Shinobu Shimizu of D4 Enterprise, the team responsible for bringing over classic Neo Geo titles to the Wii Virtual Console, said in a recent interview that his team will be adding easier difficulty settings to titles like Magician Lord on the VC:

Yes that’s right. These will all be ports, or emulations rather, of the original arcade games. We will be including certain features though, such as difficulty settings, to make difficult titles, like Magician Lord, more user friendly for players at home.

That’s good to hear. Some of the old Neo Geo games are ridiculously challenging, so adding easier difficulty modes should make these games less frustrating for the average gamer. Of course, those of us who want a challenge can still beef up the difficulty. It’s a win-win situation.

Q&A: D4′s Shimizu On How Neo Geo Got To Wii [Gamasutra]

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