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I'm back from my brief trip out of town and back into my NES groove. Got a few games to talk about that I didn't get to write before I left town and one fresh one on top of that.
Since Duke.Togo was able to help me out and score me a sweet, sweet Power Pad to replace my partially functioning one I was able to dig into the last couple Power Pad games on the system. Started off with some Short Order/Eggsplode. Its basically Simon/Whack-a-Mole. If you've played those games you'll know exactly what to expect from these ones. Eggsplode was quick and relatively painless to finish, Short Order on the other hand....... I played the Challenge 99 hoping it had a different ending from the other modes because of the extreme challenge of it, but it didn't. I could have gotten away with a quick and painless 10 levels of Simon, but instead opted for the 2.5 hour, 99 level Simon marathon!! My feet were quite sore at the end, but at least its done.
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Luckily for me Street Cop was a lot more enjoyable. Using the pad and controller you wander through 6 different areas busting low-level criminals until you can get the location of their boss. Once you've tracked down and arrested each of the 6 crimelords you've beaten the game. It was very enjoyable and easily one of my favorite games for the Power Pad.
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It seems that no one else that is tackling the list of NES games with me over at nintendoage is very fond of space sim type games. So with 2 of them on the list I gave the first one a try, Destination Earthstar. Their are two types of play on this game, the first one being a space sim played out on a grid in first person perspective, and the second being a side scrolling shmup (ala Gradius).
The sim part actually isn't too bad. Its fairly enjoyable, balanced and controls well. You're tasked with destroying all enemies on the grid before gaining access to the enemy base (the shmup areas). You can also explore a bit and find extra fuel and weapons. Each level like this is basically the same, the only difference is more enemies and more hidden goodies. Once you get the hang of it its pretty simple.
The shmup areas leave a lot to be desired though. Your ship can shoot from both the front and back and the powerups you collect will boost your guns for either direction. It does some things right like having varied weapons and giving you the ability to scroll through and previous collected ones if you prefer them (I liked the 3rd upgrade better than the 4th or 5th) and if you die you dont have to start the stage again, just continue from the point you died at. The levels don't seem to bad at first, but they get longer each time until they feel never-ending. On top of that your ship controls rather clunky and enemy hit boxes are pretty small. Luckily the game is pretty generous with the 1ups so as long as you can amass 10+ early enough you can just limp your way through the end like I ended up doing.
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While I tackled that space sim no one else stepped up for the other one so I took it too. Star Voyageur was very similar to the sim parts of Destination EarthStar, just a lot crappier in pretty much every way. Firstly it took me a good hour to figure out how to even navigate my damn ship. The warp system is very unintuitive. Secondly you NEED to get two secret and randomly placed items before you can even start attacking enemy ships. So you have to hope to find them early on otherwise the baddies will be too close and you'll lose before you even have a chance to fight. When you finally get all of that down you need to learn to fight pretty decent sized hordes of TIE Fighter clones coupled with Star Destroyer clones. The Star Destroyer type ships are the motherships so you need to take them out otherwise they'll just keep spawning more ships. The combat is pretty fast and frantic which makes it pretty challenging, even with your power ups. Luckily the game is pretty short after you figure out all that stuff though.
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Lastly this time around was Days of Thunder. If you've ever played 30 seconds of this game, you've pretty much played the whole darn thing. Just a lot of turning left and eventually struggling through pit stops. Fun!!!
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NES Games Finished In 2012
(click on a title to view the video)
Silver Surfer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Ghosts n Goblins
Tetris
Pro Wrestling
Gradius
Zanac
Adventure Island
Karnov
Trojan
Excitebike
Baseball
Spy Hunter
Adventure Island II
Tennis
Battletoads
Shadowgate
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Pinball Quest
Section Z
Godzilla
Hydlide
Marble Madness
Back to the Future
Darkman
Terminator 2
Robocop
Total Recall
Predator
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Hudson Hawk
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Batman Returns
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Krion Conquest
Adventures of Dino Riki
Ultima: Exodus
Legacy of the Wizard
Air Fortress
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Darkwing Duck
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Legends of the Diamond
Pro Sports Hockey
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
Yoshi's Cookie
Kick Master
Zombie Nation
Stadium Events
Super Jeopardy!
Joust
Yoshi
Dance Aerobics
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Pipe Dreams
Ski or Die
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
City Connection
American Gladiators
Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge
720
Athletic World
Super Team Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gumshoe
Bases Loaded
The Addams Family Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Kings of the Beach
The Blues Brothers
Volley Ball
Lode Runner
3D World Runner
Twin Eagle
Dragon's Lair
The Adventures of Rad Gravity
Break Time: The National Pool Tour
Bases Loaded II
Rainbow Islands
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Peter Pan And The Pirates
Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Strike
Slalom
Wrath of the Black Manta
Race America
Treasure Master
Krusty's Fun House
King's Knight
Mighty Bomb Jack
Bases Loaded 3
Castelian
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
Dirty Harry
Conan
Cobra Triangle
Spider Man Return of the Sinister Six
Tag Team Wrestling
Eliminator Boat Duel
Galaxy 5000
George Foreman's KO Boxing
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge
Thunder & Lightning
Heavy Shreddin'
Flying Warriors
Rocket Ranger
Roger Clemens MVP Baseball
Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure
Destination Earthstar
Street Cop
Short Order/Eggsplode
Star Voyageur
Days of Thunder
BONUS GAME -
Assimilate
Future Plans - There isn't much hope left of finding hidden gems to play with us nearing 20 games left on the system, only about 6-7 that I even own. I'll probably be trying Laser Invasion and Silent Service *shutter* soon.
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