The NES is
one of the greatest game consoles of all time, home to such legendary titles as
Contra, Castlevania, the original Super Mario Bros. trilogy, Metroid, The
Legend of Zelda, and the classic Donkey Kong trilogy (Donkey Kong 3 is so underrated!),
as well as such hidden gems as Trog!, Cowboy Kid, and Felix the Cat. I could go
on all day about the excellent library of games, which I in fact do in The NES
Omnibus volumes 1 and 2.
The NES
Omnibus: The Nintendo Entertainment System and Its Games, Volume 2 (M-Z) is
currently on Kickstarter, and you can back it HERE. There are only a couple of
days left, so if you miss it, you can still do a standard pre-order for the
book HERE. And you can read sample pages from the book HERE.
You may be
surprised to know that I didn’t actually play the NES until I got my console for
Christmas in 1987. I was 20 years old at the time and was no longer going over
to friends’ houses to play video games. I was still gaming on my Atari 2600,
ColecoVision, Intellivision, and Odyssey2, but my social life consisting
primarily of working, dating, shooting hoops, and hanging out with friends in
bars, restaurants, and the like. In addition, I never saw the VS. System
version of Super Mario Bros. in the arcades until later. I had heard of the
game, though, and was absolutely floored by it when I first booted it up. I was
especially impressed with the cartoonish nature of the game, the secrets and
surprises, and the near-perfect controls, at least when compared to what came
before.
I went on to
amass an awesome collection of games, and I’ve written about the NES for the late,
lamented All Game Guide, Old School Gamer Magazine, AntiqueWeek, and various
other publications. I even wrote the WORLD’S FIRST book featuring write-ups for
EVERY U.S. release for the console.
In short, I’m
a huge NES fan, and I love playing the games and writing about them and the
system.
Long live
the NES!
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