My Top 10 Worst NES Games (Based on Movies)

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

Fun thing about the Total Recall game. Acclaim/LJN were so pissed at EGM dogging on it that they had stopped sending them review copies of their games for a brief time lol

[@Fortefyre]

Lmaoooo

[@Margann1987]

"Party on! Excellent! Fuck you!" That is way too funny for its own good 😂

[@Fortefyre]

🤣

[@TheDastard]

Another thing about the Wayne's World NES game. It's just a lazy reskin & resize of the Gameboy version.

[@Fortefyre]

Damn! I didn't know that!

[@UstraMage]

I rather liked Godzilla on NES when I rented it. I'm not saying it was any good, I'm just saying I had fun with it as a kid

[@Fortefyre]

That's a cool memory though!

[@mattboy5296]

I actually kinda like Godzilla Monster of Monsters. I will admit I mostly like it because of the creepypasta story made about it. If you're not aware, creepypastas are internet scary stories that people make up, and a lot of them are based on haunted video games. The one based on NES Godzilla is really a really cool story about a guy wanting to relive some childhood nostalgia and so gets a copy of the game but it turns out to be haunted by some demonic entity to torture the protagonist. The game becomes radically different from the original version and gradually devolves into a hellish nightmare that the protagonist has to overcome, especially once it becomes personal regarding a tragic event from his past. But as for the actual game, yeah it's not great, but I like vibe it has, mindless action can be fun for a little while, and the music kicks ass.

[@Fortefyre]

My favorite creepy pasta is ben drowned from Majoras Mask, a well edited video went with it!

[@jessragan6714]

This list is pretty Ocean heavy, which makes sense as Ocean put a lot more work into acquiring film licenses than making games out of them.

[@ajthefunkmonster4767]

Like AVGN said: Ocean's the British LJN

[@Fortefyre]

It gets better when you realize the guy who made LJN also made THQ and Jakks Pacific

[@metabolizm4438]

Thanks for the shoutout and for making this outstanding video! It is greatly appreciated! 🙏🏻 I’ve never seen such a garbage list of games put together in a video in a long time. 🤣 I love to read your comments section and I see some people are defending Goonies 2. I didn’t like it back then nor do I care for it now. Your list is completely spot on! They are all duds. Thanks for listing Total BS, er, I mean, Total Recall as well. Keep up the awesome work!

[@Fortefyre]

You bet! It took me a little bit to get through the library lmao. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@SamusGunship]

Upsetting to me to see you list "Goonies II" as among the worst NES games based on a movie. I didn't even hear you make a criticism against the game. Personally, it is my 2nd or 3rd favorite Konami game. I own many boxed copies of it, and a sealed copy of it. I think that the game is rich in atmosphere, and the game is heavily about memorization of the proper route to pass the game- which is really fun to me. In fact, it is so much about memorization, that it is the only platformer that I can think of that does not feature a single boss, whatsoever. I think that it is an incredibly unique video game- nothing else quite like it. To me it is a gem. I care more about this game than I care about the actual movie. I was sadly aware that Goonies II is not heavily loved, and I consider it to be underrated. But to full on call it one of the worst movie based games? I think that is way harsh.

[@AngryCalvin]

Yeah I hated the movie even back in the day. Like everything else Konami back then Goonies 2 was a really good game. The first game was decent. I use to play the Atari 8 bit version.

[@Fortefyre]

So for me, at that point, I had played every single Konami game from 1978 to 1988, so I saw the development styles of Konami and it made me frustrated lol. To me it's the whole memorization aspect, and randomness in where you go. Having to luck out to find keys was rather irritating as well.

[@SamusGunship]

@@Fortefyre I can appreciate that. I just have this specific thing where I really dig memorizing a way through a game. I can totally appreciate that not everyone likes to do that in games.

[@Fortefyre]

I totally get it. I'm a huge fan of the Myst franchise while others hate it.

[@SamusGunship]

@@Fortefyre I didn't know anyone hated Myst. Myst and Riven are incredible to me.

[@herbsuperb6034]

I call BS on that....GODZILLA WAS SUPER FUN!!! Well, I enjoy it anyway. Cool vid. Some games on here I didn't even know existed, and they look pretty terrible.

