The retro gaming market is booming, from cartridges compatible with older consoles to remastered and remade collections playable on the latest-gen hardware. One of the console eras that seem to have an infinite number of games to mine for these sorts of collections is the NES and SNES. So many games came out for these consoles, many of which I had no idea existed. That is, until we see them return to packages like the Nickelodeon Splat Pack. As a huge fan of Nick as a kid, I was shocked to see this Limited Run Games-published package of games hit the Nintendo eShop and had to dive into 90s nostalgia.

Firstly, GUTS, the sports-action show that pitted participants against extreme challenges, leads the collection. The high-octane fun of the 1992 series that ran for three seasons is a little lost in the SNES graphics, but a good time nonetheless. I wasn’t a massive fan of the show myself, like I was the other titles featured in the Nickelodeon Splat Pack, but I do think it’s fun to see things like bungee cord dunk competitions in a pixelated presentation like this.

AAAHH!!! Real Monsters, however, was a favorite of mine, and the game is a fun trip back to this iconic series. Thanks to modern inclusions like save states and a rewind feature, the experience is better. We’re not talking Lion King levels of retro jank, but there’s enough of the SNES lack of precision in these games, and this one in particular, to make the rewind feature a huge help. Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm are wonderful in 16-bit pixels, and it’s a wonder they haven’t rebooted this show for Paramount + or something. Maybe they’d be tame compared to the monsters kids watch on Poppy Playtime today.

We close the Nickelodeon Splat Pack collection with Rocko’s Modern Life: Spunky’s Dangerous Day, the standout of the collection. Across 16 levels, there are some really great puzzles in this platformer. Rocko looks great, as do the environments in this game compared to the other two, simply because it uses much less earth tones. The colors pop, the gameplay is fun, and I think of the three, this is the most compelling entry. All three are far from standout titles on the SNES, but I had fun spending time with a few IPs I hadn’t honestly thought about in a long time.

The Nickelodeon Splat Pack is available on Nintendo Switch via the eShop for $14.99 USD. At about $5 a game, I think there’s enough here to warrant the price of admission. Let us know in the comments if you’re planning to rewind the clock and revisit these classic cartoons and kids’ show staples from the ’90s.

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