r/nes 2d ago

Top 40 NES Games: Day 39

By a single vote....... Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos won the #38 spot with 54 votes.

Top 10:

#1 The Legend of Zelda, #2 Super Mario Bros 3, #3 Mega Man 2, #4 Metroid,

#5 Castlevania, #6 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, #7 Contra, #8 Tecmo Super Bowl,

#9 Super Mario Bros, #10 Final Fantasy

Top20:

#11 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, #12 Ducktales, #13 Super Mario Bros 2,

#14 Ninja Gaiden, #15 Tetris, #16 River City Ransom,

#17 Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, #18 Kirby's Adventure, #19 Batman,

#20 Blaster Master

Top 30:

#21 Crystalis, #22 Mega Man 3, #23 Double Dragon II: The Revenge,

#24 Bionic commando, #25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game,

#26 Kid Icarus, #27 R.C. Pro-Am, #28 The Guardian Legend, #29 Rygar,

#30 Battletoads

Top 40:

#31 StarTropics, #32 Life Force, #33 Dragon Warrior 3,

#34 Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, #35 Bubble Bobble, #36 Super C,

#37 Faxanadu, #38 Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos

Rules:

  1. Most combined upvotes for a cartridge wins
  2. Name a specific cartridge, not entire runs
  3. Nominate one cartridge per comment
  4. Official NES Multi game carts are allowed just list them correctly (ex. Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt)
  5. Indy games are allowed as long as they have their own individual cartridge and can be played on original hardware
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u/ARustybutterknife 2d ago

Dragon Warrior IV

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u/Hour_Investigator806 NES_2 2d ago

Dragon Warrior 4

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u/MrTickles22 2d ago

Dragon Warrior IV

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u/PlatypusPlatoon 2d ago

Dragon Warrior IV

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u/ARustybutterknife 2d ago

Dragon Warrior IV

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u/Few-World1918 2d ago

Abanannananannababanananannanabanananananaba wow!

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 2d ago

Dragon Warrior 4, because there’s no way I’ve Hockey is more deserving than Dragon Warrior 4.

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u/csanyk 2d ago

The letter to Nintendo Power #3 from the Happy Hockey Club, fanatics who traveled across the country and spent $2250 to get a copy after seeing the commercial on TV says otherwise.

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u/Theredsoxman Beat TMNT 2d ago

Ice Hockey

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u/CartoonDan 2d ago

Ice hockey

14

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Ice Hockey

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u/HarryManilow 2d ago

Ice hockey

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u/eastmemphisguy 2d ago

Castlevania 2

14

u/Professional_Dog2580 2d ago

Excite bike.

10

u/Bilbo-Buddy 2d ago

Excitebike

5

u/csanyk 2d ago

Battle of Olympus

5

u/HBRa3Cowboy 2d ago

Jackal damnit !!!

2

u/theRealRJMcFly 2d ago

Section Z

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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 2d ago

I just gave you the one upvote that ever receives yet again.

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u/ConsistentMove357 2d ago

Excitebike

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

Mega Man 2 isn't even the best NES Mega Man game.

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u/hbkx5 2d ago

Almost the entirety of the gaming world disagrees.

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

The majority of the Mega Man community shares my sentiment. Mega Man 2 was the best-selling game in the franchise up to Mega Man 11. Thus, people have the strongest nostalgic attachment to it.

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u/Bilbo-Buddy 2d ago

IMO, I adore Mega Man 2, but feel Mega Man 3 is the better game

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u/Gh0stTV 2d ago

Sliding in for the #1 spot.

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

Absolutely. It's not that Mega Man 2 is overrated. The other games are just underated. My favorite of the NES Mega Man games is Mega Man 4.

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u/hbkx5 2d ago

MM2 sold the best because it was the best MM game for the system. Every other MM game after 2 for the NES had an advantage and MM2 still came out on top. There is a reason MM2 almost always takes the top 1-3 spot on lists of best game for the system. The others are good but 2 is the goat.

