Best NES games ever??[views:13457][posts:99]________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:50pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] All this Nintendo negativity has got me down, so I demand your picks for best NES games. (This could go on for a few.) Dragon Warrior: Simple as fuck; I could still play this for hours. Getting past that damn gold golem was amazing. The music was super influential to me as a composer; as an added bonus, my sister (a trained jazz musician) insisted that there was this ONE NOTE in the bassline that was "off," and it made her completely crazy, which entertained me almost as much as the game itself. Edit: It was a regular Golem. My b. Double Dragon II: Crazy control scheme that totally worked. You could finally play two-player co-op. And that crazy noise it made when you HYPER UPPERCUTTED the FUCK out of some mook and made him fly across the screen and bounce off the wall. Good times. Double Dragon III: Way too hard, and it took too long to get to Chin and Ranzou, but I forgive it these flaws. Plus, for some reason, Egypt! StarTropics: Yes, it's Zelda with a yo-yo. No, I don't care; it's still awesome. River City Ransom: I'll take it for granted that I don't have to explain this one. "Puke!" Desert Commander: A WWII turn-based strategy game? For the NES? Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Well, me, but this was way too cerebral for the average 8-year-old - I can't imagine it was anything like a financial success. Great game regardless. Astyanax: You hit stuff with a BIG AXE. Then, after you do that enough times, you get to do it WITH A BIGGER AXE. And there's a pixie or a fairy or something, I don't remember. I just remember it being fun as fuck. |
| ______________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:52pm - Mess ""] Contra |
| ______________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:53pm - Mess ""] Metroid |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:57pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Duh |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:57pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] But yes. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:59pm - sinistas ""] Dragon Warrior (I & II), Final Fantasy, Baseball Stars, Mike Tyson's Punchout, Zelda, Mario III, TMNT II, Contra, Mega Man II, Wizards & Warriors, Battletoads, etc. etc. |
| _________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 3:59pm - Shamash ""] Ninja Gaiden |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:00pm - Kinslayer ""] DestroyYouAlot said: River City Ransom: I'll take it for granted that I don't have to explain this one. "Puke!" with out a doubt. Such a good game but I could never get into the high school. Techmo Bowl 720 Skate or Die I+II California Games T&C Surf Designs Heavy Shreddin' and all my fav RPGs: Zeldas Dragon Warriors D&D's Faxanadu Deadly Towers Crytalis Might & Magic Swords and Serpents Ultimas Heros of the Lance Kid Icarus etc |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:02pm - RichHorror ""] I agree with everything on here. Also, Golgo 13 |
| ______________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:03pm - Fuck_Logging_In_NLI ""] hogan's alley |
| ________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:07pm - xmikex ""] RBI Baseball III Double Dragon II Super Mario III Iron Tank Shadowgate |
| ________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:07pm - xmikex ""] and Duck Tales. eff off. |
| _________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:12pm - Shamash ""] ^ the Rescue Rangers game was good, too. heh, i suck. weren't both Capcom? |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:19pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] RichHorror said:I agree with everything on here. Also, Golgo 13 FUCK YEAH. Duke Togo was the MAN. (Although the sequel sucked.) Both those Disney games were actually really good. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:21pm - sinistas ""] FUCK, forgot Crystalis and Tecmo (Super) Bowl. Also, WWF Wrestlemania Challenge and Tecmo Wrestling. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:23pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Kinslayer said: D&D's I could play that Pool of Radiance port for hours, although there were some frustrating omissions. The PC version was way challenginger (yes, that's a word). |
| ________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:25pm - xmikex ""] I'd put any generation of Techmo Bowl up against any football game ever. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:26pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] ATHENA. [img] Wacky beat-em-up platformer with equipment changes and mythology and a big fucking ball and chain. That intro music still makes me smile. Plus it's from SNK, which automatically = WIN. For example, P.O.W.: I'LL FUCKING STAB YOU. And shoot you with this machine gun, and - oh - it's out of bullets, but here come some guys with knives I can take, and IT'S STABBIN' TIME AGAIN. One of my all-time favorite beat-em-ups. (Although the arcade version was way rockinger.) (Also a word.) |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:27pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] And Crystalis. This company could do NO WRONG. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:28pm - the_reverend ""] nothing beats teris. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:28pm - the_reverend ""] tetris |
