Could be licensing issues that prevent Wizard's and Warriors as well as the various other Acclaim games made for the NES from being reissuing. Some of those older games from defunct companies are trapped in licensing hell, with no completely clear answer on who owns the rights or which regions of the world those rights apply. Nintendo likely didn't want to put in the effort of figuring out who, if anyone, specifically owns the rights to those games at the moment when setting up the NES Classic. Shame because I too like W&W.
Great choices rogue9ine! All great games. My cousins and I played 1943 quite a bit man. Great memories man! Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Double Dragon is a great game dude. Glad you reminded me. Would have rather had that included than part 2. Hope you enjoyed the video chorse70. Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Should have been River City Ransom. It rpg elemments and open world make it far superior than DD. I think DD gets more love only cuz more people know it from its arcade game.
River City Ransom ("Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari" in Japan) was much more popular in Japan than in the U.S., but became a cult classic here. I would fight tooth and nail for it's inclusion. My all-tiome favorite NES game.
Double dragon is a great game for sure but the NES version didn't have the 2 player coop like the original arcade version, instead it had a Mario bros style 2 player where you take turns, and also introduced a bizarre level up system where you can't perform all the moves until you reach a certain level. Double dragon 2 fixed both these problems and focused on skill and execution, as well as allowing coop the way it was meant. I'm a big fan of both games but 2 is the better NES game.
I don’t love Kung Fu but it’s definitely something I would have expected to be included. I know I’m in the minority for not being a fan. It’s not bad, just not one of my favorites.
There was one year in my life where just the right people came to together in the right place and we always went to the local Legion bar, which I always voted for because it had R.C. racing on Arcade. :D
I just hate how the cover of RC Pro-am rips off the look for Super Sprint. It always make me think of false advertising. SS and Indy heat were the best driving experiences.
When I bought my NES Classic, I almost thought I was wasting my money with the selection of games it had. What caused me to eventually buy it was how fun it was playing the NES when I was growing up. It felt like playing the original console and made me happy by bringing some of those old childhood memories back. What made it even more worth the money is when I found out that you could hack the console and add your own games. When I found out how, I went right to town and added more games to the existing 30... basically every NES game I have ever played. I now have 106 games on my NES Classic and they all work as if they were on the original hardware. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
That's awesome GrnArrow092. The NES classic is great and I'm happy you got to add plenty of your favorites! Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
@@GenerationGapGamingYou take Galaga shaming back!!! Galaga is the greatest old school arcade game. You have zero taste, with as much love that you show Laughing Joking Numnuts (LJN) that should be obvious.
Rich Gauntlet is a good choice man....I suck at it lol but still a good choice. Hope you enjoyed the video man! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Bionic commando was an under the radar stud. My dad bought it for me and I thought it looked ao stupid at first. It's the first game I played 30 years later when I uploaded a mod to my console.
@@airjordan4ever I think people knew. 9 year old me knew it was hitler. We were so amazed we blew Hitler's head of on a NES. Probably the most gore I have seen on a NES title.
I love Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. So glad this was included but your list was pretty good. Then reading comments though, lot of good games there too. I know licenses are expensive but dang, this thing should've come with a 100 games.
Done and done. I have the (currently) complete Classic line up. Had one hacked so all the rest stay in the box, and I have pretty much everything I could want on hand.
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The lack of Contra was literally a dealbreaker for me. I only tried to get one after it had been hacked. I never would have been satisfied with it without Contra.
I was the same with not including Castlevania 3. The Castlevania and Contra collections came out on Steam and I bought a Japanese Famicom mini which also included another great game that the NES Classic missed. River City Ransom.
Ron I've heard many good things about Faxanadu. I'm gonna have to try it. The cover art for that game is awful though isnt it lol. Hope to see you around again here at the channel man!
oh, and they COULD have done what they did with the SNES Mini--since they released StarFox 2 on SNES, which was never released in the US, they could have ALSO released the original Super Mario Bros 2 for the NES mini.
Ha! rented that game a few times in the 80's, just beat I for the first time about two weeks ago, from what I remember of the levels back in the 80's, it seems child me got about 75% through the game, not too bad for having it on a three day rental. I was pretty surprised by the final boss, but then the story pieces you get through the game make sense when you see him.
Contra wasn’t included due to a clerical error. Konami has a whole list they were planning to allow Nintendo to use on the classic mini, but someone missed some check boxes. It is seriously that simple, and very sad. Thank you Hakchi!!!
I don’t believe all that, when you see what the end result is and say “ok” this is a great list. No way they would go through a system with 20 games and not notice contra not being there and starting over?
At 2.4k comments, I can’t imagine someone hasn’t said this, but, I think a lot of your list boils down to licensing. Nintendo didn’t wanna shell out the money to secure the rights to a lot of those games and split the profits with a third-party developers. Also I’m glad to hear that someone besides me thinks Dr. Mario is a waste of time I never like that game
Licensing and it was rushed. This was a "get it out by holiday" type release, during a year where Nintendo basically had nothing else for that holiday season.
Great List . Especially Ring King. Very underrated boxing game. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I had to go buy a real Ring King NES cartridge and a Retro-Bit console because it didn't come on the NES Mini and i wanted to re-live that part of my childhood.
Animated-Psycho there must be some licensing issue or something because i was shocked that at least one of the turtles games werent on the classic. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I never played DuckTales and I keep hearing how good it was, so that would've been a good addition for those who haven't played it, myself included. Also, kid Niki and gunsmoke.
Exactly Joe! In the words of AVGN..."What were they thinking?" lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
GenerationGapGaming They obviously weren’t thinking of their American audience. We love wrestling here. Moreover, this game was so good that if it were made available to play on smartphones, people would STILL be playing it. A sadly missed opportunity. And yes, I’ll see you around!
To the best of my knowledge, PW hasn't even been released on the virtual console. There must be some weird licensing problem. Absolutely awesome game with simple but effective fighting mechanics.
Feardrinker Don’t forget the admittedly generic but ACCURATE representation of the different wrestling styles seen across the globe! King Slender and The Great Panther were the flashy Americans; think Hulk Hogan and Rick Flair. Star man and The Amazon were the Luchadors. Fighter Hayabusa was the Japanese wrestler...you get it. Coupled with the aforementioned fighting mechanics, and we have an easily accessible, well rounded game.
Great games David. I don't think anyone would have a problem with those being on the classic edition. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Clash At Demonhead, Castlevania 3, Ducktales, Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers, River City Ransom, Dragon Warrior, Strider, Mega Man, Mega Man 3 and Contra would be mine. But I wouldn't take anything away from the classic.
Jason those are some awesome titles dude that would be well deserved to be on the classic edition. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
tetris, marble madness, and castlevania 3 are the only 3 i really wish were included. never bought an nes classic because those 3 games are missing. did buy the snes classic even though i was really disappointed that crono trigger is missing.
