Topic: VC Top 20

The Dutch VC List of 27-1:
1) (1) Super Mario Bros. 3
2) (2) Super Mario Bros.
3) (6) Super Mario 64
4) (3) Super Mario World
5) (5) Super Mario Bros. 2
6) (4) Mario Party 2
7) (8) Donkey Kong Country
8) (12) Mario Kart 64
9) (16) Super Mario Kart
10) (7) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11) (9) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
12) (10) The Legend of Zelda
13) (14) Donkey Kong
14) (17) Kirby's Adventure
15) (19) Paper Mario
16) (15) Pac-Man
17) (11) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
18) (13) Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
19) (-) Sonic The Hedgehog
20) (18) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Only one new game this week. Boulder Dash (20 last week) makes room for Sonic's first adventure.

Biggest climber is Super Mario Kart with seven spots. It accelerates straight back into the top 10.

Biggest droppers are the two Donkey Kong Country sequels. The second game drops six spots from 11 to 17 while the third game drops five spots from 13 to 18.

The Norwegian Top 20:
1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros.
3 (4) - Super Mario World
4 (3) - Mario Party 2
5 (5) - Super Mario 64
6 (7) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7 (6) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
8 (8) - Donkey Kong Country
9 (9) - Super Mario Bros. 2
10 (10) - Mario Kart 64
11 (12) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
12 (11) - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
13 (17) - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
14 (16) - Donkey Kong
15 (14) - The Legend of Zelda
16 (15) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
17 (20) - Paper Mario
18 (-) - Punch-Out!!
19 (18) - Yoshi's Story
20 (13) - Bubble Bobble

In: Punch-Out!!
Out: Super Mario Kart

The Dutch VC List of 3-2:
1) (1) Super Mario Bros. 3
2) (2) Super Mario Bros.
3) (7) Donkey Kong Country
4) (4) Super Mario World
5) (5) Super Mario Bros. 2
6) (3) Super Mario 64
7) (6) Mario Party 2
8) (9) Super Mario Kart
9) (14) Kirby's Adventure
10) (13) Donkey Kong
11) (16) Pac-Man
12) (8) Mario Kart 64
13) (19) Sonic the Hedgehog
14) (11) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
15) (15) Paper Mario
16) (17) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
17) (10) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
18) (18) Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
19) (-) Super Smash Bros.
20) (20) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

One new game. It's the return of Super Smash Bros. at 19 at the expense of The Legend of Zelda (12 last week).

The biggest climber is Sonic the Hedgehog with six spots from 19 to 13. The biggets dropper is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with seven spots from 10 to 17.

The Mexican VC Top 20 from January 28th:

1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros. (NES)
3 (5) - Super Mario World (SNES)
4 (4) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
5 (6) - Super Mario 64 (N64)
6 (3) - Mario Party 2 (N64)
7 (8) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
8 (7) - Mario Kart 64 (N64)
9 (11) - Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
10 (10) - Super Smash Bros. (N64)
11 (9) - Kirby's Adventure (NES)
12 (12) - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
13 (13) - Metal Slug 2 (Neo Geo)
14 (17) - Yoshi's Story (N64)
15 (14) - Pac-Man (NES)
16 (15) - Star Fox 64 (N64)
17 (20) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
18 (19) - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
19 (16) - Paper Mario (N64)
20 (18) - Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES)

No new games here. The biggest climbers are Yoshi's Story and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with three spots each; and the biggest droppers are Mario Party 2 and Paper Mario, both with... three spots too!!

