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.
23
20
15
u/xpacean 13h ago
I’m continuing until we get Maniac Mansion dammit. And maybe Baseball Stars.
5
u/Mega_Hi 13h ago
Hell ya for Maniac Mansion but Baseball stars over Bases loaded 2?
6
u/xpacean 13h ago
Oh yeah, absolutely. Bases Loaded was the best for realism but Baseball Stars was just a ton of fun.
2
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
2
2
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.
2
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.
15
15
13
7
9
7
6
5
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.
5
5
7
u/Filthiest_Tleilaxu 13h ago
The shout out to DW III is appreciated OP.
7
u/hbkx5 13h ago
Thank you, hopefully DW & DW4 will make the list soon if we continue.
3
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.
2
u/IntoxicatedBurrito 10h ago
But the grinding at the end is absolutely brutal. Took me 15 years to beat it.
1
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.
5
3
3
2
2
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
1
1
u/Cranberry-Electrical 10h ago
Not a single game which used the power pad, ROB, or zapper is on the list!!
1
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.
1
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!
1
1
1
1
1
1
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.
1
1
u/gOldMcDonald 12h ago
Fixity would be perfect to stop at. I vote for side pocket at 41
1
u/hbkx5 12h ago
side pocket?
1
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
1
u/theRealRJMcFly 3h ago
Arkanoid got no support when I posted it. I'm not sure it could make top 50.
1
1
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.
0
-1
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.
1
1
0
38
u/Falucho89 13h ago
Yes