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Virtual Console libraries don’t often contain Fire Emblem games, but we’re sure thankful that this one contains Shadow Dragon.

It was a joy to play on the Gameboy Advance, and the same has to be said for the Wii U Virtual Console version. It’s a very moreish title that gets its claws into you, refusing to let go until you’ve collected everything the game has to offer. All of this is tied together by a novel little story that whisks you along from beat to beat as you gradually unlock bigger and better abilities. These are used to solve a large variety of environmental puzzles, from helping townspeople to opening locked doors in dungeons. It’s a JRPG that dares to think differently, specifically when it comes to it’s spell and ability system: Not only do different combinations of ‘Djinn’ – effectively ability gems – give you vastly different abilities in battle, but they also confer you abilities outside of battle. We seem to remember aiming these cannons and making it to that floating island was a lot easier when we were younger.įrom one virtual console mainstay we hop over to a more rarefied series of titles, and more specifically the original: Golden Sun, which only makes an appearance on the Wii U VC. Well it comes down to that satisfying form factor, and the flexibility of the Wii U – it’s super comfy to play, you can play it on the sofa in handheld mode and should the want arise, you can throw the leaping italian on the big screen to relive those nostaltic days.

Why do we recommend the virtual console version then? After all, it’s available for the DS platforms in a slightly altered way, with even more content. To this day, it’s hard to think of a 3D platforming game that comes close – in many ways it’s only the plumber himself that ever quite manages it, with Galaxy in particular. Back in 1996 when it was released, gamers had of course seen 3D worlds and developers attempts at the genre, but nothing quite like the huge sprawling landscapes they would find in these paintings.

The Wii U however, unlike the Switch at present, get’s what tends to be considered as the best of them all: Mario 64, the game that defined the 3D platformer. Any virtual console worth it’s salt has a Mario game, multiple even.