Tomorrow’s Virtual Console Releases

Two games are coming to us tomorrow on the Virtual Console. One is from the SNES and one from the Genesis. Both of them are going for 900 points and are rated E for everyone.

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure

This is a relatively unknown title. An action game set in a cute fantasy world, in fact, the country of Fantasia. Your fairy friend is kidnapped and you have to head off on a series of quest to retrieve her, and solve the dark mysteries of the world, silencing the singing in the forests. The came is fun and comical. DoReMi has a loyal following of supporters, but unfortunately for them, no sequel was ever released, nor was much attention ever given to the game. Maybe this Virtual Console release will bring some attention to the title. For the most part though, I doubt that many people are going to shell out $9 for a SNES game they’ve never head of. I would completely recommend the games for anyone who enjoys fun adventures, but I would also recommend Nintendo lower its VC prices.

Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu 

Puyo Puyo can high success, and Puyo Puyo 2 was widely acclaimed. Unfortunately, here in the west, it is just another unheard of title. This game consists of falling Puyo’s which you have deal with in various ways, usually by rotating sets of four. There is a wide set of rules and options open to you, which expands as the game goes. The game plays like a puzzle, with quick thinking being a plus. Like most modern games of this sort, you can build chains for increased scores. At the time of the release, Puyo Puyo had gameplay that was fairly unique. Nowadays we have a lot of games of this sort running around, so I don’t know what the demand will be. Again, I bet this would do better with lower costs. It costs almost nothing for Nintendo to distribute this. Hopefully in the future we’ll see lower VC prices.

Virtual Console has good things going for it. I’m hoping for more releases soon. A wider range with lower costs. That’ll really get things moving. If Nintendo doesn’t wake up on the VC and shake things up, homebrew is going to offer better emulation, for cheaper. After that, it is game over.