Saturday 31 March 2012

The Aladdin Deck Enhancer NES

The Aladdin Deck Enhancer, produced by Camerica, and developed by Codemasters, is a cartridge based system that allows software on Compact Cartridges to be played on the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is similar to the Datach system for the Famicom, but without the Barcode feature. It was released in November 1992, with its planned library to reach a total 24 games by the end of 1993 however only seven games were released.

Each game for the Aladdin came in a small cardboard box with a punched out hole at its top for it to be hung on a peg;[8] inside instead of having the typical instruction booklet with many pages stapled together, they had a brochure/poster like instructions that folded out.

Big Nose Freaks Out

This is the second of two games starring Big Nose, the other being Big Nose the Caveman. Both are platform adventure games. In this adventure he rolls along on his wheel board, which is sort of like a skate board but with only one wheel, holding his trusty club and the occasional rocks. Bones are considered money in his time and Big Nose has gotten all his bones stolen, and must journey through this prehistoric land and get them back.

Dizzy the Adventurer

Dizzy is an egg-shaped hero with red boots and gloves, and in this sixth game in the Dizzy series, Dizzy and Daisy were tricked into entering an old castle by the Evil Wizard Zaks, there Daisy pricks her finger and fell into a mysterious sleep, while Dizzy is imprisoned. He must escape and find a way to wake his girlfriend, but along the way he must solve many puzzles by bringing the right item to the right place.

The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy

An award winning game by Codemasters, and seventh game in the Dizzy series. This time Dizzy must rescue his kidnapped girlfriend and help the rest of the Yolkfolk, along the way he must face numerous dangers, collect stars to get into the castle, and solve various puzzles.

Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade

This is Linus' second adventure for the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, the other is available on the Quattro Adventure cartridge. Linus is home at last on his own planet Linoleum and must get a car and camera and go back to Earth and take pictures then return home. It is part a click-and-move adventure/puzzle and part side-scroller platform game.

Micro Machines

Licensed product of the Micro Machines toy line. It is a racing game where the player controls miniature cars that drive over tables, along the floor, in a sandbox, a bathtub, and other such places.

Quattro Adventure

Four adventure-platform games on one cartridge.
Boomerang Kid, has tossed away all the boomerangs of his town and now must go after them.
Super Robin Hood, Robin hood must save his beloved Marion by searching the Castle for keys and switches while avoiding guards and other obstacles.
Treasure Island Dizzy is the second game in the Dizzy series Dizzy the hero goes sailing one day gets lost in a storm and finds himself on a mysterious island, he must discover all the coins, located on the island and then how to get off the island, while solving various puzzles.
Linus Spacehead while in a race, has crashed his space ship into the Earth and needs to get back home, he must pick up the pieces of his radio so he can signal home. He is only able to jump and duck while he moves through the various levels, while being attacked by fish, birds, coconuts, bats, and other such things.

Quattro Sports

Four sports games on one cartridge.
Baseball Pros is a world wide baseball game where the player competes against teams from around the world. One or two players.
Soccer Simulator is a top view soccer game where the player competes against teams from around the world. One or two players.
Pro Tennis is a tournament based game with two player option.
BMX Simulator is a licenced product of the BMX sports bike line, where the player controls a bicycle rider in a top view looking down at the track, similar to Super Sprint.

The following games were announced, but were cancelled.

Bee 52
Big Nose the Caveman
CJ's Elephant Antics
DreamWorld Pogie
F16 Renegade
Go! Dizzy Go!
Metal Man
Mig 29 Soviet Fighter
Stunt Kids
Team Sports Basketball
The Ultimate Stuntman



Arkanoid Controller

The Arkanoid Controller, or Vaus, is an optional game controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game Arkanoid which enhances the feel and play of the game.

NES Speedboard

Released in 1991, this NES peripheral was endorsed by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. It was designed to allow the NES pad to be played without being held allowing you to press the buttons faster with your fingers. It was discontinued in a few short months after a child was found to have tortured his pet with it.

The NES Four Score

The NES Four Score is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System created by Nintendo. It allows four-player gameplay on games that supported it. The Four Score was released in 1990.

The Four Score is similar to the earlier NES Satellite, a device that allowed four players to connect to the NES with infrared wireless communication.

On the Four Score itself, there is an option to switch between two-player and four-player modes and turbo A and B buttons that give any of the connected controllers a turbo boost. The Four Score can also be used as a controller extension cable because the wire which leads from the accessory to the NES is several feet in length. The NES four score also came bundled with the NES Super Set.

