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{{Infobox emulator
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|title = Virtual Console
|second = Yes
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|active = Yes
|third = Wii, 3DS, Wii U
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|platform = [[Wii emulators|Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]], [[Wii U emulators|Wii U]]
|fourth = Nintendo|image = 3ds_vc_logo.png
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|target = [[#Supported Systems|Multiple]]
|fifth = [http://www.nintendo.com/games/gameGuide?term=virtual%20console&source=search eShop]
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|developer = Nintendo
|sixth = [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/oss/ Nintendo OSS] (Partial)}}
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|logo = 3ds_vc_logo.png
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|website = [http://www.nintendo.com/games/gameGuide?term=virtual%20console&source=search eShop]
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|source = [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/oss/ Nintendo OSS] <small>(Partial)</small>
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'''Virtual Console''' is a service created by Nintendo that allows users to purchase and emulate games.
 
'''Virtual Console''' is a service created by Nintendo that allows users to purchase and emulate games.
 
 
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
Games played through Virtual Console are usually free of accuracy issues.
 
Games played through Virtual Console are usually free of accuracy issues.
  
In terms of functionality, the Virtual Console emulator is very bare-bones compared to unofficial emulators, but the 3DS version has restore points (save states) and screenshot saving. The Wii U version has both plus controller customization (Game Gear on 3DS also has it), Off TV Play, Pixel smoothing and scaling changing. Despite this, usually only the bare functionality is emulated: there is no way to save ghost data in ''Mario Kart 64'' due to a lack of a Memory Pak emulated.
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In terms of functionality, the Virtual Console emulator is very bare-bones compared to unofficial emulators, but the 3DS version has restore points (save states) and screenshot saving. The Wii U version has both plus controller customization (Game Gear on 3DS also has it), Off-TV Play, Pixel smoothing and scaling changing. Despite this, usually only the bare functionality is emulated: there is no way to save ghost data in ''Mario Kart 64'' due to a lack of a Memory Pak emulated.
  
The different regions of Virtual Console (Japan, North America, Europe/Australia, and South Korea) have different games and update them to different schedules. At times, North America gets games that were exclusive to Japan while Europe/Australia gets games that were exclusive to the previous two regions. These imported games are priced a little higher than normal and tend to be straight ports with no translation. (Exceptions include ''Monster World IV'' and ''Sin & Punishment''.) Other games that can be priced higher than normal are games based on externally-licensed properties, one example being the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' games.
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The different regions of Virtual Console (Japan, North America, Europe/Australia, and South Korea) have different games and update them on different schedules. At times, North America gets games that were exclusive to Japan while Europe/Australia gets games that were exclusive to the previous two regions. These imported games are priced a little higher than normal and tend to be straight ports with no translation. (Exceptions include ''Monster World IV'' and ''Sin & Punishment''.) Other games that can be priced higher than normal are games based on externally-licensed properties, one example being the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' games.
  
 
Virtual Console games can be retired from the shop, though purchased games can be redownloaded.
 
Virtual Console games can be retired from the shop, though purchased games can be redownloaded.
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System]] (Famicom)
 
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|Supports the Famicom Disk System and the first-party Nintendo mappers.
 
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|[[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (Super Famicom)
 
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|Supports normal cartridges up to 4MB, DSP-1, Cx4, and SA-1. Super-FX support is exclusive to the SNES Classic.
 
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|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|Nintendo 64]]
 
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|Recommended. Wii U has noticeable input delay but later revisions are more compatible (Harvest Moon 64).
 
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|[[Master System emulators|Sega Master System]]
 
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|Regular Genesis/MD emulation. No Sega-CD or 32X. Also on 3DS as game compilations.
 
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|[[PC Engine emulators|PC Engine]]
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|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]]
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|HuCard cartridge emulation, and PCE-CD emulation with separate Audio CD tracks.
 
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|[[Neo Geo emulators|Neo Geo]]
 
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|Arcade mode. Also on the Switch.
 
