I've only ever played two NES games to completion, Super Mario Bros. and Mega Man 2. Which other NES games are worth playing to completion at this point in time?

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Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:28:47 2021 No.8029053 [Reply] [Original]

I've only ever played two NES games to completion, Super Mario Bros. and Mega Man 2. Which other NES games are worth playing to completion at this point in time?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:33:21 2021 No.8029058 >>8029053 Castlevania

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:38:27 2021 No.8029064 >>8029053 Tetris

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:39:21 2021 No.8029065 >>8029053 Whatever you like, there are plenty of lists out there

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:43:19 2021 No.8029072 >>8029053 Other SMB and Mega Man games

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:44:22 2021 No.8029074 >>8029058 Are the sequels worth playing as well? >>8029064 I guess I've played Tetris too, but is there actually a way to beat it? >>8029065 I was curious if /vr/ had any must plays that aren't found on the normal lists

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:47:15 2021 No.8029076 >>8029053 jackie chan

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 08:51:58 2021 No.8029083 >>8029076 I had no idea there was a Jackie Chan NES game. I used to have the GBA game, so I'll have to check this out

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 09:12:18 2021 No.8029116 >>8029074 no yes no

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 09:25:47 2021 No.8029134
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>>8029076
>>8029083
> Kung-Fu Master, known as Spartan X in Japan, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game
> Spartan X was originally a tie-in to the 1984 Jackie Chan film Wheels on Meals
pic related is also a jackie chan game

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 09:29:56 2021 No.8029143 >>8029074 >I was curious if /vr/ had any must plays that aren't found on the normal lists aha sureeeeee here ya go kick master holy diver vice city little samson shatter hand power blade crystalis

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 09:46:24 2021 No.8029163 >>8029053 mega man 3 legend of zelda final fantasy castlevania

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 09:59:47 2021 No.8029193 >>8029134 >>8029143 >>8029163 thanks. added all of them to my list

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:01:20 2021 No.8029197 >>8029143 >shatter hand This game is rad.

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:09:22 2021 No.8029212

>>8029053
I've beaten Megaman 2, 4 and 5 (because those are the only ones I've owned), Shadowgate, Super Mario Bros. 1, 2 and 3, Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers, Donkey Kong 1&2 and Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle. I got stuck on the Clinger Winger in Battletoads. I've played Kirby's Adventure, the other Megaman games and Final Fantasy 1, but I don't consider it legitimate because it was on an emulator.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:12:14 2021 No.8029218 >>8029053 Mega Man (all), Castlevania, Gimmick, Ninja Gaiden, Kid Icarus, Mother, Dragon Quest 3, Metroid, Zelda, Zelda 2, Kirby's Adventure.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:15:30 2021 No.8029226 >>8029053 Lots of the big ones. Castlevania 1 and 3 Contra and Super C Ninja Gaiden, all 3 Zelda Batman Mega man 3, and probably the other 4 too There's tons more that I cant list at the top of my head now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:20:48 2021 No.8029231 >>8029212 >>8029218 >>8029226 Thanks! I've added these to my list as well

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:34:21 2021 No.8029260 Startropics

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 10:57:12 2021 No.8029306 >>8029193 Not knocking the other guy, but those games would be on any top 100 list. Why don't you just look up one of those?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:00:26 2021 No.8029318 >>8029306 a lot of them were already on my list, from looking at top 100 lists, but a few weren't

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:03:53 2021 No.8029326 Start by adding 1 to each of what you've played. -Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) -Mega Man 3 These were games I hadn't given a chance to until recently, but now I love them.

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:26:55 2021 No.8029373

>>8029326
Those two are already on my list. Here's my current full list if anyone is interested
Balloon Fight
Batman - The Video Game
Battletoads
Bionic Commando
Blaster Master
Bubble Bobble
Castlevania
Castlevania II - Simon's Quest
Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse
Chip 'n Dale - Rescue Rangers
Contra
Crystalis
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Double Dragon
Double Dragon II - The Revenge
Dr. Mario
Duck Hunt
Duck Tales
Exictebike
Final Fantasy
Ghosts 'n Ghouls
Gimmick!
Holy Diver
Ice Climber
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
KickMaster
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure
Kung Fu
The Legend of Zelda
Life Force
Little Samson
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Metal Gear
Metal Storm
Metroid
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden 3
Power Blade
River City Rampage
Shatterhand
Super C
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Tetris
Vice - Project Doom
Zelda II - The Adventure of Link

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:36:09 2021 No.8029394 >>8029373 Amazing list anon, lots of games to play. I'd also add Dragon Quest 1-4 and Mother 1

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:38:16 2021 No.8029406 >>8029394 How can I play them in English?

