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Posted: Jul 17 2011 03:48 am

Just played Faxanadu for the first time. It's wierd that I never played it before considering I've had my NES for over 20 years, and having enjoyed very similar games like Battle of Olympus and Zelda II. It would probably make my list except I've barely gotten very far into it. Good game though.

Tough choices here

10. Battle of Olympus
9. Castlevania III
8. Mega Man 2
7. Mega Man 3
6. Mega Man 4
5. Final Fantasy
4. Blaster Master
3. Legend of Zelda
2. Crystalis
1. Destiny of an Emperor

Games that almost made the list, Ultima: Avatar, Strider, Bionic Commando, Zelda II, Castlevania 1 & 2, Startropics, Mega Man, Super Mario 3. Yes I know it may seem wierd that I don't regard Super Mario 3 as the best NES game ever but for me it just isn't.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 04:25 am

Do you mean of all time, or for us personally?

Posted: Jul 17 2011 04:32 am

Well considering everyone has different tastes, there's not much point in saying 'best of all time', otherwise it would just be another argument thread. Since there's a lot of great games I haven't had a chance to play, I couldn't very well do an all time best anyway. So I guess it would be your personal top ten.

Title: Alexz Aficionado Joined: May 21 2008 Posts: 2889

A long time ago I created this little mini-site about something like this:
http://www.squidoo.com/best-nintendogames-ever

My Top 10 would resemble it still. Can't really rank them though.

River City Ransom
The Legend of Zelda
Ninja Gaiden
Mega Man 2
Blaster Master
Double Dragon 2
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest
Contra
Super Mario Brothers 3
Tetris

EDIT: I put 1 game per franchise. So, Honorable Mentions outside of these 10 would be:
Zelda 2
Ninja Gaiden 2
Mega Man 3
Double Dragon
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Super Mario Brothers 2

There's enough good to great franchises to only allow 1, in my opinion, in a top 10 list.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 05:10 am

Well, if you put it that way, my favorites are as follows

10. Mappy Land
9. Metroid
8. Super Mario Bros. 2
7. Maniac Mansion
6. Mega Man 2
5. Super Mario Bros 3
4. Kirby's Adventure Kirby

3. Castlevania 3
2. Crystalis
1. Final Fantasy

My top ten SNES games would be such a bitch to choose...

Posted: Jul 17 2011 10:25 am

Top Ten NES Games:

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Fire 'N Ice
3. Bionic Commando
4. Metroid
5. Punch-Out
6. R.C. Pro-Am
7. Castlevania III
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9. Little Samson
10. Ice Hockey

----------(10 isn't enough)-------------------------

11. Super Mario Bros. 3
12. Mega Man 2
13. Maniac Mansion
14. Power Blade 2
15. Tetris
16. Darkwing Duck
17. Blaster Master
18. Pirates
19. River City Ransom
20. Faxanadu

Posted: Jul 17 2011 10:26 am

10. Final Fantasy
9. Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet
8. Bubble Bobble
7. Contra
6. Mega Man 3
5. The Legend of Zelda
4. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
3. Dragon Warrior III
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
1. Crystalis

I'm sure I've done this before and ordered it differently, and maybe even had different games. But this is how I'm feeling right now.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 10:36 am

Like a lot of you, ask me on another day and this list will look a little different. I will also stick to the one game per franchise model.
10. The Battle of Olympus
9. Maniac Mansion
8. The Adventures of Lolo III
7. Blaster Master
6. Final Fantasy
5. Willow
4. Dragon Warrior III
3. Castlevania III
2. Super Mario Bros 3
1. The Legend of Zelda

Posted: Jul 17 2011 10:38 am

Ooh, Lolo III. That's a nice pick. I forgot about that. I wish they'd release a new Lolo for DSiWare or WiiWare.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 10:41 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

I wish they'd release a new Lolo for DSiWare or WiiWare.

Agreed. It would be perfect for the DSi.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 11:31 am

No particular order, one game per series:

Mega Man 3 (better than 2, shut up)
River City Ransom
Super Mario Bros. 3
Excitebike
Adventure Island
Ducktales (WOO OOH)
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Castlevania
Bomberman II
Contra

Posted: Jul 17 2011 01:04 pm

In no particular order:

Solstice
Dragon Warrior
Captain Skyhawk
Fester's Quest
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
Iron Tank
The Legend of Zelda
Pirates!
Mega Man 2
Maniac Mansion

Posted: Jul 17 2011 02:39 pm

In no order:
Zanac
Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros. 3
Skulls & Crossbones
Excitebike
Final Fantasy
Ninja Gaiden
NARC
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Nightshade

Posted: Jul 17 2011 04:27 pm

atomjacked wrote:

Iron Tank

I played this game a ton as a kid, rarely ever hear it mentioned anymore.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 05:13 pm

Slayer1 wrote:

Skulls & Crossbones

Your entire post is called into question with this selection. There is nothing fun about that game. Nothing at all. It's not even like crappy fun, it's just crappy. That game is crap. Poop even. The game is poop in a nintendo cartridge, actually it's not even in an official Nintendo Cartridge, it's in one of those ugly hard to remove Tengen cases, thus making the game even WORSE! /rant

p.s. FUCK that game.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 05:23 pm

Despite my love for the NES system, I actually don't have experience with a wide variety of games. I only had a handful of them growing up, and I never used an emulator before last year's NES Challenge on this site. Since that ended, the only time I used it was to do a leg of the Super Mario 2 collab.