And now, the Mexican VC Top 20 from February 4th:

1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros. (NES)
3 (6) - Mario Party 2 (N64)
4 (4) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
5 (5) - Super Mario 64 (N64)
6 (3) - Super Mario World (SNES)
7 (9) - Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
8 (7) - The Legend of zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
9 (8) - Mario Kart 64 (N64)
10 (10) - Super Smash Bros. (N64)
11 (12) - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
12 (13) - Metal Slug 2 (Neo Geo)
13 (11) - Kirby's Adventure (NES)
14 (15) - Pac-Man (NES)
15 (16) - Star Fox 64 (N64)
16 (14) - Yoshi's Story (N64)
17 (17) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
18 (20) - Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES)
19 (19) - Paper Mario (N64)
20 (X) - Super Metroid (SNES)

One new entry: Super Metroid returns to the list at the bottom place, leaving out Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (18th last week). The biggest climber is Mario Party 2 with three spots, from 6th to 3rd, and the biggest dropper is Super Mario World with... three spots, from 6th tom 3rd... XD

Last week's Norwegian top 20:
1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) - Super Mario World
4 (4) - Mario Party 2
5 (8) - Donkey Kong Country
6 (5) - Super Mario 64
7 (7) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
8 (9) - Super Mario Bros. 2
9 (6) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10 (10) - Mario Kart 64
11 (12) - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
12 (16) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
13 (19) - Yoshi's Story
14 (15) - The Legend of Zelda
15 (-) - Mega Man III
16 (20) - Bubble Bobble
17 (14) - Donkey Kong
18 (17) - Paper Mario
19 (-) - Super Mario Kart
20 (13) - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In: Mega Man 3 and Super Mario Kart
Out: Donkey Kong Country 2 and Punch-Out!!

Swedish Top 20, February 8th :

Virtual Console
1. (1) Super Mario Bros. 3
2. (2) Super Mario Bros.
3. (3) Super Mario World
4. (5) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
5. (9) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6. (8) Mario Party 2
7. (4) Super Mario 64
8. (6) Super Mario Bros. 2
9. (10) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
10. (11) Ice Climber
11. (7) Donkey Kong Country
12. (12) The Legend of Zelda
13. (14) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
14. (17) Super Metroid
15. (15) Mario Kart 64
16. (13) Bubble Bobble
17. (18) Kid Icarus
18. (-) Super Mario Kart
19. (16) Paper Mario
20. (-) Punch-Out!!

The Dutch VC List of 10-2:
1) (1) Super Mario Bros. 3
2) (2) Super Mario Bros.
3) (4) Super Mario World
4) (3) Donkey Kong Country
5) (5) Super Mario Bros. 2
6) (14) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
7) (6) Super Mario 64
8) (7) Mario Party 2
9) (16) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
10) (17) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11) (8) Super Mario Kart
12) (18) Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
13) (20) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
14) (13) Sonic The Hedgehog
15) (9) Kirby's Adventure
16) (10) Donkey Kong
17) (11) Pac-Man
18) (19) Super Smash Bros.
19) (15) Paper Mario
20) (-) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Well look at that. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link re-enters the list again. Too bad the first NES game is missing. Then we would have all the VC Zelda's in one list again. It means goodbye for Mario Kart 64 (12 last week).

And it's not the only succes for the Zelda's. A Link to the Past climbs seven spots, Ocarina of Time climbs seven spots and Majora's Mask even climbs eight spots, making it our biggest climber. Donkey Kong Country 2 and Donkey Kong Country 3 also are doing extremely well. The second installment climbs seven spots while the third part climbs six spots.

The biggest droppers are Kirby's Adventure, Donkey Kon and Pac-Man, all with six spots.

United States Top 20, 2/10/11

1. (1 =) Super Mario Bros. 3
2. (2 =) Super Mario Bros.
3. (3 =) Super Mario World
4. (4 =) Mario Party 2
5. (5 =) Super Mario Bros. 2
6. (6 =) Donkey Kong Country
7. (8 +1) Super Mario 64
8. (7 -1) The Legend of Zelda
9. (9 =) Pac-Man
10. (10 =) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11. (12 +1) Mario Kart 64
12. (11 -1) Donkey Kong
13. (13 =) Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
14. (17 +3) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
15. (15 =) Sonic The Hedgehog
16. (14 -2) Kirby's Adventure
17. (18 +1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
18. (16 -2) Super Smash Bros.
19. (20 +1) Tecmo Bowl
20. (19 -1) Galaga
Dropped Out: None
Last week's ranking and rise/fall (+ or -, = if ranked the same) in parenthesis. NR denotes not ranked the previous week.

