I'm wanting to buy a nes and want to know which games are a must have, single player and 2 players.
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I'm wanting to buy a nes and want to know which games are a must have, single player and 2 players.
- Startropics(Single Player)
- River City Ransom(2 Players)
- Mega Man 1-6(Single Player)
- Faxanadu(Single Player)
- Metroid(Single Player)
- Kirby's Adventure(Single Player)
- Journey to Silius(Single Player)
- Power Blade(Single Player)
- Battle of Olympus(Single Player)
- Shatterhand(Single Player)
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?18235-I-bought-a-Nintendo-today!-Recommendations/page2
(post 18 was mine)
Also:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...l=1#post435878
(post 261)
--One disclaimer being Totally Rad is a sentimental favourite rather than something to recommend.
Single player:
Punchout!
Dr. Mario
2 player:
Dodgeball
Nintendo World Cup
TMNT 2&3
SMB 1-3
DW 3
DW2(if you like insanely hard games)
Contra
Wizardry 2(only if you're a hardcore RPG fan)
Crystalis(the best Action/RPG even made)
Duck Tales is epic
Duck Tales 2 is very good
Romance of the Three Kingdoms(the original is the best one in the series, It's as good as pure tactic games get)
Zelda
Link(if you like a really hard game)
Battle of Olympus is awesome
Gradius is a must for shooter fans
FF 1
King's Quest 5 is a must for old PC adventure game fans(the series is epic)
Tombs & Treasure is another good Adventure game
GI Joe 1
GI Joe 2
Destiny of an Emperor(if you love Romance of the three kingdoms, you'll love this, as It's a RPG based on it)
Guardian Legend is epic
Punch out
Startropics 1
Startropics 2
Shadow of the Ninja
Pin Bot
Faxanady
Wizards & Warriors 3
Tetris
The Adventures of Lolo 1
The Adventures of Lolo 2
The Adventures of Lolo 3
Mega Man 2
Snake Rattle, N Roll
Marble Madness
RBI Baseball 2(It's epic for a sports game)
TMNT
Exc Exc I could keep listing stuff, but this list should give you a great start.
PS. A few weeks ago I made a more complete list(still was missing some great games I'm sure), but that post took forever to make, so I suggest looking up some past NES threads(I think it was the thread where the NES put the SMS in its place if I remember correctly).
Bionic Commando
Blaster Master
A Boy and His Blob
Clash at Demonhead
Code Name Viper
Crystalis
Faxanadu
Kirby's Adventure
Ninja Gaiden 1-3
R.C. Pro-Am
River City Ransom
Rolling Thunder
Rygar
Shatterhand
StarTropics and Zoda's Revenge
Super Mario Bros. 1-3 (goes without saying, but whatever)
TMNT 1-3
Ultima: Exodus
Vice: Project Doom
Whomp 'Em
Legacy of the Wizard
Obvious must owns...
Contra
Super C
Castlevania 1 & 3
Punchout
SMB 3
TMNT 2 & 3
Kung-Fu
Battletoads
Zelda
Ninja Gaiden
Double Dragon
Donkey Kong Classics
Mega Man
That's all I can think of at the moment.
mighty final fight
Ufouria / Hebereke is a great game, rarely mentioned. Never released in the US though and pricey. (It's on the Wii VC here.)
Other good games: Little Samson, Kid Icarus, Marios, Tetris, Kirby. And of course HOLY DIVER...
I was going to mention that one, but didn't because I wanted to avoid encouraging more people to look for it on eBay. Ha. Hebereke and Gimmick are also both on Sunsoft Memorial Collection Vol.6 for Playstation, that's where I had the pleasure of playing them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smii
Kickle Cubicle is a great little puzzle platformer from Irem
Metal Storm is a great game from Irem
Life Force is an excellent 1-2 player shmup from Konami, part of the Gradius series
Kid Dracula, recently within the last 6 months procured a copy
Kick Master, kick ass game where you kick enemies
http://www.texturemonkey.com/HCG/blo...Steel_(11).jpg
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Two of the most replayable games on the system, they just don't get old with friends.
