Japan, much like America, will just have to deal with another scaled-back month of Virtual Console releases in March. At least they know what they're in for, already.
Next month's lineup will consist of mostly 8-bit classics, notably the latter-day Famicom fighting game Joy Mecha Fight (pictured right) and the shooter Fantasy Zone for Master System.
Speaking of which, I actually went and downloaded the first Master System title,* Fist of the North Star*. It's terrible, of course; it's an awful beat-em-up where you just kick the same enemy over and over. It makes Kung Fu look like Final Fight.
But at least the emulation is great. There's flicker! It's not blurry! Looks fine to me.
More notable news from this month's list of Japan VC titles: The perpetually-delayed MSX games have been confirmed for a May release date. Hopefully they're not just kidding this time, too.
Also, this month will not only feature no Nintendo 64 titles, there won't even be any Mega Drive or Neo Geo games, either. Here's the full list. Asterisks denote titles to be released on Tuesday, March 4.
Famicom (500 points):
*Metroid *(Nintendo)*
*Star Luster *(Bandai Namco)*
City Connection (Jaleco)
Joy Mecha Fight (Nintendo)
*Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun *aka *Renegade *(Arc System Works)
Super Famicom (800 points)
Super Gussun Oyoyo (Banpresto)
Master System (500 points)
Fantasy Zone (Sega)
PC Engine (600 points)
Psycho Chaser (naxat soft)
Mr. Heli no Daibouken aka Battle Chopper (Irem)
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PC Engine CD__ (800 points)
Bomberman: Panic Bomber (Hudson)
