▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Virtual ▁Console ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁W ii ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁for ▁W ii ▁U ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Virtual ▁Console ▁for ▁N intendo ▁ 3 DS ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Australia ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁game ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁featured ▁amongst ▁others ▁from ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System ▁and ▁Super ▁N ES ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁te ch ▁demo ▁called ▁Classic ▁Games ▁at ▁E 3 ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁television ▁drama ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Fu ji ▁Television ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁a ▁plot ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁around ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁game ▁also ▁made ▁came o ▁appearances ▁in ▁other ▁video ▁games . ▁In ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Game C ube ▁game ▁P ik min ▁ 2 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁objects ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁The ▁Myst er ious ▁Mur as ame ▁Castle ▁game ▁disk . ▁In ▁the ▁W ii ▁game ▁Captain ▁Rain bow , ▁Tak amar u ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁supporting ▁character . ▁In ▁the ▁W ii