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Today’s Virtual Console Games: August 18

• Scribbled on August 18th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
• Filed in New Release(s), Nintendo Wii, Platformer, Press Release, Retro, Sports, Virtual Console

This week’s Virtual Console games features yet another casual sports title, and a classic NES game that is pretty timely.

The first Mega Man is considered one of the best NES games ever, and with Mega Man 9 coming to WiiWare - as well as Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network - it’s a good way to get reacquainted with the franchise, especially since #9 is being made to resemble the original NES titles in look, gameplay and sound.

Neo Turf Masters was a golf game for the NEO*GEO, and while it has the typical lush NEO arcade looks, it also features the same arcade-y feel. So, if you want an arcade-style golf game… well, you can’t demo it first.

• Mega Man (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
• NEO TURF MASTERS (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)

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Virtual Console

Mega Man (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): Join the blue bomber in his first-ever adventure as he battles the evil Dr. Wily and his robotic henchmen to restore peace to a troubled world. Mega Man is a super-robot created by the genius scientist Dr. Light. When Dr. Wily goes rogue with an army of six of his own devious robot masters, it’s up to Mega Man to put a stop to his nefarious plot by traversing a series of stages rife with enemies, traps and perilous platform challenges. At the end of each stage, conquer one of the robot masters and claim his weapon as your own, using it to your advantage in subsequent fights.

NEO TURF MASTERS (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 900 Wii Points): This is a golf game that was first released in 1996. The player picks one of six available golfers and competes on a number of golf courses around the world, including Japan (Fujiyama Oriental Golf Club), America (Grand Canyon Golf Course), Australia (Blue Lagoon Golf Course) and Germany (Baden Golf Course). The game features two modes of play. The first is Stroke Play, in which the player attempts to get the best score by playing all 18 holes. The second is Match Play, in which two players compete to see who can win more of the 18 holes. Grab a friend and get ready to hit the fairway.