SNES Multi Taps

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System had several multitaps, the first one being Hudson Soft's Super Multitap which was released in 1993 and featured four controller ports. With one of these devices plugged into the Super Nintendo's controller port #2, the Super Multitap added multiplayer support for up to five players. It came bundled with the game Super Bomberman or could be purchased separately. Hudson Soft's Super Multitap 2 was released in the shape of Bomberman's face. It also featured four controller ports. Another version of the multitap was the Naki Tribal Tap which featured five controller ports. However, it has been shown that the fifth port on these units is not actually functional.If two multitaps were used simultaneously, one in each of the Super Nintendo's controller ports, up to eight controllers could theoretically be used. However, no commercially released games for the Super Nintendo ever offered multiplayer compatibility beyond five players, although at least one homebrew game has been made which offers 8-player gameplay.

NES Satellite

The NES Satellite is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Like the NES Four Score accessory, the NES Satellite also allowed four players to plug in to the same game. But, unlike the Four Score, the Satellite was also wireless, allowing players to sit up to 20 feet away from the Nintendo console.
The smaller unit plugs into the controller ports on the front of the NES and connects with the larger unit via an infrared signal. And, similar to the Wii, the line of sight between the two can't be broken or it won't work. The four controllers are then plugged into the larger unit.

Not many games support the 4-player capability. Some that do support it are Super Off Road and NES Play Action Football.

The NES Satellite was featured in volume 8 of Nintendo Power magazine in 1989.

R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)

I remember seeing these as a kid but had no idea what it did ? R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a robot that could substitute for a second player in the Nintendo Entertainment System games Stack-Up and Gyromite. The short-lived accessory did not prove to be popular, leading Nintendo to cancel it. In the following years R.O.B. would remain alive in Nintendo's video games, however, appearing as a playable character in Mario Kart DS and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and making several cameo appearances in titles such as StarTropics, the WarioWare games, Pikmin 2 and more.

SNES Game Genie

I had a Game Genie for my NES but had no idea there was one for SNES ?The SNES and Game Boy models also had a button or switch to turn the codes off and on while playing in case of situations where the codes may impair the game.

The Miracle Piano Teaching System

The Miracle Piano Teaching System is a MIDI keyboard/teaching tool created in 1990 by The Software Toolworks for the NES and SNES, Apple Macintosh, Amiga, Sega Genesis and PC. It consisted of a keyboard, connecting cables, power supply, soft foot pedals, and software either on 3.5" floppies or a standard, licensed NES/SNES/Genesis cartridge. When connected to the console or computer, a user followed the on-screen notes. Its marketed value was as a tool to teach kids and to play the piano. It provided hundreds of lessons, and was advertised as the perfect adjunct to formal lessons. Due to its high price ($500) and low sales, the keyboard with all of the original cables together are a rare find. Aside from being released in the United States, the Miracle Keyboard was also released in multiple regions within Europe. The European versions are, however, much harder to find. Some of the NES Miracle keyboards were also later converted for PC use - the Nintendo Seal of Quality on these boards was covered up with a piece of plastic.

Students can learn to play classic piano, rock piano or show tunes. Fun exercises making learning the piano seem less like a chore and more like playing a video game. Instead of using the traditional NES controller, the piano becomes the controller as players hits targets in order to perfect their music skills.

There are two games that students can play to help teach rhyming. The first is called Robo Man where you have to press the correct keys at the right time to create a bridge. If you miss, Robo Man falls and you lose. The second game is a duck shooting game. You have to press the correct keys to shoot the ducks.

The Miracle Piano did not ever generate sounds from the NES hardware; all NES MIDI information was converted into audio by the instrument's built-in ROM and played through the instrument's stereo speakers, allowing the keyboard to be used independently of the console.

Nakitek Super Nintendo Game Saver

The Nakitek Super Nintendo (16-bit SNES) Game Saver acts as a bridge between an SNES cartridge and your SNES console. The game saver lets you save your spot literally anywhere in the game, at any time. The Nakitek game saver also features TRUE half speed and slow motion play, WITHOUT picture or sound distortion.

The Konami Justifier

I remember this game in the arcade but never knew it came out for any console, let alone had its own gun ? I found this on the net and it blew my mind ! The Konami Justifier was a light gun used in numerous video arcade and home console games developed and/or published by Konami and Sega. Konami manufactured variations of the gun for the Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Super Nintendo, and PlayStation consoles. The gun was similar in appearance to a Colt Python. During the early 1990s, it was controversial in that it was realistic and used in equally realistic, violent video games. It was used as an example in the United States of America (US) congressional hearings of 1992 to 1993. The Sega and Nintendo versions include a blue revolver looking gun that connects to the console and a rare pink Justifier of similar design that plugs into either blue gun rather than into the console.

Where is a list of compatible games

Arcade

Lethal Enforcers (1992)
Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters (1994)
Lethal Enforcers 3 (2004)

Sega CD

Lethal Enforcers (1992)
Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters (1994)
Snatcher
Mad Dog McCree
Corpse Killer
Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold
Who Shot Johnny Rock?

