Tag Archives: NES

List: The Number of Mario & Zelda Main Series Titles, By Platform

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Brian

Why has it been over two months since the last article?   I’m not sure, but as usual I have written a bunch of scraps of lists but not finished or posted anything.  Well, this one is long enough to post, … Continue reading →

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Console Opinion Summaries, Part 2: The Third Generation – Atari 5200 and 7800, NES, Master System, and Colecovision

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Brian

That’s right, it’s not a mirage, it’s an actual update to my ‘Console Opinion Summaries’ list!  This took way too long, so for future entries I probably should cut back on the history portions that are done much more completely … Continue reading →

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Article: “Nintendo 64 Controller” Famiclone Systems: The Super Joy III and Power Joy Pirate Consoles

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Brian

This is an improved, rewritten upgrade of a post I wrote in 2012 when I got the Power Joy system described below.  These things are pretty interesting pirate game units, and it’s cool to have a few of them. 🙂 … Continue reading →

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List: Hudson & NEC’s 3rd & 4th-Gen Platformers: Watching Hudson Shift Platformers from TG16 to Nintendo

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Brian

I love platformers, so I was wondering, why did Hudson give up on platformers on their own console?  And just how bad was this switch, anyway?  So, here’s a list of all Hudson platformers on 3rd and 4th generation consoles, … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder (NES) Strategies

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Brian

This post has a few clarifications from the review that I will edit in, but mostly is focused on some strategies for how to get past harder parts of the final part of the game, Story 4.  These strategies will … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder (NES) Review – One of the ’80’s Best Games!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Brian

I just finished this game yesterday and wrote this up today.  Sorry about the delay on finishing the formatting improvements for the PS1 summaries list, but I will do that soon.  Playing Rolling Thunder took precedence!  It’s an amazing game, … Continue reading →

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Ninja Crusaders (NES) review

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Brian

Title: Ninja Crusaders Developer and Publisher: Sammy Released: 1990 Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Ninja Crusaders is an action-platform game for the NES published by Sammy.  The game is a difficult and memorization-heavy title that will certainly provide a stiff … Continue reading →

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Abadox: The Deadly Inner War (NES) Review

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Brian

Game: Abadox Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume (Japan), Milton Bradley (USA) Year: 1987 (Japan), 1990 (USA) Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Abadox Magazine Ad: http://www.neshq.com/media/mag/abadox01.jpg First — TURN ON YOUR AUTOFIRE! Seriously, it’s pretty much necessary in this game. Otherwise you’ve got … Continue reading →

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