You do a freaking chasing chickens mini-game right before the final dungeon. Combat was pretty meh.

I REALLY liked the idea of Dragon Quarter on paper. Start the game over constantly, gaining levels more effectively with better equipment in a streamlined story line and opening up more and more of the game as you progress? Sounds cool to me.

Problem was that the combat system was freaking DULL and the plot just didn't interest me and after about six game overs, I decided to just forget the game altogether.

My impression of the earlier games is that they follow along the lines of 4, with a storyline taking backseat to random sidequests. I imagine this works better in a more open ended SNES title, but I've never played it.

DemonDestiny: 2 is eight bucks on the virtual console, if that means anything. Breath of Fire 1 seems to go for dead cheap in catridge form. 3 is probably tricky.