10 NES Games You Should Play!

[@ilovecoffee6318]

Castlevania is one of those rare games that infuriates you to rage quitting and makes you want to rethink what you do with your free time.....but then 30 minutes later, you're back at it again. It walks that fine line between challenging and frustrating

[@Fortefyre]

A hallmark of a good game that is difficult that makes you rage quit, is the desire to return to it, the thought process of how you will attack it when you're holding the controller again.

[@GambitGodsey187-ku3wz]

@@Fortefyre MegaMan sucks and so did street fighter😂

[@Nick_Nightingale]

If you know the patterns and the weapons to use you can beat it in less than 30 minutes. Every year I take a trip to Castlevania to beat my favorite game. 😁

[@Fortefyre]

@@Nick_Nightingale Castlevania is kind of my guilty pleasure. When I played Vampire Killer on the msx, it irritated me, but I beat it.

[@Nick_Nightingale]

@@Fortefyre Holy Water is your friend. : )

[@NESADDICT]

Bionic commando is an absolute treasure

[@chain_sawyer7469]

I agree!!

[@KillswitchRobie828]

Everyone sleeps on Nightshade. Man that game was a masterpiece.

[@Fortefyre]

No doubt!

[@DiabolikalRA]

Nice to see 1942 get some love. Good memories

[@Fortefyre]

So my whole sleeve, is my family in arcade cabinet format. I HAD to have 1942 in it.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

I'll give a mention to Mega Man 3 and Kirby's Adventure The former for managing to be good just like with Mega Man 2, introducing sliding, giving us Rush and his jet form, and incorporating Proto Man. Also a rare case of an incomplete game still managing to be a worthwhile experience. As for Kirby's Adventure, thanks to it being designed for beginners it has aged better than multiple other NES titles. The soundtrack is generally nice for NES standards, one of the graphically best looking NES games, it introduced enemy absorbed abilities for this series, and getting a game over lets you resume from the level HUB the level resides in. Besides, it's an overall improvement over Kirby's Dream Land.

[@justsayin4632]

6:03 I have never seen that section done that way before😂 Jumping on the OUTSIDE edge of the “horns”. Insane!

[@fugitiveauto6836]

yeah neat trick !

[@Lastkingof33]

Rygar is a must try.

[@Fortefyre]

Rygar was amazing in the arcade!

[@Lastkingof33]

@@Fortefyre it's different on nes. More of an adventure game. It's pretty hard too.

[@SeveredLegs]

No way in HECK that Mega Man 2 is a little bit more difficult than Mega Man 1. Great video!

[@Fortefyre]

I'm just bad at video games. Lol

[@tychodragon]

first game I ever remember is adventure island and adventure island 2 the horror Now i need to beat them to commemorate one day

[@Fortefyre]

Enjoy the jump at the end of the game!

[@TechNextLetsGo]

This is on point for what you were going for. Your mic is great, your voice cadence nice. The editing is good. Honestly if you did this with other subjects you'd have a solid shot at making it big.

[@Wair18]

I loved Castlevania it was probably one of my favorite games when I was a kid.

[@Fortefyre]

One of mine as well!

[@Pythoner]

Some real gems here. I especially like that you brought up the most recent entries to each of these series too

[@Fortefyre]

I love mentioning that these legacy franchises are still kicking. It shows that companies still care about what put them on the map!

[@christopherhughes8128]

I never got my hands on a copy of 1942, but sure put hours and hours into 1943 on the NES. I love it still. I’ll suggest Wizards & Warriors 2: Iron Sword.

[@Fortefyre]

If you want a more enhanced challenge, try 1943 Kai, it's a more difficult version of 1943!

[@GR8119]

Abadox was one of the funnest games I ever played as a kid!!!

[@Fortefyre]

Such a great game!

[@themidcentrist]

The mechanical arm in Bionic Commando was a cool way to make the game different than the other 999 side scrolling action platformers on the NES. Kabuki: Quantum Fighter is another such NES game with a cool gimmick that I recommend.

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely! The physics are phenomenal!

[@joshmeads]

Mega Man 2's music is smashing!

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@Iron_Sights99]

The one that took my heart was 1943 Almost identical on NES, but with killer soundtracks and some other overall slight upgrades Tiger heli was another one I enjoyed, but not nearly to the same extent

[@Fortefyre]

Both are great games!

