Felix the Cat (NES) - Retro Gaming Review
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Looking back at one of my favourite retro video games from when I was a kid to see how it holds up today. Felix the Cat is a side-scrolling platformer released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992.
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Good review! This was definitely one of the earliest games I remember renting as a child. I haven’t played it in decades, but it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch. In fact, it’s hitting the eShop very soon.
I had never even heard of this until now... I have to admit though that the obvious joy you have from this game is quite wonderful.
It's very charming and fun
@@Cannotbetamed1 The way the life bar works reminds me of Adventure Island.
This truly is your favourite game.
Love for our childhood games will always be powerful.
I like your older videos and new ones. Your as awesome then as you are now. Keep being amazing
Thanks :)
Cannot be Tamed review mckids🦈
Felix is one of the first games I knew, reading a magazine in the 90s. After years I could play,
it was as good as what I read in the magazine.
If I'm not wrong, some powers like tank fire can increase range if you hold the button
The affection I have for Felix is similar to the affection I have for MarioBros3 on the NES,
It is also the same affection I have for Castle of Illusion (and expanded sequence, Land of Illusion) in MasterSystem
It's games like that that inspire me. I'm an indie game developer
. Success, Pam!!!
This is a very interesting concept for a game review series, I like it! I've always been a fan of retro games myself. I've heard of Felix The Cat but I've never played the game, but after seeing your review, I just may add this to my collection sometime, if it's not too pricey, but if it's rare, I may have to pass, haha. Keep making reviews though, you're good!
Wow. I have a vivid memory of renting this game from an Albertsons grocery store in Florida (They rented games and movies back then in a small section at the front of the store) after my dad picked me up from a bad Karate class as an 8-year-old (Around 1992, I'm 36 now, will be 37 in a few days. *cries*).
Then he got me a TCBY yogurt and I went home and played this till bedtime. Remember really enjoying it then and wanting to buy the game, but never did for some reason and had forgotten about it till now. Thank you for the nostalgic memories this brought up for me.
Now I'm remembering going to TCBY yogurt on Sundays in the summer as a kid. I loved that place.
@@Cannotbetamed1 Nice to know I'm not the only one who remembers them. Their frozen yogurt was soo good. Great childhood memories. ahh.
A friend gave me this game for a few months and i had a blast playing it. After playing it for quite a while i really wanted the cartridge for myself but i couldn't find it at any store.
Ended up trading about 3 games for it in the end hehe. It really remains one of my favorite games from those times.
Colorful and good graphics, great music,not a single stage looks the same and you never get bored.
Thanks for sharing this review , always nice to see others that appreciate these old games.
+avengedguy Glad you liked it, I'm always happy to find others who love Felix.
I saw an episode of Felix the cat on amazon prime a few years ago. It was the weirdest cartoon I've ever seen. He went out drinking, got fucked up, started hallucinating, then decided to drive home. its so weird you should check it out. The episode is called Woos Whoopee
from 1928.
I loved this game so much and played it all the time.
Pam! Konami official shop has a re-release of Felix for Switch!
This game is one of my absolute favorite games for NES. I love all the upgrades, I mean come on, a cat riding a dolphin that shoots fireballs out of its mouth? How could you not like that? ;)
I agree.
FritoLayBeanDip same here 😊
Agreed ☻
I thought the Dolphins shoots bubbles :O
Quite a few Treasures came out late and no one played them later in it's life cycle. So it baffles me the prices on some of these games.
This review got me to buy Felix last year. It’s really good when you don’t wanna play something challenging. Fun time for sure!
Saw this review years ago and it got me to play Felix the Cat on emulation. Loved it to death. Recently got the Classic Edition physical on Limited Run. Can't wait to have a physcial and play it on a real Nintendo system.
This was always one of my favorite games as well and it's on my list to-do for let's play videos. I'm so glad that I came across your videos because I love your reviews on NES games, therefore I've subscribed. Can't wait to see more from you! =)
+V3XL0R Thanks!
Agree with a lot of the points you made. This game is pretty stress free and actually pretty innovative with how many different vehicles and forms Felix can use. I am planning on playing this for my channel soon.
Subscribed!! I can't believe you only have 7k subs!!! Wtf!?!? Never played this when I was young, but threw it into my retropie and gave it a whirl with my kids. They keep jumping on the enemies lol. Time to binge watch your channel. 🤗
Ha, jumping on enemies is a hard habit to break. :)
I loved this game when I was little and still play today retro just never gets old
Yeah! Felix is awesome
Just bought this game today. Very fun and it looks like the creators really cared about the game. Me and the kids were able to play without it being difficult. I collect vintage games and the controls for Felix are the best for the nes that I've ever played.
Brandon_Githens Glad you like it! I agree about the controls, they're really solid. With a 2-button NES controller, I think it's best when games keep things simple.
You're the best at talking about retro video games! 😊
Great review! Glad I found your channel, keep the retro coming!
