Nintendo has surprisingly dropped the Japan-only SNES Mario game on the Virtual Console

Nintendo Just released a weird little game On the SNES Virtual Console which was previously exclusive to Japan. Simply titled Mario Wario It’s a point-and-click puzzle game that finds the plumber searching for his brother after his money-obsessed doppelgänger drops a bucket on his head. This is the actual plot.

Players guide bucket-headed Mario through 100 levels, each filled with point-and-click puzzles set in a side-scrolling world. The original game was controlled via mouse and this Virtual Console version is no different. Switch owners can simply plug in a USB mouse to get started but Switch 2 owners have a more elegant option.

You may remember that the new console’s Joy-Con controllers can flip over and Can be used as a mouse. Mario Wario is another use case for this concept, yet Drag x drive And a little game in Nintendo Switch 2 welcome tour. The game is now available to Nintendo Switch Online members.

This isn’t the only title arriving on the Virtual Console today. SNES platformer Bubsy in paw encounters of the furry kind Available to play, as with the SNES fighter Special murderous rage. This includes characters from the original game and Killer rage 2.