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Virtual Console showing Super Mario Land
Official logo.
The Virtual Console was a service for the Nintendo 3DS similar to the Virtual Console on the Wii, found on the Nintendo eShop. With it, players could download Game Boy and Game Boy Color games such as Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX onto their Nintendo 3DS. Other games came from other portable systems like Sega's Game Gear. Pricing was in dollars (plus applicable tax) rather than points, where retailers would have $20 Nintendo 3DS cards available for those that want to purchase games and redeem on their eShop account. The service added new games every Thursday at noon ET/9am PT. Though all the games could be played on a high-scale resolution, players could change to the original console resolution by holding START and SELECT at boot up. This would also add an original Game Boy border to the screen.
Game Boy[]
There were 48 games for the Game Boy, set at $2.99 unless otherwise noted.
Game Boy Color[]
There were 28 games for the Game Boy Color, set at $3.99 unless otherwise noted.
3D Classics[]
There were 22 games that were part of the 3D Classics, set at $5.99 unless otherwise noted. Note: Kid Icarus was released on March 23, 2012 via a special code at GameStop retailers.
| Title | Publisher | Platform | Release Date | ESRB | Price |
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| Excitebike | Nintendo | NES | June 6, 2011 | 
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| Kid Icarus | Nintendo | NES | April 19, 2012 |
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| Kirby's Adventure | Nintendo | NES | November 17, 2011 |
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$6.99 |
| TwinBee | Nintendo | NES | September 22, 2011 |
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$4.99 |
| Urban Champion | Nintendo | NES | August 18, 2011 | 
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$4.99 |
| Xevious | Nintendo | Arcade | July 21, 2011 |
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| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sega | Sega Genesis | December 5, 2013 |
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| Altered Beast | Sega | Sega Genesis | December 5, 2013 |
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| Ecco the Dolphin | Sega | Sega Genesis | December 12, 2013 |
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| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master | Sega | Sega Genesis | December 19, 2013 |
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| Streets of Rage | Sega | Sega Genesis | December 19, 2013 |
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| Space Harrier | Sega | Arcade | November 28, 2013 |
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| Super Hang-On | Sega | Arcade | November 28, 2013 |
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| Galaxy Force II | Sega | Arcade | December 12, 2013 |
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| 3D Afterburner 2 | Sega | Arcade | January 15, 2015 |
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| 3D Fantasy Zone | Sega | Arcade | February 12, 2015 |
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| 3D Outrun | Sega | Arcade | March 12, 2015 |
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| 3D Fantasy Zone II | Sega | Arcade | April 16, 2015 |
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| 3D Thunder Blade | Sega | Arcade | May 14, 2015 |
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| Streets of Rage 2 | Sega | Genesis | July 23, 2015 |
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| Gunstar Heroes | Sega | Genesis | August 20, 2015 | 
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| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | Genesis | October 8, 2015 |
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NES[]
There were 64 games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, set at $4.99 unless otherwise noted. 10 games were released on September 1, 2011 that were free to 3DS Ambassadors.
Game Boy Advance[]
The following games that were released on December 16, 2011 were free to 3DS Ambassadors.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | ESRB | Price |
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| F-Zero: Maximum Velocity | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Mario vs. Donkey Kong | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Metroid Fusion | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Wario Land 4 | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Nintendo | December 16, 2011 |
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Sega Game Gear[]
There were 16 games for the Game Gear console.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | ESRB | Price |
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| Columns | Sega | June 13, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Crystal Warriors | Sega | June 27, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Defenders of Oasis | Sega | June 20, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sega | June 13, 2013 |
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$2.99 |
| Dragon Crystal | Sega | March 15, 2012 |
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$2.99 |
| G-LOC: Air Battle | Sega | July 4, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya | Sega | June 13, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Shinobi | Sega | March 15, 2012 |
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$3.99 |
| Sonic Blast | Sega | June 20, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Sonic Drift 2 | Sega | July 4, 2013 |
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$3.99 |
| Sonic Labyrinth | Sega | June 27, 2013 |
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$4.99 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sega | June 13, 2013 |
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$4.99 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | June 27, 2013 |
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$4.99 |
| Sonic Triple Trouble | Sega | March 15, 2012 |
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$4.99 |
| Tails Adventure | Sega | June 20, 2013 |
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$4.99 |
| Vampire: Master of Darkness | Sega | July 4, 2013 |
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$4.99 |
Super Nintendo[]
These titles were only available for the New 3DS, New 3DS XL, and New 2DS XL. There were 30 titles from the Super Nintendo.
See Also[]
- List of Virtual Console games in North America.
- List of Wii U Virtual Console in North America
- List of DSiWare games in North America.
- List of Nintendo 3DS eShop games
| Virtual Console | |
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| Consoles | NES / Famicom • SNES / Super Famicom • Nintendo 64 • TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine • Sega Master System Sega Genesis / Mega Drive • Neo Geo • MSX • Commodore 64 |
| Handheld | Game Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo DS • Sega Game Gear |
| Regions | Wii (North America • PAL Regions • Japan) Wii U (North America • PAL Regions • Japan) 3DS (North America • PAL Regions • Japan) |
| Related | Arcade Archives • Nintendo Switch Online • Sega AGES • NES Classic Edition • SNES Classic Edition |