July 15, 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Famicom, the Japanese console that will be converted to the NES in the West. To mark the occasion, we are re-publishing this list of the best games on the system that have been rated by our readers.
Remember, this is a real-time updated dynamic list of each game’s User Rating in our database. If you haven’t rated the games you’ve played, feel free to rate any of the games below and potentially change the rating. Enjoy!
Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES (Are not? nezz? enn-eee-ess?), is the prototype home video game console. Sure, earlier machines like the powerful Atari 2600 pioneered the basic concept of an under-TV panel with interchangeable software and controller accessories, but innovations in Nintendo’s 8-bit system’s ergonomic design and hardware set the stage for modern console gaming.
After the video game ‘collapse’ in 1983, the NES (or Famicom in Japan) defied opponents and single-handedly made the industry stronger than ever with shrewd marketing and – more importantly – an excellent software library. In the early days, the portals were as successful as Donkey Kong giving players their home arcade experience, while innovations in game design (and the advent of chips on the box) have enhanced and further expanded the potential for developers. making games on the humble NES. Compare Donkey Kong Gate in 1983 with 1988 Super Mario Bros. 3 and it’s hard to believe they are running on the same system.
Below you’ll find a list of the 50 best NES games ever made. As with many of our others Top 50 system listThe ratings below are adjusted by User Ratings submitted by Nintendo Life readers, so This list is not permanent. The order will continue to evolve automatic by User score of each game (from 0-10) on Nintendo Life game database. Disagree with the order? Have your say by scrolling down and rating them now! And if you have already rated them? Thank you kindly – sit back and enjoy.
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Publishing company: Nintendo / Developers: Nintendo game console
the existence of WITH. Excitebike ABOVE Famicom . Disk System make the original Excitebike a bit redundant, but this is the basic version of the game that we have in the West. Offering a deep, 8-bit ride that plays beautifully with your bike’s acceleration and pitch as you land, we’d say it’s definitely worth a try. We just love VS. and its extension modes are a bit better.
Publishing company: Nintendo / Developers: NintendoR&D1
While it established the template of the series and pioneered a subtle blend of discovery and gradual empowerment, we have to be honest here: the original Metroid it can be hard to go back, even if you did play again during the day. The sound and atmosphere it evokes are still unbelievable, but the control tweaks and quality of life features we use today are mostly absent on the original Famicom Disk System/NES and Going back without the right mindset and context can be frustrating.
Its biggest problem is the great Game Boy Advance remake Metroid: Mission Zero survive — truly the best way to experience Samus’ first adventure. The original has its appeal, though. You just have to dig deeper to find them these days.
Publishing company: Tecmo / Developers: Tecmo
enjoy in Fire and Ice largely depends on how much you like logic puzzles, but even though the game lacks a hint function, the game will do its best to make it easier for you to grasp the basic concepts, before introducing new mechanisms, such as ignitable jars. The framing around all of this is well done – there’s a cute story about an old lady telling her grandchildren the story of Dana is like a fairy tale, and although the visuals are simple, they extremely good animation. There are also fifty more stages in addition to the original one hundred, plus the option to create your own levels.
Publishing company: capcom / Developers: capcom
do not let The mighty final battleIts art and childish style fool you. It’s a challenging beat ’em up game that has a surprising level of combat complexity, and the plot and art are refreshing and funny, especially compared to the gritty realism that Many games today are geared towards. Gamers looking for old-school fun are encouraged to check out Mighty Final Fight — they certainly won’t make them enjoy this anymore.
Publishing company: Game Aksys / Developers: Japanese Techno
This beat ’em up sequel comes complete with the all-important two-player component missing from the first game on the NES, and while Bimmy and Jimmy’s brawl is unlikely to stick with you for long. , the ability to entice a friend to join the fight makes Double Dragon II: Vengeance the choice of pair.
Publishing company: Nintendo / Developers: Nintendo game console
A complete difference from the mold of the first game, Zelda II have enjoyed something of a re-evaluation in the recent postDark souls year. It’s a confusing game, and one where we wouldn’t feel bad at all using the rewind function if you’re playing through Nintendo Switch Online or saving the state elsewhere, but it’s worth the persistence. . In a series that, in the past, threatened to turn into a number-one adventure by blindly following a formula, this first sequel is not a repetition – a system. Deeper combat with RPG leveling elements and sub-platform villages and dungeons make this experience very different from the original.
You could argue that too much of its sense of adventure and ‘miracle’ has let down, but that’s no more so than other challenging 8-bit games. If you’ve escaped The Adventure of Link in the past, we recommend you try again.
Publishing company: Konami / Developers: Konami
by Konami steel blade better than Nintendo’s less imaginative name ice Hockeyand it’s pretty well maintained compared to Double dribble, also. If you liked the game back then or just enjoyed the game of ice hockey in general, this game is still worth a look. Even if you’re not a fan of hockey, there’s about a 50% chance during the second pause that you can play a mini-game based on Gradius, which is quite convenient. you do not get that thing in ice hockey.
Publishing company: Nintendo / Developers: NintendoR&D1
A bold light shooter full of personality, many players experienced this when it came with their NES and Zapper (on a dual cart with Super Mario Bros.no less — not bad at all). Duck hunting offers simple, healthy light shooting fun for the whole family; that is, as long as the gratuitous killing of countless digital waterfowl while a sneering hound watch doesn’t disappoint.
The official 2014 release of the Wii U Virtual Console reworked the game to work on modern non-CRT TVs with the Wii Remote and an on-screen cursor. As of late March 2023, that version is no longer available for purchase.
Publishing company: Tradewest / Developers: Rare
This Rareware/Technos combination was developed by the Battletoads team and adds Billy and Jimmy to the list of brawlers with toads. As you would expect, Battletoads & Double Dragon So many fighting cock than Double Dragonbut it was a fun little 8-bit beat experience and we have very fond memories of it.
Publishing company: Nintendo / Developers: Nintendo
A game featured in the following Nintendo catalog, SaoTropics combine elements of Zelda, the Mother series, and classic RPGs to create something distinctive. It wasn’t quite a hit and was let down by its controllability, but it’s well worth making a trip to C-Island via Nintendo Switch Online, if only to see a rare Nintendo game that doesn’t get it. dozens of followers (even though it received a single sequel).
