10 Controversial NES Games

[@toddburgess5056]

Smash TV = Running Man movie

[@robonintendo]

Bionic Commando had Hitler, and Hitler's face graphically exploded!

[@Delekhan]

And the english localization called the "The Badds". LOL! I remember when I saw the portrait of "not Hitler" when I was playing it (about 10 years old). I recognized him and his mustache but didn't really understand who he was or who I was seeing. Right over my head. People are too uptight when it comes to games. We used to watch violence on Loony Tunes and turned out alright. Now don't get me wrong, I won't let my son play GTAV until he's much older but... lighten up. Well, you can parent however you want but. Sorry, went off on a tangent there.

[@xphiles2345]

also the first game i ever saw a curse word in.

[@TheJbonez1000]

Dude you're reaching here. None of these games were controversial. You sound like a prosecutor.

[@an0therdimensi0n99]

clickity click bait

[@JinzoCrash]

@@an0therdimensi0n99 Clickbait like this gets a Dislike. Hate lying content creators.

[@an0therdimensi0n99]

@@JinzoCrash downvotes ironically help the channel. engagement has its own category. the best we can do is troll comment section

[@therant3837]

Just out of curiosity how old are you? We're definitely living in an age where "anything goes", or the "if it feels good do it" ideology. These games came out in the 1980's, and back in the 1980's people still had their moral compasses aligned true north when it came to children, dude. The problem is that the youths in this generation have become so desensitized to violence and immoral behavior especially in video games of today that promote excessive violence, sex with prostitutes, and a whole array of terrible things in todays world that is seen as acceptable just wasn't so in the 1980's. Mind you the NES was marketed to CHILDREN in those days. It isn't like in today's market where the video game market is centered towards young teens and adults and mind you even then the content they produce would leave people back in the 1980's in shock and awe. The problem is.... this modern generation is so desensitized to sex drugs and violence their moral compass is completely broken, and this generation's whole ideology of "relative" morality through The New Age Woke Nazi movement is just appalling. Back then when a product was marketed to CHILDREN it isn't like today where sexual ideology to bang whoever and whatever you feel like by the time your ten years old would've sent parents to burn down the schools in the 1980's. If this crap today was pulled back then parents would've been after teacher's blood for daring to promote what is promoted to children today in the public school systems and even what is marketed today towards children. Like I said.... the problem is this generation. When you have a generation that says anything goes and do whatever the hell you feel like at the expense of others as long as you "get yours" you have a society no better than Sodom and Gomorrah, and uh... we know what happened to them don't we?

[@JinzoCrash]

@@therant3837 Me, I'm 51. No one ever said these games were controversial back then. Custer's Revenge? Sure, of course. But these ones? These are clickbait. Don't recall anyone going after "Satan's Hollow", or the scary "Sinistar" either. The creator of this video clearly just made a video to trick us into talking about it. As for the rest of what you said, Trump 2024. The moral compass of the left these days is Tim Walz signing the "Take Pride Act" into law, removing pedophiles from the exception list, in an attempt to normalize kid-f**king as a "protected community".

[@tabbeighcat]

Clash At Demonhead is absolutely my favorite NES game. It's just so weird and wonderful.

[@NateB1976]

“I’D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR.”

[@jwcrawley]

GOOD LUCK! YOULLLLLLLLLL NEED IT!

[@pallas29]

Castlevania 2 would have been great, if the clues made sense. Basically, the first Metroidvania... Metroid doesn't tell you sht, but you could advance so long as you explored. I don't think these games were "controversial". Never heard of any parents complaining about violence or gore. Probably some dumbass politician who wanted to be noticed.

[@rrudeljr]

Yeah, the anti-video game movement hadn't started up yet at that point.

[@joeymacky9]

As much money that the Japanese put into this game, the translations were absolutely horrible

[@bildo1977]

Abadox. It was not only a ripoff of Life Force, the Japanese version had you rescue a naked space princess after beating the last boss!

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I remember renting Abadox as a kid. Never knew this, though!

