Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review

The original Ninja Turtles was a lot different from its sequels; instead of the arcade action, this was a platform sidescrolling adventure which occassionally transitioned to overhead map views and cruising around in the turtle van.
THE GOOD
It was fun, of course.You got to change your turtle within a mission and select different weapons that you collect along the way.The music was good, especially when considering the time period of this game.Some might this as a burden, but I enjoyed its difficulty.As I've said in my other reviews, this game was made back in the day when NES games kicked your [...] and forced you to defeat it on its own terms.When comparing this to the much easier 2,3, and 4, I enjoyed this much better (but I still like the others for their multiplayer ability, don't get me wrong).
THE BAD
While this was difficult and I enjoyed it, there were some things that do place a detriment to the game.The turtles are uneven in their abilities.Leonardo has a long reach, but is the weakest of the four (why do that to my favorite turtle?!).Mikey is not much better than Leo in terms of weapon power.Raphael is good for his fast attacks despite his up-close range.Donatello pretty much defeats all of them because he is the strongest AND has the farthest reach.You could beat this game on him alone.
If you're a fan of the Old School NES, you will no doubt enjoy this game (or perhaps just a fan of the Ninja Turtles in general).It's a good platform game that is unique in comparison to the sequels that followed.Today's gamers will no doubt turn away from it because of its dated graphics (which aren't bad, especially considering the time period) and its more difficult levels.
"It's too hard!"
Well, I suggest you try harder.This game doesn't spoonfeed you; it's a difficult adventure.So strap on some turtle shells (and even a game genie if you want it) and some weaponry and engage yourself in a classic game.

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Blaster Master NES Game Cartridge Review

Without a doubt one of the best NES games ever. Fond memories of this one, which ranks next to the origional Zelda, Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Metal Gear, Super Mario 2+3, et al.You will not be dissappointed.

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You have fallen down a hidden man how into a world of creatures of terrifying they would scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for the secret passage to your escape. And that is the easy part because the Master of the caverns lay waiting prehistoric creatures so powerful so gigantic they litterally fill your screen so load your arsenal and get ready.

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Gauntlet Review

This game is one of the best games for the nes it's got it all RPG,Action,and a great story line what more can you ask for in a game it has 100 levels of pure fun.But don't take this game lightly it gets hard for even the most seasonal gamers if you don't act quick it's back to level 1 for you.And the music is the best for a nes game.

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Great classic from over 20 years ago from the beginning of gaming! A must have for any gamer! Some of the best in gaming artwork on the box.

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Arkanoid Review

This game is pretty fun but the problem with this game is that unlike TETRIS or DR MARIO, the levels start to get really, really hard to the point of frustration and the end levels are truly almost impossible.
Your goal is to break the breaks with a PONG-like setting. You get the little paddle at the bottom and you have a bouncing ball and with those you bounce the ball off of the paddle and break the bricks. But be warned because some of the bricks take several hits to break! Don't worry because when you break bricks, you get power ups and extra points as well.
Like I said this game was pretty fun but I assure you, once you get to the higher levels (20+), the game really cranks into super hard mode and it's way too hard. Whereas games like TETRIS and DR MARIO, you have to be quick and think of strategy, in ARKANOID, you have to do that and you also have to have quick reflexes because if you miss the ball, you lose a life.
All in all, it's pretty good for advanced gamers for younger and inexperienced gamers should stay away from this one. If that happens to be you, check out TETRIS and TETRIS 2 and DR MARIO. Again, hard game but fun if you're looking for a good challenge.

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8 Eyes Review

I think this game is awesome!It is very similar to Castlevania, but has different levels of different places such as Africa.It is a pretty good game, but can be really challenging!If you love hard or challenging games, this is the game for you!You can also withstand a lot of hits before you die.You can get items and weapons too.You will love this game, as I do.As you start playing this game, you'll see what I mean.I'd rate this game a 5 out of 5 and an A+!

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Yo! Noid Review

Why does this have a negative review?It's not a bad game at all.The gameplay is well made and the graphics are nice.What is bad about this game?It's not perfect yes but it's perfectly playable.The enemies are well designed to give you a chance to defeat them and the challenge is legit, not broken.What is broken about this game?One hit deaths?What about Contra?Also what about Battletoads?This game is a lot easier then Battletoads and also Castlevania.I personally think this game doesn't get the love it deserves.

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit Review

I'm sorry, but you say the game is Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but you show a pic of a completely different game!!

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Wizardry 2: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario Review

This is the kind of old school PC to NES port that seemed weird at the time and seems even weirder now upon nostalgia play.Originally I played this on a PCjr and the controls for the time seemed immense and unwieldly even though they were pretty simple.This is classic DUNGEON CRAWL RPG type gaming were the imagination of the gamer comes into play more than any other game other than text adventures.The graphically simple 3-D Castle and simple battle menus are fun even now, the difficulty of navigating other menus in the game however could make alot of non D&Ders to drop the controller on this one, if you are still running an NES thistitle and it's predecesor are cartridges a select few modern gamers will have the patience to stay with.Satisfying and worthwhile with a battery save.

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Punisher Review

i recently began a quixotic crusaide to collect nes and snes games from the era of my youth. some games i've collected are surprisely new and more in-depth than i recall. punisher on the nes is not one of those experiences. i think in decades past i was happy to be able to play a marvel game on the nes that just about anything would do. now after countless entries into the marvel universe, i found the punisher to be severely laking. a shooter that has a unique style where your character moves left and right on screen to avoid gunfire while simultaniously shooting at enemies on screen. this formula becomes too much too quick. i think the game would have been improved by making it a straight-out light gun shooter or a completely different style as an action/platformer. graphically is as expected from a nes game. so.....in closing, if you want mediocrity at it's mediocre-ist buy the punisher for the nes. other reasons may be if you are a huge marvel or punisher fan. possibly if you are writing a thesis on early video game violence and there socio-econimic effect on the present. if this does not apply to you forget about it.

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Operation Wolf Review

Operation Wolf is a very mixed bag. On the one hand, it is perhaps the most complex light-gun game for the NES--compared to Hogan's Alley, Duck Hunt, a few others. On the other hand, I can't help but feel that it should have stayed in the arcade. The game is from your point of view, as you go through concentration camps, jungles, and other enemy-infested areas. There is no need to move your character, since the screen scrolls. All you control is your gunsight. In addition to the level variety, there are also multiple endings--pretty impressive for a shooting game back then. You can finish your mission successfully, get captured, or get killed. But there are some major downfalls to this game. First and foremost is the fact that this is a very bad light-gun game. Sure, you can use your light-gun, just remember that the NES light-gun didn't have Auto-fire. Your finger will be plain tired shortly after starting the level, meaning that you'll die shortly after, meaning you'll have to start all over again. If you use the NES controller to move your gunsight, it's a little sensitive at times, but at least you can squeeze off more rounds with less effort on the part of your thumbs. In the arcade version, the light-guns were semi-automatic, which made the game more realistic and easier to play. To wrap this review up, this game's only (but major) fault is in it's light-gun mode.

