Archive for the ‘NES 8-bit’ Category
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
January 28th, 2009 by Ryan B.
Wonderfully frustrating and dauntingly complex, Solstice for the NES is a 3D puzzle platformer that brings hours of fun as well as anguish.
You control Shadax the wizard who, for whatever reason, does not use magic. His girlfriend Princess Eleanor has been kidnapped by some mean-looking person named Morbius, who intends to steal her soul and become indescribably powerful.
To save Eleanor, Shadax is dropped into an incredible, multi-tiered maze you should want no part of. No chick is worth this.
However, Solstice is an impressive piece of work and great fun for anyone who enjoys a challenge and appreciates quality. Read the rest of this entry…
NES: Yoshi’s Cookie
January 27th, 2009 by Sean
Coming on the heels of the addictive puzzler Yoshi, Yoshi’s Cookie provides a completely different challenge.
This time you are presented with a grid of cookies of various shapes.
You rotate the rows and columns trying to create a complete row or column of the same cookie, which eliminates that row. Read the rest of this entry…
NES: Crystalis – Introduction Video
January 26th, 2009 by Sean
This weekend I picked up the game Crystalis developed by SNK (Shin Nihon Kikaku) per a friends suggestion since he knows that I like RPG’s.
Below is a video showing the introduction, title screen and some cut scenes for Crystalis on the Nintendo Entertainment System:
For those Modern Classic Gaming readers not familiar with this 1990 SNK classic game, here is the general background on this Nintendo classic:
Crystalis takes place in the year 2097, in a post-apocalyptic world, 100 years after a global thermonuclear war has reverted civilization to a primitive, medieval state where science is forgotten in favour of magic and fierce mutant creatures populate the scorched earth.
What little remains of humanity has built a weapon of mass destruction known as “The Tower”. The construction of this was aimed to prevent any more future cataclysms as its occupants have the power to rule or destroy the world.
To combat Draygon, good magicians have created four swords from each of the four elements, fire, water, wind and thunder.
If the swords are combined, they create a sword made from a fifth element, crystal. The sword is known as “Crystalis”.
When Draygon learned of the four swords, he took them for himself. The swords were too powerful to be destroyed so Draygon scattered them across the land.
Let me say this, I’m just starting to get into the game, and so far it’s pretty good. It reminds me a lot of The Legend Of Zelda and Final Fantasy.
Sometime soon I’ll have a complete game review up on the Modern Classic Gaming website for Crystalis once I get a little more time logged in with the game.
Homer Simpson vs. Nintendo’s Mario
January 22nd, 2009 by Sean
What do you get when you mix a Simpson’s episode with one of my favorite classic 8-bit Nintendo games? Watch the below video to find out:
I love it when TV shows mix in a little classic gaming with humor. I think Homer Simpson makes a pretty convincing Donkey Kong. What do you think?
Super Mario & Legend of Zelda Comforter
January 21st, 2009 by Mik H.
This is my awesome Mario and Zelda Comforter. I’ve had this thing since it came out back in the late 1980′s:
I love it because it’s so soft, and warm. I think it adds to my gaming geek prowess… and now to go play some Super Mario Bros…
NES: Caveman Games
January 19th, 2009 by Ryan B.
With its humorous visuals and competitive head-to-head action, Caveman Games has an intriguing premise but is aggravating to play.
Like a prehistoric version of Summer Games, Caveman Games by Data East contains six individual “sports” events that pit two cavemen against each other.
The action kicks off with the “clubbing” event, where two Neanderthal men beat the hell out of each other on an elevated stone platform.
The “Mate Toss” event is inspired by the Olympic hammer throw, but in this case you swing a cavewoman by the leg and hurl her for distance. Read the rest of this entry…
NES – Tetris
January 12th, 2009 by Mik H.
From Russia with fun! Tetris an addictive puzzle game released in 1989 comes ready to challenge your concentration.
Developed originally by an employee of the Moscow Academy of Sciences, Alexey Pajitnov, this additively simple puzzle game is packed with Tetrominoe (blocks) stacking enjoyment.
The controls are simple making game play quite enjoyable for both younger and older gamers alike. Nintendo did an excellent job with this port of Tetris. Read the rest of this entry…
NES – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
January 8th, 2009 by Sean
Developed in partnership by Taxan and Hasbro in 1990, G.I. Joe is a side scrolling action game for the 8-bit NES that really impressed me.
The gameplay in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero has a 2D platform feel, that’s similar to games like Castlevania or Ninja Gaiden.
You begin by assembling a team of characters, each with their own weapons and firepower, and you can switch between these characters on-the-fly. Read the rest of this entry…