NES Game Reviews
Step back in time with our retro game reviews of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Read More
Latest NES Game Reviews
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Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team Review
The Dragons team up with Rash, Zits, Pimples... warts and all.
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DuckTales Review
Bless me bagpipes! DuckTales for the NES still a fun game, after 30 whole years?
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IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II Review
No Fabios were harmed during the reviewing of Zippo Games' action-platformer, IronSword.
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Wizards & Warriors Review
Enter the world of Wizards & Warriors, where a mighty knight by the name of Kuros prefers jumping over swordplay.
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Contra Review
Contra - also known as "the distilled essence of '80s action cinema poured into a nice little NES cartridge."
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – Second Opinion Review
On its thirtieth birthday, the black sheep of the series is revisited.
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Castlevania Review
Brutally hard and wickedly gothic, Castlevania set the stage for decades of vampire hunting fun.
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Gradius – Second Opinion Review
A straightforward shooter of no small difficulty, finishing this without the Konami Code is an achievement in and of itself.
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Renegade Review
Before Final Fight, before Double Dragon, and, as it seems, before game testing itself… Taito's Renegade for the NES.
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Metroid – Second Opinion Review
A look back at the game that spawned an entire genre. How does Metroid hold up today?
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The Legend of Zelda – Second Opinion Review
Removing those nostalgia goggles reveals a train wreck that borders on unplayable. Be sure to keep those goggles on while playing.
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – Second Opinion Review
The black sheep of the series turns out to be an ugly duckling, which itself proves to be a beautiful swan. Well… a moderately pretty swan, anyway.
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EarthBound Beginnings Review
No crying until the end. Cubed3 reviews the belated release of EarthBound's origins through Wii U's Virtual Console.
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Super Mario Bros. 3 – Second Opinion Review
Cubed3 takes a look at the last title in the classic NES trilogy known as Super Mario Bros.
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Gradius Review
Now that it is back on 3DS Virtual Console in its NES form, Cubed3 explains all about the original entry in Konami's once flagship shoot 'em up franchise.
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Metroid Review
Nintendo drags back its classic original version of Metroid for the NES onto the Nintendo 3DS eShop Virtual Console service.
