In case you are wondering, there will be more Top 10s, but only for systems I know very well. I have not played enough SNES, so there won't be one for that anytime soon. EDIT, maybe I'll catch up on SNES, but I won't have time for RPGs.
I wanted to ask you to quantify your statements about "second tier NES games are better than second tier SNES", guess that's off the table , too? :) EDIT: I did not wanna come off as aggressive, so sorry. I guess people who got the NES in Elemenatary School and the SNES in High School, tend to have a fonder memory of the childhood system. I was 13 when I got my NES and 17 when I got my SNES; and I thought everything was better and more expanded - just like my body/mind :P
just a few snes recommendations: ff4 breath of fire RPM racing street fighter 2(the world warrior, not any of the others) the donkey kong country games. mario world there are many many others, but i'm not in a good state of mind and cant remember them. real life can be fcked up at times.
My top 10: 1.-Castlevania 2.-Super Mario Bros. 3 3.-Double Dragon 2: The Revenge 4.-Contra 5.-Final Fantasy 6.-Megaman 2 7.-Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos 8.-Bionic Commando 9.-Faxanadu 10.-Wizards & Warriors 2: Iron Sword
interesting list you have , we have some of the same games for our own Top 10. Here is mine 10. California Games 9. Tetris 8. R.C. Pro-Am 7. Gyruss 6. Spy Hunter 5.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 4.Gun Smoke 3.Super Mario Bros. 2 2.Kung Fu 1.Ghosts'n Goblins
Super Mario 2 was my favorite among the original Super Mario trilogy. Some people don't like it because it's different from the other 2 games, but I like it for what it is. I also liked the lack of a time limit. It takes the pressure off, and gives you all the time you want to explore.
It wasn’t the game itself that I had a problem with. SM2 was a blast to play. My issue with SM2 was finding out after I finally beat it that the whole game was just Mario’s dream. I hate it when games, shows, or movies do the whole dream sequence as an episode to explain everything.
I liked your comment about Metroid giving you a loney feeling. I think that sense of isolation deep inside an abandoned alien planet is core to why those games are so enchanting. That Metroid music always gives me goosebumps and I think thats why. It could amost take place on the ocean floor in a weird way.
My NES top ten: 1. Blaster master 2. Ninja Gaiden 2 (the whole series really) 3.castlevania 2 4.castlevania 3 ,5.super c. 6. Bionic commando 7. Metal gear 8,Doble dragon 2(1 ans 3 too 9.jackal 10.mega man 2
SM3 gave us the best childhood memories. I had to save my money to buy the game. Kids in school talked about it all about it and when we would read about it in magazines we got excited. Can't forget about The Wizard. Mario brought us all together. Good times.
Wish I could find a video of people standing in line for Mario 3 in the 80's. I heard it was the longest in history, and it was going down parking lots in the U.S. and several blocks in Japan.
Great picks! Zelda and Megaman not being on there was very suprising. Being a kid in the 80s and 90s was awesome. So many great memories with my NES. Cheers!
My top NES games: 1. Super Mario Bros 3 2. Rad Racer 3. Super Mario Bros 4. Excikebike 5. OG Legend of Zelda 6. Mega Man 2 7. Tetris 8. Donkey Kong 9. Wild Gunman 10. Kirby's Adventure
Totally agree about Mario 2 and 3. Of course in the 80s we had no idea Mario 2 was a re-skin of another game. We loved that it was different. It was the one of the few games my entire family enjoyed playing. Star Tropics is probably my favourite atmospheric game for the NES. I also played endless hours of Punch Out. I even got to the point that I was able to TKO Tyson in the 1st Round (yes, it is possible). Picking it up thirty years later on my NES Classic, I get utterly mauled once I get past the Minor Circuit (lol). And with my love for adventure / fantasy RPGs, I'm still a huge fan of Ultima: Quest of the Avatar. As far as what has the best mix of nostalgia, as well as something I can still pick up today, my all-time favourite on the NES has to be Faxanadu; a game that was mostly overlooked back in the day, but is now getting a lot of love from retro fans.
Okay.. who else was a kid when the movie "The Wizard" came out with Fred Savage? Seriously that kid was my childhood in movies and The Wonder Years back in the 90's. A lot of people say "The Wizard" was just a giant promotional ad for Nintendo, but as a kid back then I didn't notice or care. That movie was based all around the NES, and back then the NES was a BIG deal. We didn't get Nintendo Power like other kids did, though. My mother worked her tail off as a Nurse working at two different hospitals making ends meet with no father in the picture and we got an NES at the tail end of it's run but man alive I loved that system. I still do! Anyways.... mentioning Super Mario Bros. 3 will always have to e a #1 in my pick as well, and again I mention the movie "The Wizard" because that was the first time we saw it here in America. If memory serves it took a year or two for it to come out here in the states, and I remember when the commercial came on for it and yes I was still engrossed with "The Wizard" and that game at the end for the final game in the competition took my little brain by storm. The funny thing is I was absolutely terrible at Super Mario Bros. 3 and to this day at 45 years old I have never had a full run through. As a kid I was never able to get past the third world, but man oh man I loved that game. It's funny with this dude mentioning Super Mario Bros. 3 because I was so enamored with it on the movie back then. But honestly Metroid was my favorite game even though I never beat that one either. I'm not very good at NES games to be honest, but back then at 8 years old when Metroid came out I was all about the Space and Fantasy genre. But let's be fair here... what eight year old boy wasn't back then?
My Top 10 in no particular order - Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, Double Dragon, The Guardian Legend, Contra, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Tengen Tetris, Shatterhand, and Gun.Smoke. Honorable mentions go to Ice Climber, City Connection, and Rad Racer, as well as The Goonies and Road Fighter (only on Famicom).
@@thecawdfather87 The original, Famicom exclusive. Growing up, I had a multi-cart with a pin converter, and that was my favourite game to play. I just wish Goonies 2 wasn't so cryptic, and didn't rely on the first person rooms so much.
@@MrNicholas7 the first nintendo/famicom game I ever had the pleasure to play was versus The Goonies and versus Castlevania on a red tent arcade machine that our local bowling alley used to have back in the 90s! Now I own the famicom version flashed onto a donor NES cart with custom label
One of my favorite NES games is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, which I noticed you had playing in the background. I also really like Batman: Return of the Joker, which was definitely 16-bit esque eye-candy.