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|[[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]]
 
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|Japan-only. Emulates a Japanese MSX2.
 
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|No SGB borders or GBC palettes. Link emulation added with Pokemon VC releases. Only used on Wii in Kirby Collection.
 
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]
 
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|Hardware emulation on 3DS. No link features. Some e-Reader or rumble features restored as game-specific hacks.
 
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|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
 
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|No link, online, or DSi support.
 
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* A *New* 3DS is necessary if you want to play SNES games through the 3DS Virtual Console. Technically, some have managed to get it to boot in normal 3DS mode, but its emulation suffers from huge slowdowns.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>A *New* 3DS is necessary if you want to play SNES games through the 3DS Virtual Console. Technically, some have managed to get it to boot in normal 3DS mode, but its emulation suffers from huge slowdowns.
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<nowiki>**</nowiki>Ten GBA games were released exclusively to 3DS "ambassadors", who bought the system before its price was dropped. They are unavailable to those who did not purchase the system before its price drop.
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<nowiki>***</nowiki>3DS is fully backward compatible with DS and DSi games and cartriges
  
 
==Game Injection==
 
==Game Injection==
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===Wii U===
 
===Wii U===
* DS VC: The roms are stored in regular DS ROM format, in a zip folder. There's a config file with a brightness setting, and an option to change internal 3D resolution that Nintendo didn't use for some reason. Just change the line '''"RenderScale": 1''' to have the value 2 instead.
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* DS VC: The roms are stored in regular DS ROM format (.nds), in a zip archive. There's also a config file with a brightness setting, and an option to change internal 3D resolution that Nintendo didn't use for some reason. Just change the line '''"RenderScale": 1''' to have the value 2 instead.
 
 
==Compatibility List (US combined)==
 
 
 
===Nintendo Entertainment System===
 
 
 
* A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
 
* Adventure Island
 
* Adventure Island II
 
* Adventures of Lolo
 
* Adventures of Lolo 2
 
* Balloon Fight
 
* Baseball
 
* Bases Loaded
 
* Blades of Steel
 
* Blaster Master
 
* Bubble Bobble
 
* BurgerTime
 
* Castlevania
 
* Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
 
* Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
 
* City Connection
 
* Clu Clu Land
 
* Crash 'N' The Boys: Street Challenge
 
* Dig Dug
 
* Donkey Kong
 
* Donkey Kong 3
 
* Donkey Kong Jr.
 
* Donkey Kong Jr. Math
 
* Double Dragon
 
* Double Dragon II: The Revenge
 
* Double Dribble
 
* Dr. Mario
 
* Duck Hunt
 
* EarthBound Beginnings (Mother 1 (JP), Earth Bound (US))
 
* Elevator Action
 
* Excitebike
 
* Faxanadu
 
* Final Fantasy
 
* Galaga
 
* Gargoyle's Quest II
 
* Ghosts 'n Goblins
 
* Golf
 
* Gradius
 
* Ice Climber
 
* Ice Hockey
 
* Kid Icarus
 
* King's Knight
 
* Kirby's Adventure
 
* Life Force
 
* Lode Runner
 
* Lunar Pool
 
* Mach Rider
 
* Mappy-Land
 
* Mario Bros.
 
* Mega Man
 
* Mega Man 2
 
* Mega Man 3
 
* Mega Man 4
 
* Mega Man 5
 
* Mega Man 6
 
* Metroid
 
* Mighty Bomb Jack
 
* Mighty Final Fight
 
* Milon's Secret Castle
 
* NES Open Tournament Golf
 
* NES Play Action Football
 
* Ninja Gaiden
 
* Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
 
* Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
 
* Ninja JaJaMaru-kun
 
* Operation Wolf
 
* Pac-Land
 
* Pac-Man
 
* Pinball
 
* Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
 
* Punch-Out!!
 
* Renegade
 
* River City Ransom
 
* S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
 
* Shadow of the Ninja
 
* Sky Kid
 
* Soccer
 
* Solomon's Key
 
* Spelunker
 
* Star Soldier
 
* StarTropics
 
* Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
 
* Summer Carnival '92: Recca
 
* Super C
 
* Super Dodge Ball
 
* Super Mario Bros.
 
