<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
downloadable	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
lineup	O
consisted	O
of	O
titles	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
past	O
home	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
titles	O
were	O
run	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
forms	O
through	O
software	B-Application
emulation	I-Application
(	O
excluding	O
GBA	B-Device
titles	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
therefore	O
remaining	O
mostly	O
unaltered	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
or	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
between	O
500	O
and	O
1200	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
using	O
real	O
currency	O
for	O
$2.99	O
and	O
$9.99	O
(	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
$4.99	O
and	O
$9.99	O
(	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
)	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
rarity	O
,	O
and/or	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
's	O
library	O
of	O
past	O
games	O
consisted	O
of	O
titles	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Genesis/Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
NEC	O
's	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
also	O
included	O
games	O
for	O
platforms	O
that	O
were	O
known	O
only	O
in	O
select	O
regions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
and	O
ASCII	O
's	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
(	O
Japan	B-Device
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
video	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
of	O
past	O
games	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
reasons	O
for	O
opposing	O
software	O
piracy	O
of	O
old	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
38	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
7	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
software	O
is	O
added	O
on	O
Tuesdays	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Wednesdays	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
)	O
at	O
2:00PM	O
JST	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
659	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
244	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
(	O
256	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
)	O
and	O
466	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
12	O
total	O
NES	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
titles	O
were	O
added	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
4	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
America	O
saw	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Commodore	O
64	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
games	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
398	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
172	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
(	O
184	O
including	O
those	O
available	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Edition	O
)	O
and	O
267	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
lineup	O
initially	O
only	O
covered	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
George	O
Harrison	O
indicated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
possibility	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
or	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
providers	O
would	O
localize	O
Japanese	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
came	O
to	O
reality	O
,	O
and	O
former	O
Japan-only	O
games	O
have	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
with	O
such	O
localization	O
was	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
previous	O
Japan-only	O
titles	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Battle	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
from	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
added	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
this	O
and	O
all	O
others	O
were	O
originally	O
written	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
required	O
no	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
others	O
fit	O
the	O
category	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
currently	O
25	O
titles	O
listed	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Import	O
"	O
genre	O
with	O
1	O
removed	O
:	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
(	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
JaJaMaru-kun	I-Application
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
(	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
through	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
)	O
,	O
DoReMi	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Milon	I-Application
's	I-Application
DokiDoki	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Bio	B-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Bokutte	I-Application
Upa	I-Application
,	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Break	B-Application
In	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Parodier	I-Application
(	O
Removed	O
)	O
,	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
,	O
Final	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Champ	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
,	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gofer	I-Application
no	I-Application
Yabou	I-Application
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
Detana	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
Pulseman	B-Application
,	O
Secret	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Champion	O
Edition	O
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rondo	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Ironclad	B-Application
,	O
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
World	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
import	O
titles	O
(	O
DoReMi	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
were	O
released	O
without	O
any	O
English	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
only	O
Japanese	O
text	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
these	O
games	O
while	O
Monster	B-Application
World	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
fully	O
translated	O
to	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
17	O
NES	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
titles	O
were	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
11	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Oceanic	O
region	O
(	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
games	O
were	O
first	O
added	O
there	O
from	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
385	O
titles	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
384	O
titles	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
168	O
titles	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
(	O
178	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
)	O
and	O
258	O
titles	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
primarily	O
cover	O
only	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
UK	O
has	O
commented	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
possibility	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
will	O
localize	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
unreleased	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
for	O
12	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
Hudson	O
released	O
three	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
games	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
:	O
Double	B-Device
Dungeons	I-Device
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Battle	B-Application
Lode	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
few	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
titles	O
offered	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
some	O
games	O
may	O
be	O
improved	O
with	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
or	O
better	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reality	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
many	O
games	O
suffer	O
from	O
drops	O
in	O
frame	O
rate	O
or	O
have	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
PAL	B-Language
SNES	B-Application
games	O
run	O
with	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
borders	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
cartridge	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
