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Title: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: JCKnife on December 30, 2004, 09:01:09 pm
What are the cream-of-the-crop NES titles? Of course Mario, Metroid, Zelda...Castlevania and Mega-Man (which I never played before and they seem freakin' HARD!).

What are some other must-play NES titles?

A personal fave of mine that was not one of those top names was Blaster Master.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Trenchbroom on December 30, 2004, 11:14:57 pm
Bionic Commando.  I play it to completion at least 4 times a year.  Every year.  Since 1989. 
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: thrdbace on December 30, 2004, 11:16:42 pm
techmo super bowl, and rbi baseball, clearly.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: NIVO on December 31, 2004, 09:41:19 am
of course any zelda title, and tysons punch-out.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Will on December 31, 2004, 03:58:11 pm
Ninja Gaiden,Super Dodge Ball and Excitebike come to mind..
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: SirPoonga on December 31, 2004, 11:36:06 pm
Is this thread really on topic for this forum?

Anyway, my favs are Mario 3, Dusty Diamond's All Star Softball, Hoops, NES Football, Guantlet 2, Dr. Mario, Tetris, TMNT, TMNT 2. Bases Loaded, MegaMan 2, 3D World Runner, Ice Hockey, and Excite Bike.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: NIVO on January 01, 2005, 05:28:38 am
actually, good point sirpoonga, seeing as we arent really reviewing these games and just making a faves list, ill move it to consoles.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: SOAPboy on January 01, 2005, 12:26:54 pm
Double Dragon

Arkanoid

Ballon Fight

GryroMight

Tetris


And more im sure, i just have to run to work
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Daniel270 on January 01, 2005, 12:38:28 pm
Some of the games that still get played on my NES are...

Metroid
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Super Mario Bros.
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Blaster Master
Metal Gear
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: Adventures of Link

but then again, that's most of my NES collection... lol
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: nipsmg on January 01, 2005, 04:50:49 pm
Best NES games:

A boy and his Blob :-D
Super Mario Bros 1,2,3
Metroid
Castlevania 2
Dr. Mario
RC Pro Am
Excitebike
Micro Machines
Excitebike
TMNT
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: mozzer on January 01, 2005, 09:55:36 pm
Super Dodge Ball
Tecmo Super Bowl, love those stats
Metroid
Super Mario Brothers

and the best....... River City Ransom
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: crashwg on January 02, 2005, 02:17:29 am
W&W2 Ironsword
Pinball Quest
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: SOAPboy on January 02, 2005, 05:36:50 am
Quote from: crashwg on January 02, 2005, 02:17:29 am
W&W2 Ironsword

Ohhhhhh good one..
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Pyro on January 02, 2005, 03:54:08 pm
I recall playing Rygar and Blaster Master quite a bit, back in the day.

Pyro
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: CthulhuLuke on January 03, 2005, 05:48:53 am
Zelda
Metal Storm (classic)
King's Knight
Super Sprint
Castlevania 1-3 (1 is best)
Milon's Secret Castlea (ok, its not good but I used to watch it all day at the neighbors)
River City Ransom
Jackal
Mega Man 2
Skate or Die

just to name a few classics
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: namzep on January 03, 2005, 09:45:02 pm
Everyone's forgetting Final Fantasy (the one that started it all).  Also, for some reason I've always loved the Who Framed Roger Rabbit? game.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: iwillfearnoevil on January 04, 2005, 01:27:15 pm
Quote from: thrdbace on December 30, 2004, 11:16:42 pm
techmo super bowl, and rbi baseball, clearly.

yep. my two faves. there's also tons of modified roms and editors available for download to keep the game even more fresh with updated rosters or great teams from the past.

Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: crashwg on January 04, 2005, 02:24:31 pm
Quote from: namzep on January 03, 2005, 09:45:02 pm
Everyone's forgetting Final Fantasy (the one that started it all).

I vomit on all you FF crap!
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Gunstar Hero on January 05, 2005, 01:17:19 am
Life Force rocked. And Jackal. And Bionic Commando... Golgo 13... Crystalis... too many more to mention... must go PLAY!!

(leaps for his NES)

*blink blink blink*

Ah... NES...
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: spiffyshoes on January 05, 2005, 03:41:59 am
Batman, Burger Time, Back To The Future, Jaws, Dragon Warrior 1-4, North and South
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 05, 2005, 10:08:01 am
Kirby.  One of the greatest games and a late release for the system.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: NightHobbit on January 05, 2005, 04:08:40 pm
How about Kid Icarus? As a kid I remember playing that one alot.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: nipsmg on January 06, 2005, 10:59:13 am
Quote from: NightHobbit on January 05, 2005, 04:08:40 pm
How about Kid Icarus? As a kid I remember playing that one alot.


TOE JAM AND EARL!!!

