Another month, another set of NES games to play. Let's skip the pleasantries, shall we? THE GAMES: ![]() PUNCH-OUT!! - It's a simple boxing game that has a surprising amount of depth. You'd think the limited buttons would hinder the experience, but they made the absolute best out of what little they had. Figuring out the opponent's patterns is fun, and using what you learned to put their ass in the dirt is utterly satisfying. This is probably in my Top 5 NES games of all time. ![]() STAR SOLDIER - It's a serviceable vertical shmup. The foreground stuff is jarring when you first play the game, but once you adjust, it's pretty fun. ![]() SUPER MARIO BROS.: THE LOST LEVELS - This was Super Mario 2 in Japan, but the developers thought the Western audience were weak-willed punk-ass bitches, so we got a different Mario 2 in its place. Lost Levels feels like what an extra DLC level pack for the original Super Mario Bros. would feel: pretty much the same game, but with all-new levels. And these levels are fucking hard. We only get one SP game this month: ![]() KID ICARUS SP - Another glorified save state where you start near the end of the game and have all the shit unlocked. Instead of the usual two, we got three additions to the library this time around, and they are more than worth the trouble. Punch-Out!! alone excuses the lackluster SP game we got along with the package. But at this point, they have to be scraping the bottom of the NES barrel now. I can count on two hands what games I'd care to see on here that aren't third-party or Japan-exclusive. What could they possibly offer next month?
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