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| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Nintendo | 1988 | There is an extremely obscure bug in the game whereby the attack value which normally maxes out at 8 can be set to something else. "0" and "F" have been seen. Both of these, with two exceptions, will allow Link to kill any enemy with one hit. The exceptions are the Thunderbird boss which requires one hit but the thunder spell must still be cast on it first. Shadow Link still requires 8 hits. No one has discovered what triggers this bug. It can be saved and in fact cannot be undone from a saved game.*** [17]*** [30]*** [49]*** [1]*** [52]*** [37]***Link returns to Hyrule to search for the Triforce and to awaken Zelda from an endless sleep. Embark on a quest to find the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule from ruin. Learn magic spells, talk to people in towns to get clues, collect items to increase your power and explore six palaces where the underlings of the evil Ganon await you. This sequel to the Adventure classic uses a side-scrolling visual engine unique to the series for more technical combat, and features more in-depth world roaming as Link encounters townsfolk while on his quest.***A year and a half after the original Famicom Disk System release in Japan, Nintendo brought this game to the west on cartridge. Desptite being a quite good game, Zelda 2 is my least favorite of the classic Zelda games. It surely explored a new gameplay style but the levels were too difficult and I didn't like the random enemy encounter battle system (the similar "[game=#7581]The Battle of Olympus[/game]" would prove to be much better balanced in my eyes). Graphics and sound are very good for its time. Nintendo understood how to program their 8-bit console. | labelimagesubject |
| Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse | Konami;Palcom (Konami) | 1989 | It's a cursed world we live in (thanks to Drac!). So go forth young Trevor into the cold black night, where death lurks around every corner and evil lingers on every stone. And remember, if your courage and cunning are any less than magnificent or if you fail to choose the correct Paths of Fate, you'll be banished to the world of the undead, and zombies will rule until the end of time.*** [32]*** [27]***Trevor Belmont, the origin of the famed Belmont vampire hunters, must destroy Count Dracula's reign of darkness over Europe. And so it begins the greatest Castlevania ever. Dive into the quest: rescue pirates, mages and even vampires; and choose your path through a maze of incredible levels--broken bridges, haunted ships, swamps, towers, and even a Sunken City. Finally, find your way to Castlevania and a battle with the Count, and earn a place in the history of this great video game franchise. Only the Japanese cartridge contained the VRC6 chip which improves the sound quality of the game. [Count Dracula]***The best game for the old NES, period. Huge levels, multiple characters and extra paths make this one of the most innovative Castlevanias to ever hit the shelves. Hands down a Castlevania favorite. [trevor belmont] | labelimagesubject |
| The Krion Conquest | Vic Tokai | 1990 | Once upon a time, long long ago, the world was experiencing great ruin. Enormous animals were bestowed upon the earth to create terrible pain and hardship for the people. The people were desperate, so they called upon the Old Witches' World for help. Thence came Francesca, a gracious witch with great powers. She fought and saved the world from these terrible creatures. The land began to flourish again and the people worked peacefully together to rebuild their wonderful cities. All was well. Now, we too are experiencing serious turmoil. Terrible horrid beings called Krions have decended upon our planet. We are prisoners and we are losing hope. Francesca, we need you. If you are out there, please come.***US release was initially announced as [i]Francesca's Wand[/i] before being titled [i]The Krion Conquest[/i]. An obscure but still spread internet joke is to call this game "Megan Man" because of a typo in the [i]the official 1990 WORLD OF Nintendo buyers guide[/i] showing "Megan Man 3" and its similarities in game play to the megaman series. Catalog number for the Japanese Famicom version is definitely [b][code]VIC-VF[/code][/b] (visually confirmed, it is printed on the cartridge lable) and not [b][code]VIC-VP[/code][/b]. But many sites on the web report it as [b][code]VIC-VP[/code][/b] | labelimagesubject |
| Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness | Capcom;Playtronic (Capcom) | 1992 | 0-13388-11029-2 NES-G2-USA Published by Capcom in the USA and Canada. NES-G2-UKV Published by Capcom in Great Britain. NES-G2-FRG Published by Capcom in the Federal Republic of Germany. NES-G2-SCN Published by Capcom in Sweden 4 976219 012386 CAP-1L Published by Capcom in Japan Published by Playtronic in Brazil/South America. Catalog number is presumed to be NES-G2-BZL but is unconfirmed. | labelimageminimize |
| Prince of Persia | Microprose;Virgin;Playtronic (Motivetime) | 1992 | labelimageminimize |
