Top 10 Greatest NES Games Of All Time (according to fans)

[@GamingTheSystems1]

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[@NOBODYZWATCHINUUU]

WRATH OF THE BLACK MANTA!!!!! YOURE A GOAT FOR HAVING THAT IN THE LIST

[@Skylinesandsunsets]

I'm a fan of RC Pro Am!

[@scottyking7161]

Pro am was awesome

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

I loved pro am 2. My only gripe was that it was too easy for people behind to catch up to other cars because it wasn't split screen or a full track screen like Danny Sullivans Indy Heat was.

[@realtalk5931]

Absolute banger

[@z0mb1e564]

So many hours playing Pro Am

[@THESTRONGALBERT]

This game is great!

[@benng4376]

For me Pro Wrestling and Tag Team Wrestling were amazing.

[@Spongemonkey26]

Pro Wrestling and Rad Racer were the first games I ever got with the NES system.

[@geefreck]

Duck Tales was phenomenal. Great gameplay, fun mechanics, amazing levels, and awesome music.

[@brendanmccormack8374]

Duck Tales may be the most underrated video game of all time

[@Alleyboy760]

Agreed. Uncle Scrooge hopping on his cane is classic.

[@JohnSmith-nj4zq]

One of the few games I managed to beat when I was a kid.

[@cbsparr]

Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers was just as good as Duck Tales!

[@JohnSmith-nj4zq]

@@cbsparr Duck Tales was much better. Plus it had like 3 different endings. I don't remember Chip and Dale had that.

[@michaeltimura]

Beating Tyson was like a rite of passage into manhood.

[@maine1898]

Lol....right?

[@penoyer79]

ya'll are nuts. that shit's impossible.

[@FaceRipprMonkey]

Nothing but facts💯

[@greenwave819]

so true!

[@jaybrown4753]

Hehe. Absolutely, my uncle could never do it, had to do it for him just so he could see the end. First time I realized adults are useless. Hehe

[@chrisclark2747]

Tecmo Super Bowl should be on this list, but you can't argue with many of entries.

[@Slaskhask]

I have the impression that many of the sports games wasn't nearly as popular outside the US market which might explain why it didn't crack the top ten.

[@chrisclark2747]

@Slaskhask Yeah, for sure. And even in North America, the NFL wasn't what it is now back then.

[@sumandsubstance7881]

Agreed

[@tsalbeci]

Probably because 99% of people outside the US hadn't even heard of the game back then. Not many of my friends even knew what American football was. On the flip side we played a ton of Track & Field II

[@rexgoodheart3471]

Tecmo Super Bowl was an absolute blast. We used to play tournaments. Two player competition was a whole lot more fun for us than one player Marios and Zeldas.

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

Anyone who didnt grow up with Super Mario 3 wont get how legendary that game was at that time in gaming.

[@electriccowboy4747]

It was far above all NES games. It was legendary, blew all our minds.

[@thisisgoodnews8043]

Mario 3 is the first video game I stayed up all night playing and I think I was only 6 lmao.

[@maine1898]

I concur!

[@deeefff5776]

and seeing it in The Wizard before it was released.

[@Nostalgias.LivingRoom]

It was the hype for sure

[@marcusjackson6696]

I can't believe we haven't mentioned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the arcade game on this!

[@TheAmerican-101]

For sure, that was a great one.

[@penoyer79]

i remember my friend and i beat that game on one epic afternoon in 1992. only time i ever did.

[@andrewyeah3143]

I remember as a kid that this was the ultimate game

[@tobiashofmann6531]

Agreed! Awesome game! Greetings from Germany. 👋🏻

[@greenwave819]

yes that one is also in my top 10

[@SevenTillDawn]

Bionic Commando 1988... my favorite game on NES. The vibe and music, the military feel. The grappling control is spot on...one of the few games on NES where the challenge was fair. I play it start to finish every year. It's a masterpiece

[@mjm_artistry]

YES! The grappling hook was pretty revolutionary. Loved that game.

[@chris42069]

Oh yeah. I love the remake too, not sure if you can still buy it, but it defined XBLA when it came out.

[@whoarocket]

It is not appreciated enough how creative the use of the grappling arm was and all the things you could do with it. And it was mind blowing when you finally realized you could swing endlessly along a ceiling through a level.

[@orenfinkel175]

Bro, couldn't agree more. In fact Bionic Commando makes my top 5

[@greenwave819]

I really did love that game as well. it was very close to making my top 10

[@stevenwilson5556]

Ninja Gaiden is my absolute fav.

[@chadinfinitum1411]

All three would make my top ten lol. Best game series ever.