My top 10: 10. Astynax 9. Dragon Warrior 8. Pro Wrestling 7. Maniac Mansion 6. Shadowgate 5. Tombs and Treasure 4. Magic of Scheherezade 3. Battle of Olympus 2. Legend of Zelda 1. Wizards and Warriors
Almost ashamed to admit this but one of my faves is Godzilla. I can put that in and play to the end ever year or so. Brings back a lot of memories. I know it sucks for a Godzilla game but as a kid that is all there was and I loved it.
Why be ashamed? There's always such a heavy emphasis on gameplay but it's undeniable that the aesthetics and sound design and worldbuilding of a game are just as important. Godzilla for the NES has some wonderful tunes, huge beautiful sprites, and a dark and threatening atmosphere. Even if it's frustrating to play at times, it's easy to get absorbed into the world.
Wait a moment and hear me out on Mario 2. What we got in the West is the actual real Mario 2. Most people won't even realise it due to the obfuscated ways the actual background story gets flipped around ever since. When in Japan they had this Dream Land Theme Park Event, they asked Miyamoto to develope a game that goes along their them park event. But at that time they already worked on Mario 2, which then was planned to be a rather vertical oriented game. So they had many elements ready for Mario 2 and did the Doki Doki Panic flip when they used the existing Mario 2 assets for Doki Doki Panic instead. You may also recognise how rushed some things in Doki doki Panic are like the waterfall animation as an example. So we in the West did get Mario 2 as it was mostly intended. But due to rather harshly scheduled release dates, Miyamoto did not fully go on with the vertical game experience but let the mix of vertical and horizontal level sections play out as it did with Doki Doki Panic. But in Mario 2 you can see the rather finished animation sequences (again the waterfall animation is to be mentioned). So we got Mario 2, which in Japan got turned into Doki Doki Panic and being rushed at that. But Japan on the other hand was still lacking a second Mario title. So they did another rather rushed decision and it looks like it ever since, the game we in the West came to know as "The Lost Levels". It feels and looks like a hacked Mario Bros 1. And it kinda is. They had to be fast and just re-edited Mario 1 to give Japan its well deserved Mario 2. That's why there are two different Mario 2 games ever since. And as weird as that seems to be to accept the western Mario 2 as the real deal (which in fact it is), it is not that weird at all. Consider how many franchises had their second game being different from the fist outing. Zelda II, Castlevanis II, just to name drop two well known franchises were different from their prequel. And also more adventurous on top of that. Mario 2 (the western game) makes a lot of sense. The actual weird excuse to think MArio 2 Japan was the real game but was not released on the West because of its difficulty is false. Think about how many games have been made tougher for the Western audience. Streets of Rage 3 which has longer life meters for the bosses and sometimes where there was only one boss enemy in the original game we got two instead. Devil May Cry comes to mind as well, where on normal mode you only deal 90% of the damage you do in the Japanese game. So don't let anyone fool you to believe the difficulty excuse talk. But no matter what you believe and believe to know about Mario 2, in the end when Super Mario All-Stars was released we got to play four Mario games in a nice package. Aren't we all happy about that?
1) Contra 2) Castlevania 3 3) The Goonies 2 4) Cowboy Kid 5) Super Mario Bros. 3 6) The Lone Ranger 7) Gunsmoke 8) TMNT: The Arcade Game 9) Metroid 10) Castlevania 2
My top 10, in no particular order: Battletoads Mega Man (any of them, but 6 is still my favorite) Super Mario 3 Silver Surfer Kirby's Adventure TMNT 3: Manhattan Project Dr. Mario Adventure Island 2 Gun-Nac Bucky O'Hare And on top of all that, there are still a TON of great games to go through. Gargoyle's Quest 2, Castlevania, Zelda, Joe and Mac, Crystalis, Double Dragon, Journey to Silius, Ninja Gaiden, Mighty Final Fight, etc, etc, etc. I still think it's my favorite console of all time, though I do love the SNES as well; I've just played more NES in my life, I suppose.
This is my fourth comment. LOL. I guess I have alot to say about the NES. One of my favorite retro systems along with SNES. Some of my favorite games are Mario 1, 2, 3, Gyruss, Gunnac, Jackel, Trojan, Willow and Popeye.
I played a lot of Bubble Bobble...on a tiny 12 inch black and white tv. Trying to disambiguate players is a challenge, though not as hard as Dr. Mario on the same tv. Unfortunately, the real ending requires both players to survive the final boss. I could reach and beat the boss by myself, but never got my sister to survive. I never did see the true ending. I also liked Rainbow Islands, sometimes called Bubble Bobble 2. It's a similar "gimmick puzzle" have with wacky levels and enemies.
My favorites, in no particular order: Mario 3 Kirby’s Adventure Blaster Master Metroid Final Fantasy TMNT (ULTRA platformer, not Arcade) Solstice Tecmo Bowl Zelda II Final Fantasy III Of those, I’ve beaten Kirby, Mario 3, and Final Fantasy. Some are too hard for me - Zelda II, Solstice, TMNT, Blaster Master, Metroid - and the others require more effort/time than I have to give them.
My local mini mart had a bubble bobble arcade machine when I was a kid and the melody always stuck with me when I would go in to buy snacks. Never played the NES version as a kid but playing it now it’s very faithful to the arcade.
This is a good list, a couple of my favorites are Rygar, the original Legend of Zelda and any of the Dragon Warriors are great, as well as any of the Mega Mans for the NES, but probably the 3rd Mega Man is my favorite. Kid Niki and Kid Icarus are also great. SMB3 is a good one and one of my favorites, not sure it would be my #1. Rygar doesn't get enough love, but I don't think a lot of people know how great it is, they also made a Rygar game for the PS2, and that game is one of my favorite games to play on any system.
Love these videos. I can’t imagine you will run out of content with all those consoles. 😂 Aside from that, I love how you explain things, your humor, and your editing style. I also really appreciate your sign off. Keep up the awesome work. It’s only a matter of time before your channel blows up.