Everyone is hating on Balloon Fight but Satoru Iwata programmed that game when he first started in the industry, and is very much part of modern Nintendo's DNA. The NES Classic didn't "have" to exist, because there's already solutions to playing these games without it. I'm not an expert on every game that's included, but it seems to be a love letter to the people in Ninendo's history.
not only that without balloon fight there would not be a super mario bros. game, since the programming of it was copied and pasted into the water levels the owner of this channel does not make a single research before spitting out his nonsense
@@Thumper770 I would have preferred the HAL version of Joust. I heard Iwata worked on that one as well, and he used what he learned from that experience to improve Balloon Fight, which was apparently very janky on the Famicom.
One game that I loved for the NES was Crystalis. I loved LoZ but Crystalis was a much better version of a action RPG but it came out right around when the SNES, so it was forgotten about.
Vincent you aren't the first to tell me about Crystalis. I need to try it cause it sounds like I would love it. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to comment man! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
GenerationGapGaming Hey, I have to say, Crystalis was by far my favourite NES game. I can't find a regular NES console even though I have found the game itself. DAMN YOU WORLD! Honestly though, try it out.
BLASTER MASTER, BLADES OF STEEL, CONTRA, NINJA GAIDEN 3, C3, KUNG FU. OMG THIS LIST GOES ON FOR TERRIFIC GAMES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE CLASSIC NES!!!!!
StarTropics 2: Zoda's revenge; Q*bert; Megaman 1,3,4,5,6; Marble madness and an english version of Joy Mech Fight as a bonus would have been perfect to be included on NES classic!
William I totally agree dude. I almost included it in my top 10. I even have a Kung Fu shirt I have worn in a few of our videos lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Albert EinsteinJr Baseball Stars was the first sports game you could create players, a team, and build up with cash you won in games. Beating the Lovely Ladies gave you the most cash!
@@user-th6eb3oh7v First game to have a grind aspect. I used the American Dreams to outscore teams by 10 runs which triggered the mercy rule. You could beat a team in 1 or 2 innings. I remember searching for players with the highest max potential. It didn't matter if their stats were low. It was about max potential. Having a team so powerful they could swing from the bunt position and still hit a home run was awesome.
I mostly agree with your list Tyler. However, I would’ve included TNMNT due to its insane popularity at the time this game released, plus the game is actually very good. TNMNT 2: The Arcade Game was really fun too but if I had to pick one it would’ve been the original. And lastly, I would’ve picked either Ice Hockey or Blades of Steel.
I got Paperboy, rc pro am and Contra in my collection with the original system, I can't believe they weren't included with this new one. I remember playing paperboy in the arcade as well and it had bicycle handlebars instead of controls. That was so cool as a kid
I've heard ChipnDale is great and I've watched a few people stream it. I need to try to find a copy! Thanks for watching and commenting Philippe. Really appreciate it. Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I just got my NES classic a few days ago, and for the most part I have the same feelings about what was and was not included. I do think there are a few others that should have made the cut; Dragon Warrior, Bionic Commando, Metal Gear, 1943, Spy Hunter, NES Baseball, and Double Dribble really needed to be included on the console. Along with that, I wished they had put the first Double Dragon instead of the sequel because the gameplay and movement control were much better, and traded Gradius for Lifeforce due to it being a far superior game. I also think that we could have lived with only two Super Mario Bros. titles, preferably foregoing SMB 2, and leaving out Zelda 2; although it was a pretty good game, the movements were a bit jerky, and that made it frustrating during boss battles.
Mark I totally agree man and i even contemplated putting it on my list but since the original tecmo bowl was on there i thought people would give me crap about it, but yes Tecmo super bowl was way better than the first. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
1. Just because you hate dr Mario doesn’t mean that it should be removed for everyone and 2. Battletoads is owned by Rare, which is owned by Microsoft.
Spy Hunter is an awesome game Marshall! Loved the arcade version too. Gotta find that red truck lol!!! Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Nintendo obviously doesn’t care about its customers. They hardly made enough of these consoles and should have made it have an option to purchase and play more games .
Axel Nintendo does make me question their ideas sometimes, but at the end of the day they are a business so you know what that means lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
That's cool Nathanial. I wish I liked it honestly. I have tried lol. Maybe I should try again. Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
The dungeon floor spikes is what always bothered me most about it. I prefer 3 not just because it’s better but because it’s one of my favorites for the NES.
7:33 No no, flip the yellow blue one over so the blue part will fall on the blue germ.... I didn't think it'd be possible for anyone to be that bad at Dr Mario. Great game, just... I don't know, GIT GUD? But the game's almost 40 years old, that ship long gone...
Great video! One of my all time favorite games for the NES was Rush-N-Attack. Maybe it doesn't deserve to be on this list, but it should at least get an honorable mention.
@@vt2animalsandvlogs The system includes several licensed, third party games: Castlevania (Konami), Double Dragon II (Technos), Ghosts 'n Goblins (Capcom), just to name a few.
@@cortneylott4951 it’s simply called punch out, instead of mike Tyson’s punch out. In 1990 when Nintendo‘s contract with Mike Tyson ran out, they did not renew it. They re-released Mike Tyson‘s Punch out as just “punch out”. Both games are exactly the same except Mike Tyson‘s sprite was replaced.
@@Romans8-9 the arcade version was my favorite growing up. I dumped enough quarters into the machine to probably buy it. I'd tell you to get the mame emulator and the game. Much better graphics and more fluid gameplay. However it wasn't originally called rush'n'attack. It was called green beret. Here is a link for you
The thing is, DK & DK Jr have massive nostalgia factors.... Also they do play quite well on the NES, for those who can't go to an arcade or set up MAME
Yeah Rody. NES classic is amazing. I need to hack it to get all the games but I'm afraid I'll brick it lol. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoyed the video and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Well now you can experience them with the classic edition man. And you can mod it easily to add better games lol. Thanks so much for your support as always Ayoros!!
Hey Fidel! I would be cool with one of the TMNT games on the classic. Im shocked it wasnt on there. Im sure it was some licensing issue or something. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
TMNT 2 would've been even better! Surprised neither TMNT game was there; makes sense if it was licensing. Was also surprised not seeing Duck Tales. I thought it was popular. Bunch of other fun (but maybe not as popular) games missed the cut too -- Renegade, Strider, and R.C. Pro Am, just to name a few.
Luke Daniell Wolverine or x-men too. I even liked superman, batman, return of the joker, robocop, gremlins 2, jurassic park, star wars, star trek, predator.
I’m liking the shouts out for Solomon’s Key. My friends hated that game, but I liked it because each level challenged your skill around obstacles and enemies.
I absolutely loved Maniac Mansion. The fact that any group can be used to beat the game and there's so many different endings made it's replay value through the roof. Yeah, the only bad thing was the pointer. If they could have just done two little tricks it would have made it work so much better: pressing select would take the pointer from the screen to the command list then hitting it again would immediately put it back to where it was and holding B could make the arrow move much faster.
