Take a peek at what's in the VC pipes for July worldwide.
Today, Nintendo updated their Japanese Virtual Console release list with the upcoming games for July. Star Soldier, Flappy, The Super Shinobi II, and Splatterhouse arrive on July 3rd. The full list of nineteen games are listed below. In addition, the two announced MSX games have been given a price, but have also been delayed to an ambiguous summer release date. Eggy will cost 700 points and Aleste will cost 800 points.
Famicom (NES)
- Star Soldier [Hudson]
- Flappy [Net Firm]
- Akumajou Dracula (Castlevania) [Konami]
- Mario Open Golf (NES Open Tournament Golf) [Nintendo]
Super Famicom (SNES)
- Militia (Metal Marines) [Bandai-Namco]
- Hajimari no Mori [Nintendo]
- Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren [Chunsoft]
Nintendo 64
- Wave Race 64 [Nintendo]
- Mario Story (Paper Mario) [Nintendo] *delayed from June
Mega Drive (Genesis)
- The Super Shinobi II (Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master) [Sega]
- Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan [Sega] *700 points
- Ichi Tant-R [Sega]
- Dynamite Headdy [Sega]
PC Engine (TG-16)
- Splatterhouse [Bandai-Namco]
- Makai Hakkenden Shada [G-mode]
- Power Sports [Hudson]
- Dead Moon [Natsume]
- Appare Gateball [Hudson]
- Power League 4 [Hudson]
As for North America, Nintendo Power featured six games in their latest issue that haven't yet been released though several of the games are already available in other regions. Paper Mario, unveiled last month, also has yet to see release, but was likely delayed along with its Japanese counterpart. The ESRB has also rated a handful of games that have not yet been officially announced. Additionally, Hudson has already announced their five July releases. Dragon Spirit is scheduled to lead the pack on July 2nd.
NES
- Super Mario Bros. 2 [Nintendo]
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math [Nintendo]
- Mach Rider [Nintendo]
SNES
- Super Turrican [Factor 5]
- Super Turrican 2 [Factor 5]
N64
- Paper Mario [Nintendo]
Genesis
- Ecco: The Tides of Time [Sega]
- Shining Force [Sega]
TG-16
- Air Zonk [Hudson]
- Silent Debuggers [G-mode]
- Devil's Crush [Hudson]
- Drop Off [G-mode]
- Dragon Spirit [Namco-Bandai]
July marks the initial availability of Turbografx games in Australia and New Zealand. Most of the games have been rated by the OFLC. The eleven games are scheduled for a July 6th launch.
TG-16
- Vigilante [Irem]
- Soldier Blade [Hudson]
- Motoroader [Hudson]
- Dungeon Explorer [Hudson]
- R-Type [Irem]
- Military Madness [Hudson]
- Alien Crush [Hudson]
- Victory Run [Hudson]
- Super Star Soldier [Hudson]
- Bomberman '93 [Hudson]
- Bonk's Adventure [Hudson]
Seven more games are scheduled for the remainder of July:
TG-16
- New Adventure Island [Hudson]
- Chew Man Fu [Hudson]
- Double Dungeons [Hudson]
- Splatterhouse [Namco-Bandai]
- Dragon's Curse [Hudson]
- Bonk's Revenge [Hudson]
- Battle Lode Runner [Hudson]
Hudson has also announced four games for Europe in July. As in North America, Dragon Spirit will be the first to arrive on July 6th. Finally, Breath of Fire II (SNES) was recently rated by PEGI for a European release. It had previously been rated by the ESRB, though no release date is yet known.
TG-16
- Air Zonk [Hudson]
- Silent Debuggers [G-mode]
- Devil's Crush [Hudson]
- Dragon Spirit [Namco-Bandai]