Epinions Recent Reviews for Nintendo NES

Nintendo NES: Remember when video games were about having FUN!?

Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:46:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Chad9976 - When it comes to video games, one console should stand the test of time of being the absolute best platform ever made. And no, I'm not talking about PS2 or X-Box, I'm talking about the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The NES took the...

Nintendo NES: This thing represented my childhood.

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 05:30:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vilsk - I suppose any given 12 year old who grew up in 1943 would be defined by World War 2 much in the same way that many given 12 year olds who grew up in the mid/late 80's were defined by this magic box. This isn't to suggest that the scope, impact or...

Nintendo NES: The Classic Old Nintendo Entertainment System

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 04:24:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author g-smooth - I bought the NES console gaming system in the 80's. I have this Nintendo Entertainment System for more than 20 years. It is a super classic. It relies on the old cartridge system. AKA = NES, Famicom - Family Computer. Only 8-bit graphics, Long...

Nintendo NES: Stick to the Classics!.

Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:55:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hollydreamem -

This system can be found between the top-10 for best systems ever. It is quite amazing how this console had an enormous impact on the market, and still does today, although being a little bit obsolete and out of time, but has no comparison...

Nintendo NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: A New Era Begins

Thu, 26 Dec 2002 00:50:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author segadji - After the Great Video Game Crash of 1984, which occurred because of the tidal wave of bad games (such as the awful E.T., for instance), released during the Atari Era, Nintendo was reluctant to release its Famicom (Family Computer) in North...

Nintendo NES: The greatest home system of all time

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:55:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author markn26 - I was a Nintendo pioneer, I got the Nintendo on its very first Christmas in existence, and since then, I can see how much this console has done for the video gaming industry.

The system, designed in a gray-on-gray case with a simple cross and...

Nintendo NES: Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:46:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brad - I've owned an NES console since 1988. At first my folks wouldn't allow such a "distraction" to my life's progression. Finally I convinced my Aunt and Uncle to get me one for Christmas that year (12/87). Not only did they get me the console, but they...

Nintendo NES: The Best of the Vintage Consoles - and not beyond repair!

Sat, 29 Dec 2001 15:10:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dopple - I really think you had to have grown up with an Atari to be able to play one of those things today. In my opinion, the first really great home video game console is the Nintendo Entertainment System, aka the NES. Not only was it the most popular of...

Nintendo NES: I graduated from Atari to Nintendo with the NES

Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:50:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author phungus - For those of us born in the 70's, we grew up playing video games - mostly the Atari 2600. It was a regular thing in my elementary school days to have sleepovers where all we did was stay up and play Atari. In the mid-1980's, it became time for us video...

Nintendo NES: NES the System that Started it All

Thu, 27 Sep 2001 17:12:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author yarrick - Back in 1985 a company named Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System or SNS. Nintendo was able to beat out Atari and went on to making some great titles and creating a gaming dynasty (at least till the Sega Genesis came out).

I...

Nintendo NES: THE only game system you need

Thu, 27 Sep 2001 16:14:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author xxxxer - In 1985, Nintendo brought the electronic game industry into the next era with the introduction of the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES. Introduced in Japan as the Famicon unit, the system instantly transformed the game system industry by giving...

Nintendo NES: The Like Likes Ate My Homework

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:18:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sidhehulk - Back in junior college I almost didn't make it. The Classic NES made a big difference. It did wonders for my depression, but it also kept me from getting my reading and homework done. The Legend of Zelda was especially to blame. (For those who don't...

Nintendo NES: NES is the Best of all classic systems

Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:02:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author advertisement2 - This is the system that started it all for me. I started playing it at a friend's house in second grade, and we probably spent every night of summer vacation in front of the TV trying to find all the secrets in Super Mario Bros. We spent a great...

Nintendo NES: The one and only baby!

Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:49:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author StarSoldier1 - Here it is! The king of 8-bit and the system that put life back into the once dead video game industry. The one and only Nintendo Entertainment System! This system alone has nearly a decade worth of history and to many it's still one of the greatest game...

Nintendo NES: Ouch! My Thumb Is Purple, But It's So Worth it!

Fri, 25 May 2001 02:51:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author FlowrChild - Those of you who are fellow Nintendo addicts like me, will sympathize with a condition I call "Nintendo Thumb." Nintendo Thumb can be categorized as a condition caused from endless hours of game playing, where your thumb is swelling and experiencing...

Nintendo NES: NEStalgia

Tue, 22 May 2001 12:39:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jeiki - Ah, this console brings back quite a few memories. I clearly remember recieveing it and finding out that the game my dad had bought with it needed another cartridge to go into the back for it to work. This has got to be the most annoying feature EVER!...

Nintendo NES: It depends.

Sat, 5 May 2001 14:09:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jonnyfun - I Myself am a Games console collector.I now own over 20 differant classic consoles and 1 or 2 more recent ones (such as playstations)

So I know what im talking about :)

Although slightly less powerfull than the sega Master system (which was at...

Nintendo NES: A Gamers True Dream

Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:27:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaschwinck - The Nintendo Entertainment System really was an amazing thing. I say was because that was about fifteen years ago. Fifteen years and 56 more bits to a system. Now don't get me wrong, I still own one and play it often (just today I was...

Nintendo NES: Viva la King of Games

Wed, 7 Mar 2001 15:02:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shipwreck_2000 - This is my first review and i see it fitting that i write about the first console system i ever owned. my first encounter with the Nintendo was on a trip to Korea in '84. One of my cousin's was playing a system i had never seen before. It was called a...

Nintendo NES: Great in its time, but not anymore.

Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:04:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author GregRadiohead - I realize in my previous review I made the NES out to be the greatest thing ever....Mainly because I did not have an NES game at the time, so I had forgotten why I sold it in the first place. I recently borrowed an NES from my friend, and my memory was...

Nintendo NES: My childhood remembered

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 00:15:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JoroJr - After the whole debacle known as the great video game crash, arose a pretentious company known as Nintendo. Being around for a great many years making games and getting there start decades ago with playing cards, they thought they could bring back video...

Nintendo NES: The original Nintendo created our current world of gaming.

Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:14:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bigpuffa - Let me start off by saying i was born into the world of Nintendo. I was born in 1979, and not long after i started playing the Atari 2600. That system was ancient by the standards that Nintendo set with their first released games such as Mario...

Nintendo NES: The Little Engine That Could

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:05:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Pika312 - This 8-bit powerhouse has revolutionized the gaming industry all over the world. Released way back in 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System has pleased fans of all ages. Every family in the world had one. Reading this review should bring back fond...

Nintendo NES: This little box, could this be the king of the consoles??

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:24:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author grofit - Looking back on my childhood i remember somethings well somethings not as well. One of the things that stands out is going to a friends house or going to my house after school to play some Mario, Metroid, or Zelda. Yeah it was sometimes a pain in the...

Nintendo NES: Everyone Should Own One

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:13:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MrChips127 - Fun. Enjoyable. Exciting. 8-Bit. Just a few terms that describe what is by far the most incredible game console of all time.

The NES, as sad as it may sound, is a big part of my life. I make use of the system on a daily basis and still...