Mega Drive Strider coming to European Virtual Console

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Cult classic action platformer Strider is coming to the European Virtual Console, according to Nintendo Life (http://vc.nintendolife.com/news/2011/11/mega_drive_strider_confirmed_for_european_virtual_ console).It is the Mega Drive version, which launched in 1990 following the arcade version's Japanese release a year earlier.Side-scroller Strider was one of Capcom's earliest hit games, pre-dating Street Fighter 2. It was praised for its detailed visuals and groundbreaking gameplay. Series star Strider Hiryū is a sci-fi ninja who takes down an evil fictional future Soviet Socialist Republic.The Strider announcement follows news that fellow Capcom classic, Super Street Fighter 2 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-14-mega-drive-super-street-fighter-2-hits-virtual-console), is coming to the Wii download service, but both games are apparently published by Sega.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-16-mega-drive-strider-coming-to-european-virtual-console