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Great if you like nostalgia, but low on hints!

This guide is a blast from the past. It has a section with great pictures of game controllers that I never knew existed when I was a kid… however, if you’re looking for game hints, you’re out of luck! This “encyclopedia” is more like an extended version of a “Nintendo Power” review of 50+ games. Great screen captures of certain games, and there’s even a review of “The California Raisins” game, which never went into production. If you’re a collector of NES related material, get it. There can’t be that many left on the market. Otherwise, get a guide for the particular game you’re looking for.

Welcome to the Club!

Welcome to the Club!: The Rutles, a tongue-in-cheek review. Look at you… grinning ear to ear! You’re about to join a very elite fan base for the band who’s legend will last a lunchtime! You’re most likely one of three people: (1.) You just saw “The Rutles: All You Need is Cash” for the first time at a friend’s house , having never known about the greatest thing to come out of England since “sliced Beatle.” You’ve rushed to a computer, fumbling hurriedly, mistyping “Rutles” two or three times in your excitement. And finally, there it is…the holy grail of Beatles parodies! (2.) After seeing the movie back in ’78, you and your friends hopped into your Pinto (most likely stoned,) and rushed off to your local record store to get the latest Saturday Night Live spin-off comedy album to add to your Gilda Radner and Steve Martin records at home. (3.) Maybe you are like I was. You’re a teenager who’s way into the Beatles, but feeling a tad bit burned out on the ‘ol Fab Four. Suddenly in the middle of Wal-Mart, sticking out in the cut-out CD bin, is the “Pre-Fab” foursome- clad in familiar grey collarless jackets. “Wait,” you say to yourself, “That looks like Eric Idle, lookin’ a lot like Paul McCartney. What the Hell is this?” This day and age, it’s not the cut-out bin… it’s eBay. And if you bought the original album in the 70’s, you’ll be disappointed at the lack of the original (and just as entertaining as the movie) inner sleeve art depicting such great Rutle Corps albums as : “White Dopes on Punk” by The Punk Floyd, and “Nobody Does it Wetter” by The Bigamy Sisters. While the mock-up covers for such Rutles classics as: “Let it Rot,” “Tragical History Tour,” “Sgt. Rutter’s Only Dart Club Band” have been moved from the cover into the liner notes, and a picture that originally appeared on the back of the record album, now serves as the CD’s cover shot. But if you’ve never seen the original album, and most people under the age of 30 never have or will, you won’t be missing anything. The sound quality, like most Rhino products, is phenomenal! You’ll be glad to know that the sound of the original Parlourphone recordings has been brought back to life through painstaking digital re-mastering. The CD sounds a lot less compressed, and much crisper than the original Warner Brothers album. This is coming from a guy who would rather cut off an arm than admit a CD is better than it’s original vinyl counterpart! It’s all here! Every song that made the Pre-Fab four what they are today. All the semi-legendary hits you’ve been missing for years, including “Goose Step Mama” from the Hamburg days, which wasn’t included in the original album issue, and leads off the CD reissue. (The album originally began with the track “Hold My Hand.”) Other tracks that were not on the original album, but appear on the CD, are: “Baby Let Me Be,” “Blue Suede Schubert,” “Between Us,” “It’s Looking Good,” and “Get Up and Go.” All in all, this reissue is a great gift to the world from the Rhino Brothers, who have given us so much already. (Remember when they used to be called the Rhino Brothers?) Now, if you’re ready to buy this, also consider “The Rutles: Archaeology.” Its like “The Rutles do The White Album.” Happy listening, and "Twist and Rut!"

Back to the Future II & III NES- The lesser of 2 evils

Much like its maligned sibling, “Back to the Future,” this game is probably one of the worst games for the NES. You start off with more than 5 lives, but the programmers must have done this because the game would be pointless without that many to begin with. You get NO hit points… if something touches the character, you’re dead! And the game play is horrible. There are things in this game that were never in the movie! You battle creatures that strongly resemble bastardized Goombas and Koopa Troopers with spiky shells! Get this- there are even Mario-esque pipes that you go into! If you are an average NES gamer, this is not for you. However, if you’re a collector, you'll want it… but don’t run for this one. There will be plenty of them out there at a cheap price for a long time! Go ahead and put your money into that copy of “Mario’s Time Machine” you’ve been needing!