Game Reviews7.1/10
Paperboy’s N64 Remake Cleans Up the Arcade Chaos, for Better and Worse
Paperboy for Nintendo 64 rebuilt the 1985 arcade classic in 3D. We break down the route, the training course, and what High Voltage Software got right.
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Tag: arcade games
Game Reviews4.9/10
Mario Bros. Is Barely a Game, and That’s the Point
A retro review of Mario Bros., the 1983 arcade classic by Miyamoto and Yokoi, covering the flipping mechanic, POW block, enemies and NES port.
Game Reviews6/10
Donkey Kong Jr. flips the original’s roles and puts Mario behind the lock and key
A review of Donkey Kong Jr. (1982), Nintendo's arcade sequel where Mario becomes the villain, plus its four stages, vines, NES port and level-22 kill screen.
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 Reviews7.2/10
Double Dragon II Tightens the Brawling but Rents Its Best Ideas
Double Dragon II: The Revenge killed Marian and rebuilt the controls. A 1988 arcade sequel with a back kick, a clone battle, and reused assets.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Contra on Xbox Live Arcade: A 6.6 for the 2006 Port, Not the 1987 Classic
Contra on Xbox Live Arcade is a 2006 port of the 1987 arcade classic, and its 6.6 Metacritic score judges the port, not the game that built the franchise.