Top 10 Worst NES Games Based on Cartoons!

[@AgdaFingers]

He didn't even mention that the NES version of Lion King ended at the "Hakuna Matata" level - you don't even get to play as Adult Simba. Right after the gorilla boss, you get a still frame of the last part of the movie where Rafiki is holding up Simba's child, and then cut to credits. That was really cheap.

[@Fortefyre]

I don't think I could ever make it that far lol.

[@scottcaruso635]

I can’t for the life of me understand why this channel is not much much larger in followers. High quality content handed to just a few of us.

[@mjcook3922]

Right. I don't get why Metal Jesus is so popular.

[@Guy-McPerson]

Won't be long now, I think. The algorithm is picking him up. I'm new here since I've had my front page flooded with his videos over the past few days. He'll grow on the rest of the retro games community like a fungus until they bite.

[@Fortefyre]

That's very kind of you all. I'm just a guy though, even if I never make it "big", the memories I've created with you all has been magical, and I'm eternally grateful for it.

[@themidcentrist]

@@mjcook3922 Metal Jesus got into the youtube video game review scene early. If he launched recently he would be lucky to have 200 subscribers. John Hancock would be lucky to have 1000 subscribers if Metal Jesus didn't get him started.

[@Fortefyre]

@themidcentrist it also helps he joined early AND was a former Sierra employee. He picked up a large group from that nostalgia train as well.

[@RunplaysinHD]

Talespin, Magic Kingdom, James Bond, Tom & Jerry... So many great games here

[@Fortefyre]

I dunno haha.

[@bgjerpe]

Talespin on nes? Nah that was and is still good.

[@Fortefyre]

I disagree lmao

[@oggamer735]

@@FortefyreWell then you are in the wrong. 😂 Talespin is still over 30 years after a decent game and better than almost every game coming out today. There is like dozens of way worse cartoon based Nes games which should have been on this List.

[@DenvertheLastDinosaur1234]

@@oggamer735 he doesn't even give any reasons for not liking it other than having to buy power ups

[@JJB11]

TaleSpin is not that bad!

[@Fortefyre]

Ehhhh lol

[@sambranton3346]

It was a fun game. A bit easy to complete but it all worked and played well. Still have a copy for my nes in the loft.

[@chrusader5134]

What the F is Talespin doing on this list!?

[@Fortefyre]

I didn't like it :)

[@RoninCatholic]

Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates was peak TV. Sad that so many people associate the name with the Disney film instead.

[@Fortefyre]

I've seen a few episodes, I definitely enjoyed it.

[@themidcentrist]

Agreed it was a great cartoon back in the day.

[@Jac2Mac]

Fun fact: Road Runner for the NES was gonna get a licensed version that would have been published by Mindscape, much like what happened with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

[@Fortefyre]

Well, Mindscape would have likely dictated it to be even shittier lol.

[@Scribblerjohnny]

A super car and a woman named Truly Scrumptious. Of COURSE Ian Fleming wrote it! 😄

[@Fortefyre]

:P

[@mikemayberry7121]

I totally agree with your #1 but Tom and Jerry gets a pass from me for having good control and being an entertaining enough rental for 10yo me in the 90s.

[@Fortefyre]

I'll allow it :P

[@bildo1977]

I don’t know about anyone else, but the first thing that comes to my mind regarding The Simpsons IP is changing purple colored objects to red because the Space Mutants (tm) need purple colored objects to power their weapons! BEST PLOT EVER!!! Why didn’t the writers of The Simpsons TV show EVER think of that!?

[@Fortefyre]

Because they are too busy predicting the future!

[@pharmcat8484]

I didn’t even know the NES had a Roadrunner game. I only knew about the SNES Version.

[@Fortefyre]

Indeed!

[@valetboy21]

My favorite thing about Road Runner is the fact that it was a left scrolling game nearly unheard of and as a left-handed person I always appreciated it.

[@LUCKO2022]

You stupid south paw.

[@Fortefyre]

I could see that!

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

WHY DID THEY NOT JUST PORT THE SIMPSONS ARCADE GAME!?

[@Fortefyre]

BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE TOO MUCH SENSE. I mean hell, Konami did the TMNT one as well, and that translated SOMEWHAT well to the NES.