disc-based	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
is	O
region-locked	O
—	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
are	O
provided	O
to	O
different	O
regions	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
availability	O
may	O
vary	O
from	O
region	O
to	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
exclusively	O
for	O
retro	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
original	O
games	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
speech	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
were	O
working	O
in	O
collaboration	O
to	O
bring	O
a	O
"	O
best	O
of	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
Hudson	O
also	O
declared	O
it	O
would	O
bring	O
upwards	O
of	O
100	O
titles	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
compatibility	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
announcing	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
titles	O
Eggy	O
and	O
Aleste	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
heading	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
games	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
page	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
games	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
future	O
releases	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
900	O
points	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
September	O
Hudson	O
announced	O
that	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
format	O
would	O
also	O
join	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
beginning	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
five	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
2007	O
and	O
ten	O
titles	O
for	O
2008	O
,	O
each	O
priced	O
at	O
800	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
100th	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
this	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
stated	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
4.7	O
million	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
1,000	O
titles	O
an	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
support	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
consoles	O
since	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
was	O
added	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
7.8	O
million	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
this	O
number	O
topped	O
ten	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
from	O
several	O
new	O
past	O
consoles	O
were	O
added	O
during	O
2008	O
:	O
Master	O
System	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Japan	B-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
;	O
Commodore	O
64	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Europe	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
support	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Japan	B-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Commodore	O
64	O
titles	O
(	O
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
Pitstop	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Keynote	O
Speech	O
at	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
launched	O
'	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
launching	O
with	O
four	O
titles	O
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
Gaplus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
in	O
Spring	O
2011	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
Wi-Fi	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
has	O
functionality	O
to	O
allow	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
four	O
times	O
so	O
far	O
to	O
update	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64/Lylat	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Shards	I-Application
(	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
released	O
before	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
given	O
updates	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
to	O
fix	O
previous	O
problems	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
component	O
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
licenses	O
expiring	O
,	O
namely	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
SNES	B-Application
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Rare	O
were	O
unknowingly	O
withdrawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Nintendo	O
retains	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
their	O
removal	O
remained	O
unknown	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
and	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
back	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
both	O
removed	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
games	O
returned	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
removed	O
yet	O
again	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
Arcade	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
while	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
versions	O
ported	O
by	O
M2	O
are	O
still	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
for	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
still	O
have	O
both	O
games	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
users	O
may	O
still	O
re-download	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
and	O
even	O
transfer	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
system	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
system	O
transfer	O
"	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
played	O
via	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
different	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
itself	O
(	O
turned	O
on	O
its	O
side	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
NES	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
some	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
pro	O
versions	O
of	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
(	O
sold	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
all	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	O
from	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
all	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
some	O
multiplayer	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
for	O
the	O
fifth	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
wireless	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
(	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
)	O
has	O
seen	O
increased	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
have	O
their	O
buttons	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
respective	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
controllers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
certain	O
circumstances	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
instead	O
of	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
original	O
controller	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
buttons	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
specific	O
controls	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
or	O
GameCube	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
titles	O
that	O
originally	O
provided	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
built-in	O
"	O
Rumble	O
"	O
feature	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
attached	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
happened	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
certain	O
optional	O
item	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
can	O
support	O
full	O
five-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
a	O
single	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
can	O
only	O
have	O
four	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
four	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
connected	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
needed	O
for	O
five-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
ports	O
,	O
only	O
up	O
to	O
four-player	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
also	O
support	O
USB	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
system	O
featured	O
their	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
titles	O
use	O
a	O
pop-up	O
"	O
virtual	O
"	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
"	O
1	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
only	O
