Best (and worst) NES games of 1985 - 1994

[@JohnRiggs]

SNES 1991 - 1998 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGS0c62Fhd2Sf80 Nintendo 64 1996 - 2002 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5PbqJeehZypqsU SEGA Genesis 1989 - 1998 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp_GhpmBn9Onras

[@Roger-fs5yo]

I love it when Mr. Riggs puts these collections together in one big marathon. It means I can let it play while I go to sleep😁

[@JohnRiggs]

This is a marathon of all of the NES through the Years videos, all at once. Perfect for background noise or video game stores ;)

[@Dwayne-m4t]

Did you have Army Ants?

[@freddyvidz]

Thanks!!! These are my years of NES and I love it.

[@Dwayne-m4t]

I dont think I need to say my favorite NES game. I talked about it all of the time.

[@geodio]

This is a smart format. Props John.

[@chrisdoe3642]

As back in the 90s by pro jared bites the dust you pick up the slack. Way to hold the line. The world needs more people like you John.

[@jonspreadthedread]

Hell yeah Riggs. More of these compilation vids. Love having the long vids play in the background while I work!

[@TheJimbo1791]

Same here. This kind of videos are total ASMR for me :)

[@lwhite647]

I’m actually one of those people who legitimately likes Ice Climber. I think the controls were designed to be that way to make it more challenging and you have to really plan out every move you make. Not to mention the music is phenomenal, and the game all around just has a particular vibe to it that I love.

[@johngavalas712]

I also love Ice Climber

[@diplenski]

jaws is a good game. i don't think i have it anymore, but i did in the '80s

[@garb7477]

The neat thing about NES Golf is unlike latter golf games; the slope arrows I believe all go the same direction once you are on the green. I had experience the Mandela effect with this game as I thought there was multiple directions for the slopes on the greens.

[@Darth_Nerd]

Good Morning! I learn about so many games that i would have never seen otherwise!

[@Retro_Beek]

Love these videos so much. Thanks for sharing!

[@Wil_Dsense]

Where’s MC KIDS (Mcdonaldland in Europe) that’s the only game I have for the NES in fact I bought an NES JUST so I can play that game. I was able to download and play the Amiga version on Windows 10/PC and it has save states. Nostalgia is Helluva Drug! 😊

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome !! Love your marathons !!!

[@BDBD16]

THREE HOUR?!?! YOU MAKE THREE HOUR LONG VIDEO?!!?!? Oh Mr Riggs!

[@robertanderson2898]

Getting up near Mike Matei territory......

[@timothyroyer270]

I think it may be a Mashup of all the different videos for each year.

[@Jinsell37]

This was an extremely ambitious video and you did a great job. I couldn't help but notice that you missed Taxan's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero from early 1991. You did mention it when you discussed Capcom's G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor though.

[@BURRITO44]

Blaster Master -- a classic must - have game !!

[@eurosoe]

Hey! I wanted to thank you for sharing the Midwest Gaming Classic event. We drove over from Toronto, Canada and it was a great time. downtown Milwaukee was very cool too!

[@BURRITO44]

Games from Brøderbund - originally on the PC - ported a few for the NES !!

[@joshwofford9321]

Great Videos! Love the nostalgia! Would be awesome if we could have some more audio from the games, just to get the full effect.

[@BURRITO44]

Adventure of Zelda - huge hit !!! This one started the RPG craze !!

[@BURRITO44]

Main retailer for NES games between 1985 and the 90s - Toys R Us !!

[@BURRITO44]

Paperboy - great arcade port !! Great graphics in the arcade version !! But better player control on the NES !!

[@Metal-Josh]

Fun fact: so I have the bootleg multi cart “31 in 1”. And it has Ice Climber WITH the baby seals. I didn’t know that that was only an Eastern thing

[@thescream1868]

excellent video man. Brought back so many memories....booting up that emulator

[@BURRITO44]

Two best game magazines in the 80s and 90s - Electronic Gaming Monthly and Gamepro !!

[@dotdecorandmore7480]

0:55 Sure, it means nothing in English, but the term "kuru-kuru" in Japanese means to go around and around, hence why the gameplay is the way it is. And most likely to make it easier to say (or maybe even for more appeal), Nintendo changed it to "clu-clu".

[@mammoth3579]

Love your videos and saw you in the Louisville Arcade Expo, keep up the great work!

[@diplenski]

i always start mega man 2 with flash man, then metal man

[@Rountree1985]

No one asked 😊

[@diplenski]

@@Rountree1985 are you ok?

