NES Works 146 covers Fester’s Quest

Truly, can there be anything spookier this season than attempting to best the bullet-sponge baddies of Fester’s Quest without the use of a rapid-fire controller?

Sunsoft put together a truly strange NES game here, one that combined a largely forgotten television sitcom with the lesser half of an 8-bit hit, all graced with one of the most unforgiving difficulty levels and brutal final bosses ever seen on a console notorious for ridiculous hard games.

Fester’s Quest! It’s not a classic, but it’s certainly worth exploring as an example of the freewheeling, anything-goes spirit of the Peak NES era.