C3 Plays | Wii U Virtual Console Special - NES Retrospective - September 2013

By Jorge Ba-oh 19.10.2013

C3 Plays | Wii U Virtual Console Special - NES Retrospective - September 2013 on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

Resident retro expert Rudy takes a look at some of the classic NES titles now available on the Wii U including Zelda and Super Mario Bros.

We explore the origins of The Legend of Zelda series with the first ever title on the NES, plus a look back at Nintendo's debut with Super Mario Bros. Konami's Gradius is next up on the roster, encompassing an intense arcade side-shooter onto the NES hardware. Lastly, The Legend of Zelda: The Adventure of Link, which introduced more NPC elements and experience points to the growing franchise.


 

Did you pick up any of these classic NES titles during August and September?

Box art for The Legend of Zelda
Developer

Nintendo

Publisher

Nintendo

Genre

Action Adventure

Players

1

C3 Score

Rated $score out of 10  6/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  8/10 (21 Votes)

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