EDIT:
To clarify, March 26th, 2018 is the last day to add points to your account. Purchases with points already added can be made through January 30, 2019. Redownloads of previously purchased content can be made after this date (as well as Wii to Wii U system transfers), they have not yet announced when the download service will end, only that it will in the future. But yes, get your games downloaded and backed up and maybe practice reinstalling games to make sure you have everything right.
With the deadline to add Wii Shop points to your system account approaching (March 26th) I wanted to compile a list of Virtual Console games not available on the surviving Wii U eShop. This is a work in progress and I will continue to update or correct the list.
Please feel free to post summaries or recomendations for games and I will add them here. I will try to add my own information and recomendations as well. Also, for the genesis list I simply listed everything, but I will highlight which games are not available on other digital services.
NES - 500 Points each unless otherwise stated
A Boy and His Blob
Adventures of Lolo 2
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Blades of Steel
Bubble Bobble
Burger Time
Double Dribble
Elevator Action
Faxanadu
Final Fantasy
King's Knight
Lunar Pool
Milon's Secret Castle
NES Play Action Football
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun - JPN Import 600 points
Operation Wolf
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Star Soldier (3DS eShop)
The Legend of Kage
Zanac
SNES - 800 points each unless otherwise stated
Actraiser
Aero the Acro-Bat
Aero the Acro-Bat 2
Chrono Trigger
Darius Twin
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's Doki Doki Adventure - JPN Import 900 points
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Ghoul Patrol
Gradius III
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
Kirby's Avalanche
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Prince of Persia
Secret of Mana
Space Invaders: The Original Game
Super Adventure Island
Super Adventure Island II
Super Bonk
Super Star Wars
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Super Turrican
The Combatribes
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Nintendo 64 - 1,000 points each
Bomberman Hero
Cruis'n USA
Pokemon Puzzle League
Super Smash Bros.
Sega Master System - 500 points each unless otherwise stated
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (XBLA, PSN)
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Enduro Racer
Fantasy Zone (JPN PSN, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (JPN PSN, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Phantasy Star
Secret Commando - JPN Import (Rambo in NA) 600 points
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Space Harrier
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy III
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Sega Genesis - 800 Points each unless otherwise stated. Bolded titles I believe are only available digitally through Wii Virtual Console.
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Steam)
Alien Soldier - JPN Import 900 points (Steam, JPN PSN)
Alien Storm (Steam)
Altered Beast (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Beyond Oasis (Steam)
Bio-Hazard Battle (Steam)
Bonanza Bros. (Steam)
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
ClayFighter
Columns (Steam)
Columns III: Revenge of Columns (Steam)
Comix Zone (Steam, XBLA, PSN)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Steam)
Dynamite Headdy (Steam, JPN PSN)
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Ecco Jr. (Steam)
Ecco the Dolphin (Steam, XBLA, 3DS eShop)
Ecco: Tides of Time (Steam)
Eternal Champions
Forgotten Worlds
Gain Ground (Steam)
Galaxy Force II (Steam, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Gley Lancer - JPN Import 900 points
Golden Axe (Steam, XBLA)
Golden Axe II (Steam, XBLA)
Golden Axe III (Steam, XBLA)
Gunstar Heroes (Steam, XBLA, JPN PSN, 3DS eShop)
Landstalker (Steam)
Light Crusader (Steam)
M.U.S.H.A.
