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.
Contents
- 1 Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
- 2 Micro Machines
- 3 Batman
- 4 Ermac
- 5 Spy Hunter
- 6 Monster Party
- 7 Battle Chess
- 8 The Magic of Scheherazade
- 9 Kiwi Kraze
- 10 Tecmo Bowl
- 11 Hogan's Alley
- 12 The Three Stooges
- 13 Wrath of the Black Manta
- 14 Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
- 15 Casino Kid
- 16 Tombs & Treasure
- 17 Rampage
- 18 Mappy-Land
- 19 Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
- 20 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- 21 Double Dribble
- 22 Adventures of Lolo
- 23 North & South
- 24 Caveman Games
- 25 Wizards & Warriors
- 26 Rygar
- 27 Jaws
- 28 Ice Hockey
- 29 Adventures of Lolo 2
- 30 RoboCop
- 31 Snake's Revenge
- 32 The Goonies II
- 33 Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
- 34 Yo! Noid
- 35 Adventure Island II
- 36 Bomberman
- 37 The Guardian Legend
- 38 Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
- 39 Journey to Silius
- 40 Snake Rattle 'n Roll
- 41 R.C. Pro-Am
- 42 Double Dragon II: The Revenge
- 43 The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
- 44 Deja Vu
- 45 Mega Man 6
- 46 Adventures of Lolo 3
- 47 Ice Climber
- 48 Tecmo Super Bowl
- 49 Dragon Warrior IV
- 50 Super C
- 51 Faxanadu
- 52 Adventure Island
- 53 Blades of Steel
- 54 Mega Man 5
- 55 Mega Man 4
- 56 Kirby's Adventure
- 57 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 58 Gradius
- 59 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- 60 Little Nemo: The Dream Master
- 61 Pirates!
- 62 Dragon Warrior
- 63 Blaster Master
- 64 A Boy And His Blob: Trouble On Blobolonia
- 65 Willow
- 66 Paperboy
- 67 Kid Icarus
- 68 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
- 69 Excitebike
- 70 IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
- 71 Dr. Mario
- 72 Bionic Commando
- 73 Dragon Warrior III
- 74 DuckTales
- 75 Base Wars
- 76 Shadowgate
- 77 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- 78 Duck Hunt
- 79 Castlevania
- 80 River City Ransom
- 81 Super Mario Bros. 2
- 82 Mega Man
- 83 Metal Gear
- 84 Crystalis
- 85 Maniac Mansion
- 86 Ninja Gaiden
- 87 StarTropics
- 88 Tetris
- 89 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
- 90 Metroid
- 91 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
- 92 Super Mario Bros.
- 93 Battletoads
- 94 Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
- 95 Contra
- 96 Bubble Bobble
- 97 Mega Man 2
- 98 Mega Man 3
- 99 The Legend of Zelda
- 100 Final Fantasy
- 101 Super Mario Bros. 3
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 im sure this is off the list once a revision is in place
Micro Machines
Ermac
I prefer RC Pro AM by a longshot but 99 isnt a horrible spot for it
Batman
Ermac
Wow WTF, while I never drank the koolaid on this game, it still is a top 50
Spy Hunter
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.
Monster Party
Battle Chess
Ermac
Much better on the PC and definately not top 100
The Magic of Scheherazade
Kiwi Kraze
Tecmo Bowl
Hogan's Alley
The Three Stooges
Wrath of the Black Manta
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
Casino Kid
Tombs & Treasure
jprime
Worst. Ending. Ever.
Rampage
Mappy-Land
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Double Dribble
Adventures of Lolo
North & South
Caveman Games
Wizards & Warriors
Rygar
Jaws
Ice Hockey
Adventures of Lolo 2
RoboCop
Snake's Revenge
The Goonies II
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Yo! Noid
Adventure Island II
Bomberman
The Guardian Legend
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
Journey to Silius
Snake Rattle 'n Roll
R.C. Pro-Am
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
Deja Vu
Mega Man 6
Adventures of Lolo 3
Ice Climber
Tecmo Super Bowl
Dragon Warrior IV
Super C
Faxanadu
Adventure Island
Blades of Steel
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 4
Kirby's Adventure
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Gradius
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Pirates!
Dragon Warrior
Blaster Master
A Boy And His Blob: Trouble On Blobolonia
Willow
Paperboy
Kid Icarus
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Excitebike
IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II
Dr. Mario
Bionic Commando
Dragon Warrior III
DuckTales
Base Wars
Shadowgate
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Duck Hunt
Castlevania
River City Ransom
Super Mario Bros. 2
Mega Man
jprime
As good as SMB3 is, for me, this was the beginning of a six-way tie for the NES' best.
Metal Gear
Crystalis
Maniac Mansion
Ninja Gaiden
StarTropics
Tetris
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Metroid
jprime
Seriously, this LOST to Secret of Mana?!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Super Mario Bros.
Battletoads
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Contra
Bubble Bobble
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
The Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy
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, b) plenty of other games that were made around the same time, if not before then had just as much, if not more, or less gameplay than SMB 3 had 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 is by using warps. That, and I always thought the music box was kinda pointless.