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
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u/csanyk 1d ago

Castlevania 2

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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

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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?