Shadow of the Ninja (NES) Review: Natsume’s Ninja Platformer
by In 1990, Natsume released Shadow of the Ninja, a hack-and-slash platformer for the NES. The premise is pretty typical of games from that era. It’s …
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (NES) Review: Interplay’s Interplanetary Adventure Game
In 1992, Interplay developed Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, an adventure game for the NES. Ultra, a subdivision of Konami, acted as the publisher. The premise …
The Lone Ranger (NES) Review: Konami’s Wide-Ranging Wild West Action-Adventure Game
In 1991, Konami released a licensed game, The Lone Ranger for the NES. The premise is inspired by the movie “The Legend of the Lone …
Destination Earthstar (NES) Review: Imagineering’s Ambitious Space Shooter
In 1990, Imagineering developed Destination Earthstar, an ambitious mix of a shmup and a first-person spaceship simulator published by Acclaim. Here is a rundown of …
Felix the Cat (NES) Review: Hudson Soft’s Feisty Feline Platformer
In 1992, Hudson Soft released Felix the Cat for the NES based on the cartoon character of the same name. The premise is pretty simple. …
The Rocketeer (NES) Review: Realtime Associates’ Rocket-Powered Platformer
The Rocketeer was developed by Realtime Associates and Ironwind Software and published by Bandai in 1991 based on the Disney movie of the same name. …
Wacky Races (NES) Review: Atlus’ Zany Cartoon… Platformer?
In 1991, Atlus, best known for Shin Megami Tensei and Persona, released Wacky Races, based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name. Normally, you’d …
Castelian (NES) Review: Hewson Consultants’ Prolifically Ported Platformer
In 1987, Hewson Consultants created Nebulus, a platformer that was often renamed and ported to many different systems, including the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, …
Diggy Diggy Mole (NES) Review: A Satisfying New Metroidvania
by Diggy Diggy Mole is a new NES release by publisher Broke Studio and developer Novasplore Games. The player explores a Metroid-like maze of underground tunnels …
Cowboy Kid (NES) Review: Pixel’s Wacky Wild West Adventure
Cowboy Kid was developed by a small company known as Pixel. If you’ve never heard of them, I don’t blame you. The vast majority of …