For our first entry we featured the arcade hit Defender, one of the most challenging arcade titles around. Adding some retro functionality to your Nintendo DS is always a good thing.
This time we will be showing off NES emulation for all your favorite 8-bit Nintendo classics. Japan always gets the best videogame artwork. This time […]. Every now and then, a game arrives on the scene that has gameplay that is so refined, it is is difficult to improve up other than graphical upgrades. Note from racketboy: To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the original Final Fantasy, racketboy. This look back at both the original game and the extensive and diverse series that followed is filled with both an historical […].
For older games, it is very hard to find some solid comparisons of various ports. Fortunately, every now and then somebody puts together a comparison of screenshots and characteristics […]. I received a friendly email the other day asking what NES clone I would recommend. Also, I thought it would be nice if I produced […]. The Nintendo Entertainment System is legendary in the video game world. Nintendo virtually came out of nowhere to invade the world with a reborn love for home-based video games.
This rarity was part of series of health educational games from Raya Systems that was a simple run-and-jump platformer aimed at teaching children about asthma and how to prevent it. Upon booting up the games, you can tell that Raya Systems who was actually a supplier of health devices worked with developers that could create a game quickly and cheaply. YouTuber Kim Justice actually has a brief video discussing their work focusing on one of the most unfortunate releases, Captain Novalin.
After getting more exposure, SNES collectors are noticing how hard this title is to find on a regular basis and are willing to pay a premium. Much like Final Fight 2, this third installment was an exclusive to the Super Nintendo.
However, in hindsight, if you are a fan of the series, you can appreciate that Capcom did put some effort into refining the Final Fight experience on the SNES.
Running attacks are a subtle, but welcome addition and there are also special moves that can be pulled off with Street Fighter-like control motions. In , prices doubled in the span of a year or two and has increased gradually from then.
If you ever fell in love with top-down shooter Zombies Ate My Neighbors, you will feel at home with the follow-up, Ghoul Patrol. LucasArts worked with a third-party developer on Ghoul Patrol, but it runs on essentially the same gameplay engine as Zombies. Unfortunately, it lost a bit of its charm and humor while adding a few clumsy gameplay elements.
After the Ninja Gaiden series was rejuvenated on the Xbox in , more attention was brought back to the classic games in the series. This particular cartridge brought back the original NES titles to the SNES with enhanced graphics and music plus some slight tweaks to the gameplay. Unfortunately, this release did suffer from some slowdown, unresponsive controls, spotty hit detection, and censorship.
R-Type III: The Third Lightning is one of the more popular games in the influential shmup series and one of the best shooters on the SNES due to its huge levels, impressive bosses, and a solid difficulty level. Irem also worked to cater to the SNES hardware to avoid slowdown. In the mid s, this was a bold move, but it makes for a nice console exclusive for collectors. In the next two years, values of the game doubled or tripled.
Featured photo courtesy of cullenretrogaming on Instagram. Featured photo courtesy of codysgameroom on Instagram. Digg This Story. There are a few SNES games that I missed out on the first time round which either never came to Australia or are way too expensive. Last I had a fully boxed version of Harvest Moon. Terranigma is the best rpg ever released on the snes!
I have a mint copy of the game. Why this game never was released in the US is a mystery to me. Other great rare snes games:. The 1st one i missed it. On the 2nd apperance, just four years later…, i managed to win the auction! I would also add R-type lll I find it difficult to find that game even on ebay.
Seems there is only copies at a time online. Way less then wild guns, metal warriors etc. Cheers Jon. That price need an update for sure. I was the seller of one of those so I can provide some proof if needed. Just PM me on racketboy here if you need any more info. Hi there, what about the black box version of Final Fight Guy? SCN only, and eBay prizes are insane. I have seen a speed run of that game, it looks amazing. I will list the actual rare titles that should be mentioned in a list.
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February 27th, at pm. Nintendo , rare-valuable , snes. February 10, at pm. Skullboy says:. June 19, at am. Utonium says:. July 26, at pm. Anthony says:. December 16, at am. KoolioMcB says:. October 27, at pm. Jon Harding says:. November 18, at am. Crabmaster says:. November 28, at pm. So far, only two have been found in the wild. Though all copies were thought to be destroyed, RacketBoy reports that a copy was found in the garage of an ex-Nintendo employee.
The purpose of the game is to defend the city from an air raid using your own aircraft. According to RacketBoy, only 12 copies of the game are rumoured to exist. The 26 cartridges were awarded to the winners and runner-ups of Nintendo's Power contest. The game itself consists of a customized combination of "Super Mario Bros," "Rad Racer," and "Tetris," all with a special tournament timer ticking away. It also comes in a box that allows you to personalize it with a birthday message or name.
Only one cartridge was produced by gaming company Gammation, and it currently is owned by collector Anthony DeNardo, according to RacketBoy. Mariah Carey shares title of upcoming children's book. Primark posts 'cute' outfit but fans are divided over one thing. Andre Marriner told he's not fit to referee after "guessing" in Tottenham vs Chelsea. Financial strain ramps up for small businesses as loan defaults rise in final quarter of Wordle: Apple takes down rip-off clones of viral online word game from App Store.
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