Rhonin the wizard on 16 September 2007
There have been other games released on the VC that were Japan-only. For example Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Mario's Super Picross.
http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=usIDEJH2UqGeqT9iiEANAL2YIMHx7n93