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.
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Tag: 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 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 Reviews7.6/10
Rygar: A Strange Weapon, a Stranger Premise, and a Durable NES Classic
Tecmo's 1986 arcade hit Rygar introduced the Diskarmor, a chained shield weapon. The 1987 NES port added RPG elements that shaped the Metroidvania genre.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Punch-Out!!’s Fights Are Rhythm Puzzles, Not Boxing Matches
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is a rhythm game in boxing gloves — a review of Nintendo's 1987 NES classic, its heart meter, star punches and three-loss career.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Capcom’s Little Nemo Is Beautiful, Unforgiving, and Built on a Lie
A retro review of Capcom's 1990 NES platformer Little Nemo: The Dream Master — candy, animal rides, hidden keys, and beautiful cruelty.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Kickle Cubicle Review: Irem’s Freeze-and-Kick Puzzle Gem
Kickle Cubicle review: Irem's 1988 arcade puzzle game came to NES in 1990. Freeze enemies, kick them, and solve 30 extra levels. Score: 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Gradius: The 1985 Shooter That Let You Build Your Own Ship, One Capsule at a Time
Gradius hit arcades in 1985 and its power meter changed scrolling shooters forever. We review the Vic Viper classic and its NES port.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Faxanadu’s tree is worth climbing, even when the game fights back
Faxanadu brought a grim World Tree climb to the NES in 1990. A look at the Hudson Soft classic's story, mantras, and its sword-swallowing king.
Game Reviews7.5/10
The NES DuckTales Sequel That Never Made It West Until 1993
DuckTales 2 hit the NES in 1993 with non-linear levels, cane upgrades and a secret bad ending — a solid sequel that never escaped the first game's shadow.