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Scrolling shooters and boxing.

Nintendo has plopped three more exotic oldies on its Virtual Console for you to enjoy.

Our favourite is Gley Lancer, a scrolling shooter for the Megadrive that was given the wrong title because Japanese people struggle with the pronunciation of the English "r". Seriously. Brilliant. Costs 900 Wii Points (GBP 6.30 / EUR 9 approx)..

Star Parodier (TG16) is another scrolling shooter and, like Parodius was a parody of Gradius, is a parody of Star Soldier. Costs 900 Wii Points (GBP 6.30 / EUR 9 approx).

The other game on offer is Digital Champ Battle Boxing (TG16), which is more or less a sexier version of Punch Out. Costs 700 Wii Points (GBP 5 / EUR 7 approx).

Dan Whitehead, who hunts these down for us - and basically writes the news story - will be putting them through their paces for you. So if you're unsure of handing over the cheeky asking price, hold your horses for his thoughts.

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Razorus #1 4 years ago

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Super Punch Out is better.
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AcidSnake #2 4 years ago

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So it was Gley Rancer originally?
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sickpuppysoftware #3 4 years ago

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Ghey Lancer more like.

Come on, you were all thinking it
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neilka #4 4 years ago

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theGLEYERlancer
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Darren #5 4 years ago

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Will we ever see Banjo-Kazooie and its sequel on the VC?
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mad_caddy #6 4 years ago

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@ Darren: No
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neilka #7 4 years ago

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I'm not sure the word "continental" is often used to refer to Japan?
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hahayou #8 4 years ago

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Digital Chimp Battle Boxing!!

Oh, misread it
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HyperShadow #9 4 years ago

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Gley Lancer? Pass, I would put Hellfire, Zero Wing and Thunder Force IV above that.
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windowlicker #10 4 years ago

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I would like to add Aero Blasters and U.N. Squadron to the wish list above.
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aine #11 4 years ago

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pfft, they need to get actual parodius on there, not some second-rate knockoff. star parodier indeed.
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WinterSnowblind #12 4 years ago

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@Darren

It would be the XBLA if anything, but we already know it won't happen, they can't release the games unless it's a total remake, like Conker.
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