| _________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:37pm - C.DEAD ""] DestroyYouAlot said: For example, P.O.W.: I'LL FUCKING STAB YOU. And shoot you with this machine gun, and - oh - it's out of bullets, but here come some guys with knives I can take, and IT'S STABBIN' TIME AGAIN. One of my all-time favorite beat-em-ups. (Although the arcade version was way rockinger.) (Also a word.) Agreed 1 billon percent!!! The arcade was superior, but the NES version still destroyed. Another higly underlooked game was fucking Punisher! Amazing gameplay, in the style of Operation Wolf but old-school comic style and way more graphic and violent. Had killer boss stages, challenging, great sound and graphics, and totally killed all other shoot em up games of the time and now. I really want to play it again. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:38pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Backed. I spent hours trying to make sure I shot EVERY INCH of screen that could be shot. (Or are you talking about the arcade beat-em-up with Nick Fury? Which ruled as well?) |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:48pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Bionic the fuck Commando. |
| ___________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:50pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] yes fucking TETRIS |
| ______________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:53pm - Mess ""] Rygar |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:54pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] DestroyYouAlot said:Bionic the fuck Commando. Oh, and, what?!? [img] Mess said:Rygar Goddamn straight. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:55pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Strider. Defeats the arcade version, hand down. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 4:57pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] BTW, apparently, the original Japanese version of Bionic Commando had you fighting against futuristic Nazis? Which is awesome? |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 5:05pm - Whoremastery ""] pro wrestling(the creature from the black lagoon guy was the best) ninja gaiden blades of steel gauntlet final fantasy mega man 2 |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 5:24pm - DomesticTerror ""] mega man II faxanadu Dragon warrior Rygar deadly tower mike tyson's punch out maniac mansion |
| ______________________________ [Nov 27,2007 6:12pm - Mess ""] Kung Fu Mr. X oooh ah ah ah ah oooh ah ah ah ah oooh ah ah ah ah [img] |
| _____________________________ [Nov 27,2007 7:02pm - OCR ""] BAD DUDES |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 7:48pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] TETRIS |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 8:20pm - Hungtableed ""] I always liked Solomon's Key. I got it on my Wii and that shit is still hard as fuck. The shit is second only to Mike Tyson's Punch Out - Fuck "Punch out feat. Mr. Dream" - that version is gayer than the fucking Easter Bunny. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 8:38pm - BlackoutRick ""] Yes to Kung Fu!! No one said Megaman 2. Wow. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 8:56pm - zymosis nli ""] Contra Duck Hunt/Clay Shoot EXCITEBIKE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles All the Mario Bros. Tecmo Super Bowl American Gladiators Skate or Die California Games |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 9:26pm - sacreligion ""] The Legend of Zelda Mike Tyson's Punch Out Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Super Mario Bros. 3 Pro Wrestling American Gladiators Rampage Willow |
| _______________________________ [Nov 27,2007 9:30pm - Arist ""] Crystalis and Final Fantasy 1 |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 9:34pm - tobias boon ""] BlackoutRick said:No one said Megaman 2. Wow. Whoremastery said:mega man 2 |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 10:59pm - Kinslayer ""] sacreligion said: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? This game sucks!!!! |
| _______________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 11:02pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] IS IT BATTLETOADS? |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 11:05pm - NorthernFrost ""] Punch-Out River City Ransom End of story. |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 27,2007 11:10pm - Goatcatalyst ""] How in the Christing FUCK has nobody mentioned Ikari Warriors, Metal Gear, Castlevania 2 or Kid Niki yet??? And have any of you lowly slouches had the PLEASURE of a (Super) Famicom? EXOTIC. |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:08am - SteveOTB ""] [img] Bad Dudes...nuff said. |
| ________________________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:34am - ArrowHead likes Ellios Pizza ""] [img] [img] [img] |
| ______________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 2:37am - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] DestroyYouAlot said: Desert Commander: A WWII turn-based strategy game? For the NES? Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Well, me, but this was way too cerebral for the average 8-year-old - I can't imagine it was anything like a financial success. Great game regardless. This game was so fucking good, thanks for reminding me of the name so I can finally download it (searching for "proto-Advance Wars" & "Hitler" wasn't very effective). And I can't believe none of you mentioned R-Type or Lifeforce |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 2:39am - RichHorror ""] I thought R-Type was a Sega game? |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 8:47am - the_reverend ""] Faxanadu ruled. I would also still play kid icarus if I could get it on my cellphone |