Hey Kevin, great video. My son is 10 and has been diagnosed with Autism. Your bully section really made me angry at those people for putting you through that and sad for the potential struggles my own son will face in the future. I always look forward to your content 🙌
Dunno if I could rattle off a full ten games but here's a few of my favs: Mega Man (any of them for the NES, all fantastic) Zelda (omg how was this not in your top ten, fr) Dragon Warrior Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (yes I know its fashionable to hate at this game but I quite liked its upgrade system and the exploration) Legendary Wings (def check this out if you like shooters, it's actually by one of the creators of Street Fighter II, before he made it big, and it shows) Contra Metroid
In no particular order… 1. Contra 2. Mike Tyson’s Punch 🥊 out! 3. Gauntlet 4. SMB 3 5. The Legend of Zelda 6. Metroid 7. Tecmo Bowl 8. Mega Man 6 9. SMB 10. R.C. PRO AM
Oh wow, pin*bot was my first pinball love. I love all the Mario games but besides them if I had a top 10 in no order, MegaMan 2, Castlevania 2, Mike Tyson Punch-Out, Batman, TMNT2arcade, DuckTales, Gyruss, Blades of Steel, Jackal, and Rambo.
My Top Ten NES Games 1. Clu Clu Land 2. Super Mario Bros. 3. Gunsmoke 4. Seicross 5. Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu 6. Bionic Commando 7. Dragon Spirit 8. Super C 9. Dragon Warrior 10. Ducktales Honorable Mention Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Monster Party Antarctic Adventure
It''s hard to pick just 10 and I guess nostalgia comes into play. For me, the Mega Man 2 and Ninja Gaiden would have to be included. I would say Zelda as well, but I didn't really LOVE a Zelda game until Link to the Past on SNES. Best game of all time in my opinion.
Great list. My top 10: 10. Mega Man 2 9: Super Mario Bros 3 8: Castlevania 2 7: Faxanadu 6: River City Ransom 5: The Legend Of Zelda 4: Super Mario Bros 2 3: Startropics 2: Crystalis 1: Legacy Of The Wizard
Thank you for mentioning Life Force! The best in the Gradius series! Still think the closing cylinder maze escape sequence was a tiiiiiny bit unfair in spots, but that's what we had the Konami code for! what a game!
You have some classic picks and have really good taste, you should also try The Guardian Legend as I think it would be right up your alley given that its a blend of different genres so its a lot like blaster master.
My top ten NES games: 1. Mega Man 2 2. Shatterhand 3. SMB3 4. The Guardian Legend 5. Castlevania 6. Mega Man 4 7. SMB2 8. Kirby's Adventure 9. Metal Storm 10. SMB1
Not sure I could do a Top 10 for NES, but SMB3 is probably my fave. A few of my other faves are Dejavu, Astyanax, Solomon’s Key, Excitebike, and Metal Storm. Metal Storm is stupidly expensive nowadays, and I have no idea how I ended up with a copy of it but I’ve had it since I was a kid.
I like that you note that your list is a personal favourites top 10 list and there is this idea that everyone must like the same 10 games (when growing up not everyone had the same 10 games) the first game I saw on the Genesis I think might have been altered beast, and I was impressed by it's graphics when I saw it, and I thought the gameplay looked good. some people probably had a great time playing frogger in times past, and might even rank it their favourite game of all time some people probably liked the atari donkey kong game, and it could be their favourite game of all time some people might have had a great time playing cards, and have better memories playing cards than playing video games
6:08 The ROM hack titled "Metroid + Saving" includes a scrollable map appearing when the game is paused. It also replaces Metroid’s password system with a saving system, offering three save files. The file selection menu shows the player’s equipment, and as an added bonus, the player’s health is now saved (no need to grind for health every time you resume your game).
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is my all-time favorite Mario game. Probably because they brought that tail back!! Love these lists, by the way. Your taste in games was different from mine, and I always find something new worth checking out when you make these videos.
I'm really happy to see you mention Gyruss. I really feel like it's underappreciated. It's easy to get started but tough to master. Especially later stages when you get tons of extra enemies and everything gets super fast. Plus one of the Nintendo made turbo controller (I think it was the Max) was perfect for it.
My top 10 would be: Life Force Contra Solomon's Key Genghis Khan Final Fantasy Dragon Warrior Metroid Super Mario Bros 2 Arkanoid Double Dragon They are not in a particular order, though Life Force would be first. Honorable mention would be Balloon Fight, City Connection, and Rygar. I know there are other great games that I love, but these are ones I still go back to and play more than the others.
You Like Lifeforce, Gradius and Contra You should definitely play the only released for the Famicom (Japan) Gradius II the experience of playing that one feels like all three of the aforementioned games rolled into one You should definitely check it out.
I was just telling my 10-year-old that it was hard to imagine the hype behind Mario 3 at the time, and how much it delivered. I told him it was without a doubt the best video game of all time when it came out.
Battletoads, River City Ransom, Godzilla, Mario 2 and 3, contra, castlvania 3 and 2, zelda 1 and 2, Festers Quest and that one where you turned into a wolf and a dragon were my favorite ones but there were more than one you mentioned that I loved as well
It's a fact, that our childhood selves would likely kick our adult selves asses in most video games. We had no idea that Super Mario 2 was a skin swap, thought it was weird, but loved it 🍄
My favorites are River City Ransom, Contra, Dragon Warrior III, Ice Hockey, Metroid, Mike Tysons Punch Out, Street Fighter 2010, and Castlevania II Simon's Quest, even though Castlevania III is the better game.
@@osakashogun1371 Yeah and it was by far the best beater upper, it had rpg elements and free roam exploration, something that is still rare in its genre to this day.
Agree, Pinbot is an excellent choice. Most channels don't even have Pinbot as a hidden gem, let alone a favorite. It's a game i always come back to play.
my #1 NES game is also Mario 3, but Bubble Bobble is way up there too. I had it as a kid & loved it! Huge shootout to the best MODERN NES game, Micro Mages!! Gotta check that one out, its phenomenal 🥰
I grew up with the NES but didn’t discover Bubble Bobble until 2002. I was member of a photo studio, where you developed black and white photo film and made darkroom prints. This was before anyone had a digital camera. I just remember having this small tv in there, a 2 seat sofa and bubble bobble was the only game so was basically like an arcade machine. Such good memories playing with Johanna who looked like a super hot pop star. Wow I felt amazing
Me and my brother had these A2 sheets of paper on which we drew intricate and detailed maps of Metroid and Kid Icarus. Really made the games much more fun and the maps looked incredible
Great video and great selection! My top ten at the moment in order of them coming to mind: Ninja Gaiden 3, SMB1, SMB3, Metroid, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Star Force, Kickle Cubicle, Tetris, Arkista's Ring.