[@userarchive]

​@@scramblesthedeathdealereven if you can't recall now, I'm sure you still appreciated it then! Good day, brother! 😊

[@JinzoCrash]

Was a rewarding award for fighting like hell to get there to the end.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

she has clothing in the American version.

[@AirQBert]

Aw man, River City Ransom was SO ahead of it's time, but it definitely could have used a larger manual to try to explain things better in a pre-internet era.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Yeah the biggest problem with most NES games was they explained very little in the manual and almost nothing in-game. You needed guides just to get thru.

[@angelsandautobots]

I've been playing Castlevania II since the year it was released. Never did I or anyone I know complain about the day/night cycle. If anything we looked forward to it because it meant we got to hear Bloody Tears in the morning.

[@jaredelizardo201]

@angelsansautobots#just cuz you and your Bruhs didn't doesn't mean no one else did Jackass!

[@davidfrederick6003]

I cant believe in the NARC game their are store front with the words "Adult Books" WOW

[@ThunderFist1978]

Not to mention they didn’t change the names of characters like Joe Rockhead and Kinky Pinky.

[@Kevinsyel]

@@ThunderFist1978 yeah, the level with "Adult Books" WAS Kinky Pinky's level. Then the level with the meth labs had enemies throwing hypodermic needles at you like throwing knives. One thing I disagree with in the commentary, was that the game "encouraged" shooting first. While it was safer to play that way, you got way more points and 1ups if you arrest enemies

[@Shorty_Lickens]

Uninvited was a nightmare because few of the puzzles made any sense. At one point its possible to pick up a gem that kills you. But not right away, so you can reload and try again. It kills you slowly over time and you dont know its the gem doing it. And putting it back doesnt save you. So basically if you pick up what appears to be an important object you are doomed and you'll never know why or how.

[@richfutrell753]

References? I don't remember any controversy about at least half the games you listed.

[@Vienticus]

I actually liked the challenge of Deadly Towers back in the day, but the friggin game kept freezing on me. I got really far one time and then rage quit when the game froze.

[@joeymacky9]

Deadly towers was a mother f8er for a 9 year old me

[@markgoldspink5109]

Sorry, Rolling Thunder, was the complaint the Klan would look like the bad guys?

[@UsaSatsui]

@markgoldspink5109 The complaint I always heard about it was the captive woman with the low cut shirt who the subject of some cutscenes that suggested both physical and sexual violence.

[@nicknick6587]

On top of that, Rolling Thunder was NOT endorsed by Nintendo in any way shape or fashion. After Tengen...ummm..."acquired" specs to Nintendo's lockout chip, they were independently developing games including this one and self-manufactured cartridges up until it was revealed that the "acquisition" was not in the up-and-up and they were ordered to cease and desist.

[@richspeck8932]

I've never heard of that first game, but Metroid was way scarier than anything I saw here. I loved Deadly Towers, but I could never get far

[@minksaintmusic5139]

This guy is 100% right. Back in 1988 players and critics alike (every newspaper employed a full-time NES critic) were debating Deadly Towers and its larger message about game development standards. You couldn't escape the discourse, it was everywhere. Who can forget Michael Dukakis and George H.W. Bush arguing about Deadly Towers during the 1988 presidential debate? Many say that Bush's take on River City Ransom's non-linear progression system is what won him the election.

[@samanthasparkles1221]

Most people commenting were kids playing the NES in 1988. They were happy just playing a new game. They have nostalgia bias. Adult critics had different expectations. River City Ransom is amazing though

[@justanotherlikeyou]

There wasn't any NES game that caused controversy back then. The first game I can recall that caused any controversy was Mortal Kombat. If there was controversy regarding NES games it was probably either kids were playing it too long or kids were sitting too close to the TV.

[@justanotherlikeyou]

@@tuxysmagicaljukebox5431 As someone who grew up through the Atari 2600, 5200, Commodore 64, NES, Genesis, SNES, etc., I can tell you that there was no controversy over any NES game. Nintendo was very careful to avoid controversies with their products. That's what the Nintendo seal of quality was about on every cartridge for their systems. The first game to really cause an uproar was MK.