| ______________________________ [Nov 28,2007 8:55am - Mess ""] kid icarus was great i just dl'd tetris to my phone. it's great entertainment for the shitter. i'm always playing video games on the john and looking up cell phone porn. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 9:13am - the_reverend ""] what happens if the sound is turned on? |
| ______________________________ [Nov 28,2007 9:15am - Mess ""] enable sound = no |
| _________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 9:21am - c.dead ""] DestroyYouAlot said:Backed. I spent hours trying to make sure I shot EVERY INCH of screen that could be shot. QUOTE] YES! You just would not be satisfied unless the whole game was shot to shit. Good times. "(Or are you talking about the arcade beat-em-up with Nick Fury? Which ruled as well?)" No, not talking about that one, but holy flurking schnit that game totally rules too!!!! It was like an amazing beat em up but with fucking guns! Who can beat that shit nowadays. It came out for Genesis as well (though obviously not as good as the arcade version). another comic game gone totally underrated. Whats with that? Those two games hold such fucking awesomeness and no one seems to care. Best. Thread. Ever.:pukeface: |
| _________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 9:23am - c.dead ""] I totally just qouted myself, i am awesome and great. |
| _______________________________ [Nov 28,2007 9:53am - aril ""] Jackal. Anyone ever play it? Awesome game. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 9:59am - DestroyYouAlot ""] the_reverend said:Faxanadu ruled. Holy shit, right? I used to seriously love that game; don't know how I forgot it. Beating that was probably the crowning achievement of my life. God. I suck. How about Legacy of the Wizard? Sorta along the same lines, but where you controlled the whole family, one at a time (including the dog)? I don't know how anyone ever beat that game; there were so many places where only one family member or another could pass, so you had to go all the way back to the first screen to go get them, and then figure out where you were, only the family member you're controlling now can't pass some other thing you had to pass to get there in the first place, and then you throw the cartridge at your neighbor's dog so hard that it can't see out of one eye anymore, and you have to stay at home when everyone else gets soft-serve. You remember all that, right? Goatcatalyst said:And have any of you lowly slouches had the PLEASURE of a (Super) Famicom? EXOTIC. I heard the cartridge slot is sideways, is this true? |
| ________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 10:13am - aril ""] legacy of the wizard was cool. ALWAYS, ALWAYS pick the little girl. she can jump very high. |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 11:11am - Goatcatalyst ""] Yes, the slot IS sideways. And no matter what game you're playing, there's always these pesky tentacles trying to get into your butt. |
| _________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:05pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Holy shit, BLASTER MASTER. Man, this game kicked inexplicable amounts of ass. I used to have the novelization of this game (which, for some reason, someone thought was necessary). |
| ___________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:12pm - DaveFromTheGrave ""] [img] |
| ________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:33pm - aril ""] Steve, WHAT? That game was okay. I always thought Blaster Master was overrated! The guy's head was way too big! Bubble Bobble - now that's a friggen' game. |
| _________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:36pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Clash at Demonhead. AWESOME. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:39pm - aril ""] Oh, man. The original BOMBERMAN! Game was intense after a while. It was awesome because it was before Bomberman turned into this crappy anime character. I remember the cover of the game was a futuristic looking dude throwing bombs. |
| _________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:40pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] [img][img][img][img] |
| _________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 12:50pm - xmikex ""] Can I get an amen on Super Dodgeball?? My brother and I used to play that game for hours on end. [img] and just so everyone can admire it, this is what my roomate did to my living room wall while I was on vacation: [img] |
| ______________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 1:10pm - BobNOMAAMRooney nli ""] [img] The ultimate chess match. Do you throw out all skinny guys, all fat guys, two skinny guys and one bruiser, two goons and a skinny guy, or do you just use those useless "average" guys. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 1:13pm - xmikex ""] all fat guys. no question. |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 1:19pm - xanonymousx ""] metal gear is a good one. target renegade was cool too. mach rider. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 1:27pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] xmikex said:Can I get an amen on Super Dodgeball?? My brother and I used to play that game for hours on end. a) Fuck yeah. Best sports game, EVAR. xmikex said:and just so everyone can admire it, this is what my roomate did to my living room wall while I was on vacation: b) That is inexcusably awesome. |