Oh wait, wrong system.. :(
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: owenowen on January 07, 2005, 03:09:56 am
The game i used to play are (and still do thanks to emulation, i sold the games years (a decade ago?)) mario three, i'll still be playing the when im in a home i reckon, street gangs, i think that was called river city ransom in the US, The flinsones, the one were after about 10 levels you meet george jetson, duck hunt, battle toads...................
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Gunstar Hero on January 07, 2005, 09:43:04 am
spiffy, you did not say Back to the Future...  :-\

That game was crap of the highest order.  :o

It hurt me BAD because I'm a huge fan of the movies and was actually stoked they were making a NES game. I rented it and almost died.  :P
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: nipsmg on January 07, 2005, 11:40:01 am
Quote from: Gunstar Hero on January 07, 2005, 09:43:04 am
spiffy, you did not say Back to the Future...  :-\

That game was crap of the highest order.  :o

It hurt me BAD because I'm a huge fan of the movies and was actually stoked they were making a NES game. I rented it and almost died.  :P


It's ok gunstar, Spiffy said JAWS TOO!!! IMO, Jaws was the biggest stinking pile of crap of a game. WTF did those movies have to do with collection conch shells and trying to bomb a shark endlessly with cannonballs flying off the back of a cheezy boat?!?!?!

Same with goonies 2. What the hell was that?  Goonies for the C64 at least slightly resembled the movie, kinda.

--NipsMG
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Yander on January 07, 2005, 05:47:17 pm
Contra, the marios, kirby, Adventure island 2, Tetris, Spy hunter,  Tecmo Super Bowl, Marble Madness and the zeldas to name a few.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: spiffyshoes on January 08, 2005, 11:27:34 am
Oh come on how could you not like JAWs the game was great!   And as for Back to The Future your right the first one was terrible I was thinking of Back to The Future II & III I liked that one a ton better.  I just found it cool to have to use the Dellorian to travel to the Different times and collect stuff.

How about Duck Tales, Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout, Super Spike V Ball, TMNT the Arcade Game, Spy Hunter, Paper Boy, Rad Racer, Mike Tyson Punch Out, Mega Man, Kung Fu, Excite Bike, Ice Hockey, Gradius, Tetris, Dr. Mario, Battle Toads, and Adventures of LOLO.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Gunstar Hero on January 08, 2005, 01:29:41 pm
Dude, I'm sorry, but Goonies 2 was awesome.  ;)
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: crashwg on January 09, 2005, 12:23:58 pm
I like Jaws too!
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: missioncontrol on January 09, 2005, 01:10:27 pm
Top Gun
Super Mario Bros.
Contra
Zelda
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Mappy
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: geomartin on January 09, 2005, 07:12:19 pm
Moon Patrol, Galaga, and 1942 were great arcade ports that I had on my NES.  I also loved Tecmo Super Bowl and RC Pro Am. :D
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Redseven80 on January 15, 2005, 03:37:59 pm
Master Blaster is my it had some of the best graphics and music on the NES
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Gunstar Hero on January 16, 2005, 01:32:37 am
That's Blaster Master.

And yes, that game rules.

 :)
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: nipsmg on January 16, 2005, 12:46:11 pm
T&C  ;D
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: megashock5 on January 26, 2005, 01:10:32 pm
Mario 1 & 3
Castlevania 1 & 3
Super Dodge Ball
Excitebike
Tetris
TMNT


...now we need a thread like this for Genesis games!
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 26, 2005, 01:13:12 pm
Blaster MAster was freakin hard
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: GGKoul on January 26, 2005, 01:59:55 pm
Quote from: jened on January 04, 2005, 01:27:15 pm
Quote from: thrdbace on December 30, 2004, 11:16:42 pm
techmo super bowl, and rbi baseball, clearly.

yep. my two faves. there's also tons of modified roms and editors available for download to keep the game even more fresh with updated rosters or great teams from the past.



What's the site address??
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: daywane on January 27, 2005, 01:41:38 pm
I like 90% of games listed but I do not see
battle chess
heavy barrel
or toobin
bump and jump
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Hoagie_one on January 27, 2005, 01:51:29 pm
BAseball stars
Baseball simulator 2000
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Trimoor on February 05, 2005, 03:48:03 pm
Kirby's Adventure, Chip & Dale, Tengen Tetris (the 2 player bootleg version)
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: tommy on February 08, 2005, 03:33:01 pm
pac mania was always,  fun and i still have it   ;D
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Redseven80 on February 09, 2005, 12:24:08 am
Quote from: Gunstar Hero on January 16, 2005, 01:32:37 am
That's Blaster Master.

And yes, that game rules.

 :)

Oh yeah, I always get that mixed up with that guy from madmax 3!
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: pmc on February 09, 2005, 08:39:39 pm
I thought I'd seek out some of these games (I had previously only played a few titles on the NES) so I took 5 minutes and consolidated the posts in this thread (so far) so it'd be easier to reference later. It might be useful to one of you.

No particular order. It's interesting to see as a single list.


