SM's Top 100 NES/Famicom games

[o.pwuaioc]

100. Duck Hunt
99. Battle City
98. Xexyz
97. Popeye
96. StarTropics
95. Abadox
94. Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
93. Bio Force Ape (unreleased)
92. Dr. Mario
91. Heavy Barrel
90. The Guardian Legend
89. Princess Tomato in Salad Kingdom
88. Boulder Dash
87. Yoshi’s Cookie
86. Return Mario Bros.
85. Tecmo Super Bowl
84. Ms. Pac-Man
83. Kickle Cubicle
82. Balloon Fight
81. The Little Mermaid
80. Mendel Palace
79. Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll
78. Golgo 13: Mafat Conspiracy
77. Bonk’s Adventure
76. Super Mario World
75. Bionic Commando
74. Dig Dug
73. Mechanized Attack
72. Air Fortress
71. Bomberman II
70. Journey to Silius
69. Star Trek: The Next Generation
68. Hi no Tori – Houou Hen – Gaou no Bouken
67. The Clash at Demonhead
66. Holy Diver
65. Bucky O’Hare
64. Metal Storm
63. Panic Restaurant
62. Magical Doropie
61. Jackal
60. Mega Man
59. Ganbare Goemon 2
58. Double Dragon
57. Super Mario Bros. 2 (aka Lost Levels)
56. Kabuki Quantum Fighter
55. Adventure Island 4
54. Shadow the Ninja
53. Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
52. Batman
51. Mega Man 4
50. Lifeforce
49. Getsu Fūma Den
48. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
47. Super Mario Bros. 2 (aka Doki Doki Panic)
46. Konami Wai Wai World and Wai Wai World 2: S.O.S from Parsley
45. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
44. Blaster Master
43. Crystalis
42. Bubble Bobble
41. Vice: Project Doom
40. Mega Man 6
39. Moon Crystal
38. Sweet Home
37. (Chinese Pokemon hack)
36. Joy Mech Fight
35. Little Nemo: The Dream Master
34. Akumajou Special
33. Shatterhand
32. Guerilla War
31. Gun-Nac
30. Gargoyle’s Quest II
29. Micro Machines
28. River City Ransom
27. Castlevania
26. Rod Land
25. Contra
24. DuckTales
23. Earthbound (unreleased)
22. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
21. Super Spy Hunter
20. Gradius II
19. Legacy of the Wizard
18. Final Fantasy III
17. Famicom Wars
16. Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
15. Super Mario Bros.
14. Crisis Force
13. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
12. Power Blade
11. Mega Man 3
10. Kirby’s Adventure
9. Little Samson
8. Mega Man 5
7. Tetris (Tengen version)
6. Final Fantasy
5. will be revealed 3/7/12
4. will be revealed 3/8/12
3. will be revealed 3/9/12
2. will be revealed 3/10/12
1. will be revealed 3/11/12

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Thanks o.pwuaioc. That saved me from having it dig it out of notes, which are probably outdated by this point anyway. The first thing I did was draw up a list, so it'll be somewhat amusing to compare my rough draft to what I ended up using.

[pakopako]

I am appreciative, o Roman.
No Magician? No Immortal? Super C? Metal Gear? Ultima: Quest of the Avatar?
Hmm. I can speculate what four of the top five will be (one to some minor personal derision) but I'm drawing a blank on #5. SMB3, LoZ, DQ/DW, and grudgingly, MM2 are a given.

[o.pwuaioc]

I'm guessing the top 5 should go like:

5. Kid Icarus
4. Mega Man 2
3. Legend of Zelda
2. Metroid
1. Super Mario Bros. 3

That would still leave some that would be on my list (although I'm not Satoshi Matrix, so don't think this is some sort of criticism!), like Galaga, Castlevania II, Metal Gear, and Battletoads.

[pakopako]

Huh, so you're betting on Kid Ic? And damn, how can I forget Metroid. (Please note, I actually don't mean that in the good way. Cartography Metroid was frustrating to no end. The 3D voxel-edition of Metroid thankfully came with auto-mapping.) I'm not selling the game short; it was ground-breaking for its time, packs a lot into such a tiny space, and is historically significant... I just think the first game is maddeningly difficult.

I'm hoping for Ultima: Quest of the Avatar as a surprise dark horse.