I never did figure out the controls on techmo superbowl , I need to play it some more
Felix the Cat
Contra
Super C
Jackal
Not all of these are "must haves" for everybody, but all of them have been recommended for gameplay related reasons:
NES Notable Game List
My must haves would be this list:
Archon
Batman
Castlevania II Simon's Quest
Castlevania III Dracula's Curse
Dragon Warrior
Double Dragon II
Godzilla
LifeForce
Metal Storm
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden II
Pro Wrestling
Section Z
Super Mario Bros 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT the Arcade Game
TMNT III
Willow
Wizards & Warriors
I must spread more rep around, but I whole-heartedly agree. The buddies I grew up with live in Detroit, Chicago and LA, and I live in Cincinnati now, so we rarely see each other. But over holidays when we get together, somehow we always end up playing TSB for hours just like when we were kids. It's a tie that binds us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior II
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior IV
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Crystalis
Castlevania
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Metroid
Contra
Super C. (Contra II)
Faxanadu
Kirby's Adventure
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Adventures of Bayou Billy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Blaster Master
Jackal
Jackal is indeed a must own, great game.
My picks:
Jackal
Castlevania 3
Super C
Super Mario Bros 3
Kick Master
Journey to Silius
Megaman 3
Kirby's Adventure
Metal Storm
Shadow of the Ninja
Ninja Gaiden 2
Final Fantasy 3
Bubble Bobble Part 2
Blaster Master
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
River City Ransom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 or 3 (no point in both)
Double Dragon 2
Batman
Batman Return of the Joker
Battletoads
Crisis Force
Gun Nac
Darkwing Duck
Duck Tales 2
Crystalis
Fire Emblem
G.I. Joe
Gargoyle's Quest II
Guerrilla War
Heavy Barrel
Kabuki - Quantum Fighter
Super Mario Bros 2
Little Nemo
Little Samson
Lone Ranger
Micro Machines
Mighty Final Fight
Nightshade
Vice Project Doom
Shatterhand
POW: Prisoners of War
Radia Senki
Rollergames
Solstice
Splatter House Wanpaku Graffiti
Startropics 2
Guardian Legend
The lack of Zelda, Metroid and Kid Icarus is intentional.
A Boy and His Blob - Trouble on Blobolonia
Arkanoid (must have the Vaus controller for ultimate experience)
Rolling Thunder
Super Mario Brothers 2 (best of the SMB series)
Kickle Kubicle
The Legend of Zelda
Rad Racer
Tecmo Superbowl (blows the Madden series away on any system)
Tecmo NBA Basketball
Karnov
Legend of Kage
Castlevania (difficult though)
Zanac (awesome space shooter)
Rygar
A few great ones I didn't see mentioned yet:
Moon Crystal
A 1992 Famicom game that was unfortunately cancelled for domestic release. It's an action-platformer that pushes animation quality on the system. And it used Prince of Persia style edge climbing long before it was common in Japanese games.
Ultimate Stuntman
A mix of various genres (driving/shooting, platform/shooting, climbing) with some sweet Commodore 64-ish Brit tunes.
Defender II
One of the best versions of Defender around. It might more simplistic than most NES shooters but it manages to hold up very well.
I also think the NES version of Trojan is underrated. It's not obscure but I can rarely find fans.
"You must spread more rep around before giving it to NeoZeedeater again."Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoZeedeater
I love NES Defender II! Really fun game with better controls than it's arcade counterpart, and it's a heck of a lot easier too. Great little arcade game.
May favourites were always Double Dragon 2, Track & Field 2, Bionic Commando, Dr. Mario and Ice Climber.
Most of what I like has already been mentioned, so I'd say Maniac Mansion - better music than the DOS version.
I recommend these games because they are fun with great replay value:
Archon
Base Wars
Hogan's Alley (lightgun)
Wild Gunman (lightgun)
You might as well get a combo cart of Super Mario / Duck Hunt since they are cheap. Both games are okay but short-lived.
Games like Tecmo Bowl or Urban Champion can be fun just to see what 8-bit football and fighting games looked like. But I don't find any major replay value in them.