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Best NES games of all time?

Glad to see Snake, Rattle and Roll getting some love. Great two player (especially racing for the level skip rocket).

I'd like to add to the list Codemasters's Micro Machines on the PowerPak plug thru cartridge. Another stunning two player.
 
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And of course Super Mario Bros 3 and Zelda 2 but they're too popular!
 
bgudna said:
nobody mention this masterpiece?

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of course it was the cover that sold me :D
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I can't believe it's not butter.
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The original Wizards and Warriors was better I think. Loved that floating spell
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GitarooMan said:
Some of my favorites, I'm sure I'm forgetting some

Faxanadu
Crystalis
Castlevania I-III (especially III)
SMB 1,2,3
Baseball Simulator 1.000
Life Force
Mega Man 2,3
Duck Tales
Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Little Nemo (especially underappreciated, really fantastic)
Battle of Olympus
Final Fantasy
Jackal
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!
R.C. Pro Am
StarTropics
Ninja Gaiden I-III
Solar Jetman
Contra, Super C
Legend of Zelda
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Zelda 2 and Dragon Warrior 3 and 4.
 
SonicMegaDrive said:
Yeah, definitely. My only two real complaints are the 1) bad translation and 2) the transforming from day to night(and back). But even with these huge flaws, it's a classic.
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...and the mostly misleading NPCs and nonexistent difficulty.
 
Is there any difference between Mike Tyson's Punch Out and plain old Punch out aside from no Mike Tyson?

Some people would say the promise of XBLA is greater, but it's threads like this that make it hard to believe that either the XBLA or PSS even come close to VC.
 
EphemeralDream said:
Is there any difference between Mike Tyson's Punch Out and plain old Punch out aside from no Mike Tyson?

Some people would say the promise of XBLA is greater, but it's threads like this that make it hard to believe that either the XBLA or PSS even come close to VC.
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Nah. They just redrew Tyson's face a little, and colored him white. And so, Mike Tyson became Mr. Dream.

Everything else about the game is exactly the same.

Some will tell you that Mr. Dream is harder than Tyson. That's not true at all, as the AI is the same. However, since his skin blends in a little more with the light-colored background, you don't tend to 'notice' his little movements right before he throws a punch quite as easily.(Mike Tyson had a green ring, while Mr. Dream had a light blue color) At least, that's how it was with me.
 
01 - Ghosts 'N Goblins
02 - Castlevania II - Simon's Quest
03 - Ninja Gaiden II
04 - Battletoads
05 - Super Contra
06 - Gradius II
07 - Bionic Command
08 - Mario Bros 3
09 - Adventure Island II
10 - Double Dragon II
 
River City Ransom is my number 1 of all time (all systems). Every gen i wait to play something like this. warriors was damn close but i still need the stores, food, items, moves, and attributes. so.......still waiting.
 
Ok, everyone I need your help please. I'm looking for this NES game and I don't the name. I have never played the game, but I wanted to, because I remember I had this Nintendo magazine which showed screens of it. (This was like 15 years ago)

All I remember (if I remember correctly) is that it was a platform game like SMB, and I remember one screenshot showing a water level which made me think of the water levels from SMB, the first time I saw that screenshot and other screenshots showing platform style levels. Furthermore I know that the story, if there ever was one in that game, was about a man who's daughter had been kidnapped and he went on a quest to save her.

Hell, I know it sounds vague, but that's all I remember, 'cos it has been so many years since I saw those screenshots. Hope there's someone out there who can help me.


:)
 
Tr4nce said:
Ok, everyone I need your help please. I'm looking for this NES game and I don't the name. I have never played the game, but I wanted to, because I remember I had this Nintendo magazine which showed screens of it. (This was like 15 years ago)

All I remember (if I remember correctly) is that it was a platform game like SMB, and I remember one screenshot showing a water level which made me think of the water levels from SMB, the first time I saw that screenshot and other screenshots showing platform style levels. Furthermore I know that the story, if there ever was one in that game, was about a man who's daughter had been kidnapped and he went on a quest to save her.

Hell, I know it sounds vague, but that's all I remember, 'cos it has been so many years since I saw those screenshots. Hope there's someone out there who can help me.


:)
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Holy s**t!! I just found it!! Turns out this game is called 'Gumshoe' and is is designed to mosty be played with the Nintendo zapper.

