It’s now week three of playing Harvest Moon SNES on the Wii’s Virtual Console, and winter has fallen on the farm. Our young farmer, unable to produce crops during the snowy season, is living off of the money he made during the spring and summer, expanding his house, raising chickens, and courting the local bar floozy—someday, he’s gonna make that girl his wife.

Elsewhere on the Virtual Console, it’s Monday, which means that two new games are being released today. Should I even comment on the fact that it doesn’t look like Nintendo will ever release three games a week again? Nah, I’ll just be content with the fact that the last few weeks of VC releases have been pretty solid. Let’s not jinx it with sarcasm and negativity.



Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Nintendo 64
1-4 Players
1,000 Points

Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to save it by escaping with the gem to Dream Land. Now the crystal has been broken, and it's scattered around the world. Take control of Kirby and help him journey across six worlds, battling a wide variety of enemies and challenging bosses, as he tries to collect all 100 pieces of the shattered crystal. Along the way, you'll use Kirby's trademark copying ability to use enemies' strengths against them. Not only that, but try combining any two abilities to create a brand-new one that is usually stronger than the original. Throw in three exciting multiplayer minigames, and you've got a package of which even King Dedede would be proud. Fans of Kirby and action games with bright, colorful graphics should vacuum this one up.



Psychosis
TurboGrafx 16
1 Player
600 Points

Your soul has suddenly wandered into that evil world that exists in every person's heart. The only way out is to blast your way past the grotesque creatures that block your path in five "causes" (stages). You must face the dangers of this psychedelic world by making full use of three shot types and the satellite option. With power-ups, you can change your shots to a wide-coverage beam, a satellite-generated laser and more. Each shot type can be powered up to three levels. You can also block enemy fire by rotating the satellites to a desired position. How you use these features will be the key to successfully escaping this strange and surreal world.

Go to the Wii Shop channel to download these games in addition to already available classics like Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Gunstar Heroes, Sonic The Hedgehog, Bonk's Adventure, and Super Mario Bros.! Click here for a list of games available on Virtual Console.

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