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
I never played the NES. The SNES was where it was at. :thumbsup:
http://www.nintendo8.com/game/314/super_mario_brothers_3/
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. ;)
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.
Quote from: garbon on October 18, 2009, 10:50:52 PM
http://www.nintendo8.com/game/314/super_mario_brothers_3/
God damn it, now I'm gonna be unproductive all week. Thanks a lot. <_<
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.
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.
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.
Free copy from subscribing to Nintendo Power?
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.
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?
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.
There was also a Kid Icarus Gameboy game, not sure if it was extra or a conversion of the NES title.
The list seems about right.
:thumbsup:
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on October 19, 2009, 04:56:50 AM
Free copy from subscribing to Nintendo Power?
I didn't have a Nintendo Power subscription :(
I had to keep stealing issues from my friends.
So many good memories...
I don't remember how many times I finished bionic command
Lot of classics on there. River City Ransom is one of my all time favourites, what a fun fun game. Crystalis and Faxandu were both super good rpgs as well. One missing from this list is the Wizardry release on NES, I played the crap out of that game.
Also lots of Sunsoft games on the list... those guys made some killer games, hard as heck to beat as well.
It may be niche but the Koei games were also awesome, i'm surprised by the lack of them on this list.
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on October 18, 2009, 10:15:35 PM
I never played the NES. The SNES was where it was at. :thumbsup:
What? Heresy!
You kids with your loud music and your Dan Fogelberg, your Zima, hula hoops...
Yeah the NES and, regrettably, the X-Box were the only consoles I ever owned. The NES provided me with endless hours of entertainment. The X-Box was a miserable piece of garbage that broke down at the drop of a controller.
Never again.
Any list without L'Empreur is illegitimate.
Some are kinda iffy. Like Battletoads and teenage mutant ninja turtles. Both were very disapointing.
Quote from: Neil on October 19, 2009, 06:26:21 PM
Any list without L'Empreur is illegitimate.
At a glance, none of the original Koei line is on there. The list blows.
Quote25. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Really? That game totally blew. It was the only Castlevania game I played when I was a kid and I thought it was so lame I didn't play any of the others...only to find out years later that I and III were awesome and it was only II that sucked.
Quote from: Neil on October 19, 2009, 06:26:21 PM
Any list without L'Empreur is illegitimate.
I have that on an NES emu on my cellphone. The KOEI games are the only ones I can play to some extent with the touchscreen controls. :(
Quote from: Valmy on October 19, 2009, 07:08:24 PM
Quote25. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Really? That game totally blew.
QFT
Nobunaga's Ambition II should be there as well. :wub:
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 19, 2009, 06:14:33 AM
The list seems about right.
:thumbsup:
Super Mario 2 doesn't belong.
Super Mario 2 was great.
I really enjoyed most of the KOEI games. Genghis Khan I played for hours as a kid. Sometimes I'd even play all four at once. Once, I even had the four conquer the map in equal parts and then just passed on turns and wrote down family trees for them all. :nerd: I finally got bored in 1380 or something. :P
Genghis Khan II on the snes was a joke. Too cartoony, too much catering to the graphics crowd.
I could never get into the Asia games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Nobunagas Ambition. Just don't care about China or Japan. A game like those placed in France or Italy would have been awesome.
"Lord Medici, please enter orders." :wub:
In this era of insane graphics and WoW, its hard to believe how much hype simple games like Super Mario Brothers 3 used to generate.
Hey does anybody remember a game where they would periodically have all the bad guys turn into skinny cats and it meant death pretty quick? Had an Asian theme iirc.
Go play a man's game. :rolleyes:
Another write-in: RBI Baseball 2
Yet another write-in: Defender of the Crown. The first strategy game I ever owned. :cool:
Quote from: Vince on October 20, 2009, 09:12:26 AM
Yet another write-in: Defender of the Crown. The first strategy game I ever owned. :cool:
A yes that should be in there. Rest of the list (of what I know) looks good :)
Quote from: PRC on October 19, 2009, 04:56:48 PM
Lot of classics on there. River City Ransom is one of my all time favourites, what a fun fun game. Crystalis and Faxandu were both super good rpgs as well. One missing from this list is the Wizardry release on NES, I played the crap out of that game.
