Virtual Console

movie at regency united artist mae suspension music video rocket mania delux crack sunday night movie club abuterol drug The virtual console (VC) is a platform to play retro games on your Nintendo Wii. For more information about the VC visit the VC page of Wikipedia.

Internal game names

The folders in which the Virtual Console files (content.bin) are saved have systematic, four-character names. The first character tells us what system the ROM belongs to.

C : Commodore 64
E : Neo-Geo
F : NES
H : Wii channels (Only for saved channels, not VC)
J : SNES
L : Master System
M : Genesis/Mega Drive
N : N64
P : TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
Q : TurboGrafx-CD
R : Wii DVD (Only for savegames, not VC)
W : WiiWare

The second and third char is the game identifier. For non-Wii games, it is incremented from AA to AZ, then A0 to A9, BA to BZ and so on; for Wii games, it is often an abbreviation of the game name (e.g. "SP" for Wii Sports, "ZD" for Zelda).

The last character is the regioncode.

E : USA
J : Japan
P : Europe (and other PAL regions)
D : Germany (only if separate version)
F : France (only if separate version)
A : All (?, only seen on channels)
L : Limited (region free games)

Let's take F-Zero as an example. The folder for F-Zero (USA) is named JACE. The 'J' tells us it's a SNES game, followed by 'AC' which tells us this is probably the third game released for the SNES and the 'E' tells us it's a USA release.

The content.bin file

When saved to a SD card, the VC game is saved in a file named "private/wii/title/XXXX/content.bin", where XXXX is the four-character name of the game, as described above.

See the content.bin file format page for details of this format, which is shared with Wii channels.

Virtual Console Game ID List

The fourth letter not listed. As you can read above, the regioncode character use to be E=USA J=Japan P=Europe, however some games use a more specific character. D=Germany F=France A=All (?, only seen on channels) L=Limited (region free games)

Commodore 64 ID
Impossible Mission C95
California Games C97
Paradroid C98
Uridium C99
The Last Ninja C9X
International Karate C9Y
World Games C9Z


