IGN's Top 100 NES Games

spleen1015 · 10-14-2009, 10:38 AM

A nice stroll down memory lane. Some of these games I totally forgot about. They're down to 61 right now and there are have been some good ones.

hxxp://www.ign.com/top-100-nes-games/index.html

I'm finding it hard to come up with what I think they're top 5 would be. SMB, SMB 3, Zelda and Metroid have to be 4 of them. I can't think of what the other would be. We'll see!

Big Fo · 10-14-2009, 10:45 AM

1. Tecmo Super Bowl
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Baseball Stars
4. Super Mario Bros.

PackerFanatic · 10-14-2009, 10:47 AM

TMNT at 98? That would be much higher on my list, I loved that damn game.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 10-14-2009, 10:50 AM

Super Mario Bros. has to be #1. That game was to the NES what Wii Sports was to the Wii. Those two systems don't have nearly the success they did if they don't have those crucial pack-in games that highlight the strengths of those two systems.

MJ4H · 10-14-2009, 10:50 AM

Zelda should be #1.

Lathum · 10-14-2009, 10:52 AM

Baseball stars was the best. First customizable sports game that I remember

Ramzavail · 10-14-2009, 11:10 AM

oh man, I've completely forgotten about Cobra Triangle (#68). I used to play the hell out of that game.

spleen1015 · 10-14-2009, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail

oh man, I've completely forgotten about Cobra Triangle (#68). I used to play the hell out of that game.

I forgot about The Guardian Legend and Legendary Wings. I wonder if they hold the same awesomeness today.

watravaler · 10-14-2009, 11:42 AM

My favorites:

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Little League Baseball
3. Anticipation
4. Bases Loaded 1 and 2
5. RC Pro Am
6. Tecmo Bowl
7. RBI Baseball(oh, the tournaments we had, acually had one a month ago!)

spleen1015 · 10-14-2009, 11:46 AM

RC Pro Am is another classic. That game was awesome.

Vince, Pt. II · 10-14-2009, 12:07 PM

I just fired up my old NES and tested my games. Sadly, River City Ransom doesn't work any more

A handful of games that I think deserve consideration for the top ten:

Final Fantasy
The Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Brothers
RC Pro-Am
Metroid
Baseball Stars
Tecmo Super Bowl

Terps · 10-14-2009, 10:15 PM

My faves:

1) Zelda and Link's Adventure
2) Castlevania
3) Mario 3
4) Tecmo Super Bowl
5) Baseball Stars
6) Double Dragon
7) River City Ransom

Terps · 10-14-2009, 10:16 PM

Dola,

Forgot Contra.

Terps · 10-14-2009, 10:17 PM

Ahh,

And Mega Man.

mauchow · 10-14-2009, 10:31 PM

Thanks for giving me a link to an incomplete list!!

Brings back lots of fond memories and it also makes me realize how many games I did not play and how many more I have never heard of.

JS19 · 10-14-2009, 11:01 PM

Tyson?

Vince, Pt. II · 10-14-2009, 11:56 PM

Obviously personal preference goes a long way in things like this, but the following games are WAY too low on this list:

Tetris
Tecmo Super Bowl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Ninja Gaiden II

I'm also disappointed that they seem to be including every single Mega Man title just because.

spleen1015 · 10-15-2009, 04:14 AM

60-41 is up today.

Damn. They ranked Crystalis way too low. It belongs in the top 20 at least.

Neon_Chaos · 10-15-2009, 05:43 AM

Is it purely NES or along with SNES?

If it's NES, there is no reason whatsoever why Super Mario Bros. shouldn't be the #1 game. They built an empire around that game.

spleen1015 · 10-15-2009, 08:32 AM

Purely NES

Scarecrow · 10-15-2009, 12:24 PM

This list is now officially crap...

Tecmo Super Bowl has made the list - AT 53!!!!!!!!

PackerFanatic · 10-15-2009, 04:54 PM

Wow, I figured at least top 10.