[o.pwuaioc]

Huh, so you're betting on Kid Ic? And damn, how can I forget Metroid. (Please note, I actually don't mean that in the good way. Cartography Metroid was frustrating to no end. The 3D voxel-edition of Metroid thankfully came with auto-mapping.)

I'm hoping for Ultima: Quest of the Avatar as a surprise dark horse.

Oh, yeah, UQofA was great, but no top 5. And you didn't like Metroid? Man, for me, mapping out Metroid was half the fun, and Nintendo Power helped you along the way. Granted, I do now prefer Super Metroid's system...

[pakopako]

Oh, yeah, UQofA was great, but no top 5. And you didn't like Metroid? Man, for me, mapping out Metroid was half the fun, and Nintendo Power helped you along the way.

Really? I still think the free-roaming world of Ultima is pretty bad-ass for an NES game. (You can still attack townsfolk!)

And Nintendo Power didn't just help with Metroid, they did the whole job. Any way to discern one corridor from another is a lot easier when you have the whole picture in front of you. (The GB sequel was a lot nicer about it.) Maybe I just have a preference for "smaller" games, but Zelda's world was much more manageable among the neighborhood. (2nd Quest with "bomb everywhere, burn everything, whistle while you do it" was... help me Nintendo Power!)

[Satoshi_Matrix]

I'm guessing the top 5 should go like:

5. Kid Icarus
4. Mega Man 2
3. Legend of Zelda
2. Metroid
1. Super Mario Bros. 3

Oh come now, the list will obviously be

5. Sesame Street ABC 123
4. Tower of Druaga
3. Hydelide
2. Action 52
1. Bokosuka Wars


BEST FAMICOM GAME EVER!!!!


Oh, and here's the real #5.
http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2012 ... es-list-5/

[o.pwuaioc]

Oh, and here's the real #5.
http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2012 ... es-list-5/

Well, I didn't claim you'd follow my order, but so far it's 1 for 1.

Also, I'm getting worried that Kid Icarus might not actually make the cut! I'm looking forward to what you actually put in there.

By the way, and not to nitpick, but: "It is thanks to this one game that dared think outside the box we would bebe treated to some of the best games ever made that closely emulate it such as Super Metroid, Castlevania Symphony of the Night and Cave Story, just to name a few. Not too shabby, Metroid."

"If you could manage to clear the entire game in under an hour, you would be treated to a bazaar scene where Samus would not only reveal she was a woman, but a woman wearing a skimpy Bikini under her Power Suit. Hey, I guess it gets hot in their or something?"

"This was not the case in the Japanese build, despite how prevy they usually are with stuff like that."

"it was on the GameBoy," (It's Game Boy, right? or am I mistaken there?)

[pakopako]

Oh, and here's the real #5.
http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2012 ... es-list-5/

Metroid was also one of the first free-scrolling NES games (after Kid Icarus I believe)

Though the visuals are sparse even for an NES game, Metroid is one of the few NES games that could be described as atmospheric, as the game successfully conveys each of the dark underground areas you explore as completely alien and hostile. You don’t fight against humanoid enemies, but rather strange cave dwelling creatures like inhabit the abyss of Zebes

The lack of detail actually helps. It's like getting lost inside a dark cave; all the walls start to look alike, there are only bugs and bats who are there to attack you as you probe deeper into their world. You begin to lose hope. To worry. It's not like you have a jetpack to fly you out. No. You're stuck in this painful Hell and you must scrounge and scratch for survival, relying on the randomly found power-up to harden you for the next room.

It is thanks to this one game that dared think outside the box we would bebe treated to some of the best games ever made that closely emulate it..

ld manage to clear the entire game in under an hour, you would be treated to a bazaar scene where Samus would not only reveal she was a woman, but a woman wearing a skimpy Bikini under her Power Suit. Hey, I guess it gets hot in their or something? Obviously, this fact enticed a whole generation of young boys to try and beat the game as quickly as they could.

"Bizarre." Man, even half awake I spell-check. And also, the bikini was a bonus; the more feasible endings include her in a [url=http://metroid-database.com/features/2d_endings.jpg]one-piece swi-- err.. space-suit.

Nice mention of the North American Release Password (NARPAS SWORD)... but no mention of the ENGAGE RIDLEY one.