There are some games that, as a child, were simply too challenging, and left me with a bad impression for years. When I was a kid, I found The Guardian Legend, an NES game published by Broderbound (the company that brought you Carmen Sandiego) at a rental place for $5 ... they were clearing out selected NES titles. I brought it home and couldn't last very long without my game genie ... in fact I think it is safe to say I became game genie dependent, but I was still never able to beat the game.

Spring Break is a wonderful time for students and counselors alike; I happen to be both. I grabbed my copy of TGL and started anew -- it had been probably 10 years since I last tried out this game and my game genie has long since passed on. TGL has got to be the most underrated game of all time. I beat it after several hours and leaving the NES paused fr days (too lazy for passwords until the end). If The Guardian Legend is not a part of your NES collection; it should be.