[@themidcentrist]

Looking at Double Dragon 2, Battletoads, and TMNT 2 makes me think the NES would have been quite capable of having a respectable port if Konami had done it. Heck, there is a port for the Commodore 64 that doesn't look horrible. The game Acclaim gave us was a turd because at the end of the game they knew the license would sell whatever they crapped out. If nothing else, the creators of the game seemed to have actually seen a few episodes of the show and bothered to put elements of it into the game. That wasn't always the case with licensed NES titles.

[@pharmcat8484]

Here’s a fun fact, TaleSpin only had 1 season.

[@scottcaruso635]

@@pharmcat8484 really???? I remember my childhood cartoons after school consisted of tailspin. Thought I watched it for years. Only one season on repeat ?

[@pharmcat8484]

@ yep. 1 season, 65 episodes.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

The Widget cartoon no surprise was forgotten and the NES game isn't any more recommended.

[@Fortefyre]

Widget almost made this list lol.

[@oodaloopc9725]

Great research, deep lore, and intelligent choices to discuss. Well done. Your videos keep getting better. Hope your videography trip was a success and look forward to your next work.

[@Fortefyre]

Thanks Ooda! It was a great trip!

[@Ruudos]

James Bond Jr is actually a reskin of an unreleased NES game called "John Smith - Special Agent".

[@Fortefyre]

I didn't know that! Thanks for teaching me!

[@bradcarter683]

I remember loving Peter Pan and the Pirates as a Saturday morning cartoon and I was thrilled to get the game for Christmas! Then I played it and I wasn’t so thrilled

[@Fortefyre]

I wasn't either lol

[@crazyjohnt8012]

I was going to be very confused if number 1 wasn't number 1. GG!

[@Fortefyre]

;)

[@plushquasar653]

Keep up the content bro. I am enjoying it.

[@Fortefyre]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@timothypitcher7996]

10: I've actually played that particular game before. And yeah, it definitely didn't age well. 7: The irony about Disney's Peter Pan is knowing that Hook is among the few Disney villains whom you can actually show sympathy towards. But in terms of this particular Peter Pan game, I never knew that it existed (which was probably for the best). 6: To be fair, Capcom did have to have some flops when making games based on Disney Afternoon cartoons.

[@Fortefyre]

I love breakdowns like this!

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

0:14 "Mickey Mouse!?!?!? First of all..."

[@Fortefyre]

Haha I just picked a random game for the intro that fit the genre.

[@bildo1977]

I figured that there would be a LOT more illegitimate James Bond Juniors out there because of all of the pipe that James Bond Senior was laying. Now that’s a plot twist.

[@Fortefyre]

I could see that haha.

[@asurlybarber3620]

I actually liked Bart vs. The Space Mutants, but that's probably just childhood nostalgia talking. If I played it now, I'd probably call it dog s*it too.

[@Fortefyre]

Give it 10 seconds :P

[@CandiCohen]

I couldn't beat the first level, and I played it numerous times.

[@themidcentrist]

I wish we had more developer interviews for NES games available so they could tell us what the hell they were thinking. Like...why did you put have to put obtuse puzzles in the very first level of the game? Why couldn't we at least have some fun before the sadistic and cruel nature of NES devs kicked in and you starting screwing with us? Bart vs The Space Mutants is like Battletoads but with level 1 being the turbo tunnel.

[@themidcentrist]

@@CandiCohen Me too. It was the NES equivalent of E.T. for the Atari 2600.

[@bildo1977]

No fun fact: Rocky And Bullwinkle uses the same status bar that’s in Wayne’s World. Can you say, “lazy”?

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@MCastleberry1980]

Milage may vary of course, but while the other Simpsons games ARE ass, I thought Krusty's Funhouse was pretty fun (well, the SNES version). Mostly because its a Lemmings style puzzle game that had the Simpsons slapped on it

[@Fortefyre]

That makes sense!

[@juiceweezer]

Finally, you tube suggested a new channel worth subscribing to!

[@Fortefyre]

I appreciate that! Welcome to the community!

[@johnathanlett4094]

Another great episode. I really enjoy seeing your take on both the best and the worst of a certain kind of game. In the case of this episode, I believe I am lucky that I never ended up playing any of these games. I was surprised that on neither one of the lists was the game Bugs Bunny's crazy castle. Some people absolutely love that game, and others absolutely despised it.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm one of those that hated it, but it's only because it was one of my first Gameboy games!

[@the89gmc]

Keep pumping out awesome videos man, I’m loving the content and how you deliver it. Ps ur daughters never give up attitude in Zelda has convinced me to give the game another chance.

