Games That Defined the NES

[BurningDoom]

A thread is going in the "Other Platforms" section of the forums. I liked the thread and thought, why not have an NES one? NES is system just as important as the Atari 2600 to the history of gaming.

What games do you think defined the NES?

Castlevania - 2D action-platforming series based on horror themes that's alive and well to this day. Centers around whips, vampires, monsters, challenging gameplay, and difficult platforming.

Contra - The funnest run-n-gun co-op game made until Halo: Combat Evolved came out decades later.

Donkey Kong - I could have put a number of games here. But the real reason I include this one is that it represents the perfect arcade ports of late 70s-mid 80s arcade hits that other systems like Atari 2600 and Colecovision couldn't quite do but NES did perfectly. So I picked this one in particular because it was Nintendo first video game hit in the arcades.

Dragon Warrior - The first JRPG released on home-consoles. Final Fantasy fans are probably gonna go nuts that I included this and not Final Fantasy. Dragon Warrior was first, and back then a lot more people played it. FF didn't really become popular (in the U.S.) until it's SNES releases.

The Legend of Zelda - Everyone knows this game and why it's on here. Adventure gaming at it's rawest, and greeatest. It inspired other adventure games after it for generations to come.

Mega Man - The first game in the 2D action-platform series that spawned an entire franchise that's still thriving today, and spawned 6 games on the NES alone.

Metroid - Completely unique at the time in it's seeming endless corridors and freedom of movement anywhere on the map, whenever you wanted. And it had a heavy emphasis on exploration.

Super Mario Bros. - Definetly the game the REALLY got Nintendo's NES going and brought gaming back to the forefront of people's minds again. One of the greatest games ever made, and a gem of a platformer.

Super Mario Bros. 3 - One of the most-hyped games of all-time, and suprisingly enough in the end it delivered the goods and then some. I, along with millions of other gamers were blown away by this masterpiece of gaming which still holds up today.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Co-op beat-em greatness that most anyone that had an NES in that era played. Beat-up tons of Foot Clan Soldiers, and great boss battles. Not as cool as the actual arcade version, but you do get an extra-level in return.

Tetris - The ultimate puzzle-game that sold millions.

[Opa Opa]

Man it's already done.
Link: http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/06/ ... fined.html

[BurningDoom]

Man it's already done.
Link: http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/06/ ... fined.html

That's an article, not a thread. The point of this is to list your own list and discuss other people's lists.

[dsheinem]

my impression is that racket created those older threads to use for working through new "defining games" articles.

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/search.p ... mit=Search

There's a bunch there...they became articles!

[BurningDoom]

Okay then, no one discuss it then. Sorry for trying.

[Opa Opa]

Okay then, no one discuss it then. Sorry for trying.

*sigh*

It isn't like we wouldn't discuss it but it's already done. Normally the whole "defining games for x system" threads are used to create articles. These articles then in turn become starting points for people interested in learning about said system.

If you really want to discuss 'em we can though. I could probably have a 10,000 word post dedicated to just Tetris if you wanted. (Although that may not happen. )

edit: could you possibly change the thread title to : Let's discuss the Defining Nes games?

[dsheinem]

Okay then, no one discuss it then. Sorry for trying.

Sorry, I am not trying to rain on your parade all day (I feel like I am!), and I do appreciate your enthusiasm for creating new threads - just some of them haven't quite worked out due to their similarity to previous discussions or, in this case, the confusion they cause with similarly titled threads. I didn't say not to discuss the defining games, I just wanted to clarify what the title might imply (that this was the start of research for a front page article).

[Opa Opa]

I actually do have something to say about Tetris. While I've only been introduced to the nes version recently, it has to be my favorite version. I feel it is superior to the GB version in terms of graphics and controls however I prefer the GB for its music. All in all, Tetris on the NES is a solid puzzle game for the system.

[sevin0seven]

Okay then, no one discuss it then. Sorry for trying.

to make you feel better, i agree with your list.

[Bradtemple87]

Okay then, no one discuss it then. Sorry for trying.

to make you feel better, i agree with your list.

you are always the nice member