Original Release: Nintendo, Arcade, 1983Other Releases: NES (1987), Wii (2009) Nintendo’s pattern recognition and timing-based punchfest raised the stakes for boxing games. Punch-Out!! (NES, Nintendo, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Sadly, due to the nature of licensing agreements and whatnot, any re-releases of this game (such as the Wii 2009…
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PRO WRESTLING
Original Release: Nintendo, 1986, NES / ArcadeOther Releases: Wii (2008) Nintendo’s first attempt at wrestling came from the team that would later become Human and build on this to make the Fire Pro series. Pro Wrestling (NES, Nintendo, 1986) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Pro Wrestling is really not a good…
PINBALL
Original Release: Nintendo, 1984, Arcade / NESOther Releases: N64 (in Animal Crossing – 2001), Wii (2006), Wii U (2013) Nintendo’s initial attempt at pinball for their consoles. Pinball (NES, Nintendo, 1984) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! Pinball really isn’t a bad little pinball game. It’s some simple, brainless fun. The board…
NEKKETSU SOCCER
Original Release: Technos, 1990, NES / X68000Other Releases: Game Boy / Turbo CD (1991), Turbografx 16 / Genesis (1992), Wii (2008), 3DS (2012) Ported to the NES as “Nintendo World Cup,” this game sees the Kunio crew hit the soccer field for more rough play. Nintendo World Cup (NES, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon…
NFL FOOTBALL
Original Release: LJN, 1989, NES This game made history as the first with an NFL team license, but is otherwise utterly forgettable. NFL Football (NES, LJN, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! This game is one of the clunkiest, choppiest, slowest, most half-assed and awful pieces of shit I’ve ever had…
NES PLAY ACTION FOOTBALL
Original Release: Nintendo, 1990, NESOther Releases: Wii (2007) Nintendo’s first try at football had some interesting game options, but the actual gameplay once again showed that they just didn’t have the same magic touch with sports games. NES Play Action Football (NES, Nintendo, 1990) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! I’ll cut…
NES OPEN TOURNAMENT GOLF
Original Release: Nintendo, 1987, NESOther Releases: Arcade (1991), Wii (2008) Nintendo’s prototype of Mario Golf was a little rough around the edges. NES Open Tournament Golf (NES, Nintendo, 1987) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! This was basically the precursor of the Mario Golf games, naturally much more primitive (even more so…
NEKKETSU STREET BASKET
Original Release: Technos, 1993, NESOther Releases: GBA (in Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 1 – 2005), PS4 / Switch / Xbox One (2019) The Kunio boys bring their unconventional brawling approach to sports to the basketball courts with this installment. Nekketsu Street Basket (NES, Technos, 1993) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Everyone likes…
M.U.S.C.L.E WRESTLING
Original Release: Bandai, 1985, NES This very early NES wrestling game was based on a rubber toy line that was popular in the mid-80s. MUSCLE Wrestling (NES, Bandai, 1985) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: coming soon! Kinnikuman, known as M.U.S.C.L.E. in the West, was a toy fad in the mid-late 1980s that I…
MONOPOLY
Original Release: Parker Bros, 1991, NES / SNES / Genesis / Game Boy The first video game version of Monopoly of note is arguably still the best, with really strong presentation and fast gameplay. Monopoly (NES, Parker Bros, 1991) Where to Buy: Amazon How to Emulate: coming soon! There’s not much point to playing a…