What NES games do you guys recommend?

[Vehemont]

I just got an NES yesterday and I am wondering what games I should buy for it. I sadly only have two games and that is SMB/ Duck Hunt and Dragon Warrior.

[Zebbe]

Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Legend of Zelda

... That's all I can think of atm.

[Blades]

Consider Kirby! I had that game and It was pretty fun.

Also try Marble Madness, I had a blast with it.

[Mega_Drive_Kid]

Just to name a few...

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
MegaMan II
Final Fantasy I
Dragon Quest
Chip N Dale
Contra
Castlevania
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda 2: Link's Adventure
Rad Racer
Metroid
Donkey Kong

[Rusty Venture]

"Lifeforce" and a little game called "Rockin' Kats".

I also recommend "Wacky Races" but the game is kinda easy and a bit pricey.

[Zebbe]

Here are some more great games for the Entertainment System:

Kid Icarus
Turtles series
Dr Mario
Ice Climber

[j_factor]

I highly recommend:

Blaster Master
Clash at Demonhead
Shatterhand
StarTropics
Vice: Project Doom
Whomp'em (nice ripoff of Wonderboy)

I also recommend you look into some repro carts, as some of the best NES games are unreleased. So far I have 4 repros and they're all great:

EarthBound
Moon Crystal
Squashed!
Super Mario Bros. 2 (j)

...there's probably only two or three more that are worthwhile, but still.

[Joe Redifer]

Here are my favorites (in no particular order):

-Mega Man 2
-Blaster Master
-Super Mario Bros 2 (US version trounces Japan's which is just more of Mario 1)
-Castlevania
-Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
-Contra
-Super C
-Double Dragon
-Double Dragon 2 - THE REVENGE
-Gun.Smoke
-Gauntlet (Tengen version, not Mindscape)

There are plenty of other great titles to get as well.

[Vehemont]

All these games sound great, Though I have to say that Dragon Warrior and Dragon Quest are the same game, just a different name. I wont have a problem finding games for the NES because of the hole in the wall store I go to has over 50 NES games and he is always getting in new stuff. I will probably have to check out that Kirby game seeing as I have Kirby's Dream Land 2 for the GB and love it!

[Rusty Venture]

Skip the first Turtles game, it sucks. The control is quite terrible...plus it isn't all that fun.

"Manhattan Project" is the best one on the system.

[MitsuruX]

A few other games that are really good:

Super Dodgeball
River City Ransom
Super Spike V Ball
Battletoads
Little Ninja Brothers
Baseball Simulator 1000

[Vehemont]

I will have to get River City Ransom, I have it for my GBA and it is great........BARF!

[j_factor]

Battletoads

Don't recommend NES versions of games that are on Genesis. ;)

[Joe Redifer]

Blaster Master on the NES wipes the floor with Blaster Master 2 on the Genesis.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Just off the top of my head:
Super Mario Bros. 1 - 3
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Better than the original if you ask me)
Dragon Warrior I - IV
Final Fantasy
Megaman 1 - 6 (The best of which being 2 and 3)
Kirby's Adventure
Dr. Mario

[j_factor]

Blaster Master on the NES wipes the floor with Blaster Master 2 on the Genesis.

Indeed it does. Blaster Master 2 sucks.

[JFLY]

Check out:

Journey to Silius
Batman
Gyruss
Contra
Super Contra
Jackel
Guardian Legend
Mighty Final Fight

[extrarice]

No love for the Ninja Gaiden series? One of the first uses of cinematic cut-scenes to drive the story of a video game. Tough as nails, too. So, my list:

Ninja Gaiden 1-3
Mega Man 2-3
Metroid
RC Pro Am
Contra
Super C
Chrystalis
Zelda 1 and 2
Life Force
Blaster Master (best music on NES imo)
The Guardian Legend
Mario 2 and 3

Lots more, but that should get you started!

[steve]

Not yet mentioned:

-Kickmaster
-Bucky O'Hare
-Willow
-Gremlins 2 (er, there was never a 1, lol)
-YoNoid (hey, I liked it....)
-Totally Rad (ditto)
-Monsters in my Pocket
-Little Samson (damn rare and expensive)
-Karnov
-Rygar
-Conquest of the Crystal Palace
-The Krion Conquest (a lot like Mega Man)
-Kickle Cubicle
-Heavy Barrel

Damn, I need to dust off my NES... this thread got me wanting to play some of these again. I also remember one of the two GI Joe games being remarkably good

[GeckoYamori]

Mr. Gimmick

Imagine a green unicorn Kirby and you've got a good idea of what kind of game it is.

[Vehemont]

Well it is hard for me to imagine a green unicorn Kirby.......I will have to look this game up!

[Rod Rash]

Totaly Radical
A boy and his blob(helped me get through puberty)

[Kikoskia]

I only have two suggestions, no one else seems to have suggested either yet.

