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He does have a variety of "relics" he can use, a la Castlevania. In fact, I think the anchor weapon basically mirrors one in the original Castlevania (I forget the name of it in that game, but the idea the weapon moves up and down in a downwards-u-shaped arc is the same). The fact he uses a shovel is part of the charm of the game to me, and an excuse to introduce DuckTales mechanics, but to each his own. 

I love the look of the game as well. They definitely don't stick to the limitations of the actual NES console, so a lot of what happens really wouldn't have been doable until SNES at least, but the aesthetic is there. There are plenty of YouTube videos that go over the fact SK succeeds because it borrows where it needs to, but adds plenty of stuff to account for the fact it's technically a "modern" game.

I can't stand Plague Knight's controls, but Specter of Torment's Ninja Gaiden influences are great. 

I'm surprised people find Shovel Knight so hard. For me, it's definitely dwarfed in difficulty compared to something like Mega Man 3. I appreciate they didn't actually make it "NES hard" and I can get through it pretty easily ... unless it's New Game +. 

I'll be interested to see how LEGO Marvel turns out. 

I paid full price when it came out and just ... cannot get into it to save my life. 

None of these are Shovel Knight. 0/10

Wait, what are the other six games?

I step 11 to love yourself?

I don't mind these being fun. I prefer Guardians because it's just consistently a comedy. My issue really isn't with the movie itself but the fact green lady is supposedly a big villain for Infinity Wars? Not sure I can take that seriously now.

I pretty much just turn the tv on and maybe adjust volumes ... If that. Game takes a second to load but eh.

Do you stop at Dairy Palace when visiting Canton? It's always a stop for me when I go up to Dallas. 

I remember being amazed at the 3D graphics in Mario Kart. They're not as impressive now, but I think they still hold up. 

I watched a friend play Super Mario RPG at his place and again LOVED the graphics ... but I can't say I love RPGs. 

The Yoshi's Island art style is so unique. I don't remember much about that game, but the art style is great. If a five-year-old can draw like that, you can color me impressed. 

I still don't know if I'd cry at that point in SM, but that's a cute story about your brother. 

My brother's girl friend (note the space) had LttP at her place when we were little and I always thought it looked boring. I definitely wasn't into the medieveal fantasy thing at the time. In fact, I didn't want to play Zelda until Majora's Mask came out, because I liked the dark vibe of it. I'm a lot more into stuff like LttP now though. 

I never even knew the Punch Out games were a real thing until much later in life. Even after seeing a Simpsons episode with NES Punch Out featured in it as a kid. I thought they made it up for the episode. 

Yeah, F-Zero and Mario Kart had some great Mode 7 graphics. I still think F Zero X is my favorite, due to the butt rock soundtrack. I still remember reading in the instruction manual about all the people who died participating in those races. 

DKC looked amazing in itd say, but that's one of the games whose graphics I'm not sure have aged well. 

I love MMX, but MMX2 has a more special place in my heart just because I rented it first and thought the opening stage with the motorcycles and giant robot was so cool. If I'd gotten to the end, maybe I'd have cried for Zero. 

I think I played SFII: Turbo more than any other SNES game; mostly cause it was the easiest to jump into. 

I'd love to play Castlevania IV, and I'd probably play a little bit of Super Ghosts and Goblins or Contra 3 and give up. Castlevania IV I think I might actually be able to beat.

I loved Star Fox as a kid because of the graphics, but 64 blew my mind. 

I want an SNES Classic for Star Fox 2 in particular, but it stinks everyone seems to think it's a let-down. Oh well.