[@chris-_-3073]

Always use the "swirl" - 👍

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

@@chris-_-3073 I literally could not beat the last two bosses without the spin attack.

[@Alleyboy760]

I still regret not finishing that game

[@BookJay35]

Yup! I still hate that dumb eagle till this day 😂😂😂

[@aaamos16]

This is a great list. Duck Hunt, and track and field with a mat was amazing.

[@jaybrown4753]

Did you get on your knees and pound the mat with your fists rather than actually running and jumping on it? NES taught us how to cheat (in a good way)

[@shannonrollins2495]

Kid Icarus never got the respect it deserved. It had a great music score, the gameplay changed as you upgraded your weapons, etc. and you had to battle your way through the underworld, overworld and skyworld with each world ending in a castle/palace where you had to learn how to navigate your way through to have a chance to beat the boss. Very underrated IMHO.

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

Seconded. Absolutely _love_ Kid Icarus. And I feel that putting Metroid anywhere other than the top 3 is madness.

[@JohnSmith-nj4zq]

Most players gave up after turning into a Eggplant. It's very frustrating having to go and find the clinic to get the curse lifted.

[@shannonrollins2495]

@@Zapp__Brannigan agreed. OG Metroid is my #1 of all time

[@shannonrollins2495]

@JohnSmith-nj4zq yep. It was so frustrating when you entered a room and BAM, you're an eggplant without even having a chance to see or avoid it. Then navigate helplessly to a hospital without getting killed. Enormously frustrating, but great. Made it so much more satisfying when you defeated the castle boss and then heard the next world theme for the first time. Nostalgia...

[@GamingTheSystems1]

Maybe it'll make the underrated list I am making. Still, If a game isn't on these list, it does not mean people hate it. The NES library was packed.

[@frankcastle3971]

One of my favorite games when I was a kid was PaperBoy.

[@PureAuteur]

I loved Paperboy for some reason.

[@padenj420]

Paperboy was a great game!

[@thewho2482]

I think Baseball Stars should be added to that list. It was ahead of time, and I still love that game today.

[@realtalk5931]

Unreal game

[@vincentsenecal5301]

I agreed...I built The Legend Team, all 90 max players

[@randallanderson4560]

The ability to level up players was way ahead of its time. I don't know if you're able to do this in The Show, but those graphics with that ability would be sweet.

[@thewho2482]

I still have the emulator. But I want the game itself on the PS platform or Xbox.

[@randallanderson4560]

@thewho2482 Nice 👍

[@lazygamer6948]

Great list. I remember loving Rygar when I had my Nes as a kid.

[@jaybrown4753]

Wow I forgot about that one. Loved it too.

[@goodgoodthomas]

I was looking for that one on the list but probably not as well-known as these. Way better than any castlevania though. Never got into those.

[@samhersh2134]

Skate or Die, California Games, Clash at Demonhead, Faxanadu, Metal Gear, Excitebike, Dragon Warrior, Adventure Island, Battletoads/Double Dragon, Ducktales, Willow, Bionic Commando, Who Framed Roger Rabbit… I could go on and on. The NES had ridiculous amounts of great games that so many of us still enjoy.

[@zygomaticarch]

Love all these. Good list!

[@eljefe09]

Those games alone would be a killer list.......now add Mario, Castlevania, double dragon, ninja gaiden, life force, contra, Metroid, battletoads, mega mans, smash TV. It was a great time to be alive

[@SomthingWonderful]

Renting games was awesome

[@mattst.germain4023]

Bionic Commando is a great one! A lot of people don’t know that one. I loved Bad Dudes too.

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

Excitebike! Yes!

[@jasonleetaiwan]

Final Fantasy was my favorite of all time because it drew me in so much. I loved selecting the 4 characters and seeing how they developed as the game went on. I thought Fighter, Red Mage, Black Belt, and White Mage was the best combination. There was a combination between understanding who could take hits and who was needed to attack or save lives when necessary.

[@andrewmoluf4299]

4x white mage. It’s shockingly strong

[@joshswicegood3253]

I’ll be honest I grew up in the 80s and 90s and never heard anybody think that Zelda 2 was one of the best games on the nes. The first one yes

[@michaelschurman5708]

I also grew up in the 80s and zelda 2 was the better game. Opinions man, we've all got em.

[@joshswicegood3253]

@ just like yours. Opinion…

[@STONESGAM]

I agree. It was a disappointment to me at the time when my life was the NES as a kid. I give it points for being different but it took away much of what made the original so great.

[@andyperez7342]

Exactly

[@dontrowbridge3316]

Zelda II was just ok - Had it as a kid - beat it - but it wasn't fun enough to play over and over again.

