/vr/ - Retro Games

>>810389
i know one! it's only jap i think, and basically you are something like a purple train who later will transform into a submarine, a plane, shit like that. it was pretty long and the bosses were awesome. i don't remember the name...

>>810389
Mega Man 2

>>810398
>hidden

>>810398
wow never heard of it thx anon delivers

>>810395
That'd be Robocco Wars and yeah it's pretty good

I'd recommend Kick Master, Shatterhand, Journey To Silius, Batman, Metal Storm, Mighty Final Fight, etc etc

http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/NES

Felix the Cat

Really depends on what you're looking for.

Kickle Cubicle's a nice action puzzler with good graphics for the time. Legacy of the Wizard's a platformer item hunt through a fuckhuge labyrinth if you're into that sort of thing. The GI Joe game was decent action with a nice assortment of selectable characters.

>>810415
DOSE GRAFICS

>>810426
>GI Joe game

Oh, and vehicles too. Speaking of which, if you like suits and rides a la SMB3, Little Nemo's good too though not as obscure idt.

Mitsume Ga Tooru.
Japanese import, find the rom, you won't regret it.

also Shadow Of The Ninja for action

Moai Kun for puzzle (it's famicom exclusive)

I have a soft spot for Mission Impossible if you want something like Metal Gear. It's REALLY hard though.

For shmups try Crisis Force and RECCA (famicom only, again)

Crystalis for Zelda but better than Zelda

Vice Project Doom if you want something that mixes genres and feels like a modern action game

Chaos World for RPG

Moon Crystal if you want a platformer with smooth animations

Whomp Em obviously.

Cheetahmen 2

Duck Hunt.

Clash at Demonhead

>>810509
Damn, that game IS fun! Why have I never tried it before?!

Not OP, but thanks, anon!

>look up the games posted ITT
>they are all fucking expensive.

well no wonder they are hidden.

Splatterhouse SD (import/ROM only)
Metal Storm
Zanac
Tetrastar: The Fighter (play that shit with a turbo controller, though)
Crystalis
Spiritual Warfare (retarded premise, buggy, and ugly, but the gameplay itself is pretty solid)
Vice: Project Doom
Alfred Chicken
Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout
Legend of the White Lion
Magic of Scheherezade

I know there are others, but hopefully that helps get you started. As an aside, if you want to see an example of a game that's both very original and simple, yet also somehow completely awful and horrible, you should try Trolls on Treasure Island. It's astonishingly bad; so bad you've got to try it once.

>>810545
Usually because they had low print runs, making them uncommon even when they were brand new.

Of course, you can do what I did, say fuck all that "collector market" faggotry, and get an Everdrive. I still buy NES games, but unless I find say, Little Samson for like $10, I'll never own the actual cart.

Never mind that I have a sixteen hundred dollar rifle.

>>810545
How is $7-12 expensive for an uncommon game? And this isn't the only one; many of the games listed here have similar sold prices on eBay. Granted, they're not trading for $2 a title, but even with a few spendy outliers, most of the prices in this thread are reasonable.

Also,
>not emulating
>2013

ufouria, a.k.a. へべれけ/hebereke

Mr. Gimmick

>>810424
>Play all da mega mans
>No Zelda II, it's too hard and too different
Fuck you, /v/.

>>810556
Whomp 'Em for $10 is a good deal. Imagine Mega Man with a spear.

Little Nemo: The Dream Master
you have candy that you throw at monsters, most of the time just to slow them down so you can jump over them, but if you feed candy to some of the creatures, they will "become your friends" and you will get their powers.
one of my favorite games as a kid, it seems to be one of the least known capcom tittles for some reason

>>810565
you should have seen it a year or two, it was filled to the brim with even more "look at me, I'm from 4chan n i use memes and im so funnie, look at me" garbage

>>810569
It's pretty well known in the retro gaming community for its (at the time) unusual gameplay gimmick, bright graphics, and excellent soundtrack. The difficulty can also be pretty punishing at certain points, though, and it's loosely tied in to a Japanese cartoon revival of an old American comic strip called Little Nemo in Slumberland, which makes it a lower-profile release in the western world than it probably was in Japan.

Thanks for all the posts everyone, I'll have to check these games out. Right now I'm playing the Guardian Legend.

