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Starting in 2013 I began playing through NES games with the ultimate goal of beating them all. WhenI complete a game I will write a blog entry about my experience and rate the game between 1 and 8 hearts. 

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Magmax

Genre: Shooter Publisher: FCI Total time played: 30 minutes Short review: An early side scrolling shooter with decent controls, primitive graphics, bleep bloopy sound and not very much replay-ability Interesting links related to Magmax Speedrun 2 loops (16min 46sec) Soundtrack Video Review (Classic Game Room) Written Review (Take On The NES Library) Amazing Box Art The box art for Magmax is amazing. It features a mech with a light saber fighting a multi-headed robot dragon. Most NES ga

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Genre: Platform Publisher: Seta Total time played: 3 Hours Short review: A very simple platform game with horrible graphics, one hit deaths, no link to the reference material and no depth. Interesting links related to Adventures of Tom Sawyer Speedrun (10min 25sec) Soundtrack Video Review (Under the Radar Games) My First Time The summer when I was 15 years old I set a goal to beat every NES game I owned. I decided I would beat games in alphabetical order. The first game alphabetically t

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N.A.R.C.

Genre: Action, Arcade Publisher: Acclaim Total time played: 1.5 Hours Short review: A very respectable port of a brutally violent arcade classic full of memorable sleazy bad guys. But, all the violence and gore is negated to parents of kids who played the game because you are a police officer killing drug dealers. Interesting links related to N.A.R.C. Speedrun – no death (11min 17sec) Soundtrack N.A.R.C. “explosive tips” video Arcade playthrough  My First Time My cousin Chris rented t

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Tiny Toons Cartoon Workshop

Genre: Educational Publisher: Konami Total time played: 10 minutes Short review: Tiny Toon Cartoon Workshop really tried to make something unique and give kids the ability to make their own cartoons. Unfortunately the NES limitations and unintuitive controls make it virtually unplayable. Interesting links related to Tiny Toons Cartoon Workshop Soundtrack Gameplay Footage A completed cartoon by HexenDarkside “Murder In The ACME Woods” My video attempt to play this “game” Not good in 2017

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Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble In Wackyland

Genre: Platform Publisher: Konami Total time played: 2 hours Short review: A sad followup to a decent NES game that has more in common with Adventures in the Magic Kingdom than Tiny Toons. Interesting links related to Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble In Wackyland Soundtrack Video Review (Brotherhood of Gaming) Tool Assisted Speedrun (13min 13sec) An unneeded sub-par sequel When I was a kid I played the Tiny Toons NES game quite a bit and really enjoyed it. Revisiting it as an adult I re

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Baseball Simulator 1.000

Genre: Sports – Baseball Publisher: Culture Brain Total time played: 3 hours Short review: An arcade style baseball game with stat tracking and super powers and one of my favorite sports games on the NES. Interesting links related to Baseball Simulator 1.000 Soundtrack Video Review (CGRUndertwo) Written Review (Nintendo Legend) The First Great Baseball Game on the NES Each sport has a standout game on the NES. Football has Tecmo Bowl, Soccer has Nintendo World Cup, basketball has Double

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The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle

Genre: Platform – Puzzle Publisher: Kemco Total time played: 2 hours Short review: A simple puzzle game spread across 60 levels where the goal is to collect the carrots and not touch Sylvester, Wile-E-Coyote, Daffy Duck or Yosemite Sam. Interesting links related to The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle Soundtrack Speedrun (Tool Assisted by Brandon Evans in 40min50sec) Video Review (Angry Video Game Nerd) Can I compare this game to Pac-Man? While playing through this game I kept thinking to myself

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Tecmo Bowl

Genre: Sports Publisher: Tecmo Total time played: 5 hours Short review: Considered to be the first great sports game on the NES and the first to feature real teams and players. Fast paced arcade action that is easy to learn and hard to master. Interesting links related to Tecmo Bowl Gameplay Footage Soundtrack Video Review (PatTheNESPunk) All I know about Football… Growing up I was a huge baseball fan and got into basketball during the Dream Team NBA/Olympics era but I was never really

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G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor

Genre: Action Publisher: Capcom Total time played: 3 hours Short review: The sequel to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero that features more complex gameplay mechanics and level structure and never quite captures the magic of the original Interesting links related to G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor Speedrun (9minutes 50seconds) Speedrun (tool assisted) (7minutes 15 seconds) Soundtrack Video Review (Classic Game Room) Video Review (Haruokay) Game walkthrough (wish I had seen this before I pla