If the argument about the arcade ports (pacman, galaga, donkey kong) is that they should be played on arcade with a joystick, the same argument could be made for Maniac Mansion. On PC it has better graphics and controls, so... I think that the main point of the classic mini is nostalgia. Those games (Donkey Kong, Maniac Mansion) were huge on the system and if someone played them as a child, they will like to have them on the classic mini.
No doubt Hot Science Music! Rygar is an epic all time classic. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Thank you for not cussing in your video. Too many video game video reviewers on TH-cam have potty mouths. I agree with most of your game picks except that super c should be included along with the original contra.
No problem Doug. I'm glad you feel that way man. I will 100% never curse on this channel because its family friendly and I do the channel with my kids. Thanks so much for the feedback and I hope to hear from you again here at the channel!
One reason they may have chosen CV2 over CV3 is because the Famicom version of CV3 uses a custom chip not supported by the emulator used by the NES classic. The Famicom version of Contra also uses a custom chip which may explain why they opted for Super C instead. Good point about Pro Wrestling. It was an in house game so royalties would not have been an issue. Rygar missing is also odd being they included other Temco games. Why they didn't use Donkey Classics and instead chose to include DK and DKjr as separate games is also a headscratcher. If they were insistent on sticking to an even 30 games for some reason Pro Wrestling could have filled the freed up slot without needing to get approval from a 3rd party developer.
Thank you for an awesome video, G3! I really like- and agree with your list of games, which should have been included. I actually like all three of the Castlevania games to the NES, but agree that Castlevania 1 and 3 are superior to Castlevania 2. If it was up to me, I would also have included Faxanadu, Cobra Triangle, Goonies 2, NES Tennis and Mega Man 1 to the list of games. 🙂
Agree with contra, battletoads, and C3. You forgot about some rather epic games like; 1942, Dragon Warrior, Tecmo Super Bowl (tecmo bowl is a mess), Ninja Turtles, and super off road!
I'll admit, I didn't realize this was a troll video until you mentioned Battletoads. Not only were the characters cheap TMNT knock-offs, not only was the game crap, but it was broken crap. There was a game-stopping bug that made it literally impossible to finish the game in 2 player mode. You really had me going until then, though, with those other reasonable and well thought out choices.
Hey man! Didn't know about the glitch for the two player mode that's insane dude. Obviously you didnt like battletoads but I hope you enjoyed the video otherwise. Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
GenerationGapGaming Loved Battletoads! Admittedly, never played 2 player but had plenty of fun in single player. And yes, I beat it in 7 weeks (although I probably played it 12 hours a day lol)
lol, yeah I enjoyed it, but I had to poke fun at you for Battletoads. :) It always rubbed me the wrong way that they dissed the TMNT in their advertising campaign (plus the whole glitch thing).
Yes it should p0labecool123. I think it is due to some licensing issue but it's an awesome game for sure. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I’m willing to bet Konami had something to do with Contra not being on there. Yeah, I know there are other Konami games on the system, but I imagine they might have been asking for too much money to license Contra, because Konami is a shit company nowadays. I definitely think Nintendo tried, but instead had to settle for Super C. Personally I like Super C better but I’m in the minority - most people prefer the original, and that’s fine. Either way, it’s super simple to mod the thing and add literally every NES game onto it.
Why is Simon's Quest included on the NES Classic? Two reasons: 1. It's one of the most influential games of all time. Its fingerprints are all over the Metroidvania genre, as it's the game that directly inspired Symphony of the Night. 2. Two words: Bloody.Tears. Seriously, Simon's Quest has one of the best sountracks in the NES library. There's a reason the song chosen for the best scene of the Castlevania Netflix series.
Why not ,Whomp'em, Captain America and the Avengers, Buckey O'hare, Ninja Gaiden 3...? Oh yeah most of the games mentioned Nintendo is unwilling to pay for cause they want the most money out of the deal and that's why we ended up with crap like Ice Climber and other games they developed. Plus their re-release still has a short controller cord and is completely unchanged. Seems like they don't give a crap about loyal fans anymore, money grubbing savages.
Hey Lee. I do hate that they didnt include some all time classics just to save some money but I still love my classic edition. Hope you enjoyed the video dude! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
i really wish tetris was on there. i've been watching tetris tournaments and learning a lot, it really makes me want to play it and i only want to play the nes version, none of these stupid modern tetris games that change the game drastically.
This was well put together and I enjoyed watching this. If I may ask, whats the deal with the battery icon on the upper right side of the screen through all the footage? Is that your capturing software? Also, I politely disagree with you about Simon's Quest. I understand that it has a bad rep for being different from the first and 3rd CV games, but we wouldn't have Symphony of the Night and it's clan of CV games had it not been for Simon's Quest. I play the game for sport quite often.
Glad you enjoyed it Casey! Yes the battery is what I captured it with and didn't realize until after I captured all my footage lol. I recorded the footage with my 8bit boy handheld nes. It can capture hdmi footage but you cant remove the battery level off the recording. I thought it was only on my screen I was playing on the 8bit boy. Lesson learned. I still love the 8bit boy though.
+1. He's not taking away my Simon's Quest! I love the RPGs element to it, I fleshes out the world of Castlevania and the music is phenomenal! I happen to like Dr. Mario too btw.
Licensing issues prevented some of these. Castlevania 3 dynamics with its programming make it difficult for emulation. It's why it's often not including on multi carts you see available. I will give you props for Rygar. Truthfully, they should have included a much bigger library to make up for the lack of some classics they didn't have they ability to include.
Yeah I know KingGoji but Im afraid to brick my classic edition lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Oh wow Beerman you're right dude. How could I forget that game. Timeless classic. Hope you enjoyed the video man! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
bro, that would have been MASSIVE on the hard drive like you'd have to pay about 330 dollars for it if they did that's how much cuz that's how much it'd be worth, and imagine if they had trouble getting the emulator to work on some games? like I'm gonna say they did get it to work for all games for this, what about games like Duck Hunt? like how would they make a gun to plug in y'know it would cost them $? y'know so, that's kinda why but, yeah it's missing a bunch games but, hey just hack an NES or SNES mini if you have a PC and put ROMS on it then, you can make folders, add themes. y'know let your imagination run wild I followed th-cam.com/channels/O91Nlt9y8svZF8VjEKpkmQ.html 's Tutorials easy. you can buy an NES or SNES for hacking it btw you can multiboot SNES from an NES classic and the other way around, isn't that cool? I've done it and works very good NES classic is very cheap?: www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/ :)
Finishing rygar as a kid was one of my most celebrated accomplishments. With no continues we left the console powered on for a full week. My parents were under strict warning that if they turned it off i would run away.
