Show Some Love

Posted on Oct 2nd 2012 at 03:49:55 PM by (Crabmaster2000)
Posted under NES Challenge, Conan, Cobra Triangle

After a brief hiatus from my NES in order to experience some current gen games (Batman Arkham City, Persona 4 Arena, Valkyria Chronicles) I'm back to my go to system. I scoured the Nintendoage list that I'm currently choosing my games from and saw a couple games that peaked my interest.

In the wonderful box of treasures that I recently got from singlebanana was a copy of Conan which I've actually been looking forward to for quite a while now. So I started off with that one. I had pretty low expectations of the controls and basic gameplay due to hearing others talk about this game. Much to my surprise I found it quite easy to pick up and play though. Sure its odd to have to hold A and Down to pick stuff up, but it really didnt take long to get used to it. Another benefit to having talked with others about this game in the past was having knowledge of a few of the more obscure puzzle solutions in the game such as the Urns puzzle at the end of the game or knocking down the Achilles statue by hacking away at his foot. Overall it was short and somewhat sweet. I didnt mind it, but its definitely not great.

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I remember someone here at rfgen mentioning Cobra Triangle when I was looking for challenging games near the start of the year. For whatever reason at the time I left it off my list. Now I finally got around to it though and it was probably deserving of being on that list. There is no one part to the game that is super hard, but its just all around challenging straight through which lead to some pretty disappointing runs. I made it all the way to the last boss on 5 separate occasions and was met with death the first 4. Luckily the game isnt very long so starting over again wasnt the end of the world, but it still hurt that I had to save the damn swimmers and jump the waterfalls again.

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NES Games Finished In 2012

(click on a title to view the video)

Silver Surfer
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Ghosts n Goblins
Tetris
Pro Wrestling
Gradius
Zanac
Adventure Island
Karnov
Trojan
Excitebike
Baseball
Spy Hunter
Adventure Island II
Tennis
Battletoads
Shadowgate
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Pinball Quest
Section Z
Godzilla
Hydlide
Marble Madness
Back to the Future
Darkman
Terminator 2
Robocop
Total Recall
Predator
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Hudson Hawk
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Batman Returns
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Krion Conquest
Adventures of Dino Riki
Ultima: Exodus
Legacy of the Wizard
Air Fortress
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Darkwing Duck
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Legends of the Diamond
Pro Sports Hockey
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
Yoshi's Cookie
Kick Master
Zombie Nation
Stadium Events
Super Jeopardy!
Joust
Yoshi
Dance Aerobics
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Pipe Dreams
Ski or Die
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
City Connection
American Gladiators
Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge
720
Athletic World
Super Team Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Gumshoe
Bases Loaded
The Addams Family Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Kings of the Beach
The Blues Brothers
Volley Ball
Lode Runner
3D World Runner
Twin Eagle
Dragon's Lair
The Adventures of Rad Gravity
Break Time: The National Pool Tour
Bases Loaded II
Rainbow Islands
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Peter Pan And The Pirates
Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Strike
Slalom
Wrath of the Black Manta
Race America
Treasure Master
Krusty's Fun House
King's Knight
Mighty Bomb Jack
Bases Loaded 3
Castelian
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
Dirty Harry
Conan
Cobra Triangle

BONUS GAME -

Assimilate

Future Plans - I have no game in mind right now, but Romance of the Three Kingdoms II has been on the back burner for a while and I should probably get back to it before too long.


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Comments
 
Yeah, Conan was a real stinker the first time I tried it out.  Interesting game, but the controls are pretty tricky.  Kudos to you for finishing that "Masterpiece."
 
Wonder if it's the same cart I sent banana? Grin
Also, kudos to finishing Cobra Triangle. I was the one that mentioned it, and it was one of my favorite games as a kid once I figured out how to handle the swimmers.
 
You should try out Dragon Fighter if you have it. I was playing it the other night, and it is pretty good, although the challenge knocked me out pretty quickly.
 
@Shadow Kisuragi: Ha!  No, I actually found another copy at a game store out of town, near my parent's house several weeks ago.  I had already purchased your copy before I came across it. Crab is the beneficiary of my impatience.  Smiley
 
I've always been tempted to put an "list of owners" on a cartridge and send it off. See if the person I sold it to would participate, and pass it around between various different collectors. It'd be an interesting way to track its history, and a fun way to meet other collectors.
 
@singlebanana: Thanks again for the Conan cart! It was one of the things I was looking forward to most in that box.

@Shadow Kisuragi: I have vague memories of playing Cobra Triangle as a child. Must have rented it or played it at a friends house or something.

@Duke.Togo: I wish I had a copy of Dragon Fighter, but unfortunately not yet Sad Its VERY high on my want list.

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