Sorry I've not done one of these lately. Despite over 2 weeks since the last one, there's been little change and no newcomers or exits. Top 6 from last time stay the same. Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda switching places is the only change in the Top 10. More movement in the second half of the list. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is undoubtedly the big winner of the week, gaining 3 spots, to number 14. Kirby's Adventure and Super Smash Bros. share big loser of the week distinction, both falling two slots to 16th and 18th respectively. Tecmo Bowl may've gotten a little bump from Super Bowl hype, moving up a spot to 19th.

Canadian VC top 20

1-Super Mario Bros 3
2-Super Mario Bros
3-Mario Party 2
4-Super Mario World
5-Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6-Donkey Kong Country
7-Super Mario Bros 2
8-Super Mario 64
9-Zelda: Majora's Mask
10-Mario Kart 64
11-Zelda: A Link to the Past
12-Paper Mario
13-1942
14-Super Mario RPG
15-Legend of Zelda
16-Pac-Man
17-Donkey Kong Country 2
18-Kirby's Adventure
19-Donkey Kong
20-Super Smash Bros

Only 2 3rd party games!

1942 here may be the first time I've seen a VCA game in any country's top 20, and at number 13! You guys must like your fighter planes in the great white north!

The Norwegian Top 20:
1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) - Super Mario World
4 (4) - Mario Party 2
5 (5) - Donkey Kong Country
6 (6) - Super Mario 64
7 (10) - Mario Kart 64
8 (7) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
9 (8) - Super Mario Bros. 2
10 (9) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11 (12) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
12 (20) - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
13 (13) - Yoshi's Story
14 (14) - The Legend of Zelda
15 (19) - Super Mario Kart
16 (-) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
17 (11) - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
18 (17) - Donkey Kong
19 (18) - Paper Mario
20 (15) - Mega Man III

In: Donkey Kong Country 2
Out: Bubble Bobble

The Dutch VC List of 17-2:
1) (2) Super Mario Bros.
2) (1) Super Mario Bros. 3
3) (3) Super Mario World
4) (6) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
5) (8) Mario Party 2
6) (4) Donkey Kong Country
7) (7) Super Mario 64
8) (5) Super Mario Bros. 2
9) (10) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10) (13) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
11) (9) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
12) (11) Super Mario Kart
13) (14) Sonic The Hedgehog
14) (12) Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
15) (19) Paper Mario
16) (20) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
17) (16) Donkey Kong
18) (15) Kirby's Adventure
19) (-) The Legend of Zelda
20) (-) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Two new games, we see the return of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars at the bottom and The Legend of Zelda at 19. And since Zelda II is still in the list, we have ALL VC Zelda's in the list again at once. This comes at the expense of Pac-Man (17 last week) and Super Smash Bros. (18 last week).

We have a new number one. Super Mario Bros. exchanges spots from Super Mario Bros. 3. But Paper Mario and Zelda II are the biggest climbers with four spots.

Biggest droppers are Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby's Adventure, both with three spots.

The Norwegian Top 20:
1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (3) - Super Mario World
3 (2) - Super Mario Bros.
4 (4) - Mario Party 2
5 (6) - Super Mario 64
6 (7) - Mario Kart 64
7 (10) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8 (8) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
9 (9) - Super Mario Bros. 2
10 (5) - Donkey Kong Country
11 (17) - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
12 (11) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
13 (18) - Donkey Kong
14 (15) - Super Mario Kart
15 (14) - The Legend of Zelda
16 (13) - Yoshi's Story
17 (19) - Paper Mario
18 (-) - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
19 (16) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
20 (12) - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

In: Super Mario RPG
Out: Mega Man 3

German VC Top 20

1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario World
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
4. Mario Party 2
5. Super Mario 64
6. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
7. Super Mario Bros.
8. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
9. Secret of Mana
10. Donkey Kong Country
11. Super Mario Kart
12. Donkey Kong
13. Paper Mario
14. Mario Kart 64
15. Kirby's Adventure
16. Donkey Kong Country 2
17. The Legend of Zelda
18. Yoshi's Story
19. Donkey Kong Country 3
20. Super Mario Bros. 2