Also lots of Sunsoft games on the list... those guys made some killer games, hard as heck to beat as well.
It may be niche but the Koei games were also awesome, i'm surprised by the lack of them on this list.
Agreed. At least Nobunaga's Ambition should be there.
*shrug*
I missed the 8 bit era.
I didn't get consoles until Sonic came out. Though my friend had a master system.
Spectrum all the way.
Thinking of what I've played on emulators though....best NES games-
Pirates
Manic Mansion
What was the baseball game where you had super powers? Like super pitches and stuff?
Quote from: Jaron on October 20, 2009, 07:28:11 AM
Go play a man's game. :rolleyes:
Stop holding out on me J, I know you know which game I mean.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 20, 2009, 06:39:27 PM
What was the baseball game where you had super powers? Like super pitches and stuff?
Baseball Simulator 1.000. But I only ever played the SNES version.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 20, 2009, 04:14:16 AM
Super Mario 2 doesn't belong.
:yes:
I never got the point of that one.
Quote from: garbon on October 20, 2009, 08:25:03 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 20, 2009, 04:14:16 AM
Super Mario 2 doesn't belong.
:yes:
I never got the point of that one.
It's because we North Americans got assraped by Nintendo, once more. For reasons unknown the Jappos got to play the real SMB2 (known here as The Lost Levels) while we got another game, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Pani, reprogrammed into a Mario Bros game and sold to gullible kids as a sequel.
Only the Power Glove ranks lower, because it's so bad. That, and the putrified piece of garbage Nintendo made of Metal Gear for the North American NES, while Kojima's original version kicked ass. Kojima himself said, using other words, that in all the NES version sucked. :mad:
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on October 20, 2009, 03:40:23 AM
Nobunaga's Ambition II should be there as well. :wub:
I agree, if only because Yoko Kanno's music, especially Toki no Shirabe, is superb even in NES midi version. I have it on one of my soundtracks (plus the whole soundtrack of SNES' Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness, which is dementially good) but it can be listened on Youtube as well.
When your game's soundtrack is composed by a worldwide composer like Yoko Kanno, your game's bound to be on a best's list.
Games I loved that didn't make the cut: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor, Milon's Secret Castle, Silent Service, North & South, Adventure Island, and Pool of Radiance.
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on October 20, 2009, 07:14:07 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 20, 2009, 06:39:27 PM
What was the baseball game where you had super powers? Like super pitches and stuff?
Baseball Simulator 1.000. But I only ever played the SNES version.
Nah that wasn't it. It had all these egg headed characters you put on your team. I remember there was a witch named Zelda who used a broom for a bat. In the out field some of the characters could jump up and float to catch the ball.
Problem is that some games I confuse with Super Nes games. I did like this one where you were an Indian called Wumpum. Zelda was probably the best game though.
And I liked Super Mario 2. Killing the last guy by making him eat his vegetables is an important lesson for children.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 21, 2009, 05:34:40 AM
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on October 20, 2009, 07:14:07 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 20, 2009, 06:39:27 PM
What was the baseball game where you had super powers? Like super pitches and stuff?
Baseball Simulator 1.000. But I only ever played the SNES version.
Nah that wasn't it. It had all these egg headed characters you put on your team. I remember there was a witch named Zelda who used a broom for a bat. In the out field some of the characters could jump up and float to catch the ball.
Oh. That was Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball. I still play it sometimes. :nerd:
That's it. It was a great game.
Quote from: Valmy on October 19, 2009, 07:08:24 PM
Quote25. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Really? That game totally blew. It was the only Castlevania game I played when I was a kid and I thought it was so lame I didn't play any of the others...only to find out years later that I and III were awesome and it was only II that sucked.
Really? That was the only Castlevania game I actually liked.
Quote from: Galrion on October 22, 2009, 09:33:06 AM
Really? That was the only Castlevania game I actually liked.
The PSX and VBA games are also more RPG-style, at least some of them (Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow), and quite good.
