Game Reviews7.1/10
Nintendo’s First Mother Game Nails the Joke and Fumbles the Journey
Mother, the 1989 Famicom RPG that started Shigesato Itoi's series, reviewed: phone-call saves, psychedelic battles, and the rolling HP meter.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Konami’s NES Metal Gear Cut Kojima’s Stealth Design Down to a Corridor Crawl
Metal Gear (1987) review: Kojima's stealth origin on NES vs MSX2, Outer Heaven, Alert Mode, bosses, and why the port changed the game.
Game Reviews8.3/10
LucasArts’ Maniac Mansion Still Works Because It Lets You Fail
Maniac Mansion on NES: Lucasfilm Games' horror-comedy classic, its heavy Nintendo rework, SCUMM engine origins, and why it still scores 8.3.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Legendary Wings gives you wings and then spends half its runtime taking them away
Capcom's 1986 arcade shooter Legendary Wings flies high in its vertical sections but crashes when it forces you to walk and climb ladders on NES.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter Review — A 7.5/10 NES Platformer With a Kabuki Twist
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter review: Human Entertainment's NES platformer where a colonel's brain becomes a kabuki warrior. Score: 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Jackal: Two Jeeps, Two Players, and One of Konami’s Tightest NES Ports
Jackal, Konami's 1986 run-and-gun jeep shooter, reviewed: two-player co-op, prisoner rescues and a turret that only fires up. Score: 7.4 of 10.
Game Reviews5.9/10
The NES Ikari Warriors Cut the Arcade’s Defining Two-Player Mode
Ikari Warriors gave SNK its first big US arcade hit in 1986, but the NES port lost the rotary joystick that made the original worth playing.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Batman: The Video Game Review: Sunsoft’s NES Platformer Earns 7.4/10
Batman: The Video Game on NES (1989) reviewed: Sunsoft's five-stage platformer, its Ninja Gaiden-style wall jump, three projectile weapons, and a 7.4/10.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Capcom’s NES Little Mermaid Game Is Better Than It Sounds, Briefly
Capcom's 1991 Little Mermaid game for NES and Game Boy: six stages, a bubble-throwing Ariel, and a 6.6/10 verdict on the licensed platformer.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Tetris (2020) Review: PlayStudios’ Mobile App Respects the Rules
PlayStudios' official Tetris mobile app adds a 100-player Tetris Royale mode while keeping the rules that made the puzzle classic since 1986.
Game Reviews8/10
Tecmo Super Bowl’s 16-bit port cut features and changed how the game played
Tecmo Super Bowl on Sega Genesis added updated rosters, weather, and editable plays — the 16-bit follow-up to the landmark 1991 NES game.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Tiger Electronics Put the Tecmo Bowl Name on a Handheld That Had Little to Do With the NES Game
A 1990 Tiger Electronics LCD handheld called Tecmo Bowl shares a name with the famous NES classic but confirms almost nothing else. Score: 7.1/10.