> for an early NES game My minor quibble is that I don't consider Crystalis to be an early NES game. We're talking about an early 1990 Japanese release for Cr

> for an early NES game My minor quibble is that I don't consider Crystalis to be an early NES game. We're talking about an early 1990 Japanese release for Crystalis; the Super Famicom came out in Japan in late 1990. That's 4 years after Legend of Zelda was released in Japan (1986). A lot can change in 4 years -- especially back then! Though to be fair, I don't really think of Legend of Zelda as an early NES release either. I usually reserve that definition for things like Donkey Kong or the original (pre-Super) Mario Bros. But I agree otherwise: I thought Crystalis was fantastic -- especially for its time!