Good list! I also agree with the games you would have taken off the NES Classic. The 10 games I would have added are: 1) Adventures of Lolo 2) Batman 3) Blades of Steel 4) Castlevania 3 (which you have) 5) Contra (which you have as well) 6) Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat 7) Little Samson 8) Nightshade 9) Super Spike V'Ball 10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game Thankfully I hacked mine but it would have been awesome if it already came with those games - especially Little Samson since a lot of people haven't played it and certainly can't get a physical copy noe without paying a fortune. Anyway, loved the video!
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The Wizards and warriors shout out just took me back to memories I hadn’t reflected on in like 25 years, thanks.
Dude I love Wizards and Warriors. What an epic 8 bit gem!
Loved the music in this game
Instead of Wizards and Warriors I would have included Iron Sword. That game was awesome!!!
Could be licensing issues that prevent Wizard's and Warriors as well as the various other Acclaim games made for the NES from being reissuing. Some of those older games from defunct companies are trapped in licensing hell, with no completely clear answer on who owns the rights or which regions of the world those rights apply.
Nintendo likely didn't want to put in the effort of figuring out who, if anyone, specifically owns the rights to those games at the moment when setting up the NES Classic. Shame because I too like W&W.
What!? No Blades of Steel or Ducktales?!
1943, Duck tales, and at least one of the Ninja Turtles games should have been on the system.
Great choices rogue9ine! All great games. My cousins and I played 1943 quite a bit man. Great memories man! Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I second 1943! I loved that game too!
1943 was a must have.
loved duck tales and ninja turtles
Duck Tales and Ninja Turtles would be cool, but impossible to put on due to licensing
Double Dragon should have been included
Double Dragon is a great game dude. Glad you reminded me. Would have rather had that included than part 2. Hope you enjoyed the video chorse70. Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Should have been River City Ransom. It rpg elemments and open world make it far superior than DD. I think DD gets more love only cuz more people know it from its arcade game.
River City Ransom ("Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari" in Japan) was much more popular in Japan than in the U.S., but became a cult classic here. I would fight tooth and nail for it's inclusion. My all-tiome favorite NES game.
Double dragon is a great game for sure but the NES version didn't have the 2 player coop like the original arcade version, instead it had a Mario bros style 2 player where you take turns, and also introduced a bizarre level up system where you can't perform all the moves until you reach a certain level.
Double dragon 2 fixed both these problems and focused on skill and execution, as well as allowing coop the way it was meant. I'm a big fan of both games but 2 is the better NES game.
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Quite how Kung Fu didn’t make it onto the Classic, I’ll never know...
Amen
I don’t get that either
Ya kung fu was classic
This is due to licensing problems. The game was originally called Spartan X in Japan, based very loosely on a Jackie Chan film with that name.
I don’t love Kung Fu but it’s definitely something I would have expected to be included. I know I’m in the minority for not being a fan. It’s not bad, just not one of my favorites.
R.C. PRO AM was one of my favorite games as a kid.
The Next Gen. Super NES I really enjoy Rock n' Roll Racing. Boy really miss both of these games. Time to install a emulator again to play these games.
There was one year in my life where just the right people came to together in the right place and we always went to the local Legion bar, which I always voted for because it had R.C. racing on Arcade. :D
Hell yes!
I just hate how the cover of RC Pro-am rips off the look for Super Sprint. It always make me think of false advertising. SS and Indy heat were the best driving experiences.
Yes rc pro am was one of my favorite games as a kid
When I bought my NES Classic, I almost thought I was wasting my money with the selection of games it had. What caused me to eventually buy it was how fun it was playing the NES when I was growing up. It felt like playing the original console and made me happy by bringing some of those old childhood memories back. What made it even more worth the money is when I found out that you could hack the console and add your own games. When I found out how, I went right to town and added more games to the existing 30... basically every NES game I have ever played. I now have 106 games on my NES Classic and they all work as if they were on the original hardware. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
That's awesome GrnArrow092. The NES classic is great and I'm happy you got to add plenty of your favorites! Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
@@GenerationGapGamingYou take Galaga shaming back!!! Galaga is the greatest old school arcade game. You have zero taste, with as much love that you show Laughing Joking Numnuts (LJN) that should be obvious.
One of my favorite games from the NES that I wish was included was Gauntlet.
Rich Gauntlet is a good choice man....I suck at it lol but still a good choice. Hope you enjoyed the video man! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Ugh. gauntlet was a horrible game.
Rich316 81 yep I agree
Gauntlet was awsome!
Traz 316 and gauntlet II.
I actually prefer the NES versions to the arcade.
1) Bionic Commando
2) Legendary Wings
3) Baseball Stars
Bionic Commando was amazing. Look into the japanese edition, you'll find out who the true final boss was.
Bionic commando was an under the radar stud. My dad bought it for me and I thought it looked ao stupid at first.
It's the first game I played 30 years later when I uploaded a mod to my console.
@@airjordan4ever I think people knew. 9 year old me knew it was hitler. We were so amazed we blew Hitler's head of on a NES. Probably the most gore I have seen on a NES title.
1) Megaman 1
2) Megaman 3
I’d add Crystalis. It’s one of those games even in my 40’s I have fond memeories of.
play it some time. The combat is repetitive and bland.
I love Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. So glad this was included but your list was pretty good. Then reading comments though, lot of good games there too. I know licenses are expensive but dang, this thing should've come with a 100 games.
I hated the floor spikes. Other than that great game.
Agree, I too have fond memories of playing Simon’s Quest. They could have put C3 without dropping C2.
Hack it = problem solved
Agreed lol. I've added some games to mine myself. Thanks for watching and commenting!
GenerationGapGaming Adding games ftw 😂😂😂😂😂
Done and done. I have the (currently) complete Classic line up. Had one hacked so all the rest stay in the box, and I have pretty much everything I could want on hand.
Ever Supreme lol. short ass controller though.
@@dman3438 I got the answer to that as well game on player lol
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Forgot about Ninja Turtles. Loved that game.
The best game on there!
I completely agree with Contra and RC Pro Am. What about RBI baseball? I loved that game.
Apart from Ice Hockey, its the best game on the NES!!
Mod it with hakchi and you get RBI and RBI 2 and 3! ton of videos and resources on youtube to show you how! my NES classic has 800+ games on it now!
I was going to mention RBI Baseball. My favorite baseball game, maybe of all time. I spent days at a time playing that when I was a kid
bases loaded
I got RBI I need Blaster Master
The lack of Contra was literally a dealbreaker for me. I only tried to get one after it had been hacked. I never would have been satisfied with it without Contra.
Yup I agree.
I was the same with not including Castlevania 3. The Castlevania and Contra collections came out on Steam and I bought a Japanese Famicom mini which also included another great game that the NES Classic missed. River City Ransom.
Hakchi2 and TH-cam tutorials solved this issue, got my favs on my NES mini now 😅 Thanks Hakchi2👍
Let's go! Totally agree with Contra and Castlevania 3 and Battletoads!!!
What lol??
GenerationGapGaming I wanted to get first
Comment so I just wrote anything but I wanted to comment on the video so
I wrote "this will be edited" lol
Oh ok lol. That's pretty clever!
