Best Nintendo (NES) Game of all time?

[LostInAnomie]

Poll question: Best Nintendo (NES) Game of all time?

The greatest game system ever.

[Pierre.Suave]

1. Duck Hunt

why? No idea, it's what I picked...

[obxhead]

2. The pick between

Metroid and Zelda was extremely difficult. Both games helped me pass (waste) a LOT of time as a youngster.

Oinal Fantasy was a huge one for me as well.


:bounce:

[Mojambo]

3. Tie between Contra and Megaman 2. I went with Megaman.

Oh, and just looking at those controllers makes the skin on my thumbs burn.

[LostInAnomie]

4. They could take a serious beating too.

I beat the dog shit out of mine. Yet, they kept on ticking.

[obxhead]

5. lol

up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, select, start for the cheat if I'm not mistaken. It's amazing the crap you remember.

[LostInAnomie]

6. That's if you want two players.

Any real fan of Contra hated the two player mode. It was a death trap.

LOL

[obxhead]

7. oh, thought it was for the infinite weapons and 30 lives.

[LostInAnomie]

10. It is...

... but the cheat code for one player was up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, start. Hitting select made it two players.

[Mojambo]

12. Two player Contra was a biiiiitch.

My brother and I got into some of the worst shouting fights of our lives playing 2p Contra.

"Why'd you stop!?"

"You killed me, asshole!"

[LostInAnomie]

14. No joke.

My cousin used to take a beating with from those controls because he'd stop at while I was in mid jump.

[DS1]

8. I can't even begin to say how many nights I lost playing Super Mario Bros

at non-sleepovers.

[Bryan]

9. Other: Bionic Commando

So simple, yet so demanding. Equals and even bests Contra in satisfying the run-&-shoot part of your brain while requiring careful timing and dexterity. Plus, you got to have a kickass bionic arm.

I also loved Tetris, but it's not primarily an NES experience.

[slay]

21. Yeah Bionic Commando was great

:)

[ZombieHorde]

43. The original Bionic Commando has be rereleased with updated graphics for $10 on the PS3.

A the next gen Bionic Commando is due for release pretty soon.

[LostInAnomie]

11. River City Ransom

A totally under appreciated game that bested Double Dragon in every way imaginable. Plus, it had some of the NES's first nudity.

[Juche]

15. Oh man

Beating up gang members, stealing their change and trying to buy fighting skills was fantastic.

That, Castlevania and Ninja Giadan were the best.

[hibbing]

13. Zelda always and forever

Hi,
The Zelda games have been what have kept me buying new Nintendo consoles for a long time. It is so hard to find games like that these days. If anyone has any suggestions for games that are close to those I would appreciate any recommendations in my pm box.

Peace

[realisticphish]

16. SMB, hands down

though Zelda is a great one, as well

[spoony]

20. For some reason I always liked SMB 2 more

I think because it was so easy floating the Princess through the whole game.

[slay]

24. That wasn't a real Mario game - not outside of the US at least

"Unlike the majority of other Mario titles, SMB2 was not developed from an independent point, but rather it is a redesign of the Japanese Famicom Disk System game Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. Nintendo's original sequel to Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan as "Super Mario Bros. 2" in 1986, however because of that game's perceived difficulty and its close similarities to the original game, Nintendo decided not to release it in the West at that time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._2

The Japanese thought Super Mario 2 would be too hard for us Americans! And I will have to say - it is a DAMN hard game. Showed up on the SNES in Super Mario All-Stars as Super Mario: The Lost Levels. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the US SMB2 - but it really wasn't very Mario-ish.

[spoony]

30. Interesting!

I probably would've bombed at the real SMB 2 then, lol. Boy does all this take me back. When I moved to the states I spent a lot of that awkward adjusting time parked in front of a NES, getting blisters. :D

[slay]

32. I sucked at the real Super Mario 2 at first

Took a long time to beat as Luigi controlled slightly different than Mario. It's been so long, I can't even remember who I beat it with. Luigi I think. At any rate - it's hard but not impossible. You can check it our by dowloading a good SNES emulator like ZSNES and then the rom file for Super Mario All-Stars (which contains Super Mario 1, 2, 3 and Lost Levels - the real SMB2) and play it on your PC. I got a USB gamepad and it plays just like the original. Ah yeah brings back memories. I think it was quite common back then for kids/teens to park themselves in front of a nintendo for hours and hours. An all around fun system to play - and pretty groundbreaking graphics and games wise at the time. :)

[spoony]

33. I'll have to check that out, thanks! n/t

[CatholicEdHead]

57. Even so, many SM2 characters have come back in other games

But you are correct, that whole world was way out there, it was difficult to control, and it all ended in a dream. ;)

[DarkTirade]

17. I prefer Super Mario Bros. 3 to the original.

And the PC version of Double Dragon was SO much better than the NES version. I grew up with the PC version. First time I tried the NES version I was amazed at the difference. The level design was the same. But the moves, the graphics, everything was better on the PC.

[spoony]

18. Ahh Tecmo Bowl

Sports games today may be more realistic, but I can't score 80+ points on the computer opponent anymore!

[slay]

19. Came down to Zelda or Mario for me

I went with Zelda for it's longer, more varied gameplay. Although I really could go with either - both changed the face of gaming as we knew it back then.

Metroid would be next in line in my book - an awesomely fun game to play.

