Category: NES

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: September 1988    Genre: Platformer The things we put up with for entertainment. Once upon a time Milon’s Secret Castle was one of a few NES games that I owned. Having finished all my...

Developer: Tamtex    Publisher: Irem    Released: September 27, 1991    Genre: Action Kung-Fu was one of my first NES games. I’m pretty sure I am not alone in that either. As an early adopter it was slim pickings for...

Developer: HAL Labs    Publisher: Nintendo    Released 1993    Genre: Platformer Kirby’s Dream Land was a seminal title for the Gameboy and made the character an instant star. His next outing would surprisingly come to the NES in its twilight years,...

Developer: Aicom     Publisher: Vik Tokai     Released: June 1990    Genre: Action Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode was an ambitious game that tried to combine many different styles of gameplay to create an all-encompassing adventure worthy of the charact...

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: Electro Brain    Released: 1991    Genre: Racing Racing games on the NES are a bit of a blind spot for me. True, I played Rad Racer and R.C. Pro Am at the time but...

Developer: Paint by Numbers, Inc.    Publisher: Data East    Released: April 1991    Genre: Action Watching Robocop when I was entirely too young to do so is one of the most indelible experiences of my childhood. Surprisingly for such a violent...

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action If you are a child of the 80s chances are the Goonies is a cultural touchstone you remember. The premise of a group of kids going on the adventure of a lifetime...

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released: 1990    Genre: Action The Ikari Warriors series in the arcade were pretty good games overall. Unfortunately they were absolutely dreadful on the NES, especially the first game. Somehow despite that fact...

Developer: Technos Japan     Publisher: American Technos    Released: January 1990    Genre: Beat ’em up River City Ransom is one of the greatest NES games of all time. Many have known this for decades but I am a recent...