[@sammysam2615]

If Contra isn't on this list, it's rigged

[@erichaugen8411]

Super C was, and its better

[@andyford7735]

Up up down down left right left right b a start. 30 lives!

[@backroadsofeasternwashington]

@@erichaugen8411I disagree

[@SchiesterMalG]

I didn't watch the whole video yet, but yes, you are correct. If not then the creator is completely out of touch...

[@PureAuteur]

I think my score was rigged from using the cheat code.

[@stagehog81]

My personal favorite NES game is River City Ransom. It is a really fun beat-em-up game with some RPG elements.

[@natjonestower3035]

My brother borrowed it from a friend and wouldn't let me play it until I put his sock in my mouth. I did it with a smile, no regrets. It's a great game, but still haven't beaten it nearly 40 years later.

[@BENTLEY1981]

Loved it, crash n the boys street challenge was good too

[@seanedwards7047]

Awesome game

[@Orionscribe]

River City Ransom also had a rockin' soundtrack as well.

[@RHannah78]

​@@Orionscribe Especially while the Double Dragon theme played when fighting the twins.😀

[@MochaProductionsMTL]

Battletoads!! That race level is one the most insane things to complete.

[@lesbo37]

I doubt anything has ended (mostly temporarily) more friendships than Battletoads co-op mode did! If I had a dollar for every time the old lady yelled "If you two don't stop fighting I'm taking "insert friend's name here" home"...

[@diegot143]

@@lesbo37 lol yeah you could never beat it because you'd beat each other up. You'd have to negotiate truces to be able to pass levels.

[@lesbo37]

@@diegot143 that second stage with the bells was chaos and the you'd hit the skill issue of friends on the race and that's if you could avoid beat each other senseless on the first stage 😂

[@jimmybeavis9185]

You must watch the Angry Video Game Nerd's take on Battle toads. It's hilarious.

[@TheREALOC1972]

Dude.... no Tecmo Bowl? No Double Dribble? No TRACK AND FIELD? I mean seriously......... Tecmo Bowl was the highest selling NES game ever.

[@neversummer5091]

Dont forget NHL94

[@tomcarey3457]

@@neversummer5091 maybe not a top but Blades of Steel was fun to pick a fight

[@kingtut859]

Tecmo super bowl was awesome. We had huge tournaments in college (2001- 2005). I've never heard of most of these games.

[@fr.joelhastings7056]

I totally agree! I remember literally going to 18 stores on a Saturday looking for Tecmo Bowl with my two brothers - only to not find it anywhere- and I do mean 18 stores. We eventually found it and it continues to live rent free in my teenage memories…as does Tecmo Super Bowl. (A couple years later, I remember when I first saw Tecmo Super Bowl without even knowing it existed and bought it immediately and did not regret it).

[@Jeff-te2cc]

These are not top 15 games unfortunately. As good as they are, they are not better

[@jaysonwilliam850]

Tecmo Super Bowl has an entire community dedicated to updating rosters This list has ZERO credibility

[@JohnWright-rl8tk]

It's an aggregated list. The narrator sounds like he was born 25 years after the SNES came out. Relax.

[@joeldukes303]

Yeah settle down man😂

[@jaysonwilliam850]

@@JohnWright-rl8tk I wrote two very short sentences... Where do I sound stressed?

[@jaysonwilliam850]

@joeldukes303 🐑🐑🐑

[@joeldukes303]

@@jaysonwilliam850 Well… although I can’t hear you, I bet you used two index fingers to forcefully type “ZERO” in all caps… call it a hunch I guess…. By the way, go ahead and stay stressed , it suits you well ya neurotic fuggin nerd. Get excited as you want Milhouse. We obviously don’t care as much as you, and that’s ok … hahahaaa

[@Super-J10]

Excitebike

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

Exactly

[@jayrussell3796]

Should have been in there. One of my favorite memories.

[@coachpete327]

Great one!

[@TheAmerican-101]

And you could make your own tracks to ride.

[@AngelArzuaga]

@@Super-J10 you already know!

[@dnice374]

I saw The Guardian Legend! Loved that game, mind-blowing soundtrack with a remix out there that I listen to even to this day. Played and beat about 80% of these, pretty good list

[@osakashogun1371]

That is my #1 pick from NES.

[@alexh8613]

No Double Dragon II or Ninja Gaiden??? No RBI Baseball

[@CloudKrazed]

Double Dragon 2 is easily in my top 5

[@micsmith672]

Rbi was too easy tho

[@electriccowboy4747]

@@micsmith672 not when you go an entire season having to start the garbage pitchers, especially if you use a bad team.

[@micsmith672]

@electriccowboy4747 yeah true

[@rsuriyop]

I remember Double Dragon II as having the best ending credits theme like ever.

