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Jeremy Parish's NES Works #77 - Ice Hockey & MLB retrospective

Some NES sports classics
by rawmeatcowboy
20 January 2021
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A pair of old-school sports games this week—one whose quality and playability transcends its visuals, and ones whose quality and playability... do not. Nintendo's Ice Hockey, developed in collaboration with NES Volleyball creators Pax Softnica, distills the essence of the sport into a take whose simplistic style makes possible some truly accessible, fast-paced gameplay that transcends its genre. It's a remarkable game in many respects!

 
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