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[[File:Virtual Console.png|thumb|300px|The Virtual Console logo.]]
[[File:Virtual Console.png|thumb|300px|The Virtual Console logo.]]The '''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール}}, ''Virtual Console''), sometimes abbreviated as '''VC''', is a feature of the [[Wii]], the [[Nintendo 3DS]], and the [[Wii U]] that allows players to officially emulate games from older video game consoles. Supported by the {{h2|Wikipedia:Wii Menu|Wii Shop Channel}} on the Wii and the {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo eShop}} on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, the different consoles have differing coverage as to what games they feature.
The '''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール}}, ''Virtual Console''), sometimes abbreviated as '''VC''', is a feature of the [[Wii]], the [[Nintendo 3DS]], and the [[Wii U]] that emulates older video game consoles and allows one to play games originally released for those consoles. This feature is supported by the {{h2|Wikipedia:Wii Menu|Wii Shop Channel}} and {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo eShop}}. The Wii's Virtual Console emulates the {{s|wikipedia|Nintendo Entertainment System}}, {{s|wikipedia|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}} and [[Nintendo 64]], as well as the {{s|wikipedia|Sega Mega Drive}}/Genesis, NEC's {{s|wikipedia|TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine}}, the {{s|wikipedia|MSX}} computer, and the {{Iw|wikipedia|Neo Geo|console}} home system. The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console currently runs Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance (Ambassadors only), Sega Game Gear, and {{s|nwiki|NES}}, TurboGrafx16, Famicom Disk System (Japan only, Marketed as NES import games in other regions) games and Super NES (New Nintendo 3DS only). The Wii U Virtual Console currently has NES, Super NES, N64, TurboGrafx16, GBA, [[Nintendo DS]], and [[Wii]] games.
 
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==List of consoles on Virtual Console==
{| class="wikitable"
! Platform !! [[Wii]] !! [[Wii U]] !! [[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
| Arcade ||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="Wii Mode">Only available in Wii Mode</ref>||{{n}}
|-
| NES / Famicom ||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| SNES / Super Famicom||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="New 3DS">Only available on New Nintendo 3DS</ref>
|-
| Nintendo 64||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{n}}
|-
|Sega Master System||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="Wii Mode">Only available in Wii Mode</ref>||{{n}}
|-
| Sega Genesis ||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="Wii Mode">Only available in Wii Mode</ref>||{{n}}
|-
| Turbografx-16||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="Japan only">Only available on Japanese 3DS systems</ref>
|-
| Neo Geo||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="Wii Mode">Only available in Wii Mode</ref>||{{n}}
|-
| Game Boy ||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}
|-
| Game Boy Color||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}
|-
| Game Boy Advance||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}<ref name="Ambassador">Only available to members of the [http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/746/~/nintendo-3ds-ambassador-eligibility Nintendo 3DS Ambassador] program.</ref>
|-
| Nintendo DS ||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}
|-
| Sega Game Gear ||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}
|-
|Commodore 64<ref name="C64">Only available in North America and PAL regions. All games were removed from the Wii Shop Channel in August 2013.</ref>||{{y}}||{{y}}<ref name="Wii Mode">Only available in Wii Mode</ref>||{{n}}
|}
===Notes===
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==In the ''{{B|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series==
==In the ''{{B|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series==
Many of the [[Masterpieces]] featured in ''Brawl'' work on the Wii Virtual Console engine. Masterpieces are demos of existing Virtual Console games (at the time ''Brawl'' was released) and share many of the same attributes of games on the Virtual Console. {{forwiiu}} includes Virtual Console games as its masterpieces, as well. Wii U masterpieces also include Game Boy Games only available on the 3DS. When time runs out or when the game is paused a message appears talking about the 3DS version instead of a link to the Nintendo eShop.
===[[Masterpieces]]===
A majority of the [[Masterpieces]] featured in ''Brawl'' and {{forwiiu}} work via the Wii's Virtual Console engine. In addition, all Masterpieces are timed, and when the timer runs out, the player is told about how the demo they just played can be purchased.
 
