Seven new classic NES games are now available to play via
The inclusion of Donkey Kong Jr. Math is particularly neat. This game is a rare example of an early “edutainment” title, as it adapts classic Donkey Kong gameplay into an educational format. It was a critical and commercial failure, and was labelled one of the worst games of the NES, but regardless, it’s an important game.
While this attempt to integrate edutainment-style game mechanics failed, later attempts by
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Elsewhere,
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Here’s the full list of new NES games now available to play via
- Golf – “This 1990 classic brings you 36 holes of realistic golf action, with hazards that change every time you play (so you’ll need to plan a strategy apart from just “swing away”).”
- Urban Champion – “Nintendo’s first 2D fighting game from 1986, Urban Champion is a bare-knuckle throwdown between fighters looking to earn the rank of Champion – and send their opponent plummeting down the nearest manhole in the process.”
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math – “Navigate across vines and platforms to solve math-based puzzles, which requires you to do everything from collecting numbers to grabbing appropriate symbols that add, subtract, multiply and divide them as needed to solve each problem.”
- Mach Rider – “Mach Rider is a vehicular combat racing game where players navigate their heavily-armed Quadrunner across the ruined wastes of Earth in the year 2112.”
- The Mystery of Atlantis – “The Mystery of Atlantis is a side-scrolling adventure where players take on the role of Wyn, an amateur explorer intent on unlocking the secrets of a lost civilisation and rescuing his captive master from the forces of the evil Emperor Zavyra.”
- Solar Jetman – “You are Jetman on a dangerous quest to collect the lost pieces of the Golden Warpship, a near-mythical vessel capable of interstellar travel. This early-’90s multidirectional shooter puts you in the cockpit of Jetman’s Jetpod, as you explore 12 menacing alien worlds, each with its own level of gravity.”
- Cobra Triangle – “Put your skill and reflexes to the test at the helm of a Cobra Class Speed Boat in this 1989 vehicle-based action game for the original NES. In this part boat racing game, part vehicular combat game, you’ll take on high-speed challenges including cannon-equipped enemy craft, imperiled swimmers, deadly sea monsters, dangerous whirlpools and ticking bombs.”
All seven games are now available to play for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
