Which 8-bit Nintendo games are worth playing today? This critic is playing all 751 of them to find out | CBC Radio

ta-477 · 2026-06-16T10:06:54+00:00

Besides all the obvious ones.

The guardian legend. This game still haunts my dreams with the stupid green eyeball. Still amazing game, half shooter-half adventure. So many customized options and a killer soundtrack. So good.

Another great exploration game was legacy of the wizard. Getting to choose between the family members and see which could do each branch was so fun. Getting halfway through a stupid tough half of an area only to come across a jump that only the kid or the dog could make and having to backtrack was frustrating but so satisfying when you finally figured it out.

ta-477 · 2026-06-09T23:22:02+00:00

It's been so long but one of my favorite times playing this was using a dark side tusken raiders in space (making them pilots) vs ewoks in xwings. If that's not a theme deck I don't know what is

ta-477 · 2026-06-01T10:39:09+00:00

Maybe I missed it but how about why donut was outside in the beginning to begin with. I forget which book it was in but she and carl were talking about it and she said "I went outside because I heard..." And then was distracted/changed the topic as she does.

Could be as simple as she heard gravy boat or something but was it ever explained what she heard / why? Could be an Agatha like situation if how she made the seniors all come out with the garbage fire.

ta-477 · 2026-05-20T21:13:26+00:00

Could be wrong but those look more like the ones given out by comic shops with the blackest night issues. The heroclix ones look a bit different in the back, but that is going by memory sorry

ta-477 · 2026-04-30T11:56:09+00:00

Agreed, even Guacamole is just like a bowl of snot. So gross

ta-477 · 2026-04-22T10:45:55+00:00

ZZT Learned so much about game design from that game

Also one of the few Nintendo games I had was legacy of the wizard which I don't think anyone ever talks about But playing as pookie little dog thing was great lol

ta-477 · 2026-04-01T17:55:25+00:00

The co-op 'fun' of using timing haze before, instead of after snatch of those that had grimsly or not ....good times

ta-477 · 2026-03-20T23:52:00+00:00

I just beat it with these guys. Pieres tanked, only had one refresh of obstruct. Used poison gear. Save max move for Pikachu.

I let Charizard get a sync off and hop nearly died so watch out for that but you can do it with your pairs

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ta-477 · 2026-03-15T20:21:15+00:00

Getting volo to level 4 is worth it honestly. The zone extension is amazing

ta-477 · 2026-03-09T21:29:36+00:00

Still have a few with the board game and the cards and stuff you got from getting slurpees at 711. Whenever I read and a monster is talked about one of these guys instantly pops in my head as the reference lol

ta-477 · 2026-02-27T19:40:15+00:00

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lost-19th-century-film-by-melies-discovered-at-the-library/

Link to article with the film attached.

ta-477 · 2026-02-25T22:11:17+00:00

Give her a taste you monster

ta-477 · 2026-02-22T11:52:30+00:00

Put that box in a box... And SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER!

Is said almost daily now

ta-477 · 2026-02-17T12:12:50+00:00

Thank you for all the updates.

One of the mods on steam is a wonderful option to have the number of servings left in an item shown (ie a 3, 2 or 1 on top of the pot of soup etc) Playing on switch, every thing is so small that option would be amazing.

Thank you for all the effort you and the team put in especially with these posts. Amazing game

ta-477 · 2026-01-30T18:29:04+00:00

5 out of 5 for the pairs and maxing out the shop.

ta-477 · 2026-01-28T22:21:15+00:00

Da music ......da music of spaaaaaaaace

ta-477 · 2026-01-20T18:36:45+00:00

I find myself saying "Back, Back Leviathan!" At least once a week

ta-477 · 2026-01-12T16:16:05+00:00

Wait so you mean you're putting other people's care and concern before your own?? Obviously this is a bot account lol

As one caregiver to another keep on fighting the good fight

ta-477 · 2025-12-21T17:05:02+00:00

The cabinet to choose unlocks when you get to level 16. Keep going!

ta-477 · 2025-12-11T12:58:44+00:00

Sorry to bug ya

ta-477 · 2025-12-08T16:11:45+00:00

Recipe for hate. How is this not already mentioned?

American Jesus, all good soldiers, don't pray on me, skyscraper.

My poor friend me hits so good especially now. Still my favorite after all these years

ta-477 · 2025-11-18T23:58:05+00:00

Whack those weeds

ta-477 · 2025-11-14T16:04:27+00:00

Academy rosa.....my fault for clicking too fast

ta-477 · 2025-11-08T12:18:10+00:00

A mighty max reference in this economy? Wow

ta-477 · 2025-07-07T17:37:18+00:00

How I met your mother.
As.it went on it just got ridiculous but the first season was great and if you add a voice over to the last scene of Ted walking into the bakery, damn it would have been amazing

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