Great list, thank you for sharing and the memories. Life Force and Bubble Bobble were two faves my brother and I played daily for years along with Blades of Steel and RBI Baseball. Others I loved were Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior, Lolo, TMNT, Maniac Mansion, and Double Dragon 2. I was a big fan of the arcade Spy Hunter game as well and was pleased when we got a decent make of it on NES. Still playing many NES classics yearly on emulator.
Definitely appreciate your list. Wide variety of genres and some titles ive never heard of. Nice byproduct of the 90s is getting to discover how others experienced it since there was so much
I really like how you specifically state things you like about the gameplay of each game. Like the jump in blaster master and how it feels. It gives this list a unique feel compared to the infinite other ones I've seen. Really enjoyed the whole video and I agree that Pinbot rips!
Yes you should absolutely do a playthrough vid of Blaster Master; such a gem with large intricate stages and awesome graphics and game mechanics. I'd watch it for sure.
Pinbot is securely in my top ten It gets easily overlooked because its probably regarded as just a virtual pinball game but the integrity to the source material and the added complexity makes this one of my favorite video games
My top 10 would probably be all Konami, they were in rare form during the 8 bit days, even their lesser known games are amazing, yie ar kung fu, pooyan, circus charlie, the list just goes on.
all those games are bangers, I think I had all of them as well. A lot of the game plays gave me PTSD. I think early on, excite bike was one of my favorites because I played it in the arcade at a convenience store and making maps was awesome. Pro Westling, Rygar, Karnov, Adventure Island, Bionic Commando, RC Pro AM, Dr Mario, Tetris.. and for some reason I liked Mighty Bomber Jack.
Hell yeah! Castlevania or 3 is a must. Ghost and goblins is brutal I remember actually beating it going through the whole game twice but that was the super Nintendo version, my favorite one 💫🏆🎮
I only owned a handful of nes games back in the day (I was around 7 or 8 when my mum got me one on xmas 89/90 ). Relying on birthdays, Christmases and borrowing off friends, I probably only played 20+ nes games in total. But here is my top 10 from memory, in no particular order: Super Mario Bros 3 Legend of Zelda Batman Top gun 2 Shadow of the Ninja Castlevania Elite Probotector (Contra 🇬🇧) Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Duck tales I do remember playing more games, but these are the ones I remember most fondly.
I did a deathless run of Blaster Master a few years ago and it felt amazing. I am shocked the orginal Final Fantasy or any of the Dragon Warrior games did not make the list. Dragon Warrior 4 I believe was considered one of the greatest games ever released on the NES.
To be fair, this guy probably never played them or he just isn't an RPG fan, but honestly, though, you're not wrong, those games were amazing (DW2 and FF were tough as nails at the time though)
my top favorite 10. SNK Baseball Stars 9. gun smoke 8. Godzilla 7. 1943 6. Faxanadu 5. Mike Tyson's punch out 4. Guardian Legend 3. Battle of olympus 2. Zelda 2 1. Zelda 3 honorable mentions American Gladiators Super mario Bros 2 fester's quest (and yes i did beat it and yes i did get a rapid fire controller for it the game manual actually reccommends it ) hard list to come up with there were so many games i loved growing up but these are the one's that stand out because i spent so much time on them and more than afew i stil play today.
Never got into Contra or Blaster Master, but they are fun to try. My favorites are: Mike Tyson's Punch Out, RC Pro-Am, Stinger, Legend of Zelda, Section Z, Legened of Zelda 2, Dragon Warior, Super Pitfall, Super Mario Bros. (all 3). And Wrecking Crew.
In case you are wondering, there will be more Top 10s, but only for systems I know very well. I have not played enough SNES, so there won't be one for that anytime soon. EDIT, maybe I'll catch up on SNES, but I won't have time for RPGs.
Nice one, look forward to more 👍
Please n64!
I wanted to ask you to quantify your statements about "second tier NES games are better than second tier SNES", guess that's off the table , too? :)
EDIT: I did not wanna come off as aggressive, so sorry. I guess people who got the NES in Elemenatary School and the SNES in High School, tend to have a fonder memory of the childhood system. I was 13 when I got my NES and 17 when I got my SNES; and I thought everything was better and more expanded - just like my body/mind :P
you said SNES won't have a top 10, but I'd be interested in your next 10 favourite games for the NES and Genesis (ie. 10-20th favourite games)
just a few snes recommendations:
ff4
breath of fire
RPM racing
street fighter 2(the world warrior, not any of the others)
the donkey kong country games.
mario world
there are many many others, but i'm not in a good state of mind and cant remember them. real life can be fcked up at times.
I can’t help it. When I watch your videos describing games you love, I hear Jesse talking car specs from The Fast and the Furious.
My top 10:
1.-Castlevania
2.-Super Mario Bros. 3
3.-Double Dragon 2: The Revenge
4.-Contra
5.-Final Fantasy
6.-Megaman 2
7.-Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
8.-Bionic Commando
9.-Faxanadu
10.-Wizards & Warriors 2: Iron Sword
interesting list you have , we have some of the same games for our own Top 10. Here is mine
10. California Games
9. Tetris
8. R.C. Pro-Am
7. Gyruss
6. Spy Hunter
5.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
4.Gun Smoke
3.Super Mario Bros. 2
2.Kung Fu
1.Ghosts'n Goblins
Love the list, especially the love for Bubble Bobble.
Bubble Bobble is much better than people realize
Super Mario 2 was my favorite among the original Super Mario trilogy. Some people don't like it because it's different from the other 2 games, but I like it for what it is. I also liked the lack of a time limit. It takes the pressure off, and gives you all the time you want to explore.
I like doki doki panic too
Agreed. Mario 2 is my favorite 8 bit Mario game.
My favorite!
It wasn’t the game itself that I had a problem with. SM2 was a blast to play. My issue with SM2 was finding out after I finally beat it that the whole game was just Mario’s dream. I hate it when games, shows, or movies do the whole dream sequence as an episode to explain everything.
Hello friend 👋
Most NES games was so hard.
My Top 3:
- Kirbys Adventure
- Mega Man 4
- Turtles 2
I liked your comment about Metroid giving you a loney feeling. I think that sense of isolation deep inside an abandoned alien planet is core to why those games are so enchanting. That Metroid music always gives me goosebumps and I think thats why. It could amost take place on the ocean floor in a weird way.
