So, with this service about to end, it's download time. Has there ever been a comprehensive ranking all the WiiWare and VC titles?
What should a person be looking for before this thing ends?
There's a (seemingly?) comprehensive overview of everything that will be permanently unavailable after January 20th
on this page.
What to get from that will largely depend on your personal taste & amount of outstanding points of course.
Personally, some of these stand out as highlights:
Virtual Console:-Chrono Trigger (SNES): if you don't have this on DS or PC.
-Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES): this had a PS1 release in NA, but I imagine that's pricey.
-The Super Star Wars games (SNES): they're all very tough, mind.
-Pokémon Puzzle League (N64): it's Pokémon + Tetris Attack. Cartridge isn't very expensive though.
-Super Smash Bros. (N64): if you don't have the pricey cart, this is the last option to get it for now.
-M.U.S.H.A. (Genesis): the cart is exceedingly expensive. This is a shmup.
-Pulseman (Genesis): developed by GameFreak. Previously only on the Sega Channel service in NA.
-Cho Aniki (TG-16 CD): ...of RFN fame...
-Gate of Thunder (TG-16 CD): unlike its sequel Lords of Thunder this isn't on Wii U eShop.
-Ys Book I&II (TG-16 CD): also has DS and PSP options though.
WiiWare:-Alien Crush Returns: sequel to the TG-16 classic horror pinball game.
-FAST Racing League: somehow packed into under 40 MB, that usual Shin'en magic.
-Fluidity/Hydroventure: never released outside WiiWare. Did get a 3DS sequel.
-Mr. Driller W: it's a WiiWare exclusive version of Mr. Driller. I like these simple games.
-Star Soldier R: if you like shoot-em-ups.
-Konami's rebirth series (Castlevania the Adventure Rebirth, Contra Rebirth, Gradius Rebirth) is supposed to be good too.
-Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King & Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark Lord are respectively a town building sim & a tower defence game. These havent been ported I don't think.