The Norwegian Top 20:
1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (3) - Super Mario Bros.
3 (2) - Super Mario World
4 (4) - Mario Party 2
5 (5) - Super Mario 64
6 (8) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
7 (7) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8 (9) - Super Mario Bros. 2
9 (11) - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
10 (6) - Mario Kart 64
11 (10) - Donkey Kong Country
12 (16) - Yoshi's Story
13 (12) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
14 (13) - Donkey Kong
15 (17) - Paper Mario
16 (20) - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
17 (19) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
18 (-) - Bubble Bobble
19 (15) - The Legend of Zelda
20 (-) - Sonic The Hedgehog (SMS)

In: Bubble Bobble and Sonic the Hedgehog
Out: Super Mario Kart and Super Mario RPG

The Dutch VC List of 24-2:
1) (1) Super Mario Bros.
2) (2) Super Mario Bros. 3
3) (5) Mario Party 2
4) (3) Super Mario World
5) (4) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
6) (9) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7) (7) Super Mario 64
8) (6) Donkey Kong Country
9) (8) Super Mario Bros. 2
10) (12) Super Mario Kart
11) (10) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
12) (19) The Legend of Zelda
13) (14) Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
14) (13) Sonic The Hedgehog
15) (15) Paper Mario
16) (17) Donkey Kong
17) (-) Mario Kart 64
18) (11) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
19) (20) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
20) (-) Super Smash Bros.

Two new games. We see the return of Mario Kart 64 and Super Smash Bros. It comes at the expense of Kirby's Adventure (18 last week) and of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (16 last week). So the reunion of all the VC Zelda games was shortlived.

The biggest climber is The Legend of Zelda with seven spots from 19 to 12. Biggest dropper is Donkey Kong Country 2 with seven spots as well from 11 to 18.

The Dutch VC List of 3-3:
1) (2) Super Mario Bros. 3
2) (1) Super Mario Bros.
3) (3) Mario Party 2
4) (4) Super Mario World
5) (7) Super Mario 64
6) (6) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7) (5) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
8) (10) Super Mario Kart
9) (8) Donkey Kong Country
10) (9) Super Mario Bros. 2
11) (11) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
12) (-) Kirby's Adventure
13) (12) The Legend of Zelda
14) (16) Donkey Kong
15) (15) Paper Mario
16) (-) Pac-Man
17) (14) Sonic The Hedgehog
18) (13) Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
19) (17) Mario Kart 64
20) (-) Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Three new games. Kirby's Adventure is our highest newcomer (probably because of the release of Epic Yarn). Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels are the other returners.

This means farewell for now for:

• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (18 last week)
• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (19 last week)
• Super Smash Bros. (20 last week)

Super Mario Bros. 3 restores order and takes over the top spot. The biggest climber however are Super Mario 64, Super Mario Kart and Donkey Kong, all with two spots. The biggest dropper is Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! with five spots from 13 to 18. Bad week for the Donkey Kong Country games.

The Norwegian Top 20 - 3/3

1 (1) - Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros.
3 (4) - Mario Party 2
4 (5) - Super Mario 64
5 (3) - Super Mario World
6 (6) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
7 (7) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8 (10) - Mario Kart 64
9 (12) - Yoshi's Story
10 (8) - Super Mario Bros. 2
11 (11) - Donkey Kong Country
12 (19) - The Legend of Zelda
13 (9) - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
14 (13) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
15 (16) - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
16 (17) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
17 (-) - Super Mario Kart
18 (15) - Paper Mario
19 (-) - Kirby's Adventure
20 (20) - Sonic The Hedgehog (SMS)

In: Super Mario Kart and Kirby's Adventure
Out: Donkey Kong and Bubble Bobble

^I swear there's only like 10 people in Norway who know that you can buy and download old games to your Wii. So the thing about that list is that I alone can buy a crappy game and it'll practically jump to the top.

I know! Perhaps it's a coincidence, but I swear a game I've downloaded has entered the list afterwards more than once. WiiWare is even worse; games jump up and down and in and out of that list all the time. I wish more people knew about the Wii Shop Channel.