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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Adventure Island	Hudson Soft (Hudson Soft;Westone)	1986	[media=youtube]https://youtu.be/dwxJ7QO3hlk[/media]* [37]* [29]* [27]Adventure Island is the NES version of Sega's [game=#158027]Wonder Boy[/game], only with having the main character and music changed. It is a simple and fun platformer with colorful graphics and really good gameplay and controls. Some later levels are rather hard to beat, especially when you die and must start the section again without a weapon. There is a life bar that functions as some kind of time limit. You refill the bar by collecting food. At the day of its (Japanese) release this might be the best Famicom/NES platform game since [game=#5128]Super Mario Bros.[/game] made its appearance.A mysterious tropical paradise known as Adventure Island is the setting for this side-scrolling action game. The evil Witch Doctor has kidnapped Tina, the true love of Master Higgins. To save her, you must safely guide Master Higgins through eight perilous stages - including dense forests and creepy caves - while defeating all of the enemies in your path. Each area is made up of four rounds filled with enemies determined to stop you in your tracks. In addition, as time passes, Master Higgins's vitality is automatically drained. To keep going, he must eat constantly by grabbing fruit, milk and whatever other goodies he can as he races toward his goal. Sometimes eggs containing miraculous items like axes to throw at enemies or honey that grants temporary invincibility will appear. Use items skillfully to help you clear the areas. At the end of each area you'll face the Witch Doctor, who you must defeat to advance. Go, Master Higgins, go!*A platform game that is simply an altered version of Sega's Wonder Boy. Help Master Higgins save his girlfriend! The Japanese title means 'Master Takahashi's Adventure Island'. Takahashi is the original Japanese name for Higgins. [Jacquismo]
Metro-Cross	Namco (Now Production)	1986	Metro-Cross is a port of a not too well known arcade game by Namco. The gameplay is very simple. You have to run from left to right and make it to the finish before the time runs out. The course is filled with various obstacles and a few extra items. The game is just average. I expected a bit more, because I played the Atari ST version in the past and I liked that quite a bit. But in the Famicom version you don't have much time to react because the player character is placed too much towards the center of the screen. Although I must admit that this problem is the same as in the arcade version. So it all relies on how good you memorize the levels. There are not much different background graphics or other graphical elements and the same music plays again and again. This game is good for a try or two, but becomes boring after that rather soon.
Super Team Games	Bandai;Nintendo (Human)	1987	The seventh game for the Power Pad peripheral. The same as with the other game applies here. It is only fun to play with the actual Power Pad. This just can't be played well on emulators if you don't have such a pad. The events seemed to be fun and more fitting than other titles in the series which is a plus.*Here's a thrilling series of games that will challenge all your friends!Get out your Power Pad, it's time for some serious fun and games! Welcome to SUPER TEAM GAMES. This fast-paced Nintendo Power Pad game will have your heart pounding as you go head to head against a friend or the System in obstacle course events like Wall Jump, Log Run, Crab Walk and Water Cross. Then, for some SUPER TEAM action, choose up sides and play Relay Race, Tug Of War and Six-Legged Race. SUPER TEAM GAMES will make you and all your friends championship competitors. So don't delay. Get out your Power Pad and start playing today!n*ファミトレ大運動会 (Family Trainer: Famitre Daiundoukai) published by Bandai Co., Ltd. 1987-11-27 in Japan NES-UN-USA Super Team Games published by Nintendo of America 1988-11 in the USA 1 player or 2 players simultaneous. [Zerothis]
Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage	LJN	1988	O.K. dudes, the time has come to really get radical. You and the rest of "DA BOYS," T & C's famous group of skate and surf crazies, can kick out and pull off some awesome maneuvers together.Whether you're jammin' the ramps, jumping the cracks, riding the rails or just laying back tail, the skate action is hotter than hot!...and when you hit the beach to rip up the surf you'll be face to face with some of the most explosive swells around. Execute some low, hard bottom turns, flawless spinouts or just skate the lip in order to rack up some serious points on your way to becoming the ultimate skate and surf champion. This action is hardcore...and it's your turn.*"Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage" consists of a skateboard mode and a surfboard mode. In the the skateboard scenes have you try to cross the finish line in a limited amount of time to make it to the next longer stage. The skateboard mode is very average in graphics and gameplay. You have to to memorise the track to make good progress. In the the surfboard mode you have to collect points by riding a big wave. The surfing part is a really horrible, uncontrollable mess.*[media=youtube]0zwTEYnmKLg[/media]
