New: nesAll contentburnbotkrblurtactifitzzangamesvideoinstablurtburnpostr2cornellartcurationblurtafricaphotographyblurtgermanblurtindialifeblogblurthispanoblurtblockHotTrendingNewDAppsdarth-azrael in retrogaming • last yearM.C. Kids (NES)M.C. Kids has to be one of the most blatant examples of advertising a product in any game. This is a McDonald's themed game released for the NES in 1992. You play the role of Mack or Mick in an…darth-azrael in retrogaming • last yearGamemaniaWhile I bought the occasional computer game via mail order back in the day, I never really did the same with video games. I'm not sure why exactly. Commodore 64 games were pretty readily available…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 2 years agoHudson Soft (NES)Before Hudson Soft went on to produce games for and market the TurboGrafx-16, they produced a number of games and even an accessory or two for the NES. This particular ad from the October 1989 issue…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 2 years agoConan (NES)It's games like this that make you wonder how and why the decisions were made to develop it. This game was released in 1991, very late in the life of the NES. Many late releases had excellent…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 2 years agoFamily Fun Fitness (NES)A rip off of the Power Pad you say? No, you've got it all wrong... The Family Fun Fitness "Control Mat" was released by Bandai in 1986 with a North American release in 1987. It came with a game…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 2 years agoWWF WrestleMania Steel Cage Challenge (NES)WWF WrestleMania Steel Cage Challenge was released by Acclaim first for the NES in 1992 and later ported to the Sega Master System and Game Gear in 1993. The game features 10 wrestlers including, of…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 2 years agoFinal Fantasy (NES)Final Fantasy is one of the seminal games for the original NES. It was the game the brought Japanese style RPGs to the North American masses and has spawned countless sequels, spinoffs, ports and…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 2 years agoSky Shark (NES)Sky Shark was originally released as an arcade game by Taito in Japan under the name "Flying Shark". It made its way to the U.S. under Romstar. There were a number of home ports but none of them…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoLJN Games for the NES (1988)In 1988, the Nintendo Entertainment System was at the height of its popularity. For all practical purposes, it really had no competition. The following year the Sega Genesis would be released but in…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoDuck Hunt (NES)Duck Hunt was one of the original launch games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and was later included as a pack-in with Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt was the first light gun game for the…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoNintendo Power (July 1991)If you were a Nintendo fan in the 1990s then you were probably at least familiar with Nintendo Power. This was Nintendo's official magazine and it always had a ton of info, strategies, and reviews…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoMega Man 2 (NES)Although Mega Man is an iconic video game and video game character today, it was really the success of the second game in the series, Mega Man 2, that is responsible for its success. Mega Man 2 was…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoTime Lord (NES)Time Lord is a game for the NES that involves traveling to various time periods in Earth's history in order to defeat an alien force that is attacking in those time periods in order to change…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoTerminator 2 Judgement Day (NES, Game Boy)There have been a lot of Terminator movies over the years. Probably the best, with the exception of the original, was the first sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. I think every Terminator movie…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoJohn Elway's Quarterback (NES)John Elway's Quarterback is one of a number of football games on the NES. It started life as an arcade game, originally just called Quarterback. John Elway signed a licensing agreement shortly after…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoBucky O'Hare (NES)Bucky O'Hare was a fairly late release by Konami on the NES, debuting in 1992. In this game you play the role of Bucky who must rescue several of his crew members on different planets. Each of these…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoWWF WrestleMania Challenge (NES)Ad for WWF WrestleMania Challenge by LJN for the Nintendo Entertainment System from the February 1991 issue of Game Player’s magazine. This is from back in the days when the WWF still existed and…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoUncharted Waters (1993)Uncharted Waters was the first in a series of games with that title released by KOEI. It is a sort of simulation/strategy/role-playing game themed around the Age of Discovery. In terms of gameplay…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoLaser Invasion (NES, 1991)Laser Invasion was a 1991 game by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It's sort of a strange hybrid 1st person shooting game. You can use the controller but much of it is really designed…darth-azrael in retrogaming • 3 years agoMetroid (NES, 1987)Metroid is possibly the most successful Nintendo series behind Super Mario Brothers and Zelda with its first installment being released in 1987 in North America. It was originally released in Japan…
