Top 10 BEST NES Puzzle Games!

[@m0ocow_love783]

My mom used to play Tetris on my game boy when she was alive. Every night after everyone was asleep she’s sit in her chair and play for hours. Back when everything was simpler.

[@Fortefyre]

That's magical! Thanks for sharing that memory.

[@matthartley276]

Awesome. I loved Columns on the game gear..I never had a game boy

[@pharmcat8484]

8:25 That is one happy grundl

[@Fortefyre]

The hand motion makes me laugh every time.

[@pharmcat8484]

I only ever played Tetris and Yoshi’s Cookie as far as puzzle games on the NES. I was good at neither.

[@Fortefyre]

Yoshi's Cookie is weird to me, but hey, it was made by Alexey Pajitnov.

[@Kryxx07]

We had Wheel of Fortune as kids and my older brother also kept collecting NES games into college. At one point, I could solve several of the puzzles without even guessing one letter, haha.

[@Fortefyre]

I got my ass kicked during the playthrough haha.

[@metabolizm4438]

Playing Wheel of Fortune with my mom were simply the good old days. I had Double Dare the game. I was an enormous fan of the tv show. The obstacle course in the nes game was a thumb/finger killer! You have to rock the d-pad left and right rapidly to move around and it was still freaking tough to advance around. I didn’t like how they programmed it that way and im not alone in saying that.

[@Fortefyre]

The mini-games are gnarly all the time. It reminds me of Nick Guts lol. Just strange poorly designed mini-games.

[@tiffanyjohnson7770]

I loved Qix growing up. My grandma was all about the puzzle games. Dr. Mario, Tetris, Yoshi's Cookie and Qix. We would spend hours together playing them.

[@Fortefyre]

I played a derivative of qix on my dad's old PC in the mid 90s. I wonder if it was Qix or if it was just a clone.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

Never heard of Kickle Cubicle will have to play that on the NES. My 1st memory of Tetris is when i got a Game Boy on October 16th, 1989. That game blew me away & i was hooked to Puzzle Video Games ever since! Love the Adventures of LoLo & i always wanted a T-Shirt that says, LoLo Loves LaLa! i agree Part 3 in the series is top tier! Now i may have to invest in getting the Famicom series since they have 5 LoLo games! Mind Blown! Thanks for the Video!

[@Fortefyre]

Kickle Cubicle is SO much fun, good luck getting all of the Lolo games, they should be affordable!

[@gamingtheologian8515]

I used to join my grandmother for Wheel and Jeopardy. She passed away in 2010. I actually was one of three ministers to do her funeral. First time I was ever scared of public speaking.

[@Fortefyre]

That's heavy brother. Thank you for sharing your memory.

[@jamesreece9502]

Me and my dad never got along ... until Jeopardy came on. I could read a whole newspaper by age 4 and by age 10 my dad and I were sitting in front of the T.V. at 7:30 every night, ready to compete with each other at Jeopardy. Thanks for jolting those memories.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm glad I could help!

[@jamesreece9502]

@@BanEvadingAccount My dad recently died. This is my best memory of him. I didn't say it was a puzzle game, Fortefyre did.

[@gamingtheologian8515]

Also, I'm usually gaming and watching videos on my Echo Show at the same time and as I watched tonight, my cat jumped up to join me and I thought "What about a list of games where you have a pet with you?" Secret of Evermore comes to mind, but you could also include something like A Boy and his Blob.

[@Fortefyre]

Added to the list!

[@bradcarter683]

I’ve never been a big fan of puzzle games but I had a lot of fun with Dr. Mario and Wheel of Fortune

[@Fortefyre]

They are my guilty pleasures lol.

[@old-school2337]

Tetris settled many disputes regarding chores back in my house.

[@Fortefyre]

That's a good way of doing it lmao.

[@markcurtis599]

I needed to see fire n ice on this list. And there it was.... respect. Me and the boys played the hell out of that the first year of university

[@Fortefyre]

It's SO good. Absolutely a banger!

[@jeffdaigle5487]

Thank you for putting Tetris at number 1. That game will always have a place in my heart. Have an awesome day bro and catch ya later!!! Peace!

[@Fortefyre]

You bet! There was no way it couldn't have been #1!

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

I'm surprised how smooth the animations look on Fire N' Ice. Reminds me of modern pixel games.

[@Fortefyre]

Right? I was caught off guard lol

[@scottdecowski4913]

My Aunt & Uncle had the main screen from Dr Mario burned into their basement TV. Those two loved that game!

[@Fortefyre]

Oh wow! Haha.

[@spicytrashpanda]

As iconic as it is, Tetris is not better than Fire 'n Ice. But I can appreciate the nostalgia factor playing a role in your ranking

[@Fortefyre]

There's so much that goes into it to me. I like shape puzzles over push puzzles. That nostalgia factor does boost it up too. But damn man, Fire n' Ice looks and plays SO smooth.

