Nintendo brings Space Harrier to American VC

This week, the people at Nintendo have brought Space Harrier to the Virtual Console for the Wii. The Sega game which was first released in 1985 is now available on the VC service. Also, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! and Let’s Catch have been made available for the WiiWare service.

Space Harrier for the VC has you battling dragons, prehistoric animals and aliens. You make your way across the checkered ground and the 3D background to reach the bosses at the end of each of its 18 levels. The character can also fly with the help of a laser cannon under his arm which adds another dimension to the gameplay. The Sega game can be purchased for 800 Wii points.

The first for Nintendo’s WiiWare service is Semnat Studio’s Eduardo the Samurai Toaster which has a comic Samurai as the game’s lead who battles hordes of malicious carrots and mangoes. To power up he has to pick pastries scattered throughout the 13 levels of this game. The Semnat game also has a multiplayer mode supporting up to 4 players and can be downloaded by redeeming 800 Wii points.

The second game on offer is Taito’s Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! which is the latest installment in the Rainbow Islands series. You assume the role of either Bubby or Bobby, who use their magical powers to make their way up the seven long vertical stages in their bid to defeat the evil genius Dr. Crescent. There are multiple game modes on offer in the Taito game which is available for 800 Wii points.

The third release for the WiiWare is Let’s Catch by Prope. As the name suggests, the game is about playing catch on your Wii. You can use a variety of characters as well as Mii Characters to pit yourself against friends by competing in six different game modes like Speed Catch, Nine Trial, High Score, Bomber Catch, Story and Free Play. Players who own Prope’s Let’s Tap game will be able to unlock content in Let’s Catch. The game is released at a price point of 1000 Wii points.

New titles are added every Monday at 9 am Pacific Time to the Wii Shop Channel. The points are non-transferable between the Wii and the Nintendo DSi systems. The Wii also features a parental control feature so that adults can oversee content usage by their children.