Dig through your closet, find the most out of style pair of sunglasses you have, grab a leather jacket and pretend you're on your way to the local arcade, because a driving classic is making its way onto the Wii Shop today.

Cruis'n USA, originally released in the arcades and then ported to the Nintendo 64, Midway's classic arcade-turned-console racer was the "hotness" in its day, spawning a number of sequels. Pick the car you like best and try to dodge the various obstacles and road distractions as your race your way through tracks "representative" of actual places, including a take on the Golden Gate Bridge, all the way to the Appalachian Mountains. Cruis'n USA will be available for 1,000 Wii Points.

Also arriving today is Wonder Boy, a Sega Master System title from way back. The game with the ever confusing name places you in the role of Tom-Tom, whose girlfriend Tanya is predictably captured by the local evil monster. What's a guy to do? Grab his trusty chopping tool, and trudge his way through 10 levels including forests, caves and even volcanoes to find and save her- all in 2D glory. Wonder Boy will run you an oddly high 500 Wii Points. Both titles will go live at 9 AM Pacific.

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Zane Anderson said:

... this game makes me want my N64 back or to have a wii i spent days on it

March 31, 2008