I find a lot of the games annoyingly difficult and a bit repetitive in the long run. It’s worth it! Mega Man 2 and 4įull disclosure: I’m not the biggest Mega Man fan. Unfortunately this one has never been re-released, so you’re looking at an original NES cart, hacks, or emulation.
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Nearly all of my NES boxes come from the stellar Custom Game Cases, if you’re interested.Ĭouple these new variations in gameplay with a catchy 90s soundtrack and very lengthy levels full of references to the show, and you’ve got a phenomenal game. You have to love the intensity of the box art. Additionally, with each life lost you can choose a new turtle to play, instead of waiting for a game over. That is, until you only have one life bar left-then you can use it all you want! (you’ll have some “photo finishes” where you barely take down a boss this way before dying). And my favorite is the addition of “special moves” unique to each Turtle that take one life bar to execute. Yet there’s a multitude of new gameplay features Turtles III has over Turtles II that are worth discussing!Įach turtle has a “flip” move executed by holding down + attack to one-hit kill foot soldiers. Potential hot take: I think Turtles III is far superior to Turtles II! Most folks didn’t play Manhattan Project because it released after the Super Nintendo did, and only months before the spectacular Turtles in Time. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
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The manual I picked up still has a Pizza Hut coupon in it that expired in 1991. Movement still feels very tight, and you could pick up objects in the environment to throw at enemies or hide under-very cool! It’s not too challenging or long-you can finish it in just the right amount of time. A Capcom platformer based on the popular TV show, Chip’N Dale Rescue Rangers has some clever mechanics and really embodies the spirit of the show. Here are my favorites! Chip’n Dale Rescue Rangers So the the NES games worth playing today are, in my opinion, genuinely fun titles that are in the sweet spot of challenge, where deaths aren’t a colossal setback.
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There’s no opportunity for trial and error to learn the mechanics or patterns of things! But I did love Cyber Shadow (above photo) which is inspired by Ninja Gaiden, but with modern upgrades like checkpoints where you can immediately try a tough battle or platforming section again without redoing an entire level. I don’t really care for challenging games like Ninja Gaiden because dying is such a setback and you’re given very few lives before a game over. I’m definitely not a gamer that enjoys punishing difficulty with harsh consequences for failure (no Dark Souls for me, my friends).
Games like Cyber Shadow and Shovel Knight have the spirit of NES challenge but with quality of life updates to make them more manageable.