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Castlevania: Dracula X Review

In short, if you like "old school" Castlevania, this will most likely appeal to you. If you're looking for a worthy replacement for the (one of two, actually) Castlevania games unreleased in America, don't look here. That said, I feel this game does a very commendable job with 2MB of memory to work with.
Hooray for misinformation, eh? Let's clear up a few things first and then get on to details.
CastleVania: Dracula X is spotted by its cover art identical to that on the PC-Engine (that's the Japanese PC-Engine Super CD-ROM^2 system; or TG-16 as NEC's system was known elsewhere), but this reuse seems more like a coverup of the fact that Konami didn't have a CD-ROM system to release the true Dracula X on in 1995. That said, a Super Nintendo box allows them to fit a larger picture on than the original PC-Engine game's CD-ROM case allowed--so it works out. From here out, the title I'm reviewing will be referred to as DX; the Japanese version of this game as DXX and the PC-Engine title as simply PC-E DX.
Now, this American version is inferior in a couple ways to the Japanese Super Famicom equivalent: Richter (your character) dies in a swirl of something odd and bluish in DX SNES--in Dracula XX we actually see blood. I'm not a big one for gore but Nintendo's magical blood-to-sweat potion has always made me uneasy. The second difference is that of the start animation: in DXX two snazzy silver crosses appear behind beautiful red kanji to the accompaniment of double metallic thumps (not a bad effect at all) while the American title, the one you're perhaps thinking about buying, has a quite slow and somewhat ugly scaling effect: the word Dracula appears suddenly and shrinks to normal size while an X is zapped onscreen Zorro style to the sound of two slashes. It's not as good looking as you'd think, but it's not horrible. The final difference is that of censorship, as another reviewer mentioned: DXX has an actual cross to throw around, just like the Japanese PC-E DX, while Dracula X for the Super Nintendo has the infamous boomerang. A small point, truly, seeing as the boomerang isn't that bad looking.
Onto the game. This is indeed a hard game, and it plays more like the original CastleVania than a story-based game like Dracula X PC-Engine was. Though your basic premise remains unchanged--save the girls--there's a lot less space to do it, and as a result even with the better platform the overall amount of detail suffers.
If you're looking for a PC-E DX replacement, don't come here. Dracula X for the PC-Engine has background details galore--that single skeleton in a chair that turns to dust when you touch him, the bell hunchbacks and money fall out of, the hidden staircase right before Dracula--those are gone here along with the alternate routes.
Instead, we have some levels that are new (and that's not always a good thing--the platforms in the very first level may be used to show off some of the original movement glitches PC-E DX hid quite well) and some that borrow from other games. Some levels are quite fun indeed--the falling bridge section is easily recognized by fans of Super CV 4, and many spots are taken directly from CastleVania Bloodlines (such as the room with only a staircase leading up to the last part of the castle).
This game features one of the best levels in CastleVania history--hidden level 5'. The Atlantis Shrine from Bloodlines sits in the background as water spirits and other monsters appear in a setting much more suited to them than their original placement in PC-E DX (for some reason, the water spirits were in a clock tower there). Following the theme from Bloodlines, you must beat rising water levels.
The often-reviled Dracula fight is among the most innovative I've seen, but it's terribly long.
A lot of new graphics reside in this cart, and as such it is certainly not a weak remix. Even those that appeared before are often given new locales; the most unchanged fight is that of the werewolf. Shaft is gone, and Dracula's second form is different.
Though there is less variety overall, many of the graphic designs are much more beautiful than the PC-Engine title's. Sound is still great--indeed, the music is among the best for the Super Nintendo, though not on the absolute top tier as the samples used don't quite hit notes as smoothly as a game like Plok can make them.
This is far from the worst CV game ever made. In fact, it's one of the best...if you have the patience for it.

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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Review

I think this is one of the best out of the MK series. MK:DA was easily the best. Then came MKII. And in third comes Ultimate MKIII. This is almost like Trilogy (having nearly every character), but the characters actually have plots that make sense. All of the favorite characters are in this version. Including Scorpion, Classic Sub-Zero, Rain, and my favorite: Noob Saibot. OK, Ill admit that the graphics werent the best. But, then again...its SNES. The graphics were good enough compared to other SNES games (its unfair to compair them to PS2 or XBox graphics). The main reason why this game is a classic, is because all of them bonuses. Extra levels, characters, little suprises, area fatalities, etc. There are only two downfalls about this game. And it involves characters. 1)No Sheeva, she was a badass. Sheeva appears only in the Genesis version. 2)No Baraka, he was a badass. Even with those two flaws, this is still a great game. Throughout MK history, Ive always been a Sub Zero fan. But Noob Saibot is much harder in this game. Unfortunatly, Midway stopped production for this game kinda early so they can make copies of it for the N64. So the game is kinda hard to find. But whatever you spend on this game will be worth it! Here is a list of all the characters.

Sonya Blade,Cyrax,Jade,Jax,Kabal,Liu Kang,Kano,Kitana,Kung Lao,Nightwolf,Reptile,Scorpion,Sektor,Sindel,Smoke,Kurtis Stryker,Sub-Zero,Shang Tsung,Ermac,Mileena,Ninja Smoke,Classic Sub-Zero,Rain,Noob Saibot

Bosses: same as MKIII, Shao Khan & Motaro.

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Golgo 13 Review

I love this game. The reason I love it is because it's different from anything else that was around at the time this came out. There are three modes of play:"Side scrolling", "Shooting", "Sniping", and "First person maze shooting which perceeded "Doom" by up to 5 years! You will not be dissapointed with this title! If you see it, get it right away!

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Mario Bros. Review

This was the origional game STARRING mario (and luigi).I know, mario first appeared in donkey kong--though donkey kong stole the attention.

This game is so fun!It is the jumping and going through pipes game; it also is used as a verses battle mode in super mario brothers 3.The baddies are simple and the pipes are easy.The goal, to stun the enemies and grap their coin, is rather straightforward.This game can still manage to be fun and tricky to this day.It can be played 2 player also.

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Code Name Viper Review

Rolling Thunder was always my favorite NES game.This is pretty much the same thing.Kind of a sequel.Really fun game.

