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GDC 2009: Arcade Games Now on Virtual Console

 
As was revealed at Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's GDC keynote this morning, a whole slew of classic arcade games are now available for download on the Wii's Virtual Console. Included in today's releases are Mappy , Star Force , and The Tower of Druaga for 500 Wii Points each, as well as Gaplus -- Namco's 1984 follow-up to Galaga -- for 600 Wii Points. Mappy probably wouldn't have been our first choice for a Virtual Console arcade revival, but at least it's a start. Which vintage arcade games would you suggest for rerelease on Wii? (link)

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