* Super Mario Bros. 2
 
* Super Mario Bros. 3
 
* Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
 
* Tecmo Bowl
 
* Tennis
 
* The Legend of Kage
 
* The Legend of Zelda
 
* The Mysterious Murasame Castle (untranslated)
 
* Ufouria: The Saga
 
* Urban Champion
 
* Volleyball
 
* Wario's Woods
 
* Wrecking Crew
 
* Xevious
 
* Yoshi
 
* Zanac
 
* Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
 
* Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II
 
 
 
===Super Nintendo Entertainment System===
 
 
 
 
 
* ActRaiser
 
* Aero the Acro-Bat
 
* Aero the Acro-Bat 2
 
* Axelay
 
* Brawl Brothers
 
* Breath of Fire
 
* Breath of Fire II
 
* Castlevania: Dracula X
 
* Chrono Trigger
 
* Contra III: The Alien Wars
 
* Cybernator
 
* Darius Twin
 
* Demon's Crest
 
* Donkey Kong Country
 
* Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
 
* Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
 
* EarthBound (Mother 2) (JP/US/PAL Wii U, Brawl JP version with cheats)
 
* F-Zero
 
* Final Fantasy II (4 Easy Type in JP)
 
* Final Fantasy III (6 in JP)
 
* Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
 
* Final Fight
 
* Final Fight 2
 
* Final Fight 3
 
* Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
 
* Ghoul Patrol
 
* Gradius III
 
* Harvest Moon
 
* Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
 
* Kirby Super Star
 
* Kirby's Avalanche
 
* Kirby's Dream Course
 
* Kirby's Dream Land 3
 
* Mega Man 7
 
* Mega Man X
 
* Mega Man X2
 
* Mega Man X3
 
* Metal Marines
 
* Natsume Championship Wrestling
 
* Nobunaga's Ambition
 
* Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
 
* Pac-Attack
 
* Pilotwings
 
* Prince of Persia
 
* Rival Turf!
 
* Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
 
* Secret of Mana
 
* Space Invaders: The Original Game
 
* Street Fighter Alpha 2
 
* Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
 
* Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
 
* Super Adventure Island
 
* Super Adventure Island II
 
* Super Bonk
 
* Super Castlevania IV
 
* Super E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force
 
* Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
 
* Super Mario Kart
 
* Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (PAL VC version undid some NA changes like controller colors)
 
* Super Mario World
 
* Super Metroid
 
* Super Punch-Out!!
 
* Super Star Wars
 
* Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
 
* Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
 
* Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
 
* Super Turrican
 
* The Combatribes
 
* The Ignition Factor
 
* The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
 
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
 
* Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
 
* Vegas Stakes
 
* Wild Guns
 
* Zombies Ate My Neighbors
 
 
 
There are much more Japanese VC releases for SFC games than on the barren US VC. Notable releases include:
 
 
 
* Bahamut Lagoon
 
* Fire Emblem 3
 
* Ganbare Goemon 2
 
* Ganbare Goemon 3
 
* Ganbare Goemon 4
 
* Marvelous Mouhitotsu no Takarajima (Nintendo R&D, Wii U only)
 
* Romancing SaGa 2 (with substantial additional in-game content)
 
* Romancing SaGa 3
 
* Treasure Hunter G
 
* Fire Emblem 4
 
* Fire Emblem 5
 
 
 
Nintendo of America has however recently rejected many submissions for third-party SNES VC releases on the Wii U, so it's unlikely there will be more such releases on the US VC at least.
 
