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An Internet connection was required to download titles, but was not required to play the game afterwards. Virtual Console games often have a save state function known as Restore Points. There are special commands that can open the game in the original resolution (and skins to emulate the original console's appearance if any). On the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system, [[SNES]] games were only available on the New Nintendo 3DS series models.
An Internet connection was required to download titles, but was not required to play the game afterwards. Virtual Console games often have a save state function known as Restore Points. There are special commands that can open the game in the original resolution (and skins to emulate the original console's appearance if any). On the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system, [[SNES]] games were only available on the New Nintendo 3DS series models.


Some minor changes were made to Virtual Console releases, meaning that some are not entirely accurate to the original state of the game. In the case of the ''Kirby'' series, one major change was made to ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''; the [[Hyper Zone]] arena in [[Boss Endurance|Boss Butch]] mode had its colors changed from a yellow sky with red and blue clouds to a yellow sky with orange and green clouds. The change is likely due to increased epilepsy awareness, and has been kept for all subsequent releases. Additionally, an error in the Wii Virtual Console version of ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' causes [[Ripple Star - Stage 4|Miracle Matter's boss arena]] to be colored black and white rather than the intended black and purple; this was fixed starting in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''.
Some minor changes were made to Virtual Console releases, meaning that some are not entirely accurate to the original state of the game. In the case of the ''Kirby'' series, one major change was made to ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''; the [[Hyper Zone]] arena in [[Boss Endurance|Boss Butch]] mode had its colors changed from a yellow sky with red and blue clouds to a yellow sky with orange and green clouds. The change is likely due to increased epilepsy awareness, and has been kept for all subsequent releases.


==''Kirby'' titles on Virtual Console by system==
==''Kirby'' titles on Virtual Console by system==

Latest revision as of 19:55, 10 July 2024

Virtual Console was a line of downloadable software on the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. It allowed the console user to purchase, download, and play games from older systems on the console in question, which included titles from the Nintendo Entertainment System up to the Wii, and even included titles from non-Nintendo systems, such as the Sega Genesis, and the NEO GEO. The service was discontinued following the closure of the Wii Shop Channel on January 30, 2019 and the Wii U and 3DS branches of the Nintendo eShop on March 27, 2023. The Nintendo Switch removed Virtual Console branding in favor of a subscription model known as Nintendo Switch Online, which is treated in this article as a successor platform.

An Internet connection was required to download titles, but was not required to play the game afterwards. Virtual Console games often have a save state function known as Restore Points. There are special commands that can open the game in the original resolution (and skins to emulate the original console's appearance if any). On the Nintendo 3DS system, SNES games were only available on the New Nintendo 3DS series models.

Some minor changes were made to Virtual Console releases, meaning that some are not entirely accurate to the original state of the game. In the case of the Kirby series, one major change was made to Kirby's Dream Land 3; the Hyper Zone arena in Boss Butch mode had its colors changed from a yellow sky with red and blue clouds to a yellow sky with orange and green clouds. The change is likely due to increased epilepsy awareness, and has been kept for all subsequent releases.

Kirby titles on Virtual Console by system[edit]

Wii[edit]

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Wii U[edit]

Kirby titles on successor platforms by system[edit]

NES Classic Edition[edit]

SNES Classic Edition[edit]

Nintendo Switch Online[edit]

References

  1. ↑ https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/433/~/what-ambassador-program-games-are-available
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