Skate or Die!	Ultra Games;Palcom (Konami)	1988	Psych up for 5 of the raddest skating events ever. Hop on your suped-up board and cruise into the wildest multi-event contest ever dreamed of by man or beast. Three of these twisted trials are cut from the concrete courses of pro competitions. Each pits you head to head with a friend, shooting ramps or racing downhill, while going for rock n' rolls, hand plants, aerials, rail slides and methods! Then blast into "Mad Max on Wheels", dueling to the death with Bionic Lester, the dirtiest dude in the jam and joust. And finally "Skate and Destroy", a challenge that'll turn you into a Samurai skater, karate chopping your way through a tough alley filled with thugs, trash and unmentionable traffic hazards. So squirt a little oil onto your ball bearings. And prepare to Skate or Die! Featuring simultaneous play for two players or play against the computer.* [49]* [33]* [49]* [64]* [1]* [52]* [37]* [27]***1 player or 2 players simultaneous competitive, 1-8 players turn based competitive. [Zerothis]
California Games	Milton Bradley (Rare)	1989	Get ready for the gnarliest, most radically awesome sports events under the sun! They're six of California's hottest games. Geared for daredevils - and guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping! First, pick your sponsor. Then tackle the heavy competition in surfing, rollerskating, BMX bike racing and more. Take risks to score high, 'cause wimps wipe out! Trophies are awarded for single events and overall competition! So grab your gear and go for it. You'll be up to your jams in awesome action. And you just might walk away with first prize!*EU release in 1990. Not in 1988 as some gaming sites have it listed.* [64]* [37]* [29]*** [27]
720°	Mindscape (Beam Software)	1989	As the jammin' skateboarder you know you are, you've got to test your skills in the toughest course any skateboarder has ever seen. You start off with a hundred bucks in your pocket, your trusty skateboard, and the awesome moves you've learned along the way.* [64]* [63]
Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble	Electronic Arts	1990	The good, the rad, the airborne! Get into double trouble! The twisted adventure. The ultimate ramp. Newspaper headlines scream: "Punk flattens Mayor's poodle... Ramp demolished... Local skateboarding suffers!" Now whaddaya do? Scour sewers and alleys. Score hot moves and boards from Rodney and Lester. Scrape together the ramp plans blowin' down the beach. Nail the homeboys with stink-eggs and paint pellets. If you skate, you can relate.***This game's theme song has lyrics. And they play on the title screen!
Menace Beach	Color Dreams;Hacker International (Color Dreams)	1990	Your sassy but lovable girlfriend has stood you up again. Or has she? Bunny was all set for this afternoon's rendezvous at the malt shop, when she was mysteriously abducted by Demon Dan. Armed only with street-smart reflexes and a fair amount of youthful wit, you set out on your souped-up skateboard. You will confront an impossible number of challenging enemies such as disgruntled dock workers, evil clowns, schools of piranhas, nasty ninja and sumo. To turn the odds in your favor, you must make use of bombs, bottles, balloons, frogs, and fire hydrants. Finally you will find Demon Dan in his dark and dreary underground caverns. You must defeat him to save Bunny from his evil clutches!*it [Menace Beach] was the most fun to make. The graphics were whimsical and funny. A lot of the characters I based on the guys that worked there. [Nina Stanley]*This game was reworked with a Christian theme as Sunday Funday by Wisdom Tree. It was also released by Hacker International with porn content as Miss Peach World. Color Dreams had licensed games from Hacker/Sachen and retooled them for release in the USA. But in this case, Menace Beach came first and was done by Color Dreams in-house. It was then licensed to Hacker International [i]or so it would seem[/i]. The Hacker International game clearly states "©1991 Dan Burke". Dan Burke claims he doesn't know anything about the Hacker International version. [Zerothis]
Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari	Acclaim Entertainment	1992	The game features Thrilla Gorilla, a surfing/skateboarding mascot of the company, Town & Country Surf Designs, on a quest to save his girlfriend (Barbie Bikini) who has been kidnapped by a witch doctor named Wazula. Unlike the original game, which is set in Hawaii, the sequel is set in Africa.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Seta;E.S.C. (Seta;Waixing)	1996	This game is very loosely based on the book of the same name. [Zerothis]
Skate Cat	SJ Games	2023	SkateCat, a skate cat that should face different demons that have invaded the world. The new project of SJ Games, SkateCat is a platformers for the NES, which will have 4 or 5 levels in different universes and as many bosses.

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