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Kid Icarus NES Review
Kid Icarus for the NES was developed by Nintendo R&D1, the same team that created Super Mario Bros. The original 8-bit game was directed by Gunpei Yokoi, who also directed Metroid and Donkey Kong. Yoshio Sakamoto was the game’s art director, and he also later directed Metroid. The music in the game was composed by…
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8-Bit Games – The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Nintendo, credited with popularizing 8-bit gaming, gained even more popularity with the release of its Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985. 8-bit games use 8-bit graphics, sound, and processing power. 8-bit gaming offered more realistic graphics and sounds than earlier video game systems, and was a major step up from the classic Atari 2600. The…