[@tpolutts3309]

As an old bastard "ive beat 63" made me smile.

[@Fortefyre]

There's many more to play!

[@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914]

1942 is a gem !! Thanks for recommending Abido !!! Never tried it, didn't know it honestly. Even though i disagree, i still see the quality of your videos and will be fair with your takes when i agree

[@Fortefyre]

I love abadox!

[@bluestarguardian7554]

Just found your channel. I love this video, it feels very like old KZbin for some reason. I've only played 1942 in arcades but I should give it a try on the NES. I went on your channel so I could see what other videos you already did so maybe your next top 10 could be SNES, Gamecube, or really anything Nintendo related. If you wanted to try something different, maybe PS2, Dreamcast, or Saturn. Or even Genesis/Mega Drive. All of those would be interesting. Or even like a Japanese-only list, maybe no RPGs or text heavy games unless there's rom translations lol. Anyways, subbed!

[@Fortefyre]

I have all of these planned already ;)

[@JohnDoe-oo6dq]

Great games, some I had never heard of. Thanks!

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you for the kind comment!

[@Nesguy92]

Great vid first I've seen anything from you. Loved these games

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to pop in! I hope I'm able to continue to entertain you!

[@tyguy104]

If you're trying to make your dream game... then think of the Mario sprites. They always help with writer's block and creative issues. Like I think about the amp and the spark in SMB 2, and they're just cool. like add them to Sim City power lines or something? Have them travel on them?

[@christophereuginebeatty7950]

heavy barrel was a cool game. karnov is cool too.

[@Fortefyre]

I've heard great things about both of them! Well, Karnov I've heard mixed things about, but Heavy Barrel is one that I hear consistently good marks for!

[@andrewbatts7678]

I had been toting NESticle 95 with almost 1000 games around for over 20 years, first on a few floppy disks, then on a zipdisk then on a burned CD rom and then a 5 gb thumb drive until entropy got the best of it about 5 years ago and it stopped working.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh no!

[@ryanpierce5460]

I grew up on the nes. I love your content. 😊

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you!

[@jasonmerriam2674]

I own the NES Cart for Sid Meier's Pirates! It is the jam!

[@Fortefyre]

Isn't it!

[@jasonmerriam2674]

Were you ever able to change the Nationality of the city of Panama???@@Fortefyre

[@Fortefyre]

I don't recall, I didn't tend to change the nationality unless I REALLY wanted to get that promotion. I didn't make it far in the NES version, I found that the newer version was easier because you could supplement the cities with so much more.

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

Legendary Wings for NES did Vertical shooter/Horizontal Shooter well in their game as well!

[@Fortefyre]

I'll have to check it out!

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

@@Fortefyre For sure! Great game! Did both very well! Happy Holidays broseph!!

[@Fortefyre]

@@kristopherguilbault5428 You as well! I hope your New Year is epic!

[@Loffter]

Interactions Interactions Interactions good shit forte

[@markkevorkian]

Gunsmoke and Jackal were two of my favorites. Definitely check them out

[@Fortefyre]

You'll see Jackal soon if you stay watching my videos ;)

[@TheGameTremor]

Love this vid! Thanks for giving love to the NES. I went and bought Section Z based on your recommendation.

[@Fortefyre]

Thanks! Keep an eye out for other suggestions, that list is ALWAYS growing.

[@andrewalexander4331]

Always great to see Pirates on lists like this, it was my favourite game as a kid.

[@Fortefyre]

Mine as well! Have you checked out the contemporary pirates game? It's beautiful!

[@andrewalexander4331]

I haven't played a more modern Pirates game myself, but I did watch a few episodes of the KZbinr Sips playing a Pirates remake. @@Fortefyre

[@professorofsneakology3964]

Metal Gear was the first NES game I ever played, and I sank a lot of hours into that game. It's funny considering Kojima hates the NES version of the game.

[@Fortefyre]

At least Snatcher wasn't on the NES XD

[@isaacheres1354]

1:04 "Lisa's my future wife" - Tommy Wiseau, The Room😂

[@Fortefyre]

Haha!

[@4504595]

I've never heard anyone say Mega Man 2 is HARDER than Mega Man 1. That blew my mind. =)

[@Fortefyre]

Haha I do see it that way. I'm weird.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Top five NES in my list was Mega Man 2,Castlevania 3:Dracula's Curse,Super Mario Bros.3,Legend of Zelda,and Kid Icarus.