used	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
for	O
input	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
library	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
built-in	O
512	O
MB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
versions	O
2.0	O
and	O
later	O
allow	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
moved	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
to	O
a	O
removable	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
and	O
then	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
Menu	O
4.0	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
menu	O
to	O
run	O
channels	O
from	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
provided	O
there	O
is	O
enough	O
free	O
space	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
channel	O
in	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
console	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
the	O
SD	O
menu	O
will	O
offer	O
to	O
move	O
other	O
channels	O
to	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
are	O
locked	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
purchased	O
—	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
another	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
via	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
purchase	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
as	O
gifts	O
to	O
people	O
on	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Friends	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
is	O
damaged	O
and	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
played	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
will	O
provide	O
support	O
(	O
if	O
the	O
serial	O
number	O
or	O
console	O
email	O
name	O
can	O
be	O
provided	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owner	O
transfers	O
all	O
data	O
on	O
their	O
console	O
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
those	O
titles	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
save	O
data	O
currently	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
transferred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
saving	O
is	O
functional	O
and	O
intact	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
all	O
games	O
which	O
originally	O
had	O
a	O
save	O
feature	O
on	O
their	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saved	O
games	O
are	O
saved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Internal	O
Memory	O
and	O
function	O
exactly	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
cartridge	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
that	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
cartridge	O
form	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
save	O
feature	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
save	O
game	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
(	O
though	O
depending	O
on	O
its	O
original	O
system	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
the	O
suspend	O
feature	O
as	O
described	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
first-party	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
used	O
internal	O
cartridge	O
memory	O
for	O
game	O
save	O
data	O
and	O
thus	O
will	O
save	O
properly	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
select	O
few	O
first-party	O
and	O
nearly	O
all	O
other	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
cartridges	O
utilized	O
the	O
extra	O
memory	O
capability	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saving	O
of	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
so	O
for	O
those	O
games	O
which	O
used	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
the	O
save	O
feature	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
properly	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extreme	O
example	O
is	O
that	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
which	O
uses	O
internal	O
cartridge	O
memory	O
for	O
progress	O
and	O
save	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
all	O
progress	O
is	O
saved	O
properly	O
(	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
saved	O
to	O
the	O
cartridge	O
itself	O
)	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
saving	O
ghosts	O
for	O
racing	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
)	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
,	O
since	O
that	O
particular	O
feature	O
utilized	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
copy	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
wo	O
n't	O
function	O
in	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
emulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
enables	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
suspend	O
play	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
users	O
simply	O
return	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
main	O
menu	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
exceptions	O
to	O
this	O
are	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
titles	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
will	O
allow	O
play	O
to	O
be	O
halted	O
by	O
returning	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
but	O
will	O
require	O
the	O
person	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suspend	O
feature	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
resets	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
reset	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
if	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
loses	O
power	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
further	O
suspend	O
state	O
,	O
nor	O
will	O
there	O
be	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
suspend	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
10	O
titles	O
total	O
of	O
NES	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
in	O
either	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
never	O
offered	O
a	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
or	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
released	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
and	O
by	O
hardware	O
extensions	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
customers	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-Device
and	I-Device
Hong	I-Device
Kong	I-Device
and	O
like	O
other	O
regions	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
buy	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
cards	O
at	O
certain	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
launched	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
include	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
NES	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
only	O
)	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
(	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
special	O
features	O
available	O
while	O
playing	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
viewing	O
classic	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
with	O
the	O
traditional	O
green	O
screen	O
or	O
viewing	O
them	O
in	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
border	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
,	O
but	O
related	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
are	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
remakes	O
of	O
classic	O
titles	O
that	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
if	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
President	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
told	O
Kotaku	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
answer	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
piece	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
's	O
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
,	O
called	O
upon	O
readers	O
to	O
"	O
argue	O
for	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
store	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
if	O
you	O
can.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
an	O
August	O
2011	O
price	O
drop	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
give	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
as	O
appreciation	O
of	O
their	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
who	O
logged	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
by	O
a	O
specified	O
time	O
in	O
their	O
home	O
markets	O
became	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
