What’s worse is that these individual less-inspired game challenges pale in comparison to the actual 76-or-so remixes in the game, and often come across as filler content to pad out a package that wouldn’t have enough to do otherwise. has over 20 challenges devoted to doing things millions of Nintendo fans have already done before, but Punch-Out!! has seven challenges that fail to adequately cover even a third of the experience. Primarily, the non-remix challenges are often less-than-creative ROM hacks that task you with doing things not fun (NES Remix 2 has the particularly pathetic “watch the intro cutscene” challenges) or not necessary (do we really need eight challenges of killing Koopas as an invincible Mario?). I also hope that future Nintendo Remix games fix some of the issues this game has.

I like this series a lot, and I hope Indieszero gives it a bright future with SNES Remix, Game Boy Remix, and more. While the remixes are creative and have a fun sense of humor, it is the entire package that makes it a successful, endearing love letter to NES classics.

I put 17 hours into the original Wii U NES Remix getting three stars on every level, 10 hours doing the same in NES Remix 2, and another 10 doing it in this compilation. Because the compilation allows us to see the series at its best, it also allows us to see the game’s blemishes in a new light.īut to start on a positive note, let’s be clear: the gameplay (which you can read more about in our reviews of NES Remix and NES Remix 2) is addicting and satisfying in ways that only WarioWare can usually touch. There are some unique additions, but Ultimate NES Remix is a greatest hits album above all else. It includes challenges and remixes of the 16 most notable NES games out of 28 represented in the two NES Remix games on Wii U, now packaged for the 3DS audience. Ultimate NES Remix is a unique package because it allows us to see the very best of what a series has to offer – a type of compilation usually exclusive to television and music.

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