>>810429
the game is rediculously hard, and to get the "good ending" you have to get every single bonus item, if I remember right (if I'm wrong here, some one else correct me), which unlocks a secret final stage, which you then have to beat.

>>810580
I never see it discussed here, so that's why I posted it.

>>810580
>The difficulty can also be pretty punishing at certain points, though
at least it's not like Mr. Gimmick, where the entire game seems to be made by sadists

Zombie Nation, the shmup where you're a giant floating head

>>810590
>>810569
oh, and at least when I was a kid, the anime movie that came out of the revival was pretty popular

>>810516

Came in to say that.

>>810583
>you have to get every single bonus item
I believe you also have to make it through without using a continue. I saw Arino play it on GCCX.

>>810610
there is also the original japanese version, which is just as weird, but this time you are the head of some japanese demon blowing up building and stuff, instead of looking like carl from Aqua Teens

>>810626
ah yes, I know I was missing something, and yes, I saw that episode too, just couldn't remember what you had to do that clearly

>>810424
oh, thx

I haven't really seen anyone in /vr mention Tiny Toons. It's a very fun game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Lolo

Clash at Demonhead
North & South
Gun Nac

A couple that weren't previously mentioned on here are Kabuki Quantum Fighter and The Lone Ranger.

>>810569
Own this game, its pretty rad
First anime film I ever saw was Little Nemo

I don't know who well known it is, but I love this game.

>>811730
really? i always figured that was a standard series people knew about. rather fun though even though the music would drive anyone insane by the end of the game.

Vice Project Doom is my favourite NES game. Play that OP

>>811805
Ya its kinda a staple but a lesser known one, most my nes friends had not heard of it, but when I was a kid it was one of my favs to play.

>>811798
It's pretty well known but often unfairly overlooked. It's a fun game.

>>811771
>Kabuki Quantum Fighter
I remember that one. Definitely worth playing.

Is there a NES recommended list? If not we should make one.

Kid Niki. It's not great, but it's worth checking out.

>>811849
Isn't that the one where the main character is an American army guy called something like John Connor and he can transform into a Japanese drag queen and fight with his hair against aliens? That was awesome.

>>811934
Somethin' like that lol. It was pretty awesome, yes. Had an interesting mechanic of swinging from platforms.

Power blade 1 and 2. Surprisingly good and forgotten.
Big Nose the Caveman. Good music. Good game. Don't lose your upgrades.
Tom & Jerry (and Tuffy) Play this shit. Forgive the difficulty and controls, rest is gorgeous.
Kyatto Ninja Teyandee.
New Ghostbusters II.
Zen Intergalactic Ninja. Not really unknown but worth checking out.
River City Ransom.
Guerrilla War. Ikari warriors done right.
Panic Restaurant. Short but fun.
Kick Master.
Rockin' Kats
Bananan Ouji no Daibouken. Find a translation hack for this.
Adventures of Lolo 1/2/3. Really hard puzzle game.
Castle of Dragon
The Punisher. Fuck ljn but this game not that bad.
Metal Mech - Man & Machine
Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun

Have fun.

Fucking

Monster


Party

Nigga you aint lived until you fought dat shrimp

Cocoron is so cool.
You customize your characters from design to choice of weapon.
The music is great, and the bosses are interesting.

Bonk's Adventure

I fucking adore this game.

Very rare, I'd emulate.

>>811667
Good choice

>>811859
seconded.

>>812308
>playing a butchered port instead of the TG-16 masterpiece

srsly, even if you ignore the obvious downgrades in the audio/visual the control is horrid in the NES version.

>>811667
I had that for SNES back in the day!
>PLOK [SNES]
I think I beat it when a kid. EKANS is in it.
>DRAGON SPIRIT [NES]
Hold fire and dodge

>>812403
>I had that for SNES back in the day!

completely different games.

>>811667
This was one of my faves, surprising it gets so little attention considering it was from Konami back when that meant something.

>>812284
and its music is even great enough to re-use in other games

>>812418
I love Konami and I loved Tiny Toons, but I never cared for the NES game that much. only TT game I really thought was great was Busters Hidden Treasure on the genny

>The Legend of Kage
Very fast-paced ninja action. It really required you to keep on your toes.

>Sky Kid
A port of a Namco arcade game.

>Wai Wai World
If you like Konami sidescrollers.

