Indeed.Here’s an interesting, if obscure, title from the NES. As with the likes of Ninja Gaiden, it dared to be daring. And it pays off quite well.
Journey to Silius
Nippon-based developer Sunsoft (サンソフト—Sansofuto) was behind it.
And, okay, this is just another NES platformer along the lines of Mega Man 2. But, it did introduce a high concept story idea. And rolling cutscene type… cutscenes.
But it’s pretty obvious James Cameron’s The Terminator was a major inspiration.
Obvious, because it was. It was supposed to be the official game adaptation of the film, but then the license was lost mid-production.
So, it got a graphical overhaul. And went ahead anyway. It was called Rough World (ラフワールド—Rafu Wārudo) in the land of Nippon.
The thing launched back in that there 1990. And it has one banging soundtrack!
Frankly, so many bloody games came out on the NES it’s difficult to understand how to keep track of them. Well over 714—but there were unlicensed illegal games, too.
Well, Journey to Silius was licensed. And the interesting thing is the official The Terminator NES game was a total disaster. Whereas Journey to Silius is pretty decent (more news on that later).
So, we’ve played it a lot. And, in the grand tradition of NES games, it’s the most insanely difficult bastard you can imagine.
Just ridiculous on the standard difficulty scale. We mean, it’s tough to get past level one. But not as bad as Ghosts ‘N Goblins.
The reason this game is on our minds right now is Nintendo put it onto the Nintendo Switch NES backlog library recently.
The Terminator on the NES ended up looking like this.
But it was done by Sunsoft, just in an apparent mess of business contracts. And it’s a total mess the Angry Video Game Nerd ripped to shreds.
Journey to Silius was clearly the far superior game, but the studio had to repackage it.
And then The Terminator NES game was released in 1992 (to coincide with Terminator 2) and was a disaster.
Well, there you go. Another interesting little moment in the history of the NES.
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Duck Hunt sounds really fun to me. I never liked much of a challenge. But so cute, the dog and all !
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It looks cute, the game is a bit wrong. You’ve never played games have you, madam? I’ll teach you. Starting with [engage highly obnoxious mansplain]. Oi oi, darlin’!
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Thank you. Duck Hunt seems like something I could do.
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What were you doing in 1985?!?!? I was doing very little. We’re discussing this on the wrong post!! Outside, my place, 20 minutes, fight!
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I was a twinkle in an eye. 20 minutes from now. No gloves.
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I miss wearing gloves. Used to do it all the time years ago, as a student.
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I had winter gloves when living in cold places … of course now it’s leather gauntlets.
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You live in, like, Beach World Central don’t you? Is it ever cold over there?
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No it’s hot as …. but I’ve lived in many places. I’m like Lazarus you know?
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Liberace? The pianist? Okay. I didn’t know you play the piano.
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Only classical. Ho hum.
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Classical rap, I meant. Uh huh, yeah.
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It was that it basketball.
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Basketball is the best American sport, for sure.
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Football.
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Soccer?
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No , real football 🏈
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Proper football is in England, lady, sort it out!!
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Your kidding right? That’s soccer over there.
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Lay off the Chorley cakes, lady.
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I’m afraid I can’t do that.
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Hal?!
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Nope. No can do.
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Further correspondence will follow, I must now focus on my male pattern balding. It is a timely and tenacious issue.
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What male pattern balding?
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Yours? Mine is already done.
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I don’t really know what that is. A pattern?
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It’s… something.
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Smiles!
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Madam. You’ve commented for Duck Hunt, on what was supposed to be The Terminator adaptation. James Cameron would be angry! Just as well he’s Canadian.
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What’s up with the reader? I’ve already Bitc…spoken to them about the delay in updating posts! That’s not my fault. I suggest you delete and I will try again.
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Reader! It’s just your endless regions of hair obstructing you.
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I’m drowning here. I tried to cut it myself but it wrestled me down.
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You need to do a man bun.
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How about a lady bun ?
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What, like a Chorley cake? I warned you about those.
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Put my hair up into a Chorley cake? Excellent plan, I’m afraid I’ve forgotten the warning. That’s why I’m always in trouble with the law.
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Good woman! The law is always on my case!
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I see to that.
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There’s my comment on Duck Hunt. Are you gas lighting me?
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