Play Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (Europe) Online

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves came out for the NES in 1991, developed by Sculptured Software. It was one of many movie tie-ins from that era, and it fit right in with the platform's library of side-scrolling action games. You don't hear much about it now, but it had a presence on rental shelves next to more polished titles.

You control Robin Hood through a series of side-scrolling levels, fighting with a short-range sword and a limited supply of arrows. The main goal is to rescue prisoners and gather keys to progress, moving screen by screen through forests, castles, and underground passages. The platforming can be unforgiving, with precise jumps required over bottomless pits, and enemy patterns demand patience to learn. It feels like a rough but earnest attempt to capture the movie's adventure, even when the controls fight you a little.