>Yo! Noid
Surprisingly fun for a merchandising cash-in. It's actually a graphical hack of some Japanese game.

>>812418
it was one of my favs too as a kid. Alongside Duck Tales 2 it's one of my most played NES games.

Did you know that Buster had a special ability too, the "slide-jump" ? For the longest time I thought he was a filler character with no special ability to play in between the other characters....

>>811860
This.

Cute music.
Colorful worlds.
Challenging Gameplay.
classic nintendo.

>>813678
Forgot the image.

Air Fortress.

The graphics aren't anything amazing, but the gameplay is great. It starts as a pretty par shmup, but once you land and enter the spacestation things get interesting. And I love that you need to race to the exit of every stage before it self-destructs.

These are my favorites NES games that are lesser known in no particular order.

Shatterhand. Basically it's like Megaman if you punched shit and didn't get the powers from bosses, but instead used a power-up system. Bitchin' tunes. Relatively easy if you can tear through megaman games.

River City Ransom. More well known, but still fucking good if you haven't played it. In my opinion, it's THE quintessential beat 'em up with rpg shit, also fun two player. I literally could say good things about this game all day. BARF!

Life Force, aka Salamander. Gradius like shooter, switches between horizontal shmup to horizontal shmup. Doesn't slow down, kinda short though.

Desert Commander. I think this is where the Advance Wars series stemmed from. Turn based strategy game just like AW, you move individual units around and kick the shit out of the enemy.

Blaster Master. Has some of my favorite BGM from the NES, combines platforming, shooting segments kinda like Metroid with an overhead adventuring/dungeon crawling view while checking out on foot areas. Fucking difficult.

>>813687
Shatterhand has more of a Contra feel than a Megaman feel. I don't think I'd liken it to Megaman at all.

>>813687
>Shatterhand. Basically it's like Megaman if you punched shit and didn't get the powers from bosses, but instead used a power-up system. Bitchin' tunes. Relatively easy if you can tear through megaman games.

I often hear the comparaison with Megaman but how exactly is it anything like megaman except that it's an action paltformer and you can choose the order you want to play stages in?
is duck tales like megaman too?

>Desert Commander. I think this is where the Advance Wars series stemmed from

Wow nice, that actually came out a few months before Famicom Wars

>>813695
>is duck tales like megaman too?
Moreso than Shatterhand actually. Duck Tales feels very Capcom-y and you can tell it was the same people who made it.

>>813692

Hm. Yeah, maybe I worded that with too much emphasis on that. The stage selection and length is what really makes me think of Megaman, but I suppose the actual gameplay is more Contra like.

Yo Noid!
fun and very challenging

>>813715
That game was another situation like Mario 2/USA. It was actually another game reskinned for western audiences.

>>813718
>It was actually another game reskinned for western audiences.

So was Shatterhand

>>813687 here,

I also forgot to mention a few more that are less actiony, but I feel are still great, semi-known.

R.C. "motherfuckin" Pro-Am 1 and 2. If you've played Rock 'n Roll racing, I'll just say its fucking awesome, and if not; It's a 3/4ths Isometric view racing game with upgradable RC cars. Your success depends on how you upgrade after races. The first was developed by a fresh Rareware Inc. The second was done by Tradewest.

Silent Service. A really complicated WWII submarine simulator. Grab the manual or an FAQ online and have fun dicking around on your patrols in the Pacific. Quite deep, no pun intended.

Shadowgate. Some people will disagree with me, but the NES version sticks in my mind as one of the better versions. Difficult, and has walls of text. Good atmosphere, if you like dungeon crawlers and puzzling I recommend it highly.

>>813702
You want a Duck-centric Capcom NES title that actually feels like Megaman? You want Darkwing Duck.

Conquest of the Crystal Palace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmJEs9L0S7Q

>>813738
a romhack for it has just been released
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1382/

Ganbare Goemon 2
Moon Crystal
Shadowgate
Little Samson
Whomp Em
Little Nemo
Crystalis
Journey to Silius
Princess Tomato
Cocoron
Snake Rattle 'n Roll
Metal Storm

Of the ones not mentioned, Deja Vu... crazy and fun point and click adventure about a PI.

And see if you can acquire Doki Doki Panic and Japanese SMB2 and play these classic Nintendo juggernauts how they were intended (JSMB2's difficulty was reduced in the "Lost Levels" port)...

