Punch Out - Nes Boxing Game

This was an exciting boxing game when I first played it. The action was fast and smooth and the punches felt right. I loved the different characters that you had to fight and I liked the way there was a strategy that was required to beat them.

I still remembered when I got all the way to Mike Tyson and beat him. What joy! What satisfaction! Boy! Was it rewarding.

Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse

The music captured the right atmosphere and made me want to enter the castle and bust some skeletons. I couldn't wait to power up my whips and get some random spells that tend to run out towards the end of the level when I'm facing a boss.

The controls are stiff and the character ponders at a leisurely pace. The graphics are nice with some impressive sprite animation and the usual 8 bit finesse but with the somewhat unusual unsatisfying weird Nintendo color palette.

River City Ransom - River City Rubbish!

Everything from the graphics to the sounds, to the story lines, to the potential martial art power up and special items bought in shops was absolutely lifeless, bland and mind-numbingly dull.

The free roaming feature was just a feature I dreaded in this game as I kept wondering if I was going to do any backtracking.

It felt like work trying to play this game and what ever compels someone to complete this game is beyond me. Maybe it's because I have become so used to current games where beat em ups felt like I was beating something up. This game has been overrated and underrated. To me, I don't know what the fuss is.