WWF Steel Cage Challenge is a game that I tried to enjoy. My only memories of playing this game are on an emulator. If my friends and I rented it in the early 90s, I have no memory of it. This is one of those games that fits the LJN stereotype. The character sprites areContinue reading “The Problem with WWF Steel Cage Challenge on NES”
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Tag Team Wrestling: Good in the Arcades, Bad on the NES
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started playing Tag Team Wrestling. I knew it was an arcade game, and the NES port had some issues, but I wasn’t expecting it to be this bad. Compared to the other wrestling games I’ve played on the NES, this is one of the worst. TagContinue reading “Tag Team Wrestling: Good in the Arcades, Bad on the NES”
Air Fortress a Great Game on the NES
I don’t know if Air Fortress is a forgotten gem or an unremarkable multi-genre shooter. It is an okay game that tries to combine a shoot’em up with a Metroid style of game. There are a few things that could be improved with the game, which gets frustrating as the levels get more complicated. ItContinue reading “Air Fortress a Great Game on the NES”
Tecmo World Wrestling is Better than I was Expecting
The more games that I play, the more I realize how many games I missed out on. While I still think Pro Wrestling is the best wrestling game on the NES, Tecmo World Wrestling is amazing! The game has a lot going on, and it feels like a game you would expect to see onContinue reading “Tecmo World Wrestling is Better than I was Expecting”
Tag Team MUSCLE is the Worst NES Wrestling Game
Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E. is one of those NES games you might have rented on a Friday night and given up on it by Saturday morning. You would watch some cartoons, play the game for ten minutes, and then go outside to find a stick to play with. I’m sure many people have had thisContinue reading “Tag Team MUSCLE is the Worst NES Wrestling Game”
WCW’s NES Game is a Hidden Gem
Did you know there was a WCW game on the NES? You probably knew about it, but this was my first time playing it. WCW was the more reality-based wrestling promotion in the 80s and early 90s, for the most part. They did have some cartoon characters, but they weren’t taken all that seriously. TheContinue reading “WCW’s NES Game is a Hidden Gem”
The Best Wrestling Game on the NES
Pro Wrestling is the best wrestling game on the NES. It has the best roster of wrestlers, and in many ways, it is ahead of the other wrestling games. The game isn’t saddled with a licensed property, like WWF or WCW, so it could be its own thing. However, it was given a generic nameContinue reading “The Best Wrestling Game on the NES”
Heavy Barrel, A Shoot’em Up Hidden Gem
Run and Gun shooters are a somewhat forgotten subgenre of shooters. You don’t see too many modern games emulating this style of gameplay. When I think of this group of games, I think about Commando and Contra. Heavy Barrel is one of the games that I didn’t know about until I started collecting video games.Continue reading “Heavy Barrel, A Shoot’em Up Hidden Gem”
WWF Wrestlemania on the NES is a Classic, but Not Great
WWF Wrestlemania is the first professional wrestling game that I remember playing. Is it as good as I remember it being? No, it isn’t, but I think it is a product of its time. The game is more like an arcade beat’em up or a prototype for a fighting game. You have a limited moveContinue reading “WWF Wrestlemania on the NES is a Classic, but Not Great”
The Lawsuit Over Street Fighter II and Fighter’s History
Have you ever wondered why some mechanics get repeated in video games? How can one company make a clone of a popular game, and nothing happens? It is an interesting story that includes several lawsuits. Like many things in the history of video games, it starts with Atari but gets more interesting in the lateContinue reading “The Lawsuit Over Street Fighter II and Fighter’s History”