Being closet pinball junkies, we here at theBBPS shit a collective brick when we first caught word that Alien Crush would be getting a modern update courtesy of Hudson Entertainment. Exclusively available through WiiWare, the title is set to capture everything we loved about the TurboGrafx 16 original (and we did love it — check out our review here) and bring it into the 21st century.

Recently I had the opportunity to run a few questions past Peter Dassenko, the games producer. Here’s what he had to say;

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Well, it’s a good week for most on this weeks VC update. Why you ask? Super Mario RPG (SNES, 800 Wii Points). At last, I know. They certainly took their sweet, sweet time. But now the likes of Mallow, Geno, Peach, Mario and Bowser. I’ve got a copy of the original, but that won’t keep me from screaming at you to get it if you don’t already have it.

The other flavor on the VC bar is Clu Clu Land (NES, 500 Wii Points). Don’t know much about this title other than what’s in the press release. It’s an underwater puzzle game of sorts that actually sounds pretty interesting. Might be worth a look. Make the jump to read up on it or tell us how you liked it.

Finally, WiiWare gives up some of its hawt lovin’ with My Aquarium (500 Wii Points). Initially, I imagined that Canadian Fireplace channel that Jim always watches with the eternally burning Yule log. Anyway, you can choose from a few different aquariums, 40 fish, and decorate the tank as you please. There you have it. I will now leave you with a Japanese Super Mario RPG commercial and the full details for this week’s selection of games. Enjoy!

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This isn’t the first time we’ve posted about Munny’s, it probably won’t be the last. These homemade renditions of Bomberman and Bonk impressed the folks at Hudson so much that they put an interview with the artist Albert up on their website. You can read the first half (about Bonk) here and the second half (about Bomberman, AIDS, and the US government) here.