The Famicom released in Japan in 1983 was released on North American and European shores as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985. It sold over 60 million units worldwide and has been deemed by many to be the saviour of the video gaming industry. So why did no one at Arcade Attack have one growing up???
To make amends we’re now trawling the library of this legendary console ably assisted by NES expert Andy (also known as ‘UKNESBoy’). So sit back and enjoy our thoughts on some of the gems and duds that were released on the NES.
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NES Top Tens
| Title | Description | Date Published |
|---|---|---|
| Top Ten NES Black Box Games | UKNESBoy is on board! And to celebrate, he’s come up with his top-ten black box games, the ones that kickstarted this amazing console… | 01/03/2019 |
| Top Ten – Notoriously Difficult NES Games | We’ve got Andy/UKNESBoy in full swing now! This week he went through his top ten most “balls hard” NES games and you’ll probably guess what’s No. 1… | 03/05/2019 |
| Top Ten NES Racing Games! | What are the best racing games on the NES? Check out Andy's list and tell us what you think! | 18/07/2021 |
| Top Ten – Rarest NES Games | We publish our roundup of the rarest and most valuable games on the NES… | 19/06/2015 |
| Top Ten NES Sequels | Our Andy (UKNESBoy) keeps coming up with the goods for you NES fans! Check out his favourite NES sequels… | 25/10/2019 |
| Top Ten – Worst NES Covers Of All Time | Some of these games are stone-cold classics but my are their covers bad… | 12/05/2015 |
NES Reviews
| Title | Description | Rating | Review published |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Burner | After Burner hits the NES and it really shouldn’t have bothered… | 34% | 29/04/2015 |
| Aladdin | Disney’s romp gets a well deserved outing on the NES… | 79% | 04/05/2015 |
| Arch Rivals | This really isn’t the way to play basketball… | 12% | 04/05/2015 |
| Battletoads | Who needs turtles when you’ve got toads and their whopping package… | 90% | 23/04/2015 |
| California Games | If you can’t get to California then this is the nest best thing. Maybe… | 41% | 21/04/2015 |
| Casino Kid | Truly awful casino action. At least you’re unlikely to pick up a gambling addiction from it… | 15% | 19/04/2015 |
| Castlevania | Dracula is only a short stroll away in this epic platformer… | 82% | 22/04/2015 |
| Cobra Triangle | Mad speedboat action from those lovely folk at Rare. Our Andy/UKNESBoy tells us why it’s worth a punt… | 80% | 27/05/2019 |
| Days of Thunder | Racing action has never been so confusing and Nicole Kidman is nowhere to be seen… | 42% | 19/04/2015 |
| Double Dragon | Crazy flawed but also crazy fun… | 73% | 17/05/2016 |
| Donkey Kong Jr. Math | Yes, this “edutainment” title really did happen and no, it is not all that. Andy/UKNESBoy delves into the finer detail… | 36% | 06/05/2019 |
| Dr Mario | Jake gives us his opinion on Mario’s fun but short lived stint as a GP… | 79% | 04/03/2019 |
| Excitebike | Strap on those leathers and go full pelt “Evel Style”… | 81% | 16/01/2017 |
| The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy | Possibly Dizzy’s best outing on the NES… | 90% | 02/12/2016 |
| Fester’s Quest | Nothing screams ‘Halloween’ quite like Fester’s Quest. The Addams Family spin-off gets the UKNESBoy treatment… | 50% | 31/10/2019 |
| Gradius | Arcade favourite Nemesis ports to the NES as is. You may need a wig afterwards… | 76% | 20/03/2017 |
| Gumshoe | Detective Stevenson needs your help (via NES zapper) to get to the bottom of this mystery. Here’s our Andy… | 75% | 14/10/2019 |
| Ice Climber | Does exactly what it says on the tin (box). Andy reviews all the ice-climbing fun… | 80% | 20/01/2020 |
| Kirby’s Adventure | The “Bombastic Blimp” is back in what could be his finest adventure… | 88% | 22/04/2019 |
| Kung Fu | Walk to the left, walk to the right, whichever way you walk you’ll feel like Bruce Lee… | 85% | 09/09/2019 |
| Lemmings | 8-bit Lemmings almost works on the NES, UKNESBoy tells us more… | 65% | 08/04/2019 |
| Marble Madness | A platform game with a marble? Hmmm? Our Andy has taken on the NES port of the arcade classic and rather likes it… | 85% | 23/09/2019 |
| Mega Man | Platform action has never been this good… | 90% | 19/10/2015 |
| Popeye | We made Andy (UKNESBoy) eat a whole crate of spinach before he reviewed this fun arcade platformer… | 85% | 02/12/2019 |
| Star Soldier | Fantastic name but was it a fantastic game? Our Andy says…no, but it’s worth a play or two if you like a shmup… | 70% | 05/08/2019 |
| Street Fighter 2 | The popular coin-op rather underwhelmingly hits the 8-bit. Hadooooken… | 14% | 19/04/2015 |
| Top Gun | Yep, I made him do it! UKNESBoy reviews a game that certainly divides opinion on the 8-bit… | 60% | 18/02/2019 |
| TMNT | Or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles if you will, in a rather spiffing adventure… | 82% | 11/11/2015 |
| Urban Champion | Gunpei Yokoi’s ‘street brawler’ is a fascinating example of the early work on NES. As ever, here is our Andy to chuck someone into the sewers… | 75% | 02/03/2020 |
| Wacky Races | A poor Mario clone loosely based on the ace cartoon… | 58% | 16/04/2015 |
| Wrecking Crew | Mario’s lesser known outing is never talked about but is solid as a rock… UKNESBoy is back to tell us all… | 80% | 18/03/2019 |
| WWF Wrestlemania | The first WWF game on the NES had potential but, er, didn't quite fulfill it | 50% | 23/08/2022 |