showing 6 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | 1991 | [30]*** [66]***Japanese version [32]*** [64]***Also reviewed in Nintendo Player #7 without score. [46]*** [37]***European version [29]***Japanese version [29]*** [27]***A Link to the Past (LTP throughout) was a ground-breaking game for the Zelda series. Besides being the first Zelda for the SNES, it was the first to have a semi fleshed-out plot. By semi fleshed-out, I mean something more than collect crystals and kill Ganon. Instead, it had a retrieve 3 pendants, collect the 'Master Sword,' kill Agahnim, _then_ collect crystals and [spoiler]kill Ganon (revealed to be Agahnim's alter-ego).[/spoiler] Despite my sarcasm, I actually enjoyed (and continue to enjoy) this game having beaten it at least 15 times and I still keep coming back for more. The wonderfully engaging plot (mentioned above) actually takes place *before* the first 2 Zeldas, and so is technically a prequel. The game-play departs from the Zelda 2 RPG style, and returns to it's roots as a top-view adventure game with RPG elements. Unlike the first Zelda, communication plays a fairly important role in this installment. There are friendly, non-cavedwelling NPC's that you can, indeed are required, to get information from. Some play an important role, some are there just to annoy the living shnike out of you. Fighting is still basicly the same as in the original, as is the heart and money system. However, the overworld/dungeon system has changed drastically with the addition of an in-game map that actually shows important locations. i.e. Where you are, where you need to go, and enough detail to make getting there possible.***The Zelda Link to the Past [[link:http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/170/ Master Quest]] hack has brand new dungeons, overworlds, music, etc. [cjlee001] | labelimagesubject |
| Aero the Acro-Bat | Sunsoft (Iguana Entertainment) | 1993 | You play as bat Aero, who has to stop the mad scientist Edgar Ektor, who is trying to rid the world of amusement and fun. So you jump through the circus-style levels, using different kinds of machines such as catapults, cannons, bubble machines, platforms, etc., collecting various power-ups such as cheese, soda, keys, clocks, etc. and avoiding lethal obstacles.*** [32]*** [27] | labelimagesubject |
| Super James Pond | Millennium;Ocean;Victor (Vectordean) | 1993 | Dr. Maybe's bombs are ticking in the North Pole toy factories. F.I.S.H. has designed a special extending Robosuit for your survival on land. You'll need to dodge speeding bullets, hungry cars, creepy caterpillars and HUGE bosses, so stay on your fins, Pond!*** [29]*** [32]*** [27] | labelimagesubject |
| The Lost Vikings | Interplay (Silicon & Synapse) | 1993 | The lost boys are back. Erik the Swift Baleog the Fierce and Olaf the Stout. LOST VIKINGS is not for the lame of brain. In their last adventure the trio escaped from their evil alien captor Tomator. Now armed with all new high-tech weaponry the boys heisted from Tomator they set out to find the time machine that will land them back home. It's your challenge to complete each of the levels with all three characters alive and kickin'!***Also reviewed in Nintendo Player #11 without score. [46]*** [27] | labelimagesubject |
| Aero the Acro-bat 2 | Sunsoft (SunSoft) | 1994 | The aerialist extreme. AERO THE ACRO-BAT bounds back into the spotlight once again to stop the wicked industrialist Edgar Ektor! Aero has entered a new realm of enchantment and must now use all his acrobatic prowess to foil a criminal plot known only as 'Plan B!' Join Aero as he discovers new friends (and enemies) in a world custom built for his high-flying adventures!*** [45]*** [29]*** [27] | labelimagesubject |
| Rendering Ranger: R2 | Virgin (Rainbow Arts) | 1995 | labelimageminimize |
