We had our baby girl this week!  As expected I've been a bit busy and probably will be for a week or two (not that I really have an audience that will miss me :) ).  But here are some thoughts about NES Remix, one of many Club Nintendo prizes available until the end of June.  Thanks for stopping by!



Like many Club Nintendo members, I had a lot of coins to use up before the rewards program closed up shop at the end of June.  Of the many downloadable games Nintendo uploaded for members to choose from, I decided to go with Dr. Mario (SNES version), Earthbound and NES Remix (Wii U version).  Dr. Mario was for my wife, aside from it being a great game, it was one of her favorites as she played it all the time growing up.  Earthbound made the cut as I never had the chance to play the cult classic and wanted to add it to my collection so see if it lived up to all the hype (Plus 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the game’s release in North America, so why not?).  Choosing to spend the last of my coins on NES Remix was something I went back and forth on quite a bit.  There were several other games I was interested in, but getting Remix would let me exhaust the majority of my coins (thus allowing me to “get the most out of my coins”).  But, I hadn't heard a lot about the game aside from it focusing on Wario Ware like mini-games based on classic NES franchises.  My desire to get the most bang for my virtual reward buck eventually won out and I committed to my purchase of Remix, and even though I wasn't immediately pulled into the game I’m glad I did.

NES Remix turned out to be a lot of fun, but perhaps not in the way I thought it would be.  After I downloaded the game I played only a couple challenges before stopping, it wasn't until my brother came over that I really found Remix’s true value.  We took turns, switching off each time a challenge was completed successfully or when one of us failed.  It didn't take long for a competition to start, who could beat a particular challenge?  Who could beat the most?  The fastest?  We played for several hours and would have continued if I didn't have work the next day.  I haven’t done it yet but, based on my experience with my brother, I would love to have group of friends over to play this game.  We’d divide into 2 or 3 teams and just go crazy with retro challenge goodness.

So, was NES Remix worth my coins - yes.  I would even say it is worth spending money on and buying outright.  I had a lot of fun with it and got a chance to play some NES games I missed out on as a kid like Pinball and Ice Climbers (watch out for the weird platform hit box, I fell through platform corners so many times).  However, keep in mind that even though it is designed as a 1 player game, NES Remix works best as a team competition game.  If you’re looking for a new party game, be sure to give NES Remix a look.