Japanese Nintendo downloads: Kirby and Kissy

by JC Fletcher { Oct 13th 2009 at 11:30AM }

Despite the continued absence of WiiWare, there's plenty of stuff to download this week if you have a Japanese Wii or DSi. After giving the DS version most of the year to sell, Nintendo has released the original SNES version of Kirby Super Star to the Virtual Console. It's joined by a Namco shooter, Baraduke, and its sequel, in the rare case of an entire series being released to the Virtual Console at once. Baraduke stars Kissy, who, in Namco's weirdly cross-game universe, would go on to marry Dig Dug's Taizo Hori and give birth to Susumu Hori, Mr. Driller.

DSiWare has an especially full lineup this week, with two new cheapo G.G. Series games, one of which is some kind of ninja platformer, and the other a brawler. There's also 200-point tower defense and math training! For a little more cash, there's another Jinguuji Saburo/Jake Hunter mystery, as Arc System Works takes the Telltale path to releasing adventure games.

Kirby Super Star (Super Famicom, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Baraduke (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Amakuchi! Dairou Castle (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Calculation 100 Barrage (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
G.G. Series Ninja Karakuri Den (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
G.G. Series Super Hero Ouga (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Tantei Saburo Jinguuji: Drastic Move & Mysterious Case (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)

Tags: amakuchi-dairou-castle, baraduke, calculation-100-barrage, dsi, dsiware, gg-series, jake-hunter, kirby-super-star, nintendo-dsi, virtual-console

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RupeeClock @ Oct 13th 2009 12:43PM

Interesting decision, although come to think of it they released Mario 64 on VC too.

tkAshur @ Oct 13th 2009 1:27PM

Now that there is a VC Superstar, does anyone still recomend the ds version? I don't know much about it, is it better thant he snes in anyones opinion? Or will I be just as happy with this one?

Dreganfyre @ Oct 13th 2009 1:44PM

I've never played the DS one, but I CAN say that the SNES one is a whole lot of fun to play co-op. My wife and I enjoyed it a lot more than Dream Land 3. We will definitely be picking this up when it comes out :)

Dreganfyre @ Oct 13th 2009 2:05PM

To make a post that's actually useful to you, though... This link:

http://kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Kirby_Super_Star_Ultra

has some details about what sort of differences there are. Sounds like they added quite a bit of new content. As I see it...

DS advantages
- A bunch of new platforming games and mini games
- FMV movies added
- new enemies, abilities, etc
- portable

SNES advantages
- you can play it on a TV, and you don't need two systems and two copies of the game to play co-op :)

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