[@colinmanderson2185]

Man…This brought back so many fond childhood memories.

[@mitchells2003]

Ducktales is one of my favorites. A refreshing departure from NES hard games and some of the most iconic music in gaming history.

[@davinadavina1331]

NES has a lot of good games not on the list like excite bike and tetris and double dribble, i agree with you. ducktales is another great game not on the list.

[@jameson4420]

Great list that brought back a lot of memories!! Tecmo Bowl and Bubble Bobble need some love! ❤

[@tdub52]

Ghosts n Goblins should have absolutely made this list. Not even an honorable mention? Loved that game so much I still have it somewhere in my storage.

[@chris42069]

Its a good port, but I think many people prefer Gouls n Ghosts 👹👻

[@tdub52]

@ I love that game too.

[@Nostalgias.LivingRoom]

Tecmo Super Bowl, Bases Loaded, Ice Hockey, Karnov (minus the ending) , Kid Icarus, Metal Gear Snakes Revenge, Mega Man 3, Wizard and Warriors 2, Bubble Bobble, Little Nemo the Dream Master, The Goonies, the soundtrack alone takes me right back

[@poncianodo1]

Why is it that no one mentions Rygar?! That was a great game.

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

@@RichardTater Yes to both comments. Great game, incredible music.

[@micsmith672]

My fav game

[@ericescott9039]

Agree 100%

[@GamingTheSystems1]

People talk about it all the time actually.

[@ThiccBoi23]

Never heard of it

[@RP-vz6fp]

I was expecting some obscure titles but no, you guys nailed it. I wouldn’t add or remove anything.

[@mrsamtheman80]

I would put Blaster Master instead of Castlevania 3. Who doesn’t want a wall walking hover tank so you can save your pet frog?

[@SlavaPunta]

I still have PTSD from that crab!

[@bennyrentschler4212]

That crab was a beast to kill lol

[@stonksversusstocks9278]

YES!!!

[@ryancoleman8482]

Yooooo forgot about blaster master... holy shit

[@Cakebattered]

I agree Blaster Master is one of the NES's greatest games, but for me it simply wasn't popular enough to put in this top ten.

[@AdamLewis-cx3bv]

Skate or Die, excite bike, rbi baseball, duck hunt, TMNT.

[@mdmjeremiah]

When I am ready to play Nintendo I grab Tecmo Bowl first usually. But this was a great list I do have to say.

[@jayburd4225]

Contra with all your boys yelling at a final boss was a scene to behold... hahaha good times

[@scottlinux]

They are challenging games but StarTropics and the sequel Zoda's Revenge are perhaps some of the most impressive NES releases that deserve a mention. Great video, cheers++

[@StarTropicsKing]

I would have to second that! 💫 🌴

[@MikeRotch-ur7sx]

I remember renting Star Tropics every weekend for 3 months when I was a kid at a place called "Ray's video", they ended up giving me the game because I rented it so much I could have bought it twice 😂

[@morpheusfreak]

I’ll never forget borrowing Startropics from a buddy and later finding out the reason I couldn’t beat it was cause the instruction book (which I didn’t get) had a code in it that I needed to advance in the game. 1st and only time I’ve seen that. Otherwise great game though.

[@MikeRotch-ur7sx]

@@morpheusfreak Yeah I remember that now, it was that game and then maybe Roger rabbit and metal gear you needed the instruction booklet for. They just don't make em like they used to.

[@jimmyv5730]

That's what I said, StarTropics should have been on the List.

[@Shorty_Lickens]

For me its still Final Fantasy. While far from perfect, it got a TON of things right and it not only saved Square, but set them on a positively GLORIOUS path.

[@peep39]

Yeah, me too.

[@swamphawk6227]

Same. You should get the pixel remaster on Switch. Still fun.

[@danielcobia7818]

Did you play it on an original cart and CRT? I was fortunate enough to do that my first run at the game but didn't finish it then. In the 2000's I got a PS1 copy and played it all the way through.

[@peep39]

@@danielcobia7818 Yeah I did. I had it around 1990

[@danielcobia7818]

@@peep39 Nice. Glad I'm not old enough to be alone on that yet 😀

[@oldcrow9495]

Great list, bump none! Honorable mentions Super Contra, Contra Force, Donkey Kong, RC Pro-Am, RC Pro-Am 2, Rad Racer. So many others...Thx for this!

[@mistermustachio336]

Where's the Tetris love? Great list, but this feels like a glaring omission.

[@badmanners7078]

I could be wrong but i think the first tetris game on nintendo was produced by Tengen which was unlicensed. Thats why Tengen games had a different style cartridge.

