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Last week, Nintendo was kind enough to give us a heads up about how awesome they were, and that they'd be bringing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) to the Virtual Console today. Holding true to their promise, Zelda II marks the 100th game in the Wii Shop Channel. Thankfully, the game is not alone today.

Milon's Secret Castle (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points), ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points), and Dead Moon (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points) all can be found on Nintendo's totally awesome Shop Channel today.

Of all of these titles, Hudson Soft's Milon's Secret Castle stands out, if only because it's a game that drove me to the brink of insanity as a child. If my memory serves me, this bubble-blowing musical adventure was excrutiatingly difficult. With one life and virtually nowhere to save (or continue from), this game is likely responsible for many broken NES Advantage controllers. That said, if you're truly hardcore (and you are, right?), Milon's Secret Castle should be a breeze.

Press release (with full game descriptions) after the jump.

Wii-kly Update: Four New Classic Games Mark Wii Shop Channel Milestone

For six months, classic games have flowed at a steady rate into the gaming reservoir that is the Wii Shop Channel. And this week Wii™ fans will see that pool of games hit a new high-water mark, as Nintendo adds a wave of new entries: Nos. 97, 98, 99 and 100. Why not dive in and see what treasures you find?

The four new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

Milon’s Secret Castle® (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 500 Wii Points): It is a world where music is the language of the people. An evil warlord from the north arrives and captures the castle. The princess is imprisoned deep within the castle, and the world’s musical instruments are taken and hidden away. Our hero, Milon, takes it upon himself to fight the warlord, rescue the princess and recover the people’s musical instruments. He has only his wits and the magical Bubble to aid him on his quest. Help Milon along the way by looking for hidden doors, finding secret items and defeating fierce enemies. Make sure to look for the shops inside the castle, where you can buy hints and valuable items. Whenever Milon finds a Music Box, he will be transported to a bonus stage. Each instrument you find will add a layer to the background music. Try to grab all seven instruments to create a performance worthy of a music-themed game.

ToeJam & Earl™ in Panic on Funkotron (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points): During ToeJam and Earl’s trip back home, a number of Earthlings hitchhiked on their spaceship and are now infesting planet Funkotron. ToeJam and Earl must track down the Earthlings in order to capture them in large jars and ship them back to Earth in spaceships. It is also their funky mission to find 10 beloved objects belonging to Lamont the “Funkapotamus,” the source of all funk in the universe, so they can persuade him to return to his favorite funk-filled planet. ToeJam and Earl must use their “funk powers,” such as Funk Move and Funk Scan, to assist in evading and capturing the Earthlings.

Dead Moon (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This side-scrolling shooter includes a total of six scenes spanning areas from Earth to the moon. The story begins with a comet discovered in thevicinity of Pluto that is headed on a sudden collision course with Earth. Mankind narrowly succeeds in diverting the comet’s course, and it crashes into the moon. However, investigations into the damage uncover that what hit the moon was not a comet, but a gigantic mother ship. Power up your ship, destroy enemies and fight your way through the bosses in an attempt to reach the moon’s core and protect Earth from alien invasion. Enjoy the unique world of Dead Moon, including various stages with beautiful backgrounds, a power-up system that increases your attack as well as your defense and bosses that have you altering your ship’s direction to fight them.

… and the 100th game in the Wii Shop Channel:

Zelda II™ – The Adventure of Link® (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): Link returns to Hyrule to search for the Triforce and to awaken Zelda from an endless sleep. Embark on a quest to find the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule from ruin. Learn magic spells, talk to people in towns to get clues, collect items to increase your power and explore six palaces where the underlings of the evil Ganon await you. This sequel to the Adventure classic uses a side-scrolling visual engine unique to the series for more technical combat, and features more in-depth world roaming as Link encounters townsfolk while on his quest.

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BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 09:40
BlindsideDork
Dead Moon..say wha? any good?
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 09:48
Mxyzptlk
I've never heard of Dead Moon either. I also remember Milton's Secret Castle driving me batshit crazy. Didn't it have invisible doors with absolutely no clues as to where they were?
DrRockso's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:03
DrRockso
Dead Moon, huh? A sidescrolling shooter? I likee.

And big ups for TJ and E hitting the VC.
mdvalenz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:09
mdvalenz
WooHoo, Zelda II finally.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:21
Nick Chester
8-bit secrets were awesome.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:51
s0lesurviv0r
I remember Milon's Secret Castle because the first few times I rented it I could not get past the first or second level. I had no clue what was going on until a friend told me.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:54
BlindsideDork
I haven't bought a game since Ghouls and ghosts or what not..I kind of regretted that one.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:54
BlindsideDork
I think I need Actraiser though..that or a ninja game.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 10:55
Mxyzptlk
Actraiser is mega-sweet. Either ninja game will do you good, I got both.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:01
Snaileb
act-raiser.
Crackhippo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:01
Crackhippo
Am I the only one who likes funkatron!? c'mon you can make out with blowfish! heh
savagesaladin's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:14
savagesaladin
So are they only going to release games that are "E" for Everyone?

So I should pretty much cut my N64 wish-list in half.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:24
Nick Chester
Splatterhouse isn't rated E!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:24
Mxyzptlk
It'd be nice if they actually released a few more N64 titles sometime soon. If your wish-list includes anything by Rare, you can probably count those out right now. I'd love to be wrong though. :)
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:43
BluDesign
I think if they released Turok 2, that'd be swell, since the game constantly froze on my N64. But they better release the initial one as well.

I'll get Zelda II at one point. I have to beat the other three VC Zelda games first.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 11:53
Mxyzptlk
I NEED Wave Race 64, and the girl asks me every week if Yoshi's Story or Pokemon Snap is out yet. :)
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 12:12
Nick Chester
Agreed -- more N64 releases would make the line-up seem a bit more substantial. You guys want to see War Gods, right?
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 12:14
Snaileb
War Gods and Mace : The Dark Age!!

Nick you da man.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 12:15
Snaileb
War Gods actually sucked... except for Kabuki Joe and Morphex or whatever.

Mace was really good. Pojo the Chicken as an unlockable character!
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 12:39
BluDesign
Snaileb, I'm stealing your evil squirrel avatar when I get tired of the Goat-PS3 logo.

I'll give the current one a good run though.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 12:42
BluDesign
OH, also, anyone wanna project as to what the #200 game might be? My money's on Super Mario Brothers 3 or Earthbound.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 12:45
Snaileb
@ 200th game comment : PURE EVIL

Also, look at my latest blog. Internet funny buisness. Im desperately looking for people to play Halo3 beta with..off topic.
KonohaShinobi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 13:44
KonohaShinobi
Zelda2! Sweeeeet! I need to go buy some Wii Points =0
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 14:56
Necros
I heard, on the internets, that the Milon's Secret Castle developers looked at Super Mario Bros. and thought, "Hey, you know what people really like in that game? When they find a secret block! Let's base an entire game around that!" Then again, the internets also told me that Gears of War is coming out for PS3.
M-Extra's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2007 18:15
M-Extra
MILON'S SECRET FUCKING CASTLE.

Welcome, oh first of my VC purchases. I've been waiting for you.
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