Game Reviews7.8/10
Excitebike: Patience, Timing and an Engine Meter That Still Teach
A look upon Excitebike, that racing machine of old, whose ground of ramps and engine still hold dominion over modern play.
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Tag: retro gaming
Game Reviews7.1/10
Why the Laughing Dog Keeps Duck Hunt Honest — a 7.1 for the Light Gun Classic
A gray dog, a plastic gun, and a flock of ducks. An old game that still works as a quick, hollow round of pointing and firing.
Game Reviews8.2/10
How a Chapter-Based NES RPG Let You Play the Heroes’ Companions Before the Hero Ever Appears
A quest game of five parts joins soldier, siblings, dancer, and hero into one grand party upon the NES.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Dragon Warrior III on NES: Job Swapping Rewards the Long Grind
A patient legend of hired hands, secret jobs, and a father's unfinished quest, told across a world of towns and night.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Enix’s First Sequel Tripled the Map and Trusted Players to Suffer for It
Three heroes cross a wide realm and heavy trials in Dragon Warrior II, a fuller, harder step for the series.
Game Reviews7.3/10
The NES RPG That Rewards Patient Grinding With a Simple but Solid Quest
A hero quits the home castle to overcome a dragon and save a princess, in a demanding NES quest that rewards patience.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Double Dragon II: The Revenge — A Darker, Rougher Fight on the NES
A dark tale of revenge and fists brings Billy Lee's grim quest to the NES, bold yet rough in places.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Double Dragon on NES: A Solid Fight, Fought Alone
A brother's tale of street strife: the arcade fight comes home, one solitary struggle at a time, wanting still its former partnership.
Game Reviews8/10
SNK’s post-apocalyptic NES action-RPG earned a place beside Zelda and never got the sequel it deserved
A ruined world, four swords tied to wind, fire, water, and storm — Crystalis remains a rewarding, ambitious NES work.
Game Reviews7.9/10
How One Bubble-Blowing Trick Carries an Entire NES Game
Two dragons, many bubbles, and one grand old arcade trick, brought again to the small screen of the NES.