Neo Geo ID
FATAL FURY EAA
World Heroes EAB
Magician Lord EAC
ART OF FIGHTING EAD
BLUE'S JOURNEY EAF
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '94 EAG
BASEBALL STARS 2 EAH
TOP HUNTER EAI
Metal Slug EAJ
Nintendo (NES) ID
Donkey Kong Jr. Math FA6
Mario & Yoshi FA7
Kirby's Adventure FA8
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link FA9
Donkey Kong FAA
Donkey Kong Jr. FAB
Pinball FAC
Gomoku Narabe Renju FAD
Mario Bros. FAF
Super Mario Bros. FAG
Tennis FAH
Soccer FAI
Ice Hockey FAJ
The Legend of Zelda FAK
Baseball FAL
Wario's Woods FAM
Urban Champion FAN
Solomon's Key FAO
NES Open Tournament Golf FAP
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun FAQ
Gradius FAR
Xevious FAS
The Legend of Kage FAT
Tecmo Bowl FAV
Elevator Action FAW
Pac-Man FAX
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels FB2
Lunar Pool FB4
ZANAC FB5
Mach Rider FBB
Excitebike FBC
Kid Icarus FBD
Ice Climber FBE
Castlevania FBH
Punch-Out!! / Featuring Mr. Dream FBI
Mighty Bomb Jack FBJ
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles FBK
Lode Runner FBL
Ninja Gaiden FBN
Galaga FBR
Milon's Secret Castle FBS
ADVENTURES OF LOLO FBU
Super Mario Bros. 2 FBY
Metroid FBZ
Bubble Bobble FC3
StarTropics FC6
NES Play Action Football FC7
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest FC8
Star Soldier FCA
FLAPPY FCH
Antarctic Adventure FCN
Balloon Fight FCP
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos FCQ
Adventure Island FCR
Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces FCS
MEGA MAN FCT
Volleyball FCU
Wrecking Crew FCV
Super Mario Bros. 3 FCW
Yoshi’s Cookie FCY
KING'S KNIGHT FCZ
Double Dragon FD2
ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 FD6
Spelunker FDA
Bases Loaded FDF
Ghosts'n Goblins FDG
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom FDL
MEGA MAN2 FDN
OPERATION WOLF FDO
Blades of Steel FDP
Double Dribble FDQ
Skate or Die FDR
Renegade FDT
River City Ransom FDV
SKYKID FEC
City Connection FEI
Super Nintendo ID
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts JA4
ActRaiser JA7
Final Fight JA8
Super Mario World JAA
Mario’s Super Picross JAB
F-Zero JAC
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past JAD
Donkey Kong Country JAE
SimCity JAF
R-TYPE: THE THIRD LIGHTNING JAH
Super Castlevania IV JAI
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior JAJ
Contra III: The Alien Wars JAL
CONTRA : THE ALIEN WARS JAL
Super Probotector: Alien Rebels JAL
Gradius III JAM
Super Metroid JAV
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS IV Wall of Fire JAW
The Legend of The Mystical Ninja JAZ
Harvest Moon JB3
Metal Marines JBA
SUPER STREET FIGHTER II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS JBB
Kirby's Dream Course JBC
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest JBD
Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting JBI
Breath of Fire II JBK
Pac-Attack JBL
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble JBP
Kirby’s Ghost Trap JBQ
Vegas Stakes JBR
Axelay JBS
Super Turrican JBT
Cybernator JBW
Super R-Type JBY
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure JCA
Master System ID
Fantasy Zone LAB
Wonder Boy LAC
MegaDrive/Genesis ID
Puyo Puyo 2 MA3
Streets of Rage 2 MA6
Shining in the Darkness MA7
Ecco: The Tides of Time MA8
Altered Beast MAA
Columns MAB
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine MAC
Ecco the Dolphin MAD
Golden Axe MAE
Gunstar Heroes MAF
Ristar MAG
Sonic The Hedgehog MAH
Space Harrier II MAI
ToeJam & Earl MAJ
Bonanza Bros. MAL
Sword of Vermilion MAM
Bio-Hazard Battle MAO
Comix Zone MAP
Streets of Rage MAQ
The Story of Thor MAR
VECTORMAN MAS
Sonic Spinball MAT
Wonder Boy in Monster World MAV
Virtua Fighter 2 MAW
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle MAX
Alien Storm MAY
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron MAZ
Mega Turrican MB7
Phantasy Star II MB8
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 MBB
Kid Chameleon MBC
Golden Axe II MBD
Shining Force MBE
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master MBF
Dynamite Headdy MBG
Landstalker: Treasures of King Nole MBI
Ghouls'n Ghosts MBJ
Crack Down MBK
ESWAT:City Under Siege MBL
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 MBM
Golden Axe III MBO
Super Thunder Blade MBP
Streets of Rage 3 MBQ
Rolling Thunder 2 MBR
Alien Soldier MBT
Sonic 3D Blast MBU
Columns III: Revenge of Columns MBW
Ecco Jr. MBX
Light Crusader MBY
Eternal Champions MBZ
Gley Lancer MCA
POWERBALL MCB
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom MCC
Nintendo 64 ID
Super Mario 64 NAA
Mario Kart 64 NAB
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time NAC
Star Fox 64 NAD
Paper Mario NAE
F-Zero X NAF
Yoshi's Story NAH
Wave Race 64 NAI
Sin & Punishment NAJ
Pokémon Snap NAK
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards NAM
Pokémon Puzzle League NAN
1080°: TenEighty Snowboarding NAO
Cruis'n USA NAS
TurboGrafx-16 / Pc Engine ID
Bloody Wolf PA6
Alien Crush PA7
ORDYNE PA8
SPLATTERHOUSE PA9
Bomberman’93 PAA
Bonk's Adventure PAB
Dungeon Explorer PAC
R-TYPE PAD
Super Star Soldier PAE
Victory Run PAF
BATTLE LODE RUNNER PAH
New Adventure Island PAI
Necromancer PAJ
Dragon's Curse PAK
Soldier Blade PAL
Neutopia PAM
Military Madness PAN
Final Soldier PAO
VIGILANTE PAV
GALAGA '90 PAW
Neutopia PB2
Devil's Crush PB3
Cratermaze PB6
Blazing Lazers PB8
World Sports Competition PB9
DRAGON SPIRIT PBA
Double Dungeons PBD
Moto Roader PBE
Bonk's Revenge PBH
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure PBI
SAMURAI-GHOST PBJ
LEGEND OF HERO TONMA PBM
Ninja Spirit PBN
Chew Man Fu PBS
China Warrior PBT
BRAVOMAN PBU
Air "Zonk" PBW
Shockman PBX
J.J. & JEFF PBZ
Silent Debuggers PCA
Dead Moon PCB
Power Golf PCE
Drop Off PCH
Psychosis PCO
Break In PCR
Digital Champ: Battle Boxing PCS
World Class Baseball PCV
TurboGrafx-CD ID
Super Air Zonk QAA
Cho Aniki QAC
GRADIUS / GOFER NO YABOU QAD
The Dynastic Hero QAF
Gate of Thunder QAG
Lords of Thunder QAS
Riot Zone QAT
Monster Lair QAU
Star Parodier QAW
WiiWare ID
TV Show King WB6
Star Soldier R WBQ
Pop WBS
Critter Round-Up WBW
Defend your Castle WDF
Dr. Mario & Germ Buster WDM
Final Fantasy - My Life as a King WFC
LONPOS WLP
LostWinds WLW
Family Table Tennis WPP
Toki Tori WTT
V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack WVC