[@minksaintmusic5139]

This guy seems to think there were New York Times thinkpieces about how shitty Deadly Towers was or something.

[@robn880]

Haha! When I was 7, I didn't see a problem with Deadly Towers!

[@robn880]

MK was definitely the first game that was controversial. NES gen did have good enough graphics to get people who didn't play upset about anything. I wish I knew who the people are that this guy is talking about. I'd like to see sources cited in the description! Lol

[@CommentDeletersStink]

@@justanotherlikeyou the first game to cause controversy was an arcade game called Death Race. Custer's Revenge also caused controversy. Neither was as controversial as mk & night trap I imagine

[@Cornerdweler]

Was really expecting whomp-em to be number one.

[@MLDrummer90]

What I learned from this video, people being offended over practically nothing isn’t anything new lol

[@turinturambar347]

Simon's Quest and Clash at Demonhead are 2 of my favorite NES games. I LOVED the exploration element, which was so rare back then. Not that the games don't have their flaws, they do. Especially Simon's Quest. But both games are in my top 10.

[@germanwulf40]

And here we are in 2024, and there are still people who don't realize that simply not buying a game that you don't like is an option, as opposed to trying to force everyone else in the entire freaking world to stop playing it.

[@toddburgess5056]

Also got Simons quest the year it came out and absolutely loved it, still do. Around 1990 there was a NES VHS "hints and tips" video i watched that answered a few of the confusing parts of the game like the wirlwind that sweeps you up and transports you to one of draculas mansions.

[@wargameboy72]

Bro, When Castlevania 2 came out, it was Not controversial!!! Infact most kids loved Castlevania 2, more than part-1. In the 80s kids had a lot less games.. So back in the day, kids absolutely loved games with lots of secrets..Games like (Zelda 1 and 2) (Metroid) (Maniac Mansion) (StarTropics) (Zoda's Revenge) (Crystalis) (Super Mario Bros 3) and many, many more!!! Castlevania 2 only got shit on after the AVGN made his famous first video.. And then people who never played the game jumped on the band wagon. I still enjoy some of James's old videos as the AVGN, but that's just a character James plays as. And the videos are ment to be extremely over the top and played for laughs. It's entertainment Not reality!!!

[@TysonBegford]

Taboo is controversial…It’s a tarot card reading NES title, that is disturbingly accurate, and was said to have correctly predicted numerous deaths. I can say anecdotally, there’s something supernatural about it

[@talon12020]

That's an urban legend. There's nothing supernatural about it, it's just a terrible nongame.

[@Codename_Firefly]

The things the tarot cards say don't even make sense in that stupid game

[@baccaratnatural]

Simon's Quest was for high IQ individuals. If you found yourself not knowing what to do next, you know you aren't very bright.

[@metagamer5623]

Smash TV was an arcade game ported to the NES. I would hardly call this a controversial NES title. That's like calling Mortal Kombat a controversial SNES title.

[@dianadinh-andrus7985]

Death Race was based on a movie of the same name which provided all of the context that was missing from the game.

[@chemistryguy]

After the nth addition of matured themed games to what was considered a family friendly system, one might consider the possibility their understanding of the system was flawed.

[@eestijama1]

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode

[@SNEStalgia]

I covered Golgo 13 on a previous video! :)

[@jamesarnold2399]

Video game consoles are like DVD players, VCRs, etc. They can't be considered family friendly or not. It's a matter of what you play on it.

[@Artsyca]

This is a really great list. I gotta admit Castlevania II is one of my favorite games I guess it’s a byproduct of it being one of my only games. I can see why you’ve compiled this list and I don’t know what people are expecting but this is a really fantastic idea.

[@MediumQuality]

Great video. There were some games that I'd heard of and some that I hadn't. It's really fascinating how what has been considered controversial has changed over time. Those exploding bodies in NARC are pretty wild though. Can't wait to see what you come up with as you enter the 16-bit era.