Sun Tzu · 10-15-2009, 05:33 PM

Dr Mario.

Vince, Pt. II · 10-15-2009, 07:00 PM

Love that some of my favorite lesser-known games are getting some love - Crystalis and StarTropics specifically were both amazing games. I think Wizards and Warriors deserved a little more love, if only for soundtrack alone. Other than a few notable weird entries (Fester's Quest? Really? That game was terrible), this is so far a pretty impressive list. Games that are more than likely left to come:

Metroid
Super Mario Brothers
The Legend of Zelda
Excitebike
Final Fantasy
Mega Man II (easily the best Mega Man ever for my money)
Tecmo Bowl (though I think Tecmo Super Bowl was better, I can't imagine this not making the list)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!!
Castlevania
Super Mario Brothers 3
Contra
R.C. Pro-Am

I wonder if the following make the list...

Castlevania III
Super Mario Brothers 2
River City Ransom

Chubby · 10-15-2009, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

This list is now officially crap...

Tecmo Super Bowl has made the list - AT 53!!!!!!!!

+1 billion

53rd? REALLY? I now doubt any of these reviewers even had a NES

terpkristin · 10-15-2009, 07:14 PM

Fun list.

Like seeing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link at 21. I'm very proud to say I beat that one. And speaking of hard games, was also happy to see Battletoads on there, which I don't think I ever beat but I know I got pretty far (level 5 or 6?).
Was happy to see Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers make the list. That was a fun game. Oooh and Qix. I never had it on my NES but had it on the Gameboy.

Still hoping to see Final Fantasy, SMB3 (which I am guessing will be #1), and The Legend of Zelda, and I expect I'll see them all. I would like to see (but probably won't) Marble Madness make the list.

/tk

Vince, Pt. II · 10-15-2009, 07:16 PM

I think they have to give the nod to Super Mario Brothers over SMB3. Even though SMB3 was a huge step up, Super Mario Brothers spawned the entire Nintendo Empire.

Big Fo · 10-15-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

I think they have to give the nod to Super Mario Brothers over SMB3. Even though SMB3 was a huge step up, Super Mario Brothers spawned the entire Nintendo Empire.

It depends on if the list is about best games or most important games.

Vince, Pt. II · 10-15-2009, 08:21 PM

Bionic Commando might be in there somewhere, too.

larrymcg421 · 10-16-2009, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Bionic Commando might be in there somewhere, too.

That's definitely in my personal top 10. I love the original method of movement.

Radii · 10-16-2009, 05:25 PM

They've completed the countdown now. I like it. I'd put some games(Baseball Stars) way higher but anything like this is going to be super subjective. Fun walk down memory lane.

stevew · 10-16-2009, 05:32 PM

RBI Baseball.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 10-16-2009, 05:33 PM

Damn, I loved Faxanadu! #36. I had no idea it was so little-known.

stevew · 10-16-2009, 05:51 PM

Ikari Warriors.

terpkristin · 10-16-2009, 06:07 PM

Hmm forgot about Duck Tales and Dragon Warrior, both were games I loved when I had an NES.

Fun list, and is a click-magnet for them, I'm sure.

/tk

General Mike · 10-16-2009, 06:37 PM

Glad to see Tecmo World Wrestling on the chart

Vince, Pt. II · 10-16-2009, 07:18 PM

Duck Tales being on the list is fine...but at #10 it's a travesty. For a list of 100 though, it's a pretty darned good one.

EDIT - Outside of the random Duck Tales at #10, the top 25 is pretty darned good. I'd slide Dragon Warrior down below Final Fantasy, and swap Tecmo Super Bowl in for Duck Tales, and this list isn't too far off of how I'd do it up at the top. I'm also disappointed in myself that I forgot about the original Ninja Gaiden when predicting the top 20 or so a few posts back.

k0ruptr · 10-17-2009, 02:22 AM

Duck tales was pretty damned awesome though , IMO.

k0ruptr · 10-17-2009, 02:22 AM

Dola, but I think you're right, I'd put it in at around 25 or so on my own list.

