Pacific Rim never got an 8-bit Nintendo game. Why? Because Guillermo Del Toro wasn't making big Hollywood movies during the 1980s, that's why. But what if he were...
Okay, title screen up there. Ignore the 2013 copyright and pencil in 1987. Do it.
So, now kaiju are on Earth, threatening human existence, blah, blah, blah.
Select your Jaeger! "A" is "jump," and "B" is "punch." Got it.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
This "Famicom Pacific Rim" was created by Japanese artist Chofu Shimen.
ファミコン版パシフィック・リム [調布市民]
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