Play Barbie (Rev A) Online

Barbie on the NES is this weirdly charming little time capsule where you run around pastel fantasy worlds in platformer-dress-up hybrid. Yeah, it’s exactly as pink as you’d expect—like someone melted cotton candy over an 8-bit Prince of Persia. You’ll hop across clouds, dodge these floating hand-mirror enemies (because of course), and occasionally pause to change outfits mid-level, which somehow affects gameplay? The music’s unironically great though—that bouncy main theme sticks in your head for days.

It’s not exactly hard (I finished it as a kid without breaking a sweat), but there’s something oddly satisfying about the way it commits to the bit. You either vibe with its glittery, low-stakes adventure or bounce off immediately. Either way, it’s a fascinating artifact of early ‘90s licensed games.