Game Reviews8.2/10
One Job, Done Perfectly: Tetris on the NES
Four falling shapes, one plain board, and hours gone before a player notices. The NES Tetris endures.
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Tag: classic games
Game Reviews7.6/10
Faxanadu Rewards the Climb Up Its World Tree — 7.5/10
An old NES legend built within a giant tree, still worth the journey upward nearly forty years on.
Game Reviews8.4/10
The Legend of Zelda Endures Because It Never Explains Itself
An ancient adventure of secrets, no guide, and a solitary sword against an unknown realm — still worthy after all these years.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Ninja Gaiden Mixes Story Scenes With Harsh Levels on the NES — 7.4 of 10
A fighter seeks the truth of his father's death, between hard stages of springing, striking, and swift, fatal foes.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Mega Man 2 Still Sets the Standard for NES Action
A look back at Mega Man 2, whose eight robot masters and device system remain among gaming's tightest NES designs.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Before the sequels smoothed it out, Mega Man’s NES debut was already brimming with the series’ best ideas
A tale of six robot masters, one puzzle, and a hard, unkind test upon the NES, worth the playing still.