ten	O
NES	O
titles	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Ambassadors	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
before	O
their	O
general	O
release	O
;	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
marquee	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Ambassadors	O
received	O
access	O
to	O
ten	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
also	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
Ambassadors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Virtual	O
Console-branded	O
releases	O
,	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
are	O
not	O
emulated	B-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
they	O
run	O
directly	O
on	O
an	O
ARM7TDMI	O
processor	O
core	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
AGB_FIRM	O
"	O
kernel	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
CPUs	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
emulating	B-Application
the	O
Game	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
applying	O
a	O
video	O
filter	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
brightness	O
to	O
be	O
adjusted	O
or	O
the	O
game	O
quit	O
without	O
manually	O
rebooting	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
save	O
types	O
supported	O
by	O
AGB_FIRM	O
(	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
having	O
been	O
discovered	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
after	O
injection	O
became	O
convenient	O
and	O
accessible	O
to	O
most	O
users	O
of	O
custom	O
firmware	O
)	O
were	O
not	O
employed	O
in	O
the	O
ten	O
official	O
GBA	B-Device
releases	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
games	O
unofficially	O
"	O
injected	O
"	O
into	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
VC	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
the	O
first	O
non-ambassador	O
NES	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
other	O
NES	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ambassador	O
program	O
were	O
released	O
including	O
third	O
party	O
games	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Konami	O
,	O
and	O
Tecmo	O
such	O
as	O
;	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
two	O
NES	O
import	O
titles	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Europe	O
;	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
'	O
92	O
Recca	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
in	O
both	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
to	O
non-Ambassadors	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TurboGrafx-16/PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
starting	O
with	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
China	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
were	O
later	O
added	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
new	O
TG-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
again	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
will	O
feature	O
Local	O
Play	O
for	O
trading	O
Pokémon	O
and	O
battling	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
game	O
link	O
cable	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
having	O
wireless	O
connections	O
,	O
but	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
features	O
in	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
,	O
like	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
will	O
still	O
not	O
be	O
usable	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
its	O
upgraded	O
hardware	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
games	O
support	O
"	O
Perfect	O
Pixel	O
mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
these	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
at	O
their	O
original	O
resolution	O
and	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
games	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
models	I-Operating_System
or	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
are	O
saved	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
and	O
are	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
home	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
save	O
feature	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
console	I-Application
service	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
can	O
save	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
restore	O
point	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
wants	O
to	O
but	O
is	O
replaced	O
and	O
overwritten	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
another	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
officially	O
fully	O
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
30th	O
Anniversary	O
bundle	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
launch	O
includes	O
six	O
games	O
with	O
three	O
being	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
three	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
launched	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Taiwan	B-Device
and	I-Device
Hong	I-Device
Kong	I-Device
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
3DS/Nintendo	O
3DS	O
XL	O
systems	O
in	O
Chinese	O
,	O
their	O
first	O
releases	O
are	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Green	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pure	O
White	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
&	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
uses	O
the	O
Japanese	O
region	O
firmware	O
but	O
all	O
online	O
features	O
are	O
blocked	O
so	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
used	O
and	O
likewise	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
used	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
native	O
version	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
launched	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
releases	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
libraries	O
,	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
starting	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
being	O
added	O
starting	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
titles	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
arcades	O
and	O
non-Nintendo	O
consoles	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
)	O
were	O
not	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
July	O
2011	O
interview	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Amber	O
McCollum	O
stated	O
that	O
select	O
GameCube	B-Application
titles	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
own	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
include	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
GamePad	O
and	O
Miiverse	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
own	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
discounted	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
announced	O
some	O
individual	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
launch	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
promotion	O
celebrating	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
offers	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	B-Device
,	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
slower	O
PAL	B-Language
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-16/PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
titles	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kawashima	I-Application
's	I-Application
Brain	I-Application
Training	I-Application
:	I-Application
How	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Brain	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	B-Device
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
immediately	O
after	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
announcing	O
them	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
presentation	O
;	O
Mother	B-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
EarthBound	B-Application
Beginnings	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
previously	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
back	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
already	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
,	O
causing	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
move	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
support	O
was	O
finally	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
launching	O
with	O
three	O
games	O
;	O
