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  • During its reign in the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was home to many influential video games, including a large list of titles from Capcom. Among these Capcom titles...

    DuckTales Review

    During its reign in the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was home to many influential video games, including a large list of titles from Capcom. Among these Capcom titles...

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  • It’s hard to believe that any video game series has been around for 26 years, but Castlevania is one of them, and the series is still going strong today. Castlevania...

    Castlevania Review

    It’s hard to believe that any video game series has been around for 26 years, but Castlevania is one of them, and the series is still going strong today. Castlevania...

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  • MYSTICAL NINJA starring GOEMON was originally released in 1998 for the Game Boy. Mystical Ninja is an action adventure game that follows Goemon, Ebisumaru, and Sasuke as they fight against...

    Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon Review (Game Boy)

    MYSTICAL NINJA starring GOEMON was originally released in 1998 for the Game Boy. Mystical Ninja is an action adventure game that follows Goemon, Ebisumaru, and Sasuke as they fight against...

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  • Splatterhouse was originally released in the arcade, but later ported to the TurboGrafx-16. In the arcade, Splatterhouse was a bit more gruesome and violent than its TurboGrafx-16 counterpart, but there...

    Splatterhouse Review (TurboGrafx-16)

    Splatterhouse was originally released in the arcade, but later ported to the TurboGrafx-16. In the arcade, Splatterhouse was a bit more gruesome and violent than its TurboGrafx-16 counterpart, but there...

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  • Kirby’s Adventure is not only one of my favourite NES games, but also the Kirby game I adore the most. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993...

    Kirby’s Adventure Review

    Kirby’s Adventure is not only one of my favourite NES games, but also the Kirby game I adore the most. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993...

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  • How do you follow the excellent Super Mario World? I’m sure this was a question proposed to Nintendo many times in the early 90’s. Their answer would end up being...

    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Review

    How do you follow the excellent Super Mario World? I’m sure this was a question proposed to Nintendo many times in the early 90’s. Their answer would end up being...

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  • Wario Land may not mark the first appearance of the lovable villain (how’s it going Super Mario Land 2?), but it sure is Wario’s first full-fledged adventure. Despite having ties...

    Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Review

    Wario Land may not mark the first appearance of the lovable villain (how’s it going Super Mario Land 2?), but it sure is Wario’s first full-fledged adventure. Despite having ties...

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  • Jerry: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Review a Bad Game Day. What do we have here tonight Jim? Jim: Looks like a slobber-knocker of a bad game. Jerry: I don’t...

    Review A Bad Game Day – M.U.S.C.L.E (NES)

    Jerry: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Review a Bad Game Day. What do we have here tonight Jim? Jim: Looks like a slobber-knocker of a bad game. Jerry: I don’t...

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  • The Adventure of Link is the second game in the Zelda series, and sequel to the NES classic, The Legend of Zelda. However, Zelda II isn’t exactly a carbon copy...

    Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link Review

    The Adventure of Link is the second game in the Zelda series, and sequel to the NES classic, The Legend of Zelda. However, Zelda II isn’t exactly a carbon copy...

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  • The Legend of Zelda marks the beginning of Nintendo’s most beloved franchise. It all started back in 1986 when The Legend of Zelda was first released for Japan’s Family Computer...

    The Legend of Zelda Review

    The Legend of Zelda marks the beginning of Nintendo’s most beloved franchise. It all started back in 1986 when The Legend of Zelda was first released for Japan’s Family Computer...

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