So it was in the great year of 1989, matter of fact one of the last great years period I got a special
Strategy set that consist of a classic VHS tape & a cool guide for the original
Nintendo Entertainment System or NES My Grandma got them for Me when I was at school via their nice
Scholastic catalog (I got some really good things then so school wasn't as bad as it could've been, actually come to think of, there was actually some fun times to be honest.
OK, now this was during a time when video games were video games, no cinematic theatrics & easy button configurations, you actually played them with no cheating or looking up on the web cause there WAS NO WEB until sometime later! Sure, you could ask your friends about how to beat a game if their into the same ones as you if your lucky or you could get that awesome & fun
Game Genie by
Codemasters, Camerica & Galoob and pop your game into that device for those easy missions or you could just use that password if your title allowed it... in other words, the player would have to be skilled and actually play the game to defeat it! So, having these wonderful video game essentials was really cool back then and really beats looking the info up on the net like has been over the past two decades and and a half already.
I still have My NES and play not as often I should. During the year of 1989 and the entire existence of the
NES was one of the absolute best times to be a kid not to mention being a gamer, unfortunately today's generation has clue how great it was then but I feel very fortunate to have experienced it first hand
So with all of that being said, this might be one of the most obscure
NES items presentation you may find on the web and sadly there isn't many people that talk about this sort of thing anymore or at least on forums which is one of the reasons why I wanted to showcase this special set of Mine
FRONT COVERS: Look at that coolness, designs and the game selections!
A look at the VHS Covers in Detail: This was made by
Kodak of all companies
It was huge for Me with
Simon's Quest & Double Dragon but wow
Andre the Giant vs. the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibase in
WWF Wrestlemania...wow did the
Mega Bucks explode too
This was a great looking tape and amazing selections! And no I haven't got a VCR hooked up to play this, I haven't watch this in years!
More Strategies by The Consumer Guide: Here is most of the pages in detail, look at all of that old school glory! I will commentate through each entry
Yep, great contents!
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest was such a huge game for Me because I loved the first
Castlevania and I loved that new music and that concept of night & day time. Oh and
Double Dragon, arguably the greatest beat'em up of all-time, so classic!
Guerrilla War was a true classic by
SNK, I beat that game fair & square countless times! I never played
Gyruss but I believe I played
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II or at least the first entry and I never really gave it the light of day like I should have.
I don't recall playing
Iron Tank but I played the heck out of
Mega Man II! I played it a bit back then but truth is I didn't get into playing the
Ninja Gaiden franchise till the 2010s, it's a great one though!
I only played
Q*Bert a bit, I found it frustrating. I never did play
Sky Shark & Stealth ATF to My knowledge.
Super Mario Bros. 2 My all-time fave
Mario game! Gosh I loved that time. I played it countless times for the
NES, SNES & the Wii U! The Three Stooges was a great game, it was one of the best ever and never had a virtual console edition, remastered of remake treat, that is so pathetic if you ask Me
Zelda II: the Adventure of Link was good but I was never a big
Zelda fan. I remember one of My best friends back then sure was though, even when
Zelda got bigger in graphics for future systems, I still wasn't big on the franchise.
The last page and insert as to where an 8 year old
Brandon colored in it as he was doing a lot of that back then
Well there you have it, with My
Classic NES Set of
How to Score More Points and More Strategies Guide from 1989! More great Video Game themed merch to be showcased soon. I hope you liked this and were surprised or it was a blast from the past for you. Until next update which will be soon, I'll see you around