Thanks Jay! Always honored to have you comment and watch our stuff. Cant wait until Southeast Game Exchange man!
RC pro am and battle toads are rare games and rare was bought by Microsoft they are on rare replay for xbox one
I agree with most of what you said...but...FAXANADU!!! Absolute classic game, and that was the one game I was surprised wasn't on the NES Classic!
Ron I've heard many good things about Faxanadu. I'm gonna have to try it. The cover art for that game is awful though isnt it lol. Hope to see you around again here at the channel man!
oh, and they COULD have done what they did with the SNES Mini--since they released StarFox 2 on SNES, which was never released in the US, they could have ALSO released the original Super Mario Bros 2 for the NES mini.
GenerationGapGaming yes, you have to try it! It’s fun and addicting!
Ha! rented that game a few times in the 80's, just beat I for the first time about two weeks ago, from what I remember of the levels back in the 80's, it seems child me got about 75% through the game, not too bad for having it on a three day rental. I was pretty surprised by the final boss, but then the story pieces you get through the game make sense when you see him.
Faxanadu. Now that is a awesome game.
Contra wasn’t included due to a clerical error. Konami has a whole list they were planning to allow Nintendo to use on the classic mini, but someone missed some check boxes. It is seriously that simple, and very sad. Thank you Hakchi!!!
I don’t believe all that, when you see what the end result is and say “ok” this is a great list. No way they would go through a system with 20 games and not notice contra not being there and starting over?
At 2.4k comments, I can’t imagine someone hasn’t said this, but, I think a lot of your list boils down to licensing. Nintendo didn’t wanna shell out the money to secure the rights to a lot of those games and split the profits with a third-party developers. Also I’m glad to hear that someone besides me thinks Dr. Mario is a waste of time I never like that game
First thing that I thought as well. But hey, they were nice enough to leave enough memory so we can add the whole library.
Licensing and it was rushed. This was a "get it out by holiday" type release, during a year where Nintendo basically had nothing else for that holiday season.
I wish they had a couple of Disney games in this. Duck Tales and Chip and Dales were surprisingly really good.
And aladdin
@@youraveragemorononyoutube4435 Aladin was on the SNES thou
Duck Tales!! Great game. The moon stage music is still amazing today
super tecmo bowl
They couldn't. EA holds the exclusive rights to the use of NFL teams and logos in video games.
It's in the Europa Version?
I know a site that updates Super Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo NBA basketball each year with new rosters for roms. Also added all new franchises.
i have it on myne
@@whitehamster310 No it's not. It says tecmo bowl, but you get a stupid bowling game. 🤬
Double Dribble, Jordan vs Bird, Kung Fu, Ring King.....LOVED EM!!!!
Great List . Especially Ring King. Very underrated boxing game. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I second Double Dribble, great Bball game! I mean what Konami game wasn't good back then?
I had to go buy a real Ring King NES cartridge and a Retro-Bit console because it didn't come on the NES Mini and i wanted to re-live that part of my childhood.
bubble bibble
Ever played Jordan vs. Bird playing to 1,000. It took me 5 hours to beat Bird 1,000 to 890.
TMNT was a must. Pick between all 4 turtles and the game play was so great .
Animated-Psycho there must be some licensing issue or something because i was shocked that at least one of the turtles games werent on the classic. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I will definitely be sticking around to check out more videos my friend keep up the fantastic work.
Pro Wrestling was awesome! One of my favorites of all time.
I never played DuckTales and I keep hearing how good it was, so that would've been a good addition for those who haven't played it, myself included. Also, kid Niki and gunsmoke.
Gunsmoke was great. I added to the NES mini afterwards. Very underrated game.
Pro wrestling should have been included. With wrestling being as popular as it is, this two player title was a no-brainer.
Exactly Joe! In the words of AVGN..."What were they thinking?" lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
GenerationGapGaming They obviously weren’t thinking of their American audience. We love wrestling here. Moreover, this game was so good that if it were made available to play on smartphones, people would STILL be playing it. A sadly missed opportunity. And yes, I’ll see you around!
To the best of my knowledge, PW hasn't even been released on the virtual console. There must be some weird licensing problem. Absolutely awesome game with simple but effective fighting mechanics.
Feardrinker Don’t forget the admittedly generic but ACCURATE representation of the different wrestling styles seen across the globe! King Slender and The Great Panther were the flashy Americans; think Hulk Hogan and Rick Flair. Star man and The Amazon were the Luchadors. Fighter Hayabusa was the Japanese wrestler...you get it. Coupled with the aforementioned fighting mechanics, and we have an easily accessible, well rounded game.
One of my favourites! Also it is a Nintendo property so there is no licensing fees either
Russian Attack and Metal Gear?????
Great games David. I don't think anyone would have a problem with those being on the classic edition. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
GenerationGapGaming nice vid ;-)
2 of my favorites! Thanks David!
Man do I miss Rush n Attack. No one knows it though in the Neo-Retro Target Audience
I had Rush N Attack, it was kind of difficult. What about Commando, used to play that all the time.
Clash At Demonhead, Castlevania 3, Ducktales, Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers, River City Ransom, Dragon Warrior, Strider, Mega Man, Mega Man 3 and Contra would be mine.
But I wouldn't take anything away from the classic.
Jason those are some awesome titles dude that would be well deserved to be on the classic edition. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
River city ransom for me is the best game on the system.
Chip And Dale 🖒🖒🖒
tetris, marble madness, and castlevania 3 are the only 3 i really wish were included. never bought an nes classic because those 3 games are missing. did buy the snes classic even though i was really disappointed that crono trigger is missing.
Everyone is hating on Balloon Fight but Satoru Iwata programmed that game when he first started in the industry, and is very much part of modern Nintendo's DNA. The NES Classic didn't "have" to exist, because there's already solutions to playing these games without it. I'm not an expert on every game that's included, but it seems to be a love letter to the people in Ninendo's history.
Dev Chang be that as it may, balloon fight was still doo doo lol
Balloon Fight was a clone of Joust ported to the NES and resprited.
not only that
without balloon fight there would not be a super mario bros. game, since the programming of it was copied and pasted into the water levels
the owner of this channel does not make a single research before spitting out his nonsense
@@Thumper770 I would have preferred the HAL version of Joust. I heard Iwata worked on that one as well, and he used what he learned from that experience to improve Balloon Fight, which was apparently very janky on the Famicom.
I still can't believe they didn't put Paperboy on the classic.
Also, I love Dr. Mario! 👨⚕️
Batman NES should´ve been incluided.
@@miltontavares9506 they would have never paid for the license for Batman. No way it would’ve been on there.
One game that I loved for the NES was Crystalis. I loved LoZ but Crystalis was a much better version of a action RPG but it came out right around when the SNES, so it was forgotten about.
