Top 25 NES Games Ranked!
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Published 2022-04-22
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What do you think of the top 25 list? Are there games not on the list that deserved to make it? Are there games that should NOT have been in the top 25? Let me know! Seth's Retro articles at retrostack.substack.com/
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8:05 DuckTales is Capcom, not Konami.
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I think Pat and Ian should do their own top 25 NES Games.
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Pat is correct about the controls in Super Mario 1 - it is my test game for input lag for emulators or monitors because even the slightest amount of input lag throws your whole rhythm off.
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I had a really difficult time getting anywhere on Metroid in the early 90s but I always popped it back in to to see what I could achieve. I didn’t beat it till sometime last year and after doing so it was obvious to me that my 7yr old self didn’t have a chance in hell. Some of the games I could finish were Kirby, Super Mario Bros 3, and Duck Tales. Great vid guys!
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The infamous end of DD2 where you have to do that series of jumps onto disappearing platforms over a bed of spikes. That section ended many a DD2 attempt in my childhood -- it just ate your extra mans.
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The scrolling lvls in world 8 (SMB3) are easily skipped with saved up P wings and warp whistles if i remember correctly. I never hear or see anyone mention that, even though it was common knowledge of the time. Edit: pretty sure you could cheese the boat one by swimming under the lvl as well.
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Bucky O Hare Has gotta be somewhere in the teens to low 20s. Def the 2nd best jump/shoot platformer after Mega Man 2-3. Maybe Ninja Gaiden II as well... though the difficulty is insane by the end. Still the game is great and those cutscenes are just iconic.
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Ohh wow Pat! I was surprised to hear that Mario 2 is your fave of the original trilogy! I gotta go with Mario 3 since I got that as a Christmas present and never got board of it as a kid!!!
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Adventure Island 3, Little Nemo The Dream Master, Little Samson, Metal Storm, Bomberman 2, Street Fighter 2010, Tiny Toon Adventures, Wizards & Warriors, Iron Sword, Gun Smoke, Jackal, Marble Madness, The Guardian Legend, Journey to Silius, Solar Jetman, A Boy And His Blob, BATTLETOADS!!!, Mighty Final Fight, Krusty's Funhouse, RC Pro Am, Super Off Road, Zanac, Gradious, Life Force, Section Z, Blades Of Steel, Double Dribble, Super Dodgeball... I don't know, I could give a ton of honorable mentions
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Contra of course is classic, but put me down among the people who think Super C is a better game overall (and Top 10 on the NES) Compile not surprisingly but still getting the cold shoulder with one of these lists: both Gun-Nac and Guardian Legend are amazing and Top 10 games on the system for me.
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I always preferred Mega man 6, using the rush jet to platform was always fun to me. Abusing metal blade in 2 would be second
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Has pat and Ian made their own top 25. I haven't been here in a while, good to be back
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I never could understand the love for Bionic Commando... I just couldn't get the controls down, or something.
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I could agree with SMB 3 and Legend of Zelda being in the top 2. Those are the two games I would pick personally as the two best on the system. It's hard to argue with the top 10 in my opinion.
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My list would include Rygar, Dragon Quest and Castlevania II
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River City Ransom was my favorite nes game, Mario 3, Ice Hockey, and Dragon Warrior III are high on my list as well.
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Really appreciated the shout-out to Tecmo Super Bowl - it is the one game missing I feel like HAS to be on this list. Very tough choice, but I would have to swap it in for Kid Icarus.
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Why does rampart get no love. It’s my favorite 2 player game!
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Pretty much all the games I used to play regularly on my mates NES back in the day. I'd include LifeForce and RC Pro Am. I'm going to play some LifeForce in a bit now, been a little while since I have
