It’s great to see some Japan-only games being released on the US Wii Virtual Console. We’re finally able to legally (and cheaply) try out these games, many of which were gems that I don’t understand why they weren’t localized originally. But today Nintendo is releasing a Turbo-Grafx 16 game that I never expected to see the light of day as an offical US release: Cho Aniki.

The odd world in this shooter made for quite the conversation piece in its day. Players control either Idaten or Benten, celestial warriors out to bring an end to the tyrannical rule of the emperor of Planet Builder, who holds muscular prowess to be the supreme virtue of the universe.

Aided by able-bodied muscle-head options Adon and Samson, they must battle to defeat the emperor’s army across five stages. Use the buttons to fire away and lay into the Builder forces. Power up your character and options with protein from defeated enemies to have them “bulk up” with a yell, and take their macho battle to the next level.

Read the rest of VC Reviews’ review here, and if you’re in to weird pick this one up!