[@Fortefyre]

Hahaha as long as you had fun, that's all that matters!

[@HelloMyNameIsRED]

Goonies II may be cryptic, but man i love that game 🤩 Seeing you holding up the Batman cartridge in the thumbnail made me think you were gonna include that and it kinda dissappointed me that you didnt, not because i hate the game or anything, quite the contrary really, BUT it would have been interesting to hear someone critique a game that most people love. Anyway...great list regardless. I still wonder who actually green lighted a game based on Platoon 😂

[@Fortefyre]

Hahaha. So when I do my thumbnails I'm not inherently trying to be clickbaity, I just grab a game off the shelf. The way I stack my games on the wall, it was easier to grab Batman vs Jaws which was like 7th in the stack lol.

[@1325marky]

Ghostbusters for me. I was sooooo excited to get it for Christmas, and that was usually the only time I ever got a video game growing up, so that was my game for the year. I’m an optimist and tried so long to convince myself that I liked it. I still try to go back to it but find myself turning it off quickly and popping in the Genesis game instead.

[@Fortefyre]

I dread fully playing it lol.

[@EsmeAmelia]

I'd be interested in a Top Ten BEST Movie NES Games now. Just a thought, but I think the lists would be better organized if all the HMs were at the beginning instead of scattering them throughout the list. Also, I checked, there isn't any Total Recall game on the SNES (at least not in the USA, I don't know about other countries), so your friend might have been playing some other Schwarzenegger game.

[@Fortefyre]

I do the Honorable Mentions that way because they score the same way, I'm sure throughout time I'll adapt it, might be better for RIGHT before #1. And you're right, I was thinking of True Lies on the SNES!

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

0:00 0:02 Thaire are Movie games on Nes thai aren't bad Every Batman game is amazing and I still love them Gremlins 2 and the !New! Ghostbusters 2 is amazing and I have a lots of fun with them With Willow and Rambo you can have a lots of Fun I like Jaws because his Arcade still and the nice mischmasch between Ataris Aqua and Sea adventure Because it is challenging and very tacticale you can have fun with nightmare on elmstreet It is hard as Hell but Bram Staklers Dracula is also very nice made I like it to play sometimes just for the arcade feeling; back in the future 1 Disneys Mermaid and little Nemo the Dreamaster are very nice and challenging made game And I like data easts robocop 1 The both from Ocean I hate them

[@TheKaindemonic78]

I used to love Godzilla

[@Fortefyre]

I'm glad you did! Don't take my opinion to heart lol.

[@TheKaindemonic78]

For what we had at the time, that game was fun. It’s trash according to today’s standards definitely. They could’ve programmed it much better but for what it was, it was fun

[@Fortefyre]

Eh, I don't view games by modern standards if I can avoid it, I don't like incorporating bias. Lol.

[@michaelbarley7399]

I remember playing and enjoying Home Alone on the Sega Genesis. I didn't know that they made it on the NES. It looks like I didn't miss much. What is your take on the Genesis version?

[@Fortefyre]

I haven't played it yet, but I'll check it out sometime lol.

[@ajthefunkmonster4767]

I have a personal vendetta against Terminator 2 for NES with its crappy controls and constant enemies you HAVE to beat up and require like 200-something punches each. Even with a turbo controller, it's way too much a chore..

[@Fortefyre]

I don't think I made it that far haha

[@pedalfr3ak265]

Im with you. That game was stupid hard. I never could get past the level with the T1000 chasing you. I couldnt figure out how to get in the elevator

[@ButtaMilkBiscuitsGaming]

Hey man! I was able to find that Disney CRT TV you have at a Flea Market Retro Store here in Baltimore! This shop have everything! If you were here in Maryland and heard of Patapsco Flea Market.. you wouldve loved it!

[@Fortefyre]

Oh wow! Dope!!!!

[@ButtaMilkBiscuitsGaming]

@@Fortefyre yes sir! I am going to pick up a Atari 2600 and a Turbographics from this spot when i get the chance!

[@Fortefyre]

Be VERY careful with TG-16s, the collection economy for it is DREADFUL.

[@ButtaMilkBiscuitsGaming]

@@Fortefyre will do!

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah, loose games can be $50+, almost every game I've bought (the 3 I own) costed about $80 a pop. It's ridiculous.