[@BURRITO44]

Some NES games had great music !!

[@BURRITO44]

Punch-Out - huge hit in the arcades !! Good port - sold well !!

[@johngavalas712]

Love this video totally revisited my childhood watching this thanks John!

[@BURRITO44]

Arkanoid - it dit come packaged with a special controller !!

[@BURRITO44]

Karate Champ - one of the worst arcade ports on the NES !! Arcade version had lots of moves !! Back in the 80s, 90s - gamers wanted arcade ports !!

[@Sinn0100]

3 hours and 9 minutes of Riggs talking about Ned games?! Sign me up! I love these videos especially in really long form. Addendum- Clu Clu Land coins? Man, they look like gold rupees to me. I bet I know who made Clu Clu Land...;)

[@balloonedraccoon2503]

Hey this is awesome! Thanks John!

[@BURRITO44]

Milan’s Secret Castie -- a hard puzzle game !!!

[@joe-yuugen]

Great job, this personal review index was a great accomplishment for all of us to enjoy.

[@BURRITO44]

Marble Madness -- great arcade port !!!

[@BURRITO44]

Sky Kid -- a lot of fun !!

[@PhillipJackson-rl5ty]

I'm watching it because of pure nostalgia and it's raining here over 1ft of rain in three days...🤣

[@BURRITO44]

Best game developers for the NES - Capcom, Konami , and Taito !!

[@GZAndrew]

I absolutely loved the T&C game as a child. I also was obsessed with the T-shirts too. Haha

[@BURRITO44]

Some retailers charged high prices for some NES titles - like $75 !!

[@chocolocojames213]

This video takes me back to my childhood. I miss it so much 😊😊😊

[@justachu5521]

playing Genesis games on a wii through vc on a crt over component has been great. that's been been my new way to play old games as of late.

[@vaper6262]

EXCELLENT VIDEO, GREAT INFO 👍

[@BURRITO44]

I saw Lengendary Wings in the arcades but not one of Capcom’s best !!

[@puekawNEpuyrruh]

I subscribed… I’ve watched your videos for at least a few years… this won me over… Thank you for the NES Omnibus 😎❤

[@TheRobotDevil66]

Bump n jump is one of my sleeper favorite games. Great control, great pace, amazing music, and fun courses. It's a winner

[@russbatman3]

So happy I found these videos...awesome watch

[@robertanderson2898]

Heh, I had a paper route when I was 9 or 10. Was over 100 papers, good thing I had a bike (sometimes I got driven). Then they ended up just putting that paper inside of the main one...... WOW big ups to you, I love every second of this!

[@TheDuke013]

Rambo was where you learn to right codes correctly, love the marathon.

[@WilliamRyan-h2y]

Sky Kid is still one of my favorite NES games. I remember playing it at this pizza place by my house as a kid. I probably could've bought an NES console with the amount of quarters I spent on that game over the years lol.

[@BURRITO44]

Gun.Smoke - super hard !!

[@puekawNEpuyrruh]

I just pulled out my Abernic RG35XX and going to get my NES Mini out later…. Playing Batman … some of my favorites back in 90 when I got an NES for Xmas… Ninja Gaiden, TMNT 2, Contra, Mega Man 2, Ducktales, Rush N Attack, Metal Gear

[@mjdf122]

John Riggs Marathon

[@DoodMang7]

you are my go to for nes content your channel is awesome🔥

[@marty639]

Your old. These games are oirs now. For us. Your too old to enjoy them now and we make them expensive because we collect your nostalgia. So give up already. Its our time. Ill spend 200 on 1 nes game just to keep you from buying it. Our time not yours

[@jarrettriley5967]

3 hours of NES yessssss

[@Razor_Wulf]

Thanks!

[@astralmass]

Weird. I fell asleep with this on and dreamt me on John were hitch-hiking to go see a show (the concert I'm going to tonight) and worried that we wouldn't make the beer store before it closed. He talked about NES games the whole time. So I basically had a John Riggs road trip buddy comedy in my head.

[@BURRITO44]

Each game cost back in 1985 - $50 !!

[@BURRITO44]

Games based on Disney -sold well !!

[@aldorechiasson]

I loved Urban Champion! I couldn't find it for sale anywhere but I could rent it. Every snow storm or holiday as much as I could I was renting it.

