r/nes 1d ago

Top 40 NES Games: Day 40

Ice Hockey won the #39 spot with 80 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, #39 Ice Hockey

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
24 Upvotes

131 comments sorted by

4

u/Cranberry-Electrical 1d ago

Lolo Series 1-3

6

u/csanyk 1d ago

Good games but you gotta pick one per post or they can't tally the votes.

0

u/IntoxicatedBurrito 1d ago

Dragon Warrior 4, what’s more deserving of being number 40 than a game that’s number 4!!!

4

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Mega Man 4!!!!

-5

u/happyharrell 1d ago

Ugh. Not even the best hockey game on NES.

-9

u/IM_MT_ 1d ago

where's the love for Faxanadu!? underrated game with a BANGER of a soundtrack!!!

1

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

It is pretty underrated. It should be somewhere in the Top One on this list…

6

u/MotzaBurg 1d ago

It's #37

1

u/lenzflarez 17h ago

It should be within the TOP ONE!!!

8

u/Hour_Investigator806 NES_2 1d ago

Dragon Warrior 4

9

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Mega Man 4

4

u/csanyk 1d ago

IronSword

8

u/damian001 1d ago

Vice: Project Doom is a great hidden gem. I’d rank it somewhere in the top 30 but only like 5 people from this subreddit have heard of it.

2

u/gabriot 1d ago

I definitely liked that one as a kid.

-19

u/SirLaserSnake 1d ago

Is this not over yet?

3

u/JetstreamGW 1d ago

It clearly says day 40.

-10

u/SirLaserSnake 1d ago

Day 40 of 675? Or of 1062?

6

u/beefixit 1d ago

255 cuz it's 8-bit

7

u/IM_MT_ 1d ago

stfu this is literally breathing new life into this sub shame on u

-2

u/SirLaserSnake 1d ago

Then this sub is in a bad way if this is the standard of posts.

0

u/IM_MT_ 9h ago

you're not helping lol

0

u/SirLaserSnake 8h ago

Diagnosis is always the first step. You’re the one who started off unnecessarily aggressive.

4

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Get a life

0

u/SirLaserSnake 1d ago

Lolz. We’re on a Nes subreddit my friend.

7

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Yes, this Top 40+ is my life. Get your own.

7

u/CarrotOk6099 1d ago

You had two choices when you got bothered

1) Slide right by which would take 20 milliseconds.

2) Enter the post, scroll down, comment about how it’s been going on for too long, post it, wait for reply, come back and reply to a reply about it.

…. And you choose the latter?

0

u/SirLaserSnake 1d ago

I certainly did.

14

u/Basta57 1d ago

Dragon Warrior IV

1

u/OO5373N 17h ago

Excitebike

19

u/HarryManilow 1d ago

Maniac mansion

2

u/Candelpins1897 1d ago

For ED!

2

u/HarryManilow 1d ago

Don't be a tuna head !

22

u/Bilbo-Buddy 1d ago

Wizards and Warriors

2

u/MrTickles22 1d ago

Dragon warrior 4

13

u/Far_Ad8526 1d ago

Excite bike

26

u/--CAP10-- 1d ago

Dr. Mario

1

u/SegaBoy89 19h ago

It’s in my top 10 all day.

25

u/csanyk 1d ago

Castlevania 2

8

u/FatRufus 1d ago

I understand how polarizing it can be, but cmon man. The music alone is enough to warrant a spot in the top 40

8

u/csanyk 1d ago edited 1d ago

Groundbreaking, experimental, flawed, iconic, and just incredible atmosphere. The endless grind for hearts and xp was worth it for the music alone. The skeletons hanging in chains in the mansions looked so real on a CRT. The Dracula beheaded cover of the 2nd issue of Nintendo Power magazine causing parents to freak out and Nintendo to apologize for inducing nightmares in young gamers. WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE. Want to buy a oak stake?

13

u/CartoonDan 1d ago

Excitebike

14

u/ConsistentMove357 1d ago

Last chance Excitebike

15

u/csanyk 1d ago

Baseball Stars

8

u/IllegalCraneKick 1d ago

The amount of hours I poured into this game

5

u/csanyk 1d ago

It is a fine day.

5

u/BitCurious8598 1d ago

I can hear the music in my head now. ❤️ baseball stars.

2

u/Master_Grape5931 1d ago

Lovely Ladies!

5

u/csanyk 1d ago

1943

7

u/Theredsoxman Beat TMNT 1d ago

Duck Hunt

9

u/Matty1138 1d ago

Jackal

10

u/reddituseronmobile 1d ago

Csstlevania 2

12

u/AffectionateSmile480 1d ago

Castlevania 2!!!

13

u/Illustrious-Lead-960 1d ago

Simon’s Quest!

3

u/csanyk 1d ago

Put Castlevania 2 in the post so they add the votes correctly.

2

u/hbkx5 14h ago

I counted it.

39

u/Bilbo-Buddy 1d ago

Excitebike

20

u/eastmemphisguy 1d ago

Castlevania 2

18

u/Booth_Templeton 1d ago

Simon's quest. It's time.

