Had your fill of my heartfelt NES testimonials for now? I'll try not to hold that against you. Anyway, if you're looking for links, this is the place to go (at least within the confines of my site.)
-NES Related-
The
Internet NES Database - Out of the sporadically updated rubble of 8 Bits of
Power comes this site, and it is glorious. This could possibly be the most
expansive site of its kind, or, at the very least, the best organized. Spazzoids NES Stuff - The ideal
harmony of personality and NES information. GO THERE! NES House - A very
new site with some images and reviews. Let us all wish well in the quest for
greatness. -Miscellaneous- SpuneDagr's Dungeon - A
VERY personalized homepage of a good friend of mine. This site serves as a
window into one of the few minds in the world that is more bizarre than my own.
If you like personal miscellany, this is the place to go.
Videogame Music
Archive - Like the name implies, this is an archive of video game music (in
MIDI format.) One of the most extensive, if not THE most extensive of such
archives on the web. The Palace of
Wisdom - I like this site quite a lot, principally because I agree with
everything the proprietor says. Everything regarding video games, philosophy,
and anything else of that ilk seems common between us. Mind you, the title of
the site is just a handle. It is not run by a guru of any kind. Back to the main page - The NES Enshrined
The Ninja Gaiden Home
Page - This site is not exclusively NES-related, but its main focus is the
first three games of this classic series, all of which appeared on and only on
the NES.
The NES
Hall of Greatness - A greatly ambitious page that is still very small, but
has a lot of potential to become one of the best NES-dedicated pages on the
web.
Dragon
Warrior Guild - Like mine, a site that is always growing. This is the source
of some of my Dragon Warrior graphics.
Classic Review
Archive - My mind is elsewhere at the moment, and I can't think of any way
to explain the purpose of this site that doesn't sound like I'm repeating its
title. Basically, this site reviews NES games (and a few others) -- quite
well-done, I might add.
tsr's NES archive - This is one of the
foremost NES-related sites on the Web. Anybody who has any interest in the NES
or its sites had best go here.
The Toneman's
Page O' HappiNES - A very innovative NES site. Destined for greatness, if I
know anything about superiority (which I really don't.)
The Video Game Lair -
A very well-crafted site, run by someone who is respectful to those who view his
page. It also has many excellent reviews.
Sanctuary Moon - A site
dedicated to classic video games and the scanning of bizzare pictures. It is
still growing, but I see a lot of potential here. This site is marvelously
informative, and well worth visiting.
8-Bit Nostalgia - A page loaded
to the gills with ROMs, MIDIs, and other such things.
Nintendo Review Archive - This is
a marvelous site with a cornucopia of well-crafted reviews. It deserves a gander
from all, which is why I must feel a trifle foolish for having taken such time
to establish a link to it. Eight months of such neglect... uh-uh, not
acceptable.
The NES
Days - A site (formerly known as NES Heaven) with a vast array of
interesting sections. Worth visiting, but those like me will have to overlook
the proprietors' respective tastes in music. Bear in mind, beyond "They Might Be
Giants," my interest in popular music tops out around 1971. After that, my
fanship is pledged to a fellow named Uematsu. That aside, The NES Days is
an interesting site.
BigIcarus' Fortress - A
brand new site, maintained by an individual with whom I've spoken in
earnest. I can tell that he will bring this site to the splendor it can
attain.
UncaC's NES ROM Page
- A new, but already expansive ROM archive.. Though its proprietor's means of
continuing to add to it are oblivious to me -- given AOL's bandwidth constraints
-- I must say I respect his gumption for gooing ahead despite those
restrictions.
NES Maniac - Yet another new NES site (seem to be a lot of those lately.) At
present, the bulk of this site consists of articles written by the proprietor,
some of which have interesting perspectives.
Oblib's NES and SNES Emulation and ROMs
Homepage - The breadth of this site impresses me. It contains quite a lot of
ROMs, and information about other things. However, I must admit that it was the
proprietor's fondness for both "The Beatles" and "They Might Be Giants" that
really won my favor. That, however, isn't to imply that the rest of the site is
not good (if you can find someone more paranoid of being misunderstood than I,
please get out your helmets. You'll have some brimstone-dodging in
store.)
The Old-School Gamer - A whimsical, lighthearted site with numerous brief reviews,
information regarding Japanese games, and several other entertaining sections.
Eminently fun.
The System - Please, upon reaching this site, do not be deterred by the annoying
font. "The System" contains very expansive archives of manuals and box art, as
well as budding review and editorial sections, and the bizarre "NES
Happening."
Dragon Warrior: A NES Classic - A tribute to the entire Dragon Warrior series --
not only the NES installments, as the title may imply. It is quite refreshing to
find some information regarding Dragon Quest V that extends beyond "this game
wasn't released in the United States."
Suite Wizardry - An
expanding archive of MIDIs from the obscure series that graces its moniker.
Nothing quite like a MIDI with a good string section...
The NES CD Project - One
enterprising fellow's attempt to gather all available NES information onto a CD.
An interesting concept -- and, given the fickle tendencies of some servers, a
bit of permanence might be nice.
Dark Warrior's NES Shrine -
A vast array of sections comprise this site, thereby inviting one to examine it.
Go for the cookies, stay for the pie (I'm very tired right now.)
Nintendo Trading Online - An outlet
for game trading, as its name implies. If you're looking for an exchange, go
here.
RPG Picture Gallery - This is a
tremendously well-orchestrated site with scanned pictures of many characters,
enemies, and bosses from numerous Role-Playing Games.
RPGamer - Formerly Square Net, but probably
best remembered as the UnOfficial SquareSoft Homepage. This page has changed its
thrust since the departure of Andrew Vestal (adieu, Andy) from Squaresoft to
RPGs in general. Anyone familiar with "video game" related web sites probably
already knows of this site, and knows that it deserves linkage. Who am I to
argue with success?
Kupan's Literature Centre - A
collection of fan fiction composed by the proprieter, who is quite a fine
writer, if I do say so myself. If the adage that it takes a writer to judge a
writer is true, then I am justified in saying that he is pretty good. Kup's site
has also inspired the two personal portions of this site (the bio and listing of
every game I own.)
Games
Terminal - A UK-based outlet for used and new games alike. I'm not sure why
they asked me to link to them, as they don't have any NES merchandise. Still, if
you're interested in finding used games for other systems (which I am, to a
less-than-staggering degree,) this outfit is worth a look.
Nintendo's Real Life - You know,
there's a threshold between preventing the appearance of hypocrisy and outright
bigotry (well, maybe that's a little strongly put.) I almost crossed that
threshold with this site. That is, I almost turned it down because it has a few
N64-oriented sections/graphics. However, after going through the site in
earnest, I came to realize where the proprietor's foremost sympathies rest, and
they're not with the N64. There's a lot of wit to this site, and even more
sentiment. It's an all-in-all enjoyable experience, even with the N64 portions.
It is for the enjoyability -- the sentiment -- that I elected to link to this
site. Call me a hypocrite if you must. Hell, I probably am -- but at least I'm
an ecumenical hypocrite.
Will's Corner of the Web - A unique, growing site with brief reviews of both anime
and certain video games. It is also worth visiting for the many unique -- if
more-than-passively wacky -- graphics.