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X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse Review

This is a great x men game.You get to chose between Gambit, Wolverine, Cyclops, Psylocke, and Beast.The story line is Apocalypse has taken over Genosha, a mutant slave island and the x men are trying to save the mutants.The game makers were also able to put many popular villans in the game, like the Brood, Juggernaut, Sentinels, Exodus, Magneto, and Omega Red.The graphics and gameplay are good.This is a very challenging game, however.Overall, this game made very good on its X men license.I own every x men console game except the fighting games as far as I know of, and this is the 2nd best, right behind x men 2 clone wars for sega.That game is even harder.Get this game, expecially if you are an x men fan.

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Super Tennis Review

I CAN'T BELIEVE NOBODY HAS WRITTEN A REVIEW ABOUT THIS GAME!I HAVE PLAYED EVERY SINGLE TENNIS GAME OUT THERE FOR XBOX,PS,PS2,SEGA GENESIS,DREAMCAST,GAMECUBE YOU NAME IT I HAVE PLAYED IT.AND I HAVE FOUND ONLY ONE TENNIS GAME THAT IS BETTER THAN SUPER TENNIS AND THATS SMASHCOURT TENNIS 2.AND THAT ONLY GETS THE EDGE CAUSE OF BETTER GRAPHICS.SUPER TENNIS MIGHT BE MORE FUN TO PLAY THAN SMASHCOURT TENNIS.I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS PLAYING THIS WITH FRIENDS WHO DIDNT EVEN LIKE TENNIS.THATS HOW GOOD THIS GAME IS.ITS SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY.I HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED SUPER NINTENDO JUST SO I WOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY SUPER TENNIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME PLAYING SMASHCOURT TENNIS 2 NOW.BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN I GO BACK TO PLAYING SUPER TENNIS.THIS GAME IS A MUST HAVE FOR TENNIS FANS.

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Clash at Demonhead Review

CLash at Demonhead was one of the early NES titles I owned.This extremely challenging (Even by todays standards) has around 50 routes to take.Each has it's own challenges and each has it's own danger.There are also 7 guardians which you must defeat as well as an incredibly deadly demon.However don't count this game out yet.To help counter this you have 5 weapons and 4 suits.Also you recieve special training from an old man on a cloud.Sounds silly but it works.YOu play Bang who is off to save the world.
The game over all is challenging yet fun, and to beat it completely it will take you at least 6-7 hours.
Guarenteed fun.

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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Review

I still remember when I first rented this game as a kid, and oh man was I ever addicted. I loved it so much I racked up 2 weeks worth of late fees! Well, of course I eventually bought it. Everything about this game is great and sets the standards for RPGs to come. I'll cut it down for you...

Graphics: 5/5
The graphics are perhaps one of the best things about this game, especially when it first came out. It uses the same technology that Donkey Kong used and it is at a 3rd person angle. Graphics don't make any game but it sure contributes to this one, Mario has never looked better...ever.
Sound: 5/5
Yep, the sound is also amazing. Perhaps even better than the graphics. I can still remember the sound at particular parts of the game even though I haven't played it in over a year. The boss music will really stick with you, so will the tadpole pond music. But those are just a few of the places that are memorable. I really think the sound is what did it for me with this game, it just hits you in that classic way. Much like how Zelda: Link To The Past is, or Final Fantasy 3.
Gameplay: 5/5
Gameplay is also where this game shines. instead of just running around and going place to place like any typical RPG, you can jump, dodge enemies, run into enemies with a Star, even attempt to swim up a waterfall. This game allows for a wide range of actions within the field, among those i just listed. And the camera angle is just right for most of the jumps.
Fun Factor:5,000,000/5
Yepp, you read that right, five million. The fun factor is the hands down best part about this game. You can race on yoshi, chase a crazy guy up a hill, stomp moombas on pipes, battle optional bosses, attempt 100 super jumps, find hidden items set out by a trio of ghosts, hell, there's almost ANYTHING you can imagine! Although if you have some hang up about immaturity in video games, I would advise you to keep away from this game. This game utilizes every childish tidbit of humor you can possibly imagine, but that is what sets it apart from other RPGs! Instead of having a romantic (hey, that can be great too)storyline, it revolves around Mario and his goofy adventures(but there is a lot more to it), justt ake my word for it, this is the funnest RPG of all time, and probably in my top three as the greatest, maybe even top two!Hell, it may even be the best!
Storyline:5/5
Even thought he storyline revolves around a comedic plumber the story really cannot get any better than this. You wouldn't imagine a game starring Mario to have character development and backround stories for each one, but it indeed does. Unlike most games, the storyline is also very memorable. Whether its frogfucious admitting to mallow that he isn't his father, or bowzer finally becoming pals with mario, it's all good. If you havent played this game yet, you need to get it immediatly. It is very pricey though, so only get it for around 30 bucks or less...but if you have to pay around 40 it may be worth it. It will probably be a better idea to buy it instead of download it though, because you need to experience the entire game on the original console.
Overall : 5/5
...just get this game...now! Nuff said.

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Product DescriptionFrom the ManufacturerMario stars in his first RPG in this highly acclaimed role-playing adventure. Excellent 3-D graphics and a rich variety of game play will enthrall Mario and RPG fans alike! In Super Mario RPG, Mario's beloved Mushroom Kingdom has been thrown into chaos by the appearance of an extraterrestrial villain. This evil and outer space menace, Smithy, brings fear and treachery to the once-pleasant Mushroom Kingdom. Once Smithy crashes into the Star Road, he causes seven stars to be scattered throughout the land. Mario and his friends must recover the Seven Stars and repair the Star Road by making an epic journey to Bowser's castle to confront the dreaded Smithy. Princess Toadstool, Mallow, Geno, and--believe it or not!--Bowser help Mario restore tranquility and happiness to the Mushroom Kingdom. Powerful weapons, sinister spells and other items help Mario complete his harrowing journey. Conflicts take place in animated battle screens. After you choose battle options, the game carries out your fighting commands and spells. There are seven stages and 29 areas to navigate in Super Mario RPG. Integrating a traditional menu-driven RPG with action and puzzles, this pak offers a medley of playing excitement. The stunning graphics include fully rendered characters and gorgeous landscapes. For fans of Mario and role-playing games alike, Super Mario RPG shouldn't be missed.

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Super Off Road Review

Don't mistake "Super" Off-Road for some halfhearted sequel, oh no!

This is the original, spin the steering-wheel like a sea-captain, skip the shocks, buy the acceleration, rumble around yet another brown dirt track via a locked overhead pespective stand-up arcade racing classic you know and love so well.

There is no functional difference between the arcade version and the Super NES Version, except the lack of a big, freely rotating wheel to steer by.

I loved this game in the arcade, and I love it now.