[@SNEStalgia]

Thanks dude! I'm really enjoying making these, I'm really excited to cover SNES games!

[@zackallen76]

I remember Smash TV and NARC as being arcade games. I never saw them when I grew up looking over NES games in the store.

[@bildo1977]

I had both of these games on the NES back in the day.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I remember renting Abadox as a kid, my parents didn't care. It stuck out to me with the gory stages and stuff, pretty cool!

[@robertblackmore703]

I loved Simon’s Quest. Probably my favorite of the original NES run. The map from Nintendo power did not line up with the game, but it sort of helped figure out what places were adjacent.

[@AlphaZeroX96]

I'm one of the people who likes Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest. It's one of my favorite NES games.

[@joeymacky9]

I found NARC to be balanced and dirty. Castlevania 2 was broken too, confusing and cryptic. I appreciate the point that quality control gained developer attention. River city ransom was not controversial to me whatsover: balanced, challenging, grindy fun; Gratuitous violence without blood the game was dope azs money. Nice video, thanks for sharing

[@robn880]

Nobody that was playing NES, or anyone else that I remember, had an issue with any of these games. This feels like applying current sensibilities to past items. People in 1989 weren't saying "are these themes appropriate for a family-friendly console like the NES?" Anyone with a stick that far up their ass wasn't playing video games and any"harmful stereotypes" were completely intentional! Lol

[@kbkimoseley]

So one thing to consider is that Death Race is an unlicensed game and did not go through the Nintendo seal of quality approval. While it can be controversial it's not a result that Nintendo approved of, and for that matter Wisdom Tree which is religious essentially stole from and deceived Nintendo which are also controversial according to the Bible

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

Abadox.... It's like R-Type if the graphics were done by Ito Junji. That's pretty freaky, actually.

[@SquirrelGamez]

I think Simon's Quest would have been alright if it had been translated correctly. There's one thing I have to say. Why do you keep saying the NES was known to be family-friendly? When my dad bought the console, it came with a cartridge with Mario Bros and Duck Hunt, 2 controllers, and a zap gun. A toy GUN. For shooting ducks! If that was ok, why would shooting bad guys by pressing a button on a controller be any different?

[@zerogeewhiz1]

Desensitization is the word you were looking for there during Smash tv. Not decentralization.

[@quezlar4792]

ironically, deadly towers had to be changed in localization because it was Originally named Hells bells

[@NateTheGnat]

Maniac Mansion lets you put a hamster in the microwave. Ding. That's controversial right there.

[@SNEStalgia]

I covered Maniac Mansion in a previous video :)

[@The_Badseed]

I don't think much was controversial on the NES, Nintendo censored everything. I think the first major controversy I could think of was Night Trap and Lethal Enforcers, congress got involved and started the ESRB

[@Bart848]

Castlevania 2 is still one of my favorite games

[@jeremysebastian9676]

I never knew where you could get some of these games back in the day. I never saw them ever. I own castle Vania 2 and smash tv but the rest i don't remember seeing at video game stores

[@natezuniga-qd7pe]

Don’t forget about the Ludder!

[@AmethystSpeaks]

The hoods were a big deal... Did NOBODY watch Ninja Turtles?!?!

[@CommentDeletersStink]

NONE OF THESE GAMES WERE CONTROVERSIAL

[@ClayAdams]

They weren’t then. Leave it to the woke generation to find old things to take offense to

[@FlyingSoloRPG]

Agreed this video is totsl bullshit i had to turn it off most of these gsmes were huge best sellers with many accolades people loved them lol castlevania 2 was massive this guy thinks these gsmes came out with the avgn videos or something lol

[@SNEStalgia]

Is the AVGN the only person who can cover these games? I only added the AVGN clip from Castelvaina 2 because it fit with what I was saying, and I thought it was funny. Sorry this video wasn't for you, maybe you can find another video in my catalog that you'll like better!

[@ryani5103]

Kids(and parents) were tougher back then.

[@BenjaminNixon]

NARC was definitely controversial by that era's standards. I remember even seeing one of those news magazine shows covering it (arcade version) because of the gore and the fact that the villain was a drug lord.

