This weeks releases at the Australian Virtual Console shop … hot on the heels of Super Turrican comes Mega Turrican, originally released on the Sega Megadrive (for the religious types, the Genesis).
There’s something about this game that makes it look really satisfying and playable. I think it’s actually the shooting sound that does it for me. It’s going to be a tough choice deciding between a purchase of Mega Turrican or Super Turrican.
Here’s some Wikipedia-derived trivia: Mega Turrican is actually a port of the Amiga version of Turrican 3. Since it’s “Good Friday” today, here are some Mega Turrican Easter Eggs (well, more like cheats, but it’s the best I could come up with).
It’s just a video, not a playable game … but what I love about this is how it shows despite the Wii version having better graphics, sound and even a smattering of motion and pointer controls, the core gameplay mechanic is still there in the hypothetical SNES version. It still feels like Super Mario Galaxy, even if it’s only 2D.
Adblock
Not coming to Virtual Console anytime soon (or ever).
(this video is of an emulated version, not on the original SNES or Virtual Console … sorry, real Harvest Moon videos were as hard to find as the original cartridge. Enjoy the entertaining IRC-style chat by the players, as subtitles).
The English version of Harvest Moon for SNES is known to be extremely rare, so unlike many Virtual Console games, you probably won’t find the cartridge cheaper on Ebay. In this case 800 points (~AUD$12) is a bargain. It’s nice to see rarities like this being released, particularly when they are something fun and unusual like Harvest Moon … it might be worth picking up in preparation for the Wii version of Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace that is slated for release sometime early this year.
Whoops … I suspect I missed this Christmas Day VC release … Nintendo broke schedule and I was away from Internet access. This week we got the Super Nintendo version of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
Looks like nothing extra was released on the usual Virtual Console Friday though, which is a little disappointing.
If you’ve played any of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, you know the routine. If you’ve never played any of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, and you like platformers, don’t try this one immediately… start with the original Donkey Kong Country first (then quit and start on DKC3 once you get up to those damn mine carts … ).
).