[Danger Mouse]

22. Mega Man 2. It's absolutely no contest.

[LSdemocrat]

35. Absolutely

[TK421]

23. Here are some....Strider, Contra, Jackal, Bionic Commando, Karnov

Wizards and Warriors ( does anyone else remember this game? ) Metroid ( the Brinstar song is forever ingrained into my fucking memory....thanks Nintendo!!!!!! Fucking bastards.) Super Mario Brothers 1,2,3 ...CASTLEVANIA!!!!!! YEAH, BABY!!!!! Deadly Towers, Zelda,....I can go on and on and on.......I need to think of some others but yes, there will NEVER be another system like that!!! EVER

[TK421]

25. edited to add: does anyone remember Battle of Olympus? Great game

much like Zelda 2

[slay]

26. Karnov - that was the hardest f-in game ever!

Hilarious write-up of Karnov: http://www.somethingawful.com/hosted/jeffk/q3akarnov/q3avskarnovfag.htm

[LostInAnomie]

31. That is the truth.

That game was fucking impossible... and filled with glitches.

[Danger Mouse]

27. Deadly Towers? Really? Really???

[Bossy Monkey]

41. I crazy mad loved Deadly Towers, but couldn't find it to buy, only to rent at Blockbuster

Dangit!

[Danger Mouse]

28. Incidentally, this poll is tragically lacking in 'Duck Tales'...

which is a friggin amazing game.

[LostInAnomie]

29. I don't know why...

... but I fucking loved Duck Tales. My cousins and I were ridiculously good at it. I made it all the way through numerous times without dying once.

[Danger Mouse]

40. I know why you loved it.

Because it was, and still is, an awesome game. The theme for the Moon level is one of the best NES tunes ever created.

[LostInAnomie]

52. Man, I hand't played it in so long I forgot the Moon level.

I'm going to have to find that game online now.

[WildEyedLiberal]

34. Mario 3 was probably the best

I have a soft spot in my heart for all the Mario games, though. Also Duck Hunt.

The arcade Ninja Turtles game was fun, but the fist TMNT NES game was infuriatingly impossible. I HATED that game.

[opihimoimoi]

36. MB2 and MB3...computer game...Planetside

[Lucian]

37. Super Mario Bros. 3.

[litlady]

53. Agreed! SMB3 was voted best Mario game of all time!

And it is often voted best NES game.

[Jamastiene]

38. It was tough to decide between Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, and Zelda.

But my personal favorite is not in your poll. I loved loved loved Pirates. That was a great game. I played it for hours upon hours. I loved trying to learn how to use the navigation on the ships. My favorites were the galleons. I miss that game.

On edit: I finally chose Mario Brothers. I barely got to play Duck Hunt because my mother made me stop all that noise so much and I only ever got to rent Zelda every once in a while, unfortunately. So, I played Mario for hours on end...and Pirates.

Here's a taste of what Pirates was like:
http://www.nesplayer.com/Pirates!/index2.htm

[Broken_Hero]

39. Zelda of course, :) nt

[Bossy Monkey]

42. Nobunaga's Ambition. No, Pool of Radiance. No, Wizardry.

I actually played Genghis Khan through to the 21st century, setting some kind of all-time record for time wasting, so maybe that should be my choice. Kudos for having Tecmo Bowl on the poll, though.

[LynneSin]

44. I just downloaded Zelda and Mario for my Wii

I've been having a field day playing Zelda again - thankfully you can still find the maps online because I do get lost from time to time.

[Inchworm]

48. You can download classics?

I need to let daughter know if so :)

Where do you go? Does it cost?

:hi:

[LynneSin]

49. You have to buy Wii Points and there is a Wii Shopping Channel

You can actually buy them thru the Wii SHopping Channel on your Wii or you can go to a variety of stores (including the link I've posted or you can just go to any store that sells Wii's) and buy a Wii card pre-loaded with Wii Points.

Once you load your points you can shop and there is a section for all the classic NES games. Zelda and SMB were each 500 Wii Points (which equates to about $5). You don't even have to buy classic style NES controllers, just hold your Wii Controller sideways (the + arrows go to the left) and you're playing the game.


http://www.amazon.com/Wii-2000-Points-Card-nintendo/dp/B000IMYL0U

That's the Wii Card. But honestly, I just bought 3000points using my Credit Card right over the Wii Channel. BTW, you need to have your Wii connected to the internet. I happen to have my house setup with wireless internet so I just connected my Wii thru that (Wii can be connected wirelessly)

[Inchworm]

50. Sweet!

She's connected with wifi, too.

Hmm, she probably already knows about this; if not I'll be a hero telling her. ;)

Thanks.

:hi:

[ZombieHorde]

45. Hard to pick. Zelda, Bionic Commando, Ultama, Lufia, Dragon Warrior, and

wasn't there a Shadow Run game where the player began in a morgue?

[demmiblue]

46. Three way tie for me: SMB (3), Zelda and Duck Tales

Don't make me chooooose!!!!!

[mainegreen]

47. Zelda.

[Forkboy]

51. Been thinking of some underrated ones all day, like Ultima:Quest of the Avatar

and The Bard's Tale...those were both pretty awesome (Bard's Tale is mostly text, but cool anyways).

Wizardry was fun. Super Mario's were all great. And Metroid deserves more love. :)

[pinniped]

54. We used to play Ikari Warriors all the time.

I vote for other.

For subsequent Nintendo systems (SNES, N64), I vote for Legend of Zelda- Link, and the best game of all time, Goldeneye.

[TK421]

55. up, up ,down ,down ,left , right ,left, right B A start

I still remember that from Contra...how pathetic is that?

[CatholicEdHead]

56. 1943 and Super Mario 3 are also really good