Does anyone know the name of the parralax-scrolling absolute top down rally racer that was similar in concept to this game?I have been looking for it for years.You could purchase front and rear wings, front and rear ENGINEs, nitro, tires, etc.You had to BUY GAS!In the arcade, four people stood on each side of the screen, which was laid out flat like a table.If your opponents got too far ahead of you, you would be warped forward and lose gas.Like Super Off-Road, you could pick up items which appeared randomly on the track.Unlike Super Off Road, this game had more upgrades, featured a scrolling view, and had obstacles which moved with time, for instance ocean waves.Please if you know what game this is, EMail crazyfreakinweirdo@yahoo.com.

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Scooby-Doo Mystery Review

This is a great game for beginner players because it is not a fast-pace game, but it requires some thinking. It is fun to beat it the first time but after that it just gets a little boring. There are only four cases that you can solve in this games though, so it is a very short game when you get the hang of it. There is a fun bonus games in it, scooby's snack stack. Overall it is an okay game.

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Super Spike V'Ball Review

if classic easy to learn, hard to master gameplay is your forté... or you like throwing huge shakes... or you like volley ball, you gotta get this game without thinking.

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Road Runner's Death Valley Rally Review

this is a pretty sweet game. it's very fun and sort of difficult, but its really fun. and you should try it out.

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Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition Review

Game is fun except the answers are hard to read on the tv screen.It would be nice if you didn't get a wrong answer just because your spelling was off.Other than that, it is a lot of fun and is pretty much like the game show.

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Barbie Review

As a child I loved this game. This is mostly for younger children. It is an adventure game. It's about Barbie and her adventures through a toy store. All I can remember is the beach balls that would kill me. Great memories. Your little kid will love it.

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Jackal Review

It originated in the arcades, and this game forced people to pump in quarters, but at home it challenged people with limited lives and continues. Basically this is a top view shooter like the Commando video game, only you drive in jeeps. You shoot, throw grenades, pick up POWs and transport them to helipads. All while avoiding bullets, soldiers, vehicles and crazy boss fights.

The jeeps can only shoot north and throw grenades every which way. Much like how Commando could only throw a grenade north and shoot every which way.

Its worth a play and it is a classic, just expect to die a lot, but at least its not costing you quarters.

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Street Fighter Alpha 2 Review

I wouldn't call this the best fighting game on the SNES, but it's definitely the one that'll make your jaw drop the most. The Street Fighter Alpha series was the next iteration in the saga after Street Fighter II, and brought along with it much more visual flair in the form of animation and flashing effects. Thanks to a special chip that allowed for massive data compression, Capcom and Nintendo were able to port Alpha 2 over to the SNES as the console entered its final Christmas in 96.

Anyone who's played the arcade/Playstation/Saturn versions of Alpha 2 will immediately notice the cuts that have been made here. Many frames of animation have been removed, and there is constant slowdown throughout the fights. Music and effects, though accurate, are not as full-bodied and rich as they've otherwise sounded. Secret characters are missing. And perhaps most surprising of all, the game actually freezes for a few seconds before the start of each round, allowing the SNES to decompress and process all the data.

If all this sounds like a bust, it's actually not. The production team made wise decisions about where to cut, and the result is a game that feels very complete compared to other companies' attempts (Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, I'm looking at you). All 18 original fighters are intact with their moves, custom combos, and levels. The intro and ending sequences are here, and yes the shadow effects and screen flashes from the combos are well-represented. Slowdown takes a bit of getting used to (the original arcade was a very fast game), but overall the speed is comparable to the original Street Fighter II installments. Really, the only nitpick is the loss of extra tournament and training modes, but the cartridge was probably at the limit of what could be squeezed in.

If you're looking for an arcade-perfect port, this isn't the version to get. But if you're looking for a rare/novelty game that also happens to succeed on its own terms gameplay-wise, Street Fighter Alpha 2 is a must-have. I'd give Super Street Fighter II the slight edge over it as the latter is a stronger direct port, but overall Alpha 2 is still one of the top fighting games on the SNES.

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WWF Royal Rumble Review

Graphics - Pretty good! Each wrestler has their trademark look. The ring is big and vibrant. There are also animated announcers behind the ring (probably Vince McMahon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan as they were the WWF announcing team when this game was released [1993]). There is also a ref in his trademark blue shirt and black slacks (this was the WWF ref uniform back then). And when you win, WWF ring announcer Howard Finkel enters the ring and raises your arm in victory.
Sound - There are the trademark grunts and a very active crowd. The music in this game is totally PHAT! Thanks to the SNES sound chip, there are excellent reditions of the wrestlers' entrance songs, from Savage's "Pomp & Circumstance", Bret Hart's "Hart Attack", and Shawn Michaels' "Sexy Boy". My fave songs are Ric Flair's (WHOOO!), Crush (excellent metal-sounding song), Shawn Michaels', Ted DiBiase's, and Yokozuna's.
Control - Excellent!
Playability - You have several modes of play : one-on-one, tag, 6-man tag, and the Royal Rumble. In one-on-one, you can have a one-fall exhibition match wither either 1 or 2 players (in 1 player mode, you can pick the opponent or have the computer pick the opponent), a brawl (match ends when somebody's health meter reaches zero), and tournament (if you beat all 11 opponents, you win the World Wrestling Federation Championship). In tag team mode, you can have 1 player, 2 players competitive, or 2 players cooperative. Unlike the Genesis version, there is no tournament mode in tag team, so you will not be able to go for the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team championship. In 6-man tag mode, you can have one player, 2 player competive, or 2 player cooperative...there is no tournament mode in 6-man (well, the WWF never had a 6-man championship...only World Class and the NWA/WCW had 6-man titles). Finally, the Royal Rumble match where you must throw your opponents over the top rope without being thrown over the top rope yourself (stay off the turnbuckles because you risk being knocked off the turnbuckle onto the floor, which would eliminate you). There are 12 wrestlers in this game : The Undertaker, Bret "Hitman" Hart, Tatanka (aka Chris Chavis), Crush (babyface "Kona" Crush version), "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (WHOOOOO!), "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon (aka "Last Call" Scott Hall), Yokozuna (who sadly died last year), "Narcissist" Lex Luger, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase ("Everybody has a price for the Million Dollar Man! Gya-ha-ha-ha!"), "Macho Man"Randy Savage (OOH YEAH! DIG IT!), & Mr. Perfect (aka Curt Hennig).
Overall - A great wrestling game!

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The Battle of Olympus (Nes) Review

Definitly worth buying. You gain a variety of weapons, sheilds and items which help you through your quest and unlike your typical RPG/Quest game you actually fight your enemies instead of just entering comands. This game also has really great graphics for NES.

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Super Black Bass Review

"Black Bass" is not the best fishing game you can get.It hasmediocre graphics, decent sound, but it's not that fun.Even if you'recatching tons of fish, it's not that fun.I got tired of playing it afterabout 30 minutes.Luckily, I just borrowed this one from a friend.I havea fishing game called "Bassin's Black Bass" and it features HankParker, and it's a great fishing game.
Bottom line, if you like goodfishing games, don't get this one.

