Game Reviews7.9/10
DuckTales Review: Capcom’s Pogo-Cane Platformer Still Bounces
A retro review of Capcom's 1989 NES classic DuckTales, covering the pogo cane, five levels, hidden diamonds and the $3,000,000 cheat.
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Tag: NES
Game Reviews7.2/10
Darkwing Duck Review: A Tight, Well-Built NES Platformer That Respects the Player
Darkwing Duck on NES (1992) is a Capcom licensed platformer that actually works, with a gas gun, cape parry and six stages. Our review scores it 7.2/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers Review: Capcom’s Licensed Platformer That Actually Works
A 1990 NES licensed platformer that beat the odds: Capcom's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers reviewed, with co-op chaos and 1.2 million copies sold.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Adventures of Lolo Review: A 7.5/10 NES Puzzle Classic
A review of Nintendo's 1989 NES puzzler Adventures of Lolo, HAL Laboratory's 50-room castle of logic, eggs, and one very patient round hero.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Nintendo Hid a Game’s Climax in a Physical Letter, and Emulators Had to Reverse-Engineer It
StarTropics shipped in 1990 for NES but never reached Japan. The letter you had to dip in water, the code 747, and why the game still holds up.
Game Reviews7.5/10
A NES Brawler Where You Shop for Stat-Boosting Food Between Fights
River City Ransom hit the NES in 1989 and still stands as the strangest, funniest beat 'em up on the console — fists, noodle shops and all.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Ninja Gaiden III’s difficulty was a product of rental-market design, not sadism
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom review — Masato Kato's ambitious NES story, the five-continue wall, and a timeline that won't hold still.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Kirby’s Adventure Gave the Pink Blob His Defining Power
Kirby's Adventure hit the NES in 1993 and introduced the Copy Ability, the pink hero's color debut, and 41 levels across seven worlds.
Game Reviews6.6/10
The Mountain Doesn’t Care How Many Times You Jump
A deep dive into Ice Climber, the 1985 NES classic with Popo, Nana, and the condor, plus VS. Ice Climber and a 2009 clone.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Pixel remaster smooths Final Fantasy’s rough edges while leaving its grinding intact
A deep dive into Final Fantasy's 1987 NES origins and its 2021 2D remake, covering story, combat, grinding, and whether the classic still holds up.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Excitebike: The 1984 Racer Whose Engine Later Powered Super Mario Bros.
Excitebike review: Miyamoto's 1984 NES motocross classic, its engine-heat turbo, landing physics, and how its scrolling engine powered Super Mario Bros.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Duck Hunt Made the Zapper Worth Owning, and That Was the Problem
Duck Hunt gave the NES Zapper its reason to exist, sold 28 million copies, and hid a kill screen at Round 99. A look back at Nintendo's light gun classic.