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Virtual Console give ones the ability to play classic Nintendo and SEGA games from the NES, SNES, N64, Genesis/Mega Drive, TurboGrafx and Commodore 64. Players can buy these games at the Wii Shop Channel using "Wii Points". Points can be purchased online with your Wii, or in a store. The games generally cost less than $10. There are quite a few and Nintendo updates this service at least once a week. The games are played using the Wii Classic controller (all games), GameCube controller (all games, but not very well with SNES games) or the Wii remote (NES/TG16/MD only).

NES games[ | ]

Nintendo Entertainment System
Title Developer Wii Points Classic Controller Wii Remote GC Controller ESRB PEGI CERO OFLCA NA EU JP AU
Baseball Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Castlevania Konami 500 Yes Yes Yes 7+ G No Yes No Yes
Donkey Kong Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong Jr. Math Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Elevator Action Taito 500 Yes Yes Yes E ? Yes No Yes No
Excitebike Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Galaga Namco 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Gomoku Narabe Renju Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Gradius Konami 500 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ice Climber Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ice Hockey Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ikki Sunsoft 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Kid Icarus Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kirby's Adventure Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Legend of Kage Taito 500 Yes Yes Yes E A Yes No Yes No
The Legend of Zelda Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lode Runner Hudson 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Mario Bros. Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mighty Bomb Jack Tecmo 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Ninja Jajamaru Kun Jaleco 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Pinball Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Punch-Out!! Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes 7+ ? G No Yes Yes Yes
Soccer Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Solomon's Key Tecmo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tecmo Bowl Tecmo 500 Yes Yes Yes E Yes No No No
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Konami 500 Yes Yes Yes 7+ G No Yes No Yes
Tennis Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Urban Champion Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wario's Woods Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Xevious Namco 500 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yoshi's Egg Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Nintendo 500 Yes Yes Yes 7+ A G No Yes Yes Yes

SNES games[ | ]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Title Developer Wii Points Classic Controller Wii Remote GC Controller* ESRB PEGI CERO OFLCA NA EU JP AU
ActRaiser Quintet 800 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Contra III: The Alien Wars Konami 800 Yes No Yes E10+ 12+ PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong Country Rare 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
F-Zero Nintendo 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fire Emblem: Monshล no Nazo Intelligent Systems 800 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Intelligent Systems 800 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
Hercules no Eikou 3 Paon 800 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
Komaitachi no Yoru ChunSoft 800 Yes No Yes D No No Yes No
Legend of the Mystical Ninja Konami 800 Yes No Yes 7+ PG No Yes Yes Yes
Mario's Super Picross Nintendo 800 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
R-Type III: The Third Lightning Irem 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ G Yes No Yes No
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Koei 800 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Shin Megami Tensei Atlus 800 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
SimCity Nintendo 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Capcom 800 Yes No Yes T 12+ B PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Castlevania IV Konami 800 Yes No Yes E10+ 3+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom 800 Yes No Yes E A Yes No Yes No
Super Mario World Nintendo 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Super Metroid Nintendo 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes

*Note: The GameCube controller does not map well to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System button layout. It will probably be easier to play these games with the Classic Controller instead.

Nintendo 64 games[ | ]

Nintendo 64
Title Developer Wii Points Classic Controller Wii Remote GC Controller ESRB PEGI CERO OFLCA NA EU JP AU
Star Fox 64 Nintendo 1000 Yes No Yes E Yes No No No
Super Mario 64 Nintendo 1000 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 1000 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 1000 Yes No Yes E 12+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes

Sega Genesis games[ | ]

Sega Genesis
Title Developer Wii Points Classic Controller Wii Remote GC Controller ESRB PEGI CERO OFLCA NA EU JP AU
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Sega 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Alien Storm Sega 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Altered Beast Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beyond Oasis Ancient 800 Yes No Yes E A Yes No Yes No
Bio-Hazard Battle Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bonanza Bros. Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Columns Sega/Compile 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comix Zone Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dino Bros. Sega 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Compile 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ecco the Dolphin Novotrade International 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gain Ground Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Golden Axe Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 12+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gunstar Heroes Treasure 800 Yes No Yes E10+ 3+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ristar Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shadow Dancer Sega 800 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
Sonic Spinball Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sonic the Hedgehog Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega 800 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Space Harrier II Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Story of Thor Ancient 1000 Yes No Yes 7+ PG No Yes No Yes
Streets of Rage Sega 800 Yes No Yes E10+ 7+ B PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sword of Vermillion Sega 800 Yes No Yes E 7+ A PG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tant-R Sega 800 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
ToeJam & Earl Johnson Voorsanger Productions 800 Yes No Yes E 3+ A G Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vectorman BlueSky Software 800 Yes No Yes 7+ A PG No Yes Yes Yes
Virtua Fighter 2 Sega 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Wonder Boy in Monster World Westone 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No

TurboGrafx-16 games[ | ]

TurboGrafx-16
Title Developer Wii Points Classic Controller Wii Remote GC Controller ESRB PEGI CERO OFLCA NA EU JP AU
Alien Crush Compile[1] 600 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Bomberman '93 Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Bonk's Adventure Red Entertainment 600 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Chew Man Fu Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Double Dungeons NCS 600 Yes Yes Yes E 12+ A Yes No Yes No
Dragon's Curse Hudson Soft 1000 Yes No Yes E 7+ Yes Yes No No
Dungeon Explorer Atlus/Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 12+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Final Soldier Hudson 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag Human Entertainment 600 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Galaga '88 Namco 1000 Yes No Yes A No No Yes No
Military Madness Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ Yes Yes Yes No
Moto Roader Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Necromancer Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
New Adventure Island Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A Yes Yes Yes No
R-Type Irem/Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A Yes Yes Yes No
R-Type II Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes A No No Yes No
Shockman NCS 1000 Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Soldier Blade Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Splatterhouse Namco 600 Yes Yes Yes T 12+ Yes Yes No No
Super Star Soldier Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 7+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Vigilante Irem 600 Yes Yes Yes E 12+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Victory Run Hudson Soft 600 Yes Yes Yes E 3+ A Yes Yes Yes No
Wonder Momo Namco 600 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Yokai Dochu Ki Namco 600 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No

Available Consoles[ | ]

Controller mapping[ | ]

NES games D-pad Start Select A B
Wii Remote D-pad Plus Minus 2 1
GCN controller Analog stick
D-pad
Start/Pause Z A / X B / Y
Classic Controller D-pad
Left analog stick
Plus Minus A / X B / Y
SNES games D-pad Start Select A B X Y L R
GCN controller Analog stick
D-pad
Start/Pause Z A B X Y L R
Classic Controller D-pad
Left analog stick
Plus Minus A B X Y L R
Mega Drive/Genesis games D-pad Start A B C
Wii Remote D-pad Plus A 2 1
GCN controller Analog stick
D-pad
Start/Pause B A X
Classic Controller D-pad
Left analog stick
Plus Y B A

References[ | ]

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