Zelda leads three to Wii VC

As advertised, the Nintendo 64 debut of the console maker's seminal adventure series, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, went live on the Wii's Virtual Console this morning. Link's first journey into the third dimension arrived on the downloadable game service with a price tag of 1,000 Wii Points ($10) and a pair of other retro offerings in tow.

The Virtual Console library of Genesis games was bolstered by the side-scrolling shooter Bio-Hazard Battle. Taking control of one of four insectoid "ships," players must blast their way through eight levels swarming with mutated adversaries. Bio-Hazard Battle supports two-player action and is available for 800 Wii Points ($8).

TurboGrafx-16 fans also have a new offering today in the form of Chew Man Fu. In this action puzzle game, gamers must clear each level by pushing four orbs onto like-colored tiles. A variety of obstacles and an evil wizard's henchmen complicate the task, but players can work together with a friend and kick orbs to eliminate enemies or break through walls. Gamers can also go head-to-head with a kickball minigame, or create their own levels in the edit mode. Chew Man Fu is downloadable for 600 Wii Points ($6).

If that doesn't satisfy the Virtual Console sweet tooth, Hudson Entertainment has also announced a pair of TG-16 games it will soon bring to the Virtual Console in North America. Next month, the company will release the gory 1990 action game Splatterhouse and the previous year's first-person catacomb crawler, Double Dungeons.