 
 
Namco Bandai has a compilation on the 3DS with emulated VC releases as well, including:
 
* Go Go Ackman 3
 
* Dragon Ball Z Super Butouden 2 (also to be released in US/PAL untranslated (not the French-localized 1994 version) with modified soundtrack)
 
 
 
===Nintendo 64===
 
 
 
* Bomberman Hero
 
* 1080° Snowboarding
 
* Cruis'n USA
 
* F-Zero X
 
* Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
 
* Mario Golf
 
* Mario Kart 64
 
* Mario Party 2
 
* Mario Tennis
 
* Paper Mario
 
* Pokémon Puzzle League
 
* Pokémon Snap
 
* Sin & Punishment
 
* Star Fox 64
 
* Super Mario 64
 
* Super Smash Bros.
 
* The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
 
* The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
 
* Wave Race 64
 
* Yoshi's Story
 
* Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
 
* Donkey Kong 64
 
 
 
Nintendo also released a bonus disc with ''Zelda Wind Waker'' for the GameCube, which includes emulated N64 releases for Ocarina of Time, Master Quest, and Majora's Mask. The PAL versions also run at 60 fps, unlike all other PAL versions released either on the N64 or the Wii VC. The emulator itself can be injected with different N64 roms (including Super Mario 64) and has low to medium compatibility.
 
 
 
===Sega Master System===
 
 
 
* Alex Kidd in Miracle World
 
* Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
 
* Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
 
* Enduro Racer
 
* Fantasy Zone
 
* Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
 
* Phantasy Star
 
* Secret Command
 
* Sonic Chaos
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 
* Space Harrier
 
* Wonder Boy
 
* Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
 
* Wonder Boy in Monster Land
 
 
 
===Sega Genesis===
 
 
 
* Powerball
 
* Rolling Thunder 2
 
* Splatterhouse 2
 
* Forgotten Worlds
 
* Ghouls 'n Ghosts
 
* Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
 
* Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
 
* Mega Turrican
 
* Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
 
* ClayFighter
 
* Earthworm Jim
 
* Earthworm Jim 2
 
* Gley Lancer
 
* Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
 
* Alien Soldier
 
* Alien Storm
 
* Altered Beast
 
* Beyond Oasis
 
* Bio-Hazard Battle
 
* Bonanza Bros.
 
* Columns
 
* Columns III: Revenge of Columns
 
* Comix Zone
 
* Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
 
* Dynamite Headdy
 
* Ecco Jr.
 
* Ecco the Dolphin
 
* Ecco: The Tides of Time
 
* Eternal Champions
 
* Gain Ground
 
* Galaxy Force II
 
* Golden Axe
 
* Golden Axe II
 
* Golden Axe III
 
* Gunstar Heroes
 
* Kid Chameleon
 
* Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
 
* Light Crusader
 
* M.U.S.H.A.
 
* Mercs
 
* Phantasy Star II
 
* Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
 
* Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
 
* Puyo Puyo 2
 
* Ristar
 
* Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
 
* Shining Force
 
* Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing
 
* Shining in the Darkness
 
* Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
 
* Sonic & Knuckles
 
* Sonic 3D Blast
 
* Sonic Spinball
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog 3
 
* Space Harrier II
 
* Streets of Rage
 
* Streets of Rage 2
 
* Streets of Rage 3
 
* Strider
 
* Super Thunder Blade
 
* Sword of Vermilion
 
* The Revenge of Shinobi
 
* ToeJam & Earl
 
* ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
 
* Vectorman
 
* Virtua Fighter 2
 
* Wonder Boy in Monster World
 
* Monster World IV (PAL/US VC release has a full English translation)
 
* Super Fantasy Zone
 
 
 
===TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx-CD===
 
 
 
