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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Four Virtual Console Games Tomorrow

According to a Nintendo press release, four new Virtual Console games will be released tomorrow at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. The games include the following:

Donkey Kong Jr.
1-2 players, 500 Wii Points
Based on the popular arcade game in the 1980s, Donkey Kong Jr. is the sequel to Donkey Kong. Players play as Junior, Donkey Kong's son, to rescue his imprisoned father from Mario. Using vines and chains, players gather keys to open up the imprisoned ape.

Victory Run
1 player, 600 Wii Points
Based on the TurboGrafx16 game, Victory Run is a rally racing game, made up of eight tracks across the world. The game offers upgradeable parts such as tires, gears, engines, suspensions and brakes. Driving on rough courses and hitting obstacles will cause damage to individual parts.

Columns
1-2 players, 800 Wii Points
Based on the Sega Genesis title, Columns is set similar to Tetris but with three same-colored blocks needed to be aligned rather than full rows. Sets of multicolored gems drop from the top of the screen and can be rearranged with the press of a button.

Ristar
1 player, 800 Wii Points
Based on the Sega Genesis title, Ristar is an adventure game set in the Valdi System of outer space, comprised of seven planets. Ristar uses extendable arms to combat Greedy, a space pirate.

According to Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime, the Virtual Console will be updated with anywhere from one to five titles every Monday, with ten titles to appear every month beginning January 2007.

Retrieved from: Thewiire.com

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