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IGN's Top 100 NES games

Started by Syt, October 18, 2009, 01:41:53 PM

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Syt

I don't know how many more lists IGN will do (I guess that's what they give as assignments to interns), but here goes the NES list.

http://www.ign.com/top-100-nes-games/

100. Ice Hockey
99. Rush'n Attack (had that under different name on C64)
98. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
97. Astyanax
96. Dragon Warrior III
95. Mega Man 4
94. Kickle Cubicle
93. Little Samson
92. Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble
91. Mario Bros.
90. Section Z
89. Willow
88. Zombie Nation
87. The Guardian Legend
86. Mickey Mousecapade
85. Lode Runner
84. Mega Man 5
83. Double Dragon II: The Revenge
82. Power Blade
81. Journey to Silius
80. Demon Sword
79. Ice Climber
78. Ring King
77. Duck Hunt
76. Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team
75. The Goonies II
74. A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
73. Spy Hunter
72. Ikari Warriors
71. Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers
70. Legendary Wings
69. Tecmo World Wrestling
68. Little Nemo: The Dream Master
67. Qix
66. Cobra Triangle
65. Stinger
64. IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
63. Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness
62. Kung Fu
61. Maniac Mansion
60. Super C
59. Rygar
58. Mega Man 6
57. Rad Racer
56. Wizards & Warriors
55. Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
54. Ghosts 'N Goblins
53. Tecmo Super Bowl
52. Adventures of Lolo 3
51. Dr. Mario
50. Shadowgate
49. Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
48. Tetris (Tengen)
47. Vice: Project Doom
46. Metal Storm
45. Fester's Quest
44. Klax
43. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
42. Crystalis
41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
40. Battletoads
39. Dragon Warrior IV
38. Life Force
37. Jackal
36. Faxanadu
35. StarTropics
34. Gradius
33. Batman: The Video Game
32. Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
31. Micro Machines
30. Mega Man
29. Adventure Island II
28. Baseball Stars
27. Kirby's Adventure
26. Metal Gear
25. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
24. Blades of Steel
23. Bubble Bobble
22. Blaster Master
21. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
20. Kid Icarus
19. Castlevania
18. Super Mario Bros. 2
17. Ninja Gaiden
16. Mega Man 3
15. River City Ransom
14. Excitebike
13. R.C. Pro-Am
12. Contra
11. Final Fantasy
10. Duck Tales
9. Bionic Commando
8. Dragon Warrior
7. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
6. Metroid
5. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
4. Mega Man 2
3. Super Mario Bros.
2. The Legend of Zelda
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
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I never played the NES. The SNES was where it was at. :thumbsup:
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Camerus

Not a bad list.  I played the crap out of many of them as a kid.  But how is Duck Hunt on it?  It was always sort of a filler game, whose novelty value wore out after about 10 minutes.*  Perhaps its main value was in spurring future shooter games? 

*Although you could arguably get another 10 more minutes when you discovered player two could actually move the duck.   ;)

MadBurgerMaker

Oh man.  Blades of Steel, Super Mario Bros, Zelda, Baseball Stars, Life Force, Castlevania, Tecmo Super Bowl, Mega Man <#>, Double Dragon II.....

Most of these games on the list are awesome, but these right here are the ones I played the most by far. 

HisMajestyBOB

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stjaba

Thanks for the link. I haven't played Legend of Zelda in forever. It's hard to play that even Ocarina of Time for Nintedo 64 is almost 11 years.

Valmy

Quote from: Syt on October 18, 2009, 01:41:53 PM
8. Dragon Warrior

Man I played the shit out of that game.  Good times.
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Quote from: Valmy on October 19, 2009, 02:30:36 AM
Quote from: Syt on October 18, 2009, 01:41:53 PM
8. Dragon Warrior

Man I played the shit out of that game.  Good times.
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Quote from: Syt on October 18, 2009, 01:41:53 PM
20. Kid Icarus

Why has there never been a sequel to this?  Metroid, Zelda, and Mario all turned out awesome in 3D on the GC and Wii and Kid Icarus would too.

Great list though.  I played the hell out of a lot of those games as a little kid.

Syt

Quote from: DisturbedPervert on October 19, 2009, 05:08:07 AM
Quote from: Syt on October 18, 2009, 01:41:53 PM
20. Kid Icarus

Why has there never been a sequel to this?  Metroid, Zelda, and Mario all turned out awesome in 3D on the GC and Wii and Kid Icarus would too.

Great list though.  I played the hell out of a lot of those games as a little kid.

Wasn't Kid Icarus in the Captain N cartoons?
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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DisturbedPervert

Don't know.  He's in the newest Super Smash Bros game on the Wii as a playable character.  Not the same thing as his own game though.

Syt

There was also a Kid Icarus Gameboy game, not sure if it was extra or a conversion of the NES title.
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Valmy

Quote from: Judas Iscariot on October 19, 2009, 04:56:50 AM
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I didn't have a Nintendo Power subscription :(

I had to keep stealing issues from my friends.
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