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”
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Two Awesome RPGs: DQ II vs Destiny of an Emperor
Dragon Quest II and Destiny of an Emperor are very different games. They are graphically similar to each other, but the gameplay, setting, and story are rather different. They do have similar quests, which is nice. In both games, you go on an adventure to assemble your party. It is different in both games, andContinue reading “Two Awesome RPGs: DQ II vs Destiny of an Emperor”
Dragon Quest II is Much Better than the First Game
Dragon Quest II is a step up from the first game. It is also a game that I really want to like. When I played it a few years ago, I enjoyed most of the game, but I found it frustrating. There are a lot of good things in this game. The graphics didn’t seeContinue reading “Dragon Quest II is Much Better than the First Game”
Jaws on the NES, One of LJN’s Best Games
One of the stranger games published by LJN is Jaws. It is an odd adaptation of the movie series, and it confused the hell out of me when I was a kid. I played the game before seeing the movie, and I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. The game wasContinue reading “Jaws on the NES, One of LJN’s Best Games”
An Honest Look at Karate Kid on the NES
Karate Kid on the NES is one of the first games that got the LJN treatment in the mid-2000s. It is also a game that I vaguely remember from the time I watched the video. I had played it as a kid, but didn’t know much about it. I don’t remember looking for this gameContinue reading “An Honest Look at Karate Kid on the NES”
Science Fiction vs High Fantasy: Two Great Retro RPGs
Phantasy Star and Dragon Quest are more similar than you might think. They share similar game mechanics that I’m not a fan of, but their art styles are something I enjoy. They also share some plot points. It seems like Sega used Dragon Quest as a template when designing Phantasy Star. I’m not saying thisContinue reading “Science Fiction vs High Fantasy: Two Great Retro RPGs”
Two Awesome Retro RPGs: DQ vs Destiny of an Emperor
Dystiny of an Emperor and Dragon Quest are very different takes on the RPG genre. One is a fairly basic RPG that has several archaic gameplay mechanics. The other is an imaginative combination of RPG subgenres. They have similar graphics, which made me initially wonder if Capcom had licensed Dragon Quest’s engine to make theContinue reading “Two Awesome Retro RPGs: DQ vs Destiny of an Emperor”
Comparing Two Great RPGs on the NES
Dragon Quest has a strange history in the US. It was renamed to Dragon Warrior, and the first game was given away for free with a subscription to Nintendo Power. This was part of Nintendo’s plan to popularize the RPG genre on their console. You can see several articles on RPGs in their first fewContinue reading “Comparing Two Great RPGs on the NES”
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six on the NES
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six is one of the better games published by LJN. It isn’t necessarily a good game, but it is better than the other ones in the publisher’s library. There is something about it that I really enjoy, because it can be fun to laugh at. This is one of theContinue reading “Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six on the NES”
One of the Worst NES Games: The Uncanny X-Men
I wasn’t into comic books when I was a kid. There wasn’t a place where I could buy them, so the only way I could learn about them was from video games and cartoons. This was how I first learned about the X-Men. My friend Joey rented the X-Men game for the NES, and whenContinue reading “One of the Worst NES Games: The Uncanny X-Men”