20 BEST NES Games of All Time

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Published 2023-08-04
Between 1985 and 1990 in particular, the NES saw a golden age of dominance that allowed them to become the definitive console manufacturer of the era. Nintendo would go on to continue this success with the Super Nintendo in 1991, but for now let’s take a look back at 20 of the best NES games released during the iconic console’s lifespan.

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00:00 Intro
01:20 20. Maniac Mansion
02:11 19. Final Fantasy
03:02 18. Mega Man 3
03:51 17. Dragon Warrior
04:42 16. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
05:33 15. DuckTales
06:28 14. Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
07:20 13. Super Mario Bros 2
08:11 12. Tetris
09:07 11. TMNT 2: The Arcade Game
09:58 10. Batman: The Video Game
10:52 9. Castlevania
11:37 8. Ninja Gaiden
12:25 7. Metroid
13:17 6. Kirby's Adventure
14:09 5. Contra
15:03 4. Super Mario Bros
16:00 3. Mega Man 2
16:45 2. The Legend of Zelda
17:36 1. Super Mario Bros 3

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All Comments (21)
  • @broncosbreaks
    Tecmo Super Bowl should be on this list. I’d bet dollars to donuts that more total hours have been played on that game than nearly every NES game made. Each game takes fifteen minutes, making each season about 4 hours, plus the infinite replayability of team after team
  • @JesseSwaney
    Dragon Warrior was my favorite game as a child.
  • Some fun ones I played as a kid that aren't on this list: 1. Blaster Master. We kids had a video game time limit, so I'd get to stage 5 on this no-save game and hand it to my brother telling him, "Don't screw this up." 2. Battletoads. Hard but whimsical, fun music. And the 2-player mode was hilarious with the friendly fire. 3. Shadowgate. Creepy with good puzzles. Took a long time to beat. 4. Little Nemo the Dream Master. I still occasionally come back to this one. Unique platform level designs and theme. 5. Destiny of an Emperor. Now THAT was an RPG. Way more fun for 8-year-old me than Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior. 6. Pro Wrestling. It was just fun. 7. Ghosts 'n' Goblins. So punishing. 8. Excitebike. 🎵 Bop bop bop ba-dop bop! Bop bop bop ba-dop bop! 🎵 9. Tombs & Treasure. This was a very immersive adventure with great music. Check out the end credits music, for example. 10. Desert Commander. Pretty fun top-down strategy game for its time.
  • @isaacrios6861
    Tiny Toons Adventures, TMNT Mahattan Project, Little Nemo, Zelda 2, man the list goes on.....hell, Rambo was one of my absolute favorite games!
  • @hw5091
    Off the top of my head, no order- TMNT, duck tales, Zelda, Mario bros 2, Mario bros 3, contra, super c, kid icarus, final fantasy, double dragon 2, rygar, Castlevania, Castlevania 3, Tysons punch out, Tetris, super Mario bros, TMNT the Manhattan project, felix the cat, Castlevania 2 Simon's quest, ghosts n goblins.
  • @EsmeAmelia
    Also, Super Metroid was the THIRD game in the Metroid franchise, not the direct sequel to Metroid. The second game was Metroid 2: Return of Samus on the Game Boy.
  • @DeliRevv
    No Bionic Commando? Excitebike? Skate or Die? Tecmo Super Bowl? Bueller? Bueller?
  • Bionic Commando, Tecmo Super Bowl, World Cup Soccer, Double Dragon, River City Ransom
  • @alexstein1984
    My personal list would also include Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Guardian Legend and Kickle Cubicle.
  • @beohyl
    One game I loved that never gets mentioned is Little Nemo’s dream master
  • @goodgulfgas
    Some personal favorites not mentioned here: Double Dragon, Bionic Commando, River City Ransom, Solomon's Key, Faxanadu, Tecmo Bowl, and Cobra Triangle.
  • @Wair18
    Maniac Mansion was one of my favorite games growing up.
  • @vsully360
    Great video. I grew up in this era and it was a magical time from which I have many found memories. I got a NES in the summer of 1987 for my 11th birthday and spent a ton of time with most of these games. Metroid, Punch Out, Zelda1, and FF1 would be my personal favorites. My under-the-radar pick from this system is Spelunker, a game that didn't have nearly the commercial success or popularity.
  • @TimBitten
    My personal favs are Code Name: Viper, Base Wars, Conquest of the Crystal Palace, Star Tropics, and Bionic Commando!!
  • @bigldb
    I would have to say Metal Gear was my top game for the NES. It was great
  • @erict5234
    How can Super techmo bowl, kid icaris, double dragon 2, and jackal not be on this list???
  • @moozartney
    No one asked so here's my top 20 NES games 1. Super Mario 3 2. Castlevania: Simon's Quest 3. Zelda (Second Quest) 4. Punch Out! 5. Rygar 6. Kirby Adventure 7. Super Mario 2 8. A Boy and His Blob 9. Star Tropics 10. Goonies 11. Double Dragon 12. Gun Smoke 13. Metroid 14. Megaman 15. Maniac Mansion 16. Uninvited 17. Metal Gear 18. Rush n' Attack 19. Faxanadu 20. Super Mario Bro.
  • @Ruudos
    TMNT III: The Manhattan Project > TMNT II: The Arcade Game.