I provide a commentary on the second video review I made—the puzzle game Wario’s Woods on for the NES. Though I play it on a GameCube.

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I did a commentary on my first video review ever—Baseball for the NES! The review was really simple, just like the game.

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The Mysterious Murasame Castle is my favorite NES title. Despite its age, it’s a very playable fast paced top-down action game.   (Header Image Source: zel-life) (Youtube Thumbnail Source: MobyGames)

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Kid Dracula is largely a pretty chill NES game. There’s very little punishment for death and, most of the time, the game is pretty forgiving. It’s far from remarkable, but it sure is fun.

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While fondly remember for their unique Super Smash Bros. character attributes, the Ice Climbers' original game suffers from its clumsy platforming.

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I remember Skate or Die! as one of the first video games I ever played. I had fond memories of it, specifically the half-pipe where you could do the most damage to your skater. When I saw Skate or Die in a local retro game store, I was ecstatic. I took it home and plopped […]

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It’s hard to get excited for most black box NES games. The majority of them were made before Nintendo hit its creative stride with games like Mario, Zelda and Metroid. The concept of these games may be as simple as Baseball, Golf or Pin Ball, but it’s impressive how well they’ve held up over the […]

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Most people with an NES collection have at least one or two copies of this laying around. I used to have two myself, but I recently gave one copy away. Oddly enough, it wasn’t until the late 90s that I’d spend much time with Super Mario Bros. or Duck Hunt.  I played on my uncle’s […]

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I’m not sure what possessed me to buy Yoshi. I had no idea what type of game it was, but the branding worked.  Likely my curiosity was piqued since the character was introduced on the Super Nintendo yet had an entire NES game dedicated to him. Turns out, it’s a falling-block puzzle game! I’ve never […]

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I question just how well-known Ice Climber would be without Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl. Ice Climber isn’t a bad game and I’m sure it had its fans before its protagonists, Popo and Nana, appeared in Melee. But many, including myself, likely wouldn’t have gone out of their way to play it without the […]

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