Ok I've finally spent some major time with this game. First off, it's a VERY hard game to put down. Even when it's frustrating you, you don't want to put it down. This game is presented brilliantly. WELL worth the 30 bucks
Playing this game, you'd swear you are living in 1984 or '85 and not 2009. The challenges are more than fair, nothing that you can't get past. Just on the harder challenges it might take several tries. Yes I've done my share of swearing at it especially through the Rally King portions. At the moment I am on the third Rally King SP challenge.
Overall, this is a game everyone should at least try, if not outright buy it. If you loved the NES you need it in your collection. Hell even if you just love older games period you owe it to yourself to buy it. Here's my short breakdown of thoughts on it:
Graphics: This game is a GREAT example of how graphics aren't always everything! A game can still be really fun, even with 8 bit graphics. It proves a game doesn't need 3D graphics, super special lighting effects and all that to be good
The graphics are straight out of stuff you'd see on the NES. The graphics outside the games themselves are great though, easy to see and read.
Sound: The games sound just like games you'd find on the NES. Incidentally, I'm not sure how to express this but the sound quality is almost equal to that of the NES's sound chip. More than a few times I've been second guessing whether I'm playing a DS game or an NES game.
Play control: The games control excellent, suprisingly. Probably better than they would if they wrre actually on the NES. The only hiccup I'm seeing is with Rally King, occasionally turning can be hard and that game's controls and perspective may throw you off at first.
Overall, this game is worth every penny and I strongly urge people to go buy it. We need the sequel in English