Vincent you aren't the first to tell me about Crystalis. I need to try it cause it sounds like I would love it. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to comment man! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Oh man, Crystalis was a game that was ahead of its time on the NES! Gameplay, story, visuals... It was a masterpiece.
GenerationGapGaming Hey, I have to say, Crystalis was by far my favourite NES game. I can't find a regular NES console even though I have found the game itself. DAMN YOU WORLD! Honestly though, try it out.
Timothy Caster it is the next game on my list to find tomorrow at a retro convention. I know I will love it. Thanks man.
It was alot more fun than Star Tropics
RC Pro-AM and Battletoads were made by Rare, now owned by Microsoft. You can get them on an Xbox in Rare Replay.
Pro Wrestling not included is blasphemy! I will not by the classic addition because of it!
BLASTER MASTER, BLADES OF STEEL, CONTRA, NINJA GAIDEN 3, C3, KUNG FU. OMG THIS LIST GOES ON FOR TERRIFIC GAMES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE CLASSIC NES!!!!!
tetris and marble madness. i forgot all about kung fu, that was a really fun nes game too.
StarTropics 2: Zoda's revenge; Q*bert; Megaman 1,3,4,5,6; Marble madness and an english version of Joy Mech Fight as a bonus would have been perfect to be included on NES classic!
Kung Fu
William I totally agree dude. I almost included it in my top 10. I even have a Kung Fu shirt I have worn in a few of our videos lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
That was the first game I got for Nintendo
First game I beat
Baseball stars. Most underrated game ever!!!
Albert EinsteinJr Baseball Stars was the first sports game you could create players, a team, and build up with cash you won in games. Beating the Lovely Ladies gave you the most cash!
great game
@@user-th6eb3oh7v First game to have a grind aspect. I used the American Dreams to outscore teams by 10 runs which triggered the mercy rule. You could beat a team in 1 or 2 innings. I remember searching for players with the highest max potential. It didn't matter if their stats were low. It was about max potential. Having a team so powerful they could swing from the bunt position and still hit a home run was awesome.
Loved this game! Only thing I hated was that my super team would eventually get erased somehow and I'd have to start all over.
best childhood baseball game. i own it but i never hear anyone talk about. where all my ninja black sox at.
I mostly agree with your list Tyler. However, I would’ve included TNMNT due to its insane popularity at the time this game released, plus the game is actually very good. TNMNT 2: The Arcade Game was really fun too but if I had to pick one it would’ve been the original.
And lastly, I would’ve picked either Ice Hockey or Blades of Steel.
teenage ninja mutant ninja turtles?
Rygar was my joint, but Simon’s quest was my favorite Castlevania game.
Rygar is one of my favorites of all time too man. Thanks for taking time to comment
Agree with Simon's quest. I played it first and really enjoyed the gameplay.
me too...i actually liked the rpg elements. the word scrolling was way too slow tho
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I got Paperboy, rc pro am and Contra in my collection with the original system, I can't believe they weren't included with this new one.
I remember playing paperboy in the arcade as well and it had bicycle handlebars instead of controls. That was so cool as a kid
Chip n' dale Rescue Rangers a fun playing two player game. Loved it when I was a kid.
I've heard ChipnDale is great and I've watched a few people stream it. I need to try to find a copy! Thanks for watching and commenting Philippe. Really appreciate it. Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I just got my NES classic a few days ago, and for the most part I have the same feelings about what was and was not included. I do think there are a few others that should have made the cut; Dragon Warrior, Bionic Commando, Metal Gear, 1943, Spy Hunter, NES Baseball, and Double Dribble really needed to be included on the console. Along with that, I wished they had put the first Double Dragon instead of the sequel because the gameplay and movement control were much better, and traded Gradius for Lifeforce due to it being a far superior game. I also think that we could have lived with only two Super Mario Bros. titles, preferably foregoing SMB 2, and leaving out Zelda 2; although it was a pretty good game, the movements were a bit jerky, and that made it frustrating during boss battles.
Tecmo Superbowl should of definitely been on there!!
Mark I totally agree man and i even contemplated putting it on my list but since the original tecmo bowl was on there i thought people would give me crap about it, but yes Tecmo super bowl was way better than the first. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
That's a licensing issue. Tecmo Super Bowl had NFL teams, and the Madden series has exclusive NFL rights.
Tecmo bowl is already in it
Aaah, okaayy
jackal is an awesome game. It’s fun to play, and the music is great.
1. Just because you hate dr Mario doesn’t mean that it should be removed for everyone and 2. Battletoads is owned by Rare, which is owned by Microsoft.
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter is an awesome game Marshall! Loved the arcade version too. Gotta find that red truck lol!!! Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Or super spy hunter
Nintendo obviously doesn’t care about its customers. They hardly made enough of these consoles and should have made it have an option to purchase and play more games .
Axel Nintendo does make me question their ideas sometimes, but at the end of the day they are a business so you know what that means lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I absolutely LOVES Simon's Quest. My favorite Castlevania!
That's cool Nathanial. I wish I liked it honestly. I have tried lol. Maybe I should try again. Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
The dungeon floor spikes is what always bothered me most about it. I prefer 3 not just because it’s better but because it’s one of my favorites for the NES.
7:33 No no, flip the yellow blue one over so the blue part will fall on the blue germ....
I didn't think it'd be possible for anyone to be that bad at Dr Mario. Great game, just...
I don't know, GIT GUD? But the game's almost 40 years old, that ship long gone...
Great video! One of my all time favorite games for the NES was Rush-N-Attack. Maybe it doesn't deserve to be on this list, but it should at least get an honorable mention.
My wish list:
- Kung Fu
- 1943
- Contra
- TMNT
- Battletoads
Not my choices but respect
TMNT and Battletoads can't be included, because they are licensed games
@@vt2animalsandvlogs The system includes several licensed, third party games: Castlevania (Konami), Double Dragon II (Technos), Ghosts 'n Goblins (Capcom), just to name a few.
@@ryanh.3192 Fair enough, but Battletoads is owned by Microsoft, and I don't know what company made the TMNT game
@@vt2animalsandvlogs Yeah I'm sure the licensing costs for those franchises was more than Nintendo was willing to pay.
Mike Tyson's Punch out,and Track n Field ,and Double Dribble
Cortney Lott yes that’s a classic and it was not included that’s just wrong😔
But punch out is on there...
@@imperialjoe8023 punch out where? What number ? Under what name because I don't see it on there.
@@cortneylott4951 it’s simply called punch out, instead of mike Tyson’s punch out. In 1990 when Nintendo‘s contract with Mike Tyson ran out, they did not renew it. They re-released Mike Tyson‘s Punch out as just “punch out”. Both games are exactly the same except Mike Tyson‘s sprite was replaced.
@@imperialjoe8023 what number of 620 games build in ?
I would have liked it if they included Rush-n- attack and Spy Hunter.
Loved Rush-n-attack
@@Romans8-9 The arcade version was great. The NES version, not so much. I would tell you to get it via mame.
