Little Nemo, Dream Master

It was 1905, a simpler time. A young boy had only his thoughts and dreams to play with. Nemo's parental figures forced Nemo to sleep, on threat of what can only be imagined. Being summoned by the Princess of Dreamland, Nemo entered into a creative dream world encompassing such lands as the Mushroom Forest, the Flower Garden, and the House of Toys.

Armed with only candy, Nemo fed lizards, frogs, bees, moles and the occasional hermit crab in order to hitch a ride to his destination. After seven levels of what can only be described as "jolly frolicking," Nemo found Princess Camille and discovered her intent. The evil Dream Master wanted to permanently end good dreams and replace them with nightmares and she needed a hero.

With pure intentions, Nemo battled flames, bottomless pits, rabid bats and crazed machinery on his way to meeting the Dream Master in a showdown of epic proportions. Armed with the magical sceptre, a gift from the Princess, Nemo squared off with three evolutions of the Dream Master, finally conquering his laser guided ammunition and projectiles with the hidden power of the sceptre.

As a reward, the King intended to crown the young conqueror as Prince. Nemo, however, humbly declined the invitation out of loyalty to his family. Instead, as a reward, the Princess embraced Nemo and poured all of her gratitude and love into one majestic kiss. The blimp flies calmly past the moon.

I am grateful for the opportunity to aid Nemo in his pursuits as my wife, daughter and son are away for the evening to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Video game play is getting few and far between as I grow into fatherhood.

This game is a solid 7 out of 10. It is very challenging, but short enough to be able to feel accomplished at beating each level. The controls are precise and leave the player happy with the overall game play. Graphics are cartoonish, but just right for a game such as this. As I type, I can't help but hear the soundtrack to the game replaying. From level to level it is as good of a soundtrack as exists for Nintendo, but listening to the opening credits greater than twenty times consecutively is not recommended. As of now, I am adding a new method of rating Nintendo games that is very self-serving, the daughter compatibility method. My daughter would love this game due to its cartoonish style and the moving around of the players/enemies. There is also a funny typo in the credits as you can see in the final picture.

After a quick Autumn in the trenches with an under-performing football team, hopefully the Winter leads to a few more games being checked off the list. Looking back, it was also a very slow summer for NES, playing and acquiring games. It does not seem like the Nintendo was played once this summer, and only two games were added to the collection. Life.