NES Works #077: Ice Hockey & MLB (Patreon)
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Ah, now this is more like it: An auspicious start to 2021. I hope.
This week's episode doubles down on sports content, with a game my brother owned as a kid (MLB) and a game I wish he had owned (Ice Hockey). The former is pretty middling. The latter, though, really feels like the ultimate send-off to the early NES house style. Even when Ice Hockey was brand new, and I had just gotten my own NES so I could borrow a friend's copy, I remember thinking how old and dated it looked compared to the newer releases. I also remember not caring at all once we started playing, because it's that much fun—even for someone who doesn't normally enjoy anything to do with sports (i.e., me). And I enjoyed "ah ha!" moments I experienced about the game's legacy while putting this episode together.
In short, Ice Hockey is one of those games that keeps on delivering.