I loved this game as a kid but frustratingly quit playing it after it froze on me on the last level. I was surprised how well this game lives up to my memory. Controls are great, game-play is fun, reminds me a lot of Mega-man actually. It wasn’t too hard to beat, and I even got the special ending to boot. read more

My Roommate a year ago resurrected his N64 and we got pretty into Mario Golf. I remember playing it as a kid but didn’t have the patience for it. This time around I found it fun and relaxing. I beat a bunch of the game modes and unlocked some characters, Bowser being the most satisfying. read more

February 02, 2013

Er. Well, sort of.. It turns out to be one of those games that just starts over from the beggining over and over. So I beat it in both game modes, (played 2.5 times through “A” mode.) read more

April 30, 2013

I beat Paperboy for Nintendo! Actually it wasn’t very hard or dramatic in anyway. I think the only reason I hadn’t done it as a kid was because I lacked patience… read more

March 30, 2013

After almost twenty years of shame, I FINALLY beat this game. I’ll be honest it wasn’t easy. I basically played for half an hour every night when I got home from work (around midnight) for at least a month. Most of that time was spent figuring out how best to play Mike. Progress was slow but steady and when I knocked him down for the third time in the second round I was ecstatic. read more

February 10, 2013

In my sporadic half assed attempt to finally beat the various Nintendo games that bested me as a child; I can finally check off Little Nemo from the list. Always one of my favorite NES games, it feels good to finally beat it! read more