This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'NES, action' on The Great Games Experiment This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'NES, action' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'NES, action' on The Great Games Experiment en-us Gauntlet Gauntlet, the original arcade smash hit, is a fighting game where you choose a character and let rip into the hordes of enemies that assault you on you way to the end of the level. One or two players must make their way through 100 levels of mayhem and magic.

It featured a choice of four characters to play with, each with different weapons. Thor the Warrior, has a bludgeoning battle axe, Thyra the Valkyrie, has a close range sword, Questor the Elf has his long range bow, and Merlin the Wizard has magical bolts.

Ghosts, goblins and even the life draining Death are your enemies. Enemies stream out of generators, so destroy these before tackling the rest.

Keys are needed to open the many doors within the levels, and in some situations a door will contain only bonus items, not a progressive route. Scattered magic potions act like smart bombs and clear the screen of all enemies. Beware of poison though, this reduces your energy level. Treasure is abundant throughout the levels and adds to your score.
]]> 30 Jun 2007 11:43:12 Little Nemo: The Dream Master
]]> 02 Aug 2007 05:28:39 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Link, after setting sail for new experiences and adventures, finds himself caught in a squall at sea. Helpless in spite of his valiant efforts to last through the storm, he is overwhelmed by vicious waves and lightning...

Some time later, a gentle girl named Marin discovers him washed up on Toronbo Shores.. the beach of Koholint Island. She finds a way to get him home and takes care of him until he finally awakens. Marin and her father, Tarin, explain to him where he is, and after he sets out to reclaim his sword, he encounters a mysterious owl... The owl cryptically warns Link about the perils this island faces should the Wind Fish be disturbed from his slumber, and thus Link decides he must do something to save them.

This owl guides him throughout the rest of his journey, slowly helping him uncover just what exactly is going on. Link learns that, unfortunately, in order to save the islanders he had grown to love, and to set himself free, he must also end a dream, a romance that he might not want to... To save all those people he had come to know and cherish from the Wind Fish's Nightmares, he would also have to end the illusion that caused them to exist in the first place.

It's a heart wrenching choice to confront, one that Link no doubt regrets with every deep ache of his very soul.. but the only alternative was to let the Nightmare take over and destroy everything.. This was the only fate he could offer them...

A tragic, touching tale that is told in the simplest way, Link's Awakening is a dream that I'll always hold dear to my heart...
]]> 08 Feb 2007 11:34:05 Contra Playing with fire and murder in the eyes.
Keep squeezing that trigger and never let go.
If it moves, shoot it.
If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway just to be sure.
]]> 09 Dec 2006 09:14:23 Battalion Wars Battalion Wars is a cute looking war game for the Nintendo GameCube. It has elements of both shooter action and troop managmenent strategy. There is a sequel planned, BWii.

Released: September 19, 2005
]]> 08 Dec 2006 07:51:09 Faxanadu A fairly difficult side scrolling action RPG. You play the role of a nameless wanderer who is destined to save the elves from the Evil One. The Evil One has transformed their former allies, the dwarves, into monsters. The player must ascend the World Tree and destroy the Evil One in his fortress.
]]> 21 Jun 2007 10:35:54 Battletoads & Double Dragon
]]> 02 Aug 2007 04:24:43 Caveman Ugh-lympics
Before corporate sponsors and fashion gear, there were Cavemen. Competition was ugh-ly. Athletes won by bashing the other guy first. pick your favorite Ugh-lympian. Club your way through six pre-hysterical events. Beat your friends to the Caves Of Fame.

Caveman Ug-lympics was Dynamix's 1988 entry into the realm of the sports game, caveman style.

The prehistoric olympiad consisted of: The Mate Toss, Clubbing, Dino Vault, Dinasaur Race, Firemaking, and the Sabertooth tiger Race. Plus athlete interviews and profiles.

Originally published by Electronic Arts and available for Commadore 64 and DOS. Later it was released for the NES under the title "Cameman Games."

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]]> 08 Dec 2006 11:15:02 Blaster Master Developed by SunSoft in 1988, this game was one of the best games of its time.

It had action, adventure, powerUps, a very clever world design, and some very cool innovative gameplay. The only thing missing was the story.

Boy has pet frog, pet frog runs away and mysteriously runs into radioactive material sitting on the back yard. Frog eats some radioactive material, grows into giant frog, digs a hole in the ground and runs away. Boy runs after frog, jumps into hole in the ground (and this is where it really gets weird) finds a state of the art high-powered military vehicle complete with matching full body suit, which happens to fit him just right. And so he begins a great adventure in search for his pet frog.
]]> 18 Dec 2006 01:14:50 Kid Icarus The all time classic, Kid Icarus.

In Kid Icarus players take on the role of Pit, who is on an epic, Metroid inspired, quest to save Angel Land from the evil Medusa and, in a Zelda style, save the goddess of light, Palutena.

Kid Icarus was one of the first games to feature multiple endings based upon how it was completed.

Kid Icarus has been re-released for download on the Wii as of 2/12/207.
]]> 07 Feb 2007 05:15:08 Metroid II: Return of Samus After the events on planet Zebes (alternately known as 'Zebeth'), the Galactic Federation decided that the Metroids must be eradicated to prevent anything similar from happening in the future. The danger was simply far too great. An extermination squad was sent to the Metroids' homeworld: SR388. Mysteriously, they were never heard from again...