Mega Turrican
Mercs (Capcom Classic Collection Vol. 1 - PS2/XBOX/PSP)
Monster World IV - JPN Import 900 points (XBLA, PSN)
Phantasy Star II (Steam, XBLA)
Phantasy Star III (Steam)
Phantasy Star IV (Steam)
Powerball
Pulseman - JPN Import 900 points (platformer developed by GameFreak)
Puyo Puyo 2 - JPN Import 900 points
Ristar (Steam)
Rolling Thunder 2
Shadow Dancer (Steam)
Shining Force (Steam)
Shining Force II (Steam)
Shining in the Darkness (Steam)
Shinobi III (Steam, 3DS eShop)
Sonic & Knuckles (Steam, XBLA)
Sonic 3D Blast (Steam)
Sonic Spinball (Steam)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Steam, XBLA)
Space Harrier II (Steam)
Splatterhouse 2
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Streets of Rage (Steam, XBLA, 3DS eShop)
Streets of Rage 2 (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Streets of Rage 3 (Steam, XBLA)
Strider (Original arcade version available with Strider 2 for PSone)
Super Fantasy Zone - JPN Import 900 points (JPN PSN)
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Super Thunder Blade (Steam, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Sword of Vermillion (Steam)
The Revenge of Shinobi (Steam, XBLA, PSN)
ToeJam & Earl (Steam, XBLA)
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (Steam, XBLA)
Vectorman (Steam)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Steam, XBLA)
Wonder Boy III - JPN Import 900 points (Steam)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Steam, XBLA, PSN)
TubroGrafx-16 - 600 points each unless otherwise stated
(games in italics were originally released on CD format)
Bravoman
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - JPN Import 900 points (PSN via Dracula X Chronicles - playable on PSP/Vita/Vita TV)
Chase H.Q.
Cho Aniki - JPN Import 900 points
Cratermaze
Dead Moon
Dragon Spirit
Dragon's Curse
The Dynastic Hero - 800 points - Remake of Wonder Boy in Monster World (XBLA, PSN)
Fighting Street - 800 points
Galaga '90
Gate of Thunder - 800 points
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou - JPN Import 900 points
J.J. & Jeff
Military Madness (remake also available on WiiWare, XBLA, PSN)
Monster Lair
Ordyne - JPN Import
Psychosis
Riot Zone - 800 points
Samurai Ghost
Splatterhouse
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition - JPN Import 700 points
Super Air Zonk
World Class Baseball
Ys Book I&II - 800 points
Virtual Console Arcade
1942 - 800 points
Altered Beast - 1,000 points
Black Tiger - 800 points
Commando - 800 points
Exed Exes - 800 points
Gaplus - 600 points
Ghosts 'n Goblins - 800 points
Golden Axe - 900 points
Mappy - 500 points
Ninja Gaiden - 600 points
Rygar - 600 points (JPN/NA PSN)
Shinobi - 800 points (XBLA, PSN)
Solomon's Key - 600 points (NES version available on 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop)
SonSon - 800 points
Space Harrier - 800 points (3DS eShop)
Star Force - 500 points
Super Hang-On - 900 points (3DS eShop, XBLA, PSN)
Tecmo Bowl - 600 points (presented in widescreen, original arcade setup was two monitors side-by-side)
The Tower of Druaga - 500 points
Wonder Boy in Monster Land - 800 points (XBLA, PSN)
Zaxxon - 800 points
Will add WiiWare titles next:
Thanks for this, totally forgot about Blaster Master.
