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Final Fantasy vs Dragon Warrior pt 1: A deep dive into JRPGs for the NES
…in the Japanese version…a woman offers to sell puff-puff – a Japanese onomatopoeia for a girl rubbing her breasts in someone’s face, or juggling her own breasts. In the North American version, the woman sells tomatoes.
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The 35 Hardest NES Games of All Time
Get ready to rip out your hair and throw some controllers, these are the toughest, difficult, ridiculous and absolute hardest NES games of all time! And that’s saying a lot, because the hardest games on the NES are some of the hardest-ever video games. Periodt. It’s really cute to hear younger gamers (younger than me, at…
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Honest Review: Back to the Future for NES
Back to the Future for NES isn’t a bad game. It isn’t the greatest but it certainly doesn’t deserve the criticism it gets.
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NES Games almost every 80s kid played
I’ve written a lot about the best NES games, the hardest NES games, the most quintessential NES games… Nintendo’s NES was—and still is—my favorite gaming console. So I write about it often! But since starting my eBay store, I’ve noticed certain games that pop up again and again. These are typically cheap games and surprisingly…
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5 Reasons to Own an NES Console in 2023
If you’re a child of the 80s (like me!), the odds are pretty good that you had an NES console growing up. Most likely it was in the living room where you had to share screen time with a sibling or with your parents and you all called it “The Nintendo.” My Nintendo occupied a…
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Retro Gaming in 2022 is a Joke
If getting older has taught me anything, it’s that everything changes. That includes not only the hair on my head, but the hair on my body. Who would have thought that while I lose the precious locks from my scalp, I can also grow a whole new goatee in my pants? Oh, and also: Retro…
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The 15 Best PS1 Games Under $20 in 2022
PlayStation (PS1) game prices are beginning to get a little weird. The pandemic, renewed interest from collectors, and growing scarcity have all impacted PS1 game prices. CIB and New games can cost thousands of dollars for one title. We’ve shown you how wacky prices have gotten for PS2 games and PS3 games in recent years,…
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The Best NES Games Under $8, $10, and $12
The NES is probably my favorite console ever. Yes, the Super Nintendo is technologically superior and has a ton of really really great games. And the best SNES games are arguably better than the best NES games, but you just can’t beat the NES for pure nostalgic greatness. There’s the added benefit that the original…
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16 Underrated NES Games
The Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most successful and most enduring video game consoles ever invented. Following the North American console crash, the NES emerged not only as the dominating force in home gaming, but as a pop culture icon so ubiquitous as to be almost unmatched in its ubiquitatious ubiquitosity! Mario, Metroid,…
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The NES had Some Pretty Good Shmups
Despite hardware limitations, the NES was a haven for some fantastic scrolling shoot-em-ups. For its time and even by today’s standards, the NES is one of the most versatile game consoles ever created. For the most part, action/adventure platformers were the meat and potatoes of the NES library, but there was no shortage of RPGs,…
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Story Time: Here’s the Real Reason Retro Games are So Hard to Beat
C’mon in, young’uns. Have a seat; settle in. I’ve got a yarn to weave and someone with your interests ought to find it fairly interesting. It all begins long ago, when I was just a wee little gamer, all dewy-eyed and full of wonder. A little bit like you used to be, before you heard…
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10 NES Games to Try if You Like Zelda 1
Let’s take a trip all the way back to the summer of 1987. Dirty Dancing was the most popular movie in the US, a gallon of gas cost less than a buck, and some weird little cartoon called The Simpsons first appeared as a side-act on The Tracey Ullman Show. Oh yeah… and The Legend…