[@BrianM-j8i]

I believe you are correct 🤔

[@z0mb1e564]

I think most people don't think of Tetris as an NES game because it was not released on the system first and it has been on so many systems since. It's one of the giants of gaming like Minecraft that IMO it transcends single platform lists.

[@greenwave819]

yeah Tetris should have been on here, sure it was on other systems yet that doesn't mean when I played as a kid on NES that I wasn't playing NES

[@WarningDanger100]

Great list! I played nearly all these games. I also enjoyed Blades of Steel, but I don't know if it's actually an amazing game, it was just fun to play.

[@SaveDaLastZombie]

I always liked "Rampage". Guarantee you nobody in the world has that game listed in their top 10 or top 5. I do.

[@rambojohnj.6117]

The only problem is, my cousin & I played that game for hours & hours & HOURS straIght refusing to stop til we beat it. We started 35 years ago.

[@1981CrueHead]

Rampage is a great game. It's aged well too with the sequels and remakes.

[@ralphiecifaretto8961]

Not really a NES game, though. It's a not as good port of a great arcade game.

[@magincap70]

Countless hours playing with my brother

[@Savage3OO6]

I loved it. Not top 10, but I could squeeze it into the top 20 for sure.

[@namezgor]

I really enjoyed bionic commando. Watching the end boss's face melt in all it's 8 bit magnificence was the icing on top of the cake.

[@DeeSnutz-qg6id]

Super Tecmo Bowl was the best! I lost hours to Bionic Commando & Blaster Master, too.

[@whoarocket]

Those three you listed are in my top 5 and none were on the list!

[@SchiesterMalG]

I'll play you Tecmo Bowl for 1k per game, I got the Raiders...

[@metoo7557]

Final Fantasy should be on this list, not just as honorable mention. it spawn the entire franchise of Final Fantasys, and when you think of RPGS it was for most the first if not the first. NOt only did it breath life into the fantasy franchise, it also paved the way for the entire genre on consoles that's still going today, even influencing PC games. It's one of the best games Nintendo ever made.

[@jeffreyerekson2179]

I would put Crystalis on this list. Very underrated game.

[@bo_mccroskey]

Damn I forgot about this game. It was amazing.

[@TheRetroGuy2000]

Nice to see Super Mario 1, Super Mario 3, Zelda, Castlevania 1, and Castlevania 3 on this list! I never cared for Super Mario 2, which didn't feel like a Mario game. We also played The Adventures of Lolo, Doctor Mario, Tetris, Monopoly, and Ultima: Exodus, so those would round out my top 10. I never solved Zelda (only got like 5 pieces of triforce) or Ultima, but I spent years trying!

[@chadinfinitum1411]

A top 10 list without Ninja Gaiden isn't a top 10 list.

[@christopherzehnder]

Ninja Gaiden was amazing when it came out. Really fast paced and difficult and the graphics were pretty great. I still love the music that Tecmo composed for that one.

[@Ozzie314]

@@christopherzehnder Gaiden's difficulty is probably what bumped it to top 15 or so. It was such a cool game when it came out. Ninjamania was huge back then and it was a great game during that time, and today too actually.

[@ThreeLions82]

Ninjas were the thing in the 80’s. Use to rent Ninja films a lot as a kid.

[@UncleTermite]

Never got into it I was more into Sega Shinobi I didn’t include games that I never played much but if you didn’t have a sega this was the ninja game .

[@chris42069]

The game direction for NG was ahead of its time. I'd never seen cutscenes before in a game! 🤯

[@coreyhammett7649]

Rygar should be on the list.

[@rambojohnj.6117]

Techmo Bowl. Contra. Super C. Zelda. Dr. Mario. Tetris. California Games. RBI Baseball. Rampage. Super Mario Bros 3 (it came out in “The Wizard” movie before being released which was the craziest thing of all time).

[@donaldchapman4312]

First time I’ve seen someone mention California Games. I loved that game. You got a bit of everything with that one. A game that both my sister and I would play, which was rare. Most people have no idea what I’m talking about if I bring up this game when talking about the NES.

[@kennethmullen-qe9hg]

​@@donaldchapman4312 Surfin'? Biking? Hacky Sack? Lol!

[@donaldchapman4312]

@kennethmullen-qe9hg The half pipe. 😂 To be honest it's been so long I couldn't remember all the games. I just remembered skating and surfing. Forgot about biking, hacky sack, and the others. I just remember having fun playing it.

[@rambojohnj.6117]

@@donaldchapman4312 Aw man, the surfing, hacky sack, skateboard, they were SO awesome!

[@Mojo32880]

To not have ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’…even as an honorable mention, is crazy!