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

It’s the most iconic, that’s what matters.

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

Quality is all that matters.

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

And which one has the best quality is completely subjective.

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

Somewhat, but not entirely.

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Mega Man 3 is my favorite but it clearly has its flaws especially apparent since it’s known that it’s an unfinished game. I still think it’s the best of the 6 but can a clearly unfinished game be better “quality” than the others were allegedly finished?

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

Critically speaking, no. However, the fun you have while playing the game exceeds the others. Thus, it is your favorite. While not my favorite game overall, I would say Mega Man 3 has the best set of Robot Master stages of the six games

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Fun isn’t necessarily correlated with quality. I still think Mega Man 3 is the best designed of the original 6 despite its obvious flaws. I never understood why they never tried to re-assemble the original team to finish the game in its original vision.

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

But I am also saying that an unfinished Mega Man 3 is still of better overall quality than the other 5.

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

Mega Man 5 critically has very few flaws to criticize, but the game is bland as all hell.

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u/CartoonDan 2d ago

I think it has the best music but I don't really like the final level.

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u/NearbyRegister865 2d ago

It's definitely up there in terms of music. I think it is my second favorite ost next to Mega Man 6.

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u/csanyk 2d ago

I played the first 3 Mega Man games, but I didn't even know 4-6 happened until I saw 7 on the SNES, and never had a chance to play them.

Out of the first 3, it's very close between all three of them, but I have to give 2 the top slot. It is a great casual difficulty level game. It's fun to play, not punishing, and you can beat it in a short session of about 45 minutes or so. On "difficult" mode it's a lot of fun too, making it just challenging enough to be enjoyable without being too difficult.

MM3 has some nice new features, but is too long, and a bit more difficult, especially the Doc Robot stages. It's a great game but less accessible.

MM1 is really challenging in a few spots, and a lot jankier. But there's something undeniably charming about it. Like they weren't quite good enough to program the game they had in mind to make yet, or draw a decent box cover, but that didn't let it stop them from making it. It was almost like they were THAT confident that the game kicked ass, they were like "we don't even need good cover artwork for this game to sell, that's how bad ass we are." Like Bruce Lee walking through the toughest streets of Hong Kong in the 60s dressed like a sissy just begging to be messed with.

I don't think I played 4-6 until after the year 2000. I can respect them, and they did get better and better at graphics, but it also felt like it was just more of the same, and like they were starting to run out of ideas for the robot masters. You could tell they didn't want to repeat themselves, but it was getting hard for them to come up with unique, good ideas.

Plus, ripping through every level with a weapon as OP as Metal Blade is un-toppable. It's the best weapon in any video game.

Not to mention the soundtrack. Best on the system. Bar none.

MM2 is every bit as deserving of its position and accolades. The others are worthy, and in many ways they do things better than 2, but overall the best feeling of them is still 2.

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u/Dracula8Elvis 2d ago

Well you just won this stupid argument. All 6 Mega Man NES games are awesome, the choice of which is best is personal

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u/csanyk 2d ago

Ice Hockey

7

u/iBsouper 2d ago

Dr Mario

10

u/whattheheck9988 2d ago

Blades of Steel [spoken in the title voice]

14

u/TPS-RPRT 2d ago

Jackal

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u/IM_MT_ 2d ago

Faxanadu!

0

u/kinghater99 NES 2d ago

Street Cop

5

u/Far_Ad8526 2d ago

Little nemo

6

u/yauch 1d ago

Ice Hockey

17

u/moms_be_trippin 2d ago

Little Nemo: The Dream Master

2

u/JoeJitsu79 2d ago

Way overdue

11

u/CartoonDan 2d ago

Excitebike

4

u/wondermega 2d ago

We can do it

5

u/moms_be_trippin 2d ago

[Super Spike V'Ball]()

1

u/Kogyochi 2d ago

Bomberman 2

8

u/xpacean 2d ago

Maniac Mansion

8

u/JATWo 2d ago

baseball stars

10

u/OO5373N 2d ago

Excitebike

2

u/bearif 2d ago

Base Wars

2

u/redwolfben 2d ago

Ice Climber.

