NEW YORK: Nintendo of America has introduced three more classic games on its Virtual Console service for the Wii. The Super Mario World heads the list.
The game was first released as a pack-in with the Super Nintendo in 1991, but the stars Mario and Luigi have become highly popular among gaming enthusiasts. Apart from these two characters the new Super Mario World has another character, Yoshi. The game features 74 areas and 96 exits.
The other titles are Vigilante, originally released on the TurboGrafx-16, and Gain Ground, a Genesis game.
Nintendo usually adds new games to the channel every Monday. Gamers can download the titles using Wii Points, which can either be bought through the Wii Shop Channel using a credit card or obtained through a Wii Points card at select retailers.
The description of the games as provided by Nintendo:
Super Mario World (Super NES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): During a vacation in Dinosaur Land, Princess Toadstool is kidnapped and a spell is cast on the inhabitants of the island. When they stumble upon Yoshi, a young dinosaur, Mario and Luigi learn that Bowser is responsible for the misdeeds.
All Yoshis are trapped in magical eggs that Bowser has hidden throughout seven castles. Several hidden paths help Mario to make his way to Bowser's castle, completing 74 areas and finding all 96 exits. There are items like a feather that gives Mario a cape, which allows him to fly, or a flower that shoots fireballs in layers upon layers of 2-D scrolling landscapes.
Vigilante (TurboGrafx-16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): This is street fight game enacted in New York City. Thugs kidnap the beloved Madonna and players can become vigilantes. They can fight their way into enemy territory to save her. Enemies attack with weapons like iron pipes, chains, guns and motorcycles. Players can fight back punching, kicking or using the "nunchaku" item that appears in the stage. Players are required to use each of the attacks effectively to defeat the enemies. To clear a stage, defeat the boss that waits at the end. Players fight their way through exciting stages that include the City Streets, Junkyard, Brooklyn Bridge and the Backstreets.
Gain Ground (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): The game is set in the 31st century and science and technology have progressed to the point that the human race is approaching perfection: no war, no poverty and no conflict. With nothing to worry about, the human race seems destined to live forever in harmony. But what if Earth came under attack? By this point in time, people did not know how to cope with problems or conflicts, and had completely lost their survival instincts.
In response to this, the United Earth Government creates the Gain Ground system, a war simulator that would help humans rediscover their lost instincts. Because of malfunctions, the creators became prisoners in their own creation. Now it's up to players and two courageous comrades to go into the Gain Ground system, rescue their fellow humans and destroy the system. Players battle through different periods in history as they revive their survival instincts, while trying to live.
