Prepare to be Humbled: Ranking The 10 Most Brutal NES Boss Battles

“Yeah, I threw the controller at least once.” -Your friends, probably The NES wasn’t known for fair boss fights. Limited (or non-existent!) continues, stiff controls, and unforgiving patterns: Reaching a boss was often harder than beating it. But some developers decided getting there wasn’t enough. Nope, they wanted one final challenge standing between you andContinue reading “Prepare to be Humbled: Ranking The 10 Most Brutal NES Boss Battles”

Best NES RPGs Ranked: 10 Classic Games Still Worth Playing

“There’s no virtue in being old, it just takes a long time.” Lazarus Long, in Robert A. Heinlein’s “Time Enough For Love” The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is often remembered for platform scrollers, action games, and iconic mascots. But for some, it defined what a console RPG should be. There was always an RPG inContinue reading “Best NES RPGs Ranked: 10 Classic Games Still Worth Playing”