[@GavinMasters]

Love your videos man! XD I see I'm not even the first to comment about The Goonies II, but SAY WHAAAAT!?!? LOL I loved, loved, LOVED THIS GAME when I was a kid! And it isn't just nostalgia, or maybe it is...but I replay this game every other year or so, loving it for basically all the reasons you say you don't love it! I love the exploration aspect, the music, the controls, the different weapons. Especially the wet-suit levels. I actually recommend THIS game when friends are looking for classic NES gems. But I respect that it isn't for everyone.

[@Fortefyre]

I think I feel the same way when I suggest people to check out Myst lmao.

[@bartsullivan4866]

I loved your comment on I don't think the people who are making these games ever actually watched the movie. The same can be said about modern movies people who didn't actually watch the cartoon show or the book or comics as a kid are in charge of a production they know nothing about then wonder why the fans get pissed at them. instead of hiring someone who has a passion for the source material and will get the content right. Your Cool World review reminded me if they would have tried to make a movie game out of Repo Man or something like that totally impossible to get right as a game.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh absolutely, hands down!

[@WarioSaysSo]

Good list! I agree with 9 of the picks but in other order. But Goonies 2 was a decent game. That I would replace with; Home Alone 2, The Terminator or Back to the Future. Mad Max was a big missed oppertunity of what could have been a good franchise to make a game out of.

[@Fortefyre]

I had a bad time with Goonies II to be honest lol.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@Fortefyre Ah I see. Well It is a tricky game to say the least and easy to get lost in.

[@roguerifter9724]

Fifty Shades of Grey the NES game sounds like a hilarious concept. One thing that seems odd to me is there are tons of R-rated movie based games but I don't recall many PG-13 rated movie based games. I would have loved a Red Dawn based game when I was a kid. Hell I would pre-order one if it was announced now.

[@Fortefyre]

If only right?

[@TheDastard]

PG-13 movies didn't really exist as we know them until close to the end of the NES' life cycle. Back when the PG-13 rating was created, it only really indicated slightly less gore & violence, & a maximum single use of the F-Word.

[@necrogenesis1981]

You were obviously trying to make people mad with the thumbnail lol. Back to the Future 1 can die in a fire too, fuck that game and fuck its shitty controls and one song loop.

[@Fortefyre]

I've been known to dabble :P Yeah BTTF anything is bad, I haven't checked out the TellTale series version though.

[@LemonTree9280]

I actually loved goonies 2 as a multi weekend rental in the 90s...it didn't seem like wasting time at age 11

[@Fortefyre]

It took me 2 weeks lol

[@pedalfr3ak265]

The Terminator, T2 judgment day, and the Rocketeer. All bad movie tie-ins.

[@Fortefyre]

T2 on the Gameboy is even worse.

[@tylerd4884]

there’s a goonies to hack that fixes the map and makes a bunch of things less cryptic. I would highly recommend it.

[@Fortefyre]

Huh, I might have to check it out!

[@Rayman1971]

Did any of those developers even watch the movies first?!?!?!

[@Fortefyre]

I don't think so lmfao.

[@SoyBomb]

I’ll say this: for all its flaws, Rambo was an example of a movie-to-game conversion done well.

[@Fortefyre]

It is! While it's a silly game, the ability to have those cutscenes made it interesting!

[@bildo1977]

Just like Conan and The Last Starfighter, Mad Max is a reskin of a different game. Thanks, Mindscape. 🖕🏻

[@Fortefyre]

I thought it looked similar to Road Raider. I should have actually looked at Wikipedia lmao.

[@SNARC15]

I prefer to call Mindscape by their true name, Mindfuck. And I actually think they are even worse than LJN.

[@Fortefyre]

Just a LAZY company.

[@bildo1977]

@@SNARC15 How about Mindr@pe.

[@Godzilla1982]

I cant figure out why i subbed to your channel....i disagree with 99% of your takes...Godzilla is literally my favorite NES game 😂 Now Godzilla 2 is absolute dog shit.

