With the Shadowgate remake just days away, Defunct Games is taking a look back at what critics thought of the original 8-bit release. Were critics ready to embrace this new genre of gaming, or were they left bored by the slow-pace and emphasis on puzzles? Defunct Games digs through old issues of Nintendo Power, Video Games & Computer Entertainment, and Nintendo Magazine System for answers.
Despite skyrocketing retro game prices the NES remains a deep trove of excellent games that, if you can avoid eBay sellers, are really quite affordable for new collectors.
Double Dragon 2 is one of the best!! Several good games on this list! Shadowgate, P.O.W., and Klax. That is actually a super fun puzzle game! TMNT, I think every time after the seaweed, I only had like 1 Turtle left. lol
COG writes: Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok is a terrific three-dimensional translation of the original games’ flatscreen fantasy dungeon crawler.
Nearly 40 years after its release, the NES is still one of the most popular gaming consoles in the world! Here are our top NES games that have stood the test of time.
Great atmosphere and music, along with some cool puzzles. It's worth a playthrough before the remake is released. There was a sequel called Beyond Shadowgate released for the TurboDuo.
LOL. It was too hardcore for Nintendo Magazine system.
Wait, what? Remake? How did I miss this. To Google!