Super Contra 7 is one of those NES games that makes you question whether your controller will survive the session. You start off with a basic rifle, blasting through waves of alien-looking soldiers, and within minutes, you're dodging bullets like you're in some kind of 8-bit action movie. The power-ups are clutch—grabbing the spread shot feels like cheating, but you'll need it when the screen fills up with enemies.

It’s got that classic Contra difficulty—expect to die a lot until you memorize enemy patterns. The music slaps, though, and the two-player co-op is pure chaos (in the best way). Just don’t expect to beat it on your first try unless you’ve got the Konami code burned into your muscle memory.