MasterSystem (finally) coming to Virtual Console
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Nintendo Wii, Virtual Console. Tagged with America, Downloads, Fan Stuff, Master System.
Yesterday, Sega of America announced that they would be bringing MasterSystem games to the Wii’s Virtual Console download service, joining the Megadrive/Genesis, NES, SNES, N64 and NEO GEO in the ever growing list of systems available on the service.
Kicking off the console’s debut will be two fan-favourite games, WonderBoy (yes!) and Fantasy Zone.
SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that Wonder Boy and Fantasy Zone will be the first wave of many SEGA MasterTM System titles that will soon be available for download on the WiiTM Shop Channel. Prices start at 400 WiiTM Points for SEGA Master System titles. Wii Points can be purchased online or at select retailers at an MSRP of $20 for 2,000 points.
WonderBoy - As Tom-Tom the Wonder Boy, it’s up to you to rescue your girlfriend Tanya from the vile clutches of a monster that has kidnapped her. To do so, you must navigate through a series of worlds in a race against time to reach your goal, as you battle off foes and collect fruit that will add to the amount of time you have to complete your mission. You can also collect helpful power-ups from various eggs, but make sure to avoid the “bad” eggs and poisonous mushrooms that sap your precious vitality. Find the magic doll in each level that opens up the hidden areas, and make it to the very end to rescue your one true love!
Fantasy Zone - Take command of the spaceship Opa-Opa and blast your way through various fantastical levels as you try to take out all the enemy bases in each stage. Once you’ve destroyed the bases, you’ll have to beat the stage boss in order to move on to the next level. By using your guns and bombs wisely, you’ll be able to take down your enemies and explore each of the crazy environments in this side-scroller. You can also buy upgraded weapons for your ship by accessing the shop. Various SEGA games through the years have referenced the Opa-Opa - now you can play the game that started it all!
The Wii Shop Channel serves as the Wii’s online storefront, where visitors can redeem Wii Points to download games and other items. Users need a high-speed Internet connection to access the Wii Shop Channel. More Virtual Console games will come available every Monday following launch. Users buy Wii Points at retail or with a credit card online from the Wii Shop Channel and redeem their Wii Points to download the classic games.
Now all I need are some Game Gear downloads and I’ll be a very happy bunny.
[Special Thanks: RoJM Via the Forums]
Comments on this article
There have been 9 responses to this article.
*sigh* I’d be so into the Virtual Console if all the games didn’t suffer from 50hz-itis.
Nev
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 4:46 pm.
I’ll download both of those when they arrive.
Emmett The Crab
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 9:04 pm.
I always thought Fantasy Zone was too hard to be fun. Wonderboy is alright for what it is, though.
Kogen
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 9:39 pm.
Fantasy Zone is one of those games which grows on you as soon as you get better. Others - which seemed like rubbish initially but turned out great later on - are Cloud Master or The Ninja. The first two stages of the later look not ugly but are both - hard and frustrating. But as soon as you have the hang of it, it is maybe the best Ninja game - at least beating early Ninja Gaiden and even Shinobi.
Wonderboy is a good, long platformer. Not the epic adventure later games turned out to be but with the unique setting it stands out among other platformers. For all those (poor sobs) who only owned a NES Hudson’s original “Adventure Island” is a 80% port, so if you have played that, add 10% to your “rating” and you know how much you’ll like Wonderboy….
develin
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 10:19 pm.
Thanks for the visual, guys. The only penis I want to see on this site belongs to Robotnik!
Gamerschoice
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 11:04 pm.
Who the hell calls THAT a “Master System”!?
Angelo
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 11:33 pm.
G.
Kogen
Posted March 26th, 2008 at 11:36 pm.
Develin - I forgot to add to the article that Im slightly annoyed by this all - because I only recently purchased Adventure Island on the VC - just because I missed playing Wonder Boy, and it was the closest thing to it…
It’s fun… just not Wonder Boy-tastic.
Oh well I think I will still definitely download the REAL Wonder Boy.
Also my friend LOVES The Ninja. But he has never made it past level 2. That’s owning the game for some 15 years now!
Graham
Posted March 27th, 2008 at 1:43 am.
Super Fantasy Zone is FAR better then the original.. PASS.
Wonderboy is awesome!
Ryan
Posted March 27th, 2008 at 6:46 pm.