The Nintendo Diference - Reveiws

[Happy_Dude]

I said I'd reveiw the NES homebrews and heres my first reveiw

For those who don't know what the title of this thread means

ep.1 @ http://www.playnintendo.com/boards/phpBB2/...opic.php?t=1473

(PN's down at the moment check back later)

 

 

 

Broadcasting live from the cerebral cortex of Happy_Dude

 

 

 

Galaxy Patrol Enhanced by Michael Martin

(You can get this rom here - http://nesdev.parodius.com/gp_enh.zip )

 

This game is as simple as it is fun. Dodging through stars

trying to keep your fule from running out.

And thats it.

As you progress in the game the nicely scrolling background stars

start to increase in number as the fule dumps decrease.

You find yourself cutting dangerously close to stars to get

to one more fule dump before you run dry.

It could use some added gameplay, like levels or moving debris

but overall this is a step up from the 2003 Minigames entry.

(Which was just too damn hard for me.)

 

Sound: Theres a bleep when you pickup fule. Yep thats it.4/10

Graphics: Nice parallax-scrolling effect. George Lucus would be proud. 6.5/10

Gameplay: It's a bit slow and sparse at first but before you know it

You'll be pushing it "Just a little bit further".... Damn stars!!!!! 8.5/10

 

Overall I'd give it a 8/10

 

 

 

 

Galaxy Patrol Enhanced, doner carts:

(mapper 0) 16k PRG / 8k CHR(chr not used for GPE)

 

10 Yard Fight (J)

110 in 1 Menu

58 In 1 Menu

Antarctic Adventure

Balloon Fight

Balloon Fight (PAL)

Baseball

Baseball (J)

Battle City

Binary Land

Bomberman (J)

Burgertime (J)

Chack N' Pop

Championship Lode Runner

Defender 2

Devil World

Dig Dug

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong 3

Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. Math

Donkey Kong Jr. Sansuu Asobi

Door Door

Duck Hunt

Excitebike

Excitebike (PAL)

Exerion

F1 Race

Field Combat

Formation Z

Front Line

Galaga (J)

Galaxian

Golf

Gomoku Narabe

Hogan's Alley

Hyper Olympic

Hyper Sports

Ice Climber

Ikki

Jewelry

Joust

Karateka

Kinniku Man

Lode Runner (J)

Lunar Ball

Macross

Mappy

Millipede

Naitou 9 Dan Shogi Hiden

Ninja Kun

Nuts and Milk

Pac-Man

Pac-Man (Unlicensed Version)

Pac-Man (J)

Pinball

Poo-Yan

Popeye

Popeye Eigo Asobi

Raid on Bungling Bay

Raid on Bungling Bay (J)

Road Fighter

Sky Destroyer

Space Invaders

Star Force (J)

Star Gate

Super Arabian

Tennis

Urban Champion

Warpman

Wild Gunman

Yie-Ar Kung-Fu

Yo Nin Uti Majyan

Zippy Race

 

I'd like to hear from anyone who makes a working cart from any of

these. I heard Mapper 0 games are as simple to make as 2600 carts,

Just swap the Roms for Eproms.

 

 

And thats the Nintendo Difference

[oesii]

Thanks for the review, I'll have to give this one a shot, I tried the minigame version and it was too damm hard, didn't know there was another version

[Happy_Dude]

Solar Wars by Chris Covell

(You can get this rom from the Solar Wars homepage http://www.zyx.com/chrisc/solarwars.html)

 

We've all played this type of game at one point or another.

There are a million and 1 clones out there for every system imaginable.

What makes this one special is that it's the first one on the NES.

It's like Scorched Earth on the PC.

A tank combat game where you and an opponent face off over 10

different worlds. Each world has a different gravity, windspeed, climate, etc ...

You change the X and Y speed of your shots and try to kill your opponent first

The first thing you will notice when you load this game up

is the amazing soundtrack. Memblers and Bananmos did a fantastic job here.

The title screen graphics are top quality and the in game graphics are great too.

The only thing I could fault it on is the unusual firing mechanics.

I'm used to playing these sorts of games with a Cannon angle vs Shot power

method but this uses a X speed vs Y speed method.

A very minor complaint about a top notch brew.

