You pick up something, and carry it over 2D levels. So here, stare at this horrible baby-blue cartridge instead.īible Adventures by Wisdom Tree is a compilation of three games that are sort of Super Mario Bros 2 rip-offs with bible themes (oh boy). We couldn’t find the box art for this game because, well, it’s a non-approved NES game and probably doesn’t have one. No matter what you do, you are gonna die, so don’t play this game next to your loved ones, you don’t want them to see you cursing like this. But when you die (and oh, you will), you will have to stare at this:īe ready to get that image burnt into your retina. You’re constantly on the move, dodging atacks and considering yourself lucky if you stay alive for more than 30 seconds. This wouldn’t be so terrible (just look at Contra) if it wasn’t for the fact that everything on the screen wants you dead, and enemies never stop showing up at any moment, so there’s no break nor anything. For such a character, almost invulnerable in the fiction, the fact that only one shoot kills him is pathetic. So, why is it on this list, if everything sounds so neat? Well, we can’t even begin to explain how soul-crushingly hard this game is. That’s so cool, right? Also, the game had non-linear progression, so players could take the levels in any order they wanted, shooting their way through the waves of enemies. Controls were ok, the music was great, and the graphic department wasn’t lacking. The game, and let’s be fair here, wasn’t that bad. Mysterious, sleek, deep, constantly confronted by his past, and just damn cool. If the player went in one direction too far, Jones would end up where he started, but on top of this, getting anywhere was an almost impossible task given how stiff the controls were, and how awkward the whip mechanic (essential to move from platform to platform) was. But let’s forget the graphic shortcomings for a second, here: the map was also a mess. The game had the weirdest perspective of all time, not entirely from above, but not entirely 2D either, which screwed proportions and made most objects unrecognizable. And is that supposed to be Indiana Jones? Ugh. Players were expecting some fun platforming action, using the whip as a weapon, and some of Dr.
Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (AKA, “the one where he doesn’t fight the Nazis”) was a pretty fun movie back in the day, which should have served as the perfect basis for an action-adventure masterpiece. Introducing now, Walyou’s 12 Worst NES Games of All Time. These titles, for one reason or another (being non-approved games, having a rushed development period or being extremely hard or unfair) were so horrible that gave players nightmares, and even today are remembered for one reason or another as some of the worst games ever created. The Extraterrestrial ever again.īut like any console in the market, the good old NES had its share of horrendous titles, both with and without the official seal. The quality went up, and thanks to the Nintendo Seal of Quality, which granted official approval by Nintendo, gamers could be sure they’d never play something like E.T. Some franchises that are legendary and beloved by geeks appeared for the first time on the NES. People said goodbye to the simplicity of Pong consoles and Atari, and a whole new generation of games appeared. When the NES first came out, it was an absolute revolution.