Game Reviews7.5/10
Shadowgate on the NES Kills Often and Rewards Slow Thinking
A castle, a dying flame, and evil that must not wake. Shadowgate's grim rooms reward patience and punish haste alike.
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Tag: retro gaming
Game Reviews6.2/10
Power Blade Throws One Returning Boomerang Across Eight Uneven Stages
Power Blade, a 1991 NES game of blade and city, weighed for its worth: a single instrument, borne through stages of unequal strength.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Ninja Turtles on the NES: Four Health Bars, One Brutal Dam Level, a 6.5
Four turtles, one strict health rule, and a flooding dam stage make this old cartridge a hard, lasting trial.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Mother Trades Dragons for Telephones on the NES and Earns Its 7.1
A quiet, odd tale of a boy who quits his home to face strange forces, wrapped in gentle mirth and dread. A curious NES adventure.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Metal Gear on NES: Stealth Still Rewards Patience Despite a Confusing Fortress — 7.7/10
A soldier alone within a fortress, told to shun the fight rather than seek it — Metal Gear's quiet idea still endures.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Maniac Mansion Let You Fail, Split the Party, and Still Made Every Playthrough Feel Like Yours
A mansion that answers back: puzzles, teens, and charm in a house that never explains itself.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Legendary Wings on NES: Capcom’s Sky Shooter Flies Best With a Second Player
A voyage into Legendary Wings for the NES, a sky war of winged fighters against many foes, wherein repetition wars with solid shooting.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Kabuki Quantum Fighter Whips the NES With Hair-Based Combat — 7.5/10
A strange, bold NES title of 1990: a fighter enters a machine to save the president, his hair his sole means of battle.
Game Reviews5.9/10
Ikari Warriors on the NES Fights Its Own Controls and Lands at 5.9
A soldier presses through hosts of foes upon the field of battle, and dares the armored engine's fearful power, in this trial of arms.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Sunsoft’s NES Batman Punishes You Every Step — and Earns Your Persistence Anyway
A grim knight's trial through Gotham's stone halls and open air, wrought in swift steps, unto the final league with the Joker.