* Bravoman
 
* Dragon Spirit
 
* Galaga '90
 
* Ordyne
 
* Samurai Ghost
 
* Splatterhouse
 
* Air Zonk
 
* Alien Crush
 
* Battle Lode Runner
 
* Blazing Lazers
 
* Bomberman '93
 
* Bonk's Adventure
 
* Bonk's Revenge
 
* Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
 
* Chew Man Fu
 
* China Warrior
 
* Cratermaze
 
* Devil's Crush
 
* Double Dungeons
 
* Dragon's Curse
 
* Dungeon Explorer
 
* The Dynastic Hero
 
* Fighting Street
 
* Gate of Thunder
 
* J.J. & Jeff
 
* Lords of Thunder
 
* Military Madness
 
* Monster Lair
 
* Moto Roader
 
* Neutopia
 
* Neutopia II
 
* New Adventure Island
 
* Power Golf
 
* R-Type
 
* Riot Zone
 
* Shockman
 
* SimEarth: The Living Planet
 
* Soldier Blade
 
* Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise
 
* Super Star Soldier
 
* Victory Run
 
* World Class Baseball
 
* World Sports Competition
 
* Legend of Hero Tonma
 
* Ninja Spirit
 
* Vigilante
 
* Dead Moon
 
* Psychosis
 
* Ys Book I & II
 
* Chase H.Q.
 
 
 
===Neo Geo===
 
 
 
* Art of Fighting
 
* Art of Fighting 2
 
* Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
 
* Baseball Stars 2
 
* Blue's Journey
 
* Burning Fight
 
* Fatal Fury 2
 
* Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
 
* Fatal Fury Special
 
* Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
 
* Fighter's History Dynamite
 
* King of the Monsters
 
* Magical Drop II
 
* Magical Drop III
 
* Magician Lord
 
* Metal Slug
 
* Metal Slug 2
 
* Metal Slug 3
 
* Metal Slug 4
 
* Metal Slug X
 
* NAM-1975
 
* Neo Turf Masters
 
* Ninja Combat
 
* Ninja Commando
 
* Ninja Master's
 
* Real Bout Fatal Fury
 
* Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
 
* Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
 
* Samurai Shodown
 
* Samurai Shodown II
 
* Samurai Shodown III
 
* Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
 
* Sengoku
 
* Sengoku 2
 
* Sengoku 3
 
* Shock Troopers
 
* Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
 
* Spinmaster
 
* Street Slam
 
* Super Baseball 2020
 
* The King of Fighters '94
 
* The King of Fighters '95
 
* The King of Fighters '96
 
* The King of Fighters '97
 
* The King of Fighters '98
 
* The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle
 
* The Last Blade
 
* The Last Blade 2
 
* Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy
 
* World Heroes
 
* World Heroes 2
 
* World Heroes 2 Jet
 
* World Heroes Perfect
 
 
 
===Arcade===
 
 
 
* Gaplus
 
* Mappy
 
* The Tower of Druaga
 
* 1942
 
* Black Tiger
 
* Commando
 
* Exed Exes
 
* Ghosts 'n Goblins
 
* SonSon
 
* Altered Beast
 
* Golden Axe
 
* Shinobi
 
* Space Harrier
 
* Super Hang-On
 
* Wonder Boy in Monster Land
 
* Zaxxon
 
* Ninja Gaiden
 
* Rygar
 
* Solomon's Key
 
* Star Force
 
* Tecmo Bowl
 
  
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* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/discussion-new-super-ultimate-injector-nsui.500376/ New Super Ultimate Injector] (there's also other alternative tools, but this can do injections for multiple systems)
  
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{{Main|Virtual Console/Compatibility List|Compatibility List (Virtual Console)}}
* Pac-Man
 
* Bionic Commando
 
* Gargoyle's Quest
 
* Mega Man II
 
* Mega Man III
 
* Mega Man IV
 
* Mega Man V
 
* Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
 
* BurgerTime Deluxe
 
* Lock 'n' Chase
 
* Side Pocket
 
* Tumblepop
 
* Revenge of the 'Gator[b]
 
* Avenging Spirit
 
* Fortified Zone
 
* Maru's Mission
 
* The Sword of Hope II
 
* Adventure Island
 
* Castlevania: The Adventure
 
* Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (1991 GB game)
 
