VC Tuesday: The Race to Endure Donkey Kong Country 3

Nintendo of Japan has slowed down the rush of Virtual Console and WiiWare releases this week, but the releases are still quite high-quality. Even the least interesting game is probably considered pretty good: Donkey Kong Country 3: Okay Guys I Think We Can Stop Releasing Donkey Kong Country Games Now, People Get The Idea. We're more excited, personally, about Enduro Racer, an isometric racing game in which you race your motorcycle against dune buggies across ancient ruins.

Just one WiiWare game is out this week, but it's probably worthy of attention: Okiraku Air Hockey is like Arc System Works' Family Table Tennis, but for air hockey. Which means it's a fun and cheap Wii version of air hockey, which happens to be one of the world's most wonderful things.

Virtual Console releases:

• Super Donkey Kong 3 (Super Famicom, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)

• Enduro Racer (Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)

WiiWare releases

• Okiraku Air Hockey (1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)