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SEGA announces new Wii VC games photo

While I'm sitting here trying to blow through CES junk, I just so happened to get a little reminder from SEGA on some upcoming Wii Virtual Console games they have for you Wii lovers. Take a look, straight from the press release:

SEGA ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW TITLES COMING TO Wii VIRTUAL CONSOLE


Five Additional SEGA Genesis Classics Will Soon Be Available for Download on the Wii™ Shop Channel

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (January 8, 2007) - SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced five titles from its SEGA Genesis™ library, Streets of Rage, Bio-Hazard Battle, Gain Ground, Comix Zone and Bonanza Bros. will soon be available on the Wii™ Shop Channel for download and play on the Wii's Virtual Console. Prices start at 800 Wii Points for SEGA Genesis titles. Wii Points can be purchased online or at select retailers at an MSRP of $20 for 2,000 points.

"The Wii Shop Channel is a great avenue for gamers who want instant access to classic SEGA Genesis titles," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Legendary titles such as Streets of Rage, Comic Zone and Bonanza Bros. are a perfect fit for this platform and will be ready for download later this month."

More details after the jump. Excited?

Q1 2007 Line Up:

• Streets of Rage - This city was once a happy, peaceful, place…until one day, a powerful secret criminal organization took over. This vicious syndicate soon had control of the government and even the police force. The city has become a center of violence and crime where no one is safe. Amid this turmoil, a group of determined young police officers has sworn to clean up the city. Among them are Adam Hunter, Axel Stone, and Blaze Fielding. They decided to put their lives on the line and take back their city through their special hand-to-hand combat abilities. They are willing to risk anything, even their lives, on the Streets of Rage. (1991/© SEGA)

• Bio-Hazard Battle - An army of biogenetic mutants has gone haywire, terrorizing the world and putting the future of the planet in jeopardy. It's up to you to take on the mutant menace and restore order and harmony to the planet Avaron, before it's too late! Through eight levels of intense action, you'll be up against some of the nastiest, most vile creatures you've ever seen, things like mega amoebas, nuclear crabs, electroworms, and gut-grabbing insects. You have four different Bioship fightercraft to choose from, each with unique handling capabilities and weapons systems. Your mission will take you through cavernous mineshafts, the ocean floor, and the Biowar Lab, each populated by heinous creatures that only man could have created. Hop into your fightercraft and save Avaron from certain doom. (1992/© SEGA)

• Gain Ground - It's the 31st Century, and science and technology have progressed to the point that the human race is approaching perfection: no war, no poverty, and no conflict. With nothing to worry about, the human race seems destined to live forever in harmony; but what if Earth came under attack? By this point in time, people did not know how to cope with problems or conflicts, and had completely lost their survival instincts. In response to this, the United Earth Government created the Gain Ground system, a war simulator that would help humans rediscover their lost instincts. After several terrible malfunctions, the creators became prisoners in their own creation. Now it's up to you and two courageous comrades to go into the Gain Ground system, rescue your fellow humans, and destroy the system. You'll battle through different periods in history as you revive your survival instincts, while trying to stay alive! (1991/© SEGA)

• Comix Zone - Sketch Turner is an artist in New York City. One day while Sketch is drawing, there is a huge thunderstorm and a bolt of lightning hits Sketch's image, bringing it to life. That image is Mortus, a megalomaniac mutant who wants to become real and rule the earth. Mortus magically transports Sketch into the pages of his comic book so that he can end his creator's life and become real. Inside the comic book, Sketch meets General Alissa Cyan, who believes he is a superhero that came to save their post-apocalyptic world from the evil brought by Mortus' hand. Now that he's a comic book superhero, Sketch can fight like a one-man mercenary platoon! (1995/© SEGA)

