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April 8, 2005Just thought of an old game I once saw in Nintendo Power, back when I had a Game Boy, about ten games, and dreams of pixels, pixels, pixels. The game I had in mind was an NES point-and-click detective adventure, my memory inspired by a recent TTLG thread.
I had forgotten the name, but only recalled a phrase from the game: Vortex Slain! I remember reading the review in Nintendo Power, like so many other games, knowing I’d never get the chance to play it, since it would require my parents to buy me the following: an NES, a color TV, and the game. Why would they do that? “Boy, you already got a Game Boy. Will Smiff, you’re right, parents just don’t understand.
Ok, back to today. Searching for “vortex slain nes” turned up this article on ClassicGaming.com. Five minutes later, I had the game, a decent emulator, and hq3x rendering placing this 14-year-old game on my desktop:
It is a good time to be a nerd.
Ah, growing up with Nintendo.
I had a similar experience–read about NIGHTSHADE, went back to find it years later. Only my “years later” only took until early 1997, when my friend and I spotted it in a used section of a local game store and picked up for $3. Played through it that weekend. Lots of laughs in that one–an excellent game. Wish there had been more like it when I actually had a NES.
Good times.
Comment by Scott Cunning — April 12, 2005 @ 8:57 am
Wow…I am currently having the same experience…I am on this page because I was searching google to find this same game, which I had read about in Nintendo Power like 10 years ago but didnt have money/parents to buy it for me. I couldnt remember the name at all. Thanks!! Any other classic obscure NES ROM Recomendations? Email me :]
Comment by Jesse1 — January 11, 2008 @ 11:27 pm