Big in Japan: RECCA SUMMER CARNIVAL '92 (NES | Famicom | Nintendo Entertainment System)

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RECCA ► The game that's a mouthful...of amazingness!
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After years of focusing on the best games for the NES, I decided to change gears and focus on lesser known cartridges that have, for one reason or another, generally escaped the public discussion and general nostalgia. This series highlights many of the relatively unknown, obscure, and unloved titles in the Nintendo Entertainment System's library. Some of these games are at best mediocre. Many are painfully bad, some of the worst NES games around. Most are hilarious for all the wrong reasons! Occasionally, OCCASIONALLY, a handful of them are actually good, borderline hidden gems.
While you won't find any of these on the NES Classic, some of these titles have managed to make their way onto the Nintendo Switch, so if you don't have an original Nintendo console or ROMs escape you ethically or technologically, there are several ways to play them.
Want more? Me too! Until then, lots of other articles where the pictures don't move and words have to be read can be found on my website: top100nesgames.com
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[@thecunninlynguist]

Recca is a feast for the eyes and ears. It almost looks like an early 16-bit game. It was so cool that we got an "official" US release via the 3DS eshop.

[@BigOleWords]

Oh nice!

[@apostlenik809]

You are correct and I like your username

[@RetroReminiscence]

Man by 1992 the developers for the NES really knew how to squeeze every bit of life outta that console. Such a feast for the eyes.

[@BigOleWords]

Ain't that the truth!

[@christianhunt7382]

this is a pretty impressive showing for the systems hardware! I've never seen a shooter move this fast, with those parallax effects and music to boot. I'm no connoisseur just an average 8 bit fan, so i thank our marvelous curator for another great showing! you the man James!

[@BigOleWords]

Thanks! Hopefully I'll get to the other crazy impressive shooter that never left Japan: Crisis Force.

[@bmwolgas]

How a 1.79mhz CPU is able to do all that is sorcery. With the sheer amount of stuff going on at once and without slowdown, it is amazing your console didn't go up in a poof of smoke.

[@Gatorade69]

It really is amazing what late released games (on any system) are able to do. Like the devs had finally mastered the hardware and could get everything out of it (and the NES also had some helper chips).

[@BigOleWords]

Right!?

[@paulyouk3221]

You're not lying about the soundtrack. Going directly into a retro themed work music playlist, thank you!

[@BigOleWords]

It’s no joke!

[@benwhite5452]

This is amazing looking. I remember people getting excited about this when it released in the eShop, but never checked it out.

[@PikangsFutaba]

I think I got it as soon as it was released on the 3DS Eshop as I was curious, can't pass stage 3 normal mode, but I'm glad that I got the game way much earlier than the Eshop passing away.

[@Gatorade69]

Hey, something to watch when I can't get back to sleep. Glad you are back. Edit : That soundtrack is awesome.

[@BigOleWords]

Sweet Recca dreams!

[@EvaFull]

My favorite 3DS NES/Famicom Virtual Console Game Downloaded onto my NEW Nintendo 3DS during its lifetime.

[@thecunninlynguist]

It's awesome. Was surprised they released it but happily took it lol

[@retronemesis7064]

They had this as a download on the 3DS e-shop.

[@wargameboy72]

Hey Bro, love your videos!!! RECCA is an 8-bit masterpiece!!! Three other NES Shooters you should check out are (Crisis Force) , (Gun Nac) and (Gradius 2). Gradius 2 for the NES has cool imaginative Bosses better than the arcade version and it only came out in Japan. Konami used they're own chips to make the game so amazing. That's why it couldn't be released in the U.S.A. Awesome video!!!!!🤩👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

[@BigOleWords]

The upper tier of shooters right there!

[@jefflindquist6138]

The music in this game is Awesome !!! 🙂

[@dangerkeith3000]

This is a beautiful looking game.

[@BigOleWords]

Yeah it is!

[@havanaradio]

Love it. Needs more attention.

[@dc9662]

F-yeah! Recca! The first time I saw it was on your stream a while back. It looked awesome, and I'm so happy to see you cover it.

[@BigOleWords]

Thanks! And yeah it is awesome

[@ryuhoshu3303]

First learned about this game trough the 3DS virtual console, I couldn't believe how fast this game is

[@BigOleWords]

Right? It’s wild

[@Rustem_A_]

Looks cool. I also accidentally found this game, while surfing the internet about 10 ago, was quite surprised by the speed, graphics and the whole challenge aspect. Too bad we never came across this game in the 90s. Though...I still think that "Crisis Force" is the best shmup on NES/Famicom... the graphics there is just superb🎉, the gameplay is fast as well, with ACCEPTABLE level of difficulty😅

[@BigOleWords]

I’ll get to that one at some point…

[@bobjones27]

I liked this one more because of the music and the intensity

[@josevillouta4588]

The graphics are really impressive! Also the fact, based on what I’ve seen, no slow downs considering everything that is going on in the screen is quite an achievement

[@BigOleWords]

There is some slowdown with a couple boss fights but not as bad as other titles

[@danbauer3669]

There are so SO many NES games where level three is my quitting spot! Oh, nice! I dig your paint covered knuckles. I've been there so SO many times!