* Quarth
 
* Alleyway
 
* Balloon Kid
 
* Baseball
 
* Donkey Kong
 
* Donkey Kong Land
 
* Donkey Kong Land 2
 
* Donkey Kong Land III
 
* Dr. Mario
 
* Game & Watch Gallery
 
* Golf
 
* Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
 
* Kirby's Block Ball
 
* Kirby's Dream Land
 
* Kirby's Dream Land 2
 
* Kirby's Pinball Land
 
* Kirby's Star Stacker
 
* Mario's Picross
 
* Metroid II: Return of Samus
 
* Mole Mania
 
* Qix
 
* Radar Mission
 
* Super Mario Land
 
* Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
 
* Tennis
 
*Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
 
 
 
The Japanese side, much like with the SNES VC, has much more releases. Notable ones include:
 
 
 
* Heracles no Eiko GB
 
* For the Frog the Bell Tolls
 
* Picross 2
 
* Pri Pri Primitive Princess
 
* Zoids
 
* Twinbee-Da!
 
* Ballon Fight GB
 
* Revelations the Demon Slayer
 
* Card Hero GB
 
* Last Bible
 
* Card Battle
 
* ネコジャラ物語
 
* Ikari no Yousai 2
 
 
 
===Game Boy Color===
 
 
 
* Mega Man Xtreme
 
* Mega Man Xtreme 2
 
* Harvest Moon
 
* Harvest Moon 2
 
* Harvest Moon 3
 
* Legend of the River King
 
* Legend of the River King 2
 
* Lufia: The Legend Returns
 
* Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
 
* Game & Watch Gallery 2
 
* Game & Watch Gallery 3
 
* Mario Golf
 
* Mario Tennis
 
* Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
 
* Pokémon Trading Card Game
 
* Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
 
* The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
 
* The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
 
* The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
 
* Wario Land 3
 
* Wario Land II
 
* Blaster Master: Enemy Below
 
* Toki Tori
 
* Prince of Persia
 
* Rayman
 
* Shantae
 
* Xtreme Sports
 
 
 
===Sega Game Gear===
 
 
 
* Columns
 
* Crystal Warriors
 
* Defenders of Oasis
 
* Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
 
* Dragon Crystal
 
* G-LOC: Air Battle
 
* Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya
 
* Shinobi
 
* Sonic Blast
 
* Sonic Drift 2
 
* Sonic Labyrinth
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
 
* Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
 
* Tails Adventure
 
* Vampire: Master of Darkness
 
 
 
===Nintendo Game Boy Advance===
 
 
 
* Mr. Driller 2
 
* Pac-Man Collection
 
* Mega Man & Bass
 
* Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge
 
* Mega Man Battle Network
 
* Mega Man Battle Network 2
 
* Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
 
* Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
 
* Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon
 
* Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun
 
* Mega Man Zero
 
* Mega Man Zero 2
 
* Mega Man Zero 3
 
* Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
 
* Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
 
* Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
 
* Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament
 
* Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
 
* Namco Museum
 
* Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
 
* Advance Wars
 
* DK: King of Swing
 
* F-Zero - GP Legend
 
* F-Zero Maximum Velocity
 
* Fire Emblem
 
* Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
 
* Golden Sun
 
* Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
 
* Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
 
* Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
 
* Mario Golf: Advance Tour
 
* Mario Kart: Super Circuit
 
* Mario Party Advance
 
* Mario Pinball Land
 
* Mario Tennis: Power Tour
 
* Metroid Fusion
 
* Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
 
* Super Mario Advance
 
* Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
 
* The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
 
* Wario Land 4
 
* WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
 
* Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
 
 
 
===Nintendo DS===
 
 
 
* Yoshi’s Island DS
 
* WarioWare: Touched!
 
* Yoshi Touch & Go
 
* Mario Kart DS
 
* New Super Mario Bros.
 
* Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
 
* Star Fox Command
 
  
 
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Virtual Console
3ds vc logo.png
Developer(s) Nintendo
Latest version N/A
Active Yes
Platform(s) Wii, 3DS, Wii U
Emulates Multiple
Website eShop
Source code Nintendo OSS (Partial)

Virtual Console is a service created by Nintendo that allows users to purchase and emulate games.

Overview

Games played through Virtual Console are usually free of accuracy issues.