>>813778
Speaking of good ol' megaman - there is.
Magical Doropie (Famicom) / The Krion Conquest NES
I've never seen such interesting usage of secondary weapons. Also character able to SHOOT UP and DUCK.

>>813862
but I wasn't speaking of good ol' megaman

Battle of Olympus

>>813871
Dang. Forgot to erase a link when quick replying.

>Sweet home
survival/rpg

JP only but has a fan translation.
not scary, but it's moody, and i likde the story involving stuff like burned alive kids/babies.

Bucky O'Hare

>>814091
CAPTAIN BUCKY!
Captain Bucky O'Hare!

>>814127
>>814091
>Captain Bucky O' Hare

I can confirm this. Very good game.

I'd also add Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers

>>814191
a romhack for it as also been released recently, as well as a level editor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=avoHbLNK-D0

>>810445
>Crystalis for Zelda but better than Zelda

Not sure if blasphemy.
Hrrmmh. Must investigate further.

>>814205
Crystalis is to the first Zelda what Alundra is to ALTTP

>>810445

Dude, thank you.

I always thought Crystalis was superior to Zelda.

>>814218
To me, every Zelda game feels like it doesn't go far enough, like it could go much deeper and more interesting in terms of action, puzzle and story.
To me, playing a Zelda game feels almost furstrating because it's like I'm stuck playing a tutorial-like level of gaming for the entire duration of the games.

For 2D Zelda, thank god we have Crystalis and Alundra which do go further in terms of action puzzle and story. But I'm still looking for a 3D Zelda rip-off that goes further the originals....

>>814209

Not as good?

>>814232

>Story

I kinda wish they'd stop.

I feel like story works against the genre. Just gives you less room to actually feel like you're on an adventure. The first Zelda is just such a pure version of the concept. It really captures that feeling of a child playing make-believe in the wilderness, finding sticks that look like swords.

Also Alundra, while fantastic, suffers from being a bit too dialogue-heavy...and personally, I think it's too puzzle-heavy. LttP started that shit. Now all Zelda-esque games are puzzle-oriented and it bothers me.

>>813883
Turn on keyboard shortcuts in Settings, then just hit Q to quick reply without linking. You can also hold Control while clicking a number.

>>814275
>Alundra, while fantastic
I find the bossfights are lame and really drag, plus many of the puzzles feel gratuitous; I don't get a thrill from solving them, it's more like, "this shit again?". Definitely wish there was a Zelda with as much stuff and difficulty as Alundra but with the Nintendo polish in design.

Crystalis, on the other hand, is awesome and I've never understood the hate it gets. Though that shooter boss is totally bizarre.

(captcha: and boossFu)

Magical Doropie is a really hard but good Megaman clone featuring a cute witch girl. It was released in the US as "The Krion Conquest," but they cut out almost all of the cutscenes. Fortunately, there's a translation patch for the Japanese game.

>>812428
Imagine my surprise a few years ago when I was trying random NES roms and got to Cocoron.

>>815390
I don't get the like for Magical Doropie. I'd rather play a Megaman romhack.

>>810565
Zelda II is on there.

It's listed at the end, because the name isn't The Legend of Zelda II, it's Zelda II.

Mendel Palace — entertaining but easy action/puzzle game
Destiny of an Emperor — possibly my favorite NES RPG

Not a gem but worth a mention:
Tombs & Treasures — not that great but makes a fun diversion; short adventure game

Motherfukin Rollerball: the best pinball game that exists. It's like a skyscraper with pinballs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OetY-T9YSu0

Dat music

Maybe its just me, but i'm a sucker for these kind of puzzle games. Has the obligatory awesome nes music to it, of course. Has anyone played this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t782B0zK3Y

Sweet home. A fun horror RPG.

>>818772
Forgot pic

>>818686
>those silly filters
oh dear lord

>>811805
most people I have encountered know of only knows of the first (US) game

>>812332
those graphics are extremely good for an NES game and it's still fun

>>818707
That's the prequel to Solomon's Key, right? I never got around to playing it.

>>817952
Why did it take this long for someone to mention Mendel Palace?
That's like my favorite game on the system.

>>814040
>>818772
>>818775

This. Love this fucking game. Bought a cib reproduction in English.