Thanks! This was my very first retro review, they get better!
Good review. I see this was the first in your retro series of videos. Your story of how you would rent Felix a lot reminds me of how I would rent Mega Man 3 until Mega Man 4 came out. To this day, Mega Man 3 is my favorite NES game.
Video games was one of the good things about my childhood & your videos sometimes takes me back to that part of my childhood, so thanks, Pam.
+Dusty Robinson Glad you enjoyed it.
Never rented videogames but some movies on VHS. Now I have this game in a bootleg red NES cartridge with 149 more games and also emulated on Wii. It's one of the NES hidden gems.
I had never played this until I ordered it and got it a week ago. I love it! Very fun game and it seems to be going up in value!
Wow thanks Kitty. Felix the cat was my all time favorite game!
I miss the video rental store experience :(. Sounds like this game has same sound effect as tmnt game when you are low on health.
Great Review! This was the first game I ever beat as a kid. Definitely a special place in my heart.
Nice :)
this game is already 30 years
Love this nes game I played it when I was 8 in 1992 had a good neighbor who had a lot of nes games including mckids🍿
Rented this a bunch as well. Wish I picked it up back then, because it is expensive. Loved this video. Thanks
looks good i might try it out, is the quality improvement with a retron over a normal nintendo quite noticable ?
It's definitely sharper looking and the colours look better.
Happy one year anniversary of reviewing retro video games, Pam. One year can fly by quickly. What do you think of your early reviews compared to now?
+Dusty Robinson Thank you! I feel like they've gotten a lot better. Looking back, I am so quiet and awkward in front of the camera and in a number of videos I'm not even in proper focus >
Oh, I already forgot about this game! Although it was one of my favorite, when I was a kid. Thank you for reminding me of that old little masterpiece.
Furthermore, Pam, you're so attractive! :)
I remember this game! I've played it back in 2001 and it was really cool! It took me like 10 hours to beat the game.
I just played it and it's a pretty fun game thanks for the review
i remember my mother taking me to the local video rental store, it was always a tough choice which game to rent, fun times
Yeah, I could look at the shelves for half an hour and still come away with Felix.
I just beat this game. I used to play in my childhood in my NES clone (here in Brazil most of people didn’t have the original NES) but i haven’t cleared the game at that time! It’s an amazing game!
Graphics are very nice for a NES game.
You mention being bad at Mario 3 after 10 years. I had a similar experience, and realized it had to do with the lag of playing on an emulator on an LCD TV. When I played again on OG hardware on a CRT, it went so much better. Wonder if that also contributed to your experience too.
Space level can be beaten easily if you have 2 spare lives - just tap the A button so Felix fly up high beyond the borders of screen. There are no enemies there. Eventually you run out of hearts, but by that time you cross the checkpoint. So, grab NES Adventage controller, drop something on turbo A and make yourself a tea)
I just discovered this game and i love it.
And now this video game has returned thanks to Limited Run Games!
the games coming back for current consoles. i preordered the physical edition for the switch
I was so indulged in this game that I got through my horrible school phase for good 😂 but I couldn't finish it
I still remember the Nintendo Power issue that covered this game. It was a fun game to play.
That’s a cute little submarine
what NES games did you have? do you remember the list of games?
very good looking, and the game is nice too ;)
As a young child I loved this game, but when I blew the dust out of my own cartridge I found it not challenging enough anymore, though jumping on heads is always entertaining for a while so still worth the play.
I'm thinking about buying the collection on Switch. I want to see how good the emulation is first though.
I knew about the Movie that 1991 that was for a proposed Television series that didn't get off the ground. I wonder if the game was given life from this. I didn't know of it until your review. Thank You for the data.
Its crazy but now in 2024. Felix the cat returns for nintendo switch, ps5 and im not sure on what else. Plus a physical is happening thanks to LRG. Im definitely going to get it for switch. Never played it and the nes version got expensive.
This game is excellent throughout. Hudson must have thought, why fight the SNES with the PC Engine only (Hello big failure Super Bomberman!) when we can fight with the NES too? This beats Super Mario World. Better story (rescueing a kitten instead of a spoiled girl in pink), better worlds, better upgrades and rides, very smooth gameplay, not too hard but a decent challenge to finish it and a constant smile. Best platform game on the NES.
Felix The Cat is a True Game on the NES Best Game of All Time that's a awesome Review.
Great review. I recall there were four NES games based on 30+ year-old cartoons that came out in 1992: this, Wacky Races, The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper!, and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. While those first three are rather expensive, I still think they're trying out, even if only on emulators.
Though as for The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (which can be bought for about $10) I think that's quite possibly the worst NES game of all time, even worse than other NES games such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Dragon's Lair.
My favourite NES game ever!
Was really this your first retro video game review? Nice...
Holy shit! He's a cat with a bag of holding!