Sega Genesis

Lethal Enforcers (1992)
Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters (1994)

SNES

Lethal Enforcers (1992)

PlayStation

Area 51
Crypt Killer
Die Hard Trilogy
Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas
Elemental Gearbolt
Lethal Enforcers I & II (1997)
Maximum Force: Pull the Trigger
Project: Horned Owl
Silent Hill [1]

Friday 30 March 2012

NHL 94 SNES 9.0

This is by far the best of the series for the SNES ! Tyler and I have been replaying this on his SNES for about two years and the battles have been EPIC. This was such a great era for hockey and Sooo many great players and teams.This deff a top pick for me and I won't be rating or reviewing any other games in the series ! There is one thing I can say about NHL 93, There is Fighting ! Srry Hockey Mom's :)

Graphics:8
Sound:8
Gameplay:9
Replay Value:10
VS:10

Overall:9

Thursday 29 March 2012

Tetris NES 7.8

One thing I am quickly learning, NES games are hard as !!! Tetris is no exception. I play Tetris on my IPhone and crush it. Not on NES ! Great game and the best puzzle game series for myself. There is some fierce competition going on in this house. I had the record at 57000 and Tyler straight smashed that with 91000 :(
We are as competitive at as we are at NHL 94. I'm pretty sure this will be my
Highest rated puzzle game for NES !
Tetris is also a 1 player game only.

Graphics:6
Sound:8
Gameplay:8
Replay Value/Game Length:8.5
Vs/Final:8.5

Overall:7.8

Will

Burger Time NES 7.3

It was pretty much as I remembered it :) This is one of those games that my Mom and I played the hell out of ! On commodore 64 and NES.I have seen this game remade a few times and I have never liked any, accept the first. This game is deff one of my oldest NES memories. Wow, this is a really hard game ! According to Twin Galaxies, the record high score on BurgerTime is 11,512,500 points, set by Bryan L. Wagner in 2008.I got a long way to go, With my 20000 :(
As one of the first NES games, It had some tough competition. With the likes of the Donkey Kong's, Dig Dug, Ice Climber, Ghost 'n Goblins and Arkanoid.

Graphics:6
Sound:7
Gameplay:7.5
Replay Value/Game Length:8
Vs/Final:8

Overall:7.3

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Super Mario All Stars/Super Mario World Combo SNES 9.0

I had never played this game :( The last time I had played Mario 1 2 3 was on NES. We have only played a little way through Mario 1 and they added a lot of stuff to the game. It's Mario 1 2 3 on steroids ! We are on to part 2 and IGN does not rate this as high as part 1 & 3. After getting through a few levels, it all started coming back to me. Flying across levels with the Princess. All the bright colors and carpet riding. This game is so fun. We will have to come back and beat it with someone other than the Princess. Another top 10 for me ! I'm Sooo glad they made this ! This is such a good way to keep the old Mario game alive ! I couldn't rate this any higher, Since these are just remade Mario's from NES. I also will
Review/Rate Mario world separate.

Graphics:9
Sound:9
Gameplay:9
Replay Value/Game Length:9
Vs/Final:9

Overall:9




Tetris 2 SNES 6.2

As a teenager in the 90's I wouldn't play puzzle games. That's what my Mom played when I went to bed :) As an adult, I have fallen in love with puzzle games. I had never heard of Tetris 2 for the SNES. It's a cheap rip off of Dr.Mario. We are the biggest fans of Tetris and this sucks ! Dr.Kills this game !

Graphics:7
Sound:6
Gameplay:6
Replay Value/Game Length:6
Vs/Final:6

Overall:6.2

Super Mario Kart SNES 9.4

Loading up the game for the first time in well over 16 years. I think Tyler is gonna kick my a** :) Tyler = SMK Champ ?

Will


Well, That didn't go so well :( Not as easy as I remember ? Got smashed by Toad(Tyler) I will need to spend some hours on this 1 :) Will 0 Tyler 1

Graphics:9
Sound:9
Gameplay:9
Replay Value/Game Length:10
VS/Final:10

Overall:9.4
Will


No surprise...

Tyler(Toad)

Back Home with Games And Systems

We made a lil pit stop on the way home and picked up Burger Time for NES. We also grabbed Ken Griffy, Jr's Winning Run(IGN'S #52) And NHL 94(IGN'S #59)

List Of Games

-SNES-
Super Mario World
Tetris 2
DKC
DKC 2
Super Mario All Stars
Biker Mice From Mars
Super Black Bass
NHL 96
Super Mario Cart
Side Pocket
Alladin
Lion King
Ken Griffy, Jr's winning Run
NHL 94

-NES-
Mario Bros 1
Dr.Mario
TMNT
Bubble Bobble
Duck Tales
Football
Basses Loaded
Blades Of Steel
Tetris
Burger Time

NES/SNES Shopping

We are going to buy a NES/SNES with 21 games today. A list and pics are soon to follow.The total coast for the bundle is $200 Canadian.