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Mickey Mousecapades
 

Capcom/Hudson

October 1988

Action

1-2 Players

This feels more like Hudson's Adventure Island with Mickey Mouse grafted onto it than a game that's truly worthy of the classic Disney character.  You'll run through generic stages with your main squeeze Minnie, firing stars at enemies lifted from the film Fantasia while collecting items to boost your health.  In other words, it's a paint-by-numbers NES title.

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Mickey's Adventures in Numberland
 

Hi-Tech/Beam

March 1994

Education

1 Player

The mouse is back, and he's got big Mickey style, abandoning his classic wardrobe for stylin' khaki shorts and oversized high tops.  While dressed in his fly early 1990's threads, he'll have to find numbers for his friend Donald Duck, running and jumping through different stages in a game that emphasizes platforming action over teaching kids to count.

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Mickey's Safari in Letterland
 

Hi-Tech/Beam

March 1993

Education

1 Player

Mickey Mouse is on a letter hunt in this well-designed educational game.  You'll run through a series of scenic locations, catching letters with your net while jumping over the enemies in your path (what few there are, anyway).  When Mickey collects all the words in each stage, he shouts out each letter, helping kids make the association between letters and sounds.

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Might & Magic
 

Sammy

October 1992

RPG

1 Player

This role-playing game with a first-person perspective makes a very strong first impression, with remarkably smooth and detailed 3D graphics.  The gameplay is nearly as good as the visuals, although there are a lot of options to wade through while fighting enemies, and the 3D perspective limits your view of the action and makes exploring each level more difficult.

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Mighty Bomb Jack
 

Tecmo

July 1987

Action

1 Player

Jack's on a mission to defuse bombs scattered throughout an enormous pyramid, but the inhabitants of this ancient tomb won't make it easy for him.  They'll transform from shambling mummies to skulls and fireballs in the hopes of snuffing out our high-flying hero.  It's a decent action game if you can get used to Jack's extremely high jumps.

FAST FACT:  Mighty Bomb Jack is the sequel to an obscure but very entertaining arcade game called Bomb Jack... you'll see the single screen rounds from Bomb Jack at the end of every stage in Mighty Bomb Jack.  Also, when the Bomb Jack arcade game was released in 1984, Tecmo was known by a different name, Tehkan.

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Mighty Final Fight
 

Capcom

July 1993

Action

1 Player

How do you bring the massive characters and the incredible detail of Final Fight to a system like the NES?  You don't.  Instead, you parody the advanced arcade game, transforming its muscular heroes into comical, big-headed runts and including new moves and silly dialogue to make up for the less impressive graphics and sound.

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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
 

Nintendo

October 1987

Action/Sports

1 Player

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is one of the most playable and outright fun boxing games ever made.  The control is fast, crisp, and intuitive... Little Mac does exactly what you want him to do, when you want it, unlike most boxing titles which tend to be rather sluggish.  Colorful cartoon graphics and a high level of challenge make this Nintendo classic even better.

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Millipede
 

HAL

October 1988

Shooter

1-2 Players (alt)

The enhanced sequel to the arcade classic Centipede makes its appearance on the NES.  Hal Laboratories has done a pretty good job with their conversion of this heartpounding shooter.  The game seems a touch slower than the arcade original, and the control isn't as sharp without a trackball, but the insects- especially the relentless spiders!- still rain down on you in overwhelming swarms.

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