• Bonanza Bros. - Mobo and Robo Bonanza are enjoying their favorite television show when the picture crackles and the shadowy figure of a mysterious stranger appears on screen. This figure asks them to collect certain items that he has placed inside various buildings to test his security force. If they return the items successfully, Mobo and Robo will be rewarded. The two of them agree to get the job done in just three minutes, however, they don't know yet that each building is packed with security guards who will raise the alarm if they are caught red-handed and a huge reward will be given out if Mobo and Robo are apprehended. Fortunately both Mobo and Robo are equipped with bullets that can knock the guards unconscious for a few seconds. Help the infamous Bonanza Bros. infiltrate a number of different locations ranging from banks to mansions to casinos and don't get caught! (1991/© SEGA)

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14 comments | showing # 1 to 14

Michymaster's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 17:54
Michymaster
Yeah... now we need the Nintendo games like Mario Kart 64 for example
leshrac55's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 17:57
leshrac55
No, not excited.

Whatever happened to the "new" virtual console content? Didn't Nintendo and a few other companies (including the Wii IGN team) say they were working on some new games? Maybe those would be worth the inflated prices these things are going for... but not these.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 18:05
Rockvillian
I'm not allowing myself to get excited by Genesis or NES games anymore since my RCA television cuts out with a "NO SIGNAL" screen every 10 seconds.

I guess that means they're extremely faithful ports since it did the same thing with the actual consoles?
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 18:12
Namelessted
Still $8 for a Genesis game? Then I don't fucking care what game it is. It isn't worth $8. Even if its Robocop vs Terminator 2 (my favorite game on the Genesis, you can make fun of me if you want) i won't pay for it.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 18:21
BahamutZero
you should pay for comix zone. that game is the shit
Leon-G's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 18:38
Leon-G
"Whatever happened to the "new" virtual console content? Didn't Nintendo and a few other companies (including the Wii IGN team) say they were working on some new games? Maybe those would be worth the inflated prices these things are going for... but not these."
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Yeah I was wondering the same thing. They said they were going to do it.. so whats the hold up? We havent even heard anything.. meanwhile both the 360 and ps3 had original content on their download service from day one. And as namelessted was saying.. whats with these crazy VC prices? 8 bucks for a genesis game is way too much as are all the other VC games for that matter. I think it would be fair if the prices were as follows..$3- nes, $5- snes/genesis/turbographx
and $-7 dollars for N64 games. Either drop the prices or add some additional content like online play or leaderboards or something.. which I would actually prefer to a price drop because it would give me a bit of a reason to buy old beloved games.
Futuris7's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 18:38
Futuris7
Yeah Comix Zone is good shit.

If that remake of SoR didn't just come out I would be smashing my monitor in joy for the news. But since it did.....woop.
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 19:18
LostCrichton
comix zone is the only one out of that group I'll certainly buy...i might get streets of rage. I used to play comix zone on the pc when i was a kid.
wintermute's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 19:39
wintermute
Ho-ly Hell

My top 5 faourite genesis games:

1. Streets of Rage
2. Dungeons and Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun
3. Sonic 3
4. Comix Zone
5. Robocop vs. Terminator

So, I'm pretty pleased and, namelessted: Its all good my man, never played the sequel but the first game is freakin' tense.
wintermute's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 19:42
wintermute
favourite*
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 21:10
Dexter345
Streets of Rage eff tee dubya.
nightmareci's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 21:28
nightmareci
Streets of Rage 2 is better in every way than the first, at least to me. The first seems so... primitive, in comparison. But Comix Zone is sw33t, so that's good, I guess.
Foxtoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 23:48
Foxtoid
I really like the VC, I don't feel it's stupid at all to download from it, even though you can google roms and emulators. I'm tired of Nintendo being a freakin tease though, let's prioritize the landmark games, here's some games I wish I could play on it.

1.Shining Force II
2.Chrono Trigger
3.Super Metroid
4.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
5.Super Mario World
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2007 03:53
Burnt Meatloaf
@leshrac55 and Leon-G: So long as people keep buying this crap, Nintendo won't invest a dime in original content.

Cheap, cheap, cheap -- and people love them for it.
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