Quote from: Galrion on October 22, 2009, 09:33:06 AM
Quote from: Valmy on October 19, 2009, 07:08:24 PM
Quote25. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Really? That game totally blew. It was the only Castlevania game I played when I was a kid and I thought it was so lame I didn't play any of the others...only to find out years later that I and III were awesome and it was only II that sucked.
Really? That was the only Castlevania game I actually liked.
It did have that one really hard jump.
Quote from: Galrion on October 22, 2009, 09:33:06 AM
Really? That was the only Castlevania game I actually liked.
No kidding? Eh ok maybe I was right all along and Castlevania just blows.
Quote from: Drakken on October 20, 2009, 09:22:44 PM
Quote from: garbon on October 20, 2009, 08:25:03 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 20, 2009, 04:14:16 AM
Super Mario 2 doesn't belong.
:yes:
I never got the point of that one.
It's because we North Americans got assraped by Nintendo, once more. For reasons unknown the Jappos got to play the real SMB2 (known here as The Lost Levels) while we got another game, Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Pani, reprogrammed into a Mario Bros game and sold to gullible kids as a sequel.
Only the Power Glove ranks lower, because it's so bad. That, and the putrified piece of garbage Nintendo made of Metal Gear for the North American NES, while Kojima's original version kicked ass. Kojima himself said, using other words, that in all the NES version sucked. :mad:
Well western Mario 2 was still pretty good even if it wasn't real Mario.
Yeah. It may be blasphemy, but I thought Mario 2 was the funnest game in the NA series. Now was there ever a sequel to Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Pani?
Quote from: Drakken on October 20, 2009, 09:22:44 PM
Only the Power Glove ranks lower, because it's so bad.
I don't know, R.O.B. was pretty damn awful.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on October 23, 2009, 08:23:46 AM
Quote from: Drakken on October 20, 2009, 09:22:44 PM
Only the Power Glove ranks lower, because it's so bad.
I don't know, R.O.B. was pretty damn awful.
As AVGN can attest, using the Power Glove makes you lose to Glass Joe. It's that sucky.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 22, 2009, 10:02:29 AM
Quote from: Galrion on October 22, 2009, 09:33:06 AM
Quote from: Valmy on October 19, 2009, 07:08:24 PM
Quote25. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Really? That game totally blew. It was the only Castlevania game I played when I was a kid and I thought it was so lame I didn't play any of the others...only to find out years later that I and III were awesome and it was only II that sucked.
Really? That was the only Castlevania game I actually liked.
It did have that one really hard jump.
And text randomly popping up announcing night or day that you couldn't bypass, pausing the game for thirty seconds or so every single time.
And ridiculously easy bosses to beat. You can just pass them to reach the orbs.
And incomplete or outright incorrect information from NPCs.
And no monster in Dracula's final castle.
And Dracula appearing as... a Grim Reaper, and ridiculously easy to kill.
And that one really hard jump.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 24, 2009, 04:27:49 AM
And that one really hard jump.
I think I vaguely remember the hard jump. It definately wasn't a perfect game, but I enjoyed the rpg elements of the game over the simple action style of the original.
Quote from: Drakken on October 23, 2009, 04:58:52 PM
And incomplete or outright incorrect information from NPCs.
NPC in town:
(insert random number here) will solve Dracula's riddles. ;)
Anyone knows the Angry Video Game Nerd... Too much toilet humour but he is funny. http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=13
Quote from: Rex Francorum on November 14, 2009, 04:56:11 AM
Anyone knows the Angry Video Game Nerd... Too much toilet humour but he is funny. http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=13
He is pretty funny, I get a real kick out of his Cinemassacre movie reviews. His cartoon Transformers movie review is classic.
Quote from: PRC on November 15, 2009, 04:10:45 AM
Quote from: Rex Francorum on November 14, 2009, 04:56:11 AM
Anyone knows the Angry Video Game Nerd... Too much toilet humour but he is funny. http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=13
He is pretty funny, I get a real kick out of his Cinemassacre movie reviews. His cartoon Transformers movie review is classic.
His argument on how SMB3 was made by Satan, because it was so good it was a sin, it also priceless. :P