My NES top ten:
1. Blaster master
2. Ninja Gaiden 2 (the whole series really)
3.castlevania 2
4.castlevania 3
,5.super c.
6. Bionic commando
7. Metal gear
8,Doble dragon 2(1 ans 3 too
9.jackal
10.mega man 2
SM3 gave us the best childhood memories. I had to save my money to buy the game. Kids in school talked about it all about it and when we would read about it in magazines we got excited. Can't forget about The Wizard. Mario brought us all together. Good times.
Wish I could find a video of people standing in line for Mario 3 in the 80's. I heard it was the longest in history, and it was going down parking lots in the U.S. and several blocks in Japan.
My uncle got me an NES because of that game. I remeber the news broadcasts showing the lines in New York.
You heard wrong
Great picks! Zelda and Megaman not being on there was very suprising.
Being a kid in the 80s and 90s was awesome. So many great memories with my NES.
Cheers!
Mega Man 2...music and gameplay is a masterpiece
My top NES games:
1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Rad Racer
3. Super Mario Bros
4. Excikebike
5. OG Legend of Zelda
6. Mega Man 2
7. Tetris
8. Donkey Kong
9. Wild Gunman
10. Kirby's Adventure
Totally agree about Mario 2 and 3. Of course in the 80s we had no idea Mario 2 was a re-skin of another game. We loved that it was different. It was the one of the few games my entire family enjoyed playing. Star Tropics is probably my favourite atmospheric game for the NES. I also played endless hours of Punch Out. I even got to the point that I was able to TKO Tyson in the 1st Round (yes, it is possible). Picking it up thirty years later on my NES Classic, I get utterly mauled once I get past the Minor Circuit (lol). And with my love for adventure / fantasy RPGs, I'm still a huge fan of Ultima: Quest of the Avatar. As far as what has the best mix of nostalgia, as well as something I can still pick up today, my all-time favourite on the NES has to be Faxanadu; a game that was mostly overlooked back in the day, but is now getting a lot of love from retro fans.
“Remember your mantra.”
Okay.. who else was a kid when the movie "The Wizard" came out with Fred Savage? Seriously that kid was my childhood in movies and The Wonder Years back in the 90's. A lot of people say "The Wizard" was just a giant promotional ad for Nintendo, but as a kid back then I didn't notice or care. That movie was based all around the NES, and back then the NES was a BIG deal. We didn't get Nintendo Power like other kids did, though. My mother worked her tail off as a Nurse working at two different hospitals making ends meet with no father in the picture and we got an NES at the tail end of it's run but man alive I loved that system. I still do! Anyways.... mentioning Super Mario Bros. 3 will always have to e a #1 in my pick as well, and again I mention the movie "The Wizard" because that was the first time we saw it here in America. If memory serves it took a year or two for it to come out here in the states, and I remember when the commercial came on for it and yes I was still engrossed with "The Wizard" and that game at the end for the final game in the competition took my little brain by storm. The funny thing is I was absolutely terrible at Super Mario Bros. 3 and to this day at 45 years old I have never had a full run through. As a kid I was never able to get past the third world, but man oh man I loved that game. It's funny with this dude mentioning Super Mario Bros. 3 because I was so enamored with it on the movie back then. But honestly Metroid was my favorite game even though I never beat that one either. I'm not very good at NES games to be honest, but back then at 8 years old when Metroid came out I was all about the Space and Fantasy genre. But let's be fair here... what eight year old boy wasn't back then?
My Top 10 in no particular order - Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, Double Dragon, The Guardian Legend, Contra, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Tengen Tetris, Shatterhand, and Gun.Smoke.
Honorable mentions go to Ice Climber, City Connection, and Rad Racer, as well as The Goonies and Road Fighter (only on Famicom).
The Guardian Legend is an amazing game 🙌
Shatterhand is a favorite of mine not many talk about.
Which Goonies? Famicom and 2 were both great in their own respects
@@thecawdfather87 The original, Famicom exclusive. Growing up, I had a multi-cart with a pin converter, and that was my favourite game to play. I just wish Goonies 2 wasn't so cryptic, and didn't rely on the first person rooms so much.
@@MrNicholas7 the first nintendo/famicom game I ever had the pleasure to play was versus The Goonies and versus Castlevania on a red tent arcade machine that our local bowling alley used to have back in the 90s! Now I own the famicom version flashed onto a donor NES cart with custom label
One of my favorite NES games is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, which I noticed you had playing in the background. I also really like Batman: Return of the Joker, which was definitely 16-bit esque eye-candy.
Just like your genesis video where i said we'd be friends as kids I say it here again. we have almost the exact same taste.
My top 10:
10. Astynax
9. Dragon Warrior
8. Pro Wrestling
7. Maniac Mansion
6. Shadowgate
5. Tombs and Treasure
4. Magic of Scheherezade
3. Battle of Olympus
2. Legend of Zelda
1. Wizards and Warriors
1: Tetris
2: fire n ice
3: mario 2
4: dragon spirit
5: dig dug 2
6: xevirous
7: krustys fun house
8: little mermaid
9: donkey kong jnr
10: nightshade
Almost ashamed to admit this but one of my faves is Godzilla. I can put that in and play to the end ever year or so. Brings back a lot of memories. I know it sucks for a Godzilla game but as a kid that is all there was and I loved it.
There's a pretty good Creepypasta about it, if you're into that.
is that the strategy game where you use tanks and airplanes and such to battle giant monsters?(not just godzilla)
Godzilla was my first ever NES games ❤️. Many fond memories
Why be ashamed? There's always such a heavy emphasis on gameplay but it's undeniable that the aesthetics and sound design and worldbuilding of a game are just as important. Godzilla for the NES has some wonderful tunes, huge beautiful sprites, and a dark and threatening atmosphere. Even if it's frustrating to play at times, it's easy to get absorbed into the world.
Godzilla's one of my favourites too (the first NES game 9f course,) along with Jaws and Friday the 13th.
