The reviewer is playing two different Frankenstein games: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on the Super Nintendo and Frankenstein: The Monster Returns on the NES. They express frustration and disappointment with both games, citing poor controls, frustrating gameplay, and annoying level design. The reviewer also criticizes the NES game's password system, which they find tedious and poorly designed. They eventually resort to using a Game Genie to cheat, but even that doesn't seem to help. Throughout the review, the reviewer uses humor and sarcasm to express their disappointment and frustration with the games.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The reviewer created a monster named Frankennerd to conduct a review of the game "Frankenstein" on the Super Nintendo.
2. The game "Frankenstein" is also known as "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein".
3. The reviewer played another game called "The Adventures of Dr. Franken".
4. In "The Adventures of Dr. Franken", the player controls the monster, not Dr. Franken.
5. The game "Frankenstein" on the NES has a different title screen that just says "Frankenstein".
6. The gameplay of "Frankenstein" on the NES is similar to Castlevania.
7. The player controls Frankenstein's monster in the game.
8. The game has a password system that allows players to continue from where they left off.
9. The password system is tedious and requires the player to enter a long password.
10. If the player enters the password incorrectly, the entire password is erased and must be re-entered.
11. The game has a limited number of continues, and if the player runs out of continues, they must start over from the beginning.
12. Enemies in the game can kill the player even after they are dead.
13. The reviewer used a Game Genie to cheat in the game.
14. The Game Genie codes provided were not very helpful and had strange effects, such as taking life away when collecting energy.
15. The final boss of the game is Frankenstein, who has two forms: a small form and a giant form.
16. The game has a total of 4 stages.
17. The game has a variety of enemies and obstacles, including a Reaper, a Minotaur, and a Merman.
18. The player must navigate through different environments, including a graveyard, a castle, and a swamp.
19. The game has a slow and drawn-out cutscene.