Jackal
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 10/88 Genre: Action Jackal was a game that I had to warm up to. By the time Jackal came out I was familiar with the name Konami and knew to expect quality. But it...
Category: NES
Metroid
Developer: Nintendo R & D 1 Publisher: Nintendo Release: 08/15/87 Genre: Platformer Metroid has always been a bit of an anomaly in Nintendo’s library. Where I was used to bright and cheery worlds in Nintendo’s games Metroid stood in...
Batman: Return of the Joker
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 12/91 Genre: Action Batman for NES was a welcome surprise that no one saw coming. After numerous licensed games that were absolute turds like Back to the Future and Superman Sunsoft showed everyone ...
Isolated Warrior
Developer: KID Publisher: NTVIC Release: 02/91 Genre: Action If the Isolated Warrior in the title refers to hero Max Maverick and his solo journey, than buddy get in line. This shit has been going on for forty years....
Cosmic Epsilon
Developer: Home Data Corp Publisher: Asmik Release: 11/24/89 Genre: Rail Shooter I have to admit to being a bit jealous of the Famicom library at times. Make no mistake, the NES had a fantastic library overall, full of classics that...
Ninja Gaiden II – the Dark Sword of Chaos
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 05/90 Genre: Action As much as it frustrates me Ninja Gaiden is still one of my favorite NES games ever. I would not have dumped hundreds of hours mastering it just to reach its...
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release: 09/89 Genre: Beat em up I’ve never really given it much thought but SNK really seemed to love military action games in the 80s. It should not be that surprising considering that particular decade...
Double Dragon II – the Revenge
Developer: Technos Japan Publisher: Acclaim Released: 01/90 Genre: Beat em up It’s interesting to look back on the NES library and compare the games that were different from their arcade counterpart. Bionic Commando was a terrible game in t...
Akumajou Densetsu
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/22/89 Genre: Action For years even before I hopped on the internet I have read about the differences between the Japanese and American version of Castlevania III. I was always curious since ther...
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 09/90 Genre: Action Have you ever played a game so awesome you couldn’t look at your old games the same anymore? That was my experience with Castlevania III. Back in the days when we k...