That's Nintendo's MO these days. Ignore good core games that are already out, which could easily be localized and just try and push new hardware on us.

Blazing Lazers Ironcald Lords of Thunder MUSHA Those are the four I picked for now. Early impressions from playing each a bit are that they are all very good. So far Lords of Thunder is my favorite of them but I haven't played them a whole lot yet.Eikichi-Onizuka

Great choices. Gotta love these VC ports, those 4 games would cost you a fortune if you bought them off of ebay. Not to mention good luck EVER finding a cart of Ironclad.

I hope one day we see a Space Megaforce VC release.

Taken from my review for anyone interested -

Jamestown

I've been tracking this shoot em' up since it entered the Indie Games Festival. Last night it was released on Steam, D2D and Gamersgate, so I finally got my chance to take it for a spin.

I put about 4+ hours in with the game last night and I am hooked. The game mechanics are relatively simple which keeps you immersed in the gameplay and fantastic visuals. You have a normal attack, A charged attack and a shield known as Vaunt Mode.

When you fill your meter up by collecting Ducats (The gold that falls from defeated enemies.) you can unleash Vaunt Mode which gives you a temporary shield, increases your damage and gives you a 2x score multiplier. Extending Vaunt Mode by collecting more Ducats plays a huge part in achieving high scores. The longer you keep your chain going, the higher your bonus will be.

Jamestown offers great variety in it's enemies, bosses and level designs. The 4th level ranks as one of my favorites from the genre in recent memory. On a less positive note, the 5th level features some dreaded "Shmup Platforming" sure to enrage the 1cc dedicated.

There are 6 difficulty levels, 5 playable levels and 4 ships to choose from. The game also supports local co-op. There are 20 bonus challenge missions. Although short, these will definitely test your skill and serve as a nice break from the main modes.

The difficulty options are great and allow for the Casual/Hardcore and anyone in between to tweak the game to their own skill level. As with all Shmups though, this game is short so I'm not sure that a more casual gamer in this genre would get their 9$ worth unless they either: A) have friends locally or B) the game manages to sink it's hooks into you.

For fans of the genre, this game is- without a doubt - worth throwing down your $9 on.

You can check out some gameplay from the first level here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwgpENb9S5E

Local co-op only? :(

MyopicCanadian

looks cool but I couldnt find anything about this game on Steam...

scorpion_great

I thought that was strange too. Looks like it's available now though. It's $8.99 (10% off) if you buy it today.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/94200/

I'm going to buy it when I get home from work, I'll try and put up my impressions about it later tonight.