[@clintmorrison5863]

Pretty solid list. I'd add Rygar, Gunsmoke, Legendary Wings and Double Dragon

[@reedsmith8975]

Rygar has to be among the top under discovered NES gems

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

I have Rygar as one of my favs as well.

[@amg1176mass]

@@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814 Rygar is up at the top for me too. Loved that game. That was the first NES game that I was the first amongst my friends to beat, so it will always be a sentimental favorite.

[@josephquagliata2240]

Tecmo Super Bowl should definitely be on this list along with commentary on some of the legendary players such as Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Lawrence Taylor, etc. I also remember being so hype for the Super Bowl halftime show as a kid.

[@Andre-vr1ul]

Good list, I also like: Double Dragon 2 TMNT (it's awesome, not sure why people dislike it other than it's hard but practically all nes games are hard lol) Cobra Triangle Super Spike Volleyball 1943

[@badmanners7078]

I loved super spike dodgeball and river city ransom.

[@js3599]

Personally, I never understood how so many people get hung up on the water level, saving the dam in TMNT... I never had any problems with that, usually getting all the way through without getting zapped once... That being said, I never had the patience to actually get all the way through the entire game... But I always still went back to it...

[@scottyking7161]

Ah man super spike volleyball was awesome

[@js3599]

@@SkywalkerDavis I know what you mean... I could usually get to the next level after the Turtle Van, but that was always about the time I got the urge to play another game...

[@js3599]

@@SkywalkerDavis I just never had any problems with that level... I actually had more issues making those tiny little jumps with low clearance ceilings... One slightly mistimed jump meant falling down to the lower level and having to repeat everything, and all the enemies, on that floor over and over again until you got it right... That was where most of my patience went out the door... As for disarming the underwater bombs... It was just a matter of figuring out where they all were... Then it was just a matter of maneuvering around without getting zapped... Once you figure out where to go, and how to control your turtle, it was all actually quite simple from there... In fact, I would call it possibly the easiest level in the whole game... Once you figure it all out...

[@ReverendRonaldAshes]

This list is truly spot on in most regards. I'd change a one or two selections, but this really is spot on.

[@mattbeth79]

Zelda II - Definitely happy to see one of my favorite games on the list. It is overly hated, like Castlevania II, another of my favorite games.

[@michaelschurman5708]

Love both these games. I prefer Castlevania II to both 1 and III, and zelda II over 1. I find it's weird the hate these games get. Oh well, to each their own.

[@mattbeth79]

@ same friend. Same.

[@Slaskhask]

I was one of the few that preferred Zelda II over Zelda 1, however Castlevania II was such a letdown for me. It couldn't compete with the first Castlevania in any way outside of some of the music imo. Castlevania III however was a tremendous game.

[@thisisgoodnews8043]

I remember liking it but hating how hard it was and couldn’t get very far.

[@macdividinz2789]

Castlevania 2 is my all time favorite

[@hirolla74]

My favs were Legend of Zelda, Adventures of Link, Kid Icarus, and Final Fantasy. FF was awesome but when FF2 came out, my brother and I played it so long, the cartridge got hot.

[@Luke-u4g]

Super Mario Bros 3! My favourite game. I have played it on innumerable occasions. Awesome!

[@bulletpoint728]

Solid video, solid list! 👍🏻 Thanks, I subbed.

[@MrGameAndDvD]

Castlevania 3 is a pleasant surprise. I love it, always felt like it was underrated

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

it wasnt underated at all it was big hit in its day i never cared for it though the difficulty is brutal i start playing it but cant hold my interest long enough to finish it

[@MrGameAndDvD]

@ fair enough. I said that bc I feel like when I see these top 10s, it’s just not on there. I also feel like people nowadays don’t talk about it as much. Could be a me thing which i acknowledge

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

@@MrGameAndDvD Npt really sure what kind of Yt. videos your interested in but i hope you see fit to come by and check my channel out ive got a couple of video game videos on my channel

[@jaredt2590]

Best game on the system.

[@chris42069]

Before we had Dark Souls, we had CV3

[@uh60rider2000]

I was really hoping Excitebike and Baseball Stars would be on this list. I loved Baseball Stars because you could customize your players on your own customized baseball team. What a concept!!! I absolutely loved it

[@Tacomaholic]

Baseball Stars, Dragon Warrior, and Guardian Legend would have to be in my Top 10.

[@Savage3OO6]

Yes on Baseball Stars and a big fat yes on Dragon Warrior!