[@BigOleWords]

They stay in a perpetual state of paintedness

[@Nesguy92]

The little red guns aren't parasitic, the relationship is mutually beneficial.

[@RSTypeContent]

this video reminds me of those old review channels whats with the giant wall of games and the 4:3 ratio i really miss em

[@mariusamber3237]

This is one of the most brutal games on the system for sure. Another one in that category is Holy Diver (which was re-released a few years ago IIRC). A lot of the weirdest/most experimental games are Japan-exclusive, up until the Xbox360/PS3 era more or less, when indies started becoming popular. This is definitely one of those experiments as well!

[@BigOleWords]

I’ll get to Holy Diver at some point…

[@monicolares-jacobo3169]

Lol, the seen with you lost in a blurry trance was good, game seems BRUTAL!!

[@BigOleWords]

Haha thanks! And it is!

[@fista1331]

Holy moly thanks for educating me on this game. I had no clue! That is a funky rockin soundtrack! Gettin a sped up Streets of Rage vibe. Heck yeah 🤘🏻

[@Riz2336]

That game looks insanely hard. Must be one of the first in the bullet hell style shooters

[@BigOleWords]

I believe you’re right!

[@carn9507]

It's a cool game. Can't say I enjoyed the style of music much in it. But then I don't really enjoy playing the game either. But it's pretty impressive to watch and wonder who the heck the NES/Famicom isn't just melting from it all. :P

[@BigOleWords]

Different strokes, but it’s still something to marvel at for sure

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

It's like KID saying "Oh, you think Crisis Force is pushing the limits of the Famicom, hold our sake." to Konami.

[@BigOleWords]

Haha got em!

[@dieinfire920]

A marvel pushing the limits of the console!! Those backgrounds are reminiscent to some found at Earthbound. Legitimacy looks like an early 16-bit game, and I’m not even sure if there’s a better looking shootem up on pc-engine. The only way I beat the game was with save states. Another KID amazing game. Edit: commenting this here because I don’t think you take a look at comments on streamings: about your last adventure island streaming: 1: the dark brown frogs will jump over you if you run towards them, is that simple how to avoid them. The light green frogs will not move at all unless you shoot them once which will turn them into dark brown frogs. 2: on the cliff stage (the one with different music) you uncovered a couple of times a hidden egg that gives you a bonus stage OR the fire balls (can’t remember) but you didn’t notice it. This near the area where you barely had enough fruit to survive. 4: And in the last part of the streaming with that stalactite, the way to avoid it is by just jump over the cliff and do a small jump forward over the ice wall in front, you’ll probably miss or still touch that last pineapple seen in the streaming, but you just definitely NOT touch that ice wall that will slow you and let the stalactite reach you. 5: small tip about that fish that killed you: if you have weapon, you jump into that cloud, stop and shoot the fish, and continue. For me is easier to shoot them instead of jump over them. 6: snake will not shoot you if you don’t have a weapon. And I’m not sure, but if you reach them while shooting, they will shoot back more aggressively. This is more notorious in the areas where they are protected by the stones and you keep shooting at them.

[@BigOleWords]

Oooh yeah it does remind me of Earthbound! And thanks for the tips, but it’s unlikely I’ll ever play Adventure Island again, that’s the real deal!

[@Sinistar1983]

This was my first shmup I ever bought/played. All because i had heard great things. And now I'm a schmup fan because of this game. Definitely not something I'd recommend as a first timers game. But heck I thought it was so cool I'm glad I took the time to beat it

[@BigOleWords]

Damn dude you're a wizard for that feat!

[@Sinistar1983]

@@BigOleWords It definitely took me a solid year to do it

[@mymoviesbetter8466]

This game frigging rules

[@Xray_Mike]

Nice.

[@SECONDQUEST]

We have the same hair.

[@BigOleWords]

Sweet!

[@zintosion]

CHEECCCCKKKK THHHISSS SHIIITTTT OUUUUTTTTT

[@marcgoesblindgaming2076]

Wow the Japanese are crazy, They sure did get some Insane Games we just didn't get in the WestGames we just didn't get in the West

[@BigOleWords]

That's for sure!

[@childofcascadia]

Wow. I dont have the time or desire to play "a beat your head against a wall" hard game. Its too bad, because this looks awesome. Maybe ill run it thru a game genie just to see it.

[@BigOleWords]

Still very fun with infinite lives :)

[@arthurbrax6561]

I wish this game had been made for the SNES instead

[@BigOleWords]

Yeah it probably should’ve been!

[@scottbogfoot]

😃

[@natjonestower3035]

I can't even beat the second stage in 1942, no thanks. Great video though.

[@BigOleWords]

I can't either!

[@havanaradio]

Zanac. Zanac. Zanac.

[@BigOleWords]

Great game, crazy fast and frenetic.

[@Thebluewind3]

can you link where you bought it?

[@BigOleWords]

I think just Ali Express. I can’t remember which store but I’ve bought plenty of stuff off there and it’s…exactly as good as you think cheap carts will be!

[@Thebluewind3]

@@BigOleWordsthanks did whant to be on the safe side, if I going to spend 50-60 $ for basic price + shipping + import tax

[@mr.g4990]

Not gonna crash the party, this is impressive, but it all comes at the cost of unbearable flickering to me.

[@BigOleWords]

It's pretty intense, I get it!