[@Fortefyre]

That's awesome! I'll have to let her know!

[@pharmcat8484]

James Bond Jr was an awesome cartoon though. I should go rewatch that. Also Jackie Chan Adventures and Don Coyote.

[@Fortefyre]

Jackie Chan Adventures was the best!

[@jeffdaigle5487]

Hey bro you killed me with the bear of necessities 😂 you ever seen the wheel of fortune episode when the contestant can't pronounce his name. It's hilarious

[@Fortefyre]

I haven't lmfao.

[@chrissnider5864]

Pretty sure James Bond could have way more than 1 kid. 😂

[@Ruudos]

James Bond Jr is actually his nephew 😅

[@chrissnider5864]

@Ruudos Oh really? God it's been years since I saw it. It used to come on before My Mother took me to school

[@Fortefyre]

LMFAO

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

1984... Rudyard Kiepling... i think you mean 1894... seeing as how there was a 60s animated Jungle Book movie..

[@DenvertheLastDinosaur1234]

He's an idiot. Here are some of his other dumb statements: master system is a new version of sg1000, Jeopardy is a puzzle game, super mario bros is overrated because better games came after it, there are only 2 shoot em ups that alternate horizontal/vertical scrolling on nes, he knows more about video games because he is a father and vet, he cried to youtube for an hour trying to get me ip banned from yt because I have multiple accounts and use them to point out his errors and hypocrisy, he will call the police on me if I use a VPN to get around an ip ban

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah I had a dyslexic moment lol

[@stvojay]

I can agree with all except Adventures in the Magic Kingdom. It was a very fun game during my childhood. Roadrunner in arcade was fun, I do remember struggling with NES version as a kid so I’d need to revisit. TaleSpin and Captain Planet I can highly agree on both being bad, Tom and Jerry as well

[@Fortefyre]

I could see how it might be fun to some people.

[@SarahConnor618]

If u like adventures of the magic kingdom then please play it with my achievements on retroachievemrnts.

[@metabolizm4438]

My younger brother ended up buying Peter Pan and the Pirates. To this day, I still tease him for making such a tragic choice in buying that garbage. 🤣🤷‍♂️ He should of purchased The Little Mermaid better. You think he would of been happier with that? Just asking the expert. 😝 On a serious note, I cannot express enough how I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming! 💪

[@Fortefyre]

LMFAO. I'm so used to it from you now :P

[@RedRanger2001]

TaleSpin on the NES is okay... The Genesis one has a boring level design and looks grainy... The PC Engine one looks better than the Genesis, but has sucky controls and collision detection...

[@Fortefyre]

Oof! I might have to check them out at some point!

[@tyvulpintaur2732]

I remember Road Runner game. I couldn't get beyond third level.

[@Fortefyre]

I made it to level 2 before I got bored lol.

[@themidcentrist]

There is a port of roadrunner for the Atari 2600 that is impressive for that system, but it doesn't belong on the NES any more than Atari 2600 "Combat" belongs on the NES. The graphics may be better but gameplay isn't there.

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely agree!

[@Ruudos]

Captain Planet is the worst game I've played. I do like Adventures in the Magic Kingdom and kind of enjoyed TaleSpin, Tom and Jerry , Bart vs the Space Mutants and Bart vs the World. Aladdin should on the list, it also had a cartoon and the NES game is crap.

[@Fortefyre]

I didn't realize Aladdin had a cartoon. I was trying to go based on memory. But yes, 100% donkeyshit game. Lmao

[@redline78inc1]

I remember renting the road runner game as a kid and being so disappointed. The graphics were ok but the game play sucked. Great video!

[@Fortefyre]

The music is hell too!

[@mr.milehi9883]

Last 30 and yes Europe games, please. Also, remember when Tom in the MGM cartoons screams when he hits his hand with a hammer and such. That voice is William Hannah.

[@Fortefyre]

LMAO the aaaaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH sound?

[@Jeremy-xh4yv]

I personally don't hate bart vs the world. Its not a great game sure but it has some things going for it. bart looks ok for the nes and if you play through the levels the rest of the simpsons family make appearances too, homer lisa etc. I will agree that bart vs the space mutants is awful though. Great video!

[@Fortefyre]

That's a good stance to take! Thank you for your opinion, I love when people back their retorts with actual substance, and responses like this are critically underrated. Keep being awesome!

[@Jeremy-xh4yv]

@Fortefyre thanks!