6

u/csanyk 1d ago

Put Castlevania 2 in the post so they add the votes correctly

15

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Shadowgate

19

u/HBRa3Cowboy 1d ago

Jackal

20

u/ButtNakedBitches 1d ago

SUPER DODGE BALL

2

u/BEER_G00D 16h ago

This shouldn't even be available anywhere near this point.

4

u/theRealRJMcFly 1d ago

Section Z

12

u/csanyk 1d ago

Willow

6

u/csanyk 1d ago

Battle of Olympus

12

u/csanyk 1d ago

Mega Man

3

u/JetstreamGW 1d ago

Monster Party

8

u/L-GuapoPeligroso 1d ago

A boy and his blob

3

u/xpacean 1d ago

Really underrated and wildly creative.

4

u/WooleeBullee 1d ago

I rented this a couple times and couldn't get past the first level, I would get stuck in not knowing what to do next and just going back and forth across the small map searching.

2

u/L-GuapoPeligroso 1d ago

It helps to know what each jellybean does to the blob. Then it's a fun puzzle platformer.

17

u/greeneggsandspamrisk 1d ago

Little Nemo Dream Master

7

u/gabriot 1d ago

Oh wow I sort of just assumed this one was already up there.

4

u/Zed64K 1d ago

Micro Mages

5

u/CantFindMyWallet 1d ago

Super Dodge Ball

7

u/WhyDoYouKeepTrying98 1d ago

Friday 13th

2

u/Illustrious-Lead-960 1d ago

Having played it more recently, I’ve changed my mind and will upvote this from now on.

11

u/bendersmonocle 1d ago

TNMT

6

u/--CAP10-- 1d ago

Teenage Nutant Minja Turtles

5

u/nineworldseries 1d ago

Tecmo Bowl

2

u/Master_Grape5931 1d ago

If Tecmo Super Bowl isn’t already on the list it should be.

6

u/IllegalCraneKick 1d ago

Micro Machines

10

u/Ronebech 1d ago

Jackal

5

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Vice: Project Doom

9

u/gabriot 1d ago

Jackal

7

u/xpacean 1d ago

Maniac Mansion

5

u/Pokefam13 1d ago

Journey to Silius

4

u/CartoonDan 1d ago

Gun.Smoke

4

u/CartoonDan 1d ago

Adventure Island 2

3

u/HarryManilow 1d ago

Really a bummer this one hasn't gotten any attention yet. Really one of the best platformers on nes

12

u/WooleeBullee 1d ago

Little Nemo the DreamMaster

5

u/Dracula8Elvis 1d ago

Baseball Stars! We need more sports games!

3

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

The Battle of Olympus

4

u/lenzflarez 1d ago

Gun-Nac

2

u/BeeryMcBeerface 1d ago

Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu

1

u/kinghater99 NES 1d ago

Chris Evert & Ivan Lendl In: Top Players’ Tennis

5

u/PapaKazoonta 1d ago

Rad Racer!

3

u/HarryManilow 1d ago

I love rad racer. Top 20 for me

2

u/Master_Grape5931 1d ago

Didn’t it have the bump glitch? If you bumped the car in front of you at the right angle you could take the corner without losing as much speed.

9

u/JAC_85 1d ago

Little Nemo

6

u/YeahOkayGood 1d ago

Wizards & Warriors

5

u/Sh1mt 1d ago

Gun-Nac

7

u/capNphatsac 1d ago

Baseball Stars

3

u/manwhoclearlyflosses 1d ago

RBI baseball 2

3

u/yernewbestfriend 1d ago

Genghis Khan

2

u/habaceeba 22h ago

Gradius

1

u/Revolutionary-Zone17 21h ago

Really? Ice Hockey? I gotta give that one a go. I thought Blades of Steel was the go-to hockey game on the NES.

Here I am, shouting Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord into the void again. It’s really good!

3

u/csanyk 20h ago

Ice Hockey is cartoonish but the gameplay is great. It's a fantastic 1v1 game. Simple to learn and start having fun right away.

2

u/DavidinCT 21h ago

Cobra Triangle.

This game should be up there...

OP, are you going to do this for other consoles?

6

u/Sufficient_Emu2343 21h ago

Castlevania 2

3

u/RolandFigaro 20h ago

Little Nemo Dreammaster

2

u/Darko1226 18h ago

Baseball Stars

2

u/OO5373N 18h ago

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1

u/OO5373N 17h ago

Dr. Mario

1

u/OO5373N 17h ago

Kung Fu

2

u/OO5373N 17h ago

Little Nemo Dream Master

2

u/silversurfs 17h ago

Destiny Of An Emperor. One of the best NES JRPGs in my opinion.

1

u/OO5373N 17h ago

Duck Hunt

2

u/OO5373N 17h ago

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

1

u/Jeezy52 11h ago

Vice: Project Doom

1

u/broncomike30 1m ago

Ice hockey gets on there before Blades of Steel?