VC Monday Madness: Cruis'n USA and Wonder Boy

by David Hinkle { Mar 31st 2008 at 10:30AM }

Looks like we've been fooled! If today is going to be any kind of indicator for the future, all Sega Master System games won't be the cheap 400 Wii Points per download we initially thought. Instead, the games will cost the same as NES titles. Eh, what's an extra dollar, right?

Today's Virtual Console releases are:

Cruis'n USA (N64, 1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
Wonder Boy (Sega Master System, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)

As usual, be sure to stop back later for our video wrap-up of this week's Virtual Console games.

Tags: master-system, n64, sega, sega-master-system, wonder-boy

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Roto13 @ Mar 31st 2008 10:47AM

*sputter* *fluster*

500 points? BAH! BAH I SAY!

Alright, so it's not that big a deal. Still, I thought it would be nice to see something cheaper than five dollars on the VC.

DiscoGhost @ Mar 31st 2008 11:16AM

lets get some UN Squadron! w00t, seriously though, un squadron was one of the sweetest games ever.

Bubonik @ Mar 31st 2008 11:43AM

Wonderboy was an awsome game !
Looking Foward to playing it again

Mitsu @ Mar 31st 2008 11:38AM

What I am crazily awaiting is TLOZ Majora's Mask.

onemanarmy @ Mar 31st 2008 1:32PM

Why on Earth release Cruis'n USA?? It's an atrocity in every way shape and form!
I'm patiently...ish waiting for Silicon Valley, Body Harvest, Majoras Mask and Pilotwings, maybe Mischief Makers too!

CJC @ Mar 31st 2008 12:06PM

Aren't the first Wonder Boy and Adventure Island almost the same game?

Mike Sylvester @ Mar 31st 2008 12:20PM

I have some Wii Points burning a hole in my virtual pocket. I really loved Cruis'n USA in the arcades, but passed on the shoddy N64. I guess since all games of that era look relatively bad by today's standards, purchasing Cruis'n USA might be an easier pill to swallow now.

3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Mar 31st 2008 1:27PM

I would have bought Cruisin' USA had it came out earlier in the year. Right now my money is tight and school is getting harder. Maybe if no other games I want come out by summer I will buy this then.

J rod @ Mar 31st 2008 1:49PM

That extra dollar goes a long way if you happen to download a lot of VC games.

J rod @ Mar 31st 2008 1:49PM

And that's being said with the assumption that all future SMS games will be $5

hvnlysoldr @ Mar 31st 2008 1:53PM

Starting at 400 points. Like how import games are an extra 100 and Sin & Punishment is America's current highest cost at 1200 points.

JJuice @ Mar 31st 2008 1:59PM

Thanks Nintendowiifanboy! after reading this, I went straight to my wii and downloaded Wonder Boy, it's the game I played for numerous hours when I was a kid.
Now to get rid of Adventure Island..Oh and those two game are the same, however, the gameplay might seem bit different. Different enemy placement (sometimes), and Wonder boy seem a bit faster and jumps lot higher.
I love this game, and the background music alone is so worth it.

egil @ Apr 20th 2008 10:13AM

I agree with you completely.
Havn't downloaded the game yet, as i think the music was better on C64, but might just be a bad video i saw of this one.
Love the music in this game. Totally worth 500 points.

Jhongerkong @ Mar 31st 2008 6:15PM

Needs more Final Soldier

HellsHammer @ Mar 31st 2008 10:38PM

Woah!

Two more games I won't be buying!! Neat-o!

Seriously, it would help with the whole "VC is a dying joke" and "VC is a huge waste of money" if Nintendo game us some games worth paying for(...again).

I understand that you can't please everyone, but can't they try to please SOMEONE? We're all looking for specific game titles, but all the more popular ones are the ones not being released.

VC Monday Madness: Cruis'n USA and Wonder Boy