The first Wii Virtual Console lineup has been released. Check out the full list after the break.

NES Games (500 Wii Points)

  • Mario Bros.: Mario and Luigi punch turtles.
  • The Legend of Zelda: The original Hyrulean adventure.
  • Donkey Kong: The game that put Nintendo on the map.
  • Donkey Kong Jr.: Not quite a classic, but its cameo in Yoshi’s Island DS is pretty boss.
  • Ice Hockey: Fat guy, normal guy and skinny guy hit the ice.
  • Pinball: Mario moonlights as a paddle in this one.
  • Soccer: Another early NES sports title. About soccer!
  • Tennis: Simple but effective volley action.
  • Urban Champion: An early, and not particularly good, brawler.
  • Wario’s Woods: A falling-block puzzle game starring Wario.
  • Baseball: Yet another early NES sports game.
  • Solomon’s Key: A surprisingly difficult puzzle-action game.

SNES Games (800 Wii Points)

  • F-Zero: A futuristic racer that reinvented the genre.
  • SimCity: Make your city awesome and you’ll get a statue of Mario!

N64 Games (1000 Wii Points)

  • Super Mario 64: The template for 3D platform gaming.

Genesis Games (800 Wii Points)

  • Sonic the Hedgehog: Spiky guy, attitude, goes fast. You know this one.
  • Altered Beast: This bestial brawler will make you wise fwom your gwave!
  • Golden Axe: One of the best multiplayer brawlers ever made.
  • Columns: Before Bejeweled, there was Columns.
  • Ecco the Dolphin: Save the ocean in this beautiful (but difficult) adventure.
  • Gunstar Heroes: The action/shooter/platformer/brawler that made Treasure a hardcore fave.
  • Space Harrier II: A fast-paced shooter featuring super-scaler action!
  • Toe Jam & Earl: A funky and oddly mellow adventure.
  • Ristar: Sega’s less popular 16-bit mascot.
  • Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine: (Psst, it’s actually Puyo Pop.)

TurboGrafx 16 Games (600 Wii Points)

  • Bonk’s Adventure: Carnivorous caveman antics.
  • Super Star Soldier: Superlative space shooting.
  • Victory Run: Slick racing action.
  • Bomberman ‘93: Explosive multiplayer mayhem.
  • Dungeon Explorer: Classic RPG combat.

Nintendo promises 10 new titles to be released each month, so you can remember your past at little doses at a time. Come on Nintendo, please add 007 Goldeneye for N64 to this list soon.

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