Virtual Console Dreaming: The Luigi’s Mansion Update
Luigi’s Mansion by Nintendo and Nintendo EAD
Nintendo announced this evening they’re bringing Luigi’s Mansion to their online service just in time for Halloween.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the first game when I played it years ago but I still feel it’s one of the coolest franchises. The spooky guy in me has a soft spot for all the different ways Nintendo interprets haunted houses.
Did you know there’s a Luigi’s Mansion rail shooter? I played it at a Dave & Buster’s in 2017. I don’t remember much about it other than it being very loud and the vacuum controllers having an intense sense of feedback. You could feel the dusty coins clunk and jingle jangle down the pipe.
I don’t expect that one to be added to the catalog any time soon (can you imagine? Virtual Boy is coming–anything is possible!), but Switch 2 owners who are subscribed to the Expansion Pack will have access to Luigi’s Mansion on October 30th. Until then, we’ll be able to bump both the GameCube and 3DS versions of the soundtracks on the Nintendo music app.
Here is my wish list for the service. There have been no updates since the last Virtual Console Dreaming.
SNES
Pocky and Rocky 2
Secret of Mana
GBC/GBA
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Mother 3
Onimusha Tactics
Pokemon Pinball
Tony Hawk misc.
Nintendo 64
Beetle Adventure Racing
Bomberman 64
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!
Bomberman Hero
Castlevania 64/Legacy of Darkness
Goemon’s Great Adventure
Mischief Makers
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Quest 64
Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids 2
GameCube
1080 Avalanche
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Battalion Wars
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Cubivore:: Survival of the Fittest
Donkey Konga 1-3 (rerelease the bongos!)
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Eternal Darkness
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Geist
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Killer 7 (if we’re not getting a port of the Steam version)
Kirby Air Ride
Lost Kingdoms
Lost Kingdoms II
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Party 4-7
Metroid Prime 2 (if we don’t get a proper remaster)
P.N.03
Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Resident Evil 2, 3, and Code Veronica
Skies of Arcadia Legends (I think this is the one I want the most)
SSX 3
Starfox Adventures
Starfox: Assault
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Super Smash Bros. Melee
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk’s Underground, Underground 2, and American Wasteland (if we don’t get remakes)
Turok: Evolution (if Nightdive doesn’t do its thing)
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
Wario World
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom
Whew! This is going to be a busy week at the site. I’ve already published the It’s a Sprint articles covering both PlayStation Plus and Game Pass departures (I get pretty sassy in the latter–it might be worth checking out). I also posted a review this afternoon and will have another up in the next couple days.
Nothing can stop me. I’m a machine–a very, very tired machine. I might also have a life update the next time I write one of these. Stay tuned!