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Bucky O'Hare Review

This game brings back such great memories.It is one of my all time favorites.Basically, the premise is that you are Bucky O'Hare, captain of the Righteous Indignation S.P.A.C.E. ship.Bucky is the leader of a band of colorful and idiosyncratic freedom fighters struggling to keep the Aniverse (an alternate universe populated by anthropomorphic farm animals) from falling under the sway of the Toad warriors.
In the game, the crew of the Righteous Indignation captured by the Toad Mother Ship, and only Bucky escapes.As Bucky, you must single handedly engage in an interplanetary rescue mission to retrieve your imprisoned comrades.
Every time you clear a stage, your crewmates join you on your quest and each posses a specialized weapon, making the game especially cool.For instance, Bucky's weapon of choice is a "maser" gun that shoots standard pellets (a la Mega Man).Deadeye Duck the gunner, has a short range, shotgun-like weapon.Jenny, second in command, hurls concentrated blasts of psychic energy at her enemies, and so on.
An even cooler aspect of the game is each character's unique special technique that you can use by charging it up with the "B" button.Given the variety of characters, weapons, and special technique, the game play stays fresh long after repeated plays.
The landscape of the game itself is expertly crafted.In order to clear obstacles, a player must use both the power of skilled thumbs and razor-sharp puzzle solving skills.They tend to be tough, but nothing to lose sleep over: they are easy enough to clear with a try or two.
Overall, this game is a great buy.This oldie shows that fancy graphics and overwrought soundtracks aren't the key to becoming a classic . . . spaceships and aliens are!

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Silver Surfer Review

This video game is pretty cool, but I find it a bit difficult. In the comic book, the Silver Surfer is nearly invincible. In this game, you get hit once, you're off your board and you die. What happened to the power cosmic?Go figure.

Basically, this game is a shooter like those flying around games where you just try to shoot everything without getting hit. Half the time its a side scroller, the other half it's a top view. That's clever.
The power cosmic comes in a small white ball that blows stuff up. Usually you have to hit things more than once. You pick up what look like F boxes or cards. The more F you have the more powerful you become. You can pick up orbs and now you shoot in more than one direction. You can controll the orbs so you can shoot to the side and back while you just shoot forward. The villians in the game are pretty strange. Firelord is actually a good guy in the comics and has basically the same powers as the Surfer. The Captain Reptile in the game doesn't really look like a pirate. All of his stages make him look like the lizard king of Hawaii. Then there is the Possesor. His level is kind of cool. Lots of classical sculptures. It looks like some corney Stephen Hawking music video. I know he doesn't have a music video, but if he did, this is what it would look like. Watch out for the flying vacuum cleaners in stage two! The rest of the game is too damn hard. You're supposed to beat all the bad guys, collect parts to some machine Galactus has so he can send you to some other dimension to fight who knows what. That sounds a lot like the comic book actually. However, it's really freakin' hard. Because this game is for the NES, I don't think it could be any better. Oh, I think I should add that the music to this game rocks!

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Guerrilla War Review

In this game you are an unnamed communist revolutionary fighting on an unnamed tropical island. At the beginning of the game, we are told that we are fighting against an oppressive King. Well, who knows if he really is oppressive? It's just a drop-in story; it neither adds nor takes away from the game.

With its mindless run and gun gameplay and unlimited continues, this game is a great break from those others that take actual, you know, "skill". The challenge comes from trying to best your last top score. If you want to do that, you're going to have to avoid dying--no small feat when you have dozens of bullets careening towards you from every direction!

Avoiding death is a bit easier to do with two players, and the two-player mode is where this game really shines; having a buddy to play with, you can coordinate your attacks. For instance, one player can rescue hostages, with the other covering his back. And there's no way to get a good score in the mineshaft level without a second player; there are hostages tied up on both sides of the wall. Reeling them in takes perfect timing even if one chooses to focus on only one side, but trying to rescue every one solo is an exercise in futility.

There is a large selection of weapons, all of which are useful and genuinely fun to use. Especially fun is the tank, which fires an enhanced version of whatever weapon you happen to have at the time. Unfortunately, the ride never seems to last long enough; once the tank starts beeping, you have to get out or get blown up along with it.

The controls are simple and natural, like most NES games of this kind. You move neither too fast nor too slow, and so it is easy to nudge your character into just the right position to get the perfect shot.

The graphics don't represent the best of the NES, and of course come nowhere near the visual quality of the arcade version; the large sprites of the original would be better represented by the SNES. But this port is visually competent, and there are little touches here and there that make it nice to look at. The sprites are usually clear, and, it isn't often that enemies are hard to see or difficult to distinguish. The weapons as represented by nice large letters, and you can always tell what you're picking up.

The audio is outstanding. The explosions are satisfying, and the lack of vocal sampling is actually an improvement over the arcade version; the grunts and screams were a source of frequent annoyance in the original. The music is so good, I almost wish the composer had saved it for a more serious title than this. Regardless, the chiptunes are catchy, and match the action very well.

I take away a few points for the odd feeling I get from playing a revolutionary, and for the (very) occasional difficulty caused by sprite flicker. But all in all, this is a great game. I highly recommend it!



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Addams Family Review

This game is WAY too slow and hard to get into.Okay, so a nice challenge is always a welcome.Well no, that's not true.All I remember about this game is walking around a block and having these purple grapes suddenly appear, and you had to attack them and then slowly keep walking until you found the end of the level.But it was too hard and slow and not good.

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Disney's Toy Story Review

Ten years ago on the SNES, this game was quite a gem to have.Most video games based off movies aren't good.Most of them are, in fact, horrible.However, Toy Story manages to stay at the top of its game long enough for any gamer to admit it is an overall good game.

You play as Woody, traveling through the full length story of Toy Story.The game is comprised of seventeen levels with story sequences in between.Most levels are basic side scrollers where you'll progress through the level as Woody with a few bosses in there.The levels range in variety.Not just basic side scroll levels, but there are a couple of levels where you'll control RC and a few levels where you'll be riding on a certain toy to get through a barage of obstacles in your way.Woody's "life gauge" is at the top of the screen.He has five hit points.When they're all used up you'll have to restart the level.Luckily, throughout these levels there are checkpoints for Woody to fall back on.

There are fifty stars in each and every level of Toy Story.They're scattered around much like coins in Mario.If you get fifty Woody will get an extra life.If you come close he might get a few hit points restored instead.The levels aren't long and some of them are fairly simple to go through.