[@edwardniedbalski4141]

Wow, super great list! Between my brother and I, we literally had ALL games on the list except Mega Man 2, which we just borrowed from a neighbor up the street anyway! So yeah, got to play that one too! Even the honorable mentions I got to play, different neighbors had the first Castlevania and Final Fantasy 1; the only game on the whole list I never played was Kirby. Thanks for a nice trip down memory lane, lots of happy childhood hours spent on these games!

[@chrismagsmags]

Tecmo Bowl/Super Bowl needs to be on this.

[@ronch550]

Honorable mentions: DuckTales, Rescue Rangers, Double Dragon 2, G.I.Joe, Guerilla Wars.

[@typerightseesight]

I've beaten super mario brothers 3 and gone the entire game without winning that face slot machine. lol

[@isaiahburish8311]

I think I'm very experienced in this game and never do those dumb things.

[@oneDonly]

Push the button at fast as you can and get stars

[@pedrocruz4409]

It’s about timing. I’ll admit I didn’t like the slot game from Mario 2…

[@jeffm5991]

I was good at it as a kid. Not anymore.

[@ThiccBoi23]

If you go at it at and hit ar 45* angle stars all the time

[@argylewinters6447]

Mario 3, Spy Hunter, Snake Rattle N Roll, Rad Racer, Bubble Bobble, excite bike, Jackal, punch out, double dragon.

[@Fiendstein]

3:18 I remember spending Hours upon hours in Metroid searching for hidden doors and passageways. For a while it was my favorite NES game

[@stevemiller1937]

This list was amazing! There are so many amazing games. Mario 3, while not my personal favorite NES game, was the most ahead of its time of any of these.

[@LITTLE1994]

My top 10: 1. Super Mario Bros. 3 2. Super Mario Bros. 3. The Legend of Zelda 4. Mega Man 2 5. Rad Racer 6. Super Mario Bros. 2 7. Mike Tyson's Punch Out 8. Excikebike 9. Donkey Kong 10. Tetris Hard to pick, because NES is full of ridiculously difficult games.

[@jimmyr545]

Add castlevania II to the list.

[@rpersen]

Batman was my favourite.

[@scottyking7161]

Rad racer was great

[@ThiccBoi23]

SMB 2 is pure trash

[@penoyer79]

my dad wasn't much into video games but he played the fuck out of those Rad Racer games

[@Geo-Storm]

All these games in NES mini Nintendo. Except for Castlevania3 and The Legend Of Zelda.

[@JPF_311]

1. SMB 2. Tyson’s Punch out 3. Zelda 4. RC Pro Am 5. Metroid 6. Mega Man 7. Contra 8. Castlevania 9. Double Dribble 10. Blades of Steel

[@penoyer79]

got my Nintendo Christmas 1988. most played games; SMB trilogy, Legend of Zelda, Rad Racer, RC Pro AM, Mega Man 2, Punch out, Contra, Paper boy, TMNT, Duck Tales, Kung-Fu, Pacman

[@Neptex007]

For me, Link Zelda 2 is my best memory from childhood, and still one of the best games ever made.

[@lazloryder]

Said no one, ever.

[@RobertHo-y1t]

thank you for taking the time to make this video 🙏

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

Duck hunt should have been on this list. Super Mario bros/duck hunt my first game I ever owned along with baseball.

[@jayceinfinitealgharhythmns9814]

The Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt came with the NES so they were my first games by default.

[@ilovemusic3478]

I think the dunk hunt/SM Bros game comes with the system when you purchased the system.

[@jackypapp6785]

Duck hunt!!

[@paulaaron9109]

I'm so happy to see Contra making this list. It was and still is my favorite video game of all time.

[@shawnwallace4957]

Ninja Gaiden should be on any top 10 list. Idk what game to take off because they are all great, probably Zelda 2. Great list

[@treyporter7611]

Great list and tons of awesome comments! So many great games

[@SylphidUndine]

also the controls for super mario bros. 3 were so refined and improved from the first super mario bros. that it felt very natural with realistic physics.

[@SumDumGy]

How do you feel the controls are any different from the first game?

[@SylphidUndine]

@@SumDumGy gravity feels experimental and have less control while in the air or jumping.

[@SumDumGy]

@@SylphidUndineGravity feels fine and any real control offered while in the air is more a cheat than anything else. Frankly, we probably shouldn’t have any at all.

[@Retrogamerx-wd2sc]

I agree with this list 1000%% and the honorable mentions were perfect too!

[@SECElit3]

Bionic Commando should’ve made the list. Amazing game!

[@polosport719]

This list is absolutely perfect!

[@noemedmedia]

I would replace all the honourable mentions for Goonies II, Cstlevania II Simons Quest and Gradius

[@mattbeth79]

Big fan of Castlevania II

[@Rattys]

Hands down, Simon's Quest blows the other two away. FFS, the term "Metroidvania game" doesn't even fit Castelvevania 1&3, since you can't even backtrack.

