Top 20 Virtual Console Games (UK)

[munkle]

As with the WiiWare titles, these have been taken from the Wii Shop Channel. It's interesting to see the big brands totally outselling the rest.

1. Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
2. Super Mario Bros (NES)
3. Alex Kidd In Miracle World (Master System)
4. Super Mario World (SNES)
5. Super Mario 64 (N64)
6. Pacman (NES)
7. Sonic The Hedgehog (Mega Drive)
8. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
9. Summer Games 2 (C64)
10. Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (N64)
11. Lylat Wars (N64)
12. Paper Mario (N64)
13. Legend of Zelda: Link To The Past (SNES)
14. Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)
15. Bomberman '93 (Turbografix)
16. Donkey Kong (NES)
17. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
18. Super Street Fighter: The New Challengers (SNES)
19. California Games (C64)
20. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive)

Good to see a couple of C64 games in there just so Nintendo and Sega don't have complete control of the top 20. I'll update next Monday, but I doubt there'll be much change up there at the top :D

[Junior]

Wow Wait till Dk 64 hits VC Then Super mario bros 3 will be 2nd:D

[munkle]

1. Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
2. Super Mario Bros (NES)
3. Super Mario World (SNES)
4. Alex Kidd In Miracle World (Master System)
5. Super Mario 64 (N64)
6. Pac-Man (NES)
7. Sonic The Hedgehog (Mega Drive)
8. The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time (N64)
9. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
10. International Karate + (C64) *New Entry*
11. Summer Games 2 (C64)
12. Lylat Wars (N64)
13. The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past (SNES)
14. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
15. Paper Mario (N64)
16. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
17. Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)
18. California Games (C64)
19. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (SNES)
20. Donkey Kong (NES)

Not a great lot of difference in the chart really, I'll try get the movements of the games updated when I have a bit more time to do it.

I'm impressed that the C64 seems to be doing so well, I never imagined it's games would be quite so popular after all this time, just goes to show that people want to try out what they've missed out on, but I bet the majority are nostalgic gamers reliving their former glory.

To those people, I salute you :)

[munkle]

1. (1)Super Mario Bros 3 (NES) 500 points
2. (2)Super Mario Bros (NES) 500 points
3. (3)Super Mario World (SNES) 800 points
4. (4)Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System) 500 points
5. (5)Super Mario 64 (N64) 1000 points
6. (7)Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive) 800 points
7. (6)Pac-Man (NES) 500 points
8. (8 )The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) 1000 points
9. (9)Mario Kart 64 (N64) 1000 points
10.(10)International Karate + (C64) 500 points
11.(14)Kirby's Adventure (NES) 500 points
12.(12)Lylat Wars (N64) 1000 points
13.(11)Summer Games 2 (C64) 500 points
14.(19)Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (SNES) 800 points
15.(16)Donkey Kong Country (SNES) 800 points
16.(15)Paper Mario (N64) 1000 points
17.(13)The Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) 800 points
18.(17)Super Mario Bros 2 (NES) 500 points
19.(18 )California Games (C64) 500 points
20.(NE)Bomberman '93 (Turbografix) 600 points

NE denotes a new entry.

[thelocaluk]

I'm still waiting for Mario to own the top 5 spots :cool:

[munkle]

I'm still waiting for Mario to own the top 5 spots :cool:

Bit of a one horse race up there, isn't it? How great for gamers that they can relive such classics. The Mario games just never seem to lose their appeal to gamers. It just goes to show that Nintendo have always had that special magic formula when it comes to games development :D

[hilly]

have to agree with you there munkle:) it's why i have stuck with nintendo for so long! the mario 2d series are still as fresh and enjoyable today as when they were first released:D not very often you can say that about a game!

very tempted to get california games c64

[spotter301]

i want them all, especially alex kidd:D but theres a conspiracy between he wife and visa:(

[munkle]

1.(NE) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
2.(1) Super Mario Bros 3.
3.(2) Super Mario Bros.
4.(3) Super Mario World.
5.(5) Super Mario 64.
6.(4) Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
7.(6) Sonic the Hedgehog.
8.(7) Pac-Man.
9.(NE) Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels.
10.(8 ) Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time.
11.(9) Mario Kart 64.
12.(11) Kirby's Adventure.
13.(12) Lylat Wars.
14.(18 ) Super Mario Bros 2
15.(14) Super Street Fighter II.
16.(13) Summer Games 2.
17.(15) Donkey Kong Country.
18.(16) Paper Mario
19.(17) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
20.(20) Bomberman '93.

No surprise to anyone that, finally, Super Mario owns the top 5 spots, just as Local predicted not so long ago :D

Super Mario RPG straight into the top spot, how's that for popularity ;)

[thelocaluk]

1.(NE) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
2.(1) Super Mario Bros 3.
3.(2) Super Mario Bros.
4.(3) Super Mario World.
5.(5) Super Mario 64.
6.(4) Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
7.(6) Sonic the Hedgehog.
8.(7) Pac-Man.
9.(NE) Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels.
10.(8 ) Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time.
11.(9) Mario Kart 64.
12.(11) Kirby's Adventure.
13.(12) Lylat Wars.
14.(18 ) Super Mario Bros 2
15.(14) Super Street Fighter II.
16.(13) Summer Games 2.
17.(15) Donkey Kong Country.
18.(16) Paper Mario
19.(17) Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
20.(20) Bomberman '93.

No surprise to anyone that, finally, Super Mario owns the top 5 spots, just as Local predicted not so long ago :D

Super Mario RPG straight into the top spot, how's that for popularity ;)That is truly impressive, shows how loyal the Ninty fans are :)

[munkle]

1. Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
2. Sonic The Hedgehog (Master System)
3. Super Mario Bros (NES)
4. Super Mario World (SNES)
5. Super Mario 64 (N64)
6. Super Mario RPG (SNES)
7. Pac-Man (NES)
8. Earthworm Jim (Mega Drive)
9. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (Mega Drive)
10. Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
11. Zelda: The Ocarina of Time.
12. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
13. Sonic The Hedgehog (Mega Drive)
14. Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (NES)
15. Boulderdash (C64)
16. Mayhem In Monsterland (C64)
17. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
18. Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)
19. Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
20. Paper Mario (N64)

And still it seems the little plumber can do no wrong. Kudos to Mario for longevity!! :)

[IVAN 66]

Earthworm Jim's got to be worth a revisit......:D
Loved that game.....
The way you could use his worm body like a whip......classic..

There's a level where you travel underwater in a fish bowl, but each
time you hit the rocks the bowl cracked more and more until
it smashed.......that took me ages to do...lol

And that cow......lol

edit: fishbowl style underwater craft thing...