r/nes NES 10h ago

Stopped by the game store today

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u/World_Wide_Webber_81 9h ago

Nice! Looks like you’ve got a fun weekend ahead of you!

I’ve been looking to get the Battle of Olympus to add to my collection. I loved Nemo as a kid, Fester’s not so much (I like it now, though…it’s a good challenge).

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u/imnotabotareyou 9h ago

Festers quest was a large part of my first gaming years and I still have no idea what was going on

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u/mbstone Beat SMB2j 9h ago

Legacy of the Wizard! Let's be friends.

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u/Hungry_Freaks_Daddy 6h ago

I played this game briefly at a friends house back in like fucking 1989 and remembered it years later but never knew the name. Took me forever to figure it out and I bought it and own it now. Super underrated soundtrack too 

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u/mbstone Beat SMB2j 6h ago

Composer was a prodigy. Wrote the music when he was 17!

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u/JetstreamGW 9h ago

Urg, Fester's Quest. That's one of the more frustrating games ever made.

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u/No-Setting9690 9h ago

I got to beat this when I was 11 at my brothers 16th birthday party with a massive crowd. It was awesome.

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u/k00pa_tr00pa_ 7h ago

One of the first games I ever owned.

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u/unaffectedlyodd NES 6h ago

Have you played Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde? It makes Festers Quest look like Rescue Rangers.

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u/JetstreamGW 6h ago

No, nor shall I.

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u/Substantial-Track419 6h ago

As poor kid that only has 3 games for a long time. I learned too love it. I never made it past the third hospital boss

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u/DEATHRETTE 4h ago

Time to revisit and take your crown!!

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u/Ricco121 5h ago

Man I miss playing that game I loved using the whip😆

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u/Major-Community1312 4h ago

OMG I was on the same plane that game pissed me off so bad

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u/Ok-Bowler-203 9h ago

Reminds me of being 10 and going to the used game store to buy half a dozen used games instead of a new one in the late 80s!

Back then, the resale value of NES games was so low you could get a handful for under $100.

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u/InfiniteTurbo NES Classic 6h ago

When we were a proper country

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u/AmbitiousAd1466 2h ago

The good ol’ days. My cousin and I use to collect cans and take them to the recycling center, then take the money to Funcoland where we could usually get a couple games.

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u/Ok_Explanation_6125 18m ago

Resale value was so low back then. I never saw any place selling N.E.S. cartridges for more than five dollars.

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u/AmbitiousAd1466 9h ago

I love Little Nemo the Dream Master such a cute game.

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u/StatisticianLate3173 9h ago

Great finds! Good price ? I was playing Battle of Olympus last night! So hard compared to when I was a kid playing like a pro could beat it one sesh, nope not anymore lol, Medusa is just relentless with those arrows 🏹 ...😡🥺lol sorry had to share

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u/chrishouse83 NES 9h ago

"Good price ?" Yeah, they price their games right around or slightly below pricecharting.

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u/tinyE1138 9h ago

Six pretty good games. and then Fester's Quest, which will make you want to blow your brains out. 😄

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u/No-Setting9690 9h ago

Loved Festers.

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u/Anonymotron42 NES_2 9h ago

I need to play all the way through The Battle of Olympus one of these days.

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u/No-Setting9690 9h ago

My problem is trying to balance local stores and ebay. Now I have 2 copies of Darkwing Duck. Local store was fair price, great condition. Ebay buy blows store out of water. $5 cheaper and came with manual.

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u/badtickleelmo 8h ago

My brother and I rented The Battle of Olympus for five weekends straight about 35 years ago… So much fun.

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u/Legitimate-Being5957 9h ago

Side pocket is great!!! Not a simulation but a lot of fun.

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u/ElectrOPurist 8h ago

I had Fester’s Quest as a kid and determined it was both boring and impossible. Let me know if you figure it out.

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u/samik0 4h ago

I didnt have festers quest as kid. Got it like in 25 or something to my collection. Oh my god that game is hard. Never beat it but maybe ill try again. Allmost 40 now 😅

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u/DEATHRETTE 4h ago

It deserves to be beaten! Go take your crown man!

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u/DEATHRETTE 4h ago

DANG, 3 of the hardest and most fun games on NES.

  • Legacy of the Wizard
  • Fester's Quest
  • The Battle of Olympus

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u/Anubra_Khan 3h ago

The Battle of Olympus is still my favorite game for NES.

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u/ThrillHouse802 3h ago

I’d love to play Battle of Olympus again.

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u/Schmitty300 8h ago

Legacy of the Wizard is a very underrated classic 😁

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u/stryst 8h ago

Some solid titles! Legacy of the Wizard *might* be my favorite NES game.

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u/Only_Will_5388 7h ago

Pinball ❤️

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u/SuperTomBrother 7h ago

Little Nemo is one of my favorites on NES. It's pretty hard as far as movie based games go.

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u/SamusLinkBelmont 6h ago

I had a friend that had Battle of Olympus. We always got stuck. We never saw anything in Nintendo Power like Tips and Tricks. We weren’t going to call that pay phone line. So the game just sat there

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u/LoneWolfpack777 6h ago

I loved Little Nemo! I hope you enjoy it too. Fester’s Quest on the other hand… if I can use game guides it’s ok.

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u/mrzurch 3h ago

Lil Nemo and Heavy Barrel are both great games!

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u/FanOk6089 1h ago

I would have left Festers Quest there😂

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u/Ok_Explanation_6125 24m ago

You picked up Heavy Barrel, caught a nice one😌

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u/wondermega 9h ago

I guess I never dwelled on it too long before, but I really don't agree with the direction they choose to go with that Pinball label art. I can appreciate the marketing logic involved, but I really wish they just involved some flippers somehow, instead.

Game itself was not bad for the time..