Play Bee 52 (unl) Online

Bee 52 came out for the NES in 1992 from Codemasters. It was part of that later wave of NES titles, the kind you might find tucked away on a shelf after the bigger names had already come and gone. It had a simple, colorful look that fit right in with other games from that time.

You control a bee, flying from one screen to the next. Your main job is to collect pollen from flowers while fending off other insects like wasps and hornets. You can shoot a small stinger projectile to attack them. The game is built on screen by screen exploration; you move through a series of garden and field areas, clearing each one of enemies before you can proceed. It gets quite difficult quickly, with enemy patterns that require precise movement to avoid. The whole experience feels like a frantic, focused scramble to finish a level before you run out of lives.