# What games need to be released on the Virtual Console ASAP?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [November 2, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014 "2007-11-02T14:31:28Z")
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### Author:  [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/1 "2007-11-02T14:31:28Z")
Some of my fondest game memories come from playing the following on various Nintendo consoles:
**Rock N’ Roll Racing**
**Pilotwings**
**Goldeneye 007**
**Lemmings**
**Tetris Attack**
**Blackthorne**
In my opinion, those Nintendo knuckleheads need to get working on this yesterday.
I also wish there was a way they could release the old Sierra adventure games ( **King’s Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest** ) on this thing.
Let’s get nostalgic on games. What do y’all want to see released?
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### Author:  [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/2 "2007-11-02T14:40:37Z")
Man, everything needs to be released on the Virtual Console. But I really wish Nintendo would start with these…
Base Wars (NES)
Metalstorm (NES)
StarTropics (NES)
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Eartbound (SNES) and Earthbound Zero (NES - released only in Japan)
Contra: Hard Corps (Genesis)
And of course GoldenEye, but it will be a long time if that ever happens.
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### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/3 "2007-11-02T15:15:13Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey]
And of course GoldenEye, but it will be a long time if that ever happens.
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Why is that? Is Rare being a giant, whiny, bitch?
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### Author:  [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/4 "2007-11-02T15:22:27Z")
[QUOTE=Mooch]
I also wish there was a way they could release the old Sierra adventure games ( **King’s Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest** ) on this thing.
Let’s get nostalgic on games. What do y’all want to see released?
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You can get a freeware remade versions of King’s Quest I through IV (I never played it originally but it’s apparently the same game, just slightly better graphics and runs without a dos box etc on current computers).
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### Author:  [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/5 "2007-11-02T15:35:01Z")
[QUOTE=bouv]
Why is that? Is Rare being a giant, whiny, bitch?
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It’s because of the hugely complicated license rights dealing with GoldenEye.
The game was developed by Rare, who is now owned by Microsoft. But it was originally published by Nintendo. Also, the James Bond license is now owned by Activision.
So you’d have to work out some deal that made Nintendo, Microsoft and Activision happy. Supposedly all three sides are “working on it,” but I’m not holding my breath.
It’s not impossible though, after all Konami (the original publisher) and Ubisoft (the current license holder) got together to put the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game on XBLA along with the first two NES Turtles games on the VC. But none of the console makers were involved in that deal.
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### Author:  [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/6 "2007-11-02T15:36:47Z")
[QUOTE=Flutterby]
You can get a freeware remade versions of King’s Quest I through IV (I never played it originally but it’s apparently the same game, just slightly better graphics and runs without a dos box etc on current computers).
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I wonder if they’ll run on a Mac? I’ll have to look into this. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/7 "2007-11-02T15:46:38Z")
[QUOTE=Mooch]
**Rock N’ Roll Racing**
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You have very good taste.
Since Earthbound was already mentioned, I’ll add:
Uniracers
Breath of Fire I
Harvest Moon 64 (and/or the SNES version)
River City Ransom
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### Author:  [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/8 "2007-11-02T15:46:56Z")
You’re welcome. 🙂
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### Author:  [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/9 "2007-11-02T15:55:42Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey]
It’s because of the hugely complicated license rights dealing with GoldenEye.
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Too bad, that still is one of the best FPSs I’ve ever played.
Personally I’m still waiting for another Rare title, **Blast Corps**.
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### Author:  [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/10 "2007-11-02T16:30:58Z")
[QUOTE=Pithy Moniker]
Uniracers
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Oh man! I thought I was the only one who remembered that game. What a blast.
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### Author:  [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/11 "2007-11-02T16:44:49Z")
Punch-Out.
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### Author:  [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/12 "2007-11-02T17:03:45Z")
[QUOTE=I’m No Saint]
Punch-Out.
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Punch-Out!! is on the VC. I keep debating with myself whether I should spend the couple of bucks to buy a game I’ve beaten upwards of 20 times.
Super Punch-Out!! is rumored to be added before the end of the year.
And another one I can’t believe I forgot in my first list: **Super Smash Bros.** for the N64.
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### Author:  [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/13 "2007-11-02T17:51:30Z")
SMB 3 ?
Or is this a woosh?
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/14 "2007-11-02T18:41:15Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey]
And another one I can’t believe I forgot in my first list: **Super Smash Bros.** for the N64.
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Tenbux says it’s released in the month leading up to SSBB, just as the earlier Metroids were for Prime 3.
Now that the NeoGeo is a supported system, I’d like to see the King of Fighters games get released. Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury are so very not worth $9, but the KoF series could be.
And I third Rock 'N Roll Racing.
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### Author:  [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/15 "2007-11-02T18:43:09Z")
[QUOTE=Bosstone]
Tenbux says it’s released in the month leading up to SSBB, just as the earlier Metroids were for Prime 3.
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I don’t doubt that’ll happen, but I hold out hope it will be added to the VC during the first week of December as an “I’m sorry” for the delay of Smash Bros Brawl.
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### Author:  [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/16 "2007-11-02T18:47:31Z")
[QUOTE=Meeko]
SMB 3 ?
Or is this a woosh?
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I don’t understand why nobody mentioned this one either…
Super Mario Bros. 3, dammit!
–FCOD
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### Author:  [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/17 "2007-11-02T19:57:48Z")
[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey]
Man, everything needs to be released on the Virtual Console. But I really wish Nintendo would start with these…
Secret of Mana (SNES)
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Secret of Mana is one of the very few games I’d buy a second copy of using the Virtual Console. I don’t have the third player adapter for the SNES and it’s really hard to gather three people around a computer to play it.
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### Author:  [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/18 "2007-11-02T20:38:41Z")
I’d love to see some of the non-Donkey Kong Rare titles as well- especially _Banjo-Kazooie_ and _Banjo-Tooie_- but since Rare is owned by one of Nintendo’s competitors, it will probably be impossible. (It would be nice to see DS ports, maybe- since Microsoft doesn’t make a handheld system, Rare is able to develop games for Nintendo’s handhelds. They made some GBA games distributed by THQ, and I believe they have a DS port of _Viva Pinata_ in the works.)
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### Author:  [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2007, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/19 "2007-11-03T08:12:19Z")
^ God Banjo-Kazooie was a great game. Banjo-Tooie, however, not so much.
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### Author:  [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-need-to-be-released-on-the-virtual-console-asap/425014/20 "2007-11-03T08:47:46Z")
Atari Lynx games.
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