Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

"I enjoyed my time with Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition and will continue to do so thanks to its fun weekly challenges. I hope that this means we&s;ll see indieszero&s;s Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay release in the …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a great collection of challenges from NES classics. The way everything is presented, results on a super fun videogame that everyone can enjoy."

"If you loved NES Remix, you will also appreciate Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, which, in addition to several new challenges, offers a small essay on game design. Otherwise, the package is a bit pricey (€29.99, to which you have …"

"For retro enthusiasts with access to likeminded friends and family, this Switch challenge collection is a genuine local multiplayer hit. For solo players and those looking to compete with others online, however, it’s a far less impressive package."

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gives a number of Nintendo classics a new lease on life, but the overall package is a bit light on content. Those who live and breathe the Big N will enjoy this new take on …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a game tailor-made for speedrunners, and played alone it risks losing its appeal in a short time. It&s;s a creature made for a well-thought-out competitive ecosystem, which with online challenges could keep the interest …"

"Nintendo World Championships NES Edition is a tribute to the great classics that marked a generation and a fun and refreshing experience to enjoy 13 iconic works under a new approach. By bringing the speedrun mode to a wider audience, …"

"While the social component of the game is strong, the micro challenges that underpin it are ultimately too insignificant to stand the test of time."

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a love letter to all fans who grew up with the 8-bit console, but it&s;s not a game suited for every player."

"If you’re somebody who was never able to attend any of the in-person tournaments Nintendo has held over the decades, you might’ve been excited for this home version. Sadly it just doesn’t add up, due to the same reluctance over …"

"While I’ll surely continue to chip away at my best times, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition feels more like practice than the big game itself. It’s a great way to learn the basics of speedrunning, but the outlet for those …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition perfectly translates the simple gameplay of the 8-bit era into a competitive-focused release that adds a fresh spin on retro titles. The UI is well designed making it quick and easy to replay challenges, incentivizing …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is both a loving celebration of the event&s;s origins and a fun and exciting introduction to the world of speedrunning!"

"Overall, there is plenty to devour in the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition package - a history trip through Nintendo&s;s original hits in bite-sized, repayable chunks. As a speed-running package, it very much ticks all those boxes. The lack of …"

"Meanwhile, for the average first-party game price, players can also opt to treat themselves with the Deluxe Edition, which includes the game, pins, art prints, and a decorative Gold-colored NES™ Game Pak, which is a considerably great deal as well. …"

"As an approachable, bite-sized introduction to the world of speedrunning through the lens of some bonafide classics, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a decent enough package. It lacks a little added flavour, but the way it gently teaches you …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is an interesting idea for a compilation, but it&s;s hard to enjoy when so much of it reveals a game that blatantly feels rushed, be it in its weak online modes or the uneven spread …"

"Consequently, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition feels like a release schedule filler. While the multiplayer features are robust, they’re hardly innovative, and really it’s just a package of sliced-up classic games with a timer attached to them. I’d never call …"

"I can&s;t say I didn&s;t have fun with Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Far from it. This collection just goes to show how timeless these classic NES games were. However, they&s;re still just relics of a bygone era, and this …"

"As long as the game is new and fresh, online play will thrive. But there is not much content here and I hope Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition will get new levels soon, because it really is a fun game …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition presents a promising concept, but a lack of features to support either dedicated speedrunners or any sort of serious online competition limits the package&s;s appeal. There&s;s certainly fun to be had revisiting this lineup of …"

"This compilation of retro games put together with a bunch of challenges in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a must-play treasure for all players. The compilation is made so that it doesn&s;t only appeal to veteran players but also …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition doesn&s;t make a great first impression. It&s;s a downgrade in many ways to NES Remix and there&s;s not as much variety or effort put into the challenges, nor any graphical tweaks to speak of this …"

"Summing up, Nintendo Championships NES Edition presents itself at the appointment with fans as an authentic love letter to the history of the Japanese giant, with an eye to the phenomenon of speedrunning which has its most archaic roots on …"

"Despite its limited appeal, there&s;s plenty packed into Nintendo&s;s speedrunning challenger - if you&s;ve got the patience for it."

"Beyond that, however, I really loved NWC. It’s a bonafide party game staple and easily captures the spirit of the original Nintendo World Championships from back in the day. It’s best played with others, but even alone there’s enough to …"

"To sum up, I do find Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition to be a fun distraction and a half-decent party game. Local multiplayer is obviously more exciting than playing alone but joining the weekly championships is fun too. The weekly …"

"Like NES Remix and WarioWare before it, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition offers a good way to revisit challenging moments from a selection of classic NES games."

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition offers a pleasingly brisk and enjoyable format that makes it the unexpected party game hit of the Summer."

"Nintendo World Championships is a fun introduction to competitive speedrunning with tons of nostalgia, even if its customization tools could be more robust."

"Ultimately, I’d imagine most players will likely get about an hour’s worth of satisfaction from Nintendo World Championships NES Edition before finding themselves exhausted, though parties with a bunch of players will help sustain that feeling. Players who are utterly …"

"Celebrating the speedrunning community whilst breathing new life into classic titles, there’s a lot to like about Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition."

"At its best, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a game I love, and I say that as someone typically not a speedrunning fan. But Nintendo did not give the NES the same respect here that they did in the …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition lets you re-experience the classics in challenges that test your speedrunning skills. With quick mini-games that are easy to dive into, there&s;s something for casual players and aspiring speedrunners. However, this game won&s;t let you …"

"Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Switch valiantly tries to evoke the speedrunning spirit of Nintendo&s;s real-world, 1990 competition, but the challenges are too flimsy for a 2024 release."

"It feels like it would fit better as an additional mode to some sort of NES Remix compilation. And that’s ignoring the fact that NES Remix 2 already had a mode based on the Nintendo World Championships. Nintendo World Championship: …"