Wizards and Warriors II: Ironsword
Shadowgate

[Alianger]

Duck Tales 1-2
Little Samson
Gargoyle's Quest 2
Kickle Cubicle
Fire 'n Ice / Solomon's Key 2
New Ghostbusters 2
Star Wars
Abadox
Splatter House Wanpaku Grafitti
Recca
Vice - Project Doom
Zanac

[steve]

Totaly Radical
A boy and his blob(helped me get through puberty)


WOOO! I liked both games growing up, too. BTW that's "Totally Rad"

I rented that game because of the cool yellow cover with the monster peering out :p

[George Foreman]

I can't believe no one has mentioned M.C. Kids!! That game is like the best non-Mario platformer on the system. Shame..... shame...... :|

[Vehemont]

What kind of game is shadowgate? I seen it at my local hole in the wall store for six dollars and was reluctant to purchase it.

[Alianger]

It's a point and click adventure game with very frustrating puzzles and trial & error gameplay. Still it's very atmospheric and the soundtrack is excellent.

[Vehemont]

Is it worth six dollars though?

[outrunner]

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[outrunner]

Also forgot to mention
Wally Bear and the NO gang!
The game was a little hard and furstrating.
But I had fun playing it.

Now to answer any questions I am aware of the games edutainment value.And there is alot of fun to be had if you can get past that.I honestly don't view Wally as an edutainment title.
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[outrunner]

Another good nes game is Double Dragon 2.The First one was okay the third an abombanation.Yes I am talking about the nes versions.Double Dragon 2 is better because of the atmosphere it has.
The best Double Dragon game in my opinion is the turbo-duo DD2.
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[Captain A-hole]

The Mega Man series was awesome, along with the Super Mario Bros. series obviously, and duck hunt would be a good idea, years of fun right there.

[j_factor]

I've never played Quattro Arcade, but I give a big thumbs down to Quattro Adventure. At first glance, all four games seem okay, but they get very annoying very quickly. They feel like really crappy C64 games.

[outrunner]

j_factor

You didn't like quattro adventure?
Well quattro arcade is more of the same.
In the states commodore 64 wasn't as popular as in europe.
But I think what games are crossplatform are fun.
Gives you a little taste of that computer magic c64 had.
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[Alianger]

I think those adventure games would've worked better with a keyboard/mouse combination.

[j_factor]

j_factor

You didn't like quattro adventure?
Well quattro arcade is more of the same.
In the states commodore 64 wasn't as popular as in europe.
But I think what games are crossplatform are fun.
Gives you a little taste of that computer magic c64 had.

Commodore 64 was, for a while, more popular in the US than in Europe. In Europe, Commodore had much more competition from the likes of Spectrum, Amstrad, BBC Micro, etc. Commodore 64's popularity in Europe only outpaces its popularity in the US later in its lifecycle, as Europe's 8-bit computer market stayed strong for much longer than in the US, where we moved on to 16-bit systems (x86, Macintosh, Amiga, ST) more quickly. In both the US and Europe, Commodore 64 remains, to this day, the best-selling single computer of all time.

... Anyway, I have no problem with crossplatform games from C64 (I even own a few C64 ports for NES and SMS), but they have to actually be good. I actually liked a lot of Codemasters' stuff, but Treasure Island Dizzy is a black eye on the Dizzy series, Linus Spacehead is worse than Cosmic Spacehead (which also sucks, but had potential), Super Robin Hood is just plain dull, and Boomerang Kid is a really stupid game. I have never even played the Commodore 64 versions of Treasure Island Dizzy and Super Robin Hood, so I don't know if the originals were better or what (the other two games were exclusive to Quattro, if I'm not mistaken).

Sorry if I sound a bit vitriolic. The intensity of my disliking of Quattro Adventure stems from the fact that it seems really cool at first, and then it just gets really irritating over time. I'm grateful of my decision back in the day to rent it rather than buy it.

[Vehemont]

Well, I just got Ninja Gaiden to day and it is just freakin' awesome. It has it all, great graphics, music and gameplay. I also love the cutscenes. It is hard to believe this came out in 1989!

[Lord Dilks]

Mario Is Missing!

[extrarice]

Well, I just got Ninja Gaiden to day and it is just freakin' awesome. It has it all, great graphics, music and gameplay. I also love the cutscenes. It is hard to believe this came out in 1989!
Glad you're enjoying it! The other two are just as good.

[Black_Tiger]

Some cool lower profile questy games:

Faxanadu
Faria
Battle of Olympus
Clash at Demonhead

[Lauz]

Definitely Super Mario Bros 3 and The Legend of Zelda, they never get old.

[AxelStone]

Play Sweet Home, you may need to download a trans but it's easily the first Survival Horror (term used loosely)