Play Wing of Madoola, The (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Ever played one of those old-school NES side-scrollers that feels like it wants to murder you? Wing of Madoola is exactly that—a Japan-only Sunsoft gem from 1986 where you play as Lucia, a sword-wielding heroine who basically fights her way through an entire army of monsters. The controls are stiff in that classic NES way, and the difficulty spikes are brutal, but there’s something weirdly satisfying about memorizing enemy patterns just to survive another screen.

You’ll jump between floating platforms, slash at bats and knights, and occasionally wonder why everything respawns the second you backtrack. The music’s got that crunchy Famicom charm, though, and Lucia’s sprite has way more personality than most heroes from that era. Just don’t expect any hand-holding—this one’s for the masochists who miss grinding through levels with three lives and no saves.