Gyromite
Gyromite is a Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created and published by Nintendo for NES. The game takes place in the stunning environment where the player assumes the role of the protagonist, the professor who needs to navigate the environment from a side-scroll perspective while battling against enemies to reach the end of each stage. According to the storyline, the world is invaded by dynamite and brutal bird-like creatures known as Smicks, and the player can move through the levels with an to help navigation by lowering and raising blue and red gates. The game has two modes such as Game A and Game B. The player commands both R.O.B. and the Professor to gather all the packages of dynamite in each of forty challenging levels. The Game B contains Single-player mode, in which the character of the player is sleepwalking, and he controls only R.O.B. According to the game, commands of the player needs not to be executed by the start button. The player starts the game from the screen’s left edge and explores the slowly toward the right side of the screen to complete the task. With good mechanics, superb gameplay, and smooth controls, Gyromite is the best game to play.
#1 Gex
Gex is a 1995 Side-scroll, Platformer, and Single-player video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by BMG Interactive. The game is the first title in the series of Gex video games, and it introduces the player to the title character, a wisecracking gecko, who needs to venture through the world to take down Rez, the overlord of the dimension who struggles to make the hero into his new network known as Mascot. The story follows the title character named Gex, who embark on a journey to take down the antagonist. In the start, the player must control the hero and venture through twenty-four challenging levels contained in five different channels which serve as the game worlds, and each is full of platforming stages and ending with a boss fight. The goal of the player in each stage is to navigate and find hidden remotes which can be used to unlock further levels. Gex offers core features, arcade-style gameplay experience, platforming skills, and more. Check it out, if you love playing old classic games.
#2 Disney’s Hercules
Disney’s Hercules is an Adventure, Hack-n-Slash, and Single-player video game developed by Virgin Interactive. Throughout the game, the player follows the storyline of a protagonist named Hercules, who has to prove his immortality. There are ten levels where every level has a unique challenge for the player.
Three difficulty modes such as Beginner, Medium, and Herculean, are there to become a pro master. The last two levels of the game are playable only on Medium and Herculean difficulties. The player’s main weapon is the sword, but the player can punch the enemies. The player has to collect the weapon power-up, known as Gifts of the Gods, scattered throughout the game. These power-ups contain the Lightning Sword, Fireball Sword, Sonic Sword, and a Helmet.
Lightning Sword shoots lightning when fired, Fireball Sword emits fireballs that seek out enemies after firing, and the Sonic Sword affects enemy targets at close range. The helmet grants the player a few seconds of invisibility. All the powers have limited action, and once their energy has depleted, the player cannot use them.
#3 Metal Slug XX
Metal Slug XX is an Adventure, Shooting, and Single-player video game developed by Noise Factory. It is the eighth main title in the Metal Slug series and offers the same gameplay to follow as the previous releases. All through the game, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Morden, where the primary goal is to face the brutal enemies on a giant island.
The game has seven different levels where at every level, there is a unique challenge. Beginner, Normal, and Hard are the three difficult stages where the player can become a master by completing all the levels in the hard mode. The game has standard weapons for the player to face the enemies and get to advance.
Thunder shot is a new ability that fires an electric blast to the enemy and blasts him in no time. While inspecting the playfield, the player views the environment from the third-person perspective. The core features of the game are Third-person Perspective, Enemies, Thunder Shot, and Seven Levels.