[@Fortefyre]

That's awesome!

[@divineshadow_1836]

How can you forget Zanac, God Tier game.

[@Fortefyre]

Please don't speak to me or my son again. XD

[@0Ninja0Dude0]

Monster party was always an nes favorite of mine

[@Fortefyre]

I should check that out :)

[@scottwireman7101]

Gurilla war is always one of those games I love, just Noone seems to of ever played it so I can never talk about it.

[@Fortefyre]

It's a SOLID game.

[@jeff-ds2pr]

AFter playing the arcade game, I picked it up, preparing to be disapointed by a NES port. They actually did a really good job porting, what should be a 16 bit game, to a 8 bit system.

[@zclary923]

Captain Skyhawk is another game you never really hear about that's actually challenging but not so much that it isn't fun. It's also dirt cheap, even a CIB copy of the game is cheap. Definitely one of my NES favorites.

[@Fortefyre]

I was in a foul mood when I first played it, but I do want to give it another shake lol. I feel I went into it angry and by proxy it affected my opinion of it.

[@zclary923]

​@@Fortefyre it is frustrating at first, but once you start to memorize enemy placements and get the janky hitboxes on the level geometry figured out it becomes better to play. I managed to beat it as a kid. Took some practice, and patience but I eventually did it!

[@caseyhayes4590]

Hmm...my own suggestions to a young person who maybe didn't grow up with NES. 1. SMB3, 2. Final Fantasy III with a translation patch, 3. Legend of Zelda but use a guide, the original game came with a guide, 4. Baseball Stars and build your own team, 5. Metroid but again use a guide, 6. Castlevania 3 but play the easier Japanese rom, 7. Dragon Warrior 4, 8. Dragon Warrior 3, 9. Super Mario Brothers 2, 10. Punch Out

[@Fortefyre]

These are all great suggestions!

[@ChaseNScooter]

Some excellent games but you brought up some I haven’t heard of so I’ll have to check them out! I’m considering of doing some responses to your lists and bring up some games myself. Thoughts on that?

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah, just credit the channel. That's all I ask.

[@baretstrieter554]

Love Abadox. Seemed ahead of it’s time.

[@Fortefyre]

I feel it was as well!

[@Joshhow]

This is a good list. I will definitely check out the shooters i havent tried yet as those are usually fun. One game i always suggest for the NES is The Guardian Legend. It is a fun hybrid vertical shooter/ action game with some very lite rpg elements.

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you for the kind words! I'll have to check that game out.

[@tr1bes]

Get a map online. It's like Zelda, you will get lost in that game.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Guardian Legend is absolutely awesome. For anyone who hasn't played it yet, it's one of the best suggestions you'll get. Few games of the era are as interesting.

[@An-Old-Dude]

SID MEIER'S PIRATES - Never heard of or played it. METAL GEAR - Surprisingly, never played it. BIONIC COMMANDO - Never played this one either. MEGA MAN - Played it; never beat it as a kid. MEGA MAN 2 - Played this one as well. Liked it more. 1942 - Heard of it; never played it. Was never a fan of that genre. CASTLEVANIA - Rented it, never owned it. It was hard as a kid. SCREW THOSE STAIRS! SECTION Z - Never heard of or played it. GRADIUS - Played the arcade version, but never the NES version. ABADOX - Never heard of or played it.

[@Fortefyre]

Awe, you got to check out some of these!

[@mattprater8828]

One that few have played is Whomp'em. Such a cool game once you get it figured out

[@Nintendude.]

My first NES games that I had played and beat were the Megaman games on a anniversary collection for the gamecube during the early Wii era, had lots of fun with it, felt glorious playing the NES games, was kinda sad thinking that the series was canceled during that point. I had a few NES physical games after that and do have Metal Gear and find it to be very hard.

[@Fortefyre]

There are 90 games out there :)

[@Nintendude.]

@@Fortefyre Hope I can play them all.

[@Fortefyre]

@@Nintendude. I hope you can as well! If you want to see them all, feel free to check out my Ready Go Gaming Show entry all about Mega Man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJbGnKyIaJiWfqc

[@Egodeathforlife]

As a fellow bitter old guy with a bad attitude towards change I subbed

[@Fortefyre]

Welcome to the party!

