All this Nintendo negativity has got me down, so I demand your picks for best NES games. (This could go on for a few.)

Dragon Warrior: Simple as fuck; I could still play this for hours. Getting past that damn gold golem was amazing. The music was super influential to me as a composer; as an added bonus, my sister (a trained jazz musician) insisted that there was this ONE NOTE in the bassline that was "off," and it made her completely crazy, which entertained me almost as much as the game itself. Edit: It was a regular Golem. My b.

Double Dragon II: Crazy control scheme that totally worked. You could finally play two-player co-op. And that crazy noise it made when you HYPER UPPERCUTTED the FUCK out of some mook and made him fly across the screen and bounce off the wall. Good times.

Double Dragon III: Way too hard, and it took too long to get to Chin and Ranzou, but I forgive it these flaws. Plus, for some reason, Egypt!

StarTropics: Yes, it's Zelda with a yo-yo. No, I don't care; it's still awesome.

River City Ransom: I'll take it for granted that I don't have to explain this one. "Puke!"

Desert Commander: A WWII turn-based strategy game? For the NES? Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Well, me, but this was way too cerebral for the average 8-year-old - I can't imagine it was anything like a financial success. Great game regardless.

Astyanax: You hit stuff with a BIG AXE. Then, after you do that enough times, you get to do it WITH A BIGGER AXE. And there's a pixie or a fairy or something, I don't remember. I just remember it being fun as fuck.

Contra

Metroid

Duh

But yes.

Dragon Warrior (I & II), Final Fantasy, Baseball Stars, Mike Tyson's Punchout, Zelda, Mario III, TMNT II, Contra, Mega Man II, Wizards & Warriors, Battletoads, etc. etc.

Ninja Gaiden

DestroyYouAlot said:

with out a doubt.

Such a good game but I could never get into the high school.



Techmo Bowl
720
Skate or Die I+II
California Games
T&C Surf Designs
Heavy Shreddin'

and all my fav RPGs:
Zeldas
Dragon Warriors
D&D's
Faxanadu
Deadly Towers
Crytalis
Might & Magic
Swords and Serpents
Ultimas
Heros of the Lance
Kid Icarus
etc

I agree with everything on here. Also, Golgo 13

hogan's alley

RBI Baseball III
Double Dragon II
Super Mario III
Iron Tank
Shadowgate

and Duck Tales.

eff off.

^ the Rescue Rangers game was good, too. heh, i suck. weren't both Capcom?

RichHorror said:

FUCK YEAH. Duke Togo was the MAN. (Although the sequel sucked.)

Both those Disney games were actually really good.

FUCK, forgot Crystalis and Tecmo (Super) Bowl. Also, WWF Wrestlemania Challenge and Tecmo Wrestling.

Kinslayer said:

I could play that Pool of Radiance port for hours, although there were some frustrating omissions. The PC version was way challenginger (yes, that's a word).

I'd put any generation of Techmo Bowl up against any football game ever.

ATHENA.



Wacky beat-em-up platformer with equipment changes and mythology and a big fucking ball and chain. That intro music still makes me smile. Plus it's from SNK, which automatically = WIN.

For example,

P.O.W.: I'LL FUCKING STAB YOU. And shoot you with this machine gun, and - oh - it's out of bullets, but here come some guys with knives I can take, and IT'S STABBIN' TIME AGAIN. One of my all-time favorite beat-em-ups. (Although the arcade version was way rockinger.) (Also a word.)

And Crystalis. This company could do NO WRONG.

nothing beats teris.

tetris

DestroyYouAlot said:

Agreed 1 billon percent!!! The arcade was superior, but the NES version still destroyed.

Another higly underlooked game was fucking Punisher! Amazing gameplay, in the style of Operation Wolf but old-school comic style and way more graphic and violent. Had killer boss stages, challenging, great sound and graphics, and totally killed all other shoot em up games of the time and now.

I really want to play it again.

Backed. I spent hours trying to make sure I shot EVERY INCH of screen that could be shot. (Or are you talking about the arcade beat-em-up with Nick Fury? Which ruled as well?)

Bionic the fuck Commando.

yes fucking TETRIS

Rygar

DestroyYouAlot said:

Oh, and, what?!?



Mess said:

Goddamn straight.

Strider. Defeats the arcade version, hand down.

BTW, apparently, the original Japanese version of Bionic Commando had you fighting against futuristic Nazis? Which is awesome?

pro wrestling(the creature from the black lagoon guy was the best)
ninja gaiden
blades of steel
gauntlet
final fantasy
mega man 2

mega man II
faxanadu
Dragon warrior
Rygar
deadly tower
mike tyson's punch out
maniac mansion

Kung Fu
Mr. X
oooh ah ah ah ah
oooh ah ah ah ah
oooh ah ah ah ah

BAD DUDES

TETRIS

I always liked Solomon's Key. I got it on my Wii and that shit is still hard as fuck. The shit is second only to Mike Tyson's Punch Out - Fuck "Punch out feat. Mr. Dream" - that version is gayer than the fucking Easter Bunny.

Yes to Kung Fu!! No one said Megaman 2. Wow.

Contra
Duck Hunt/Clay Shoot
EXCITEBIKE
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
All the Mario Bros.
Tecmo Super Bowl
American Gladiators
Skate or Die
California Games

The Legend of Zelda
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Super Mario Bros. 3
Pro Wrestling
American Gladiators
Rampage
Willow

Crystalis and Final Fantasy 1

BlackoutRick said:

Whoremastery said:

sacreligion said:

This game sucks!!!!

IS IT BATTLETOADS?

Punch-Out
River City Ransom

End of story.

