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[[File:Virtual Console.png|thumb|300px|The Virtual Console logo.]]The '''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール|Bācharukonsōru}}, ''Virtual Console''), sometimes abbreviated as '''VC''', is a feature of the [[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and [[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 [[Nintendo eShop]] on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, the different consoles | [[File:Virtual Console.png|thumb|300px|The Virtual Console logo.]]The '''Virtual Console''' ({{ja|バーチャルコンソール|Bācharukonsōru}}, ''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 [[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== | ==List of consoles on Virtual Console== | ||
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==In the ''{{B|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series== | ==In the ''{{B|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series== | ||
===[[Masterpieces]]=== | ===[[Masterpieces]]=== | ||
A majority of the [[Masterpieces]] featured in ''Brawl'' and {{forwiiu}} work via the Virtual Console engine. In addition, all Masterpieces are timed. | 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 full version can be purchased for the Virtual Console. | ||
Unusually, ''Smash 4'' features Masterpieces of Game Boy titles, which | 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.]]''=== | ===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 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'' could still be purchased and played when the Wii U was running in Wii Mode. However, the discontinuation of the Wii Shop Channel | ''[[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'' could still be purchased and played when the Wii U was running in Wii Mode. However, the game is no longer legitimately available for purchase since the discontinuation of the Wii Shop Channel as of January 30, 2019. | ||
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== |