@@Cline3911 Never played the arcade version. I have the NES version, always loved it as a child, its a bit basic as an adult though, admittedly.
@@Romans8-9 the arcade version was my favorite growing up. I dumped enough quarters into the machine to probably buy it. I'd tell you to get the mame emulator and the game. Much better graphics and more fluid gameplay. However it wasn't originally called rush'n'attack. It was called green beret. Here is a link for you
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Thank you for including Wizards & Warriors! That was one of my favorite/frustrating games. 🎮
The thing is, DK & DK Jr have massive nostalgia factors.... Also they do play quite well on the NES, for those who can't go to an arcade or set up MAME
Well, one thing I have against paperboy is he keeps throwing newspapers through my window
Have you considered changing the color of your house?
Spy Hunter was one of my favorites and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1
My NES CLASSIC has all of these games.😀 Hak chi for life!. Good pic for 10 games.
Yeah Rody. NES classic is amazing. I need to hack it to get all the games but I'm afraid I'll brick it lol. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoyed the video and I hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Heres your gold star. Haha, the smell of desperation.
What's the smell of desperation??
Your list couldn't be more SPOT ON!!!! Excellent list and you were not annoying, good job!
Agreed with your top 10 to be included. I’m one of the few that loved Simon’s Quest so I’d actually keep that one in.
I love simons quest. Great soundtrack, challenging, time consuming in a good way.
mario, punch out, donkey kong, i missed all the Nintendo and sega games bro
Well now you can experience them with the classic edition man. And you can mod it easily to add better games lol. Thanks so much for your support as always Ayoros!!
Not bad but dude how about Tmnt ninja turtles.
Hey Fidel! I would be cool with one of the TMNT games on the classic. Im shocked it wasnt on there. Im sure it was some licensing issue or something. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
TMNT 2 would've been even better! Surprised neither TMNT game was there; makes sense if it was licensing. Was also surprised not seeing Duck Tales. I thought it was popular. Bunch of other fun (but maybe not as popular) games missed the cut too -- Renegade, Strider, and R.C. Pro Am, just to name a few.
Luke Daniell Wolverine or x-men too.
I even liked superman, batman, return of the joker, robocop, gremlins 2, jurassic park, star wars, star trek, predator.
I'd put river city ransom, adventures of lolo, solomons key, master blaster, bionic commando, mighty final fight and ducktales
That's a great list of games too Josh. All solid choices
You'll find some of these on the famicom mini. Solomon key and a few from the River City Ransom series
Mighty final fight..hell yeah
I’m liking the shouts out for Solomon’s Key. My friends hated that game, but I liked it because each level challenged your skill around obstacles and enemies.
I absolutely loved Maniac Mansion. The fact that any group can be used to beat the game and there's so many different endings made it's replay value through the roof. Yeah, the only bad thing was the pointer. If they could have just done two little tricks it would have made it work so much better: pressing select would take the pointer from the screen to the command list then hitting it again would immediately put it back to where it was and holding B could make the arrow move much faster.
If the argument about the arcade ports (pacman, galaga, donkey kong) is that they should be played on arcade with a joystick, the same argument could be made for Maniac Mansion. On PC it has better graphics and controls, so...
I think that the main point of the classic mini is nostalgia. Those games (Donkey Kong, Maniac Mansion) were huge on the system and if someone played them as a child, they will like to have them on the classic mini.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Great channel
Thanks so much. Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and yours as well!!!
Rygar is one of my all time faves 🙏🏻
No doubt Hot Science Music! Rygar is an epic all time classic. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
The music was awesome too.
Thank you for not cussing in your video. Too many video game video reviewers on TH-cam have potty mouths. I agree with most of your game picks except that super c should be included along with the original contra.
No problem Doug. I'm glad you feel that way man. I will 100% never curse on this channel because its family friendly and I do the channel with my kids. Thanks so much for the feedback and I hope to hear from you again here at the channel!
I agree . People don't realize how unprofessional all that profanity sounds
Yes thank you I like having some gaming videos I can watch with the kid :)
I know I’m late to this party but ninja Gaiden was one of my favorites!
Trey Duval same I don’t think people like it because it’s so difficult to beat
I can finally destroy Ninja Gaiden in about 16 -17 minutes with one guy...Only took me around 29 years to do it 😂...Gotta work on part 2 next
Ninja gaiden is on there
One reason they may have chosen CV2 over CV3 is because the Famicom version of CV3 uses a custom chip not supported by the emulator used by the NES classic. The Famicom version of Contra also uses a custom chip which may explain why they opted for Super C instead.
Good point about Pro Wrestling. It was an in house game so royalties would not have been an issue. Rygar missing is also odd being they included other Temco games. Why they didn't use Donkey Classics and instead chose to include DK and DKjr as separate games is also a headscratcher. If they were insistent on sticking to an even 30 games for some reason Pro Wrestling could have filled the freed up slot without needing to get approval from a 3rd party developer.
Thank you for an awesome video, G3! I really like- and agree with your list of games, which should have been included. I actually like all three of the Castlevania games to the NES, but agree that Castlevania 1 and 3 are superior to Castlevania 2. If it was up to me, I would also have included Faxanadu, Cobra Triangle, Goonies 2, NES Tennis and Mega Man 1 to the list of games. 🙂
Agree with contra, battletoads, and C3. You forgot about some rather epic games like; 1942, Dragon Warrior, Tecmo Super Bowl (tecmo bowl is a mess), Ninja Turtles, and super off road!
How about 1943 instead??
Took forever to find another super off rpad junkie in the comments
I'll admit, I didn't realize this was a troll video until you mentioned Battletoads. Not only were the characters cheap TMNT knock-offs, not only was the game crap, but it was broken crap. There was a game-stopping bug that made it literally impossible to finish the game in 2 player mode.
You really had me going until then, though, with those other reasonable and well thought out choices.
Hey man! Didn't know about the glitch for the two player mode that's insane dude. Obviously you didnt like battletoads but I hope you enjoyed the video otherwise. Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
GenerationGapGaming Loved Battletoads! Admittedly, never played 2 player but had plenty of fun in single player. And yes, I beat it in 7 weeks (although I probably played it 12 hours a day lol)
lol, yeah I enjoyed it, but I had to poke fun at you for Battletoads. :)
It always rubbed me the wrong way that they dissed the TMNT in their advertising campaign (plus the whole glitch thing).
+Warlocke000
I've never gotten close to beating it in one-player or two-player, so I was completely unaware of the glitch!
That is nonsense, everyone was playing Battletoads back in the 90s. Definitely a defining game for the NES.
I would like to see a new version of the NES Classic Edition at a later date, with a different game lineup and the audio lag issue fixed!
Is the SNES Classic known to have audio lag as well?
I’m so glad you put Maniac Mansion on the list. That is one of my all time favorite games!
Urghh I would so love to play Battletoads...that game is just amazing.
