Best Famicom Games (Non-US Releases)

[A2600]

What are the best Famicom games, that never reached our NES counterpart??

 

and

 

What is the best baseball game for the Famicom since so many baseball games where released in Japan!!

[+uosipa llamxew]

A few great Famicom games off the top of my head. Many of these you can get either on a multi-cart or included on one of those Famiclone pirates that are so popular in the malls these days. Some were actually released as PAL NES carts, but never released in the states. Others are great games, but might be hard to play without a translation (ie, Sweet Home).

 

Mappy

Binary Land

Flappy

Goonies

WarpWarp

Devil World

Summer Carnival Recca

Over Horizon

Armadillo

Moon Crystal

Moai Kun

Ninja Taro (any of them)

Ufouria

Mr Gimmick

Legend of Prince Valiant

Sweet Home

[Xot]

Three words: NUTS AND MILK.

 

Also, Antarctic Adventure is pretty good.

[+uosipa llamxew]

Three words: NUTS AND MILK.

 

Ah, yes. How could I have forgotten? Nuts & Milk is better than half of the games I already listed.

[Dr. Morbis]

Don't forget Super Mario Bros. 2!

 

And a lot of translation patches for text-intensive games like Sweet Home can be found here:

http://donut.parodius.com/?func=trans&platform=nes

[NE146]

RECCA for sure.

[A2600]

How Bout adding the FDS into the mix?

 

(I know u said SMB 2, but what are other FDS good titles)

[J.Max]

Devil World! It's the best Pac Man Clone ever, and it's the only Miyamoto game to not make it to the US.

[+uosipa llamxew]

A few I forgot to mention:

 

Gradius II - Great sequel!

Crazy Climber (I bought this boxed a while back. I just wish I had the little sticks that attach to the gampads)

Family Kid - Sonic the Hedgehog clone

Rampart - The Famicom version is completely different than the version we have seen - very quirky and fun. If you like Rampart at all, check it out! Hopefully one day it will be translated!

[crveatch]

Legend of Prince Valiant

 

Is that based on the cartoon that used to be on television?

[Bruce Tomlin]

 

Parodius da!

[The Eidolon]

I highly recommend the SD Gundam Gachapon series, especially the

second one. It's a bit like Archon but with little superdeformed

Gundam mechs.

 

--The Eidolon

[aryoshi]

Old topic is old, but I'd like to throw in Esper Dream 1 and 2 to the list.

[Reaperman]

Cocoron is a great platformer where you construct your own character from their box of bodyparts. There's a pretty nice choose-your-own-path aspect. Kind of like mega man games, but I like cocoron more.

 

Recca is hugely recommended. I picked up a 'repro' of the "Recca Pure" hack which allows quick access to all of the modes without having to beat the game. It's amazing how much punishment the nes can dish out. Slowdown is severe, unavoidable, but not unwelcome.

 

I've always wanted a copy of Holy Diver as well--mainly because of Dio. Not that the game seems related in any way, but how cool is the title? Looks like solid oldschool castlevania gameplay.

 

Famicom Wars. I keep hunting for a good translation of this for the old powerpak, but it hasn't happened yet.

 

Also, not a japanese release, but euroland got a pretty good copy of Elite. It won't run on 60hz hardware at all, so you'll want a euro system to match.

Edited March 9, 2012 by Reaperman

[Legend]

• Holy Diver is definitely fun.
  
• Chronicles of Radia War/Tower of Radia is a great action rpg.
  
• Fire Emblem is really cool. Especially if you like Famicom Wars.
  
• Gettsu Fuuma Den is a great action adventure game.
  
• Sugoro quest is a pretty fun quirky rpg/board game
  
• Definitely Sweet Home for survival horror rpg.
  
• Valkyrie's Adventure is pretty fun.
  
• Wings of Madoola is a good one I hardly ever hear anyone mention. Tough though.
  
• Motocross Champion is like an upgraded Excite Bike.
  
• Just Breed is an interesting strategy rpg.
  
• Joy Mech figh is actually a good fighter on nes.
  
• Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu is just plain awesome!
  
• Both Konami Wai Wai orld games are cool and let you play as several konami characters.
  
• Higemaru Makaijima is like Zelda, but more arcade-like and just as fun. Like Zelda meets Popeye.
  
• Don Doko Don 2 is a fun playformer.
  
• Kid Dracula is good but tough and the quiz part is lame though.
  
• Quarth is an interesting puzzle/shooter game.
  
• Grand Master is worth playing although you might pull your hair out at times.
  
• Shufflepuck Cafe.
  
• Plasma ball is kinda interesting.
  
• I definitely second the Japanese port of Rampart
  

 

Those are my favorites anyways. They all either have translations available or can be played without one.

 

For FDS:

• Druid
  
• Lutter
  
• Knight Move
  
• Super Lode Runner II
  
• Fire Bam
  
• Vs. Excite Bike
  
• Otocky
  
• Famicom Grand Prix
  

[Chris Leach]

Old topic is old, but I'd like to throw in Esper Dream 1 and 2 to the list.

Old topic is old, but I'd like to throw in Esper Dream 1 and 2 to the list.

 

Jez oh weezie..we are moving on up now...8 years old?

[aryoshi]

Old topic is old, but I'd like to throw in Esper Dream 1 and 2 to the list.

 

Jez oh weezie..we are moving on up now...8 years old?

 

Haha, that's what happens when you google "Top Famicom games" XD

[Legend]

Wow! I didn't even realize how old this was and that it was a bump when I saw it.

 

p.s.

Mighty Final Fight is another one that rocks!

[Chris Leach]

im just glad this thread got bumped so I could finally change my famicom boxers....these things have started to get a little stiff...and some funk is growing in between my arse crack....

[in the dark]

Even though it is an old thread, I saw that one game was not listed that is a worthy play. "Chrisis Force" is one of my favorite Famicom shooters.

[Satoshi Matrix]

You mean "Crisis Force". Check out my top 100 NES/Famicom games list. Many of the games you've mentioned (and a few you didn't) are there. Of course, its just my opinions, so take it as such.

[Legend]

Couple I forgot.

 

Super Star Force is interesting. Kinda like a shmup with time travel and zelda elements. Not like Guardian Legend though.

 

Gekitotsu Yonku Battle is a very fun game similar to Rally x in some ways.

Edited March 13, 2012 by Legend