[@stefanmilicevic8453]

Came in expecting bunch of unlicenced games like Tengen output, Codemasters games and add-ons or bible games. Things that were actually controversial. Instead watched a list of 10 "controversial" games that had no controversies around.

[@TheWarmotor]

During the first half of the video, the scrolling was choppy. I was saying to myself 'dude needs to adjust the aspect ratio in the scaling settings of his emulator'... then halfway thru Rolling Thunder *pop* lost a little bit at the edges but scrolling smoothed out. I know your struggles, brother.

[@JetsetMiner]

The graphics for Deadly Towers don't look that bad 🤷‍♂️

[@BleachCowboy2016]

as someone who lived through these times, I don't remember any of these things being controversial except for NARC

[@roncozad4108]

The first Metal Gear was a total play.

[@WHMStudios]

"decentralization of violence"? what the hell does that even mean?

[@saikonixamastein2431]

Rolling Thunder looks a lot like Code Name Viper ... thoughts anyone?

[@Steph_7d7]

The group that coded rolling thunder also coded code name viper but as a different company. Good eye

[@saikonixamastein2431]

@Steph_7d7 thanks I love learning about video game history, especially from some of the obscure hidden gems.

[@davidbermudez7704]

I believe in my childhood I rented the the controversial games on the list. Abodox was controversial because of the gore I still remember renting it at a video store. I guess because I rented horror movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre it didn’t bother me. Deadly Towers as well but I didn’t see anything wrong with it I was just having fun as a child on Friday nights. I didn’t rent River City Ransom at a video store but played it at a friend’s house after school. I didn’t see anything controversial with the game it was just fun like Double Dragon 😊😊😊😊 Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest I rented that game at a video store and it kept me awake Friday nights to Saturday mornings trying to solve the puzzles and beat it. The stage music is memorable! The first time I played Rolling Thunder was at my best friend’s house that was my next-door neighbor. One Friday night he invited me to sleep over so I asked for my parents' permission and told me it was okay after finishing my chores. We took turns trying to beat the game and would even laugh at me because I was skinny like the character in the game 😂😂😂😂 Oh man, how can I not forget Smash TV? If you’ve watched the classic movie “Running Man” before it was very similar to that except it wasn’t a crowd trying to kill you. The first time I played it was at the Arcades and so when it came out for NES port I rented that game as well. I had so much fun playing it on Friday nights trying to beat the game but when it came out on SNES it blew my mind. I didn’t play Death Race before so I don’t know if it’s controversial or not. Now the first time I played NARC was at an Asian Market near the Jr High School I used to attend. Almost every single day after school I played a violent game but not before buying my hotdog with nacho cheese and jalapeños, Nachos with jalapeños and Orange Bang. Then one Friday night at a video store saw it on the display rack for the NES and had to rent it. It wasn’t Arcade quality but it was much fun and yes because of blood, gore, and drugs it was controversial. Never knew there was a game called “Uninvited” only Chiller but the first time I played it was on PC and then rented for the NES. Never played Clash at Demonhead before.

[@drudown76]

I thought smash TV was sweet as a kid

[@samael2112]

Hi! Do you have the sources for each game? I'm 48, so I was a kid that just rented games based on the covers. I played NARC and Smash TV in the arcades, and yeah, they were graphic, but that was part of what was cool about it! I would really like to read what reviewers in the 80s/90s thought about these and other games.

[@LordBarros]

Was expecting Tengen to show up.

[@jamesyoung8514]

Rolling Thunder was a Tengen title. It was released by Tengen under license from Namco.

[@Delekhan]

I played many of the games during first run when I was under 10 years old. My Mom would take me to the video store and I'd pick a game. Most of them I'd get into but Deadly Towers was SUCH trash. Really enjoyed Simon's Quest (after getting a strategy guide) and Uninvited. I looked forward to it but when NARC and Smash TV hit the NES I didn't care for the downgrade in graphics. Thanks for the great video! Appreciate your analysis. And I love your accent. Cheers!

