I was born in 77- So I came into gaming on the tail end of Atari- In fact the 3rd version of Atari was the system I started playing on when I was six. But following the great Video Game Crash of 1983 (Yes- It happened) the N.E.S was released and gaming forever changed.
Some of my best memories growing up were of my friends and I staying up all night just to beat Mario Brothers, Contra, Kung Fu, and Zelda.
So it’s natural that I would want to introduce my kids to a bit of my childhood. And now- Starting this week- The NES is being re-released.
Here are some of my favorite games growing up. All these are from the NES system. I did enjoy the later systems as well. However, there is something special about those original games- The ones that captured the magic of my childhood that can’t be replaced.
Paper Boy
Bubble Bobble
Duck Hunt
TMNT
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 2
Super Mario Brothers 3
Contra
ZELDA
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out
Tecmo Bowl
TETRIS
Double Dragon
What were some of your favorite games…?
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