Wait a moment and hear me out on Mario 2. What we got in the West is the actual real Mario 2. Most people won't even realise it due to the obfuscated ways the actual background story gets flipped around ever since. When in Japan they had this Dream Land Theme Park Event, they asked Miyamoto to develope a game that goes along their them park event. But at that time they already worked on Mario 2, which then was planned to be a rather vertical oriented game. So they had many elements ready for Mario 2 and did the Doki Doki Panic flip when they used the existing Mario 2 assets for Doki Doki Panic instead. You may also recognise how rushed some things in Doki doki Panic are like the waterfall animation as an example. So we in the West did get Mario 2 as it was mostly intended. But due to rather harshly scheduled release dates, Miyamoto did not fully go on with the vertical game experience but let the mix of vertical and horizontal level sections play out as it did with Doki Doki Panic. But in Mario 2 you can see the rather finished animation sequences (again the waterfall animation is to be mentioned). So we got Mario 2, which in Japan got turned into Doki Doki Panic and being rushed at that. But Japan on the other hand was still lacking a second Mario title. So they did another rather rushed decision and it looks like it ever since, the game we in the West came to know as "The Lost Levels". It feels and looks like a hacked Mario Bros 1. And it kinda is. They had to be fast and just re-edited Mario 1 to give Japan its well deserved Mario 2. That's why there are two different Mario 2 games ever since. And as weird as that seems to be to accept the western Mario 2 as the real deal (which in fact it is), it is not that weird at all. Consider how many franchises had their second game being different from the fist outing. Zelda II, Castlevanis II, just to name drop two well known franchises were different from their prequel. And also more adventurous on top of that. Mario 2 (the western game) makes a lot of sense. The actual weird excuse to think MArio 2 Japan was the real game but was not released on the West because of its difficulty is false. Think about how many games have been made tougher for the Western audience. Streets of Rage 3 which has longer life meters for the bosses and sometimes where there was only one boss enemy in the original game we got two instead. Devil May Cry comes to mind as well, where on normal mode you only deal 90% of the damage you do in the Japanese game. So don't let anyone fool you to believe the difficulty excuse talk. But no matter what you believe and believe to know about Mario 2, in the end when Super Mario All-Stars was released we got to play four Mario games in a nice package. Aren't we all happy about that?
1) Contra
2) Castlevania 3
3) The Goonies 2
4) Cowboy Kid
5) Super Mario Bros. 3
6) The Lone Ranger
7) Gunsmoke
8) TMNT: The Arcade Game
9) Metroid
10) Castlevania 2
My top 10, in no particular order:
Battletoads
Mega Man (any of them, but 6 is still my favorite)
Super Mario 3
Silver Surfer
Kirby's Adventure
TMNT 3: Manhattan Project
Dr. Mario
Adventure Island 2
Gun-Nac
Bucky O'Hare
And on top of all that, there are still a TON of great games to go through. Gargoyle's Quest 2, Castlevania, Zelda, Joe and Mac, Crystalis, Double Dragon, Journey to Silius, Ninja Gaiden, Mighty Final Fight, etc, etc, etc. I still think it's my favorite console of all time, though I do love the SNES as well; I've just played more NES in my life, I suppose.
Man I love the originality of this list and the way you deliver it. Very authentic and can tell it comes from the heart!
This is my fourth comment. LOL. I guess I have alot to say about the NES. One of my favorite retro systems along with SNES. Some of my favorite games are Mario 1, 2, 3, Gyruss, Gunnac, Jackel, Trojan, Willow and Popeye.
I played a lot of Bubble Bobble...on a tiny 12 inch black and white tv. Trying to disambiguate players is a challenge, though not as hard as Dr. Mario on the same tv.
Unfortunately, the real ending requires both players to survive the final boss. I could reach and beat the boss by myself, but never got my sister to survive. I never did see the true ending.
I also liked Rainbow Islands, sometimes called Bubble Bobble 2. It's a similar "gimmick puzzle" have with wacky levels and enemies.
I remember beating Mario 2 and taking a picture of Mario sleeping at the end with my 110 camera, such a great feeling.
You ever try Blaster Master Zero? They did such an amazing job.
My favorites, in no particular order:
Mario 3
Kirby’s Adventure
Blaster Master
Metroid
Final Fantasy
TMNT (ULTRA platformer, not Arcade)
Solstice
Tecmo Bowl
Zelda II
Final Fantasy III
Of those, I’ve beaten Kirby, Mario 3, and Final Fantasy. Some are too hard for me - Zelda II, Solstice, TMNT, Blaster Master, Metroid - and the others require more effort/time than I have to give them.
My local mini mart had a bubble bobble arcade machine when I was a kid and the melody always stuck with me when I would go in to buy snacks. Never played the NES version as a kid but playing it now it’s very faithful to the arcade.
This is a good list, a couple of my favorites are Rygar, the original Legend of Zelda and any of the Dragon Warriors are great, as well as any of the Mega Mans for the NES, but probably the 3rd Mega Man is my favorite. Kid Niki and Kid Icarus are also great. SMB3 is a good one and one of my favorites, not sure it would be my #1. Rygar doesn't get enough love, but I don't think a lot of people know how great it is, they also made a Rygar game for the PS2, and that game is one of my favorite games to play on any system.
Love these videos. I can’t imagine you will run out of content with all those consoles. 😂
Aside from that, I love how you explain things, your humor, and your editing style. I also really appreciate your sign off.
Keep up the awesome work. It’s only a matter of time before your channel blows up.
Thanks. I actually don't have many more favorite lists to do, because many of the systems I have not played enough.
Hey Kevin, great video. My son is 10 and has been diagnosed with Autism. Your bully section really made me angry at those people for putting you through that and sad for the potential struggles my own son will face in the future. I always look forward to your content 🙌
Wu Tang! 🙌
@@EvilHienSan POW!
Dunno if I could rattle off a full ten games but here's a few of my favs:
Mega Man (any of them for the NES, all fantastic)
Zelda (omg how was this not in your top ten, fr)
Dragon Warrior
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (yes I know its fashionable to hate at this game but I quite liked its upgrade system and the exploration)
Legendary Wings (def check this out if you like shooters, it's actually by one of the creators of Street Fighter II, before he made it big, and it shows)
Contra
Metroid
In no particular order…
1. Contra
2. Mike Tyson’s Punch 🥊 out!
3. Gauntlet
4. SMB 3
5. The Legend of Zelda
6. Metroid
7. Tecmo Bowl
8. Mega Man 6
9. SMB
10. R.C. PRO AM
Oh wow, pin*bot was my first pinball love. I love all the Mario games but besides them if I had a top 10 in no order, MegaMan 2, Castlevania 2, Mike Tyson Punch-Out, Batman, TMNT2arcade, DuckTales, Gyruss, Blades of Steel, Jackal, and Rambo.
