Okay, so The Mutant Virus is one of those weird, obscure NES games that feels like it got lost in time. You’re basically dumped into this digital world where some rogue virus is wrecking everything, and—surprise—it’s your job to clean it up. The controls are simple (Z and X for attacks, arrows to move), but the gameplay? Not so much.

At first, it seems straightforward—shoot the glitchy enemies, avoid the pixelated hazards—but then the screen starts scrolling automatically, and suddenly you’re juggling jumps, dodges, and frantic button mashing. The music’s got that classic 8-bit urgency, and the enemies? They’re these blocky, abstract things that somehow still manage to be annoying as hell.

It’s not the prettiest or smoothest NES game out there, but there’s something oddly satisfying about blasting through corrupted data like some kind of digital exterminator. Just don’t expect a deep story—this is pure arcade chaos with a retro tech twist.