Tigercat · 10-17-2009, 08:38 AM

Duck Tales was the best platformer on the NES that wasn't a Castlevania, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, or Mario. (And considering NES was built on platformers, that means something.)

Thought Tecmo Super Bowl and Dr. Mario were too low. Always surprised when people call StarTropics a lesser known game; Nintendo Power covered the hell out of that game, and back then NP was what determined how well known a game was.

spleen1015 · 11-16-2009, 02:20 PM

Gamespy's own version of pretty much the same thing...

Top 50 console games of the '80s.

hxxp://www.gamespy.com/articles/104/1042297p1.html

10-14-2009, 10:50 AM	#5
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Zelda should be #1. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

10-15-2009, 04:14 AM	#18
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	60-41 is up today. Damn. They ranked Crystalis way too low. It belongs in the top 20 at least. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-15-2009, 05:43 AM	#19
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Is it purely NES or along with SNES? If it's NES, there is no reason whatsoever why Super Mario Bros. shouldn't be the #1 game. They built an empire around that game. __________________ Come and see.

10-15-2009, 08:32 AM	#20
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Purely NES __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-15-2009, 12:24 PM	#21
Scarecrow College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Flatlands of America	This list is now officially crap... Tecmo Super Bowl has made the list - AT 53!!!!!!!! __________________ Post Count: Eleventy Billion - so deal with it!

10-14-2009, 10:45 AM	#2
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	1. Tecmo Super Bowl 2. Super Mario Bros. 3 3. Baseball Stars 4. Super Mario Bros.

10-14-2009, 10:47 AM	#3
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	TMNT at 98? That would be much higher on my list, I loved that damn game. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

10-14-2009, 10:50 AM	#4
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Super Mario Bros. has to be #1. That game was to the NES what Wii Sports was to the Wii. Those two systems don't have nearly the success they did if they don't have those crucial pack-in games that highlight the strengths of those two systems.

10-14-2009, 10:52 AM	#6
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Baseball stars was the best. First customizable sports game that I remember

10-14-2009, 11:10 AM	#7
Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	oh man, I've completely forgotten about Cobra Triangle (#68). I used to play the hell out of that game.

10-14-2009, 11:42 AM	#9
watravaler High School JV Join Date: Jun 2005	My favorites: 1. The Legend of Zelda 2. Little League Baseball 3. Anticipation 4. Bases Loaded 1 and 2 5. RC Pro Am 6. Tecmo Bowl 7. RBI Baseball(oh, the tournaments we had, acually had one a month ago!)

10-14-2009, 11:46 AM	#10
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	RC Pro Am is another classic. That game was awesome. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-14-2009, 12:07 PM	#11
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I just fired up my old NES and tested my games. Sadly, River City Ransom doesn't work any more A handful of games that I think deserve consideration for the top ten: Final Fantasy The Legend of Zelda Super Mario Brothers RC Pro-Am Metroid Baseball Stars Tecmo Super Bowl

10-14-2009, 10:15 PM	#12
Terps College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001	My faves: 1) Zelda and Link's Adventure 2) Castlevania 3) Mario 3 4) Tecmo Super Bowl 5) Baseball Stars 6) Double Dragon 7) River City Ransom

10-14-2009, 10:16 PM	#13
Terps College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001	Dola, Forgot Contra.

10-14-2009, 10:17 PM	#14
Terps College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001	Ahh, And Mega Man.

10-14-2009, 10:31 PM	#15
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Thanks for giving me a link to an incomplete list!! Brings back lots of fond memories and it also makes me realize how many games I did not play and how many more I have never heard of.

10-14-2009, 11:01 PM	#16
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Tyson?

10-14-2009, 11:56 PM	#17
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Obviously personal preference goes a long way in things like this, but the following games are WAY too low on this list: Tetris Tecmo Super Bowl Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II Ninja Gaiden II I'm also disappointed that they seem to be including every single Mega Man title just because.