[@Fortefyre]

LOL I'm SORRY GODZILLA

[@seanbailey7282]

Glad you didn’t pick Rambo or Willow. I think those are both decent guide games. Totally agree with total recall. I think I made it about as far as the apartment room before I decided that enough was enough

[@Fortefyre]

Rambo and Willow are great games in comparison to the others lol.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Ironically,my brother loved that Platoon NES game...I played it once,hit a tripwire,got instantly killed....and never played it again.😡

[@Fortefyre]

Am I your brother? 🤣

[@Waytigo]

I knew Dirty Harry would be #1. You didn't disappoint!

[@Fortefyre]

Dirty Harry is SO bad. SOOOOO bad.

[@tb3411]

Imagine thinking Goonies II is a worse game than Platoon

[@Fortefyre]

I do :P

[@Marc_Araujo]

As I said in a comment to an earlier video...if you see that "Ocean" label on it, then you know it's gonna be crap.

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely. You nailed it! Lol

[@ThunderFist1978]

Godzilla, Goonies 2 and Untouchables are games I was rather sad to see here. I would have definitely put The Terminator by Mindscape in this list, as it has some of the worst jump mechanics I have ever seen in a game, and it's near unplayable. Not to mention the graphics are horrible, about on par with Total Recall. I enjoy Terminator 2, but the first game is absolutely terrible!

[@Fortefyre]

I absolutely loathe the Goonies haha.

[@asurlybarber3620]

As long as I don't see the NES movie games of Batman and Star Wars here, everything on this list is likely to be spot on. NES movie tie ins were for the most part the absolute s*its.

[@Fortefyre]

The Famicom version came pretty close, it doesn't really play well, plus Darth Vader being a scorpion was rather strange.

[@nicholasmecham6281]

How in the hell did Rambo not make the list?!?

[@Fortefyre]

Rambo is basically Zelda 2 lmao

[@joeboo8626]

Looking forward to your Bottom 10 Best NES games.

[@Fortefyre]

Would that be the 10 below the 10? lol. I could actually do that.

[@gamingtheologian8515]

Goonies II was the first game I ever bought. I really enjoyed it. Once you learn how to play it well, it's excellent.

[@Fortefyre]

And I'm glad you are able to have that memory! It just wasn't for me :)

[@pharmcat8484]

Oh man, I forgot about Home Alone. I was happy that way Dangit!!!!!

[@Fortefyre]

I'm sorry for bringing up repressed memories lol

[@clemont-ib6pl]

Everytime you see a noid, just know that they've been there

[@Fortefyre]

Gotta fill em up with "color" lmao.

[@SegaCDUniverse]

Ten Of the Best Sega CD Games You Need to Play! - Fortefyre

[@Fortefyre]

Say less. Anything for my favorite Facebook group, but if able, I'd like you to share it if I make it!

[@WhatTheHeck1107]

I’m fairly certain you Never saw anyone play a Super Nintendo version of total recall, since it was never released for the SNES.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah, this was clarified in the comments already. Turned out it had True Lies.

[@moedog]

Goonies 2 was great

[@Fortefyre]

I hated it lmao. Lots of trail and error

[@Riz2336]

You didn't mention it in the video but in my opinion Ghostbusters is the worst dude

[@Fortefyre]

Ghostbusters is at least playable until the stairs. But I owned a turbo controller, so it was easy to me.

[@gridly.todd.h]

Good list. Maybe consider making sure you say the name of the game when you begin reviewing it.

[@Fortefyre]

Sometimes I do. Sometimes I just let the thoughts ramble lol

[@gridly.todd.h]

@@Fortefyre I enjoy your coverage, I just had to keep backing up while walking Rygar, haha! Thanks for the reply and keep up the good stuff!

[@Fortefyre]

You named your dog Rygar? That's so cool lol. My dog's name is Rain, after the Mortal Kombat goon lmao.

[@TheCuddlyKnife]

Good list! Or bad list, depending on if you're watching or playing.

[@Fortefyre]

Facts lmao.

[@AgdaFingers]

OMG! I HAD Beetlejuice. Couldn't get past World 3 - 4 out of 5 times couldn't make it To World 3.

[@Fortefyre]

Such a bad game lol.

[@travisedwards3543]

Everyone knows the bad ones. What are the good ones.

[@Fortefyre]

Might have to do that :)

[@pharmcat8484]

No Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure?

[@Fortefyre]

It's on there.