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Barbie

Genre: Platform Publisher: Hi-Tech Expression Total time played: 3 hours Short review: A stiff platformer aimed at young girls that would have been a piece of cake if it weren’t for the broken controls. Interesting links related to Barbie Speedrun (12minutes 42seconds) Soundtrack Video Review (CG Undertow) Video Review (Angry Video Game Nerd) My History with Barbie   I grew up with a brother and most of my friends didn’t have sisters who were into video games so as a kid I never ran a

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Ninja Gaiden

Genre: Action Publisher: Tecmo Total time played: 8 hours Short review: A puzzle game disguised as a fast paced action game featuring revolutionary cut scenes and some of the most stress inducing levels on the NES. Interesting links related to Ninja Gaiden Speedrun (12minutes 29seconds) Speedrun w/ no sword Soundtrack Video Review (CG Undertow) Video Review (Angry Video Game Nerd) The game The game is pretty straight forward, A jumps, B swings your sword. Once you have these basics do

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M.C Kids

Genre: Platform Publisher: Virgin Interactive Total time played: 4 hours Short review: McDonalds propaganda wrapped up in a surprisingly fun and innovative platformer that is a complete rip off of Super Mario Bros. 3 with graphics that are designed for children who are much too young to fully enjoy this game. Interesting links related to McKids Speedrun (22minutes 24seconds) Soundtrack Video Review (CG Undertow)   When I was about 11 years old a friend whose judgement I did not trust to

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Qix

Genre: Puzzle Publisher: Taito Total time played: 1 hour Short review: An unappreciated NES puzzle classic that is addictive, fun and rewarding while also keeping you on the edge of your seat. Interesting links related to Qix Soundtrack Qix high score run by Playing For Points (4min 50sec) (131,226 points) Video Review (Retro-Matric Gamer)   When my family got our first computer in 1996 I spent way too many hours playing the game Jezzball that came on the computer.  It was a simple puzz

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Ghoul School

Genre: Adventure Publisher: Electrobrain Total time played: 1 hour 15 minutes (using walkthrough) Short review: A horror themed game featuring the exploring mechanics of Metroid and item system of Mega Man or Zelda.  Unfortunately it does not live up to any of the games that influenced it. Interesting links related to Ghoul School Soundtrack My Video Playthrough (1 Hour 13 minutes) Tool Assisted Speedrun (TAS) AndrewG1990 (5 minutes 27 seconds) Video Review (BenevolentDick) Walkthrough

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Ghostbusters

Genre: Arcade Publisher: Activision Total time played: 1 Hour today (dozens of hours since I was a kid) Short review: A poorly executed licensed game with a near impossible final stage that almost ruined one of my favorite 80’s franchises. Interesting links related to Ghostbusters Soundtrack Video Playthrough (17 minutes 23 seconds) Video Review (AVGN) Stairwell Glitch (James and Mike Mondays) For this game I have to go way back in time.  My grandfather lived out of town when I was youn

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Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu

Genre: Action Publisher: Color Dreams Total time played: 1.5 Hours Short review: A short find and seek action game with clunky controls and repetitive music Interesting links related to Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu Soundtrack No Death Playthrough (15 minutes 37 seconds) Video Review (AVGN)   To my knowledge Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu is the only game that mentions alcohol or being drunk in the NES library. I would venture to say the name alone is why the game could not get the NES

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Krazy Kreatures

Genre: Puzzle Publisher: American Video Entertainment Total time played: 45 minutes Short review:  A puzzle game that is simple enough for a chile, fast paced enough to entertain people with short attention spans, difficult enough  to be rewarding and easy enough to complete. Interesting links related to Krazy Kreatures Krazy Creatures James and Mike Mondays NES Gameplay I picked up Krazy Kreatures (which my computer keeps auto correcting to Crazy Creatures) about 20 years ago. I don’t

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The Battle Of Olympus

Genre: Adventure Publisher: Broderbund Total time played: 6 hours Short review:  A clone of Zelda II that is harder than Castlevania III and more cryptic than Castlevania II featuring characters from Greek Mythology. Interesting links related to The Battle of Olympus Speedrun (31min 09sec) Soundtrack Video Review (HalfBlindGamer) Written Walkthrough My first memory of this game was during the brief period of my childhood when I was obsessed with Greek and Roman Mythology.  I would re

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Dragon Warrior

Genre: RPG Publisher: Nintendo Total time played: 14 hours Short review:  The first accessible RPG on the NES.  Not as good as Final Fantasy due to an unnecessarily menu system but still a classic. Interesting links related to Dragon Warrior Speedrun (tool assisted in 17min 47sec) How to beat Dragon Warrior in 5 minutes Soundtrack Video Review (CGRUndertow) Dragon Warrior dungeon maps I first heard of this game through Nintendo Power and it wasn’t something that really struck my 7 year

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