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:46:21 2021 No.8029430
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>>8029406
All of them are officially translated. Search Earthbound Zero/Earthbound Beginnings and Dragon Warrior 1-4. Also there is a translated Famicom ROM of Dragon Quest 1, it's the same as Dragon Warrior but has passwords instead of save files, google Dragon Quest 1 Polinym.
I'm not into JRPGs but even I liked all of these games. Personally I like them more than Final Fantasy. If you don't want to invest that much time just play Dragon Quest 4, it's the NES/FC JRPG pinnacle, the greatest

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:50:29 2021 No.8029441 >>8029430 Thanks! I didn't know that. I'll add them all to the list

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:52:51 2021 No.8029449

>>8029053
TMNT 2 and 3
River City Ransom
Contra and Super C
Bionic Commando
Mega Man 3
Final Fantasy
The Legend of Zelda
Ninja Gaiden (don't be ashamed to use save states, this game is one hard motherfucker but it's so good)
Battletoads (play the Japan or PAL version, fixes the hoverbike stage)
Metroid
R.C. Pro Am
Batman
Blaster Master
Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3
Castlevania (all three of em, even 2 is a neat game despite its flaws)

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:56:13 2021 No.8029457 >>8029441 No problem, have fun. NES honestly has one of the best libraries ever

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:56:42 2021 No.8029459 File: 152 KB, 700x548, the_battle_of_olympus.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8029053 I liked pic rel as a kid.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 11:57:44 2021 No.8029462 >>8029449 Thanks. I have most of those on my list already, but I added the others >>8029457 anything else you would recommend? >>8029459 looks cool. I'll check it out

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:07:43 2021 No.8029480 >>8029462 >anything else you would recommend? Shit I don't know you've already mentioned all the hits. Raf World, I guess. It's a Sunsoft title, like that Batman game that everyone won't shut the fuck up about. It's good

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:12:43 2021 No.8029490 >>8029459 This game is a fucking torture. I mean it's a Zelda 2/Faxanadu clone, should I really say anything else?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:15:56 2021 No.8029493 >>8029480 >Raf World cool. thanks

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:16:14 2021 No.8029494 File: 25 KB, 220x302, 220px-Roger_Rabbit_NES.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Let's not forget.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:18:29 2021 No.8029498 >>8029490 It's much less cryptic than Zelda 2, and it doesn't have the shitty overworld.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:45:25 2021 No.8029549 I beat Crystalis recently, it was awesome, but a bit grindy. Give it a shot.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:48:33 2021 No.8029554 >>8029064 Based never ending game. Trying to find an end to Tetris is chaos

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:52:36 2021 No.8029561 >>8029549 Crystalis is one of the greatest NES games.

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 12:56:22 2021 No.8029567

>>8029490
I liked this much more than Zelda 2 / Faxanadu.
Might even be one of my favourite games on the system.
Best moment is when you get some boots from Zeus that will make you "jump higher" and then you try them out... I live for little moments like that.

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 13:17:08 2021 No.8029592

>>8029373

That's a cool list. It's got some primitive old games in it here and there (like Ice Climber and Excitebike), as well as some controversial ones (like Simon's Quest and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1) - not everybody will enjoy these. So if you start playing random ones and become discouraged because they don't resonate with you, then make sure that you don't give up on the whole list! Just try something else. Also don't give up on a series because an early game isn't fun for you. I don't really like Double Dragon, for instance. And Zelda 1 and 2 are vastly different. Capcom was doing its "find a good formula and milk it forever" thing even back then, so Mega Man games are pretty similar, but other companies were not.

Another few good-but-seriously-flawed ones I'd throw in are Phantom Fighter and The Guardian Legend. I also have a thing for Iron Tank.

I think all three Wizards & Warriors games are good, though they're also weird and arguably janky. The third one is the weirdest by far and the most controversial, but also the most interesting (I claim).

Among space shooters: If you let in Famicom-only games then you should certainly include Gradius II and probably also Recca.

I enjoyed playing Solstice to completion. There's nothing else quite like that on this console.

If you're into Koei war games then you should include one I think. I had fun with Genghis Khan. But there are several others - Nobunaga's Ambition, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Gemfire... I haven't played any of those though. Some have sequels on the NES. Koei just pumped those things out (and still does I guess?).

You probably shouldn't just thoughtlessly throw in all the games I mentioned, but anyway some of the above should be tried.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 13:18:28 2021 No.8029596 >>8029592 >I don't really like Double Dragon, for instance. (To clarify, I meant I don't really like the first one - but I like Double Dragon II.)