Bonk	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
New	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
who	O
had	O
downloaded	O
them	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
or	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
,	O
would	O
get	O
those	O
titles	O
discounted	O
,	O
between	O
$2.99	O
-3.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
support	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
just	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
are	O
saved	O
either	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
(	O
8GB	O
or	O
32GB	O
)	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
on	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
or	O
external	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
save	O
feature	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
console	I-Application
service	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
can	O
save	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
restore	O
point	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
wants	O
to	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
replaced	O
and	O
overwritten	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
another	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
saves	O
from	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
cannot	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
family	O
of	O
systems	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
"	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
of	O
its	O
older	O
games	O
from	O
past	O
platforms	O
,	O
instead	O
releasing	O
titles	O
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
third	O
party	O
companies	O
have	O
opted	O
to	O
release	O
past	O
games	O
via	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
eShop	B-Application
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
banners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unnamed	O
Nintendo	O
employees	O
have	O
reportedly	O
speculated	O
that	O
licensing	O
issues	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
predominant	O
factor	O
in	O
determining	O
whether	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
examples	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
as	O
games	O
that	O
might	O
be	O
too	O
expensive	O
to	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
has	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
"	O
aggressively	O
"	O
support	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
by	O
re-releasing	O
classic	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Tecmo	O
did	O
not	O
specify	O
which	O
titles	O
it	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
many	O
retro	O
classics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
Rygar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
game	O
developer	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
(	O
Solomon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Key	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
but	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Rare	O
titles	O
absent	O
of	O
Nintendo-owned	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
unavailable	O
for	O
purchase	O
due	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Rare	O
;	O
SNK	O
has	O
announced	O
intentions	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
which	O
has	O
brought	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
to	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
consoles	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
had	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
classic	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
but	O
later	O
sold	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
when	O
it	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
has	O
not	O
stated	O
whether	O
it	O
will	O
release	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
by	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
(	O
co-creator	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
)	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	O
account	O
that	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
have	O
"	O
0.0	O
"	O
chance	O
of	O
happening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
will	O
be	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
customizable	O
controls	O
,	O
or	O
added	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
offered	O
optional	O
features	O
that	O
required	O
peripheral	O
hardware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
for	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
for	O
additional	O
data	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
these	O
peripherals	O
are	O
not	O
emulated	B-Application
or	O
simulated	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
as	O
they	O
would	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
without	O
the	O
peripherals	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
cannot	O
save	O
"	O
Ghost	O
Data	O
"	O
since	O
no	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
is	O
available	O
,	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
USA	I-Application
still	O
allows	O
saving	O
game	O
data	O
but	O
data	O
cannot	O
be	O
copied	O
to	O
a	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
still	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
but	O
like	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
USA	I-Application
the	O
copy	O
ability	O
that	O
allowed	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
Controller	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
cannot	O
use	O
a	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
to	O
copy	O
data	O
to	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
real	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
or	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
running	O
the	O
respective	O
companion	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Famicom	O
games	O
—	O
Excitebike	B-Application
,	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
and	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
—	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
player-designed	O
levels	O
via	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
this	O
peripheral	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	B-Device
,	O
the	O
NES	O
versions	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
this	O
save	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
have	O
had	O
the	O
feature	O
implemented	O
in	O
their	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
save	O
course	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
memory	O
or	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
these	O
features	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
of	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
and	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
release	O
3D	O
Excitebike	B-Application
does	O
retain	O
this	O
feature	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
their	O
Game	O
Paks	O
to	O
special	O
in-store	O
kiosks	O
to	O
print	O
stickers	O
of	O
their	O
in-game	O
photos	O
;	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
emulates	B-Application
this	O
by	O
letting	O
players	O
send	O
a	O
photo	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
once	O
per	O
day	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
DX	I-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
)	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
cannot	O
print	O
photos	O
from	O
either	O
game	O
,	O
since	O
this	O
required	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
peripheral	O
to	O
be	O
attached	O
throughout	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
any	O
features	O
that	O
required	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Infrared	O
port	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
uses	O
different	O
infrared	O
technology	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
being	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
play	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
button	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
has	O
a	O
button	O
layout	O
more	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controller	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
adapter	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
that	O
