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”
Tag Archives: Retro Games Review
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”
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”
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”
Monsters in the Grass: A First Generation Pokemon Retrospective
Pokemon is one of those franchises that became a cultural phenomenon for a few years. It came to North America at just the right time when anime was getting popular, RPGs were becoming extremely popular, and even trading card games (TCG) were catching on. Pokemon had everything needed to become a media empire. I gotContinue reading “Monsters in the Grass: A First Generation Pokemon Retrospective”
Shining Force: The Start of a Great Series
Shining Force is one of the first Tactical Role-Playing Games (RPG) on a console. As far as I can tell, there were a number of them on various computers. It is one of those games I looked for when collecting games. I could have this wrong, but I feel like it was on a demoContinue reading “Shining Force: The Start of a Great Series”
Two Great Namco Shooters in on Cartridge
Arcade Classic number 3 comes with Galaga and Galaxian. I wonder why Galpus is left off of the cartridge. Anyway, this is the one that I’m looking forward to! Galaga is one of my favorite shooters. It is one of the few video games from the 80s that I remember playing. This version of GalagaContinue reading “Two Great Namco Shooters in on Cartridge”
My Favorite Puzzle Games
This is a genre that I don’t play that often. I usually treat them as time-waster games, which I play when I need to think about things or when I need a distraction from something more important. Sometimes these games get ambitious and give you a story mode! The story modes are fun. They’re usuallyContinue reading “My Favorite Puzzle Games”
One Good Game and One Disappointing Game | Arcade Classic No. 2
Arcade Classic No. 2 is a compilation of Centipede and Millipede. These two games are basically the same, and the development team put more time into Centipede. It has more multiplayer modes, and I think it plays better. Arcade games from the 70s and 80s were a little odd. As I look back at themContinue reading “One Good Game and One Disappointing Game | Arcade Classic No. 2”