How in the Christing FUCK has nobody mentioned Ikari Warriors, Metal Gear, Castlevania 2 or Kid Niki yet??? And have any of you lowly slouches had the PLEASURE of a (Super) Famicom? EXOTIC.

Bad Dudes...nuff said.

DestroyYouAlot said:

This game was so fucking good, thanks for reminding me of the name so I can finally download it (searching for "proto-Advance Wars" & "Hitler" wasn't very effective).

And I can't believe none of you mentioned R-Type or Lifeforce

I thought R-Type was a Sega game?

Faxanadu ruled.
I would also still play kid icarus if I could get it on my cellphone

kid icarus was great
i just dl'd tetris to my phone. it's great entertainment for the shitter. i'm always playing video games on the john and looking up cell phone porn.

what happens if the sound is turned on?

enable sound = no

DestroyYouAlot said:

I totally just qouted myself, i am awesome and great.

Jackal. Anyone ever play it? Awesome game.

the_reverend said:

Holy shit, right? I used to seriously love that game; don't know how I forgot it. Beating that was probably the crowning achievement of my life. God. I suck.

How about Legacy of the Wizard? Sorta along the same lines, but where you controlled the whole family, one at a time (including the dog)? I don't know how anyone ever beat that game; there were so many places where only one family member or another could pass, so you had to go all the way back to the first screen to go get them, and then figure out where you were, only the family member you're controlling now can't pass some other thing you had to pass to get there in the first place, and then you throw the cartridge at your neighbor's dog so hard that it can't see out of one eye anymore, and you have to stay at home when everyone else gets soft-serve.

You remember all that, right?

Goatcatalyst said:

I heard the cartridge slot is sideways, is this true?

legacy of the wizard was cool. ALWAYS, ALWAYS pick the little girl. she can jump very high.

Yes, the slot IS sideways. And no matter what game you're playing, there's always these pesky tentacles trying to get into your butt.

Holy shit, BLASTER MASTER. Man, this game kicked inexplicable amounts of ass. I used to have the novelization of this game (which, for some reason, someone thought was necessary).

Steve, WHAT? That game was okay. I always thought Blaster Master was overrated! The guy's head was way too big!

Bubble Bobble - now that's a friggen' game.

Clash at Demonhead. AWESOME.

Oh, man. The original BOMBERMAN! Game was intense after a while. It was awesome because it was before Bomberman turned into this crappy anime character. I remember the cover of the game was a futuristic looking dude throwing bombs.

Can I get an amen on Super Dodgeball?? My brother and I used to play that game for hours on end.



and just so everyone can admire it, this is what my roomate did to my living room wall while I was on vacation:

The ultimate chess match. Do you throw out all skinny guys, all fat guys, two skinny guys and one bruiser, two goons and a skinny guy, or do you just use those useless "average" guys.

all fat guys. no question.

metal gear is a good one.
target renegade was cool too.
mach rider.

xmikex said:

a) Fuck yeah. Best sports game, EVAR.

xmikex said:

b) That is inexcusably awesome.

all fat guys.

Yeah, Ice Hockey is dope.

River City Ransom, Fire 'n Ice, Castlevania (Especially 3), Crystalis...too lazy to list more.

Dammit, now I'm obsessed with grabbing an old NES and modding the living fuckshit out of it. You bastards.

I'm gonna make a wood case with brass fittings.

STEAMPUNK NES FTW

My sister and I killed countless hours playing that NES volleyball game.... That was really really fun. I wish I had an NES right now.

I really love the art direction and box design of alot of the NES through Genesis games. Is there a site that has a bunch of box art and old school screenshots?

xmikex said:

amen, fucking amen my brother.

I loved this game so much, a violet dodgeball game.

Let's see: Dual cartridge slot (60-pin and 72-pin, so's I can play Famicom games), for starters.

DestroyYouAlot said:



'nuff said.

But yeah, pretty much anything SNK and a bunch of those Disney games rule.

Hahaha... I fucking loved Golgo 13.

Destiny of an Emperor. Hands down.

BobNOMAAMRooney nli said:

2 fat 2 skinny is the way to go. no question! this is one of the best games ever. id have to say that this and mike tysons punch out took up most of my time as a child. other than that i played a lot of mario 3, i was never much for the epics.

I played the shit out of star tropics...

i will kick anyones ass in tetris guaranted

aril said:

Definitely.

eric militianary said:

I wasn't aware Tetris had a fighting level. Must've missed that issue of Nintendo Power.

hahaha fuck

I used to have Tetris tournaments with other Abaroth members. Fun stuff. After, say, 3 weeks of doing it, you become a pro.

yeah, but then you start thinking in tetris.

Which isn't a bad thing.
Dr. Mario too.

Hatris?

the_reverend said:

This happens to me anytime I play those kind of games for too long. When I go to sleep, all I can think of are those pieces fitting perfectly together constantly.

Puzzle Fighter on the PS was Tetris meets Street Fighter. That game is fun.

I had to bump this thread for one game that I forgot that needs to be honored...


the one


and only

It certainly does stand by itself. (Well, alongside its lil' brudder.)

yea, the one for gameboy was really hard. I never beat it. I ALWAYS hated how when you throw a tangerine jelly bean and jump on the trampoline, one tiny move over and he falls to his death. Seriously, the "boy" was so weak. he died with everything.

Take it from me and my extensive abduction experience; boys are hard to keep alive.

They break so easily.

Super Mario Bros 3
The Legend of Zelda
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Ninja Gaiden 2
Double Dragon 2
Recca
Megaman 3
Bionic Commando
Castlevania 3
Final Fantasy

Recca is the only kinda rare one there. Had to be on the list. i've only played it on an emulator, but it pwns bro. BEST shmup i've played on the nes.