I was completely addicted to this when I was little, and could beat Shredder on a semi-consistent basis. (I had to use Don and time the strikes perfectly, since giving Shredder ANY room would result in him one-shotting you into a regular turtle.) Loved the difficulty and the soundtrack.

Bought this and Zelda at about the same time, and am having WAY more fun with this. In my opinion the best Wii game (and console game) this year.

Now please bring it to North America!!!!!

Yeah, nice music. Definitely looks good!

Xenoblade... please?

I'm not even really into RPGs, but I would definitely purchase this and Xenoblade (especially Xenoblade... the music!) if they arrived here.

The dialogue in this game is like the fight scene in They Live, just going on and on. I'm not that far into the game yet, so maybe the plot will be similar as well.

The dialogue in this game is like the fight scene in They Live, just going on and on. I'm not that far into the game yet, so maybe the plot will be similar as well.

Downloaded it... and it didn't excite me very much. The whole presentation just screamed "boredom" to me. Cool concept, though.

After watching all the trailers I'm convinced about 80% of the platforms in this game will fall apart right after you jump on them. Go Retro, go!

The story was horribly told, the dodge move made the combat borderline broken, and any sense of exploration synonymous with a Metroid title was axed. THAT (and the fact that Metroid games are rarely huge sellers) is why the game sold badly.

I want the full version, so I'd purchase a disc as well. I just hope they don't decide to can the Wii version altogether!

I love the quirkiness of this game, yet after the second chapter I just started feeling bored. There are a couple puzzles that really put the rotation mechanics to good use, but overall they felt underutilized. Don't know if I'll ever go back to it.

Nanostray is a decent game, but the sequel completely overshadows it. I absolutely hated using the touch screen to change weapons, and that was fixed in Nanostray 2.

I've watched videos of both Pulstar and Blazing Star before and was really hoping they would get released on VC. They both look amazing.

ANOTHER game to download this month. This, Mega Man 10, Rondo of Blood, Cave Story... loving the old-school vibe.

We had a ball with this game back in the day. Release it on VC please!

I agree with ReZon. This was definitely the best DS game of 2009. Capy (the developers) have flawlessly created an rpg-puzzle hybrid that, with just a few simple rules and the randomness of troop placement, becomes insanely addicting in an instant.

I remember playing this game a lot. I was completely floored by the amount of content packed inside that little cartridge. I agree; we need a DS or Wii remake.

Mega Man 10 and Cave Story in a single month? Slap on some decent VC releases (like Rondo of Blood) and I'll be in heaven!

Wow, this looks... not so good.

@longtimegamer: Killer 7 was also made for the PS2, but I think the Gamecube version is said to be superior.

I don't care about 3D gaming at all, but I find it ironic that a guy who loves the Wii bashes other gaming trends because they make people look weird while playing.

I'm STILL in awe of this game. The SNES shouldn't have been able to run this, but it did in spectacular fashion. The Star Fox games have gotten progressively worse (I didn't even think Star Fox 64 was that great), and it's sad that this isn't on the VC yet. Great review!

Finally! I thought they'd never release this in the U.S. I've only gotten past the first two stages but I like it; the graphics are definitely retro, but there are some cool effects that could definitely not be done on the NES.

Plus you can actually level other abilities besides speed, like missiles and lasers, and save your score attack replays. Well done, Konami.

STILL waiting from Gradius Rebirth. How foolish of me.

^ Point taken!

Perhaps it's because I never had a C64 system myself, but I don't understand why a gamer would get excited about this. There are still a TON of NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis classics that have yet to be released, and with the U.S. only getting one VC game a week, we can expect to see fewer of these releases as C64 games get added to the mix.

Could someone please enlighten me?

Looks pretty good. My problem is that, besides Ikaruga, no vertical shooter has really intrigued me. I prefer horizontal shooters. This looks interesting, though, so I might give it a try.

And I was SO hoping to download Beetle Adventure Racing at some point.

I second Cosmic Encounter, although I just ordered the new boardgame version. There are a ton of great Eurogames that take a long time to set up and would benefit from going digital. Still, all that tactile feel will be lost, and there would be no board to flip or bits to throw when someone gets upset.

Finally! Let's hope next week is just as good (for the VC, that is).