A Decade On, Nintendo Still Hasn’t Added These Ten NES Games To Its Switch Online Catalog
A ranking of ten NES classics still missing from Switch Online, from Paperboy to The Battle of Olympus.
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Tag: NES
Fan Builds A Working Remake Of The 1986 NES Legend Of Zelda Inside Dreams
A fan remake of the 1986 NES Legend of Zelda, built entirely inside Dreams, marks the perfect 40th anniversary tribute.
Game Reviews8/10
Yoshi’s Cookie Holds Up Because It Never Tries to Be More Than a Puzzle Game
Yoshi's Cookie review: Nintendo's 1992 tile-matching puzzler for NES, Game Boy and SNES, rated 8/10 for its simple, addictive rotating-line gameplay.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Wizards & Warriors Is a Great Knight, a Great Sword, and a Castle Worth the Trip
A retro review of Rare's 1987 NES platformer Wizards & Warriors, starring knight Kuros and his Brightsword on a quest to Castle IronSpire.
Game Reviews5/10
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship — A 5.0/10 Fight Against Gravity
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship review — Rare's gravity-shifting NES shooter still punishes, twelve planets of inertia and tow cables. 5/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Skate or Die turns skateboarding into a party game, and the board barely matters
Skate or Die! on NES: five events, Bionic Lester, and a pool joust that beats every ramp run. A retro review of EA's 1987 skateboarding oddity.
Game Reviews7/10
Section Z: Capcom’s Alphabet-Shooter and the Two-Button Idea That Still Holds Up
Capcom's 1985 arcade shooter Section Z sends one astronaut through 26 alphabet corridors to Section Z. A retro review of its directional aim and L Brain finale.
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 Reviews6.1/10
Marble Madness on the NES Keeps the Idea and Loses the Trackball
Marble Madness on NES keeps the six isometric courses but loses the arcade trackball, and that trade defines the whole port. Score: 6.1 of 10.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Kung Fu is a game about a man walking to the right, and it has been that since 1985.
Kung Fu on NES is a port of a port from arcade Spartan X. Here's what the thin record actually supports about the 1985 side-scroller.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja — A Great Premise, A Thin Moveset
A retro review of Kid Niki: Radical Ninja, Irem's 1986 arcade platformer that Data East brought to the NES in 1987 — spinning swords, seven bosses, 6.9/10.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II Review: A 6.5 Sequel That Built Rare Manchester
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II review: Kuros hunts artifacts and spells across four elemental domains, but a broken continue bug undercuts the quest. 6.5/10.