[@Phil926]

How was Bill and Ted's not in there ....

[@Fortefyre]

Because I could actually play it (after I understood that horrid telephone nonsense)

[@Phil926]

@@Fortefyre fair enough .... Lol.

[@terijackson2958]

Thanks for showing us 😀🤘🏼

[@Fortefyre]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@oli1682]

I loved Godzilla King of Monsters lol. I was a big fan! Game wasn’t bad 😊

[@Fortefyre]

Haha it kicked my butt!

[@m0ocow_love783]

I remember mad max disappointed me so much - thank goodness it was redeemed with the 2015 game.

[@Fortefyre]

I haven't played it! Is it good?

[@m0ocow_love783]

@@Fortefyre I enjoyed it but the collect-a-thon is fierce

[@Fortefyre]

Ugh. A collectathon in 2015. 😭

[@m0ocow_love783]

@@Fortefyre 20 hours to beat, 60 for 100% on how long to beat 🙄

[@AngryCalvin]

Home Alone and just about anything LJN were the pinacle of trash for the NES. If they would not have published these games the NES would have been even more revered.

[@Fortefyre]

Go ahead and loop Beam Software and Ocean into that garbage bin too lol.

[@AngryCalvin]

Robocop was the most decent game I can think of from Ocean and that isn't saying much. Beam Software was awful for the NES. But they actually had some good titles on other systems. Blades of Vengeance on Genesis. MechWarrior for the SNES was a gem.

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

All these rated r games for nes.😂 ah yes, no religious views, sexuality, but Rambo, robocop, predator, alien just fine! Too bad we never got a goodfellas beat em up or shooter. And hell where’s boyz in da hood?😂

[@Fortefyre]

Why stop there, why not A Clockwork Orange: The Video Game on the NES lmao.

[@bildo1977]

Shouldn’t the games marked “HM” be marked “DM”? 😉

[@Fortefyre]

Haha should I make that a thing?

[@bildo1977]

@@Fortefyre For the bad, go for it.

[@Fortefyre]

I think I might!

[@pharmcat8484]

No Friday the 13th?

[@Fortefyre]

Friday isn't as bad as people say. Sure it isn't the best, but there are worst

[@Ruudos]

I beat Hook and Goonies II from this list. RoboCop 2 (from the same developer of Hook) is worse. Now I'm interested in A Fifty Shades of Grey NES platformer.

[@Fortefyre]

Let's crowdsouce it haha.

[@spacepeanut8993]

Terminator and T2 were awful.

[@Fortefyre]

Yes. Yes they are lol

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

Plaese Plaese plaese Play Robocop 2 Darkman Home Allone 2 And Friday the 13 You will hate this eyes piercing graphics this krytik gameplay this horrible musik and this broken controlls more than a iceball the sun

[@Fortefyre]

More than an iceball on the sun, I love it! 🤣 I actually didn't mind Robocop 2 , sure it wasn't good, but it was playable.

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

@Fortefyre robocop 1 was ok it tried to follow the movie very well It has arcade still changeball weapons the original score But Robocop 2 my god I hate it so much the kindergardenbook graphics, the brutal slipy control, the horrible score, that you so often shoot exidently hostages or do not find the secret nuk room and than the thing you have to restart all the level plus the brutal time-limit Yeaiiiiiks This also kills the nes alien game it could be so much better without the brutal time limit Actually Robocop 2 Bettlejuice And Bart versus the Space mutants Are 3 of my most hated Nes Games

[@jsmith3946]

Friday the 13 for the nes is a good game and gets undeserved hate because of that crappy avgn video hell he himself said it was a decent game

[@mesutoezilfan6688]

@jsmith3946 I tolerate your opinion that you think Friday the 13th is a really good video game! I would like to tell you why this thing are horrible bad for me, even by Ljn's standards. It has 0 replay value for me If you know the trick with the hut between the woods then you will need less than 5 minutes to play the game tru. The graphics and sound are torture as are the 2 combat controls against Jason. If you know the shortcut you don't have to do anything with the caves, the huts and the characters, George is much more than you need. And then Jason, he looks so goofy in this game, especially in the end screen, that it breaks my heart

[@shigshug8581]

😂

[@Fortefyre]

🙃