@adamconover I love how the pictures of the "nasty characters" are screen grabs of a CRT television, scanlines and all. Nintendo of the 1980s was so scrappy. But we didn't know or care. The games were art back then if not more so now.
Here's a pdf for those who want a closer look: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAANE.pdf