In terms of functionality, the Virtual Console emulator is very bare-bones compared to unofficial emulators, but the 3DS version has restore points (save states) and screenshot saving. The Wii U version has both plus controller customization (Game Gear on 3DS also has it), Off-TV Play, Pixel smoothing and scaling changing. Despite this, usually only the bare functionality is emulated: there is no way to save ghost data in Mario Kart 64 due to a lack of a Memory Pak emulated.

The different regions of Virtual Console (Japan, North America, Europe/Australia, and South Korea) have different games and update them on different schedules. At times, North America gets games that were exclusive to Japan while Europe/Australia gets games that were exclusive to the previous two regions. These imported games are priced a little higher than normal and tend to be straight ports with no translation. (Exceptions include Monster World IV and Sin & Punishment.) Other games that can be priced higher than normal are games based on externally-licensed properties, one example being the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games.

Virtual Console games can be retired from the shop, though purchased games can be redownloaded.

Some GameBoy Advance games from the 3DS Virtual Console were available to Ambassadors only, that is, buyers of the Nintendo 3DS before Nintendo announced a price drop.

Pricing of Virtual Console games can be ludicrous. If you don't want to pay for VC ROMs on your Wii, you can just install them as .wad files through WAD Manager. You can even install .wads from other regions, though you need to watch the PAL/NTSC divide.

Supported Systems

Console Wii Wii U 3DS Notes
Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) Supports the Famicom Disk System and the first-party Nintendo mappers.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom) ✓* Supports normal cartridges up to 4MB, DSP-1, Cx4, and SA-1. Super-FX support is exclusive to the SNES Classic.
Nintendo 64 Recommended. Wii U has noticeable input delay but later revisions are more compatible (Harvest Moon 64).
Sega Master System Includes FM emulation.
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Regular Genesis/MD emulation. No Sega-CD or 32X. Also on 3DS as game compilations.
PC Engine HuCard cartridge emulation, and PCE-CD emulation with separate Audio CD tracks.
Neo Geo Arcade mode. Also on the Switch.
Commodore 64
MSX Japan-only. Emulates a Japanese MSX2.
Game Boy No SGB borders or GBC palettes. Link emulation added with Pokemon VC releases. Only used on Wii in Kirby Collection.
Game Boy Color In addition to the above, no IR or GBA mode emulation.
Game Boy Advance ✓** Hardware emulation on 3DS. No link features. Some e-Reader or rumble features restored as game-specific hacks.
Nintendo DS *** No link, online, or DSi support.
Game Gear
Arcade Various Namco, Capcom, Sega and Tecmo boards.

*A *New* 3DS is necessary if you want to play SNES games through the 3DS Virtual Console. Technically, some have managed to get it to boot in normal 3DS mode, but its emulation suffers from huge slowdowns.

**Ten GBA games were released exclusively to 3DS "ambassadors", who bought the system before its price was dropped. They are unavailable to those who did not purchase the system before its price drop.

***3DS is fully backward compatible with DS and DSi games and cartriges

Game Injection

VC releases consist of the emulator and the included ROM image, but it's possible to replace that ROM image with another one and load it using various homebrew tools out there. Of course, compatibility isn't that high, especially for games with custom hardware, but it's a start.

Wii

  • ShowMiiWads

Wii U

  • DS VC: The roms are stored in regular DS ROM format (.nds), in a zip archive. There's also a config file with a brightness setting, and an option to change internal 3D resolution that Nintendo didn't use for some reason. Just change the line "RenderScale": 1 to have the value 2 instead.

3DS

Compatibility List

Main article: Virtual Console/Compatibility List

Input Key

Virtual Console games come from many different systems and have to be mapped to those on the supported console, sometimes having to be mapped to different controllers. Even then, at times (notably emulated Nintendo 64 games), mappings may not be consistent.

Wii games in the Virtual Console support the Classic Controllers (which were made with the purpose of the Virtual Console) and GameCube controllers. Some games also support the lone Wii Remote. PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 games that support 5-player mode require that the users connect a combination of GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes (with or without Classic Controllers attached to the Wii Remotes).