WiiWare
(I am trying to list games either unique to the service or worth checking out, rather than listing every title, feel free to make suggestions)
Adventure Island: The Beginning - 800 points
Alien Crush Returns - 800 points
And Yet It Moves - 1000 points
Arkanoid Plus! - 600 points
Art of Balance - 800 points
Art Style Series - 600 points each
- Cubello
- Light Trax
- Orbient
- Rotohex
- Rotozoa
Blaster Master Overdrive - 1000 points
Bomberman Blast (8 player support on original Wii System with wiimotes plus gamecube controllers) - 1000 points
Bust a Move Plus! (might be the same game as XBLA Bubble Bobble, this series has always confused me) 600 points
Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth - 1000 points
Contra Rebirth - 1000 points
Dr. Mario Online Rx - 1000
Drift Mania (overhead racing by Konami, supports 8 player mode with combo of wiimotes, nunchucks, and/or classic controllers) - 800 points
Excitebike: World Rally - 1000 points
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 1500 points
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord - 1000
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Also on PSP, DS style graphic version on Steam) - 800 points
Fluidity - 1200 points
Gradius Rebirth - 1000 points
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop - 1200 points
Let's Catch (Prope/Sega nuttiness) - 1000 points
LIT (Wayforward) - 800 points
Lost Winds (also available on Steam) - 1000 points
Lost Winds 2 (also available on Steam) - 1000 points
Maboshi's Arcade (truly unique multiplayer/high score game) - 800 points
Mr. Driller W - 800 points
Muscle March (crazy game that is very "Wii") - 500 points
My Pokémon Ranch (Miis plus Pokémon) - 1000 points
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - 1000 points each
Pokémon Rumble (4 player co-op) - 1500 points
Star Soldier R - 800 points
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (5 episodes) - 1000 points each
Tales of Monkey Island (5 episodes) - 1000 points each
Tetris Party (mii support, balance board mode) - 1200 points
Wario Ware DIY Showcase (works with DS Wario Ware DIY) - 800 points
You, Me, and the Cubes - 1000 points
Additional Recommendations
To clarify, March 26th, 2018 is the last day to add points to your account. Purchases with points already added can be made through January 30, 2019. Redownloads of previously purchased content can be made after this date (as well as Wii to Wii U system transfers), they have not yet announced when the download service will end, only that it will in the future. But yes, get your games downloaded and backed up and maybe practice reinstalling games to make sure you have everything right.
With the deadline to add Wii Shop points to your system account approaching (March 26th) I wanted to compile a list of Virtual Console games not available on the surviving Wii U eShop. This is a work in progress and I will continue to update or correct the list.
Please feel free to post summaries or recomendations for games and I will add them here. I will try to add my own information and recomendations as well. Also, for the genesis list I simply listed everything, but I will highlight which games are not available on other digital services.
Good Retronauts article on some essential Wii VC games not easily available elsewhere: http://retronauts.com/article/602/16-games-you-need-to-buy-on-wii-virtual-console-before-its-too-late
NES - 500 Points each unless otherwise stated
A Boy and His Blob
Adventures of Lolo 2
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Blades of Steel
Bubble Bobble
Burger Time
Double Dribble
Elevator Action
Faxanadu
Final Fantasy
King's Knight
Lunar Pool
Milon's Secret Castle
NES Play Action Football
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun - JPN Import 600 points
Operation Wolf
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Star Soldier (3DS eShop)
The Legend of Kage
Zanac
SNES - 800 points each unless otherwise stated
Actraiser
Aero the Acro-Bat
Aero the Acro-Bat 2
Chrono Trigger
Darius Twin
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's Doki Doki Adventure - JPN Import 900 points
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Ghoul Patrol
Gradius III
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
Kirby's Avalanche
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Prince of Persia
Secret of Mana
Space Invaders: The Original Game
Super Adventure Island
Super Adventure Island II
Super Bonk
Super Star Wars
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Super Turrican
The Combatribes
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Nintendo 64 - 1,000 points each
Bomberman Hero
Cruis'n USA
Pokemon Puzzle League
Super Smash Bros.
Sega Master System - 500 points each unless otherwise stated
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (XBLA, PSN)
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Enduro Racer
Fantasy Zone (JPN PSN, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (JPN PSN, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Phantasy Star
Secret Commando - JPN Import (Rambo in NA) 600 points
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Space Harrier
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy III
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Sega Genesis - 800 Points each unless otherwise stated. Bolded titles I believe are only available digitally through Wii Virtual Console.
