While we've been off stuffing our plants with special mix, Nintendo has been shovelling bytes into its roaring Virtual Console - adding a handful of new games on each of the last two Fridays.
As predicted, highlights include the Super Nintendo's Super Castlevania IV and SimCity, and the TurboGrafx-16 version of R-Type.
Those three were out on 29th December, along with Baseball and Ice Hockey for the NES. Super Probotector (SNES) was meant to join them too, but a quick glance around the store suggests it didn't make it.
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"When you think of classic shoot 'em ups, the top 2 series that likely come to mind are Gradius and R-Type so let's take an in-depth look at both franchises and see which one comes out on top." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
The release date has been revealed for the R-Type: Dobkeratops Figma Action Figure.
