Virtual Console Monday - Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, Golden Axe III, and Lunar Pool
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at 8:56am by David
Three new titles hit the Virtual Console today, including another “import” title:
Lunar Pool - NES - 500 points
Lunar Pool takes the historical game of billiards and reinvents it with a unique and futuristic flair.
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun - NES - 600 points
Take on the role of a ninja called JaJaMaru and rescue the captured Princess Sakura from the evil Namazu Dayuu in this action-packed game, previously unreleased outside of Japan.
Golden Axe III - Genesis - 800 points
The once-peaceful kingdom so familiar to fans of the original Golden Axe is under threat once again. The Prince of Darkness has stolen the invaluable Golden Axe, taken over the kingdom and rendered its warriors harmless with an evil curse.
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:57 am
uhh… Random, much?
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:38 am
I remember renting Lunar Pool waaay back in the day. At the time, there really wasn’t much for “pool” games for the NES. In fact, there may not have even been a traditional pool game then…which boggled my mind as to why they would release a “space” version.
Oh well. It was pretty “OK”…it’s basically pool with crazy looking tables with all sorts of angles and obsticles.
Oh man, flashbacks…I vividly remember returning that game to the store, and then renting Lode Runner.
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 am
talk about garbage!! who’s in charge of VC releases? they should be fired
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:37 am
No thanks.
This week’s VC releases is another reason to sell my Wii. Sub-par VC games… yuck.
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:39 pm
bleh where are they digging up these low grade titles?
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:51 pm
^
From the bargain bin at the Dollar Store apparently.
Its sad though, because the main reason I wanted a Wii was for the Virtual Console content, but each week’s release is more dissapointing than the previous one.
There are a few golden titles that come out that are worth grabbing (SMB World, DKC, Ocarina of Time, Super Metroid, etc) and then you have your flops, which outnumber the good VC games.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Oh good god some of you are just so high-strung when it comes to mere VC releases. Especially you Jerod, saying the Wii is a waste because “boo-hoo” your games didn’t came out this week or just fillers. What do you expect?!? Super Mario RPG, SMB 3, Majoras Mask all in one day, foolish!
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:56 pm
I’m just saying that I would like some high profile games every once in a while. As it stands there has just been too much filler on the VC lately IMO.
October 22nd, 2007 at 3:21 pm
@Atlantis1982: Exactly, not all the triple A titles will be released within weeks of each other.
It’s nice to see that the Imports were not just a once a month thing, although nothing this week interests me.