Game Reviews6.5/10
Dracula X Earns a 6.5 — Its Music and Bosses Hold Up, but the SNES Port Trimmed Away Too Much of Rondo of Blood
A hunter walks Dracula's castle once more, instrument and fire in hand, though much of the tale has been taken away.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Wizards & Warriors on NES Opens a Wide Kingdom but Never Teaches Its Rules — 7.2 of 10
A knight bounds through a wide kingdom to face a wizard who has seized the throne, in this old NES tale of sword and wandering.
Game Reviews5/10
Solar Jetman: Clever Idea, Punishing Execution
A ship drifts through space, drawing treasure upon a line, while power fails and old error sends players to a beginning without mercy.
Game Reviews7/10
Skate or Die on NES: Five Events That Mostly Land
Five skater trials upon one cartridge, each demanding a fresh command of timing and skill.
Game Reviews7/10
Section Z Review: Capcom’s Branching NES Shooter Earns Its 7
A chain of chambers, a winding ship, a single fighter within: Section Z for NES remains a strange, firm curiosity worth a look.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Pro Wrestling on NES: Six Fighters, One Famous Line, and Not Much More
Five fighters, one ring, and a line no player forgets: a look back at Pro Wrestling on NES.
Game Reviews6/10
Sharp Flippers, One Thin Table: NES Pinball Lands a Middling 6
A single silver ball, two levers, and a table split across screens — an early NES pinball effort weighed for its worth.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Paperboy on NES: A Narrow Path Between Throwing and Surviving
A bicycle, a pile of papers, a street full of peril — this NES delivery task demands steady aim and quick guidance.
Game Reviews4.9/10
Mario Bros. on NES Makes Two-Player Cooperation and Sabotage the Same Move
A most ordinary game, with fleeting pleasure in shared trial, yet held down by rigid control and dull repetition of stage.
Game Reviews6.1/10
Marble Madness Trades Its Rolling Ball for Buttons on NES, and Suffers for It
A marble rolls through six strange courses on the NES, and the controller wages a quiet war against every careful motion attempted.