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Steam)
Alien Soldier - JPN Import 900 points (Steam, JPN PSN)
Alien Storm (Steam)
Altered Beast (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Beyond Oasis (Steam)
Bio-Hazard Battle (Steam)
Bonanza Bros. (Steam)
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
ClayFighter
Columns (Steam)
Columns III: Revenge of Columns (Steam)
Comix Zone (Steam, XBLA, PSN)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Steam)
Dynamite Headdy (Steam, JPN PSN)
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Ecco Jr. (Steam)
Ecco the Dolphin (Steam, XBLA, 3DS eShop)
Ecco: Tides of Time (Steam)
Eternal Champions
Forgotten Worlds
Gain Ground (Steam)
Galaxy Force II (Steam, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Gley Lancer - JPN Import 900 points
Golden Axe (Steam, XBLA)
Golden Axe II (Steam, XBLA)
Golden Axe III (Steam, XBLA)
Gunstar Heroes (Steam, XBLA, JPN PSN, 3DS eShop)
Landstalker (Steam)
Light Crusader (Steam)
M.U.S.H.A.
Mega Turrican
Mercs (Capcom Classic Collection Vol. 1 - PS2/XBOX/PSP)
Monster World IV - JPN Import 900 points (XBLA, PSN)
Phantasy Star II (Steam, XBLA)
Phantasy Star III (Steam)
Phantasy Star IV (Steam)
Powerball
Pulseman - JPN Import 900 points (platformer developed by GameFreak)
Puyo Puyo 2 - JPN Import 900 points
Ristar (Steam)
Rolling Thunder 2
Shadow Dancer (Steam)
Shining Force (Steam)
Shining Force II (Steam)
Shining in the Darkness (Steam)
Shinobi III (Steam, 3DS eShop)
Sonic & Knuckles (Steam, XBLA)
Sonic 3D Blast (Steam)
Sonic Spinball (Steam)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Steam, XBLA)
Space Harrier II (Steam)
Splatterhouse 2
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Streets of Rage (Steam, XBLA, 3DS eShop)
Streets of Rage 2 (Steam, XBLA, PSN, 3DS eShop)
Streets of Rage 3 (Steam, XBLA)
Strider (Original arcade version available with Strider 2 for PSone)
Super Fantasy Zone - JPN Import 900 points (JPN PSN)
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Super Thunder Blade (Steam, arcade version on 3DS eShop)
Sword of Vermillion (Steam)
The Revenge of Shinobi (Steam, XBLA, PSN)
ToeJam & Earl (Steam, XBLA)
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (Steam, XBLA)
Vectorman (Steam)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Steam, XBLA)
Wonder Boy III - JPN Import 900 points (Steam)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Steam, XBLA, PSN)
TubroGrafx-16 - 600 points each unless otherwise stated
(games in italics were originally released on CD format)
Just thought about something : is Rondo of Blood 60hz in Europe ?
Edit : "TurboGrafx-16 games are the only Virtual Console games to actually run in 60 Hz on PAL Wii systems; this is because the game data was never changed for release in PAL territories, the original hardware itself performed the conversion to a 50 Hz signal."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console#PAL_issues
Bravoman
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - JPN Import 900 points (PSN via Dracula X Chronicles - playable on PSP/Vita/Vita TV)
Chase H.Q.
Cho Aniki - JPN Import 900 points
Cratermaze
Dead Moon
Dragon Spirit
Dragon's Curse
The Dynastic Hero - 800 points - Remake of Wonder Boy in Monster World (XBLA, PSN)
Fighting Street - 800 points
Galaga '90
Gate of Thunder - 800 points
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou - JPN Import 900 points
J.J. & Jeff
Military Madness (remake also available on WiiWare, XBLA, PSN)
Monster Lair
Ordyne - JPN Import
Psychosis
Riot Zone - 800 points
Samurai Ghost
Splatterhouse
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition - JPN Import 700 points
Super Air Zonk
World Class Baseball
Ys Book I&II - 800 points
Virtual Console Arcade
1942 - 800 points
Altered Beast - 1,000 points
Black Tiger - 800 points
Commando - 800 points
Exed Exes - 800 points
Gaplus - 600 points
Ghosts 'n Goblins - 800 points
Golden Axe - 900 points
Mappy - 500 points
Ninja Gaiden - 600 points
Rygar - 600 points (JPN/NA PSN)
Shinobi - 800 points (XBLA, PSN)
Solomon's Key - 600 points (NES version available on 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop)
SonSon - 800 points
Space Harrier - 800 points (3DS eShop)
Star Force - 500 points
Super Hang-On - 900 points (3DS eShop, XBLA, PSN)
Tecmo Bowl - 600 points (presented in widescreen, original arcade setup was two monitors side-by-side)
The Tower of Druaga - 500 points
Wonder Boy in Monster Land - 800 points (XBLA, PSN)
Zaxxon - 800 points
Will add WiiWare titles next:
Thanks for this, totally forgot about Blaster Master.