[@RussMan276]

Mega Man 2 harder than MM1? That's a take I've never heard. MM2 is much more accessible and beatable IMO, and the best game in the franchise. Still, you made a great video. As a child of the 80's/90's, it brings back so many solid memories.

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you! I appreciate it :)

[@control_issues]

Good vid! I prefer 1943 to 1942, though. And gotta have that NES Advantage!

[@Fortefyre]

The whole energy gauge for 1943 killed it for me! Have you checked out 1943 Kai? Knowing you, I'm sure you have, but I SLIGHTLY prefer Kai.

[@control_issues]

Yeah, I've played it some, but since I had 1943 as one of my first NES games, the nostalgia factor still gives it the edge for me. Also, I think I have a pic of me and a friend playing that Joint Strike when I got my XBox 360. @@Fortefyre

[@rickmease9531]

All great choices! For me, there were no third party game series on the NES that topped Castlevania & Mega Man. Abadox was amazing & it's crazy just how underrated it is.

[@Nick_Nightingale]

Contra and Turtles games were awesome as well. Konami rocked the 80s and early 90s.

[@bernielindell]

Subbed. Nice presentation man.

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you! I hope I can continue to give you amazing content through the new year!

[@RandomBitzzz]

I played all the way through Bionic Commando in the arcade. It's a real quarter muncher in the later stages. A few years later I stumbled across the NES version over at a friends house. I didn't know there was a home port of the game. Initially I didn't care for it because it was so different from the arcade, but after a few hours I fell it love with it - and it's one of my favs on the NES. Pirates is one of my favorite games of all times (I've played it along with Pirates Gold and the newest one with the dancing) but I've never played it on the NES. I'll check it out... the sword fighting on the NES looked better than the button mashing mess on other platforms. Does it have the sun sighting mechanic to calculate your longitude?

[@Fortefyre]

It does have the sextant method with the sun, but I never tended to use it personally. I kind of cheated, by the time I was old enough to enjoy it, someone had already made a fairly detailed map that layed out what settlements were available on Gamefaqs! But that being said, the only big difference between Pirates! on the NES and Pirates! Gold is a major graphical overhaul. I did do a series slayer about all of the games if you want to check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmPUe2yedr5qjbc

[@not2tired]

The horizontal shooter transitioning to vertical for some stages reminds me of Vanguard on the Atari2600.

[@Fortefyre]

I never made it far in Vanguard or Scramble, the kill zones were really bad.

[@Sinn0100]

Subbed! You can play both MGS games on your Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4, PSPRO, and PS5 right now through the Meta Gear collection.

[@Fortefyre]

The MGS Legacy Collection is AMAZING for the PS3.

[@Sinn0100]

@@Fortefyre That it is! I have it on the Xbox 360 still. I have it on the Series X as well. My fiancee bought it for me because she knew I was a huge MGS fan. What she didn't know was...how badly Konami did Snake in the new port. I merely mentioned it here because I believe it is the cheapest way to experience the first two games of the series.

[@benaiahburns4046]

The obvious ones are Zelda, Zelda II, Super Mario Bros 1-3, etc. However, I'll give an answer to the question while leaving off those games. Mike Tyson's Punchout is head and shoulders above most games, today or otherwise. Dragon Warrior is an awesome first attempt from Enix. Contra is pure adrenaline and awesome good fun. Turtles II the Arcade game is a truly awesome and unique game. One to be played with a friend, over and over. Wizards and Warriors is an underrated gem. Metroid was a game seemingly ahead of its time. Kung Fu is fun personified. Final Fantasy also knocked a home run out of the park with the first game. R.C. Pro-am is high octane to the nth degree. Golf is a HIGHLY overlooked gem that can motivate people to slice off just one more stroke, even more so than other games. A few more gems... Super Spike V'Ball Tiger-Heli is a very well done shooter with the only disadvantage is not having an end. Rygar Guerilla War Rad Racer Ninja Gaiden II Karate Kid (yes... Karate Kid) Operation Wolf Adventure of Lolo Jackal and so many more. I've played and finished (if the game let you) over 500 NES games. I own over 650 and absolutely love the NES.

[@Fortefyre]

Great take!

