Game Reviews7.1/10
Paperboy on NES: A Narrow Path Between Throwing and Surviving
A bicycle, a pile of papers, a street full of peril — this NES delivery task demands steady aim and quick guidance.
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Game Reviews4.9/10
Mario Bros. on NES Makes Two-Player Cooperation and Sabotage the Same Move
A most ordinary game, with fleeting pleasure in shared trial, yet held down by rigid control and dull repetition of stage.
Game Reviews6.1/10
Marble Madness Trades Its Rolling Ball for Buttons on NES, and Suffers for It
A marble rolls through six strange courses on the NES, and the controller wages a quiet war against every careful motion attempted.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Kung Fu on NES: Five Floors, a Few Moves, and Boss Battles That Carry It
A tale of a single fighter's rise through five floors of foes, a captive ally, and bosses that demand true attention.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja on NES — a Wide Sword, Slippery Bounds, and a 6.9 Verdict
A radical ninja bounds and sweeps his sword across six stages of trouble on this old NES title—a hero worth trial, with reservations.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Free-Roaming Exploration Lifts Ironsword Past Its Predecessor, but Spotty Difficulty Keeps the NES Sequel at 6.5
A knight roams open worlds seeking a magic sword's four pieces on the NES — bold freedom, uneasy difficulty, fine sound.
Game Reviews6/10
Vine-Swinging Fundamentals Carry Donkey Kong Jr., but the NES Port Runs Out of Rope at 6/10
Donkey Kong Jr. works his way upward on the NES, past platforms and peril, to free his father from Mario. Score: 6 of 10.
Game Reviews6.5/10
The NES Port of Donkey Kong Plays It Straight but Leaves an Arcade Level Behind — 6.5/10
A brief chronicle of Donkey Kong upon the NES, a copy faithful yet wanting one stage of the arcade original.
Game Reviews5.4/10
Clu Clu Land Scores 5.4/10 as Bubbles’ Post-Swinging Charm Wears Thin Through Repetitive Stages
A round creature turns about posts to disclose buried gold, in a game whose idea suffers from repetition and awkward control.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Base Wars: Baseball That Settles Its Disputes With Fists
A curious NES fancy wherein armored batters, vexed by disputed calls, quit calm play and settle their quarrel with blows.