While the gameplay is fun, Ring Kinghas also become somewhat infamous online in recent years for another reason. Even though all of the boxers are palette swaps, there’s a lot of depth here and the graphics are surprisingly good for an early NES game. Rather than focus the camera behind your boxer, the fighters square off in third-person, like a wrestling game. Punch-Out!! may be the undisputed champion of NES boxing games, but Ring King is a solid contender.
And while other characters from the franchise are sparse, they do show up as bosses at the end of each level. Gameplay is a lot like Lemmings, with Krusty moving around blocks and other objects to guide the mice to their extermination. His titular funhouse has become infested with mice and only he can get rid of them. Rather than focusing on traditional side-scrolling gameplay like the other games, you play as Krusty the Klown. This is the only one not to star Bart and it’s also the best of the bunch.
Captain America and the AvengersĪcclaim released a whopping four Simpsons games during the lifespan of the NES. Expect to use a walkthrough if you dive into Déjà Vu now. This was long before the days of Telltale when scenes could be completed by just checking everything in a room.
It’s enthralling figuring out the mystery of PI/retired boxer Ace Harding, as he explores the deep underbelly of Chicago.įurther Reading: 25 Underrated SNES GamesĪs great as the game’s atmosphere is, its puzzles can be quite confusing. Even with the system’s limitations, Déjà Vu nailed the 1940s film noir vibe well. The NES isn’t the first platform that comes to mind when thinking about point-and-click games, but it actually did have a few solid adventure titles. And while Nintendo has made the game available through the Virtual Console, the Big N left Wario’s Woods off of the NES Classic and seems to have zero interest in revisiting this type of gameplay. Despite some odd design choices and complex controls, those that dive into Wario’s Woods often find a tough but satisfying puzzler.
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