But that's OK, because one of them is Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, the all - new sequel to Grin's remake of
the NES classic platformer.
Not exact matches
A
classic NES inspired old - school single - player
platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world.
For those without a reference point, this may feel like a pretty but archaic
platformer, but if you can get past the obtrusive cut - scenes, fans of the
NES classic shouldn't think twice about giving this a quack.
For his new Switch outing however, Kirby is getting back to basics with a 2D
platformer which resembles his
classic NES and SNES outings more than anything else.
Ninja Senki draws inspiration from
classic NES platformers, while torque is a 2D puzzler.
«Mega Man 9's» soundtrack manages to package the nostalgic charm of the
NES classics with the hyper - polished presentation of modern triple - A
platformers, maintaining its own identity even with sounds lovingly appropriated from another time in gaming history.
Refugees from shuttered developer Grin have put together a brand new 2D
platformer in the vein of the
classic Bionic Commando for the
NES, so expect tons of shooting, swinging, and — if the original BCR is any indication — a killer soundtrack by Simon Viklund and an off - the - wall sense of humor.
A Boy and His Blob, the quintessentially cute puzzle
platformer, re-released recently as a high definition iteration of the original
NES classic from 1989 and rebooted for the Wii console in 2009.
Mondo seems to be continuing with their video game soundtrack releases to vinyl; this time featuring the
NES classic Konami shooter -
platformer Contra.
So many titles that spawned life on the
NES are still around today: Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Castlevania, ranging in every genre from arcade
classics, to
platformers, sports games and RPGs.
Or is Nintendo only making an exception for Shovel Knight since it's a celebration of the
classic 8 - bit
platformers that made the Nintendo's
NES console famous?
If the look of Super Mario XP is different from what you may remember of Super Mario Bros but at the same time familiar, that is because the game is set in the world of Castlevania, another of the
classic NES platformers from the late 1980s.
This 16 - bit 2D
platformer has clearly taken inspiration from
NES classics such as Zelda II, DuckTales and Super Mario Bros. 3.
Disney enlisted WayForward to resurrect this
classic NES platformer for the modern era.
Using
NES - style graphics and
classic platform play similar to Duck Tales (
NES) and Zelda II (
NES), Shovel Knight received critical acclaim, and some say started a retro side - scrolling
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