Famicom and Super Famicom recommendations

[baschlives]

I recently started importing japanese games for these systems, and I am looking for recommendations on good games that were never released outside of Japan.

[Breetai]

The search function is your friend. This exact thread exists in this very sub-forum for each of the systems you mentioned. I suggest looking them up.

There are three Parodius games, three games in the Mystical Ninja series and one Rockman game that never left Japan and are wonderful games on the SFC. Get them all.

There is Splatterhouse and Gradius II on the Famicom.

There are actually some fun sumo wrestling games on both systems that are worth a try.

[hashiriya1]

Famicom: Mother
Super Famicom: Mother 2

[slowslow325]

Super Mario Bros. 2

[Breetai]

Super Mario Bros. 2

Not a Famicom game.

[Hobie-wan]

Super Mario Bros. 2

Not a Famicom game.

I'm sure he meant actual SMB2, not SMB2 - Doki Bugaloo.

[christoph]

Sweet Home -

Recca -

[Breetai]

Super Mario Bros. 2

Not a Famicom game.

I'm sure he meant actual SMB2, not SMB2 - Doki Bugaloo.

There is no game on the Famicom whatsoever called Super Mario Bros. 2.
The Japanese SMB2 (Lost Levels) is a Famicom Disk System game, not a Famicom game. It was not released on the Famicom in any form. Same with Doki Doki Panic, for the record. Interestingly, the US SMB2 was released on the Famicom and not on the Disk System.

[Hobie-wan]

There is no game on the Famicom whatsoever called Super Mario Bros. 2.
The Japanese SMB2 (Lost Levels) is a Famicom Disk System game, not a Famicom game. It was not released on the Famicom in any form. Same with Doki Doki Panic, for the record. Interestingly, the US SMB2 was released on the Famicom and not on the Disk System.

Oh yeah, derp. I forgot it was a disk game since I don't own one.

[BEERS AND VIDEOS]

As far as great Famicom games go:

I'd grab Crisis Force (amazing shooter that really pushed the NES hardware), Moon Crystal (fun platformer with great music), Splatterhouse (I second the recommendation made by Breetai),Joy Mech Fight (an interesting, fun fighting game).

If you can read Japanese, I'd surely pick up Mother (we all know about this game, right?), Final Fantasy II and III (while ports of these came out in other countries, there's something I find unique about playing the original incarnations) and Sweet Home (an early, creepy horror/survival title).