Atariboy2600 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Super Mario Bros 1985. Super Mario Bros 2 1988. Super Mario Bros 3 1990. The Legend of Zelda 1986. Dragon Warrior 1989. Final Fantasy 1990. Metal Gear 1988. Gradius 1986. Castlevania 1987. Ninja Gaiden 1984. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Didn't I just do a list recently? Thank God most of you revived some memorable ones, here goes, no particilar order: Battletoads Micro Machines Blaster Master Shadowgate Cobra Triangle Ninja Gaiden Double Dragon Mega Man 2 Lifeforce Rygar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 i had some time last week to play NES so this is fresh in my mind: Vice Project: Doom Mega Man 5 Balloon Fight Shatterhand Deja Vu Tetris (Nintendo) Blaster Master Guardian Legend Monster Party Super Mario Bros 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 My NES top ten (in no particular order).... 1) Metroid 2) Ninja Kid 3) Legendary Wings 4) Cobra Triangle 5) Ninja Gaiden 1 (yes I beat that lol) 6) Super Mario Bros.2 7) Galaga RC Pro-Am 9) Zanac 10) Legend of Zelda Honorable mention: Adventure Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) My NES top ten (in no particular order).... 1) Metroid 2) Ninja Kid 3) Legendary Wings 4) Cobra Triangle 5) Ninja Gaiden 1 (yes I beat that lol) 6) Super Mario Bros.2 7) Galaga RC Pro-Am 9) Zanac 10) Legend of Zelda Honorable mention: Adventure Island But did you beat RC Pro-Am? That's a much harder game than Ninja Gaiden, IMO. Or maybe it's just that I'm good at NG, but suck at RC Pro-Am. Cobra Triangle is also really tough. I've made it to near the end but never beat it. I can't do that third mines stage. Edited August 13, 2018 by mbd30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 But did you beat RC Pro-Am? That's a much harder game than Ninja Gaiden, IMO. Or maybe it's just that I'm good at NG, but suck at RC Pro-Am. Cobra Triangle is also really tough. I've made it to near the end but never beat it. I can't do that third mines stage. What is considered "beating" RC Pro-Am? I've made it through the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cars then back to the original car without using a continue. Does that count? I guess some may consider getting 1st place on all tracks as "beating" it? I don't really know if I've ever done that. Probably not. EDIT - I've never beaten Ninja Gaiden - LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 What is considered "beating" RC Pro-Am? I've made it through the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cars then back to the original car without using a continue. Does that count? I guess some may consider getting 1st place on all tracks as "beating" it? I don't really know if I've ever done that. Probably not. I'd consider just looping the game to be beating it. You wouldn't have to get 1st place on all tracks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 List thread, yay! No particular order. I like how the NES Classic has a bunch of good ones. Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode I really liked this one when it was new, because of the groovy music, and the multi-mode gameplay. Spy Hunter This is an underrated port, with good controls. Legend of Zelda Because it's fun as hell Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt (I have accepted the fact that I can't play Duck Hunt on a modern screen, it's OK, I got it out of my system as a teenager) Duh, you know why this is good Rad Racer Outrun for NES, 3D mode a bonus Super Mario Bros 3 Duh again Punch Out Delightful single screen gaming Popeye Because I liked the arcade game Gyruss an NES-ized port with boss battles, and that's OK Elevator Action Not a great game, but I always liked it, so I like the NES version too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 List thread, yay! No particular order. I like how the NES Classic has a bunch of good ones. Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode I really liked this one when it was new, because of the groovy music, and the multi-mode gameplay. Spy Hunter This is an underrated port, with good controls. Legend of Zelda Because it's fun as hell Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt (I have accepted the fact that I can't play Duck Hunt on a modern screen, it's OK, I got it out of my system as a teenager) Duh, you know why this is good Rad Racer Outrun for NES, 3D mode a bonus Super Mario Bros 3 Duh again Punch Out Delightful single screen gaming Popeye Because I liked the arcade game Gyruss an NES-ized port with boss battles, and that's OK Elevator Action Not a great game, but I always liked it, so I like the NES version too. Rad Racer has aged well for an old 8 bit racer. The other cars are dicks though. They only care about ramming you off the road, lol. Spy Hunter is a glitchfest. It's glitched out on me a number of times including resetting to the title screen. Haven't tried Super Spy Hunter, also by Sunsoft, but it looks to be a big improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 I've played Sunsoft Spy Hunter for years, never seen what you describe. Bad cartridge maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) I've played Sunsoft Spy Hunter for years, never seen what you describe. Bad cartridge maybe? I played it on Nestopia emulator so I think it's the game. But I used a strat of going as slow as possible which meant that there were a lot of sprites on the screen. That probably caused the game to crash and reset. Here's another glitch. And another glitch. Edited August 13, 2018 by mbd30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) Wow I've owned Spy Hunter since it came out and have played that on multiple systems including my recently HiDef NES system, a handheld device, and probably a dozen emulators and I've never seen either of those glitches before. I've had where you get some color shift/flicker on the score before, but not the infinite spinout or just being the shadow interceptor as time rolls right along in a loop. And yes, if you get beyond perhaps some personal love from the arcade era of Spy Hunter, the sequel kicks the crap out of it in both the a/v department (though I prefer the Peter Gunn tune) and definitely with the weapons array potential too for gameplay. Sunsoft pulled quite a few tricks out of their bag doing some crazy stuff in that title. I'm surprised it doesn't get more attention, or a higher more annoying price for it either. You know what, see for yourself with this long play. Check out one of their fun road effects around the 25sec mark. Edited August 14, 2018 by Tanooki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Super Mario Bros Final Fantasy Dragon Warrior Megaman Mike Tyson's Punch Out Blades Of Steel Duck Hunt Kirby's Adventure Dr. Mario Ninja Turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empsolo Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 My favorite NES games: Mega man 3 Castlevania 1 Shatterhand Power Blade Super Mario Bros 3 Mega man 6 Ducktales Super Mario Bros Double Dragon 2 Battletoads & Double Dragon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 And yes, if you get beyond perhaps some personal love from the arcade era of Spy Hunter, the sequel kicks the crap out of it in both the a/v department (though I prefer the Peter Gunn tune) and definitely with the weapons array potential too for gameplay. We were about to have some serious words until I realized you weren't talking about arcade Spy Hunter II. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I did NOT expect this thread to lead to a discussion about SpyHunter ports and sequels. Bravo (as always) AtariAge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 We were about to have some serious words until I realized you weren't talking about arcade Spy Hunter II. I would expect nothing less...I've tried I really tried probably 20 years ago to like that game both when I found one, and then when I still tolerated the MAME shenanigans about ROM renaming by release. Ugh, it's so bad I blocked out it even existed, and I can just remember not liking it but not why and I'm afraid to go look and listen. I did NOT expect this thread to lead to a discussion about SpyHunter ports and sequels. Bravo (as always) AtariAge. Well Spy Hunter is for some versions, just that good. Original and some ports, the NES sequel, some may argue the first of the 3D ones Midway did even, but the rest..ugh. Spy Hunter was like the two face of that type of game, flip a coin and hope you don't get the bastard size of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Haha, I never liked the NES port of Spy Hunter,that game sucks!!!! lol Just my opinion though. I'll never forget how disappointed I was the first time I tried it,and how boring it is compared to the arcade. No ending either. Just meanders and is just very repetitive. But did you beat RC Pro-Am? That's a much harder game than Ninja Gaiden, IMO. Or maybe it's just that I'm good at NG, but suck at RC Pro-Am. Cobra Triangle is also really tough. I've made it to near the end but never beat it. I can't do that third mines stage. Never beat it lol. I agree it is one of the super hardest NES games ever. I have beaten Ninja Gaiden more than once... The whirlwind weapon is how you beat the final boss! Never beat Top Gun either,but I know how to land the plane while drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 All the marios were awesome. Zelda 1 was good too. But not zelda 2. Never like metroid. Contra was good too. And all the castlevanias were good too. And my favorite battle of olympus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Haha, I never liked the NES port of Spy Hunter,that game sucks!!!! lol Just my opinion though. I'll never forget how disappointed I was the first time I tried it,and how boring it is compared to the arcade. No ending either. Just meanders and is just very repetitive. Never beat it lol. I agree it is one of the super hardest NES games ever. I have beaten Ninja Gaiden more than once... The whirlwind weapon is how you beat the final boss! Never beat Top Gun either,but I know how to land the plane while drunk. To be fair, I don't think that arcade Spy Hunter has an ending either. It's about getting a high score. At least the arcade version has that bad ass controller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I've spent quite a bit of time with arcade Spy Hunter and this thread got me to go and check out the NES version. I'd say it is pretty arcade faithful. Sure there are some differences, but the strategies to get high scores are almost the same. It is especially impressive as a 1987 NES release. That is still very early. Besides the arcade, I've spent a lot of time with the C64 version and the NES control scheme is a decided improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Spy Hunter arcade/NES(etc) have no end, shouldn't at least. It's just a high score game about driving/avoidance/shooting instead of just one of those common still then space shooters or vertical scrolling racing titles. It's a solid mix of both that worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 To be fair, I don't think that arcade Spy Hunter has an ending either. It's about getting a high score. At least the arcade version has that bad ass controller. Yea I already know the arcade doesn't have an ending(most of those early arcade games didn't obviously),but what makes it more superior to the NES port are the much more excellent graphics and sound which makes that kind of gameplay more tolerable. The NES version is complete garbage compared to the original arcade! I find that to be the case with alot of NES ports such as Gauntlet. Most of them are just inferior versions of the arcade that lacks what made the arcade versions so special. Just my opinion though.. I really always felt Spy Hunter was the worst release by Sunsoft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 The NES version is complete garbage compared to the original arcade! I find that to be the case with alot of NES ports such as Gauntlet. Most of them are just inferior versions of the arcade that lacks what made the arcade versions so special. Just my opinion though.. I really always felt Spy Hunter was the worst release by Sunsoft. Wow, if you consider NES Spyhunter "complete garbage compared to the original arcade" then you've lived a charmed retro gaming life indeed. Just thinking about all the arcade ports and rip-offs I've played over the years makes me cringe a bit. Just take a look at this masterpiece that tried to pass itself off as "Defend" on the C64: http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=18646&d=18&h=0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armonigann Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) Spy Hunter for the NES is a fantastic port. Anyways my top 10 in no order. -Little Sampson -Jackal -P.O.W. -Contra 1 & 2 -Kid Nikki -Road Blasters -Legend of Kage -Double Dragon 2 -Rolling Thunder -Tecmo Bowl Edited August 18, 2018 by Armonigann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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