[@vanguze]

Man I am so tired of the media and feds telling me what I can and can't do.

[@jamesyoung8514]

I honestly can't believe how many comments there are on here denying that these games were considered controversial. I grew up in the era when these titles were released and clearly remember the backlash that followed from parent groups over them. Smash TV and NARC where definite lightning rods for the mothers against violence. In fact any game that showed a clear depiction of blood was considered too mature and drew a demand to be pulled from shelves. Or does no one remember Mortal Kombat on SNES, with the blood replaced by 'grey sweat'? These games came out in the same era when churches led a strong effort to ban Dungeons and Dragons because of the misguided belief that the game led to demon worship and it's supposed representation of satan. These beliefs were so strong that there were BOOK BURNINGS of game manuals and supplements. The only thing about this video that surprises me is the fact that Chiller didn't make the list.

[@SNEStalgia]

I actually did cover Chiller in my first video! 5 Controversial NES Games :D

[@jamesyoung8514]

Lol, my apologies. I'll look for that video.

[@SNEStalgia]

No worries! I hope you'll like it!

[@NoChillsBill]

Legacy of the Wizard. I could never figure it out. Never ever came close to beating it. I don't know if it counts but I thought Base Wars was awesome for having the robots blow up when they were too damaged. Exodus Ultima just because it ramps up the difficulty a huge amount once you get the Mark of Kings or if you go in the dungeons. Just seemed unfair. Plus as a child some of the music was super scary to me.

[@myfirstseven8316]

Was that an 8-bit version of Metric’s Black Sheep I heard in there?

[@SNEStalgia]

It was! I forgot to link the video in he description, I’ll do it when I get home.

[@myfirstseven8316]

@@SNEStalgia epic!

[@SNEStalgia]

It should be in the video description now :)

[@lonndragon]

Sources for any of this at all? Honestly it sounds like you’re using “trust me bro” as a source.

[@toddburgess5056]

I got Deadly Towers as a gift the year it came out, 9 year old me, HATED it LOL, I thought I just sucked at it, because there was no Internet at the time, and no one else i knew owed it.

[@userarchive]

Don't worry about it. Somebody gave it to me as well when I was that age. Very difficult and clunky game still to this day, even as an adult! Bad controls I think.

[@quezlar4792]

I’m desensitized by all the decentralization

[@chrisrj9871]

Seems they were making games for young adults back then, too, and not just for baby children like parents think everything is.

[@ScarysReviews]

didn't CREDIT Angry Video Game Nerd..

[@shawn576]

A lot of these shitty games were hated most people experienced games by renting them. Rented games very rarely had instruction manuals. If the game wasn't 100% clear on what to do, it was basically a shit game nobody enjoyed.

[@NuAngelGames]

Holy crap, where have I been!? 29K views!? Ddue, you've blown up! Congratulations!

[@SNEStalgia]

Hey dude! Thank you so much, it's good to hear from you!

[@amberyetz6745]

How is uninvited on this list, but Shadowgate isn't? They basically look like the same game just with a different storyline? The game play is exactly the same right down to the way you move through the game, find objects, etc. I'd have to look it up, but I'm willing to bet they were made by the same company.

[@SNEStalgia]

I think it was, they made Deja Vu, Uninvited, and Shadowgate

[@JayEdom]

River city ransom was one of the best nes games i just wish you could save on a save file instead of the longest code ever for saving progress the game is doable in one long sitting but really needed the battery backup save to make it much better …i heard there was a sequel but dont know much about it but it was much better graphics and the other game from the company and similar art is super dodgeball which was a great game with one player or 2 vs battle tatio made some good ones

[@RetiredMP]

Great video. I actually watch these videos to see if I'd like these games. Im buying them now...30 years after the fact

[@tomuchtimeonhand]

rolling thunder and code name viper are about the same no?

[@raen3042]

I had a few of these games. I liked them

[@DigitalConceptz]

😂 wtf how ??? The opposite of controversial NES games lol

[@videoporfavor]

What is the spaceship side scrolling game at 0:05 called?