[@spicytrashpanda]

@@Fortefyre some of those levels broke my brain like you can't believe. I'm actually doing a collab with a buddy figuring them out on the switch on weekends now. We're in world 6 now and it's just as rough as when I was a kid

[@triplestar100]

ah, the memories: "Wheel Of Fortune" was one of the games that came bundled with a collection of 10 NES games my dad gifted me WAY back in 89; my very 1st batch of NES games that I could call my own! speaking of time with family, Fortefyre: "Arya's list of games to avoid"; will it be coming out? I'm aware it'd be tough for such a young child to make such a list, especially now that school is back in business... but I still think it'd be an interesting one for both of you to work on!

[@Fortefyre]

She's so positive that getting any negativity out of her is borderline impossible, but I'll add it to the list.

[@rmfjedimaster7962]

What's going on, brother! Another great video👍

[@Fortefyre]

Thanks! It's good to see you too!

[@mr.milehi9883]

Give your grandma a hug for me. Mine's been gone for 20 years.

[@Fortefyre]

I will, I promise.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

as a kid i wasnt a huge Puzzle guy. mainly because that's all my sister would play aside from the occasional RPG. that being said it's still not one of my Top 3 genres of Video Games, but i have come to appreciate them more as an adult.

[@Fortefyre]

Same here honestly. There's no way I would have beaten lode runner as a kid.

[@StarlightMirror]

No Yoshi's Cookie? These are all pretty fun though, I love Kickle Cubicle! Pretty good at Tetris, suck at Dr. Mario lol. Yoshi's Cookie is my favorite Puzzle game though, shame it never gets new versions or even a rerelease.

[@Fortefyre]

I actually didn't enjoy Yoshi's Cookie as much as the other ones believe it or not lol. I think Palamedes is SLIGHTLY better. It was close to making this list though!

[@StarlightMirror]

@@Fortefyre That's valid, not everyone will like everything. Never heard of Palamedes before. XD

[@Fortefyre]

Palamedes is....interesting, think of puzzle bobble with dice lol.

[@Phil926]

I absolutely loved the Lolo games. That's another set of games that the series of three of them are often not on the compilations and multi-game packs. I don't know if it's on switch but I don't think all three were on the Wii back in the day. As another humorous memory though, my mom really loved Tetris and she could kick the crap out of us in that game. That woman was amazing at the game and she played it so much, I kid you not, that the outline of the setting was burned into our TV screen. When you turn to the TV off there was a permanent Tetris board burned into the screen.

[@jeffb.6642]

Love Lolo games, it was (still is?) a borderline obsession with me, lol

[@Fortefyre]

I love seeing TVs with game burn in them, it shows dedication.

[@Phil926]

@@Fortefyre my mom had been on high blood pressure meds for as long as I can remember. That said she couldn't play most games because it got her bp going. But she could play Tetris and she did for sure.

[@michaelbarley7399]

I never knew that Pipe Dreams was released on the NES. I currently have Pipe Puzzle on my phone and I play it periodically. I enjoyed a similar game released in 1993 on the PC called Ant Run. The goal was to get to the ant through a certain percentage of the maze by flipping the blocks. I enjoyed Dr Mario as well. Another one of my favorites you didn't mention was Yoshi. As for your number one game Tetris: no puzzle game will ever overtake that spot. Tetris is the all-time greatest puzzle game ever created.

[@Fortefyre]

I have some very blurry memory of ant run lmao. I might have to look into that!

[@jeffb.6642]

As someone who loves the Lolo games - the US Lolo 2 was also mostly made up of levels that were in the Famicom Eggerland games. Lolo 3 is the first one to be (almost) entirely original. I say almost because they did sneak in a couple of levels that were first seen in the Famicom release of Lolo 1. Also - the two Lolo (not Eggerland) games for the Famicom are based on the US Lolo 2 and 3 respectively. Graphics, music, everything is identical. Even the passwords are the same. But, the levels are much harder in the Famicom ones. So if you've gotten to the point where you can beat the US releases in your sleep, give the Famicom ones a shot.

[@Fortefyre]

I might have to! I've never fully played one on Twitch yet, only in my own spare time.

[@Marc_Araujo]

Being a dumb young kid, I picked out Dr. Mario for the NES one day from behind a counter at a Sears. I didn't know it was a puzzle game and was so disappointed after getting home (I didn't find Tetris-type games appealing). A few weeks later, being bored, I gave it a shot and a blast. I fuggin love it. The "Fever" track is goated.

[@Fortefyre]

Isn't it?!?!?!

