Japanese Virtual Console list - July 2009

@ Ratengo: Yeah, I think Twinbee was definitely a mistake. Shinobi was rated on the same day as Fantasy Zone II and Secret Command though, so I still think that's the Master System version.

I must admit that those are 3 solid games.

Nintendo pick up the pace with the Virtual Console.

Not a huge list, but at least they are all pretty decent!

It actually took Japan 4 years to get Super Punch-Out!! after the US got it back in the day, believe it or not

It's also interesting to note that they only got it as a download game by using blank SFC cartridges, so that means other download games (Super Famicom Wars, Wrecking Crew '98) are also possible now!

@Terranigma

All I care is hoping Namco will start releasing to the other regions instead of being stubborn mules that don't want to touch the waters (oceans).

I've been waiting for shinobi for so long! Ever since I downloaded Shinobi III for Genesis

There is no way that's the final list; there was far more than that released last month. Nice to see Shinobi though! I'm rather surprised to see that Namco is so open with their upcoming VCA release list; since they're far and away my favourite for Japanese arcade classics I'm very pleased with that.

Shinobi is really good. Will North America get Revenge of Shinobi first? I guess time will tell.

Poor Neo Geo ignored every month

Am I the only one who cares about FFVI? Its a phenomenal game, and now those who haven't played it can for cheap!

But it's not Final Fantasy VI, it's III

It's funny because even without the Namco arcade titles, that's still more than we'll be getting next month... did I say funny? I meant SAD! T_T

Edit: Oops, just noticed two of those games are slated for June. My bad. Still, when is North America going to get some love that we don't have to wait for a VC milestone to enjoy.

Even though theres 4 weeks in a month, they only have 3 non-Namco acade games coming out!

once again i must say lucky japanese with arcade shinobi and another ff game

Well, if this week is the start of a new trend we may be seeing a ramped-up release schedule outside of Japan for a change, so think positive!

Why should we feel sorry for them when they have like 200 more games than America and Europe.

Gotta love Namco
But do they love us??

@Drake: Wait, when you say III do you mean US or JP III? Even if it is III JP, thats great news, it means it will get to the US and I can finally play the original III/

@Drake: But FF3 is better than FF6, so it's all good. Right, guys?
...guys? Hello?

(on another note, I think I must be the only non-Japanese in the world who's first Final Fantasy game was FF3 - well, at least until the DS game came out)

@Bahamut_ZERO: The "US numbering" has not been used for over 10 years by anyone other than stubborn Americans going "It's 3 because it says 3 on my cart lalala can't hear you". This is FF3, since it says FF3, not FF6. Had it been FF6, it would've said FF6. Plus, FF6 is a Super Famicom game.

And no, FF3 won't be released here. It's in Japanese only, and too text-heavy to play for Joe Non-Japanese von Average.

@Adamant: I still see the numbering used by stubborn game sites that make "Top Games Ever" lists, so I was wondering if Drake also used ye olde numbering.

Here's what remains of Namco's 2009 Japanese VCA line-up:
Rolling Thunder
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Saber
Sky Kid
Cosmo Gang The Video (a cutesy version of Galaga/Gaplus)
Dragon Buster (a side scrolling fantasy game which I developed a strange affection for in the original Playstation Namco Museum)
Phelios (a vertical scrolling shooter with impressive 2D scaling and rotation effects from 1988)
Xevious (already on Namco Museum Remix)
Pac-Mania (already on Namco Museum Remix)
Knuckle Heads (a Street Fighter-like game from 1992 with 1-4 players -- before Nintendo did Super Smash Brothers!)
Burning Force (3D shooting game from 1989; looks less crap than Space Harrier, but that's not saying much!)
Finest Hour (run-and-gun game from 1989 that looks kind of like Contra meets Samurai Ghost -- not really a great thing...)

I'll be getting the first seven of those, so I sincerely hope they're not all coming in July!

I just saw some footage of Marvel Land and I'd love to get it if it came here. Chock one up for another VCA release going on my list!

Oh, and Sky Kid interests me.

Nothing really interests me in July's release list, I already have Shinobi unlocked in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the 360, and I also have Super Punch Out, Final Fantasy III was never released for the NES outside Japan so nothing really to outstanding.

I wonder when we'll get the first Final Fantasy though?

Finally we might get shinobi arcade, my best game ever. please bring to uk soon. my prayers will be answered. great news