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Virtual Console give ones the ability to play classic Nintendo and SEGA games from the NES, SNES, N64, Genesis/Mega Drive, TurboGrafx and Commodore 64. Players can buy these games at the Wii Shop Channel using "Wii Points". Points can be purchased online with your Wii, or in a store. The games generally cost less than $10. There are quite a few and Nintendo updates this service at least once a week. The games are played using the Wii Classic controller (all games), GameCube controller (all games, but not very well with SNES games) or the Wii remote (NES/TG16/MD only).
NES games[ | ]
Title | Developer | Wii Points | Classic Controller | Wii Remote | GC Controller | ESRB | PEGI | CERO | OFLCA | NA | EU | JP | AU | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseball | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Castlevania | Konami | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7+ | G | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
Donkey Kong | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Donkey Kong Jr. | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Donkey Kong Jr. Math | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Elevator Action | Taito | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
Excitebike | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Galaga | Namco | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Gomoku Narabe Renju | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Gradius | Konami | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Ice Climber | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Ice Hockey | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Ikki | Sunsoft | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Kid Icarus | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Kirby's Adventure | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
The Legend of Kage | Taito | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | A | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Lode Runner | Hudson | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Mario Bros. | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Mighty Bomb Jack | Tecmo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Ninja Jajamaru Kun | Jaleco | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Pinball | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Punch-Out!! | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7+ | ? | G | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Soccer | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Solomon's Key | Tecmo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Tecmo Bowl | Tecmo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | Yes | No | No | No | |||||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Konami | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7+ | G | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
Tennis | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Urban Champion | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Wario's Woods | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Xevious | Namco | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Yoshi's Egg | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Nintendo | 500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7+ | A | G | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SNES games[ | ]
Title | Developer | Wii Points | Classic Controller | Wii Remote | GC Controller* | ESRB | PEGI | CERO | OFLCA | NA | EU | JP | AU | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ActRaiser | Quintet | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Contra III: The Alien Wars | Konami | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E10+ | 12+ | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Donkey Kong Country | Rare | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
F-Zero | Nintendo | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Fire Emblem: Monshล no Nazo | Intelligent Systems | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu | Intelligent Systems | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Hercules no Eikou 3 | Paon | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Komaitachi no Yoru | ChunSoft | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | D | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Legend of the Mystical Ninja | Konami | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | 7+ | PG | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Mario's Super Picross | Nintendo | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
R-Type III: The Third Lightning | Irem | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | G | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire | Koei | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Shin Megami Tensei | Atlus | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
SimCity | Nintendo | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior | Capcom | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | T | 12+ | B | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Super Castlevania IV | Konami | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E10+ | 3+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Capcom | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | A | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
Super Mario World | Nintendo | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Super Metroid | Nintendo | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*Note: The GameCube controller does not map well to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System button layout. It will probably be easier to play these games with the Classic Controller instead.
Nintendo 64 games[ | ]
Title | Developer | Wii Points | Classic Controller | Wii Remote | GC Controller | ESRB | PEGI | CERO | OFLCA | NA | EU | JP | AU | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | E | Yes | No | No | No | |||||
Super Mario 64 | Nintendo | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 12+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Sega Genesis games[ | ]
Title | Developer | Wii Points | Classic Controller | Wii Remote | GC Controller | ESRB | PEGI | CERO | OFLCA | NA | EU | JP | AU | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle | Sega | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Alien Storm | Sega | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Altered Beast | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Beyond Oasis | Ancient | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | A | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
Bio-Hazard Battle | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Bonanza Bros. | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Columns | Sega/Compile | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Comix Zone | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Dino Bros. | Sega | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Compile | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Ecco the Dolphin | Novotrade International | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Gain Ground | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Golden Axe | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 12+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Gunstar Heroes | Treasure | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E10+ | 3+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Ristar | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Shadow Dancer | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Sonic Spinball | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Sonic the Hedgehog | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | 800 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Space Harrier II | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
The Story of Thor | Ancient | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | 7+ | PG | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
Streets of Rage | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E10+ | 7+ | B | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Sword of Vermillion | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | A | PG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Tant-R | Sega | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
ToeJam & Earl | Johnson Voorsanger Productions | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 3+ | A | G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Vectorman | BlueSky Software | 800 | Yes | No | Yes | 7+ | A | PG | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
Virtua Fighter 2 | Sega | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Wonder Boy in Monster World | Westone | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
TurboGrafx-16 games[ | ]
Title | Developer | Wii Points | Classic Controller | Wii Remote | GC Controller | ESRB | PEGI | CERO | OFLCA | NA | EU | JP | AU | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alien Crush | Compile[1] | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Bomberman '93 | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Bonk's Adventure | Red Entertainment | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Chew Man Fu | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Double Dungeons | NCS | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 12+ | A | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
Dragon's Curse | Hudson Soft | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | E | 7+ | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||||
Dungeon Explorer | Atlus/Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 12+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Final Soldier | Hudson | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag | Human Entertainment | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Galaga '88 | Namco | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Military Madness | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||||
Moto Roader | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Necromancer | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
New Adventure Island | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
R-Type | Irem/Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
R-Type II | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | A | No | No | Yes | No | |||||
Shockman | NCS | 1000 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Soldier Blade | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Splatterhouse | Namco | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | T | 12+ | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||||
Super Star Soldier | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 7+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Vigilante | Irem | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 12+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Victory Run | Hudson Soft | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | E | 3+ | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Wonder Momo | Namco | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Yokai Dochu Ki | Namco | 600 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Available Consoles[ | ]
- Sega Mega Drive (Sega) (800 points)
- Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo) (500 points)
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo) (800 points)
- Nintendo 64 (Nintendo) (1000 points)
- TurboGrafx 16 (600 points)
- Neo Geo (900 points)
- Commodore 64 (500 points)
Controller mapping[ | ]
NES games | D-pad | Start | Select | A | B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wii Remote | D-pad | Plus | Minus | 2 | 1 |
GCN controller | Analog stick D-pad |
Start/Pause | Z | A / X | B / Y |
Classic Controller | D-pad Left analog stick |
Plus | Minus | A / X | B / Y |
SNES games | D-pad | Start | Select | A | B | X | Y | L | R |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GCN controller | Analog stick D-pad |
Start/Pause | Z | A | B | X | Y | L | R |
Classic Controller | D-pad Left analog stick |
Plus | Minus | A | B | X | Y | L | R |
Mega Drive/Genesis games | D-pad | Start | A | B | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wii Remote | D-pad | Plus | A | 2 | 1 |
GCN controller | Analog stick D-pad |
Start/Pause | B | A | X |
Classic Controller | D-pad Left analog stick |
Plus | Y | B | A |