[@Margann1987]

I am so happy that you touched on some games based on game shows in this video 😊

[@Fortefyre]

There unfortunately aren't enough to make a 10 games episode, but I might make a "every games ever" episode about it. Lol

[@Margann1987]

@@Fortefyre No worries! I think that your other idea is awesome!

[@Riz2336]

I never got good at Tetris but damn is it addicting and I love the soundtrack. Lolo kind of tugs at the heart strings because my brother really liked those games and he's passed away

[@Fortefyre]

Cherish the memories :)

[@michaelneus9121]

Solomon's Key was my fave, but I did enjoy Dr. Mario.

[@Fortefyre]

Both are fantastic choices!

[@UstraMage]

I love playing Fire and Ice. Its on the Switch NES games and I love playing it

[@Fortefyre]

It's so cool!

[@jonraymondchua2388]

Thank you for sharing this... Out of the games on your list, I was able to play Dr. Mario, Hatris, Jeopardy and Tetris... Haven't played the other ones but Fire n' Ice looks cool and will definitely play it.

[@Fortefyre]

Definitely give fire n' ice a shake!

[@JoypadDivison]

Solomon's Key 2 / Fire 'n Ice is an awesome game. Tetris 2 / Tetris Flash is quite a lot like Dr. Mario, but much much better IMO. Puzznic is another puzzle game that is quite good.

[@Fortefyre]

They narrowly missed the list.

[@richfutrell753]

I love puzzle games. I don't know that I would include TV game shows in the specific category of Puzzle Games per se, but I get your logic. Where was Puzznic, Bomberman 2, and Yoshi's Cookie? Also not for nothing, a lot of early FC/NES games are great puzzlers like Flappy, Babel no Tau (Mystery Tower on Switch), Wrecking Crew, and Gyromite (just play it without the robot)

[@Fortefyre]

They all barely missed the list. I'm not big on Yoshi's cookie though.

[@DiabolikalRA]

I actually preferred the Russian version of tetris over the Nintendo one. It had 2 player which was always a blast.

[@Fortefyre]

Ahhh that is a very valid point.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Not sure game show games really are puzzle games (save maybe Wheel of Fortune's hangman gameplay), but to each their own I suppose. These lists are subjective and all, but it is criminal that Palamedes isn't on this list. Anyone who hasn't played Palamedes and likes puzzle games needs to play Palamedes. ...Palamedes. I'm sure I could drone on about others, but one serious sleeper puzzle game on the Famicom is Shi Kin Jyo. That game is a jam, and nobody really talks about it. Seriously, Palamedes. Play Palamedes. You'll be happy that you played Palamedes.

[@Fortefyre]

Palamedes to me, is just irritating because you're mentally having to count which dice you want to throw. So it was distracting to me. Is there any logic for if you collect a few of the same? I noticed occasionally the action would stop and it would say like "5 line" or something.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

@Fortefyre think Yahtzee or poker hands. Full house, straights, four of a kind, that kind of thing. Just line the dice up for the hand you want and you'll start easily scoring.

[@pharmcat8484]

I should add playing Double Dare with Marc Summers to my bucket list.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah! Give it a shake!

[@larrythebatmanfan]

Tbh the only puzzle games on nes o had growing up were dr. Mario and q - bert . Thats all i had !!!

[@Fortefyre]

Those aren't bad.

[@arkanoidaddict2125]

My fav puzzle games are Qbert and Fire N Ice

[@Fortefyre]

Great choices!

[@josepha3805]

Lolo III is amazing. #1

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@youcantleavethisempty8872]

I really feel that Solomon's Key deserved a place here. It was mercilessly difficult, but it really made you feel like a brainiac when you finished a level. I still prefer Fire and Ice, though. Not nearly as stressful.

[@Fortefyre]

There's some "charm" that Fire n' Ice has that stood above Solomon's Key for me.

[@RefTrades625]

Nothing beats Tetris

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@DongCorleone]

Other than Tetris and Dr Mario, I never could get into puzzle games on consoles. Maybe it was because I always associated them with after the news when I had hoped to be able to watch something I wanted, but was forced to sit and watch game shows with the family. It wouldn't hurt the family to sit and watch an episode of Batman The Animated Series instead of Jeopardy!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for unlocking my childhood trauma sir. Cheers P.S. Cancer doesn't take Alex Trebek, Trebek allows Cancer to temporarily rent his body with an ironclad lease.

[@Fortefyre]

You are my spirit animal lol

[@throwbackswiththetechnodrome]

Love Dr. Mario, Tetris, and Lolo! I’m planning on live streaming playing Dr. Mario level 20 on high speed, and playing Tetris starting on level 15 some time in the near future. -Cast

[@Fortefyre]

May the odds be ever in your favor lmao.