| _______________________________ [Nov 28,2007 1:29pm - aril ""] all fat guys. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 1:32pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 3:29pm - Kinslayer ""] Yeah, Ice Hockey is dope. |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 4:42pm - i_am_lazy ""] River City Ransom, Fire 'n Ice, Castlevania (Especially 3), Crystalis...too lazy to list more. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 4:43pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Dammit, now I'm obsessed with grabbing an old NES and modding the living fuckshit out of it. You bastards. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 4:44pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] I'm gonna make a wood case with brass fittings. STEAMPUNK NES FTW |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 4:46pm - tobias boon ""] My sister and I killed countless hours playing that NES volleyball game.... That was really really fun. I wish I had an NES right now. I really love the art direction and box design of alot of the NES through Genesis games. Is there a site that has a bunch of box art and old school screenshots? |
| _________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 4:50pm - c.dead ""] xmikex said:Can I get an amen on Super Dodgeball?? My brother and I used to play that game for hours on end. [img] and just so everyone can admire it, this is what my roomate did to my living room wall while I was on vacation: [img] amen, fucking amen my brother. I loved this game so much, a violet dodgeball game. :bow: |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 4:59pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Let's see: Dual cartridge slot (60-pin and 72-pin, so's I can play Famicom games), for starters. |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 5:03pm - i_am_lazy ""] DestroyYouAlot said:BTW, apparently, the original Japanese version of Bionic Commando had you fighting against futuristic Nazis? Which is awesome? [img] 'nuff said. |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2007 5:04pm - i_am_lazy ""] But yeah, pretty much anything SNK and a bunch of those Disney games rule. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 9:41am - DestroyYouAlot ""] [img] [img] Hahaha... I fucking loved Golgo 13. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 10:22am - aril ""] Destiny of an Emperor. Hands down. |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 11:39am - cav nli ""] BobNOMAAMRooney nli said:[img] The ultimate chess match. Do you throw out all skinny guys, all fat guys, two skinny guys and one bruiser, two goons and a skinny guy, or do you just use those useless "average" guys. 2 fat 2 skinny is the way to go. no question! this is one of the best games ever. id have to say that this and mike tysons punch out took up most of my time as a child. other than that i played a lot of mario 3, i was never much for the epics. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 1:30pm - BOBDEAD ""] I played the shit out of star tropics... |
| ___________________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 7:16pm - eric militianary ""] i will kick anyones ass in tetris guaranted |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 7:29pm - i_am_lazy ""] aril said:Destiny of an Emperor. Hands down. Definitely. :bow: |
| _________________________________________ [Nov 29,2007 11:12pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] eric militianary said:i will kick anyones ass in tetris guaranted I wasn't aware Tetris had a fighting level. Must've missed that issue of Nintendo Power. |
| ______________________________ [Nov 30,2007 5:45am - Mess ""] hahaha fuck |
| _______________________________ [Nov 30,2007 9:40am - aril ""] I used to have Tetris tournaments with other Abaroth members. Fun stuff. After, say, 3 weeks of doing it, you become a pro. |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 30,2007 10:27am - the_reverend ""] yeah, but then you start thinking in tetris. |
| ________________________________ [Nov 30,2007 10:32am - aril ""] Which isn't a bad thing. Dr. Mario too. |
| _________________________________________ [Nov 30,2007 10:41am - DestroyYouAlot ""] Hatris? |
| _________________________________ [Nov 30,2007 5:13pm - c.DEad ""] the_reverend said:yeah, but then you start thinking in tetris. This happens to me anytime I play those kind of games for too long. When I go to sleep, all I can think of are those pieces fitting perfectly together constantly. |
| _________________________________ [Nov 30,2007 5:25pm - shamash ""] Puzzle Fighter on the PS was Tetris meets Street Fighter. That game is fun. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 4,2007 4:26pm - kinslayer ""] I had to bump this thread for one game that I forgot that needs to be honored... the one and only [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 4,2007 4:39pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] It certainly does stand by itself. (Well, alongside its lil' brudder.) [img] |
| ______________________________ [Dec 5,2007 1:22pm - aril ""] yea, the one for gameboy was really hard. I never beat it. I ALWAYS hated how when you throw a tangerine jelly bean and jump on the trampoline, one tiny move over and he falls to his death. Seriously, the "boy" was so weak. he died with everything. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 5,2007 1:27pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Take it from me and my extensive abduction experience; boys are hard to keep alive. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 5,2007 1:27pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] They break so easily. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 5,2007 2:12pm - soloman nli ""] Super Mario Bros 3 The Legend of Zelda Mike Tyson's Punch Out Ninja Gaiden 2 Double Dragon 2 Recca Megaman 3 Bionic Commando Castlevania 3 Final Fantasy Recca is the only kinda rare one there. Had to be on the list. i've only played it on an emulator, but it pwns bro. BEST shmup i've played on the nes. |