\nReview: The NES Classic Edition and all 30 games on it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
As long as you\u2019re here, I feel I should also plug the games added a couple weeks back that probably didn\u2019t get the love they deserved, then or 30 years ago.<\/p>\n
Blaster Master is one of my favorite games of all time and massively underplayed. It\u2019s an early \u201cMetroidvania,\u201d as we call such things these days, with amazing controls both in the side-scrolling and top-down portions, and a huge, crazy world to explore. This is an absolute classic and anyone who loves the NES should play it \u2014 or, if you find the original a bit clumsy, try the recent remake<\/a>, which was both faithful and added some serious upgrades.<\/p>\n
Zelda 2 also got added two weeks ago, and while it definitely has its problems, it\u2019s actually a really compelling game and worthy of the name. But cast aside your associations and just play it as if it\u2019s an old gem \u2014 use a walkthrough or VGmaps<\/a> to help, though, because this game is a real bastard.<\/p>\n
So far the selections for NSO have been quite good, and they play well. The service is still extremely barebones even for its paltry asking price, but at least you can\u2019t complain (too much anyway) about the selection of free NES titles. With a few more trickling in every month, the library will soon be quite formidable and I might even start using it instead of my hacked SNES Classic<\/a>. Especially with the rumor (and near certainty) that SNES games are soon to join their 8-bit cousins.<\/p>\n
Nintendo is definitely going through some growing pains with its online service, but I feel that in a year it\u2019ll be up to snuff. They tend to approach everything by first establishing essentials, and then adding bit by bit. No doubt we\u2019ll hear more at GDC and E3 later this year.<\/p>\n
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