[@mr.milehi9883]

Flying edge developed space mutants for the mega drive. It is exponentially worse, worse than the NES version. Try it and see you'll be sorry!

[@Ruudos]

True. The controls are even worse.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh jeez.

[@mikegullette9235]

You are dead on with Rocky and Bullwinkle being the worst cartoon based game.

[@Fortefyre]

Haha thanks!

[@GavinMasters]

Great list! I memba renting the Disney Land game and actually finishing all 6 of its scenarios before having to return it. I wouldn't call it a "great" game, but it made for an enjoyable day.

[@Fortefyre]

I could see that.

[@Erwin-h9x]

I can appreciate your list and agree with 9 out of the 10. But Disney magical kingdom. That game blew my mind as a kid. Going to Disney world in a game. 5 different type of games. Disney. It was amazing. Replaying it, sure its very bare bones. But the game is still pretty decent. But i can understand if you don't have the nostalgia for it.

[@Fortefyre]

I appreciate you not hating me for having that opinion :P

[@necrogenesis1981]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the “music” in Rocky & Bullwinkle to be literally nauseating? It’s fine here because it’s low and covered by talking, but I can’t stand it, it’s probably because it’s high pitched bullshit.

[@DenvertheLastDinosaur1234]

It's been said a million times

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah it's horrid.

[@Marc_Araujo]

I have a lot of nostalgia for Bart vs. The Space Mutants...and all the horrible pain it made me endure to beat it as a kid. P.S. It's still the best Simpsons game on the NES/SNES...think about it.

[@Fortefyre]

This is true lmfao.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

The first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES game had an awesome opening theme,and terrible game play and aggravating levels. Konami redeemed themselves with TMNT 2:The Arcade Game which was far better.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

and TMNT 3 after that as well.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

@UltimateGamerCC I Agree! TMNT 3 was tough as nails,but the music and graphics were great!

[@Fortefyre]

I could see that.

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

Call it childhood nostalgia but I actually liked the first TMNT NES game

[@DongCorleone]

Best rendition of Bear Necessities I have heard. And to be honest, It needed an Parental Guidance version for awhile. I have Bart vs The World and I remember renting Bart vs Space Mutants. I was so excited because of how awesome The Simpsons Arcade Game was. I rented that and WOW. I played it for a few hours then was done. At the end of the week, my mom asked me if I had even played it and I said alittle, but it wasn't very good.......and that was the end of me renting video games! After that, my parents didn't want to waste the time and money to rent games I might not actually play! Thanks Acclaimed....you rat bastards. Good video as usual sir. Cheers

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you thank you!

[@Wair18]

Not gone lie I liked Adventures in the Magic Kingdom as a kid, and Bart vs the space mutants they weren't that bad of games.

[@Fortefyre]

And that's a memory I can never take away from you :)

[@mikedavis1476]

Happy halloween everyone...tune in for the great giveaway at 9 tonight children and dont forget to wear you silver shamrock masks - silver shamrock

[@Fortefyre]

:)

[@isd8894]

Here's the funny thing -- there are eight games on this list that I haven't played (either as a kid or recently), and while I totally believe that they are terrible, I now *really* want to buy and play them. I guess I've exhausted the library of *good* NES and SNES games, and even 8-bit shit is much better than any modern game... 😂 BTW, on the two I have played, totally agree on the Simpsons games, totally disagree on Tom and Jerry. 😀

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah yeah :P

[@Scribblerjohnny]

I would love a Mickey Mousecapade remake

[@Fortefyre]

That would be neat.

[@bdp2868]

sorry but tom and jerry game was amazing!!! rented several times as a kid, you cant analyze kid games with an adult mindset. And first 2 simpsons games had some really interesting mechanics, if i was able to finish all 3 when being a 13 years old, i wouldnt call those games as "impossible" or boring.

[@Fortefyre]

True!

[@williamwright9079]

Captain Planet on the Amiga is worth a play! Ps You may have got dates wrong about Jungle book?

[@Fortefyre]

I did lmfao. I'm dyslexic for numbers sometimes, 1894.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Cartoons have definitely had some of the Best and Worst offerings that a console's library could have, it was a crapshoot whether it would be Good, Meh or God Awful. at least from a Gamer's perspective back then, a Gamer nowadays would know that it varies greatly depending on who is making the game in question.

[@Fortefyre]

Exactly!