WiiWare
(I am trying to list games either unique to the service or worth checking out, rather than listing every title, feel free to make suggestions)
Adventure Island: The Beginning - 800 points
Alien Crush Returns - 800 points
And Yet It Moves - 1000 points
Arkanoid Plus! - 600 points
Art of Balance - 800 points
Art Style Series - 600 points each
- Cubello
- Light Trax
- Orbient
- Rotohex
- Rotozoa
Blaster Master Overdrive - 1000 points
Bomberman Blast (8 player support on original Wii System with wiimotes plus gamecube controllers) - 1000 points
Bust a Move Plus! (might be the same game as XBLA Bubble Bobble, this series has always confused me) 600 points
Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth - 1000 points
Contra Rebirth - 1000 points
Dr. Mario Online Rx - 1000
Drift Mania (overhead racing by Konami, supports 8 player mode with combo of wiimotes, nunchucks, and/or classic controllers) - 800 points
Excitebike: World Rally - 1000 points
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 1500 points
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord - 1000
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Also on PSP, DS style graphic version on Steam) - 800 points
Fluidity - 1200 points
Gradius Rebirth - 1000 points
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop - 1200 points
Let's Catch (Prope/Sega nuttiness) - 1000 points
LIT (Wayforward) - 800 points
Lost Winds (also available on Steam) - 1000 points
Lost Winds 2 (also available on Steam) - 1000 points
Maboshi's Arcade (truly unique multiplayer/high score game) - 800 points
Mr. Driller W - 800 points
Muscle March (crazy game that is very "Wii") - 500 points
My Pokémon Ranch (Miis plus Pokémon) - 1000 points
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - 1000 points each
Pokémon Rumble (4 player co-op) - 1500 points
Star Soldier R - 800 points
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (5 episodes) - 1000 points each
Tales of Monkey Island (5 episodes) - 1000 points each
Tetris Party (mii support, balance board mode) - 1200 points
Wario Ware DIY Showcase (works with DS Wario Ware DIY) - 800 points
You, Me, and the Cubes - 1000 points
Additional Recommendations
No love for Bonsai Barber?!
It's one of my favorite WiiWare games, if not my favorite! Such a charming game, and in my opinion one of the best uses of the Wii Remote's IR pointer controls. Cutting the hair...er, leafy parts of all these colorful vegetable characters as they desire is such an experience. It may sound lame but it's surprisingly fun and rewarding! It's been years since I've played it, but just thinking about it makes me want to break out the AA batteries and grab a Wii Remote, lol. It's 1,000 Wii Points if you want to grab it before it's gone forever! (I really hope it gets ported to Switch someday and isn't just lost to time...)
Both Castlevania the Adventure ReBirth and Contra ReBirth aren't available anywhere else and are great pickups if you have expendable income and don't mind short games (sub 1-hour each).
It's hard to recommend them for those strapped for cash because the value and replayability are non-existant, and at close to $15CAD a pop, it's a tough pill to swallow.
Ultimately the games are super fun and amazingly polished, I just wish more thought had been given to their content.
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