Samus Aran was considered the only one capable of completing this mission, and so she was called on once again, to wipe out the entire Metroid species by herself. In spite of the disturbing disappearance of the special squad sent in before, Samus ventures into the depths of SR388 alone, collecting upgrades to her Power Suit and hunting down these dangerous, yet curiously fascinating, creatures.

However, the Metroids aren't simply the floating green parasitic jellyfish she encountered before... No, here in their home world, they grow beyond that and evolve into far more unnerving and powerful creatures, becoming increasingly tougher to kill. These creatures are defined by the stages of their evolution: Alpha, Gamma, Zeta, and Omega. Finally, the source of all Metroids, the Queen, lurks at the climax of the game.

Thoroughly scouring the murky depths of SR388, finding herself frequently lost in it's maze-like catacombs, and barely struggling her way out of some frightful close encounters with the Metroids, Samus clearly has her work cut out for her. However, with the help of conveniently hidden Missile and Energy Tank expansions, as well as the Varia Suit and arm cannon upgrades (the Ice Beam in particular was helpful - those savvy with the series will understand why!), she manages to battle through this challenge and arrive at the Queen Metroid... A massive, freakish monster that is so advanced in her mutated evolution she barely even resembles her own offspring...

The Queen, outraged at Samus for destroying her children, bursts through a wall and -eats- Samus! With some quick thinking, Samus curls into her Morph Ball and sets off as many bombs as she can inside the beast's stomach. After being consequently expelled out in result (and likely covered in some sort of mucus or slime), she's immediately attacked again! Narrowly scraping the surface of death, Samus leaps away from the lashing maw of the Queen, and frantically plugs her with every Missile she's got.

After suffering enough concussive blasts, the Queen is reduced into nothing but withering ash... Victorious, Samus makes her way through the giant tunnel the Queen had occupied during the battle, and heads for the planet's surface, where her ship waits for her. But wait.. what is this pulsing mass in the dark..? An.. egg..?

Samus witnesses the birth of the last Metroid as it breaks free of it's shell... The hatchling is immediately drawn to Samus - yet, it doesn't attack her. In an alert, confused analysis, Samus decides that since she was the first thing it saw after being born, it must see her as it's mother..! The little hatchling eats through obstacles in Samus' path as she treks for her ship to finally leave SR388, exhausted, her mission complete. Seeing this kind of behavior in the creature causes Samus to take the last survivor of the species back with her to the headquarters of the Federation...

This bizarre turn of events on SR388 results in the next compelling chapter in the franchise: Super Metroid. It's an underrated and misunderstood gem in the series, one that definitely deserves a chance, especially considering that it's the story that defines the rest that follow it.

Give it a play, you might be pleasantly surprised...

See you next mission!
]]> 08 Feb 2007 01:39:50 Magic of Scheherazade A little known classic of the NES era, Magic of Scheherazade was created in a style very similar to the original Legend of Zelda. Th plot was enjoyable, and involved a bit of time travel. The main difference to the Zelda titles was the implementation of a password system rather than a battery save system.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:42:11 Star Tropics Nintendo's 1990 title Star Tropics for the NES played in a style similar to the original Legend of Zelda. However, the weapons (yo-yo, baseball bat, etc.) make it seem more like Earthbound. The most unique aspect of the game was a piece of parchment that was included with the manual. It contained a letter from one character to the main character, Mike Jones. The game actually instructed players to dip the paper in water, which revealed the hidden number "747," which was required to advance in the game. This, obviously, posed a problem for anyone who bought the cartridge second hand.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:51:38 Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II This game, from 1994, picked up right where the original left off. However, the plot take a rather distinctive turn into time travel, which included many historical figures. The weaponry also changed into historical items based on the time period you were in.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:59:35 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1989 platformer video game for the NES by Ultra Games/Konami based on the popular animated series and comic books. It is also the first video game ever to be based on the series. The same year, Konami released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, an arcade game by the same name but unrelated to this NES title. The game was converted for many home computers. In February 2007, the game would appear on the ESRB site as a Virtual Console title.

The game begins with all four Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael, who can be rotated through at any time during gameplay. The turtles are practically identical except for their weapons, which differ in attack speed, range, and damage (i.e. Donatello's bo has the best damage and range, but the worst speed). The player travels through the first 5 levels using an overview map to enter various sewers, warehouses, and other areas which lead to the goal of each level. Along the way the player fights various enemies which range from Foot Soldiers and Rat Kings to bomb dropping-blimps and chainsaw-wielding baddies. Each turtle serves as a life, and there are only 2 continues. Later in the game, the player is given several opportunities to rescue those who been captured after failing in combat.

Donatello: Has great reach, but his weapon is slow and doesn't hit small targets with a standing swing. His Bo does the most damage of all the turtles and is the best for boss fights.

Raphael: The Sais have the worst reach and flexibility of all the weapons in the game. They are noticeably slow, but he does most damage to some enemies - especially on later levels.

Michelangelo: Average character all around. Doesn't have a downward attack like Donatello or Leonardo, and while his nunchaku weapon is weak, once he has taken half damage his weapon becomes as strong as Donatello's.

Leonardo: With his ninja swords he has long reach and the greatest weapon range when swinging, but doesn't do much damage. Fortunately, he seems to take less damage from smaller creatures as well.
]]> 03 Mar 2007 01:33:16 Ninja Gaiden
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