[@theforgottenmovies3265]

I had Metal Gear for NES for some years ago. Now I have it on Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection on Switch. And I can told you that Metal Gear for NES is much harder than the original version for MSX. I have finished the original version a lot of times but I can’t finish the tank in NES version. It is so much harder.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh absolutely!

[@ilovetrance3036]

I’m glad you included Metal Gear. The map that comes with it is pretty helpful.

[@chrisd6287]

1:57 pretty funny 😂

[@wiseguy8100]

I really enjoyed mega Mega Man 11. Definitely check it out

[@billcook4768]

Nine great games. And 1942.

[@Fortefyre]

Hahahaha ole 1942

[@PAINNN666]

Play Guardian Legend. It mindblowing you too

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

Solid list, though Casrlevania II: Simon's Quest is the tippy top...

[@Fortefyre]

I do still enjoy it, contrary to what the AVGN said.

[@RonaldDorsinator]

*tiger heli need to be on this list* 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Fortefyre]

Duly noted!

[@DanielNewm]

Abaddox is totally underrated. I completely agree with you!

[@Fortefyre]

It's tremendous fun!

[@markkevorkian]

I read some lore the developers wrote about mega man. They said initially they were meant to work aroubd the house or whatever and its name was Rock. They said that they had to reeprogram him to use weapons because if dr wily and they changed his name to megman. I guess that the lore.

[@pharmcat8484]

They weren’t wall chickens, they were pork chops.

[@Fortefyre]

That's what the manual says! Lol.

[@daddyfatsax22277]

Good video, however, you said that Mega Man 2 is more difficult than 1 which I highly disagree with. MM2 didn’t take very much time to master, and I don’t think I would’ve ever beaten MM1 without the pause glitch.

[@Fortefyre]

I see that, Yellow Devil is rude as hell lmao.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

The MSX2 version of Metal Gear is better. While I like the original Mega Man better than 4 and 5, however, it's rough around the corners. Especially since Mega Man will slide around on all surfaces, the rooms right before the boss have enemies, you need the Magnet Beam to be able to traverse through the first Wily Fortress area, and there's no E Tanks. Castlevania 3 is the best out of the three. It's actually Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest that's the worst.

[@NESADDICT]

Also I love Castlevania 1 the most too. But three isn’t that bad. 😂

[@Fortefyre]

It totally bodied me 😂😂😂😂

[@Walkeranz]

Sid Meier’s Pirates had ports to the Xbox (2005) PSP (2007) and the Wii in (2010) per Wikipedia. The PSP version is pretty fun

[@Fortefyre]

It sure did! I just mentioned the one I knew. I originally played it on Gametap!

[@joeboo8626]

I needed 30 years to finally beat Mega Man 1 (still used the pause trick to beat the Yellow Devil). It's not the most difficult NES game I've beaten, but it is the one I'm most proud of. While Mega Man 3 is objectively superior (more moves, more variety, more stages, bosses, etc., etc., like Castlevania III is a lot more advanced than Castlevania)... I just like MM2 more. I'll play it and original Castlevania several times more than the 3rd entry. I think you can objectively look at game x and say it's better than game y, but still prefer game y any day of the week.

[@goldenfreddy-gj5wy]

Come on men, you really suck then, 30 years to beat Mega Man, I would understand if it was Battleroads, but Mega Man. As for Castlevania, I totally agree with you, original Castlevania has nothing on 3.

[@tr1bes]

​@@goldenfreddy-gj5wydoes it matter how long one takes to beat a game. As long as he enjoy the experience of triumph. Old dogs can learn new tricks.

[@caseyhayes4590]

Mega Man 2 perfected the formula and look then a ton of sequels just mildly remixed and tweaked it. It was a WOW moment of gaming to play Mega Man 2.

[@markcurtis599]

Bionic commando is one of my favs

[@Fortefyre]

As it should be! It's a wonderful game!

[@KornPop96]

People who don't like Castlevania 3 only hate it because they're a$$ at it. Castlevania 3 is pure perfection.

[@Fortefyre]

In Japan it is. In America we got the fuck-busted hard version and a nerf to Grant's abilities lol.

