Double Dragon NES Review

This is a port of an arcade game of the same name.  They did a pretty good job translating this game to the NES.  There is a different kind of element to this version where you get experience points in addition to your score.  Each time you reach a certain point level, you get a heart and level up.  Leveling up gives you a new special move with every heart.  You can get a headbutt, a jump kick, and the ability to knee you opponent in the head and throw them to name a few.  There are two difficulty modes that make the game challenging and boss fights at the end of each level.  There is also a mode that allows you to fight against a second player like a fighting game such as Street Fighter 2.  Overall, the game play is fun and the graphics are great for the NES.  The music in this game is also pretty cool.  It has a funky kind of vibe to it.  I give the game a 7 out of 10 overall.  It would have gotten a higher rating but the amount of glitches in the game bring the rating down for me.

Jordan VS Bird Super One On One Sega Genesis Review

I am not a big fan of basketball video games and this one proves why.  The game play is mediocre at best and the game plays slow and is repetitive.  There is not much going on here except one on one basketball.  It gets tedious and is not really fun to play at all.  There is a 3 point contest and a slam dunk contest mode you can play that adds a little more to the game.  Overall this game gets a 2 out of 10 stars.  There are definitely better basketball video games out there.  The graphics and sound seem a little lower than standard for the Genesis as well. 

Best Of The Best Championship Karate NES Review

This game is complete garbage.  It is not even playable in my opinion.  The game play is so horrible and sluggish that it is painful.  It is almost impossible to hit the other person and when you do, it is impossible to tell that you did.  The graphics are reminiscent of 4 color CGA graphics on an early IBM XT and the sound is complete crap.  Talk about a complete piece of garbage.  This game gets a 0 out of 10 stars.  Stay away from it unless you like complete crap.

Legendary Wings NES Review

Shoot em up port of an arcade game.  It is not quite the same as the arcade version but close.  The memories I have of this game is that it was extremely hard.  I remember playing it as a kid and not getting very far.  It seemed impossible. The game starts out as a vertical scroller.  You then get sucked in a large mouth on the ground and go into a horizontal scrolling mode.  There is a worm like mini boss after this and you go back to vertical mode.  At the end of the level, you come to a palace and fight another mini boss which is a dragon that shoots fire.  You go into the palace which is side scrolling again.  At the end of the palace you fight the level boss which kind of looks like the first level boss in Gradius.  There are 5 levels total in the game and all the bosses are the same except they have increased difficulty.  At the end of the game you fight a final boss which is pretty challenging.  In each level there is a "lucky" underground level with treasures and power ups which is located under a ground target.  The weapon you start with is very weak.  It is recommended to get the best power up early on and keep it.  You can also shoot ground bombs in vertical mode. Graphics and sound is on par with the games of it's time.  Game play is great for an NES shooter, and re playability is very good.  Overall I give it an 8 out of 10.  The recycled bosses really hurt the game but it is still very fun.  Try playing the 2 player simultaneous mode for added fun.

Solar Jetman NES Review

A different kind of game for the NES.  It is pretty fun.  Very hard at first until you get used to the controls.  Actually, it is still hard after you get used to it.  There are 12 planets that you land on, each is progressively harder.  The goal of the game is to collect pieces to a Golden Warp Ship while also collecting power ups such as shields and missiles along the way.  The game is fun and challenging but can get very frustrating at times.  If you take your time and take it slow you will get farther.  This is not a game I would play all the time but it is fun to revisit from time to time.  It is one of those games you forget about and then rediscover.  The game play, graphics, and music are all average.  Overall, I give this game a 6 out of 10 stars.  Worth checking out. 

Destruction Derby Playstation Review

This is an early release game for the Playstation.  Came out in 1995.  This game is not as fun as I remember it.  The graphics are not very good as it is an early release and the music is kind of repetitive.  There are a few different modes you can play.  Practice mode, Race mode, Demolition Derby mode, and race wreckin mode.  The mode most fun is probably the race wreckin mode because you get to race around a track and crash into people.  The game play is not that great and the game get pretty boring after a few minutes.  The annoying voice over guy yelling things like "Get outta my way!" is pretty stupid.  Like I said, this game is fun for a few minutes and then it becomes boring.  Overall, I give it a 4 out of 10. 

Video Olympics Atari VCS (2600) Review

Released in 1978 as one of the Atari VCS's initial launch titles.  For its time it was pretty awesome because it took a basic Pong style game and added different variations to it.  Mediocre by today's standards but pretty cool back then.  I just attempted to play it and realized that my paddle controllers are not functioning correctly.  Nonetheless, the basic concept of what the game is was translated to me as I remember it. Hit a square ball back and forth and try to score on your opponent.  A fun 2 player game to mess with but nothing epic going on here.  Overall, I give it a 5 out of 10.  Atari is very hard to rate due to the huge amount of crappy games but this one stands the test of time.  It does what it is intended to do.  Pong with multiple variations.