enables	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
plug	O
an	O
actual	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controller	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
most	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
have	O
mapped	O
the	O
Z	O
button	O
to	O
the	O
L	O
,	O
ZL	O
and	O
ZR	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
C-buttons	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
on	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
which	O
some	O
reviewers	O
have	O
described	O
as	O
awkward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
mapping	O
of	O
the	O
left	O
analog	O
stick	O
for	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
full	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
stick	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
uses	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
approximately	O
67%	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
control	O
stick	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
style	O
analog	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
significantly	O
different	O
sensitivity	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
N64	B-Operating_System
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
they	O
appeared	O
on	O
their	O
original	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
holding	O
a	O
button	O
combination	O
while	O
launching	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
presents	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
resolution	O
rather	O
than	O
upscaling	O
it	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
appear	O
smaller	O
but	O
more	O
crisp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monochrome	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
both	O
"	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
black	O
and	O
dark	O
green	O
"	O
color	O
palettes	O
,	O
switchable	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
virtually	O
all	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
play	O
identically	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
versions	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
altered	O
cosmetically	O
to	O
address	O
licensing	O
and	O
copyright	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
(	O
NES	O
)	O
originally	O
included	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
real	O
football	O
players	O
licensed	O
from	O
the	O
NFL	O
Players	O
Association	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
obtained	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
the	O
names	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
numbers	O
being	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
—	O
which	O
featured	O
Kawasaki	O
logos	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
jetskis	O
and	O
ad	O
banners	O
—	O
had	O
the	O
logos	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
and	O
jetskis	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
banners	O
replaced	O
with	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
banners	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
with	O
Kawasaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
originally	O
featured	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
as	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
that	O
character	O
had	O
expired	O
,	O
the	O
2009	O
release	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
removes	O
the	O
Marvel	O
copyright	O
notice	O
and	O
changes	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
pink	O
,	O
but	O
retains	O
all	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
'	O
s	O
behaviors	O
and	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
StarTropics	B-Application
(	O
NES	O
)	O
changes	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
one	O
weapon	O
from	O
"	O
Island	O
Yo-Yo	B-Operating_System
"	O
to	O
"	O
Island	O
Star	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
Yo-Yo	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
trademarked	O
term	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Zero	B-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
eliminates	O
the	O
track	O
dimming	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
over	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
render	O
polygons	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
than	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
hardware	O
(	O
though	O
sprites	O
and	O
text	O
appear	O
blocky	O
and	O
pixelated	O
by	O
comparison	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
the	O
screen	O
turns	O
red	O
upon	O
the	O
player	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
original	O
employed	O
a	O
rapid	O
screen	O
flash	O
(	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
use	O
such	O
an	O
effect	O
since	O
the	O
Dennō	O
Senshi	O
Porygon	O
incident	O
in	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
(	O
NES	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
updated	O
version	O
featured	O
in	O
2003	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
1986	O
original	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
includes	O
the	O
save	O
screen	O
from	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
introduction	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
anti-aliased	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
some	O
characters	O
appearing	O
more	O
rounded	O
or	O
blurred	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
have	O
the	O
graphics	O
similarly	O
smoothed	O
,	O
but	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
toggle	O
this	O
effect	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
significant	O
difference	O
in	O
gameplay	O
occurred	O
in	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
its	O
password	O
system	O
altered	O
to	O
disable	O
certain	O
special	O
passwords	O
that	O
gave	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
special	O
powers	O
or	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
players	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
this	O
change	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
release	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
password	O
system	O
,	O
retained	O
its	O
original	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
originally	O
had	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
enable	O
password	O
input	O
for	O
special	O
tournaments	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
this	O
feature	O
removed	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
:	O
Original	O
Edition	O
was	O
available	O
via	O
promotion	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Consoles	I-Application
,	O
then	O
later	O
was	O
made	O
purchasable	O
on	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
more	O
closely	O
resemble	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
mini-game	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
and	O
Original	O
Edition	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
rumble	O
features	O
,	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
or	O
GameCube-connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
are	O
identical	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
set-up	O
screens	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
wireless	O
features	O
are	O
not	O
emulated	B-Application
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
use	O
online	O
play	O
or	O
local	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
)	O
will	O
not	O
function	O
,	O
especially	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
service	O
had	O
been	O
terminated	O
about	O
eleven	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
of	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Advance	O
4	O
:	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	O
features	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
World-e	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
unlocked	O
automatically	O
,	O
including	O
levels	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
were	O
unlocked	O
using	O
cards	O
purchasable	O
at	O
various	O
stores	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
dot	O
codes	O
on	O
them	O
containing	O
the	O
level	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
scanned	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
peripheral	O
,	O
saved	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
