My most memorable NES games

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Skipping some obvious ones like SMB/Tetris.

From top-left to bottom right:

  • Punch Out
  • Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (Famicom Disk System)
  • Gun.smoke
  • Bubble Bobble
  • Dragon Quest III
  • Volleyball
  • Pinball
  • Mighty Bomb Jack
  • Lifeforce
  • Double Dribble
  • Bionic Commando
  • Lifeforce (sorry duplicate)
  • Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun (Famicom)
  • Balloon Fight
  • Ice Hockey
  • Super Dodgeball
  • Soccer
  • Double Dragon II
  • Dragon Spirit
  • Jackal
  • City Connection
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Jackal! That game was a bonding moment for my brother and I.

I love same-screen coop games. Too bad they aren't popular any more after the 8-bit and 16-bit era.

Balloon Fight! It's similar to Joust (possibly even a rip off), but I find it to be a bit easier to control.

There is a video on youtube explaining the effort put into programming Balloon Fight to improve the controls.

I played a knock-off flash game called "Balloon Duel" as a kid. It was pretty fun, so I just decided to buy Balloon Fight to try it out. Thanks for the recommendation!

How's the pinball one? Is it literally just called pinball? I've definitely played an old pinball game before but can't remember the name or system but I love me some retro pinball lol

This one is just called Pinball, it is a first-party Nintendo game.

I love NES pinball. I do not like pinball games with realistic physics (too fast and too difficult). This one feels more like a game instead of a real pinball machine. Also, this one has a bonus stage with Mario in it.

I also like how clear and bright the visuals are. Too many newer pinball games are cluttered and flashy.

Space Cadet and NES pinball are my favourite video pinball games of all time.

I love space cadet! Lol, and sweet thanks, just played a game and it's pretty fun :) I also found something called Family Pinball

Adventures of Lolo

I played this on an emulator decades later and it was my all time favorite NES game. I ended up beating all 3 multiple times.

So many NES games require perfect timing under strong time pressure. This one being a puzzle game also requires some timing but you can plan your trip and try again if you mess up.

I actually helped develop levels for a copycat game some rando I met online made, it was fun!

Great, after reading the words City Connection, that music will be stuck in my head for a week

Ah, this just gave me a fun wallpaper idea and reminded me that my emulator exists. Thanks 👍

Was Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun released as "Renegade" in the US? That screenshot looks a lot like the second stage. The characters' clothes look different from what I remember though.

So many memorable childhood games. Much bonding over Jackal and fighting (or trying to start a fight) in Ice Hockey. Nice solo gaming with awesome music on Gun.smoke and Balloon Fight.

I'm glad emulators exist and work out of the box, so I could keep playing these games without any hassle on my computer even if the hardware has become hard to find.

I mostly played Blades of Steel (an ice hockey game that turned into a fighting game every few seconds), TMNT and Top Gun. I think I landed on that goddamn carrier like 3 times combined, but it was still a blast! We also had a completely legal cartridge with 250 games on it, so I'm definitely forgetting something. I may need to get a CRT and try if my NES still works.

Top Gun is memorable in a frustrating way.

I enjoyed Blades of Steel too. But I like Ice Hockey better overall, mainly because they added weight/power to different player types. That might be the first sports game having such system.

Lot of ones inthere I don't recognize, but I think the only one that should be added is Metroid.

Yeah. I want to highlight some games that are under-appreciated. If I add SMB/Zelda/Metroid etc then there would be less room for less known games.

Skipping some and having one in twice

Sorry about that.

Not anything worth apologizing for.

This is your list. That I think some things may be missing is irrelevant, but it can be a conversation starter.

That you have a duplicate means you can cram more of your favorites in, if you like.

Which was your favorite?

Definitely Balloon Fight. The control scheme is perfect. Two player coop. Simple but fun, and with the right challenge.

I wish it had more variety in the level design.

What are your NES favourites?

My favorites were Ninja Turtles, Final Fantasy, Paperboy, Zelda, Rygar, Castlevania 3, or Kid Icarus. At least those ones got massive amounts of play time.

Kid Icarus is a little too difficult for me, but I think I should try again and see if I can get better.

I only played TMNT on SNES, perhaps I should try the NES one.

I never tried Paperboy, is it good?

I never said I was good at them. LOL. I enjoyed them all. For the time they came out, they were amazing to me.

I think the part I liked about TMNT was that it had multiple play styles in one game, so it felt like more.

Paperboy was a racing game with a timing mechanism. You ride a bike along a set course, dodging obstacles like the racing games of the time. However, you have to time throwing papers at or in mailboxes to get points to pass stages.

The one thing these games have in common...

... Is Matt Turk.

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City Connection! Love that game, fantastic soubdtrack.

Yeah it is a bit simplistic, but I go back to it for a short run once in a while. Miss the simple pick up and play.