NES Alphanumeric! #024: BATMAN: RETURN OF THE JOKER
3I write young adult science fiction and fantasy (novels: FAIR COIN, THE SILENCE OF SIX), and I love playing 8-bit Nintendo games. But it's hard to find time for both; over the years, I've collected nearly 300 NES games, yet I still haven't played most of them for long—or even once!
POST-STREAM THOUGHTS: This is definitely one of the prettiest, most graphically advanced games on the NES -- which is what drew me to it whenever I picked it up a while back. It's tough with some tricky controls and play mechanics, but the unlimited continues and password feature balance that challenge pretty well. The music is also very good. Seems like the kind of game you want to keep playing just to see what happens next and enjoy all the visuals. I'll likely revisit this one soon and try to finish it when I have more time.