I REMEMBER PLAYING THIS GAME ONCE
I feel your pain a few years ago I made that mistake and sold my nes with 50 games ...lucky for me I was able to regain my original collection for it back so yep
100 years of Felix the cat
The NES is my childhood console to
I remember this game! Anyone remember the weird Felix twin you encounter towards the end of the game?
This is an incredible game all around. Excellent, engaging review. Quickly Sub'd.
Thanks!
it kinda reminds me of kirby's adventure also for the nes
I played it for the first time today. Difficulty is lacking but overall good experience. Got Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout vibes with better graphics and a little more going on. No Adventure Island but a solid Hudson Soft entry. I’d rank it a play if you can game. Definitely good for an easy game.
Have you played Tale Spin? You would love that game I think
+Daniel Kovac I've played a little of it.
i mustve rented this game a gazillion times as well
I loved this game! 🙀💜
+Jessica Hill It's so much fun!
Have you ever played Rockin Kats for the NES? It's my favorite cat NES game :D
+Eric Sandoval I've played a bit of it, I liked the cat, didn't care much for the punch gun. :)
Ever play Rockin’ Cats, from Atlus?
I have!
A note on the controller- Get the second gen NES "dogbone" much more ergonomic & a genuine Nintendo unit.....
+GreatestDelawarean I've got one of those, it is a bit more comfortable.
I've been trying to beat this,I have it on the nes 150 in one cart.nice video!
Thanks!
Nice start you look good
Great vid!! I really need to buy this game! Been thinking of looking for it. I think it's kinda rare like you said. I also wanna buy the jetsons nes game, Have you played that? Don't really know much about it but I like other jetsons games lol. Keep up with the retro!!
Thanks! I have not played The Jetsons. Based on ebay it looks like those are pretty rare as well.
I never played this game before. Checked my emulator on my psp and I have it! Cool! Would you say this is your favorite game on the NES?
Lifespiller79 Yes, it's my favourite. It's simple and short, but a lot of fun to play.
Yes It. Almost on stage 3-1.
one of your favorites looks fun
Some of my favorite NES retro games were Super Mario 3, Techmo Bowl and Dragon Warrior.
I should look into Dragon Warrior, I didn't really get into RPGs until the PS1 era.
Cannot be Tamed The first Dragon Warrior hasn't aged well. I'd start with A later one like dragon warrior 4 but if you're not a fan of JRPGs from this era I would't bother....except Sweet home. you might wanna play that one! anyway nice review. ive always wanted to play Felix.
BenevolentDick I don't think I've seen Sweet Home before, I'll have to keep an eye out for it.
Its a famicom game.. its was 'inappropriate' for us Americans at the time, so was never released here.. I got it on a nes reproduction cart so i could play it on my NES.. it was worth getting and i'm not normally a fan of JRPGs either.. the Japanese to English translations are very well done. I think it one of the more popular reproduction carts so its pretty common to find on sites that sell that sorta stuff.
Love the review I’m buying this game great video
Thanks!
It’s a great video game review
A fun game playing through. =)
this was a fun platformer unfortunatly i never owned a copy of it i played it online i wish i woiuld of had this game back in the day instead of festers quest or beetlejuice
Yeah, this was a great one to have as a kid.
Nice video,this game is awesome..
simon mendoza Thanks!
i see a lot of sega saturn and sega cd games on your shelf! you should give us a tour of your games some day!
Doug E I hope to do a collection video soon, just trying to get things set up nicely (if you pay attention, that shelf behind me changes pretty much every video)
one of my favorite on nes 😍😍😍😍
the strange think is that they did not release it for the Famicom in Japan , why is that ?
I would rank this game around where I would rank Tiny Toons
OMG you look so nice and you're playing my favorite game that shows good age 😉
Pam you are precious ❤
could you perhaps review some really bad and broken games and freak out about it like the avgn? I´d love to see that...
Not really my style.
It's getting Remaster on Playstation and Nintendo Switch.
Hello IM a new Subscriber :D enjoying the Vids
+Jim The Retro Gamer Hello!
while i never owned it i def rented this game a bunch. Never beat it though
Lol I sold my NES stuff back in the day to get money for the SNES.
Hey you love felix dont you? try the russian bootleg version of it, tell me your experience :D
I'm torn between this and darkwing duck for my next purchase.
Both good choices.
Mine was also The two spy's!!
02:17 I guess the Retron 5 doesn't emulate at all / or there are no code exectuion for rendering emphasis bits correctly. Emphasis bits were rarely used for dimming the screen, probably to prevent eyestream / eyesore to very little children from playing video games.
I don't know what any of these words mean.
The PPU (Picture Processing Unit) is basically the chip on the NES that generates the composite video signal. This chip has an ability to use emphasis bits which as I said can to dim the screen or make grayscale effects and such. For example: you probably know that bad conversion of Dragon's Lair on the NES, which also used this technique to darken the screen.
Request? Shatterhand!!!
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