[@ready2blowup]

My top list The Gaurdian Legend: all around great schmup/open world if you like Section Z Airfortress: also similar to Section Z BreakThru: quick game Fire and Ice: Fantastic Puzzle game Solomon key sequel Shatter Hand: Underrated Beatm up Mach Rider: ok racer had way more fun creating board in level editor Rygar: Its Rygar Pinball nes: The thrill of getting to special board and seeing mario Kiwi Kraze: Cant explain Lunar pool: cool underated pool game with interresting mechanics one of a kind Kirby Adventure with the original final boss nightmare. I always thought King Dede was lame, NIghtmare sould have been franchise boss.

[@Fortefyre]

A great list!

[@TheJDanley]

I played abadox a lot in the 80s and 90s. I think there is a lives code or maybe I used the game genie but I could never beat it. Lots of fun though. And I had life force on the NES.

[@Fortefyre]

I might have to check it out. I don't want to have to resort to save states but it's a HARD game. Lol

[@volvoguy804]

Agree with all except 1942. The constant beeping is too painful for me to bear.

[@Fortefyre]

I dont know what they were thinking with that!

[@marcretro]

great video thanks

[@Fortefyre]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Most NES games aged poorly, tbh, but there are some hidden gems

[@Fortefyre]

I'm not a big fan of NES games in general. For as much "quality control" that Nintendo demanded, they sure let some stinkers through.

[@themidcentrist]

@@Fortefyre The only thing the Seal of Quality meant was that the publisher paid the licensing fee to Nintendo and the game didn't contain boobs, religion, or the ability to microwave a hamster. (In the early print run of Maniac Mansion cartridges you actually could microwave a hamster. Nintendo was not amused).

[@TalamarAmV]

curious to your thoughts on guardian legend.

[@Fortefyre]

It's a wonderful game, underrated gem. I haven't beaten it on stream yet, so it isn't on a 10 list, but it will be at some point lol.

[@DevonBism]

You mention on Salamander/Life Force that successfully pulled off vertical/horizontal shooter. Have you played Stinger by Konami? Same style of horizontal/vertical shooter which I really enjoyed at the time when it came out. Stinger I could never complete. Life Force I'm pretty sure I did.

[@Fortefyre]

I did beat Stinger! It's part of the Twinbee lineage!

[@volkzman]

love 1942 on my playchoice 10

[@Fortefyre]

How is the Playchoice-10? I've heard the only major difference is the colorations, but I've never seen one myself.

[@volkzman]

@Fortefyre I love mine and there is more you can control on the main pcb board but still ear drilling sounds lol mine is the dual monitor full arcade

[@undercomposition]

I think if I made a list of 10 NES games you must play would not include any of these.

[@Fortefyre]

You do you! I have many more "10s" coming out :)

[@evgtesq]

Funny commentary 😂

[@Fortefyre]

Thanks!

[@leonjohnsonjr3331]

U could've substituted 1942 for blaster master and gradius for batman

[@Fortefyre]

I didn't like Blaster Master, and I think it's because I simply don't like metroidvania map systems. I did enjoy the inside areas, and it did have some satisfying moments, but I didn't like it.

[@leonjohnsonjr3331]

@@Fortefyre ok

[@thejoshuajwiese]

You should do a top 10 rpgs

[@Fortefyre]

I'll probably do a "best RPGs I've played to date' video.

[@jtower1000]

I have a nes and a genesis but dont have an old style TV how do i make them compatible with a flat-screen???? Thanks in advance

[@Fortefyre]

I'm actually scripting a video ALL about this right now. The 10 videos have kind of taken priority for me. The easy solution, is to buy an AV to HDMI converter. For my streaming purposes, I use a Retrotink5X, which is phenomenal, but it's definitely an investment.

[@jtower1000]

@@Fortefyre thnks

[@Fortefyre]

I'm working on a video called "system shock" that covers how to hook it up to common TVs now, I'm expecting to have it out next week. Keep a look out for it!

[@stephentobias2031]

Where's the master blaster love at!?!? It was the first game I had to call Nintendo for a tip cause I had no idea where to go.

[@themidcentrist]

Too obvious I guess. Like R.C. Pro-Am

[@Fortefyre]

Blaster Master? I'm not the greatest at metroidvanias, I get easily overwhelmed by what I can't remember, and drawing maps is tough. I do enjoy the music though.

[@stephentobias2031]

I would also mention bubble bobble. It's just clean fun but then it's a brutal game to beat haha

[@metabolizm4438]

A top 10 worst movie based nes games would be a good one to do. There are tons of those such as Total Recall and Back to the Future in my opinion.