[@throwbackswiththetechnodrome]

@@Fortefyre lmao thanks. I’ve gotten as high as level 24 on Dr Mario and 21 on Tetris in the past, hopefully the gods will smile upon me when I stream

[@Fortefyre]

That's better than me lmao.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Tetris and Dr. Mario were about the only puzzle games I liked on NES....I was never into them that much. I tried Adventures of Lolo but found it boring and didn't do more then about three levels before I put it aside.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah Lolo can be a bore if you aren't into that kind of puzzles.

[@mr.milehi9883]

MY FAVORITE NES VERSION OF TETRIS IS A BOOTLEG VERSION. IT'S JUST THE SAME GAME. IT'S JUST FUN AND REALLY REWARDING. WITH A NICE TWO-PLAYER BATTLE MODE. I BELIEVE IT WAS MADE BY THAT COMPANY THAT DID pyramid. Sachon. Super tetris, a Master system bootleg is all right. Only one interesting feature. Hitting the other action button will clear the pit completely died that can only be done once in each game. Weird.

[@Fortefyre]

Sachon is a gnarly company lol. Their games are so unhinged sometimes.

[@pinmaster001]

I highly recommend watching the Tetris movie.

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely, it's a wonderful film. But I'm actually reaching out to Henk Rogers and Alexey Pajitnov for an interview. :)

[@pinmaster001]

@@Fortefyre oh that would be awesome

[@mr.milehi9883]

Here's a NES unlicensed puzzle game you should try DUDES WITH ATTITUDES

[@Fortefyre]

Dudes with attitudes is a fiend lmao.

[@mr.milehi9883]

Cuticle is great that have you played the mega drive updated edition of PANGO. IT'S AN UPDATE OF THE EARLY 1980S ARCADE GAME. IT'S JUST GREAT. An updated version of the early 1980s arcade game made by sega. Lots of fun.

[@Fortefyre]

I haven't! I'll have to check it out!

[@Jopo1226]

I never knew about pipe dream...it reminded me of a game i played on PC years ago called oil cap pro.

[@Fortefyre]

Might be the same inspiration to be honest lol

[@clemont-ib6pl]

solstice!

[@billcook4768]

Whaaaaat? You can’t cut there. What’s the answer to the WOF puzzle?

[@Fortefyre]

Camp Counselor lmao

[@jeffb.6642]

@@Fortefyre All I could think of was Game Counselor until I realized the E was already on the board, so the first word couldn't be that.

[@Fortefyre]

@@jeffb.6642 After working the Nintendo Power episode I have upcoming, that's what my brain defaulted to as well lmao.

[@WizardoftheGhost]

Why do i just dislike most puzzle games??? I didnt mind them as a kid? Thank you for sharing ur ptsd. Sad how common it is for our military brothers but when it happens, try to just feel powerful and safe just knowing ur alive blessed.

[@Fortefyre]

Eh, I get used to it.

[@mr.milehi9883]

Hatrie for game boy is very frustrating and not fun. Haven't tried to NES version. Maybe I will.

[@Fortefyre]

Give it a shake!

[@petersondias1452]

what about Mendel Palace?

[@Fortefyre]

I appreciate Satoshi Tajiri's work, and how we go on to make Pokemon, but I wasn't a huge fan of it lol.

[@pharmcat8484]

So who won, alcoholic or cooties?

[@Fortefyre]

Alcoholics all the way lmao.

[@bildo1977]

Here’s what I don’t understand. Nintendo and Atari/Tengen go to court over who has the right to release Tetris for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Tengen releases their version first. Nintendo wins the lawsuit. Tengen is forced to recall all copies of their release of Tetris. Nintendo then releases an inferior version! Inferior because it lacks the amount of play options that the Tengen version has. Tengen’s version has 1 player, 2 players head to head, 1 player vs computer, 2 player co-op, and 1 player co-op with computer! Wanna play Tetris head to head with another human player? Better have a Nintendo Game Boy, the pack in game Tetris, a link cable, and a friend who also has all of the above if you don’t have a link cable. Wanna play head to head against the computer? Wanna play co-op with friend or with the computer on a Nintendo system? Tough 💩! Hope you bought Tengen’s Tetris before the recall.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Tengen had the rights to Tetris from the original programmer,Nintendo had the rights from the software company the programmer sold all rights to the game to. So legally,Tengen didn't have the rights to Tetris and Nintendo did, that's why Nintendo won the lawsuit.

[@Fortefyre]

You are both so correct lol

[@bildo1977]

@@mikeburkhart8336 I know that. My point is that Nintendo released an inferior version of Tetris when they were made aware of Tengen’s version.

[@RodGozenya]

Grundl 😂😂😂

[@Fortefyre]

I'm glad someone pays attention to the gameplay :P

[@pharmcat8484]

Diddlenut? Really?

[@Fortefyre]

I let my invasive thoughts win often lmao.