Latest Additions
This soccer game was made at the time when Nintendo introduced their four player adapter, and was probably made for the four playing purpose. This is shown clearly when you choose to play 2 or more players. Then you can choose between many different ground layers, like ice, grass and stone, which adds to the … Continue reading “Nintendo World Cup”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
This is the cartridge that was used for the Nintendo World Championships held in 1990 in 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada. The player has a total of 6-7 minutes to play all three games but this can be changed by DIP switches on the cartridge. The first game played is a version of … Continue reading “Nintendo World Championships 1990”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action, Compilation
Theme: Platform
The Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 was held at 58 college campuses or spring break locations, and also at the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show. Competitors could play NES and Game Boy games throughout the day to achieve the highest score. The players with the highest scores were then flown to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA … Continue reading “Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action, Compilation
Theme: Platform
Based on a Japanese animated TV series, Ninja Kid is a side-scrolling action game in which the eponymous kid must jump and shoot his way through a series of different levels in order to complete his quest. The assorted levels include the Poison Field, Guerrila Warfare, and Blazing Inferno. While armed with ninja bullets by default, he … Continue reading “Ninja Kid”
Year: 1986
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
This is the third entry in the series of fast-paced ninja action games, and is the last game in the series to be released on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Some time has passed since the defeat of Ashtar and the resurrected Jaquio, and Irene Lew has received a new mission to complete. She is to … Continue reading “Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Arcade, Lynx, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
A year after the events of the original Ninja Gaiden, a new villain named Ashtar receives word of Jaquio’s defeat. Ashtar uses this opportunity to hatch a new plan to plunge the world into darkness. The ninja, Ryu Hayabusa, hits the trail to destroy all manner of vile creatures entering the world while fighting his … Continue reading “Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Arcade, DOS, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
A force of alien invaders has descended upon the Earth and has wiped out humanity for the most part. Some ninjas survived the onslaught, however, and two ninjas in particular, named Blade and Talon, are assigned to rid the planet of this alien menace. Ninja Crusaders is a side-scrolling action game that can be played alone … Continue reading “Ninja Crusaders”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Sutekh has gotten rid of local superhero Vortex, and now Metro City is in the hands of crime. You are Nightshade – the superhero that nobody knows – and your goal is to stop the evil doers, including main villain Sutekh. Nightshade is a humorous adventure game, with a menu that allows the protagonist to perform … Continue reading “Nightshade”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
LJN’s NES version of the classic horror series casts the player as a teen searching the houses on Elm Street for Freddy Krueger’s bones. Once they are all collected, they must be thrown into the high school furnace to destroy Freddy once and for all (a plot similar to 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street … Continue reading “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Horror
Timing smiled on Gremlin with this licensed Formula 1 simulation, as Nigel’s long quest for a championship had finally come good. The game was pitched somewhere in between a full-blown simulation like F1 GP and action games like Continental Circus. Only 12 cars were in each race, which could last from between 3 and 20 … Continue reading “Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Amiga, Amiga CD32, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Sports