Nintendo is Great
Welcome to Nintendo is Great, a Substack dedicated to exploring every game ever released for a Nintendo console in chronological order, starting with the NES/Famicom and working our way up to the Nintendo Switch.
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Is the Switch 2 Worth Buying Six Months After Launch?
Nintendo Handhelds Ranked Worst-to-Best
Rambo and Zelda II are Kissing Cousins
City Connection is Paint-Slingin', Cat-Splattin' Madness
The First Baseball Game to Secure MLB Licensing is a Proper Dud
Yet Another NES Sequel that Shouldn't Have Been Made
Terrorist Corpses Pile Up in this Violent NES Zapper Game
Ice Hockey on NES Throws Down With the Best of 'Em
The First "Dragon Ball" Game Released in America is Almost OK
Everything Has an NES Game, Including RC Cars and Surfboard Design Shop Mascots
The Latest Nintendo Direct is Full of Games and Outrage
The Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Celebration is a Lie
"Nintendo is Great" Turns One
This Capcom Western Kills Your Horse Again and Again
Contra is a True NES Classic. Renegade is a Sad Potato.
Karnov is the Strangest Protagonist on the NES
The Nintendo Partner Direct Was Underwhelming... Or Was It?
1988 - Nintendo's Popularity Explodes in America
Thoughts on the Switch 2 From a Nintendo Old-Timer
Metroid Rapid Fire, Little Kid Dad Jokes, and NES Accessibility Controllers
Nintendo Consoles Ranked, Worst to Best
I Love You, But I Have Chosen Nintendo
Beat Up Mike Tyson, Sneak Peek at the New Zelda, and Other Revelations
I Bought a Switch 2 for One Very Specific Reason
Come for Mega Man. Stay for Top Gun (and Wizards & Warriors, Why Not).
The Book is Coming. The Substack May Suffer.
Pool Sharks, Space Heroes, and Pitfall Harry All Want Your Precious Time
Jaws and The Karate Kid Kick Off the Licensed Game Deluge on the NES
BreakThru, The Goonies II, and Gotcha! are an Eclectic Bunch of NES Games
Race Rad Cars. Defeat the AI Menace. Ponder the Terrible Future.
Nintendo of America Used to Care About Their Players
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is a Welcome KO to the NES Library
Getting Lost in Nintendo Fun Club News, Vol. 3 + Personal Update
Stinger, Tiger-Heli, and Winter Games Are Wonderful, Terrible Nonsense
Sqoon, Stadium Events, and Star Voyager Are Never Coming to Switch 2
Switch 2 Thoughts! Also, Sky Kid, Spelunker, and Other NES Games You've Never Played
Destroy Communist Bases. Fight the Heavyweight Champ. Welcome to the 1980s.
Shoot Hoops. Get the Gold. Swag on a Milli.
Run in Three Dimensions. Scale Deadly Towers. Gird Your Loins.
Zelda and Metroid Save the Summer of 1987
Hit Blocks. Fight Evil in Your Underpants. Question Life Decisions.
The Legend of Zelda Was A Trailblazer
A Complete, Exhaustive Overview of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct
Metroid Teaches Us How to Overcome
The Final Nintendo Switch Direct Was Disappointing, and That's OK
Learn the Alphabet. Uncover Secret Mysteries. Embrace Life.
Mighty Bomb Jack / Rygar
The Nintendo Fun Club High Score Competition is Calling Your Name
Assemble Burgers. Go to War. Pretend Everything is Fine.
Kid Icarus Whips the NES Into Shape
Beat Communists. Run Long Distance. Be Awesome.
Slalom and Volleyball Bring the Boys to the Yard
Castlevania is Real, and It's Spectacular
Trojan and Pro Wrestling Are Not Anyone's Favorite NES Games
The Hottest NES Games, Famicom Disk System, and the Nintendo Fun Club
Karate Champ Sucks. Gradius Rules. The 1986 NES Lineup is Complete.
Ghosts 'N Goblins is a Wicked and Terrible Experience
Nintendo is Even Greater in 2025
1942 and Commando Are Better Than Their Reputation Suggests
Ninja Kid and Tag Team Wrestling Are Terrible, and I Hope You've Never Played Them
Chubby Cherub and M.U.S.C.L.E. Were the First Two NES Games Not Developed by Nintendo
Popeye and Urban Champion are Fascinating Failures
Mario Bros. Laid the Foundation for Future Mario Greatness
Gumshoe and Mach Rider Expand Nintendo's Early NES Lineup
Donkey Kong 3 and Donkey Kong Jr. Math Are the Black Sheep of the DK Franchise
Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Are Special Games That I Don't Want to Play Anymore
Balloon Fight is No-Holds-Barred, Helium Popping Action
The Final NES Launch Games - Wild Gunman and Wrecking Crew
Tennis is Still One of the Best NES Sports Games Almost 40 Years Later
Super Mario Bros. Changed Everything
NES Launch Games Assemble! - Kung Fu, Pinball, Soccer, and Stack Up
A Robot, A Training Course, and Two Ice Climbers Walk Into A Bar...
Currently Playing - Master Games List
Duck Hunt, Excitebike, and Golf are Piercing Reminders of Simpler Times
Popeye Teaches English to Japanese Kids, + Table Games Really Bring in the Adults
8-Bit Football, Baseball, and Whatever the Heck Clu Clu Land Is
Read. Play. Love.
The Nintendo Entertainment System: Brilliant, Influential, Overexposed.
Let's-a Play Lots of Nintendo!