JP Wii Virtual Console: 03/11/08: A Joy Mech Fantasy Zone

Akira_EX | March 12, 2008 | News | Wii

Whenever NA gets a pretty good release week, Japan seems to do it one better. The region gets four games to their Virtual Console, and just about all the games have their good qualities, including some that I would want to purchase.

The more interesting one for me is Joy Mech Fight for the Famicom. Hardcore Gaming 101 also has an excellent writeup about Joy Mech Fight. It's a Famicom fighter with 36 different playable characters. It is also influenced by Street Fighter II, and has a great art style. I would buy it if it came across the Pacific.

The second game is more well known in these parts: Fantasy Zone for the Sega Master System. It is a shoot-em-up with a fantasy-styled setting. Starring the sentient egg-shaped ship Opa-Opa, you blast your way through levels. Check HG101 for more information.

The other two games are City Connection for the Famicom, and Psycho Chaser for the PC Engine. The only Psycho Chaser I can find is the final boss fight, so look that up if you want. It's a shoot-em-up.

Recap:

FAM: City Connection, 1-2 Players, 500 Points

FAM: Joy Mech Fight, 1-2 Players, 500 Points

SMS: Fantasy Zone, 1-2 Players, 500 Points

PCE: Psycho Chaser, 1 Player, 600 Points

Keep track of the latest VC releases with the 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.

Four games hit the Virtual Console this week in Japan, none of which cost more than 600 Wii Points. Some of them may even be worth those small prices! The Famicom's original 2D fighting game, Joy Mech Fight stands out; though we have no idea if the game's any good, we suddenly have an interest in Nintendo-developed fighting games. Fantasy Zone is, of course, one of the Sega Master System's best: a free-scrolling (Defender-style) shooter in a super-colorful, cute environment.

For us, however, the most notable title on the Virtual Console this week is City Connection, and not because it's a good game. City Connection was in my personal NES collection for just a short time before it got "temporarily" loaned out; however, even after having played it only for a week or two, and after 20 years, that incessant music is still completely fresh in my mind. It won't go away, ever.

City Connection (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)

Joy Mech Fight (Famicom, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)

Fantasy Zone (Master System, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)

Psycho Chaser (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)

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