You can’t keep a good retro platform down ladies and gents, and while I think I do want to look at Nintendo’s first party lineup at some point, I think the third parties deserve some more love first. So here we go with a second round of third party stuff!

So I came to realize that despite my namesake, I haven’t done a lot of retro reviewing. So I figured it was time I started doing that. For those of us who grew up in the good ol days of the NES and onward, consider this a trip down memory lane, or possibly finding some gems you missed. For the younger crowd, consider it a chance to see the roots of gaming and see just how far things have come, and just how well some things still hold up.

This week? We’re looking at some third party NES titles that absolutely deserve a look, whether it’s on the NES Classic, or through uh…Other means.

DISCLAIMER: While I do not condone or promote piracy, I do consider emulation more of a grey area due to several factors: Lack of digital availability, inflated prices on rare games due to collectors, and other things. Whenever possible, I strongly encourage grabbing games through official channels, and will try to mention them where relevant. Needless to say though, for legal reasons I cannot and will not provide assistance in locating emulation related items like game roms. Now then, let’s talk about some of the best stuff on the NES that Nintendo themselves didn’t put out.