How's your NES gaming going? What's your NES library like?

[prfsnl_gmr]

Do you have the Blades of Steel variant?

I do! It took me a while to track it down, but I was happy when I found it.

Also, I have found two copies of Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball "in the wild" but have not yet seen a copy of the Wayne Gretzky Hockey "white jersey w/o logo label" variant. (Admittedly, I am not looking that hard for it...) I did locate a copy of Pro Sports Hockey once, but since it was $50+, I passed on it.

[retrosportsgamer]

^ very cool.

Yeah Dusty isn't rare in the sense you can find multiple copies on eBay at any time. I'm fortunate - my brother-in-law has a copy from his growing up that we've regularly played.

[SNESdrunk]

Blaster Master is definitely worth a go just make sure you've got some time to dedicate to it since there aren't any passwords.

A ha, forgot all about this one, thanks

Metal Storm

Vice: Project Doom

Power Blade

I remember each of these being on the cover of Nintendo Power but I've never played any of them, must remedy that immediately...

Shatterhand: This is my favorite action game on the NES. You can PUNCH BULLETS.

Sold! Take all of my money!

Kick Master: Platformer mixed with an action RPG. You've just got to try this one out. It's really unique.

Fantastic

Thanks for the recs!

[prfsnl_gmr]

Doing a little research, I am beginning to wonder if the Wayne Gretzky Hockey "white jersey w/o logo label" variant actually exists. (There are none available on eBay, and I cannot find the place where I read about its existence. Most sites simply discuss the two other variants, both of which I already own.)

Also - and to brag a bit - I also have both versions of Roger Clemmons MVP Baseball. (Neither of them are hard to find, but it took me a while to discover that there were two, very different cart labels.)

Kick Master: Platformer mixed with an action RPG. You've just got to try this one out. It's really unique.

Fantastic

If you're looking for platformer RPGs, be sure to give Faxanadu a try...and Zelda II...It really is an awesome game...

[retrosportsgamer]

I've never heard of that Gretzky variant but I'm sure NintendoAge would have it in a list if it was real, right?

[prfsnl_gmr]

I've never heard of that Gretzky variant but I'm sure NintendoAge would have it in a list if it was real, right?

I actually ended up finding two by searching eBay completed listings. It is real. (Basically, it is the "white jersey" cover with the Kings logo badly photo-shopped off of the jersey.) Only one of the games sold, and I will just have to start checking eBay listing from time-to-time.

[ninjainspandex]

Did anyone mention Shadow of the Ninja yet? I picked up a copy for $15 seems like a hidden gem that is going to get popular fast. Super fun Ninja Gaiden style game made by Natsume with tight controls. Check it out

[prfsnl_gmr]

Did anyone mention Shadow of the Ninja yet? I picked up a copy for $15 seems like a hidden gem that is going to get popular fast. Super fun Ninja Gaiden style game made by Natsume with tight controls. Check it out

I mentioned it. It is a great game, and Tecmo actually reskinned the Gameboy port to create Ninja Gaiden Shadow.

[ninjainspandex]

Did anyone mention Shadow of the Ninja yet? I picked up a copy for $15 seems like a hidden gem that is going to get popular fast. Super fun Ninja Gaiden style game made by Natsume with tight controls. Check it out

I mentioned it. It is a great game, and Tecmo actually reskinned the Gameboy port to create Ninja Gaiden Shadow.

Wow really? I just bought that game because it was frigging fantastic, no idea it was shadow of the Ninja on the Gameboy. It is my #1 favorite game on the original Gameboy.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Did anyone mention Shadow of the Ninja yet? I picked up a copy for $15 seems like a hidden gem that is going to get popular fast. Super fun Ninja Gaiden style game made by Natsume with tight controls. Check it out

I mentioned it. It is a great game, and Tecmo actually reskinned the Gameboy port to create Ninja Gaiden Shadow.

Wow really? I just bought that game because it was frigging fantastic, no idea it was shadow of the Ninja on the Gameboy. It is my #1 favorite game on the original Gameboy.

If I recall correctly, the Natsume team that created Shadow of the Ninja for the NEW was working on a Gameboy port. Tecmo bought the rights to the port and had the game's protagonist "reskinned" as Ryu Hayabusa. The fact that game was originally a Shadow of the Ninja port is pretty obvious once you realize it, since the game plays much more like Shadow of the Ninja than it does any of the NES Ninja Gaiden games.