Bram Stoker’s Dracula (NES)

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (NES)

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Sony Imagesoft    Release: 09/93    Genre: Action As one of the biggest films of 1992 Bram Stoker’s Dracula had an insane marketing blitz that hit all corners. Naturally video games were a part of that process...
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Casino Kid

Casino Kid

Developer: Sofel    Publisher: Sofel    Release: 10/89    Genre: Simulation This has to be one of the most pleasant surprises I have come across on the NES. Casino Kid is a game that I am sure I passed over multiple times...
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Zombie Nation

Zombie Nation

Developer: KAZe Co.   Publisher: Meldac   Release: 09/91   Genre: Shooter It is no exaggeration to say that Zombie Nation is one of the strangest titles on the NES. Even after all these years it is hard to believe...
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Sky Shark

Sky Shark

Developer: Software Creations    Publisher: Taito    Release: 09/89   Genre: Shooter Good advertising and catchy box art always sell video games. As a comic book fan I saw many video game ads that made even the most mundane titles seem epic....
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Knight Rider

Knight Rider

Developer: Pack-in-Video    Publisher: Acclaim   Release: 12/88    Genre: Action My memories of Knight Rider are few. I am sure I watched a few episodes of the TV show growing up. But outside of the cool talking car I...
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Romancia

Romancia

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Tokyo Shoseki    Release: 10/30/87    Genre: Action RPG The Dragon Slayer line of games is interesting to say the least. The series consists of multiple entries over thirty years but most of the games span genres and...
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Thundercade

Thundercade

Developer: Micronics    Publisher:American Sammy    Release: 08/89    Genre: Shooter I like shooters. Be it fantasy shooters, space shooters, or even the weird supernatural ones like Castle of Shikigami. I will even dabble with the occasional bullet h...
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Mechanized Attack

Mechanized Attack

Developer: SNK    Publisher: SNK    Release: 06/90   Genre: Rail Shooter Light gun games were few and far between on the NES. Even though the NES Zapper came packaged with the system support was minimal. This is surprising as there were...
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Tetris

Tetris

Developer: Nintendo    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 11/89    Genre: Puzzle Tetris is in the pantheon alongside titles like Super Mario Brothers and the Legend of Zelda as perfect. Everyone has played Tetris in one form or another. While newer versio...
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Times of Lore

Times of Lore

Developer: Origin    Publisher: Toho    Release: 05/91    Genre: Action RPG Computer RPGs did not fare well on the NES. Much like with adventure games the interface and their general design did not jive well with a controller with few buttons. The...
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