[@Fortefyre]

That's VERY much doable. I have a friend who has a complete list of all of them, and I'll glady do one for it!

[@metabolizm4438]

Awesome! Looking very much forward to it as well as other upcoming content from you. 💪👍

[@samgiroux]

If you like 1942, check out Sky Shark. I think it is a better version.

[@Fortefyre]

I want to say I've played it!

[@tasmaniaaaa]

starting to watch the video. i bet ive played all. what do you think. like yes. or comment wich one i didnt

[@Fortefyre]

Hahaha

[@karlcharron3350]

Mega Man 2 is most definitely not more difficult than Mega Man 1.

[@Fortefyre]

Eh. I didn't struggle with it.

[@bildo1977]

1942 was garbage on the NES. Capcom didn’t develop the NES port. It was farmed out to a company called Micronics. Look them up. You’ll be going down a rabbit hole of incredible programming incompetence. Fun fact. The Princess that you rescue in the last stage of Abadox is completely nude in the Japanese version.

[@Fortefyre]

This is true!

[@jamilp2869]

Mega Man 1 is waaaaaaaaaay harder than Mega Man 2... and Lifeforce gets the championship belt over Gradius...

[@Fortefyre]

EONS. Yes to both!

[@arevalo8117]

nice

[@Fortefyre]

No u

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

I miss Shatterhand and Metalstorm in the List I never really understood Sector Z and Pirates i know this both games but i never realy figure out how they work And i like Paridous much more than Gradius

[@Fortefyre]

Pirates is criminally underrated!

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

@Fortefyre I tried it veey often but it is this kind of game where I didn't know what to do where I have to go what I do mixed up with lots of stuff to read and anouing sword duells it never had realy catch me up

[@Fortefyre]

Honestly, if I were you, I'd play the modern version of it, it's on steam and it should be relatively cheap. Way better than Skull and Bones lol

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

@Fortefyre I don't have xbox or PlayStation or such things I have atari with a big collection of moduls Nes with a big collection Snes with round about 150 games And my newiest is the Evercade Handheld with 15 moduls he has some PlayStation titels like duke nukem and worms

[@tonyp9313]

Did you just state that Mega Man 2 is harder than Mega Man 1? That is incorrect. Mega man 2 is probably the easiest Mega man game. Mega Man 1 is probably the hardest. Mega man 1 has no saves or passcodes. You have to beat it in 1 sitting if you play the Nes version. Mega man 2 & moving fwd in the series have passcodes for every level you beat.

[@Fortefyre]

Eh. I found it pretty easy tbh.

[@tonyp9313]

@@Fortefyre ok cool. When you played Mega man 2 cuz you stated it was harder, did you play it in 1 sitting each time or did you use passcodes when you game overed?

[@Fortefyre]

@@tonyp9313 I did a long stream to just power through it. I tend to beat Megamen in one sitting lol.

[@Metallizombie]

Recommending mega man is weird flex. It’s too hard and will likely put new players off. I hard agree with Mega Man 2. They hit the balance perfectly on that one. I think 1 is much much harder

[@Fortefyre]

Mega Man 1 is definitely a challenge!

[@themidcentrist]

All of my friends had an NES before I did, so by the time I was getting mine I had already played Super Mario Brothers a lot and decided to get a control deck only along with a separate game. I wanted Castlevania but it was out of stock. There were no online reviews so I would have to make a blind purchase...OH CRAP...what if I picked something horrible like Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde??? I agonized and finally rolled the dice on a game I had never heard of and hoped for the best. My first NES game was...MEGA MAN 2!!! Needless to say I was happy with my choice. The only bad part was there was nowhere to go from there but down. In my opinion, the only games on the same level were SMB3 and Mega Man 3.

[@Fortefyre]

Indeed! Track and Field 2 was also incredible once you learned the controls!

[@tr1bes]

I have Contra and then Mega Man 2 in the beginning. Later on it's a mishmash of mediocre to worse game.

[@Fortefyre]

@@tr1bes my first 5 games on the NES were mario 1-3, and zelda 1-2

[@rickardrakkoon2500]

Festers quest is iddly i e of my all time love/hate 8bit .

[@Fortefyre]

The NES Advantage saved my thumbs with that game.