Graphically, Toy Story looks really good for a Super Nintendo game.The freeze frame scenes from the move are of the actual movie itself, and Woody and the other toys move quite smoothly.There are a few frame rate issues from time to time.Moments when Woody will abruptly slow down but the action around him doesn't.This could cost you more than a few hit points.Some levels, such as controling RC, are downright frustrating.

The music is a tough call.It isn't exactly the greatest sound track but it isn't bad either.It would've been nice if they'd borrowed more tunes from the movie.The music doesn't get repetative (there's different music for each and every level) but it just doesn't always sound great.Not only that, but some of the story sequences are horribly written.

The game does present a good challenge, however, as most classic Super Nintendo games.You'll find yourself in trouble a few times.However, I have to point out that even for a Super Nintendo game it's short.For a late Super Nintendo it's short.The game can be completed within a half hour.Compare that with other SNES games (that aren't RPGs) that take at least 5 or 6 hours to beat and you'll wonder if Toy Story is really worth the time.I'd say it is.It's fun, and it's interesting.For Super Nintendo junkies, you might want to get a hold of it.It's actually a game based off a movie that's good, and that alone deserves a peak.Just be glad that it's an old SNES game that actually comes at a fair price.

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This game is based on the movie "Toy Story". It sets you as the character of Woody as you jump, swing, and drive to the end of each level. Each level contains familar scenes from the movie. The gameplay consists of the platform/sidescrolling kind. You use Woody's pullstring to defeat enemies like sharks, Mr. Potatohead, and Ham. After each level, you are treated to still images from the movie.

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Mega Man 4 Review

The fourth installment in the classic Mega Man series introduces a new villain, Dr. Cossack, a Russian scientist who has taken over as resident mad scientist bent on taking over the world.Capcom released the game in 1992 to moderate success.

Between MEGA MAN III and this game, Capcom considered taking Mega Man to the SNES, but decided to delay Mega Man's arrival to the new console for a further two years.There is some debate about this, but the general consensus in the gaming community is that Capcom made the last three NES Mega Man games because they were easy games to make, the development team knew had to make a good product, they were cheap to make, and would provide a steady income for the company.While it is true the second trilogy of MM games, while not nearly as good as the first (simply because the formula wasn't so tired and stale by that time) are very good games, they are completely overshadowed by the first trilogy.

The storyline is rather simple, but then, most NES games didn't have the most complex storylines to boast (most involve an evil lizard king and a kidnapped princess).It turns out after you defeat Dr. Cossack, Proto Man shows up with the good doctor's Kalinka.Proto Man reveals that Dr. Wily is behind this world domination attempt (yet again), and he kidnapped Cossack's daughter and forced Cossack to build the eight robots.After you defeat Cossack, Mega Man sees Dr. Wily, and chases him into a newly constructed Skull Castle.For an NES game, the storyline isn't that bad, but unfortunately Capcom would use the exact same device for MM V and MM VI as well.This I refer to as the Fake Villain Trilogy.

Following the masterpieces that are MM II and MM III, this game, while a good game in and of itself, feels simply like more of the same, and there's not any drastic changes in game play, although there are several new features.

*Mega Man can now charge the "Mega Buster", to fire a more powerful shot.
*Two new items are introduced: A grappling hook known as the Wire Adapter and a Balloon Dispenser (Ballon Adapter).These items have not appeared in any other game.
*Fliptop (Eddie), a helpful robot, is introduced and gives you random powerups in certain stages.
*Unfortunately, passwords no longer save your accumulated Energy Tanks
*Like the first game, you can now reenter levels to replay them, a feature absent from MM II and MMIII; however, the boss lair is now empty.
*Also the first game since MM II to have forced scrolling in one of the levels.

There are several similarities between this and MM II.The fanfare for level intros and when you defeat the robot masters are very similar to the corresponding music in MM II.Also, Dr. Wily's last stage is shaped like an L, and while II has acid drips you must avoid, MM IV's level has robo slugs the player can use to rebuild their weapon supply and energy.MM VI has this same L shape on the last Dr. Wily level, but in that game the level is much more varied.Like MM II, when you finally do confront Dr. Wily, the final battle takes place in a darkened lab room.

Overall, the Robot Masters are rather imaginative, and the levels well designed.Pharaoh Man is probably the hardest robot master of all six NES games, and has a very powerful weapon. Skull Man is pretty cool.Drill Man is a little derivative of Hard Man from MM III, but still a good design. of. The other Robot Masters (Toad Man, Dust Man, Dive Man, Bright Man, and Ring Man) are fortunately pretty original, and it's clear Capcom hasn't come to the bottom of the barrel as far as ideas for Robot Masters go just yet.

For those who like the first MM trilogy, this is certainly a worthwhile game to play.But as good as the second trilogy is, the first trilogy is great, and it's those games you should turn too if you really want to play the best of the classic series.The second trilogy is just largely a repeat of the first trilogy.


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Zoop Review

its boring you play a triangle trying to poke balls into a square

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Uncharted Waters: New Horizons Review

This game was one of the most unique titles ever to appear on the old SNES.It was the sequel to an RPG called Uncharted Waters, and both of the games were based on sailing.Now, other games such as Pirates Gold attempted this sort of thing, but none of them did it this well.
As it starts, you have a choice of six characters to play, and each of them has his or her own unique storyline.Their stories will often intertwine with other characters' stories.For example, one of the characters has a grudge against Portugal, and if you choose the character who is from Portugal, you will eventually have to fight her.As a second example, one of the characters becomes a rich merchant, so another character who is in serious debt might appear and ask to borrow money.The different characters even have their own theme music when sailing.
The game is also very true-to-life as far as the layout of the world.If you have a real map or world atlas, you can also use it for this game--the game's map is that accurate.Its placement of cities, and even the latitude and longitude, are completely correct.
Another cool feature of this game is that you can control how your character develops.Fighting, for the most part, is optional, not mandatory.You can even avoid pirate attacks simply by keeping your fleet small.You can be an adventurer, a pirate, a merchant, a privateer...All sorts of things.You don't simply choose one of these occupations in the beginning, but you become one based on your actions in the game.If you sail around attacking merchant fleets, you become known as a pirate (you will also cause the countries that those ships come from to become angry, and they might send out battle fleets to sink you).If you become rich by selling and trading, your reputation as a merchant will spread.If you sail all around, finding artifacts and discovering hidden lands, you'll be known as an adventurer.
The game also has a huge selection of ships to choose from, and if you buy them new instead of used, the ships are completely customizable.You get to choose the model, the material the ship's made from, how much space there will be for cargo, guns, and bunks for the crew, and, of course, the name.You have to manage cargo to trade, food and water for your crew, gunpowder for your cannons, lumber for ship repairs on the fly, etc.You can also improve your relations with the different countries around you.For example, when you become rich, try investing money in a port owned by a particular country.The more you do this, the more that country will like you.Also, investing in a port's shops will allow that shop to produce higher quality merchandise.Investing in shipyards will help the shipyards build better ships, and you might be able to unlock the ultimate ships in the game by doing this.
The graphics are not very impressive because of this being an SNES game.They are about on par with Final Fantasy IV.But, graphics are not the issue with a game like this.The sheer uniqueness of it makes it stand out.Unfortunately, it was overshadowed because it came out in the days of Chrono Trigger and the like.If you can still find this game, though, get it.This is an excellent game that certainly deserves a look.

