With North America seeing the launch of WiiWare this past Monday, Japan gets the first real Virtual Console update this week. There are a couple gems in this update.

The first game is the Taito classic, Bubble Bobble for the Famicom. With gameplay that stands the test of time, join the two Bubble Dragons Bub and Bob through multiple levels, defeating enemies.


Next up is a game featuring Sega's top mascot before Sonic, Alex Kidd. This game is Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Sega...

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Well, it's the last day of dear old 2007, where we've seen many games get added to the Virtual Console in North America, Japan and PAL Land. We've seen some all-time classics, and there's another one today.

Without further ado, the last VC update for 2007:

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With the NA releases of Sin & Punishment and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels on the Virtual Console, paying attention to which games get VC releases in both Japan and Europe get much more important, as these games are then ready to be used on the VC, and sport the possibility of crossing the ocean.

Compared to last week, Europe's Virtual Console offerings doubled, and the continent gets two pretty good games.

Those games?

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