WOOT.

Linky --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumshoe_(video_game)
 
Best of the best:
Super Mario Bros. 3
MegaMan 2
Tetris
Super Mario Bros.
Zelda
Duck Tales
Dr. Mario
Contra
Final Fantasy

Others I liked:
Super Mario Bros. 2
MegaMan 3
Metroid
Shadowgate
Tiger Heli
Zelda 2
Dragon Warrior (don't remember which ones)
Final Fantasy II

I never played Kirby's Adventure or Kid Icarus.
 
Speevy said:
It's funny that the NES has the most memorable games of any system I can think of, and yet when you take out all the great ones, the rest are absolute garbage.
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That's funny. How do other libraries differ from this?

To me, average = not worth playing, so even a game like ZOE2 fails to impress me.

NES gaming >>> current gaming to me. The overwhelmingly positive response of this thread shows how much of an impact NES gaming had.
 
Ok GAF, I didn't want to make a new thread about this, so I'm justing posting it here instead.

I need your help to ID a SNES game I used to play when I was little.

The game could be played with 2 players and 1 player controlled a green (I think) sort of automobile with black turrets and the other player controlled a yellow (I think) airplane/helicopter, this all in co-operative mode. It was an arcade shooter like game. In my memory the game was a vertical scroller. I really can't seem to remember other details. I hope someone knows this and can help me out here!

Thanks in advance.
 
professor_t said:
Anyone who mentions an obscure niche game that really wasn't very good earns a -2 penalty toward their "Getting Laid" attribute.
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OH NOES MY INTERNET REPUTATION.
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Anyway, Crystalis.
I remember asking for this as the only thing I wanted for my birthday one year. But since my parents found it for $15, the decided to snag me Ninja Gaiden 2 as well
Best. Birthday. Ever.
 
Tr4nce said:
Ok GAF, I didn't want to make a new thread about this, so I'm justing posting it here instead.

I need your help to ID a SNES game I used to play when I was little.

The game could be played with 2 players and 1 player controlled a green (I think) sort of automobile with black turrets and the other player controlled a yellow (I think) airplane/helicopter, this all in co-operative mode. It was an arcade shooter like game. In my memory the game was a vertical scroller. I really can't seem to remember other details. I hope someone knows this and can help me out here!

Thanks in advance.
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It could be SilkWorm on NES...

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Tr4nce said:
Ok GAF, I didn't want to make a new thread about this, so I'm justing posting it here instead.

I need your help to ID a SNES game I used to play when I was little.

The game could be played with 2 players and 1 player controlled a green (I think) sort of automobile with black turrets and the other player controlled a yellow (I think) airplane/helicopter, this all in co-operative mode. It was an arcade shooter like game. In my memory the game was a vertical scroller. I really can't seem to remember other details. I hope someone knows this and can help me out here!

Thanks in advance.
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your game is Firepower 2000.
 
Manmademan said:
your game is Firepower 2000.
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Wow. Excellent! That is the game indeed.

DJ Tiesto thanks for your tip, but it is called Firepower 2000 indeed! How weird, I totally would not have thought the game would be called that. Ow never mind, I just saw that it was released here in PAL land under the title 'Super Swiv'. That's how I remember it!

Thanks a bunch!

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This game is excellent people, try it out. I think it's one of those forgotten/under appreciated titles.
 
Best nes game for me was megaman 2... There are plenty of other games that are worthy candidates though... (mario games, zelda, punch out, ninja gaiden.. tons of good stuff)
 
every NES owner should own these games,

Adventure Island 2, 3
Adventures of Lolo 1, 2, 3
Arkanoid
Batman
Battle of Olympus
Bionic Commando
A Boy and His Blob
Castlevania III
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers 1, 2
Contra
Crystalis
Desert Commander
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Duck Tales 1, 2
Fire 'N Ice
Formula One: Built to Win
Friday the 13th
Gun-Nac
Ice Hockey
Jackal
Kickle Cubicle
Kings of the Beach
Kirby's Adventure
The Legend of Zelda
Life Force
Little Sampson
Mega Man 2
Metal Storm
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Ms. Pac-Man (Tengen)
Ninja Gaiden 1, 2, 3
River City Ransom
Rolling Thunder
Shadow of the Ninja
Shatterhand
Super C
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tetris (Tengen)
Zanac
 
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