Oh man, that newsletter takes me back. I mentioned before that I had two issues of it -- is that all there were before Nintendo Power? I had forgotten about the membership card but as soon as I saw that photo, the memories came back. As a child, I had a wallet to keep birthday and Christmas money in. I also kept that Nintendo Fun Club membership card in there for the majority of my childhood. Didn't want anyone doubting my Nintendo fan credentials.
Of the games you reviewed, I played Trojan the most, and I'm generally with you. Pretty rough, but playable. I remember thinking as a kid it was an awesome concept that you had a shield and wishing more games had defensive options like that, even if the shield in Trojan barely works. You could say that this foreshadowed the modern era, in which defensive options like dodge rolls and parries are basically standard in action games. I also liked the 1v1 option, played that some with a friend. This was another thing that I remember wishing more games did: throw in a 1v1 mode just as a fun, low-effort afterthought. What if games like Legend of Zelda included a very basic 1v1 mode, just to see who's the better Link?
Other classic games that I know did this: NES Double Dragon, Turtles in Time. Probably others that I don't know about.
I guess one thing that comes out in my NES reflections is I was apparently really hungry for the fighting game genre to be invented!
I believe there were seven issues of the newsletter before Nintendo Power? I'm sure I'll include them in future issues. So cool that you were a Fun Club member at all!
I wish they (whoever developed it, can't remember) would have brought Yie Ar Kung Fu to the NES. 1v1 fighting game, wayyyy better than Karate Champ. Came out for the Famicom, but stayed in Japan, alas.
I wish I had gotten more into Nintendo Power as a kid, I was too young for the Fun Club. But yeah, Nintendo of America really knew how to entice the kids.
Slalom is great, Pro Wrestling is ok, and the other two are lame, but yeah the skier is a thicc boi indeed
Pro Wrestling 2-Player was so much damn fun! I was a Nintendo Power subscription kid.
Crazy that Pro Wrestling came out so early in the NES’ lifespan and it remained one of the best NES wrestling games
Starman and The Amazon were my go to.
Oh man, that newsletter takes me back. I mentioned before that I had two issues of it -- is that all there were before Nintendo Power? I had forgotten about the membership card but as soon as I saw that photo, the memories came back. As a child, I had a wallet to keep birthday and Christmas money in. I also kept that Nintendo Fun Club membership card in there for the majority of my childhood. Didn't want anyone doubting my Nintendo fan credentials.
Of the games you reviewed, I played Trojan the most, and I'm generally with you. Pretty rough, but playable. I remember thinking as a kid it was an awesome concept that you had a shield and wishing more games had defensive options like that, even if the shield in Trojan barely works. You could say that this foreshadowed the modern era, in which defensive options like dodge rolls and parries are basically standard in action games. I also liked the 1v1 option, played that some with a friend. This was another thing that I remember wishing more games did: throw in a 1v1 mode just as a fun, low-effort afterthought. What if games like Legend of Zelda included a very basic 1v1 mode, just to see who's the better Link?
Other classic games that I know did this: NES Double Dragon, Turtles in Time. Probably others that I don't know about.
I guess one thing that comes out in my NES reflections is I was apparently really hungry for the fighting game genre to be invented!
I believe there were seven issues of the newsletter before Nintendo Power? I'm sure I'll include them in future issues. So cool that you were a Fun Club member at all!
I wish they (whoever developed it, can't remember) would have brought Yie Ar Kung Fu to the NES. 1v1 fighting game, wayyyy better than Karate Champ. Came out for the Famicom, but stayed in Japan, alas.
I wish I had gotten more into Nintendo Power as a kid, I was too young for the Fun Club. But yeah, Nintendo of America really knew how to entice the kids.
Slalom is great, Pro Wrestling is ok, and the other two are lame, but yeah the skier is a thicc boi indeed
I hear ya, buddy. I gave away years of Electronic Gaming Monthly for free just because I didn't want to haul them across the country. What a mistake.