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Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Review

The Word Street Fighter has been identified as, by any gamer's standards, a Fighting Game. This installment of street fighter, however, is nothing of the sort. As a matter of fact, it's a platformer!
Street Fighter 2010 puts you in the role of a man named Ken (no, he is not the one from the series, oddly) who seeks the the killer of his friend (Who also happens to NOT be M. Bison). As you might have guessed from the title, it is supposed to take place in the future.The game features an upgradable weapon system and an insane difficulty. However,it just seems like Capcom slapped a popular name on an otherwise fairly run-of-the-mill platformer. So, if you are a fighting game fan through and through, don't feel too bad if you pass on this game. However, if you want to test your mettle at old-school platformers, you may want to pick this one up.

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R.B.I. Baseball 2 Review

Wow, I was blown away when a friend and I rented RBI Baseball 2 and then bought it in 1990. All the teams, real stats from the 1989 season, you are the player, the manager and the pitching and hitting coach for every game, We played this for hours on end. You could play best of seven series if you kept track yourself. play interleague games, whatever you wanted to do, RBI Baseball Three came along 2 years later and was even better as they added more playoff teams from like 1983 on up but RBI Baseball 2 was our addiction for many hours and unfortunately my friend gave it away in the mid nineties to some kids. I am sure X Box or whatever they have now is more modern and has more features but RBI Baseball 2 put these type of baseball video games on the map. Great memories and highly recommended!

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RBI Baseball First set the set the standard as the only baseball game for play on the Nes to use real players and there stats. RBI Baseball 2 raises the standard to a new level. You get all 26 pro teams each with a roster of 24 real players. Every player comes with his actual 1989 stats. There is instant replay as well as new and improved animation graphics music and sound effects to make the game come alive. As the manager you get the designated hitter rule switch hitting and your own line up of starters and subs. It is so great it is approved by the Major League Baseball Association.

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Ultima VI: The False Prophet Review

For those of you who like "linear" RPGs, where your path is set and NPCs tell you everything you must do, look elsewhere. If you like to wander around, get lost in the world exploring and fighting, this is the game for you. HUGE map, with 2 different 'worlds' to explore, loads of caves, tons of monsters, hidden weapons, spells, etc. (the pirate treasure side quest is truly awesome; you look for pieces of the map scattered over the world) Travel by land, sea, and even air! . Then, when you've had your fun, go ahead and try to beat the game =]

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Excitebike Review

Yes it is a classic, but in all actuality it wasn't as good as I remembered. Played twice got bored. Don't waste your money.

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Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros Review

If you want to buy one of the RETRO Classic NES carts Nintendo is offering this is definitely #1 on the list for sheer ease of play and memories. SUPER MARIO BROS is a perfect port of the NES game (minus one glitch at the end of the 3rd world that gave you infinite lives).Several have bemoaned you can not save your progress, and that's true ... but in the original game this was not an option.Learn the game well enough and you can WARP your way through the beginning levels anyway!You play as Mario or Luigi jumping your way through many worlds (levels) to get to save Princess Toadstool and her courtiers.Set in a land where evil mushrooms, turtles, fish and birds attack from all directions (okay 90% of them are on the right!).
The graphics and controls are the same ... no embellishments or "lost zones" or challenge modes ... just straight up classic MARIO and LUIGI in their first adventure back in the NES days.It's a very nice port, and I like the ability to take it with me on the road in my SP.It also brings back memories when I hook it up to the TV and get to see it normal size!
I've kind of gone off about paying $20 for Donkey Kong, Ice Climber, and Excite Bike (why not a compilation of those on ONE cart - especially when you can get the e-reader versions for $5).But this one is well worth it because you have many levels to play, and the ability to play 2 player!This is still a fun game, and I can't believe how instantly likeable it still is even after playing all the latest!Cute, simple, and fun!Any age can enjoy it!Highly reccommended - not just for nostalgia freaks.Though they will get a kick out of the perfect replica packaging - from the instructions, the cart, and the box -- it all looks old school!Trademark classic 80s game that helped build an empire around Italian plumbers attacking mushrooms!Wow!

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MODEL- AGBPFSME VENDOR- NINTENDOFEATURES- NES Classics: Super Mario Bros. Might as well jump. Famous jumps of the mid-1980s: Carl Lewiss long jump in the 1984 Summer Olympics 1984s Jump by Van Halen and Mario jumping on top of flag poles pipes and everything else he could get his feet on in 1985. Which one is still jumping? Mario of course thanks in part to the re-release of the title that made him a household name. Relive the mushroom-eating Koopa-stomping action in Super Mario Bros. part of the NES Classics series for the Game Boy Advance. Who will ever forget the first time they found a warp pipe or cleared the game? Sometimes the memory fades and the trigger finger gets slower as you become an old-timer. So beating the gameagain could pose a challenge. Surely after a half hour with the game it will all come back to you. And if you werent even around when Super Mario Bros. first wowed the gaming world you owe it to yourself to check out some of the greatest gameplay ever. Not to be left out Luigi does his share of brick bustin and pipe crawlin. Two players can alternate play with a single Game Pak or with GBAs linked by a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable. Youll still have to wait a long time if the person you play with is as good at jumping on the Koopas as you are at jumping into them. * The first epic battle between Mario and Bowser * Tons of classic puzzles* Goomba-stomping at its finest * Two players can alternate with a single Game Pak or via Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable. -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------ESRB Rating : E for Everyone Genre/Category : ActionSystem : Nintendo GameBoy AdvanceNumber of Players : 12 (2 Players Alternating)Compatible Peripherals: GameBoy Advance Game Link CableMANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 90 DAYS

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Retro Duo Twin Video Game System NES & SNES Review

IT works! The controllers are nice, although they aren't quite as heavy as the true SNES counterparts.

The Retro Duo Twin system itself is heavy and has excellent venting for heat control. It has played all my old games so far, including contra, super mario kart, mortal kombat, etc.

My major complaints are that the NES game cartridges are hard to eject (you have to really tug to get them free) and that some games seem like the colors and sounds are not 100% emulated (Super Mario Bros 3 for example.) This is mostly an issue with the NES part of the system, the SNES side of the Retro Duo Twin so far works flawlessly.

