April VC releases for Japan: Dracula X leads an awesome month

It's finally happening. When Hudson announced Turbografx-16 support on the Virtual Console, we thought "Oh, great, maybe we'll be able to get Dracula X!" Then when they revealed that CD-ROM titles would start coming out, we got really excited about being one step closer to Dracula X. Next month in Japan, Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo will be released on the Virtual Console for 800 points. As if Hudson hadn't already won at being awesome today.

Other than the amazing Dracula X, there's actually a lot of really great stuff coming out in April. It has actually renewed our faith in the Virtual Console, which is why we're starting to think we're being fooled by a tragic April Fool's Day joke on Nintendo's part. Metal Slug and The Legend of Valkyrie are standouts, as is the incredibly vintage RPG Bokosuka Wars, if only because it reminds us of this shirt.

Famicom:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

• Sky Kid

• Volguard II

• Bokosuka Wars

Super Famicom:

• Famicom Detective Club Part II

• Heracles no Eikou IV

Master System:

• Wonder Boy

Mega Drive:

• Musha Aleste

• Phantasy Star III

• Phelios

N64:

• Kirby 64

PC Engine:

• Riot Zone

• Legend of Valkyrie

• Dracula X: Rondo of Blood

• Digital Champion: Battle Boxer

• Monster Lair

Neo Geo:

• Metal Slug