With that disclaimer, you'll understand why my personal Top 10 probably looks retarded to many of you since I obviously only included games I've actually played a lot. Some of them got high ratings because of the fun times I had playing multiplayer with my brother or friends--the game itself may not be that great.

10. Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
9. R.C. Pro Am
8. North and South
7. Caveman Games
6. Super Mario Bros. 2
5. Metroid
4. Contra
3. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
2. Shingen the Ruler
1. Super Mario Bros. 3

Posted: Jul 17 2011 06:17 pm

Ah man, doubt I could rank 'em. But let's see, just from my personal memories of playing as a kid and what they meant to me...

-Final Fantasy
-Legend of Zelda
-Legend of Zelda II
-Super Mario Brothers
-Super Mario Brothers 2 (US version)
-Dragon Warrior
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
-TMNT: The Arcade Game
-Batman
-Ninja Gaiden

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top 10 NES

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Manhattan Project
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Legend of Zelda
4. Mega Man 4
5. Contra
6. Final Fantasy
7. Mega Man 2
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game
9. Kirby's Adventure
10. Castlevania

Posted: Jul 17 2011 09:00 pm

SoldierHawk wrote:

Super Mario Brothers 2 (US version)

The specification technically shouldn't be needed. When talking about the NES, if you mention Super Mario 2, it's implied you mean the US version, because the Japanese version wasn't released for the Famicom/NES, but for the Famicom's disk peripheral. Still, it's always good to err on the side of clarity.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Klimbatize wrote:

Despite my love for the NES system, I actually don't have experience with a wide variety of games. I only had a handful of them growing up, and I never used an emulator before last year's NES Challenge on this site. Since that ended, the only time I used it was to do a leg of the Super Mario 2 collab.

With that disclaimer, you'll understand why my personal Top 10 probably looks retarded to many of you since I obviously only included games I've actually played a lot. Some of them got high ratings because of the fun times I had playing multiplayer with my brother or friends--the game itself may not be that great.

10. Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
9. R.C. Pro Am
8. North and South
7. Caveman Games
6. Super Mario Bros. 2
5. Metroid
4. Contra
3. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
2. Shingen the Ruler
1. Super Mario Bros. 3

That's a solid list man, RC Pro Am was one of my favorite racing games growing up.

Here is mine:
10. Metroid
9. Castlevania III
8. Megaman 2
7. Super Mario Bros.
6. Ducktales
5. Faxanadu
4. Megaman 3
3. Final Fantasy
2. Dragon Warrior III
1. Super Mario Bros. 3

Posted: Jul 17 2011 10:46 pm

Klimbatize wrote:

Despite my love for the NES system, I actually don't have experience with a wide variety of games. I only had a handful of them growing up, and I never used an emulator before last year's NES Challenge on this site.

That's about how I feel. I love a handful of NES games dearly, but it was the SNES that I grew up with. Specifically, my parents started a video store in 1995 (I was 7 at the time) and I had access to all the SNES games my young heart desired. The NES had pretty much run its lifespan out, so I had most of those games mentioned in a collection, but that was about it.

Posted: Jul 17 2011 11:20 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

SoldierHawk wrote:

Super Mario Brothers 2 (US version)

The specification technically shouldn't be needed. When talking about the NES, if you mention Super Mario 2, it's implied you mean the US version, because the Japanese version wasn't released for the Famicom/NES, but for the Famicom's disk peripheral. Still, it's always good to err on the side of clarity.

Excellent point. I agree on removing all doubt just to be on the safe side, but I hadn't considered what you mentioned when I posted.

Posted: Jul 18 2011 12:56 am

Man, I'm glad MM3's getting some love in this thread.

Posted: Jul 18 2011 01:13 am

I'm glad Crystalis is. That's the most underrated NES game in my oppinion.

Title: Alexz Aficionado Joined: May 21 2008 Posts: 2889

Adrock4 wrote:

Man, I'm glad MM3's getting some love in this thread.

I love Mega Man 3, however, Mega Man 2 feels vastly superior.

Maybe it's because its harder. Quick Man, Heat Man's stage, Wily 1-2 music. The rematches with the bosses. Hard to top.

Mega Man 3 is memorable too. Snake Man, Magnet Man, but overall, it's just not as good to me. I love both games, but I play Mega Man 2 more than Mega Man 3.