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This system plays all of your original NES and Super NES games. With this new fully licensed design, two of the most popular game systems, the SNES and the NES, are now combined into 1 system. There is a slot for NES games, and a slot for Super NES games. Why own two barely working systems when you can own just one?! Throw away (or sell) your old pieces of junk and satisfy your 8 and 16-bit needs once and for all! Just insert your favorite NES or Super Nintendo game and start playing!

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Double Dragon II Review

This game is fantastic, it took everything fun about Double Dragon, amplified it added some good challenge, more characters and better graphics. Its a similtaneous cooperative beat-em up / brawling game starring Billy and Jimmy Lee as they take on wave after wave of gang members. The two use their fists, feet, spinning tornado kicks and weapons like whips, barrels, bats, grenades and knives. You start with all of the moves unlike the original game.

Another thing that makes the game great is the differing areas. The first place is a construction site that turns from 3D area to a 2D side scroller as you climb the building. That way you cannot dodge foes as easily. The second level is completely 2D, the third level takes place in a helicopter as enemies and sometimes you get sucked out the door and die. The forth level is a dangerous and challenging 2D fortress. I won't mention any of the other levels, but each level brings out more fun and challenge to this great game.

Its a great game to play with a friend with 2 player mode A where you can't hurt one another and its even more challening with 2 player mode B where the players can injure each other. This game is a classic and either the #1 or #2 game of the franchise. Probably one of the top 3 beat-em ups for the NES in general.

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Mega Man 2 Review

Mega Man II, with huge levels (for the NES), and great graphics (again, for the NES), would establish Mega Man (Rock Man in Japan), as a commercially viable video game character who would later become the most prolific character in terms of video game releases (and by this, I mean full fledged releases, not cameos, in which Mario takes the cake).But his success is owed to this pheonomenal game.The first, although somewhat successful, did not have the commercial impact as this did.Repeating the formula of the first Mega Man with giving you multiple stages and you chosing which one you want to tackle first and adding two bosses and dropping the score you get when beating the bosses, Capcom came up with 8 great bosses and a tremendous game.A large part of the fun is figuring out the order in which to beat the bosses.This also allows you to up the difficulty level if you want an extra challenge, as each of the boss's weapons work against another specific boss.The most difficult, as I remember, was Flash Man's stage.Those beams got me all the time.But don't worry, you can clear all eight stages.And once you do, going to Dr. Wiley's castle and attempting to figure out all the complexities only add to it.Top of the line graphics, wonderful music, amazing game play, what more could you want?This has all the markings of a bona-fide classic.

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Ultraman Review

In the vast array of pseudo-martial arts games, it's nice to see Ultraman in the mix. And until and unless you obtain a Japanese Playstation or mod chip equivalent (in order to play Ultraman: Fighting Evolution), this is about as good as it's going to get for Ultraman fans in the U.S.A.
The game is not actually based on the original Ultraman from circa 1968, but rather an Australian version of the series (hardcore Sentai/Kaiju fans know this superhero as Ultraman Great). But the principles are the same, a Godzilla-sized hero who uses karate chops and energy weapons to defeat Godzilla-like monsters.
I'd give the game 5 stars just because this soothes my severe affliction of Ultramania, except that the game betrays the TV show in some respects: A monster must be completely pummeled until it has effectively no life left before Ultraman can use his Specium Ray to kill it. (In the show, monsters were sometimes very much unhurt when they were fatally zapped by Ultraman's ray. Still others died without the ray's use.) A big drag here is that the lethal ray cannot be fired until it completely "charges," which takes way too long to be satisfying. (At least that explains why TV's Ultraman would use karate moves for a couple of minutes before finally applying lethal force.)
Related issues might tick off purists, like why can't Ultraman fly away during battle, or switch back temporarily to human form when his three minutes run out, since these were tactics used in the TV show. Just roll with the game rules, and you'll still have a good time.
Until you get a number of games under your belt, you'll find that Ultraman gets beaten into unconsciousness a lot more often than he did in the TV show. The monsters are all pretty close to the same strength after the first two (which are considerably easier), and the game becomes more of an endurance test thereafter, to see if you can hang onto enough lives to battle the final monster.
One more note: The rules change subtly as the game progresses, in some cases making Ultraman's jumping or running anywhere from more difficult to impossible. This is a pretty dull way to add difficulty; shouldn't tougher monsters with more interesting tactics be the new challenge?

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Metal Gear Review

Behold! The game that makes you use your mind--in addtion to your machine gun. Although DREADFULLY primitive by today's standards, Metal Gear was a powerful force in the days of the NES. When most games like Contra and Guerilla War (both good games)emphasized run and gun shooting, Metal Gear introduced a new idea: How about a game where you can use stealth and wit to get past your enemies? Needless to say, the idea worked EXTREMELY well. Even if you've played Metal Gear Solid, you'll feel right at home playing this game. Solid Snake starts off the game with nothing but his bare fists, radio, and he even managed to get his cigarettes. The guards aren't all that smart, but they do sleep, hit switches, patrol, and hone in on you when you accidentally fire an un-silenced weapon. The weapon variety is nice in this game, too. Handgun, machine gun, rocket launcher, grenade launcher, mines, etc. There is also a large variety of items like oxygen tanks, door cards, cardboard box, rations, etc. The door card system is annoying, though, because you have 10 cards or so, and you have to patiently go through each one of them to find out which one opens what door. The graphics are nothing special, but the atmosphere will remind you of Metal Gear Solid. Music is only average as well. The storyline makes up for the other two, though. If you haven't played this great classic, you need to do so. You're missing out.

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Gunforce Review

Gunforce is game where you have to save the world from aliens but it's not like other sci-fi games for Super Nintendo. First reason: You can drive strange vehicles and even pilot a helicopter on the first of only five levels and you can even drive a boat across the water on the fourth level. Second reason: It's easy to beat after playing it awhile for those of you who are not good at playing sci-fi games. I've beaten this game five times and I still find it fun. What makes it funner though is when you're playing with someone else. The only thing that's bad though is that it is a one hit you're dead game.

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Legendary Wings Review

This is a great game. I used to play this game years ago when NES first came out. I just found and purchased this game last year. It is still fun to play after all these years.

The plot of this game is very basic and simple.
You play a winged hero on a mission to save Earth from demonic forces. You go through 5 different areas each one more challenging than the last.
At the end of each area, you have to fight a dragon that shoots out fireballs and then face the devil that shoots out eyeballs. One of the cool things about the game is the type of weapons you can use. The final weapon allows the character to change his appearance and become temporarily invicible until he is hit 3 times and returns to normal.

I also like the music throughout the game.
My favorite is the music from areas 4 and 5.

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