Ahh, the NES. Even though I was born in 1990, way after it came out and when the Super Nintendo started to entered the scene. I always did like this system. And it was worth the 22$ it costed to get it fixed up and more functional then it once was. There's a real nice simplicity to the system. As time went on, new consoles kept adding more and more buttons and features to their controllers. Which isn't a bad thing, of course. But the NES keeps it simple in the best way. There's just the D-Pad, the A and B buttons, Start and Select. It may sound like a bare-bones controller compared to the PS3's Duelshock three or the Xbox 360's controller. But when I plugged in and played my NES last night and played some Castlevania. The controls felt simple and easy to work with. And I gotta admit, I do like being able to jump into a game without being bogged down by loading times, game installs or updates.
So right now I'd like to talk about some of the NES games I have in my personnel library. Now like I said before, I wasn't exactly big on this system. So I probly won't have alot of the NES's more popular games to talk about. But the games that I did play were ones I had plenty of fun with.
CASTLEVANIA
This was the last game I bought flea market for my NES before it became a bit too broken to play on. I would be lucky to get to third stage before it froze and freaked out on me. Which was annoying because I really liked what I played of it. But now that I got my console fixed up, I've been playing it alot. Its a pretty solid action platforming game. It plays fair and doesn't go for any cheap shots, for the most part at least. There still is that annoying thing where if you get hit by an enemy it could send you flying into a pit where you'll instantly die. But overall the game has a well-designed challenge level. It's hard, but not to the point where it just makes you miserable trying to play it. I love the power-ups you get to. Watching the small whip you start out with grow into a long spiked ball and chain to kick butt is cool. And the secondary weapons like Holy-Water or the stop-watch that freezes time is pretty cool. This is a game I definitely plan to beat, and I'll probly go and get the other games too, because I know this is just the tip of the Iceberg on what the Castlevania games have to offer.
MIKE TYSON'S PUNCH OUT
I've hardly watched any boxing, let alone play any video games about them. And when it comes to Mike Tyson, the only time I've seen him on screen was when I watched the Hangover. But if someone were to ask me whats a good boxing game. The first thing that will come to mind is freaking Punch Out! I thought this and the Super Nintendo sequel, Super Punch Out were both outstanding games. It tests your reflexes and quick thinking skills. You gotta know when to dodge and when to attack, and thats alot harder then it sounds. I never did get to the final tournament or Mike Tyson without using a game-genie. And I still got my ass handed to me. This game gets hard pretty quick. I think the farthest I've ever gotten is just after the second tournament. But I always pop this game in my NES once in a while and give it a go. Because sometimes you just gotta beat the Snot outta Glass Joe or King Hippo and show them who's boss.
DRAGON WARRIOR
When it comes to J-RPGs. This and Dragon Warrior 2 were the games I had for my NES. And god damn did I love it! As tedious as this game was, mostly because alot of it just revolved around leveling up your guy enough and buying good enough equipment so you could stand a chance against harder enemies in the next area, just so you could do the same thing AGAIN. I still found it to be tons of fun. Why? Because I'm a sucker for JRPGs. Or just RPGs in general. I've gotten a good ways through it, and wanna start it and actually finish it this time. Though despite my NES being fixed up, I can't seem to play this game for five minutes without it freezing. Which is both annoying and weird, because it worked alot better before I got my NES fixed. Eeeeeh, oh well.... maybe I'll buy another copy at some point.
I do own some other NES games. Like both Legend of Zelda's, Wario's Woods, Double Dragon and of course that Super Mario Bros / Duck Hunt cartridge. But then again, who doesn't have that? And I'm gonna be hear all night if I try and talk about them all. But it doesn't have to end there. What are some of your favorite NES games that you played? Or maybe you got some suggestions on what good games are worth checking out on the ol' 8-bit console? How about commenting below and sharing your opinions.
At the moment, I don't have any NES games available at my store. But I do plan on changing that. Sometime soon I will be getting some NES games that I plan to put up for sale. But in the meantime, we still got games for plenty of other great game consoles to buy. So why don't you check out my online video game store at: www.buyconsolevideogames.com
Until next time, stay groovy and keep on playing!
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