Excitebike
Metroid
Blaster Master
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Castlevania
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
Castlevania 3
MegaMan
MegaMan 2
Bionic Commando
Gradius
Techmo Super Bowl
RBI Baseball
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Ninja Gaiden
Super Dodge Ball
Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: Adventures of Link
Guantlet 2
Dr. Mario
Tetris
TMNT
TMNT 2
Bases Loaded
MegaMan 2
3D World Runner
Ice Hockey
Double Dragon
Arkanoid
Ballon Fight
GryroMight
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Kirby's Adventure
Metal Gear
A boy and his Blob
RC Pro Am
Micro Machines
River City Ransom
W&W2 Ironsword
Pinball Quest
Rygar
Metal Storm
King's Knight
Super Sprint
Milon's Secret Castlea
Jackal
Skate or Die
Final Fantasy
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Life Force
Jackal
Golgo 13
Crystalis
Batman
Burger Time
Back To The Future 2 & 3
Jaws
Dragon Warrior 1-4
North and South
Kid Icarus
The flintsones
Duck Hunt
Battle Toads
Contra
Adventure Island 2
Spy hunter
Marble Madness
Duck Tales
Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
Super Spike V Ball
Paper Boy
Rad Racer
Kung Fu
Adventures of LOLO
Goonies 2
Top Gun
Mappy
Moon Patrol
Galaga
1942
Battle Chess
Heavy Barrel
Toobin
Bump and Jump
Baseball Stars
Baseball Simulator 2000
Chip & Dale
PacMania
Tetris (Tengen)
Dusty Diamond's All Star Softball
Hoops
NES Football

Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: duffjr on February 13, 2005, 06:31:58 am
Most gamers played a variety of NES games, so we should expect a diverse list.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: tommy on February 14, 2005, 12:06:32 am
nobody enjoyed playing klax i guess
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: duffjr on February 14, 2005, 05:12:35 am
anyone enjoy MULE? Genghis Khan?  All those text-based strategy games never interested me much.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Daniel270 on February 14, 2005, 09:50:09 pm
There was one text based game for the NES that I played (and beat)...

Shadowgate

Fairly simple once you sat and thought out what the object of each area was...
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: duffjr on February 17, 2005, 02:32:48 am
do you mean those point and click adventures?  i was thinking more along the lines of would you like to buy land, food, mules or work?  what do you do with your army today?  i mixed them up.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Redseven80 on February 26, 2005, 08:44:09 pm
Super spike volley ball with the double dragon brothers was a great two player title.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: mccoy178 on February 28, 2005, 04:49:09 am
 :'( Can't......... Handle..........Overload.....................................................................

So many games(emu)..............................

So little time...............................

Crack has nothing on us.  I can feel the neurons firing off.  Can't go on........must shut off computer......I....I...Can't :'(

(It's 5AM and I've had my cab done for a week.  Must call for help....PLEASE!!!)
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: RayB on March 03, 2005, 07:34:23 pm
I think M.C. Kids is under-rated. Yeah it has a Mcdonalds license on the surface, but the game is really a Super Mario 3 inspired game. The developers managed to copy the SMB3 play mechanics almost EXACLTY the same, so the play control is there. There are lots of interesting play mechanics, like flipping the world gravity upside down, blocks you can pick up and throw around, boats, etc. The game was so much like SMB3 that Nintendo was upset. They forced a few changes to the graphics. That's nuts huh?

Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: cholin on March 03, 2005, 10:02:08 pm
Haha I played MC kids back when mame.dk was up.  My cousin showed me this like a year and a half ago and just recently I looked at it.  I loved the simple games:  Duck Hunt :)  There was this one game with a level editor where you were a tank and you shot crap around...there were like different terrains, grass, walls, etc.  If anyone remembers, please tell me, I loved that game :'(
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: dan57fina on June 09, 2005, 04:26:37 pm
one word......
Archon.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: DYNAGOD on June 09, 2005, 08:04:35 pm
Xanex, or wa that snes ???
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: elpresidente on June 09, 2005, 08:55:46 pm
Quote from: GGKoul on January 26, 2005, 01:59:55 pm
Quote from: jened on January 04, 2005, 01:27:15 pm
Quote from: thrdbace on December 30, 2004, 11:16:42 pm
techmo super bowl, and rbi baseball, clearly.

yep. my two faves. there's also tons of modified roms and editors available for download to keep the game even more fresh with updated rosters or great teams from the past.



What's the site address??

If you haven't found it yet:

http://www.tecmosuperbowl.com/

I liked the Tecmo Rose Bowl hack.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: Zapper on June 11, 2005, 01:51:06 pm
Gunsmoke, Super Mario 2, Zelda, Gyruss, Dig Dug, Galaga, Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle and Tetris.
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: JonnyBoy on June 12, 2005, 10:05:20 pm
Comon' guys. Base Wars rocked!
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: chopps on June 13, 2005, 03:52:39 pm
Dusty Diamonds AllStar Softball...
Title: Re: Come in here and talk about the best NES games
Post by: forbiddenlyrics on June 19, 2005, 04:08:11 pm
Here are my favorites:

Little Nemo
Advenure Island
Super Mario Bros 1 and 3
Bubble Bobble
Dr. Mario
Tetris

Prolly a few more I don't have my games in front of me.