VC Tuesday: Singles week

No new multiplayer games on Japan's Virtual Console this week. It's a perfect week to sit in your apartment alone all day playing role-playing games. Now, if only that apartment didn't have to be located in Japan for us to take advantage.

Normally, when an RPG showsuponthe Virtual Console, it's big news. This week, Japan gets three, one of which is very big news indeed as the confluence of a good N64 game, an RPG, and a Mario game.

• Makai Hakkenden SHADA (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)

• Shining Force (Mega Drive, 1 player, 700 Wii Points)

• Militia (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)

• Mario Story (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1000 Wii Points)