Batman should be on the nes classic
Yes it should p0labecool123. I think it is due to some licensing issue but it's an awesome game for sure. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
oh yeah, that was a good one too!
I’m willing to bet Konami had something to do with Contra not being on there. Yeah, I know there are other Konami games on the system, but I imagine they might have been asking for too much money to license Contra, because Konami is a shit company nowadays. I definitely think Nintendo tried, but instead had to settle for Super C. Personally I like Super C better but I’m in the minority - most people prefer the original, and that’s fine. Either way, it’s super simple to mod the thing and add literally every NES game onto it.
Why is Simon's Quest included on the NES Classic? Two reasons:
1. It's one of the most influential games of all time. Its fingerprints are all over the Metroidvania genre, as it's the game that directly inspired Symphony of the Night.
2. Two words: Bloody.Tears.
Seriously, Simon's Quest has one of the best sountracks in the NES library. There's a reason the song chosen for the best scene of the Castlevania Netflix series.
Wow, I completely agree with all 10 of your choices, and all 10 of the games to exclude from the NES Classic. Good job!
Where is Tecmo Cup Soccer game? Best graphics and music on NES. Hands down😎
Why not ,Whomp'em, Captain America and the Avengers, Buckey O'hare, Ninja Gaiden 3...? Oh yeah most of the games mentioned Nintendo is unwilling to pay for cause they want the most money out of the deal and that's why we ended up with crap like Ice Climber and other games they developed. Plus their re-release still has a short controller cord and is completely unchanged. Seems like they don't give a crap about loyal fans anymore, money grubbing savages.
Hey Lee. I do hate that they didnt include some all time classics just to save some money but I still love my classic edition. Hope you enjoyed the video dude! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Lee Fischer I'm shocked Devil World didn't make the cut. Google it.
Luis Reyes , Devil World is an awesome one no doubt! You also can't forget Holy Diver and Splatter house Wanpaku Graffiti ;-)
Nintendo’s a business yo
How could it not have river city ransom or super dodge ball by far the best games on nes or was i just wierd..
Barf
WEIRD
Tetris, Battletoads, Ducktales, rbi baseball 4, Renegade, Ice Hockey, Super Dodge Ball, Marble Madness, Spy Hunter, and T&C Surf.
i was starting to think i was the only person who remembers marble madness. such a fun and addictive game.
i really wish tetris was on there. i've been watching tetris tournaments and learning a lot, it really makes me want to play it and i only want to play the nes version, none of these stupid modern tetris games that change the game drastically.
This was well put together and I enjoyed watching this. If I may ask, whats the deal with the battery icon on the upper right side of the screen through all the footage? Is that your capturing software? Also, I politely disagree with you about Simon's Quest. I understand that it has a bad rep for being different from the first and 3rd CV games, but we wouldn't have Symphony of the Night and it's clan of CV games had it not been for Simon's Quest. I play the game for sport quite often.
Glad you enjoyed it Casey! Yes the battery is what I captured it with and didn't realize until after I captured all my footage lol. I recorded the footage with my 8bit boy handheld nes. It can capture hdmi footage but you cant remove the battery level off the recording. I thought it was only on my screen I was playing on the 8bit boy. Lesson learned. I still love the 8bit boy though.
0:57 ahhhh well avgn had a lot of things to say about it
Ice Hockey.
Ice hockey is a phenomenal game dude. great box art too! Hope you enjoyed the video man!
I actually happened to love Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest and Dr. Mario!
+1. He's not taking away my Simon's Quest! I love the RPGs element to it, I fleshes out the world of Castlevania and the music is phenomenal! I happen to like Dr. Mario too btw.
Trojan, tmnt, kull, master chu and the drunkard hue, Friday the 13th, kung-fu. These are some other ones greats.
Licensing issues prevented some of these. Castlevania 3 dynamics with its programming make it difficult for emulation. It's why it's often not including on multi carts you see available. I will give you props for Rygar. Truthfully, they should have included a much bigger library to make up for the lack of some classics they didn't have they ability to include.
They should’ve had baseball stars
Great pick Lenny. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
I wish paper boy was included to
Paperboy is so much fun great value! Hope you enjoyed the video man and I hope to see you around again here at the channel.
You can add them using hackchi
Yeah I know KingGoji but Im afraid to brick my classic edition lol. Hope you enjoyed the video man and hope to see you around again here at the channel!
@@GenerationGapGaming lol. But good video.
Ive got 2 nes classics, and a super nes classic all jailbroken...its so worth adding the games.......
Ziggybam Murphy how does one do this method? I just bought the classic nes
I actually have a friend that does them...i gave him a couple bucks and he did them...theres games on it ive never even see or heard of
This is a very unique list... I didn't expect to see many of these
You included Rygar and Wizards and Warriors. My two favorites, and two games I think got totally overlooked in their day.
Super Spike V’Ball!
Makoeyes 21 heck ya
Makoeyes 21
One of my childhood favorites
Super Dodgeball was awesome! Even helped kids learn that other countries existed! Lol
Bionic Commando
Oh wow Beerman you're right dude. How could I forget that game. Timeless classic. Hope you enjoyed the video man! Hope to see you around again here at the channel!
Rygar, Bionic Commando and Zelda. Best Games Everrrrrr
I can’t believe this thing didn’t have every single game ever released on the system 🤬
bro, that would have been MASSIVE on the hard drive like you'd have to pay about 330 dollars for it if they did that's how much cuz that's how much it'd be worth, and imagine if they had trouble getting the emulator to work on some games? like I'm gonna say they did get it to work for all games for this, what about games like Duck Hunt? like how would they make a gun to plug in y'know it would cost them $? y'know so, that's kinda why but, yeah it's missing a bunch games but, hey just hack an NES or SNES mini if you have a PC and put ROMS on it then, you can make folders, add themes. y'know let your imagination run wild I followed th-cam.com/channels/O91Nlt9y8svZF8VjEKpkmQ.html 's Tutorials easy. you can buy an NES or SNES for hacking it btw you can multiboot SNES from an NES classic and the other way around, isn't that cool? I've done it and works very good NES classic is very cheap?: www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/ :)
Finishing rygar as a kid was one of my most celebrated accomplishments. With no continues we left the console powered on for a full week. My parents were under strict warning that if they turned it off i would run away.
Lucky you didn´t have a blackout!
Good list! I also agree with the games you would have taken off the NES Classic. The 10 games I would have added are:
1) Adventures of Lolo
2) Batman
3) Blades of Steel
4) Castlevania 3 (which you have)
5) Contra (which you have as well)
6) Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
7) Little Samson
8) Nightshade
9) Super Spike V'Ball
10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Thankfully I hacked mine but it would have been awesome if it already came with those games - especially Little Samson since a lot of people haven't played it and certainly can't get a physical copy noe without paying a fortune. Anyway, loved the video!
You have my vote for Rygar and Wizards and Warriors. Those are two great games that I remember stumbling through in order to complete them.