December 1988 NES Update

November and December were becoming the atypical video game hysteria months, thanks to Black Friday and Christmas.  We were being sold games left and right, while they were still upwards ofr $30-$40 a pop, without knowing the quality, as we can figure out today by reviews.  Nonetheless, this month brought us more sequels.  CastleVania II - Simon's Quest was released, and most kids who owned it did so only because Zelda Ii was sold out.  Zelda II the game of the month by far, both in terms of popularity and quality.  It still didn't live up to the original (that is a hard feat), but it did give gamers a new take on Zelda perspectives.