Like all other Camerica unlicensed games, MicroMachines employed a bypass circuit to literally send a small electric shock to the NES-10 Lockout chip, temporarily disabling it to allow the game to be played on the original toaster style NES. Sure, there have been better MicroMachines games released over the years, but the NES original is still something special, especially considering its a completely unlicensed game on a system not well known for excellent racing games.Ī rare example of an NES game without a Famicom counterpart, MicroMachines was completely unlicensed and sold only in North American and European markets. Still, all things considered this is a minor complaint against what is otherwise a must-have NES classic. With truly excellent controls and fantastic visuals, sadly MicroMachines doesn’t deliver much on the audio front, with no music playing during actual gameplay to speak of. This idea again compliments the limitations of the NES and leads to some of the most intense racing action any home console can deliver. The race is not only decided based on who crosses the finish line first, but also on who can stay on the visible screen the longest. There is no split screen option here – in this mode the two competing players struggle to not only see who can cross the finish line in first place, but also who can even stay on the screen for long stretches. In addition to the excellent single player, MicroMachines also features an excellent head-to-head multiplayer mode where two players race each other in randomized stages. When these objects are placed against the tiny sprites it creates a fantastic sense of scale unique amongst NES games. In a brilliant twist on the usual problems with sprite size limitations on the NES, MicroMachines actually uses these limitations to its benefit by placing the small vehicle sprites in race track locales filled with large, easily reconizable objects that the player knows in reality are small, such as screws, erasers or whole Oranges. The game is an arcade style overhead racer that pits miniature toy cars, boats and planes in races in ordinary household environments such as a breakfast table, workbench, bathtub and many other common yet exotic locales. Produced and manufactured by unlicensed developer CodeMasters for the long gone game publisher Camerica, MicroMachines is by far the best racing game on the NES spending even a few minutes with it will clearly shows why. MicroMachines came in a golden cartridge, and just as the idea would suggest, MicroMachines is indeed a golden gem on the NES. Race your little vehicles through several different tracks that range from a tabletop or bathtub to even a pool table! It’s a big world out there. Welcome to the world of MicroMachines! This land is filled with fast moving toys that are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. So without further ado, I hope you will enjoy the Top 100 NES/Famicom Games List! Please open these links in a new tab/window so you don’t have to navigate away from this article. I’m also including many links to videos and other online information sources. A 5 on this scale means it’s average difficulty with perhaps some challenging elements, but nothing the average gamer should get stuck on for too long.
Since many NES games can be a real test of player’s patience and skill, I am ranking every game on its overall difficulty using a simple scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is brain dead easy and 10 is….well, Battletoads. Welcome to part eight of a ten part special looking back on the top 100 NES and Famicom games ever produced. As retro gaming continues to grow in popularity, more and more gamers flock to Nintendo’s first home console to get their gaming fix. With over two thousand games produced worldwide for the legendary hardware, the NES, despite it’s age, has an eternal staying power.
Arguably the most beloved console of all time, the Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly abbreviated as NES, is now well over 25 years old.
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