[@ilovemusic3478]

Forgot about Gradius, that was a gem.

[@JohnWright-rl8tk]

Goonies II was one of my faves!

[@michelprimeau4531]

I was looking in the comments if anyone would mention Goonies II

[@richardparker7833]

This list is definitely respectable. Hard to argue with the games on the list. Although NES had a lot of other great games, it's hard to argue that any of these don't be belong on the list. And ranking Legend of Zelda as #2 and SMB3 as number #1 is almost perfect. Well done! I like how he explained how he came up with the list.

[@josephpurdy8390]

Clash at Demonhead Crystalis These two games get little praise, but considering they were released on the NES. Both of them did push the envelope at that time.

[@TrollCapAmerica]

Crystalis was absolutely epic and always deserved much more attention

[@rezrob]

Great List! My honorable mentions: Bionic Commando, Master Blaster, Rygar, Tecmo Bowl, Wrestling, Duck Hunt, & Gradius.

[@shalonmillerred9437]

Somehow i knew SM3 would be #1. Loved that game so much. Also, all of the Megaman's.

[@sevartt9046]

It's usually SMB 3, then everything else is up for debate.

[@shalonmillerred9437]

@sevartt9046 agreed. What is your favorite? Mine was unfortunately Deadly Towers. Super difficult, but when I was alone playing, it held up.

[@TNTQc]

I got to agree with this list, well done to compilate it all. And truly, when beating a boxer for the first time in Mike Tyson's Punch Out, was a spectacular feeling. I played it a thousand times when it was release and the day I won over Tyson, I was just overwhelmed by that accomplishment. What a time!

[@TheMultiGunMan]

Thank you for this video. I'm currently collecting for the NES and this video list helps a lot.

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

My fiance and i walked away from collecting nes games the big you tube channels ruined when they started creating a buzz around certain games to artificially inflate the prices ive personally caught two selling games at inflated prices online i wont reveal there names the whole video game collecting scene is one big $#!+ show of scammers and conartists in the end all collectors sell off parts in some cases all of there collections and dont break even that being said if your collecting thinking its an investment its not remember all first releases were 50 dollars each most of which now sell for less than 20 bucks each and sit for awhile before they sell

[@SumDumGy]

Why does someone else’s choices help you collect for yours?

[@spittertron4920]

@@SumDumGy Because he's a fake tourist gathering games to show off to his other poser friends for points. Notice the profile pic. Dude is clearly woke.

[@spittertron4920]

What a disgusting profile pic.

[@TheMultiGunMan]

@@spittertron4920 Yeeeeah, I'm clearly "woke" and a "poser" because I'm collecting video games and have a flag as a profile picture. You're fucking nuts.

[@hoyasfan459]

I was the only person in the neighborhood who could beat Tyson. My friends used to come over to watch me do it.

[@kevinspinner545]

Both the StarTropic games would be in my top 10. The music in Zoda’s revenge is the best Nintendo music in my opinion.

[@chadromblad]

Duck tales soundtrack is 🔥

[@danger2society78]

It's a great list. I played all of those, except for the last two honorable mentions.

[@zeromancer-x]

As I'm only a fan of only 3 games on this list, plus 1 honorable mention - somehow, 80 posters on 3 platforms doesn't seem like a good enough sample. 😒

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

I agree with you on that the thing about reddit that website is by liars for liars so you probably imagine a lot of sucky games are mentioned there in hopes creating a buzz to inflate prices

[@brianschryver8314]

Kirby would’ve made it higher up than an honourable mention for me, I probably would’ve bumped super Mario 2 down.

[@CascadiaParanormalAdventures]

This is a pretty good list. I can't really argue with it too much. I'd like to see what games you'd choose between 11 to 30.

[@stephenhaynes3073]

I would have put on Ninja Gaiden and taken off Super Mario 2.

[@chris42069]

You're asking me to pick between my children 😢

[@clemsonalum98]

Tecmo Bowl was revolutionary for football games, so much better than things like 10 yard fight and others out at the time. It has to be top 10. You hit on most of those though, good list. Some others that were really good maybe a little more under the radar: Legendary Wings. Ice Hockey. Pro Wrestling. Russian Attack. Baseball Stars. Bases Loaded.

[@Jakeakatheone]

No DQ3 is blasphamy

[@jaybrown4753]

Bionic Commandos grapple function was so much fun, Kid Icarus got me into Greek mythology. For 2 player games. Super Dodgeball was my favorite.

[@bram2437]

Same SDB was awesome. It was great that different members of each team had different "super" attacks!