Wii VC Nets Kirby's Avalanche, Streets of Rage 3, Legend of Hero Tonma

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Nintendo today unleashes three more long-thought-abandoned classics onto the Wii's online Virtual Console in North America.

Compile and HAL Laboratory's multi-color blob dropping SNES puzzler Kirby's Avalanche may seem a bit familiar, but for good reason. A Kirby-themed rendition of Compile's Puyo Puyo, also known as Puyo Pop, it's basically Nintendo's version of the Compile-developed Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, a Genesis puzzler set in the Sonic universe which has been available on Virtual Console since December. Setting up massive chain combos and watching an unusually vocal Kirby talk trash runs 800 Wii Points ($8).

On the other end of the spectrum is Sega's Streets of Rage 3, which should sate the desires of anyone who finds themselves weary of color-matching. As with the past two iterations of the Genesis brawling series, players face off against Mr. X and his wily attempts to overtake the city with gang violence. Take back the streets and save the urban youth for a low low one-time only installment of 800 Wii Points ($8).

Meanwhile, the traditional romantics out may find themselves drawn to Irem's Legend of Hero Tonma for TurboGrafx-16. Wrapped in the guise of a side-scrolling platformer, this classic damsel-in-distress tale has Tonma jumping and shooting through seven stages as he attempts to save the always-troubled princess. That warm fuzzy feeling that comes from reuniting Tonma with his eternal love will set you back 600 Wii Points ($6).

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    September 24, 2007 8:19 AM

    now i'm pissed, I bought Bean Machine because I didnt think they would release Kirby's Avalanche after releasing it. (they are the same game) ....

    Kirby's music and themes are much cooler than bean,....

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