Astyanaliens?

Remember Astyanax, the fantasy side scrolling hack and slash for NES? Did you know there was an arcade version? I never once saw this game in an arcade, but apparently it was out there and…the last level suddenly reveals that it was actually aliens behind everything?

Definitely not ripping off H.R. Giger at all…
And that’s DEFINITELY not a xenomorph from Aliens…

Just always thought that was weird is all. Games sure did love ripping off Aliens back in the day…

Console Challenge Day 4: Top 7 best NES games! (Alternate obscure game version!)

Or if you’ve already heard of all those really obvious choices in the main list, because who hasn’t by now, then try this list of lesser known NES gems instead! (And games like Strider, Bionic Commando, Street Fighter 2010, and etc should really be on here too, but I figured I’d just avoid any Capcom, Konami, or Nintendo releases and stick to the even lesser known titles) Continue reading “Console Challenge Day 4: Top 7 best NES games! (Alternate obscure game version!)”