Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of those NES games that my friends and I wanted to like, but never managed to finish. My friend Eric owned it, and he claimed to know what to do and how to beat the game. He might’ve, but we never managed to play the game long enough toContinue reading “Who Framed Roger Rabbit? An Awful LJN and Rare game”
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Crystalis is a Wonderful Action RPG on the NES
Crystalis is an action RPG for the NES. It looks a little like The Legend of Zelda, but plays more like Secret of Mana. It also has a post apocalyptic setting that is a welcome change from the typical high fantasy setting that was the standard at the time. The NES version of the gameContinue reading “Crystalis is a Wonderful Action RPG on the NES”
Where’s Waldo: A Terrible and Weird NES Game
The Where’s Waldo books were a big part of my childhood when I was in kindergarten. These were a series of picture books where you would look for Waldo in a series of very creative drawings. I only had the first three books, but there were more in the series, as well as more videoContinue reading “Where’s Waldo: A Terrible and Weird NES Game”
One of the Worst Games: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
I’ve played Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which was a fairly obscure NES game before the AVGN episode. I remember seeing it in my local retro game store, but I never wanted to buy it because I had no idea what it was or knew anyone else who had played it. It wasn’t until theContinue reading “One of the Worst Games: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Bill & Ted’ Excellent Video Game Adventure is Terrible
This is a game that I don’t remember playing as a kid. There is a decent chance that my friends rented it, but I don’t remember playing Bill and Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure. It is, of course, a movie based video game published by LJN. I’m going into this one with little to noContinue reading “Bill & Ted’ Excellent Video Game Adventure is Terrible”
PS II vs DQ II, One of the Best and a Great Sequel
Phantasy Star II and Dragon Quest II are two very good RPGs. Since I’m following these series in order, there will be a few instances where a Genesis or SNES game will be compared to an NES game. This is going to be a problem for the Dragon Quest Series because it had four gamesContinue reading “PS II vs DQ II, One of the Best and a Great Sequel”
Better than You Might Think, Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th on the NES is a strange game, but it can be quite a bit of fun! It is one of the better games that LJN published due to its uniqueness. In some ways, it is a survival horror game where you have to defeat Jason Voorhees, the killer from most of theContinue reading “Better than You Might Think, Friday the 13th”
Wolverine: Better than The X-Men, but still Bad
I’m going to dive back into LJN’s collection of superhero games on the NES. I’ve already looked at their awful X-Men game, so I’ll be looking at their Wolverine game. There was a low bar for this game to clear, and it managed not to trip as it stepped over it. This game was releasedContinue reading “Wolverine: Better than The X-Men, but still Bad”
King’s Knight was a Great Idea, but Ultimately Disappointing
King’s Knight was made by Square in 1986 and released in North America in 1989. The game has been rereleased several times over the years, and is a very strange game. It is a vertical scrolling shooter, and it kind of acts like an RPG at times. This is a very strange game. It isContinue reading “King’s Knight was a Great Idea, but Ultimately Disappointing”
Tecmo Bowl, Fantastic in Arcade, Great on the NES
I looked at the Tecmo Bowl series a while ago and wrote about how it changed from an arcade game to more of a simulation, similar to Madden and other NFL games. I wanted to take some time to look closer at the first game on the NES and write about some of my memoriesContinue reading “Tecmo Bowl, Fantastic in Arcade, Great on the NES”