I picked up a copy of this game as part of an Ebay auction when I purchased my NES. I know of its previous Commodore existence, and thought it might be good even as a quickie retro-romp. Not so. The gameplay is stiffer than a stack of firewood. I died several times trying to make a simple jump from a rope or elevator. I know I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and I may have six thumbs but the player control was clunky at best. The music is bad if not inaudible, and the graphics are not up to the par of some of the better NES games. I realize this is a port of an old game, but when you compare this game to some of its contemporaries, the score is justified.
Spelunker (NES) I got spelunker as a present on my birthday. Now, getting a video game as a birthday present now seems to be a pretty good proposition. Even for those of us that are uninformed about video games there ... Read Full Review
A classic game of treasure hunting and underground adventure. So what's the problem with this game? Spelunker had once been a decent game before Broderbund gave birth to its mutant NES port. The prime enjoyable factors f... Read Full Review
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