Also there is apparently 4 different endings. ( I haven't played through yet. )

This can only be a good thing, right

 

+ The full source code has been released for those who are interested in NES brewing

 

Sound: Blew me away. Really amazing for a homebrew. 7/10

Graphics: Nice. Some real work put in here. 7.5/10

Gameplay: Only as good as your player 2. Definitly a party game. 6/10

 

Overall I'd give it a 7.5/10

 

 

 

Solar Wars doner carts:

CNROM (mapper 3) 32k PRG / 32k CHR

 

Adventure Island

Adventures of Dino-Riki

Alpha Mission

Armored Scrum Object

Athletic World

Banana

Buggy Popper

Bump N' Jump

Cadillac

Castle Excellent

Championship Bowling (J)

City Connection

Cosmo Genesis

Cybernoid

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum

Deblock

Donkey Kong Classics

Dragon Quest

Drop Zone

Dynamite Bowl

Egypt

Family Trainer Running Stadium

Fleet Commander

Flipull

Friday The 13th

Gegege no Kitarou

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (J)

Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen

Gotcha

Gradius (J)

Gyruss

Hello Kitty no Ohana Batake

Hokuto no Ken

Hottaman no Titeitanken

Hyauti Super Igo

Jajamaru no Daibouken

Jaws

John Elway's Quarterback

Karate Champ

Karate Kid, The

Keisan Game Sansuu 2

Keisan Game Sansuu 4

Keisan Game Sansuu 5/6 Nen

Kero Kero Keroppi

King's Knight

King's Knight (J)

Kings of the Beach

Kung-Fu Heroes

Last Starfighter, The

Mag Max

Major League Baseball

Mario China

Meikyu Kumikyoko

Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mousecapade

Milon's Secret Castle

Minnie no Talabou Nakayosi Daisakusen

Moai Kun

Musashi no Ken

Mystery Quest

Nagagutu wo Haita Neko

Ninja Kid

Oryu San

Paperboy

Pipe Dream

Puznic

Puzzle

Q-Bert

Quarth

Sanrio Carnival

Sanrio Cup Ponpon Bare

Seikima 2

Sinjinrui

Soap Panic

Solomon no Kagi

Solomon's Key

Space Hunter

Spy Hunter

Star Force

Star Voyager

Super Monkey Daibouken

Super Team Games

T&C Surf Design

Takahasi Meijin no Boukenjima

Tetris (J)

Tetudouou

Tiger-Heli (J)

Tokorosan no Mamoru

Toukaidou 53 Tugi

Transformers Combo

Tsuppari Oozomou

Urusei Yatsura

 

How to make a solar wars cart - http://www.zyx.com/chrisc/solarwarscart.html

Chris even has the rom pre-seperated into Prg & Chr ready to burn to Eprom

just in case you don't know how to do it (what a nice guy )

 

and Thats the Nintendo Difference

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Waiting for the next review...

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[Happy_Dude]

I was going to do Elite but

PAL NES Elite was published in Europe in 1991 by Imagineer to rave reviews but no publisher was found for the US (NTSC) version.

 

Just gotta find some time.

[Happy_Dude]

Bomb Sweeper by Snow Bro

(You can get this rom here http://nesdev.parodius.com/BombSweeper.zip )

 

Based on the 1987 Game&Watch "BombSweeper" this game is a blast of pure nostalgia

for those who played the original. For the rest of us this is just classic Nintendo.

There are 26 of the original levels included, 73 new ones, for a total of 99 levels

You can also edit your own levels saving up to 99 different levels.

The game is a simple puzzle game. You have to move the walls to get to the bomb in time.

You can only move walls that aren't blocked by neibouring walls. If you don't make it

in time the bomb will explode and you'll lose a life.

If you mess up the maze so you can't reach the bomb you can detonate the bomb on purpose

(but you'll still lose a life)

The faster you reach the bomb, the more points you get and when you reach 50,000 points,

you are awarded an extra life.

And Just like Thomas Jentzsch's 2600 game "Jammed" it's not nearly as simple as it seems

 

 

Sound: Classic Nintendo bleeps. Ah the memories 8/10

Graphics: I don't like the "enhanced" look. 5/10

Gameplay: Strangly addictive puzzles. 7/10

 

Overall I'd give it a 7/10

 

 

 

 

Bomb Sweeper, doner carts:

(mapper 0) 16k PRG / 8k CHR

 

 

"see Galaxy Patrol Enhanced doner carts"

 

 

 

And thats the Nintendo Difference