Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Reading Time: 18 minutesI try to play through the notorious sequel without help and – no surprise – it doesn’t go well.
Category: NES
Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom reviews
Final Fantasy II (Famicom)
Reading Time: 10 minutesFight the evil Empire as three stalwart teens… and one unreliable fourth character.
Digital Devil Monogatori: Megami Tensei II
Reading Time: 9 minutesNuclear war and demonic hordes have ravaged Tokyo. Can you and your partner navigate the ruins and Hell itself to set humanity free?
Mission: Impossible
Reading Time: 9 minutesYour mission, should you choose to accept it, is to guide three IMF agents past some cartoonish traps.
Digital Devil Montogori: Megami Tensei
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe humble beginnings of a worldwide franchise. Map through a series of surprisingly large dungeons while convincing the demons you fight to join your team.
Final Fantasy
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe genre-defining original. The NES/Famicom original may not be the best version for a modern era, but it still plays well and is a fascinating evolution when looking at what came before it.