ception ▁▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁g aming ▁publication ▁Fam its u ▁gave ▁the ▁game ▁a ▁ 2 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁score . ▁It ▁gave ▁the ▁Game boy ▁version ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁out ▁of ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Virtual ▁Console ▁versions ▁were ▁each ▁given ▁an ▁ 8 / 1 0 ▁by ▁N intendo ▁Life . ▁No ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁virtual ▁console ▁re - re leases ▁were ▁stated . ▁Tim ▁Lat sh aw ▁of ▁N intendo ▁Life ▁called ▁G argo yle ' s ▁Qu est ▁II : ▁The ▁Dem on ▁Dark ness ▁" a ▁fine ▁little ▁gem ▁from ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁deser ves ▁all ▁the ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁players ▁who ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁its ▁t ough ▁but ▁not ▁impossible ▁style ▁of ▁game play ." ▁He ▁deeply ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁virtual ▁console ' s ▁" rest ore ▁point " ▁save ▁function ▁as ▁an ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁arch a ic ▁password ▁system , ▁going ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁imply ▁either ▁of ▁these ▁ports ▁were ▁the ▁superior ▁ways ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁N ES ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁I GN ▁put ▁the ▁N ES ▁version ▁at ▁number ▁ 6 3 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁North ▁American ▁N ES ▁games ▁ever ▁created . ▁As ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁reference , ▁there ▁are ▁ 6 6 2 ▁N ES ▁games ▁lic ensed ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Action