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.

Last week's Japanese Virtual Console updates was the virtual megaton. This week, not so much.

Highlighting this week's offerings is the Square Enix Famicom RTS (o_O), Hanjuku Hero. It is the second Square Enix game to hit the VC, the first being Actraiser.

Joining it are Yoshi's Story for the N64, and Assault Suits Leynos for the Mega Drive, also known as Target Earth in the US.