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.
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Tag: Platformer
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
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.
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.
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 Reviews9.2/10
Mario’s Raccoon Suit and the Level Design That Outlasted Its Console
Super Mario Bros. 3 hit Japan in 1988, not 1993 — that was the All-Stars remaster. A look at Miyamoto's stage-play platformer and why it still holds.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Mario’s Oddest Sequel Holds Up Better Than Its Reputation Suggests
A review of Super Mario Bros. 2 as remastered in Super Mario All-Stars, covering Subcon, Wart, four characters, 20 levels, and its Doki Doki Panic origins.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Super Mario Bros.: World 1-1 Taught the World How to Play, and It Still Does
Super Mario Bros. (1985) review: how Shigeru Miyamoto's NES classic saved the console business and built the template every platformer still follows.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Mega Man 5 Is Where the Series Stops Trying
Mega Man 5 hit the NES in 1992 with eight Robot Masters, Beat the bird, and the Dark Man twist, a confident high point for the classic series
Game Reviews4.5/10
Mega Man 4 Adds a Charge Shot and Not Much Else
Mega Man 4 review: Capcom's 1991 NES sequel added the charge shot, Eddie, and the Kalinka reveal. It earns a 4.5 out of 10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Mega Man 2 Fixed What the First Game Got Wrong
Mega Man 2 review: Capcom's 1989 NES sequel, its eight Robot Masters, Energy Tanks, and why it's still ranked the best in the series.