Game Reviews7.2/10
Patience Pays Off in Darkwing Duck’s Punishing NES Platforming
A masked hero's NES outing: hard stages, a gas gun of many gases, and villains from his own dark city.
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Tag: Platformer
Game Reviews7.4/10
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers on NES: Boxes, Friendship, and a Fair Fight
Two small heroes throw a wooden box through bright toy stores in this NES tale of rescue, rising and repeated peril.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Curiosity Pays Off in Kirby’s Adventure, the NES Swan Song That Hid Secrets in Plain Sight
A late NES cartridge wherein the pink hero first swallows foes for power; a fair spirit of adventure, given 7.7 out of 10.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Tanooki Suits and a World Map Pushed Nintendo’s 8-Bit Hardware as Far as It Could Go
A chart of eight worlds, four suits, and seven guardians stand before one final foe — a marvel of the console age, worthy of highest praise.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Super Mario Bros. 2 Trades Stomping for Throwing, and Four Heroes Make It Worth the Return
A singular game wherein four companions gather and cast what strange foes have wrought upon them.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Super Mario Bros. Review: Simple Rules, Sharp Design
A hero springs through eight kingdoms toward a distant fortress to save a princess, in a tale of perfect motion and fair peril.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Familiar to a Fault, the Blue Bomber’s Final NES Outing Plays It Safe
A steady, familiar close to the blue robot hero's console years, with eight stages, a new Rush part, and gentler trial than before.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Mega Man 5 Polishes the Series Formula — and Adds Beat the Bird
A chronicle of Mega Man 5, wherein eight masters, a bird companion, and stages of trial prove the series holds its old promise still.