You get four: the original sprites, the hideous "HD Smooting", and either of those can viewed in a standard 4:3 letterbox view or a border done to look like a filthy old arcade cabinet. Which is quite fitting, and as such, quite excellent.

Unlike recent Capcom re-releases like Marvel v Capcom 2 and SSFIIHD, these won't be completely overhauled for the current generation of consoles. Rather, they'll be the original titles presented with two graphics modes available, one upscaled to "HD", the other as nature intended.

Both games will be bundled in the one package, called "Final Fight: Double Impact", and will also feature online leaderboards and co-op play.

Final Fight: Double Impact Unveiled [IGN]

Check out the handmade efforts in our gallery below and vote on your choice for the winner. Sadly, we didn't get a proper, full view shot of the Alpha version of Chun-Li, because she totally nailed the thighs.

When we finally got a better look at Poison in the infamous Final Fight Revenge—who pole dances in the Saturn fighter—and later in Street Fighter III: Double Impact as Hugo's sidekick, the long-legged street thug couldn't have appeared more womanly. Still, we had our suspicions.

Fortunately, we can now put the rumors to rest. Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono tells EGM in its latest issue "In North America, Poison is officially a post-op transsexual." Well, that clears that up.

"But in Japan, she simply tucks her business away in order to look like a girl," Ono adds. Oh. Well, I suppose there's always Roxy.

So, there you go. Official word that is sure to be popular trivia at your next cocktail party. Hope it doesn't ruin you on that new Poison PVC figure you may have just been shipped.

Poison [HobbyStock]

Final Fight and licensed properties like Aliens vs. Predator may be household names, but some of Capcom's "punch first, ask questions later" beat-em-ups tread on obscure ground—Armored Warriors, anyone? I've played many of these games to completion, as I was lucky enough to have access to them at an excellent arcade in college, but there were a few undiscovered gems within.

Many of these games are available in the recent Capcom Classics Collections, others are available... elsewhere. If nothing else, gorgeous 16-bit sprite porn will make you misty-eyed for a gaming era far less brown. Michael McWhertor

Capcom Beat-em-ups [Hardcore Gaming 101]

Maybe not the best week for the VC, unless you're a stalker looking to take things to the next level and looking for pointers. Michael Fahey

Wii-kly Update: Three New Classic Games Announced for Wii Shop Channel

A crime spree on the Virtual Console(TM) this week has resulted in a trio of kidnappings, threatening to ruin the weekend of three classic video game stars Mike Haggar, Dr. Tomari and Mighty Bomb Jack! Do you have what it takes to bring their enemies to justice on three generations of consoles; NES, Super NES and TurboGrafx16? For the best retro gaming around, it's time to pay a visit to the red-hot Wii(TM) video game system's Wii Shop Channel.

The three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points(TM) to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

Mighty Bomb Jack(TM) (NES(R), 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Mighty Bomb Jack is an action/adventure game that was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987 by Tecmo. The hero of the game, Jack, must make his way through 16 levels of a pyramid in order to defeat the demon Belzebut and rescue the royal Pamera family. Each level is split into two parts; an action zone and a Royal Palace room. Action zones can be split up into several portions, and contain power-ups usually hidden in treasure chests such as money bags, Mighty Coins, and Mighty Drinks. Mighty Coins allow Jack to change colors; blue allows Jack to open orange treasure chests, orange allows him to open any treasure chest by simply touching it from the side, and green transforms all enemies on the screen into coins for 5 seconds. Mighty Drinks add 10 seconds to the game's timer.

Final Fight (Super NES(R), 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Jessica had it all. She was the daughter of former wrestling star and mayor of Metro City Mike Haggar and girlfriend to Cody Travers, one of the coolest and toughest boys around. But now she has been mysteriously kidnapped! Take to the streets with either Haggar or Cody and fight your way across town, deep into the turf of the Mad Gear Gang. As you cross the town, fight with all your strength to save the one you love. Enjoy unmatched beat 'em up action in this arcade classic and discover just who is behind the Mad Gear Gang in what may be Metro City's final fight.

Ordyne(TM) (TurboGrafx16, 2 players, 600 Wii Points): Ordyne is a port of the popular side-scrolling arcade shooter that includes simultaneous two-player co-op play as well as impressive visuals and catchy background music. The evil Kubota has kidnapped Dr. Tomari's fiancee, Kana, and taken the colossal nuclear reactor Ordyne. In order to reclaim them, Dr. Tomari and his assistant Felix take to their battleships and head off in pursuit. Avoid enemies and advance through seven different levels that take place on land, sea, and air. Collect crystals from defeated enemies and use them to buy items or upgrades for your ship at the Space Inn. Do you have what it takes to defeat the boss at the end of each level and ultimately reach Kubota in the final stage, Kubota World?

Final Fight actually saw two separate releases on the Super Nintendo (Final Fight and Final Fight Guy), both with their share of issues. The games were limited to single player only with neither version featuring all three playable characters, Cody, Guy and Haggar. Buyer beware. Oddly enough, Final Fight nabbed an E rating, despite its violent themes.

These rating are by no means official confirmation that the game is coming any time soon, so don't start hoarding Wii Points just yet. In fact, maybe you should just skip Final Fight, if it's the hobbled version. Michael McWhertor

ESRB Game Ratings

Game site Screw Attack has its list up of top ten beat 'em ups, and it's a good list at that! My favorite beat 'em up of all time? No doubt, Final Fight. What's yours? Brian Ashcraft