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So I’m tying out this new game called Retro Game Challenge for DS. It’s based off a show in Japan called Game Center CX. I posted about it a while back but here’s a quick refresh. It’s a “reality show” where you watch a guy play video games. Old video games. Like… NES games. He’s never played them before and it’s fun to watch him as he experiences them.

Anyway, this game is basically a bunch game challenges but the games are done up all old NES style. There are some top down shooters, a racer, a platformer and an old school RPG. On top of that the story that happens between the challenges ia set during 1980’s and feature two kids (one being the host of the show as a kid) as they wait to play the latest releases. You even get to thumb though game magazines and get tips and cheats for the games you play during the challenges. It’s all kinds of awesome and really brings back the feeling of waiting to play NES games from back in the day. I must have had the biggest smile on my face as I played the games. ^_^

Now the challenges are pretty easy I must say (that or I’m just super awesome) and the games aren’t licensed titles. They’ve been totally made up for the game but in all honesty, I didn’t care. I was nice to play some new kinds of NES games in these high poly, normal map days we live in.

So yeah… Retro Game Challenge DS totally makes me smile. I hope they bring out the sequel here. ^_^