Category: NES

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden
December 1, 2023 No Responses

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Developer: Tose   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 02/15/89   Genre: RPG Weekly Shonen Jump is an institution in Japan. Although there are dozens of manga anthologies in Japan even to this day it still remains the most popular. Their list...
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Youkai Yashiki
November 27, 2023 No Responses

Youkai Yashiki

Developer: Irem   Publisher: Irem   Release: 10/23/87   Genre: Action The Famicom Disk System is a fascinating piece of hardware from a historical perspective. In Japan for a while there it completely overtook the Famicom and nearly all releases...
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Zoda’s Revenge – Star Tropics II
November 20, 2023 No Responses

Zoda’s Revenge – Star Tropics II

Developer: Nintendo    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 03/15/94    Genre: Action-Adventure Star Tropics is an odd game among Nintendo’s lineup. As a very clear Zelda inspired adventure it was targeted toward the Western audience who might have found ...
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The Goonies
November 13, 2023 No Responses

The Goonies

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/21/86   Genre: Platformer What happened to the Goonies I? I am sure I am not alone in wondering that when the Goonies II released in America. Any child of the 80s is familiar with...
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Little Ninja Brothers
November 6, 2023 No Responses

Little Ninja Brothers

Developer: Culture Brain   Publisher: Culture Brain    Release: 02/91   Genre: Action RPG I miss Culture Brain. I freely admit a lot of their output was downright weird. But their willingness to experiment with genre conventions also yielded some cool...
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Falsion
October 9, 2023 No Responses

Falsion

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 10/21/87   Genre: Shooter Space Harrier left its mark on the rail shooter genre. Its influence was so great that it inspired many clones on the Famicom, even after it hit the system itself miraculously....
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Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum
September 25, 2023 No Responses

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Data East   Release: 02/90   Genre: Action Dash Galaxy is a game that would normally suck me in based on its cover art alone. As a huge fan of comic books the box art...
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Adventure Island III
September 18, 2023 No Responses

Adventure Island III

Developer: Hudson Soft   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 09/92  Genre: Platformer Adventure Island II and especially Super Adventure Island went a long way toward making me a fan of the series. Both games were not big revelations for the series but...
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Saiyuuki World
September 11, 2023 No Responses

Saiyuuki World

Developer: Westone  Publisher: Jaleco    Release: 11/11/88   Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...
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Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
September 4, 2023 No Responses

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

Developer: Hudson Soft   Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 02/08/91   Genre: Adventure Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom is one of the strangest NES games. As the system gained popularity worldwide it is natural that publishers would try and localize....
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