10-15-2009, 04:54 PM	#22
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Wow, I figured at least top 10. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

10-15-2009, 05:33 PM	#23
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Dr Mario. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

10-15-2009, 07:00 PM	#24
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Love that some of my favorite lesser-known games are getting some love - Crystalis and StarTropics specifically were both amazing games. I think Wizards and Warriors deserved a little more love, if only for soundtrack alone. Other than a few notable weird entries (Fester's Quest? Really? That game was terrible), this is so far a pretty impressive list. Games that are more than likely left to come: Metroid Super Mario Brothers The Legend of Zelda Excitebike Final Fantasy Mega Man II (easily the best Mega Man ever for my money) Tecmo Bowl (though I think Tecmo Super Bowl was better, I can't imagine this not making the list) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!! Castlevania Super Mario Brothers 3 Contra R.C. Pro-Am I wonder if the following make the list... Castlevania III Super Mario Brothers 2 River City Ransom

10-15-2009, 07:14 PM	#26
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Fun list. Like seeing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link at 21. I'm very proud to say I beat that one. And speaking of hard games, was also happy to see Battletoads on there, which I don't think I ever beat but I know I got pretty far (level 5 or 6?). Was happy to see Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers make the list. That was a fun game. Oooh and Qix. I never had it on my NES but had it on the Gameboy. Still hoping to see Final Fantasy, SMB3 (which I am guessing will be #1), and The Legend of Zelda, and I expect I'll see them all. I would like to see (but probably won't) Marble Madness make the list. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

10-15-2009, 07:16 PM	#27
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	I think they have to give the nod to Super Mario Brothers over SMB3. Even though SMB3 was a huge step up, Super Mario Brothers spawned the entire Nintendo Empire.

10-15-2009, 08:21 PM	#29
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Bionic Commando might be in there somewhere, too.

10-16-2009, 05:25 PM	#31
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	They've completed the countdown now. I like it. I'd put some games(Baseball Stars) way higher but anything like this is going to be super subjective. Fun walk down memory lane.

10-16-2009, 05:32 PM	#32
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	RBI Baseball.

10-16-2009, 05:33 PM	#33
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Damn, I loved Faxanadu! #36. I had no idea it was so little-known. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

10-16-2009, 05:51 PM	#34
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Ikari Warriors.

10-16-2009, 06:07 PM	#35
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Hmm forgot about Duck Tales and Dragon Warrior, both were games I loved when I had an NES. Fun list, and is a click-magnet for them, I'm sure. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

10-16-2009, 06:37 PM	#36
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	Glad to see Tecmo World Wrestling on the chart

10-16-2009, 07:18 PM	#37
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Duck Tales being on the list is fine...but at #10 it's a travesty. For a list of 100 though, it's a pretty darned good one. EDIT - Outside of the random Duck Tales at #10, the top 25 is pretty darned good. I'd slide Dragon Warrior down below Final Fantasy, and swap Tecmo Super Bowl in for Duck Tales, and this list isn't too far off of how I'd do it up at the top. I'm also disappointed in myself that I forgot about the original Ninja Gaiden when predicting the top 20 or so a few posts back. Last edited by Vince, Pt. II : 10-16-2009 at 07:29 PM.

10-17-2009, 02:22 AM	#38
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	Duck tales was pretty damned awesome though , IMO. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

10-17-2009, 08:38 AM	#40
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Duck Tales was the best platformer on the NES that wasn't a Castlevania, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, or Mario. (And considering NES was built on platformers, that means something.) Thought Tecmo Super Bowl and Dr. Mario were too low. Always surprised when people call StarTropics a lesser known game; Nintendo Power covered the hell out of that game, and back then NP was what determined how well known a game was. Last edited by Tigercat : 10-17-2009 at 08:38 AM.

11-16-2009, 02:20 PM	#41
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Gamespy's own version of pretty much the same thing... Top 50 console games of the '80s. hxxp://www.gamespy.com/articles/104/1042297p1.html __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?