[@michaelbarley7399]

I don't know why, but I like Bart and the space mutants when I was young. It was hard though. Looking back as an adult, what was I thinking. Krusty's Fun House was better though. Interestingly enough, I wasn't even allowed to watch The Simpsons, but somehow I got the games lol

[@Fortefyre]

I wasn't allowed to watch it either! :P

[@Djwunmoshen]

As usual. Great damn review.

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you!

[@pharmcat8484]

Krusty’s Funhouse wasn’t really a Simpson’s game, it was a reskin of Rat Trap

[@Fortefyre]

I didn't know that!

[@joeangeles1215]

I think Bart vs The Space Mutants is okay; I got it for my 9th birthday and appreciate how unique it is with the aliens trying to get all the purple items on the first level. But Bartman vs Radioactive Man is complete and utter sh*t - worst Simpsons game ever. Awful color schemes, terrible controls and the most annoying and monotonous platforming in the entire NES catalog.

[@Fortefyre]

I love how everyone has ONE simpsons game they love, and one they hate lmao.

[@scottythegreat1]

Acclaim Entertainment went from localizing Japanese games from medium sized companies that didn't have a North American branch to buying up all the licensing they could get and contracting the game development out to other companies. Acclaim churned out mediocre games, and it went well until games got more expensive to make, and people weren't buying their games as a result.

[@TheRealGuyWithTheGreenHat]

How did you come up with the name Fortefyre?

[@Fortefyre]

It was going to be my DJ name if I committed to creating EDM. Forte is loud/strong in musical terms, and I love alliteration so Fyre felt right.

[@roguerifter9724]

I remember some fun Beam Software game. The Smash TV ports, True Lies, the Mechwarrior SNES port, were all fun and even the Punisher NES and Gameboy games weren't horrible IMO. I the Beetlejuice game should be on the list if its based on the cartoon(I think it is but I could be wrong.) I think Talespin is the worst Disney afternoon game but I'm not sure if its bad enough to be one of the ten worst NES cartoon games

[@Fortefyre]

Smash TV is like the SOLE exception.

[@roguerifter9724]

@@Fortefyre Is there anything I listed you haven't played or do you hate the others?

[@Fortefyre]

@@roguerifter9724 I wouldn't say "hate" lol. But the Punisher on the Gameboy was much better to me than the NES version.

[@huffdaddy89]

Where's Swamp Thing?

[@Fortefyre]

It qualified under the superheroes episode, but I didn't know he was a superhero so it got omitted. It is a shitty game though lol. I didn't even realize there was a show in 91'.

[@huffdaddy89]

Yep, was on Fox, along w attack of the killer tomatoes

[@pharmcat8484]

6:50 DMCA incoming

[@Fortefyre]

I might be safe this time lmao

[@AgdaFingers]

More like Rocky and Bull$h!+...LOL

[@Fortefyre]

YESSSS

[@jessragan6714]

Good subject for a video for sure. Yeah, TaleSpin was a lousy video game no matter where you played it. Genesis, Turbografx, NES... they all sucked. It's a shame, as the series was in my top three Disney Afternoon shows. Its plot would have lent itself extremely well to a video game, but alas, even Capcom (CAPCOM!) couldn't get it right. A pity.

[@Fortefyre]

Every company has a blemish lol.

[@LUCKO2022]

Don't agree on Simpsons games. Not great but I have played way worse than those.

[@Fortefyre]

I could see that!

[@SeveredLegs]

This video is dangerous!

[@Fortefyre]

:P

[@DavidR.-fk4kc]

For me, the worst NES cartoon games are GI Joe, Tiny Toon Adventures, and Ren and Stimpy. GI Joe had ridiculous maze-like levels, TTA was harder than it should've been, whereas R&S was pretty much unplayable. BTY, James Bond Jr. seems like a s••tty s••tty bang bang game.

[@robertanderson2898]

Tiny Toon Adventures is one of the best platform games on the NES! Like Super Mario 3, only it's Tiny Toons. Beetlejuice is horrible, yeah Ren & Stimpy was pretty bad............

[@bradcarter683]

I’m going to have to respectfully disagree because I think tiny tunes is one of the best platforms on the system. Unless you’re talking about tiny tunes 2

[@Fortefyre]

I'm not a fan of the GI Joe games at all.

[@gauravavaidya]

I remember getting frustrated with captain planet, I never managed to get past the first level, I thought I was just bad at it Having said that, I really enjoyed james bond jr

[@Fortefyre]

I promise it isn't you, James Bond Jr is that bad.