[@Codename_Firefly]

Captain planet

[@ryani5103]

Longest, intro, ever.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I have never heard RCR being controversial. Especially not for its "themes" and content and the NES being family friendly.

[@chriswheatley3146]

Only controversy I knew of was the shower scene with the players being half naked. And even then, it was more humerous than anything else.

[@TanookiSuit]

What parallel existence are you from? None of these were controversial in the day or even now.

[@Emceemur]

THERE IT IS!

[@lordcolinb]

😊 narc was one of my favorite

[@VanMichael21]

So a few of these games here were controversial because of how difficult it was to some players ? Sounds like to me it's more of a problem of the times rather than the games itself, so I think it's fair to say when you're using the word "controversial" in this video, you have to use it loosely.

[@c.bretmiller6148]

He's fabricating EVERYTHING. You can't say that the graphics in Abodox were controversial and were "sparking debates among parents and media critics" when that's just not true. That game was never controversial, and media critics never wrote articles, appeared on TV, or publicly debated the darker and more realistic graphics of Abodox. He's simply applying modern sensibilities and perspectives to older games, but claiming that they were controversial at the time of their release, when there is ZERO evidence of that.

[@henrygpk]

games should always push boundaries and make parents and critics raging. Their tears are gold. For challenging aspects of the NES, parents and critics might have skipped gaming altogether and never touched a coin-eater arcade machine. Arcade games were the reference for most NES games and arcade games are punishing, no exception. Video Game Nerd is entertaining, but only the fools take him seriously, old time gamers should not fall for NES-hard non-sense.

[@joeymacky9]

Leisure suit larry!

[@mwg500]

Why is Burgertime in the "preview" for this video?

[@SNEStalgia]

I was looking for footage to use, and Burger Time was one of the games I picked.

[@Jjnoriega900]

Oh how games are today. GTA San Andreas

[@ThunderFist1978]

Ring King.

[@tylerpemberton3134]

Is this a vanity fair gamer review?

[@quintocreations5091]

Just like another reader wrote, this dude is crazy, reaching here. For starters, river city ransom was never consider controversial. Most of these games were never considered controversial, just like making s*** up here, dude, or is this a clickbait strategy

[@seanlaney3520]

Lmao, I’m a Gen X kid. I loved most of these games, and for you to say parents had outrage is a lie. Most of r parents didn’t know where we were most of the time. Let alone what games we were playing, nice try with your fake rage

[@wargameboy72]

I'm also Gen X and I agree with you! I don't know what the hell this guy's talking about!!!! Why is there always some asshole (who wasn't even alive then) trying to rewrite history!!! We live in a sad world when it's easier to spread lies, instead of trust...

[@JinzoCrash]

CLICKBAIT... these are not "controversial" games. NEVER heard ANYONE make the claims you are.

[@davidfrederick6003]

If your going to CONSTANTLY use the term "family friendly" applied to NES than EVERY GAME with "shooting" involved would be controversial

[@conductorcammon]

Good stuff.

[@RedRanger2001]

Simon from Castlevania is pronounced "see-mohn". And Castlevania 2 was actually released in 1987...

[@Foolishpleazure]

its pronuonced with a long I sound,like SEYE-mon,nor cee mohn...

[@RedRanger2001]

@@Foolishpleazure His name is pronounced the French way.

[@Foolishpleazure]

@@RedRanger2001 lo l no,it is not,it is pronouncewd the ENGLISH way and always has.even Nintendo pronounces it the English way!!!

[@RedRanger2001]

@@Foolishpleazure According to TV Tropes, Simon in Castlevania is pronounced the French way, in which it is "see-mohn".

[@Foolishpleazure]

excepts it it isn't correct.The Feminine version,Simone is pronounced See Mohn,the Masculine version is pronounced Seye mon.

[@CallieandJordanSquad]

I loved river city ransom. Seemed like the last 80’s gamers either could not have fun if did not like change like castlevania.

[@therealtijuanaman]

"The games visuals were noticeably grim" there fixed it for you