Tag: adventure

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Game Data: Review Date: May 22, 2021 Release Date: April 13, 1992 Platform: SNES Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: For 15 year old Super Mateo, life was starting to pick up steam. There were all sorts of teenager things going on, but this game was worked into my busy schedule whenever I could… Continue reading Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Faria

Review Date: May 3, 2021 Release Date: June 1, 1991 Platform: NES Publisher: Nexoft Genre: Adventure Description: In kind of a Dragon Quest/Legend of Zelda cross, an unnamed heroine has to…oh, wait…that’s the mystery part. The danger is actually trying to do it. They’re trying to make it sound like it’s an enchanted world full… Continue reading Faria

A Boy and His Blob

Review Date: April 19, 2021 Release Date: January 1, 1990 Platform: NES Publisher: Absolute Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: As a kid, I thought this game, David Crane’s A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia was a boring, pointless game, as we had no idea where to go or what to do. As an adult, I… Continue reading A Boy and His Blob

Guardian Legend

Review Date: April 12, 2021 Release Date: April 1, 1989 Platform: NES Publisher: Broderbund Genre: Shooter/Adventure Hybrid Anecdotes: Even in the NES era, during the prime years of my gaming, there were still games I had never played. There were even games I had never even heard of. Nobody knew this game at all back… Continue reading Guardian Legend

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Review Date: April 4, 2021 Release Date: December 1, 1988 (that’s an exact date this time, not an estimate like when I usually put the first) Platform: NES Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: Back in 1988, Nintendo enjoyed tons of success with their golden cartridge, The Legend of Zelda. Logic would dictate that they… Continue reading Zelda II: The Adventure of Link