save	O
data	O
for	O
later	O
usage	O
without	O
the	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
could	O
only	O
fit	O
32	O
levels	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
has	O
38	O
levels	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
every	O
e-Reader	B-Application
card	I-Application
level	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
of	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
removes	O
the	O
requirement	O
to	O
have	O
someone	O
visit	O
your	O
town	O
and	O
buy	O
an	O
item	O
from	O
Tom	O
Nook	O
's	O
shop	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Nookingtons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
&	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
do	O
n't	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
or	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Infrared	O
link	O
feature	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Gold	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
also	O
do	O
n't	O
support	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NES	O
Games	O
also	O
do	O
n't	O
support	O
Famicom	B-Device
data	I-Device
recorder	I-Device
features	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
and	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	B-Device
have	O
been	O
translated	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
but	O
featured	O
English	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
;	O
all	O
menu	O
commands	O
and	O
certain	O
in-game	O
text	O
(	O
all	O
originally	O
written	O
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
were	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
retains	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
screen	O
and	O
dialogue	O
subtitles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Murasame	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Summer	B-Application
Carnival	I-Application
'	I-Application
92	I-Application
:	I-Application
Recca	I-Application
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
one	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
translated	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
World	I-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
fully	O
translated	O
to	O
English	O
for	O
both	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
territories	O
using	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
television	O
system	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
apparent	O
that	O
in	O
most	O
cases	O
the	O
games	O
supplied	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
run	O
in	O
50	O
Hz	O
mode	O
and	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
unoptimized	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unoptimized	O
PAL	B-Language
games	O
run	O
roughly	O
17%	O
slower	O
than	O
their	O
original	O
speed	O
in	O
60	O
Hz	O
and	O
have	O
borders	O
covering	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setting	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
to	O
60	O
Hz	O
mode	O
does	O
not	O
force	O
the	O
50	O
Hz	O
game	O
into	O
60	O
Hz	O
mode	O
(	O
as	O
is	O
possible	O
on	O
emulators	B-Application
and	O
modified	O
PAL	B-Language
consoles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
currently	O
released	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
are	O
partially	O
PAL	B-Language
optimized	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
full	O
screen	O
games	O
(	O
although	O
still	O
running	O
in	O
50	O
Hz	O
and	O
locked	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
slower	O
gameplay	O
speed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
optimization	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
cartridge	O
versions	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
64	I-Application
or	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
making	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
versions	O
superior	O
in	O
that	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
some	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
are	O
also	O
partially	O
PAL	B-Language
optimized	O
with	O
reduced	O
borders	O
but	O
still	O
retaining	O
the	O
slower	O
run	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PAL	B-Language
release	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Probotector	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
select	O
few	O
games	O
were	O
already	O
optimized	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
thus	O
just	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
their	O
60	O
Hz	O
counterparts	O
this	O
time	O
around	O
(	O
the	O
most	O
obvious	O
examples	O
being	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Diddy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
to	O
actually	O
run	O
in	O
60	O
Hz	O
on	O
PAL	B-Language
Wii	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
;	O
this	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
data	O
was	O
never	O
changed	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
hardware	O
itself	O
performed	O
the	O
conversion	O
to	O
a	O
50	O
Hz	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
poor	O
PAL	B-Language
conversion	O
is	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
which	O
retains	O
the	O
slower	O
framerate	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
borders	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
PAL	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Drive	I-Application
version	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
allows	O
PAL	B-Language
users	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
Hanabi	O
Festival	O
"	O
campaign	O
,	O
certain	O
titles	O
that	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
were	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
namely	O
Japan-only	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
,	O
are	O
run	O
in	O
60	O
Hz	O
only	O
,	O
thus	O
keeping	O
the	O
original	O
speed	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fast	O
moving	O
sprites	O
in	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
generally	O
create	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
interlace	O
artifacts	O
on	O
such	O
displays	O
that	O
the	O
480p	O
option	O
resolves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Hanabi	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
titles	O
still	O
run	O
in	O
50	O
Hz	O
with	O
the	O
usual	O
PAL	B-Language
conversion	O
problems	O
,	O
despite	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
some	O
PAL	B-Language
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
would	O
not	O
display	O
correctly	O
on	O
high-definition	O
televisions	O
when	O
connected	O
via	O
the	O
component	O
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
!,	O
support	O
the	O
"	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Component	O
Cable	O
Interlace	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
temporary	O
fix	O
to	O
problems	O
with	O
various	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
being	O
played	O
over	O
component	O
cable	O
on	O
HDTVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	B-Language
versions	O
of	O
all	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
except	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
TwinBee	B-Device
run	O
much	O
smoother	O
at	O
60	O
Hz	O
unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
versions	O
which	O
only	O
run	O
at	O
50	O
Hz	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
semi-modified	O
ports	O
of	O
their	O
original	O
NES	O
and	O
arcade	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ambassador	O
and	O
full	O
release	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
also	O
run	O
at	O
60	O
Hz	O
,	O
but	O
NES	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
are	O
again	O
running	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
50	O
Hz	O
version.Phillips	O
,	O
Tom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
)	O
Nintendo	O
using	O
inferior	O
50Hz	O
mode	O
for	O
European	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
•	O
News	O
•	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
•	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
running	O
at	O
50	O
Hz	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
runs	O
at	O
60	O
Hz	O
,	O
however	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
64''	O
only	O
runs	O
at	O
50Hz	O
.	O
</s>
