Our friend Beeks over at N+ has come across some very retro video game books at the library!

Apparently, the author of one book has categorized several NES games by how “violent” each game is. Metal Gear and Double Dragon take top honors with “high levels of violence”, while Super Mario Bros. 2 looked to destroy yesterday’s youth (that’s me!) with “moderate levels of violence!”

What could possibly be so violent about a game featuring a weird bird creature shooting eggs from his nostril?

Of course! Bombs! Thanks Nintendo for providing this fabulous murder simulator for me to grow up with…

Obviously, these books can provide hours upon hours worth of entertainment. Somebody should remind me to dig around my attic one day for some of them. Until then, check out the rest of the article!

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