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 13:22:18 2021 No.8029608 >>8029592 >>8029596 thanks anon. I will definitely look into those

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>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 14:39:26 2021 No.8029785 >>8029608 Another that goes into the flawed-yet-possibly-awesome category: Godzilla: Monster of Monsters

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 16:58:59 2021 No.8030152 >>8029430 Futa with blade.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 17:05:38 2021 No.8030168 >>8029780 I'm trying to beat 8 Eyes right now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 17:19:18 2021 No.8030218 >>8030168 OP here, is it worth playing?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 17:24:22 2021 No.8030234 >>8030218 You probably should play Castlevania first. 8 Eyes is a bit of an acquired taste.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 17:33:38 2021 No.8030265 >>8029058 I & III

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 17:34:08 2021 No.8030267 >>8030265 is 2 really that bad?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 17:39:59 2021 No.8030287 >>8030267 Its like zelda 2 they try a new format and it doesnt really work. 3 goes back to the basics of 1 but with graphical improvements on every level and its great.

Anonymous Fri Aug 13 18:08:06 2021 No.8030372

>>8030265
>>8030267
Castlevania - play this one, a NES classic
Castlevania II - their first attempt at a metroidvania but they didn't get it right until they tried again with Symphony of the Night. Most of the challenge comes from finding items, platforming and enemies, especially the bosses, is a joke
Castlevania III - goes back to CV1 style, be aware that a lot of changes were made for the Amerishart localization. The music is a lot better in the famicom version due to more memory or something. The game was changed to make it MoRe HarD but in doing so they gimped the extra characters and made them useless.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 18:32:08 2021 No.8030457 >>8029780 never knew there was a Pirates! port for the NES. Is it functional?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 18:38:21 2021 No.8030476 >>8029053 Dragon Warrior.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 19:05:53 2021 No.8030559 File: 1.30 MB, 1451x2048, Screenshot_20210813-184752.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] what bootlegs do you bigots like?

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 19:09:30 2021 No.8030569 >>8030559 Sonix 2 XL count? I just wanted to mention it really.

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 19:17:02 2021 No.8030589 >>8030569 neat that looks fun

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 20:41:31 2021 No.8030786 >>8030559 Magic Jewelry if that counts

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 21:30:59 2021 No.8030868 >>8030559 Super Butoden 2 and Kart Fighter by Hummer Cheng are amusing

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 21:57:40 2021 No.8030913 >>8029053 The NES has a lot of excellent games I'd say even better library than the SNES. Kirby's Adventure Zelda 1 & 2 Metroid All mega man games Conquest of the Crystal Palace The list goes on and on

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 22:00:12 2021 No.8030919 Super Mario Bros 3 is still one of the greatest platformers ever made. The graphics still look great too. You cannot call yourself a gamer until you've beaten SMB no save states

>>	Anonymous Fri Aug 13 22:08:05 2021 No.8030939 >>8029053 Megaman 3 - 6 SMB3 Ducktales 1 - 2 Tetris (endless kino) Contra

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 14 04:22:43 2021 No.8031491 >>8030559 I like Somari, especially the music. It's pretty good for a bootleg.

Anonymous Sat Aug 14 04:28:10 2021 No.8031502

>>8029459
Based.
Battle of Olympus is one of the best things to happen to the nes or any system. Normals like >>8029490 who get their opinions from youtube will tell you that its not but please don't trust someone whose thoughts change with the wind. It's like there is a toggle in their heads that switches between 'it's trash' and 'hidden gem' depending on the last thing they heard.

Anonymous Sat Aug 14 04:33:33 2021 No.8031508

>>8030218

I like it but it's one of the more questionable suggestions here. It has optional two-player co-op where one person is a bird (if you're alone you control both man and bird at once), which is cool. It's fairly good-ish. It isn't super polished though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Aug 14 04:33:40 2021 No.8031509 >>8029053 Mother fucking Rygar.

Anonymous Sat Aug 14 04:39:17 2021 No.8031516

>>8030267

Anybody interested in Castlevania should try it, if only for the music (which you hear the majority of within the first playing session), and keep at it without cheating until becoming too bored/frustrated to continue. In the latter case, I recommend either giving up or cheating, as appropriate. Also you can start with a romhack that redoes the translation to English I guess - I don't know about that because I haven't tried it myself, but it's probably okay to do and might help. Or not. But anyway it's worth trying, as long as the player goes into it knowing that it might be awesome, that it might be unfinishable crap, and that moving on to Castlevania III is mandatory either way.

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