My Top Ten NES Games
1. Clu Clu Land
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Gunsmoke
4. Seicross
5. Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
6. Bionic Commando
7. Dragon Spirit
8. Super C
9. Dragon Warrior
10. Ducktales
Honorable Mention
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
Monster Party
Antarctic Adventure
It''s hard to pick just 10 and I guess nostalgia comes into play. For me, the Mega Man 2 and Ninja Gaiden would have to be included. I would say Zelda as well, but I didn't really LOVE a Zelda game until Link to the Past on SNES. Best game of all time in my opinion.
Great list.
My top 10:
10. Mega Man 2
9: Super Mario Bros 3
8: Castlevania 2
7: Faxanadu
6: River City Ransom
5: The Legend Of Zelda
4: Super Mario Bros 2
3: Startropics
2: Crystalis
1: Legacy Of The Wizard
Legacy of the Wizard is underrated.
Thank you for mentioning Life Force! The best in the Gradius series! Still think the closing cylinder maze escape sequence was a tiiiiiny bit unfair in spots, but that's what we had the Konami code for! what a game!
You have some classic picks and have really good taste, you should also try The Guardian Legend as I think it would be right up your alley given that its a blend of different genres so its a lot like blaster master.
bionic commando, guardian legend, mega man 2, final fantasy 1, ninja gaiden 2...so many good games...
1) SMB3
2) Legend of Zelda
3) Ducktales
4) SMB2
5) Contra
6) TMNT 3 Manhattan Project
7) Castlevania
8) Mega Man
9) Galaga
10) Solar Jetman
My top ten NES games:
1. Mega Man 2
2. Shatterhand
3. SMB3
4. The Guardian Legend
5. Castlevania
6. Mega Man 4
7. SMB2
8. Kirby's Adventure
9. Metal Storm
10. SMB1
TGL gettin some love finally.
Not sure I could do a Top 10 for NES, but SMB3 is probably my fave. A few of my other faves are Dejavu, Astyanax, Solomon’s Key, Excitebike, and Metal Storm. Metal Storm is stupidly expensive nowadays, and I have no idea how I ended up with a copy of it but I’ve had it since I was a kid.
1. Castlevania
2. Contra
3. Mario 3
4. Zelda
5. Metroid
6. Dr Mario
I like that you note that your list is a personal favourites top 10 list
and there is this idea that everyone must like the same 10 games (when growing up not everyone had the same 10 games)
the first game I saw on the Genesis I think might have been altered beast, and I was impressed by it's graphics when I saw it, and I thought the gameplay looked good.
some people probably had a great time playing frogger in times past, and might even rank it their favourite game of all time
some people probably liked the atari donkey kong game, and it could be their favourite game of all time
some people might have had a great time playing cards, and have better memories playing cards than playing video games
Festers quest.... Is the precursor to blaster master.
6:08 The ROM hack titled "Metroid + Saving" includes a scrollable map appearing when the game is paused. It also replaces Metroid’s password system with a saving system, offering three save files. The file selection menu shows the player’s equipment, and as an added bonus, the player’s health is now saved (no need to grind for health every time you resume your game).
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is my all-time favorite Mario game. Probably because they brought that tail back!! Love these lists, by the way. Your taste in games was different from mine, and I always find something new worth checking out when you make these videos.
I'm really happy to see you mention Gyruss. I really feel like it's underappreciated. It's easy to get started but tough to master. Especially later stages when you get tons of extra enemies and everything gets super fast. Plus one of the Nintendo made turbo controller (I think it was the Max) was perfect for it.
My top 10 would be:
Life Force
Contra
Solomon's Key
Genghis Khan
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Metroid
Super Mario Bros 2
Arkanoid
Double Dragon
They are not in a particular order, though Life Force would be first.
Honorable mention would be Balloon Fight, City Connection, and Rygar. I know there are other great games that I love, but these are ones I still go back to and play more than the others.
You Like Lifeforce, Gradius and Contra You should definitely play the only released for the Famicom (Japan) Gradius II the experience of playing that one feels like all three of the aforementioned games rolled into one You should definitely check it out.
I played Bubble Bobble so much as a kid. It's a fun 2 player co-op. We made it to the final boss, but I don't think we beat it.
My favorite nes game was bionic commando.very tough to play through and has a really good and memorable ending
Will definitely use this to help build my NES collection since I only have 3 games for it Mario+Duck Hunt, Mario 3, and Startropics
I was just telling my 10-year-old that it was hard to imagine the hype behind Mario 3 at the time, and how much it delivered. I told him it was without a doubt the best video game of all time when it came out.
Couldn't find it in stores much video rental for nearly the first few weeks unless you were waiting at the doors on release day.
Blaster Master was a favorite for me as a kid. Such nostalgia for it I had to buy a cib copy. Cheers!
we agree on top3. It amazes me that there are no other games like bubble bobble
Nice list. I get a lot of hate on my top 20 for putting Mario 3 at 11 😂
well deserved hate my man 😁
@@jakek5417 😂
Battletoads, River City Ransom, Godzilla, Mario 2 and 3, contra, castlvania 3 and 2, zelda 1 and 2, Festers Quest and that one where you turned into a wolf and a dragon were my favorite ones but there were more than one you mentioned that I loved as well
Ah great list. My favorites in your list are Castlevania and Life Force. I enjoy your channel and thanks for your efforts.
Thanks for watching!
It's a fact, that our childhood selves would likely kick our adult selves asses in most video games. We had no idea that Super Mario 2 was a skin swap, thought it was weird, but loved it 🍄
My favorites are River City Ransom, Contra, Dragon Warrior III, Ice Hockey, Metroid, Mike Tysons Punch Out, Street Fighter 2010, and Castlevania II Simon's Quest, even though Castlevania III is the better game.
River City Ransom doesn't get enough mentions, I forgot about that one.
@@osakashogun1371 Yeah and it was by far the best beater upper, it had rpg elements and free roam exploration, something that is still rare in its genre to this day.
10. Ghosts and Goblins
09. Strider
08. Double Dragon 2
07. Castlevania 2
06. Rygar
05. Bionic Commando
04. Ninja Gaiden 2
03. Mega Man 2
02. Super C
01. Battletoads
Agree, Pinbot is an excellent choice. Most channels don't even have Pinbot as a hidden gem, let alone a favorite. It's a game i always come back to play.