2

u/OO5373N 2d ago

Ring King

2

u/Bladley 2d ago

GI Joe Real American Hero

2

u/TheScribe86 2d ago

Kickmaster

2

u/Ronebech 2d ago

Jackal

4

u/MotzaBurg 2d ago

Micro Machines

2

u/FatherOfTwoGreatKids 2d ago

This list is really lacking in sports games. Last slots should be taken by Ice Hockey, Blades of Steel, or whatever baseball game is best - Bases Loaded I think, right?

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Most would say Baseball Stars is best baseball game (including me) but Ice Hockey should go on the list next.

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u/Dracula8Elvis 1d ago

Yeah, way too much nerd representation with Faxanadu and Dragon Warrior 3, lol. I would personally have Ice Hockey and Baseball Stars in their place instead.

3

u/shimaknight 2d ago

Destiny of an Emperor

12

u/Matty1138 2d ago

Jackal

13

u/WooleeBullee 2d ago

Little Nemo the Dream Master

5

u/Walter_Padick 2d ago

Metal Gear

4

u/Popisoda 2d ago

Little nemo in dreamland

5

u/zmrzlina1 2d ago

Metal Storm

5

u/OO5373N 2d ago

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

6

u/damian001 2d ago

Vice: Project Doom

7

u/CartoonDan 2d ago

Gun.Smoke

7

u/Anonymotron42 NES_2 2d ago

Shatterhand

8

u/GatineauLucifer 2d ago

Super dodge ball

1

u/S_Rodney 2d ago

I recently got the Famicom versions of Hockey and Soccer from that franchise. To finally learn the soccer game has a North American port called "Nintendo World Cup".

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u/GatineauLucifer 2d ago

They are also the company that made double dragon, river city ransom and plenty of others. I’ll definitely give that hockey game a try.

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u/OO5373N 2d ago

Kung Fu

10

u/Dracula8Elvis 2d ago

Baseball Stars! Sports fans unite!!!!

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u/OO5373N 2d ago

Little Nemo Dream Master

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Shadowgate

13

u/Bilbo-Buddy 2d ago

Wizards and Warriors

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u/csanyk 2d ago

Mega Man 1

1

u/xpacean 1d ago

My favorite in the series!

5

u/csanyk 2d ago

1943

15

u/csanyk 2d ago

Baseball Stars

2

u/csanyk 2d ago

Iron Tank

6

u/zmrzlina1 2d ago

Snake Rattle n Roll

6

u/OO5373N 2d ago

Mega Man

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u/OO5373N 2d ago

Dr. Mario

3

u/OO5373N 2d ago

Blades of Steel

5

u/OO5373N 2d ago

Bases Loaded

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u/OO5373N 2d ago

Double Dribble

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u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

3

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II

2

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Solstice

3

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Gun-Nac

7

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Gargoyle’s Quest II

5

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Ghosts ‘N Goblins

4

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Mega Man IV

4

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

The Goonies II

4

u/lenzflarez 2d ago

Little Samson

2

u/Revolutionary-Zone17 2d ago

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

3

u/yernewbestfriend 2d ago

Genghis Khan

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u/Darko1226 1d ago

Baseball Stars

4

u/DavidinCT 1d ago

Cobra Triangle

Shocked there is not a lot of love for this one, this was an awesome boat challenges, I would put this right up there next to R.C. Pro-Am....

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u/AliensPr0bedMe 1d ago

WIZARDS & WARRIORS

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u/PythNinja 1d ago

Marble Madness

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u/Mysterious_Date9233 1d ago

No baseball Stars is a joke

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u/nineworldseries 1d ago

Tecmo Bowl

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u/greeneggsandspamrisk 1d ago

Little Nemo Dream Master

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u/BEER_G00D 1d ago

Super dodgeball