[@64bitRewind]

This entire video confirms I was so blessed to be a kid in the mid 80s/early 90s 🔥🔥

[@itsjustagamechannel]

Good job on making this one John. Wow, it’s a lot of work… albeit fun work of course.😊

[@HECTORMONTALVO-le9cn]

Awesome compendium!😊👍

[@JGKingCrusher]

Solomon's Key was amazing. Loved that game. Sadly, my mother beat it way before any of us did. My mom didn't want anyone to know she was a gamer, but... she was. 🙂

[@bradnimbus4836]

Cool stuff, Mr. Riggs!

[@JB-df8hl]

10 yard fight from I-Reem lol

[@duncangroobridge2606]

Hi big wonder boy fan and cliff is friend . I am from the uk i am Duncan

[@CptKennyLoggins]

I remember thinking how cool the Trojan cover art was a kid. I never played it. I bought a NES game as an adult and the cases must have been switched. The game turned out to be Trojan. I had fun and finished the game!

[@jasonbohy3777]

Oh man tu for the memories

[@patriot-dv6dh]

“Two player alternating games, shouldn’t even be a thing…” SMB3: Hold my beer! 😂

[@jeremyhouston3438]

I’m hinking now of the old Konami ads that were in many many comic books back then.

[@clintonlewis1261]

Great list, great games !

[@NegotiatorJ]

John Riggs you are appreciated

[@zrtaylor23]

I have been FOR YEARS trying to figure out the name of the game Jackal. Thank you so much dude. Such a good game.

[@geoaltman9344]

made it 51 minutes in loving it. great to see these in order

[@kenhammscousin4716]

Agree, Tennis was a fun game! better than most sports titles for NES. IDK why but they got that one right for some 2 player fun. Tennis and RBI baseball were games i played with friends into middle school like 2001, we had a blast every time. RBI especially, it has more variety and skill based factors than you would think, and of course hilarious bugs that would have us laughing our asses off when a bug would screw someone over

[@elialexander-tanner5784]

3+ hours of Riggs game review. My daily zen

[@robertanderson2898]

I think 1990 was the best overall year for NES games. I'm glad they made Mega Man 4, 5, and 6! Oh the name of the cat from Tiny Toons was Furrball (yes, with two R's).

[@howy3333]

We have the same taste in games... I also liked spy vs and had a mad subscription..

[@exodous02]

Deadly towers was one of those games I passed with save states. Even with save states holy crap that game is frustrating.

[@BURRITO44]

Athena is on several bad game lists !! Same goes for Deadly Towers !!

[@MNATrevor]

19:00 I loved this game as a kid.

[@Draven665]

Absolutely loved working my way thru this video, lots of nostalgia, think the games i played most as a kid were Trog anf Tiger Heli.

[@Nick-qy3hu]

In Canada we had system rentals pretty quick. I played all of them except Neo Geo ( other than in arcades ).

[@duncangroobridge2606]

I am a big suikoden fan . My best console is Nintendo Switch

[@andremarc1275]

in 1989 Punch Out was impressive... i was intimidated by the big characters as big as me on the huge TV on the ground/mat

[@NinjaRunningWild]

34:07 Sky Kid looks like a NES port of the old PC game Sopwith Camel.

[@BURRITO44]

Karnov - good arcade port !! Renegade - not that great.

[@BURRITO44]

Top Gun - not so bad !!

[@Grind24hours]

Three hours with nes games? I better go get some snacks!😊

[@zwallyzool1974]

Would love to get either a 74 strat or les paul Standard in honeyburst or red.

[@masterroshi9942]

The laser weapon on Contra is my favorite I've played through the game with it many of times

[@thetrophysystem3697]

Ireem? You mean Irem :P

[@mattmctaggart8836]

Are you going to do any more ranking videos or open cart surgery videos?

[@dustheg]

Hey truthfully he answered his own issues in the video that I see a lot of "collectors" dropping out have. The price is too high or they don't enjoy most of the games. Problem is not enjoying the games but trying to buy all the games you can is where the burnout starts. It takes the enjoyment of something and makes it a chore. I heard a lot of Sega and nes but I didn't hear like master system old school PC may be something he might enjoy as well. If 90%of everything on any given system is not for someone no matter the generation then you know it's high time to get out of the market or hobby as that means you only enjoy 10% of something you really dont like it. Oh well good luck finding that love you once had for the retro stuff

[@matthewlane518]

I caught the rocky horror reference there!

[@diplenski]

t&c surf was a good game, i liked the skateboarding better. the music goes hard, especially the solo

[@KennethMorrison-tv1nk]

This brought back alot of my memories .Master blaster was the best.

[@mymusic3354]

NES had a solid 9 year run. Then again, some people out there are still making games for it 👍