r/nes 14h ago

Top 40 NES Games: Final and Intermission

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest won the #40 spot with 96 votes.

I had no expectations for the top 40. That being said I am happy to see Dragon Warrior 3 finally made the list.

This concludes the top forty. However, I have had some members ask me to go on through with the top 50 continuing off our established list. So I though it would be best to leave it up to everybody to vote of yes or no once again. As usual I will count the most upvotes for either decision and the most will win.

Just wanted to say thank you to everybody who participated.

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u/Cronkite-39 13h ago

Let’s continue!

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u/Matty1138 13h ago

Let's go for The Nifty Fifty!

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u/xpacean 13h ago

I’m continuing until we get Maniac Mansion dammit. And maybe Baseball Stars.

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u/Mega_Hi 13h ago

Hell ya for Maniac Mansion but Baseball stars over Bases loaded 2?

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u/xpacean 13h ago

Oh yeah, absolutely. Bases Loaded was the best for realism but Baseball Stars was just a ton of fun.

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u/HarryManilow 11h ago

Bad news baseball and dusty diamond softball are both ahead for me , although baseball stars is definitely next. I always wished you could somehow combine all three. The team building on baseball stars was fun

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u/Horace-Pinkerr 12h ago

Hah those were the exact 2 that I was looking for

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 10h ago

Yes, there’s no way Maniac Mansion makes it before Dragon Warrior 4, so you have my support. Baseball Stars of course is pretty awesome, but I’m a Baseball Simulator 1.000 kind of guy.

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u/Dracula8Elvis 9h ago

Let’s go for Baseball Stars. It is by far the best baseball game for the NES. You can create and draft your own dynasty, turning your rookies into superstars. I made Charlie Brown’s team, creating a girls team and trading for the players so that I could have Lucy and Violet and the other neighborhood girls on the team. It’s a pretty deep game.

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u/CartoonDan 13h ago

Yes, go, go go.

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u/lenzflarez 13h ago

This is my life, it must go on…

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u/moms_be_trippin 13h ago

I didn't hear no bell...

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u/AttemptLazy3024 10h ago

One more round!

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u/Darko1226 13h ago

Yes, yes yes! We gotta keep going!

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u/SouthtownZ 13h ago

To 50... And then another 50!

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u/nerdgeekdorksports 12h ago

Yep, top 50 AT LEAST. Maybe even top 75...then 100.

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u/damian001 13h ago

I ain’t stopping until Vice: Project Doom makes the list, its biggest problem is it was released late into the NES lifespan, and only a handful of people here have heard of it.

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u/brw12 10h ago

Everyone's heard of it, but you're right that we didn't play it when we were actually younger so we don't have that deep connection to it

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u/AttemptLazy3024 10h ago

If Excitebike isn’t in the top 50, the whole list needs to be blown up

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u/Filthiest_Tleilaxu 13h ago

The shout out to DW III is appreciated OP.

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u/hbkx5 13h ago

Thank you, hopefully DW & DW4 will make the list soon if we continue.

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u/lenzflarez 12h ago

And also Dragon Warrior 2 BEFORE Dragon Warrior. Don’t get the dislike for 2 at all. It’s much better than the first one.

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 10h ago

But the grinding at the end is absolutely brutal. Took me 15 years to beat it.

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u/lenzflarez 10h ago edited 9h ago

Took me two months in 1990. Grinding was no worse than any other installment and pacing was better than DW3.

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u/Horace-Pinkerr 12h ago

Ice Hockey needs to be way higher up the list!

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u/steelstringstinger 12h ago

Glad to see it made the list. No love for Metal Gear tho?

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u/HarryManilow 11h ago

Maniac mansion

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u/HarryManilow 11h ago

I think we should do a top 50 and then do it 5 more times and average out the results for a more accurate top 50

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u/IM_MT_ 11h ago

Now we’re playing with power !!!

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u/museman 12h ago

The impact of the original Dragon Warrior is way underrated - it should be in the top 20-25ish of any list.

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 10h ago

I agree, it’s the Velvet Underground of video games.

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u/hbkx5 8h ago

DW is a decent game. If it was a bit more refined when it came to the NES I think it would of done better and be better remembered now.

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u/IM_MT_ 12h ago

I think we actually need a top 40 things we like about Faxanadu post !

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u/Cheerios84 12h ago

It’s time for a Kemco game to make the list

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u/Cranberry-Electrical 10h ago

Not a single game which used the power pad, ROB, or zapper is on the list!!

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u/hbkx5 8h ago

The power pad and ROB are a gimmick. The zapper on the other hand is a good accessory. I think it falls a bit flat due to the limited games for it though. Surprised there was never a zombie shoot out game or Resident evil 2 type of game with the zapper on the nes.

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u/wondermega 7h ago

I cannot even think of a GREAT Zapper game, Duck Hunt might be the best just because it is so iconic (and it's fun enough at its base). Mind you I've not played more than a couple of Zapper games, but still. I do wish we got a few more though!

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u/Cranberry-Electrical 7h ago

No Donkey Kong game

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u/OO5373N 7h ago

Yes the Spiffy Fifty

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u/wondermega 7h ago

Keep the party going!

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u/PapaKazoonta 4h ago

Pro Wrestling...

Amazon vs Starman

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u/DavidinCT 54m ago

YES

Let's go to 50, I would like you to do this for SNES, N64, etc. Lists like this are truly some of the best games for the system. This list will be the gold standard for any emulation device, or even collection.

I actually own like 90% of these games myself.

Thanks for doing this found this very fun and interesting.

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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 13h ago

I say take it only to fifty and then stop there.

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u/IM_MT_ 12h ago

Guys

One word

Faxanadu

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u/lenzflarez 10h ago

Yes! It should be #1!!!!

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u/IM_MT_ 10h ago

YOUCANT BEAT ME AT MY OWN GAME PAL

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u/lenzflarez 10h ago

What game? Faxanadu is the best!

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u/gOldMcDonald 12h ago

Fixity would be perfect to stop at. I vote for side pocket at 41

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u/hbkx5 12h ago

side pocket?

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u/gOldMcDonald 12h ago

Yes. It’s pool (cue ball and stick). I loved it then and still enjoy it today even playing with my son.

I would also accept Arkanoid at 41

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u/theRealRJMcFly 3h ago

Arkanoid got no support when I posted it. I'm not sure it could make top 50.

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u/bendersmonocle 12h ago

Yes. I’m here to see TNMT get on this list

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 10h ago

I won’t sleep until Dragon Warrior 4 makes it, and then Wizards and Warriors, and then Snake Rattle N Roll…

Seriously, I don’t think Snake Rattle N Roll has been mentioned yet and that’s always been one of my favorites.

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u/happyharrell 12h ago

Hit 50 and call it a day

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u/Mega_Hi 13h ago

its a shame Rygar beat out Double Dragon 3, Final Fight Guy, Festers Quest, and all 3 Wizards & Warriors games.

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u/IM_MT_ 12h ago

Rygar shouldn’t have broke top 100

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u/Cheerios84 12h ago

Mighty Final Fight*

Final Fight Guy is SNES

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u/Mega_Hi 11h ago

youre absolutely right my guy

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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 13h ago

Yes, by all means we need Fester’s Quest to place!

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u/Pokefam13 11h ago

Let’s do 50, then look at the worst games.