100 Best NES Games Ever: Forumer Comments

On September 30, 2006, The 100 Best NES Games Ever was posted. Three and a quarter years later, forumer jprime created this page as a counterweight to the pre-existing comments page for the SNES list.

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War

joshwoodzell

I saw this advertised on the back page of an Archie comic when I was a wee lad and it looked disgusting. Naturally, I had to have it and was only slightly disappointed in it's gameplay. I still play it every couple years or so.

Ermac

Weird choice for 100, but i'm sure this is off the list once a revision is in place.

Micro Machines

Ermac

I prefer R.C. Pro-Am by a longshot, but 99 isn't a horrible spot for it.

Batman

Ermac

Wow, WTF, while I never drank the Kool-Aid on this game, it is still a top 50.

Spy Hunter

Ermac

Better on the PC, but I will accept it here, even though I can think of a few games that deserve this spot that were left off the list.

Battle Chess

Ermac

Much better on the PC and definitely not top 100.

The Magic of Scheherazade

Ermac

Yeah, it was good, you either loved it or hated it, though. I'd move this one up about 20 spots.

Kiwi Kraze

Ermac

Kiddish game that appeals to a certain audience that could probably be a little higher.

Tecmo Bowl

Ermac

Some assholes would put this in their top 20 simply because of the word "Tecmo", but not me. Most sports games on the NES sucked.

Hogan's Alley

Ermac

Would have loved this game as a pack-in instead of Duck Hunt.

The Three Stooges

Ermac

This game sucks, but since its The Three Stooges, I will let it pass at 90.

Wrath of the Black Manta

Ermac

Should be higher in some people's books.

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode

Ermac

I like these type of games, not kiddish at all and I wish I could have known about it as a kid.

Casino Kid

Ermac

My brother played this game, it's probably in his top 20.

Tombs & Treasure

jprime

Worst. Ending. Ever.

Ermac

Looks like something I would have enjoyed as a kid, I haven't played it, but i'm sure it deserves a higher spot than some of the shitty games in the 70's and 80's.

Rampage

Ermac

Its really fun at first, then slowly starts to suck in a big way.

The Arcade version is the best.

Mappy-Land

Ermac

Wasn't there a game like this on the Sega Master System, too? I think I played this, but the person had better games lying around.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Ermac

This game sucks, disappointing piece of shit when it comes down to it, despite what others say.

Double Dribble

Ermac

Still a sucky basketball game, but at least it didn't hurt your eyes as much as some sports games.

Adventures of Lolo

Ermac

The Lolo games should be all put together at like, 29.

North & South

Ermac

I love simulation games, but even I couldn't get into this, just too primitive.

Mega Man

jprime

As good as SMB3 is, for me, this was the beginning of a six-way tie for the NES' best.

Metroid

jprime

Seriously, this LOST to Secret of Mana?!

Mega Man 2

JRA

Greatest. Soundtrack. Ever. "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and all the Disney collections in the world don't have shit on the sublime, yet simple sonic sensations on this masterpiece. But, the game. Many people nostalgic for the NES era remember this game as the moment where Inafune, and subsequently Capcom, and also subsequently the entire shoot-em-up genre hit its stride, and they're correct to think so. The flaws that held back the original game are gone, the enemies became slightly more inventive, and the weapons—oh, fuck yes, the weapons. The weapon everyone knows and loves from this game is the Metal Blade, but IMO the Crash Bomber would have completely usurped it if it didn't have ridiculously low ammunition. You are probably thinking that by giving it more ammunition, the game would have been broken—any more broken than it already is with the Metal Blade, guys? I don't think so.

Nonetheless, I can't call this the greatest Mega Man game. For while this game took many steps forward, it took a step backward, as well. For instance, the ingenious rock-paper-scissors system Inafune designed in the first game was completely shattered here, which I thought was incredibly stupid. People say that allowed for a more freedom-based sandbox approach. Really? Is that why you morons just went for Metal Man first, and then just ran around like a chicken with your head cut off, using the Metal Blade against everyone with no rhyme, reason or strategy to it? That's like the makers of Link To The Past dropping the Bombos Medallion in the East Palace!

Super Mario Bros. 3

JRA

For the longest time, this was the golden standard by which future Mario games (and to a lesser extent, platformers) were compared to. I think New Super Mario Brothers Wii raised the bar a little bit higher, but that's a completely different discussion.

If there is any one flaw in this game, it's that you can't save your progress. And while that sounds like a complaint from an inexperienced younger generation, a) I grew up with this game, and b) plenty of other games that were made around the same time, if not before then, which had just as much, if not more gameplay than SMB 3 which did have saving or password systems. So unless you are going to dedicate an entire Saturday to playing the game, the only way you can beat it in a small chunk of time is by using warps. Plus, I couldn't have been the only person who always thought the music box was kinda pointless.