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What are your top 5 non-Mario NES games?

Amory

Amory

Member
I've been rediscovering the greatness that is the NES lately, and it's been pretty awesome. It was my first console ever, and it's up there with the PS2 as my favorite.

What are your top 5 games for the system? I'm not including Mario so that we get some variation. Yes, SMB 1, 2, and 3 are timeless classics, but what else did you love?

Mine would probably be (in no particular order)

1. NES Open: Tournament Golf - I played the hell out of this game, and I still believe it's one of the best golf games ever made. I thought it was awesome that the game saved the prize money you earned in tournaments, and also saved replays of your best shots/holes.

2. Castlevania - Never managed to beat it, but I enjoyed every second of playing it. And that music still gets stuck in my head from time to time.

3. Punch Out!! - The Mike Tyson version, not the crappy substitute featuring Mr. Dream.

4. Contra - Playing co-op with a friend remains one of my all time favorite multiplayer experiences.

5. Battletoads/Double Dragon - Basically ditto the above. Awesome co-op, hard as balls.
 
K

keeblerdrow

Member
Rad Racer 1- Wherein they race radically
Rad Racer 2- Wherein they race with a righteous attitude that one could call rad
Rad Racer 3- Wherein they race in a way which could be called rad, but is actually more cool
Rad Racer 4- Wherein they race your face off. Not rad, I know.
Rad Racer 5 -Wherein they race back to their roots. Rad roots.
 
J

Joe Shlabotnik

Banned
Self-imposed difficulty: No major franchises

1. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
2. Bionic Commando
3. Battletoads (the 75% I've ever played)
4. Ducktales
5. RC Pro-Am
 
E

Eric_S

Member
Mega Man 2

Mega Man 3

Punch Out

Duck Tales

Blaster Master


[Ed: Dammit! I forgot about Blaster master. *Pushes Faxanadu off the list*]
 
Jme

Jme

Member
1. Legend of Zelda
2. Punch Out
3. Metroid
4. Contra
5. Star Tropics

EDIT -
No 1st party list of difficulty:

1. Contra
2. Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers
3. Little Nemo: The Dream Master
4. RC Pro-Am
5. Shadow of the Ninja
 
L

luka

Loves Robotech S1
Akumajou Densetsu/Castlevania 3 - Notable as it's the first videogame I've ever played
Akumajou Dracula/Castlevania
Megami Tensei
Rockman 2
Juuryoku Soukou Metal Storm

Honorable mentions:

Batman
Startropics
Zelda
Hitler no Fukkatsu/Bionic Commando
Mother
Ninja Gaiden
 
T

Tain

Member
Batman
Rockman 2
Street Fighter 2010
Akumajou Dracula
Shatterhand

Fuck arcade to NES ports.

my list has already changed but fuck that i ain't retyping shit
 
L

lljride

Member
Mega Man 2
Zelda 2
Duck Tales
Ninja Gaiden
Batman

More or less in order, although I may switch MM2 and Zelda 2 depending on my mood.
 
V

Vinci

Danish
handofg0d said:
1. Legend of Zelda
2. Punch Out
3. Metroid
4. Contra
5. Star Tropics

EDIT -
No 1st party list of difficulty:

1. Contra
2. Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers
3. Little Nemo: The Dream Master
4. RC Pro-Am
5. Shadow of the Ninja
Click to expand...

I think I'm pretty much onboard with this one, both including 1st party and excluding it.

EDIT: Hurts not to include Duck Tales though.
 
G

game-boi

Member
Still unsure about the order...

Mega Man 2
Adventures of Lolo 2
Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers
Shadow of the Ninja
Contra
 
K

-KRS-

Member
I don't really have a top anything for games, but a lot of the Sunsoft games are really great.

Blaster Master
Journey to Silius
Mr. Gimmick/Gimmick
Ufouria: The Saga

Other great games:

Startropics
Duck Tales
Chip 'n Dale (Its way too easy though)
the Ninja Gaiden games
the Mega Man games

I like hard games :D
 
GhaleonQ

GhaleonQ

Member
1. Famicom Fairytale: New Island Of Oni
2. Final Fantasy III
3. Castlevania: Simon's Quest
4. Radia Wars Chronicle
5. Earthbound 1
x. Gun Nac, Dragon Quest IV, Dig Dug 2, Baseball Stars 2, Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon And Sword Of Light, The New Zealand Story, Clu Clu Land
 
B

Baron Aloha

A Shining Example
Hard to narrow it down to 5 so here's 10.

Megaman 2
Ninja Gaiden II
Castlevania III
The Legend of Zelda
Double Dragon II
Ducktales
TMNT II
Battle of Olympus
Contra
Punch-Out!!
 
FrankCaron

FrankCaron

Gold Member
Fifth:

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To The Earth

Fourth:

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Blades of Steel

Third:

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TMNT II: The Arcade Game

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Flinstones: The Rescue Of Dino And Hoppy

And my number one favorite:

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Guerrilla War
 
A

Aesthet1c

Member
I know I'm going to be missing some, but off the top of my head (in no order):

Blaster Master
River City Ransom
Godzilla II
Skate or Die
Back to the Future
Captain Skyhawk
Marble Madness
Abadox

Sorry I picked 8 ><

While probably not the best games on the NES, they're definitely the most nostalgic, making them my favorite.
 
J

Joe Shlabotnik

Banned
FrankNitty said:
So much love for Ducktales lol I'm loving it
Click to expand...

You know, I'm not entirely sure how defensible DuckTales is from a gameplay perspective; I honestly can't put my finger on why it's one of my favorite NES games. But something about it is just so cheerful. It's put me in a good mood every time I've played it since I was 12 years old.

It must be the music.
 
T

Triple Da G.O.D!

Member
5 made my head hut so I did a 10 spot instead.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!!!

Legend of Zelda 1

Contra

Tecmo Bowl

Ninja Gaiden II

River City Ransom

Blaster Master

Mega Man 2/4

Jackal

Baseball

Honorable Mention

Vice: Project Doom

Super Spy Hunter
 
K

KittyKittyBangBang

Member
How the hell do so many lists NOT contain Bionic Commando???

Anyways,
1. BC
2. Ducktales
3. Shatter Hand
4. Mega Man 2
5. Legend of Zelda 1

EDIT: I would have included Contra, but that game is the reason I ended up with a 18"x12" hole in my wall and a broken NES Advantage :(
 
C

chaostrophy

Member
Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy
Crystalis
Dragon Quest IV
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

I want a modern Metroidvania structured like Simon's Quest: with a long, contiguous overworld littered with towns and castles/dungeons.
 
O

oracrest

Member
1. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Zanac
4. Mega Man 2
5. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

edit: DAMN! lots of simon's quest love in this thread


brofists all around.
 
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