Mario 2 is one of my top 5. Loved everything about it. And the nostalgia is off the hooks for me! I was in the 6th grade when I traded this game.
Played this on the daily at a church summer camp when I was 10 years old. Underrated!
my #1 NES game is also Mario 3, but Bubble Bobble is way up there too. I had it as a kid & loved it!
Huge shootout to the best MODERN NES game, Micro Mages!! Gotta check that one out, its phenomenal 🥰
I grew up with the NES but didn’t discover Bubble Bobble until 2002. I was member of a photo studio, where you developed black and white photo film and made darkroom prints. This was before anyone had a digital camera. I just remember having this small tv in there, a 2 seat sofa and bubble bobble was the only game so was basically like an arcade machine. Such good memories playing with Johanna who looked like a super hot pop star. Wow I felt amazing
Me and my brother had these A2 sheets of paper on which we drew intricate and detailed maps of Metroid and Kid Icarus. Really made the games much more fun and the maps looked incredible
I like games that combine 2 or more genre's. Blaster Master combines platforming and shooting.
Great video and great selection! My top ten at the moment in order of them coming to mind: Ninja Gaiden 3, SMB1, SMB3, Metroid, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Star Force, Kickle Cubicle, Tetris, Arkista's Ring.
Great list, thank you for sharing and the memories. Life Force and Bubble Bobble were two faves my brother and I played daily for years along with Blades of Steel and RBI Baseball. Others I loved were Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior, Lolo, TMNT, Maniac Mansion, and Double Dragon 2. I was a big fan of the arcade Spy Hunter game as well and was pleased when we got a decent make of it on NES. Still playing many NES classics yearly on emulator.
Definitely appreciate your list. Wide variety of genres and some titles ive never heard of. Nice byproduct of the 90s is getting to discover how others experienced it since there was so much
I really like how you specifically state things you like about the gameplay of each game. Like the jump in blaster master and how it feels. It gives this list a unique feel compared to the infinite other ones I've seen. Really enjoyed the whole video and I agree that Pinbot rips!
Awesome to see Pin Bot. I played that game a lot as a kid with my dad. Underrated. I still have it CIB.
Marble Madness was a huge part of my NES time as a kid.
Yes you should absolutely do a playthrough vid of Blaster Master; such a gem with large intricate stages and awesome graphics and game mechanics. I'd watch it for sure.
Pinbot is securely in my top ten
It gets easily overlooked because its probably regarded as just a virtual pinball game but the integrity to the source material and the added complexity makes this one of my favorite video games
My top 10 would probably be all Konami, they were in rare form during the 8 bit days, even their lesser known games are amazing, yie ar kung fu, pooyan, circus charlie, the list just goes on.
Nice list! One of my favorites is on the screen behind you, Dragon Spirit: The New Legend.
You know what I really appreciate about your videos, you don't waste anytime with fancy introductions and go right into the main subject.
Thanks. I've only done that in my two most recent videos.
I remember the very first game my dad brought home from the video rental store was Bubble Bobble. What a trip down memory lane!
all those games are bangers, I think I had all of them as well. A lot of the game plays gave me PTSD. I think early on, excite bike was one of my favorites because I played it in the arcade at a convenience store and making maps was awesome. Pro Westling, Rygar, Karnov, Adventure Island, Bionic Commando, RC Pro AM, Dr Mario, Tetris.. and for some reason I liked Mighty Bomber Jack.
Mario 3 is AMAZING! Megaman 3 is up there too..
Like your setup in the background, reminded m
e of my
dad's old ham radio room..love the ol school?
Hell yeah! Castlevania or 3 is a must.
Ghost and goblins is brutal I remember actually beating it going through the whole game twice but that was the super Nintendo version, my favorite one 💫🏆🎮
I've never played Ghosts and Goblins, but the US version of Castlevania 3 is so friggin' hard, even by NES standards
@@joeyjo-joshabadu9636At least not as hard as Ninja Gaiden 3 or Battletoads
Great list! Appreciate your insights on these games.
I only owned a handful of nes games back in the day (I was around 7 or 8 when my mum got me one on xmas 89/90 ).
Relying on birthdays, Christmases and borrowing off friends, I probably only played 20+ nes games in total.
But here is my top 10 from memory, in no particular order:
Super Mario Bros 3
Legend of Zelda
Batman
Top gun 2
Shadow of the Ninja
Castlevania
Elite
Probotector (Contra 🇬🇧)
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
Duck tales
I do remember playing more games, but these are the ones I remember most fondly.
Super Mario 3 is my #1 as well.
Yes! Super Mario 2 love! If it wasn’t for this game we wouldn’t have Shy Guy or established key characteristics about Toad or Luigi!
Master blaster was soooooo addictive . Finishing this was my first real gaming achievement
From your list I believe there is a NES game that you will enjoy if you play it, called "Air Fortress".
I did a deathless run of Blaster Master a few years ago and it felt amazing. I am shocked the orginal Final Fantasy or any of the Dragon Warrior games did not make the list. Dragon Warrior 4 I believe was considered one of the greatest games ever released on the NES.
To be fair, this guy probably never played them or he just isn't an RPG fan, but honestly, though, you're not wrong, those games were amazing (DW2 and FF were tough as nails at the time though)
@netflix8372 Yes but maybe not NES RPGS though
great video and list! i recently pocked up bubble bobble, looking forward to playing it.
my top favorite
10. SNK Baseball Stars
9. gun smoke
8. Godzilla
7. 1943
6. Faxanadu
5. Mike Tyson's punch out
4. Guardian Legend
3. Battle of olympus
2. Zelda 2
1. Zelda
3 honorable mentions
American Gladiators
Super mario Bros 2
fester's quest (and yes i did beat it and yes i did get a rapid fire controller for it the game manual actually reccommends it )
hard list to come up with there were so many games i loved growing up but these are the one's that stand out because i spent so much time on them and more than afew i stil play today.
nice list. i love gyruss.
So happy to see Pinbot and Life Force on this video, a wave of nostalgia washed over me!
I love Lifeforce. It doesn't get enough love IMO.
Never got into Contra or Blaster Master, but they are fun to try. My favorites are:
Mike Tyson's Punch Out, RC Pro-Am, Stinger, Legend of Zelda, Section Z, Legened of Zelda 2, Dragon Warior, Super Pitfall, Super Mario Bros. (all 3). And Wrecking Crew.