Here's some news to delight retro gamers in our community. Sega has announced that it will be releasing two Master System titles, WonderBoy and Fantasy Zone, on the North American Wii Virtual Console soon.

WonderBoy  places gamers in the shoes of Tom-Tom the Wonder Boy who is on a quest to rescue his girlfriend Tanya from a monster which kidnapped her.

Along the way Tom-Tom can pick up various items to help him such as fruit which extend the time he can spend on a stage and various eggs which grant him various power-ups. This game will be going for 400 Wii points

Fantasy Zone on the other hand is a side-scrolling shooter which puts players in command of Opa-Opa. Basically, you have to destroy various enemy bases in each stage and tackle an end level boss. Expect this game to be available for 400 Wii points as well.

In case you want to see more of these games, here are a few screenshots courtesy of Sega. Enjoy!