Unusually, ''Smash 4'' features Masterpieces of Game Boy titles, which are not supported by the Wii U's Virtual Console. As a result, players are told about how they can download the two Game Boy titles, ''Kirby's Dream Land'' and ''Dr. Mario'', on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console.


''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' was released to the Wii Virtual Console for Japan on January 20, 2009 to celebrate its tenth anniversary there since it was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] on January 21, 1999 in Japan. It was later released in Europe and Australia on June 12, 2009, and North America on December 21, 2009.
===Re-release of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''===
''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' was released onto the Wii Virtual Console for Japan on January 20, 2009, as to celebrate the ten years since the game's first release in Japan on January 21, 1999. It was later released to Europe and Australia on June 12, 2009, and later still, to North America on December 21, 2009. While not officially available for the Wii U's Virtual Console, the Virtual Console re-release of ''Smash 64'' can still be purchased and played when the Wii U is running in Wii Mode.


While the Virtual Console version of ''Smash 64'' can be used in tournaments, its use is generally discouraged compared to using emulators such as [[Project 64k]], or using the actual Nintendo 64 console. This is due to the limited support of controllers for the Virtual Console compared to either of the two previous options; furthermore, the Virtual Console port can suffer from frame-skipping, which can potentially disrupt players' inputs.
While the Virtual Console version of ''Smash 64'' can be used in tournaments, its use is generally discouraged compared to using emulators such as [[Project 64k]], or using the actual Nintendo 64 console. This is due to the limited support of controllers for the Virtual Console compared to either of the two previous options; furthermore, the Virtual Console port can suffer from frame-skipping, which can potentially disrupt players' inputs.


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole.jsp Virtual Console] - Official Virtual Console site
*[http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole.jsp Virtual Console] - Official Virtual Console site
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Revision as of 18:31, June 7, 2017

The Virtual Console logo.

The Virtual Console (バーチャルコンソール, Virtual Console), sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a feature of the Wii, the Nintendo 3DS, and the Wii U that allows players to officially emulate games from older video game consoles. Supported by the Wii Shop Channel on the Wii and the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, the different consoles have differing coverage as to what games they feature.

List of consoles on Virtual Console

Platform Wii Wii U Nintendo 3DS
Arcade Yes Yes[1] No
NES / Famicom Yes Yes Yes
SNES / Super Famicom Yes Yes Yes[2]
Nintendo 64 Yes Yes No
Sega Master System Yes Yes[1] No
Sega Genesis Yes Yes[1] No
Turbografx-16 Yes Yes Yes[3]
Neo Geo Yes Yes[1] No
Game Boy No No Yes
Game Boy Color No No Yes
Game Boy Advance No No Yes[4]
Nintendo DS No Yes No
Sega Game Gear No No Yes
Commodore 64[5] Yes Yes[1] No

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Only available in Wii Mode
  2. ^ Only available on New Nintendo 3DS
  3. ^ Only available on Japanese 3DS systems
  4. ^ Only available to members of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program.
  5. ^ Only available in North America and PAL regions. All games were removed from the Wii Shop Channel in August 2013.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Masterpieces

A majority of the Masterpieces featured in Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U work via the Wii's Virtual Console engine. In addition, all Masterpieces are timed, and when the timer runs out, the player is told about how the demo they just played can be purchased.

Unusually, Smash 4 features Masterpieces of Game Boy titles, which are not supported by the Wii U's Virtual Console. As a result, players are told about how they can download the two Game Boy titles, Kirby's Dream Land and Dr. Mario, on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console.

Re-release of Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. was released onto the Wii Virtual Console for Japan on January 20, 2009, as to celebrate the ten years since the game's first release in Japan on January 21, 1999. It was later released to Europe and Australia on June 12, 2009, and later still, to North America on December 21, 2009. While not officially available for the Wii U's Virtual Console, the Virtual Console re-release of Smash 64 can still be purchased and played when the Wii U is running in Wii Mode.

While the Virtual Console version of Smash 64 can be used in tournaments, its use is generally discouraged compared to using emulators such as Project 64k, or using the actual Nintendo 64 console. This is due to the limited support of controllers for the Virtual Console compared to either of the two previous options; furthermore, the Virtual Console port can suffer from frame-skipping, which can potentially disrupt players' inputs.

External links

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