100 Best NES Games Ever: Forumer Comments

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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.

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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.