My Top 10 Best NES Games Based on Cartoons!

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2:The Arcade Game...An NES game based on an arcade game based on a cartoon based on a comic book.

[@Fortefyre]

Based-ception!

[@Ruudos]

Great list. I would add The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy (sequel is fun too but I prefer the first, a lot cheaper as well!).

[@Fortefyre]

So you're gonna hate me, but I can't stand the NES Flintstones games lol. Fred just slogs around.

[@parrata]

@@Fortefyre 7 GRAND DAD is a treasure.

[@GaiaMisery]

Love the videos man! I’m 43 and grew up playing NES, passed it onto my son. Happy times😊

[@Fortefyre]

That is awesome!

[@agentchris1482]

Great list! Ducktales 1 and Chip and dales rescue rangers 1 are my favorite childhood games! Loved playing the hell out of them as a kid.

[@Fortefyre]

They are wonderful!

[@pharmcat8484]

This video hit all my favorites on the NES. Capcom domination.

[@Fortefyre]

Between them and Konami, they cared!

[@DavidR.-fk4kc]

"GI Joe" was a decent game, but its sequel, "GI Joe: Atlantis Factor" was much better. Unlike the first one, it had no maze levels and the player was able to choose their own levels on the map screen. Other good games were TMNT 2 and TMNT 3.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm actually not a huge fan of Gi Joe lol. I feel like you take ALOT of mandatory damage. Maybe I'm just bad at it lmao.

[@mikemayberry7121]

I always hoped for a Voltron NES game. Anyway, I agree with this list almost completely. Little Mermaid is kinda meh, but everything else is spot on

[@Fortefyre]

I think I have a modern love for The Littlw Mermaid lol.

[@bildo1977]

I figured that at least half of this list was gonna be made up of Capcom releases. The Little Mermaid was a surprise inclusion, but I was hoping that Mickey Mousecapade and/or TaleSpin weren’t going to be included. 😂

[@Fortefyre]

Talespin will never be in a top 10 for me lmfao.

[@pharmcat8484]

The DuckTales revival ended many years ago. Trust me when I say it’ll put a smile on your face.

[@Fortefyre]

I should watch it with the kids!

[@DongCorleone]

I agree. They did a very good job with the source material and casting choices.

[@DJB0X3R]

David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

After being mad at Wacky Races not being a racing game but a Muttley adventure that was a really good NES Cartoon game too. Not sure how that game did money wise but i know i was upset seconds after putting it in my NES. Then 2 hours later i was still playing it. So that would of been on my list. Also TMNT 2 on the NES was a cool Platformer where if Donnie died you were yelling like Bender: Were Boned! Hard to pick just 10 so good job! Fun to watch! Now back to singing Duck Tales Woo-Hoo!

[@Fortefyre]

Wacky Races was spot 11 lmfao.

[@pharmcat8484]

Had to leave for a moment to go listen to the moon theme.

[@Fortefyre]

Excused absence! Lol

[@hunam1464]

Moon Theme from DuckTales is Top 3 video game music of all time for me.

[@Marc_Araujo]

You just knew this list was going to be filled with the "Disney Afternoon" Capcom games.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh easily.

[@MatCaveGaming]

This is a solid list! Tiny Toons Adventures is still one of my favorite games of all time on the NES.

[@Fortefyre]

As it should be!

[@metabolizm4438]

Ah! Using the good old Aria excuse for owning The Little Mermaid once again, eh? What about your collection set of Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony and Barbie dolls? 🤣😝 Awesome video man! The Rescue Rangers theme music you played while showing the original game hit me big time! It also had memorable good music. 😊

[@Fortefyre]

LMAO I've missed you

[@TheProgressiveStyle]

The simple fact that u mentioned the follower that u got the idea from, is so nice and respectfull from your side, that you gained my subscription, just because i can see you are a nice guy, i didn’t watched the full video yet but i will now. Keep going! 💪

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely! If it's a non-organic idea that didn't stem from me, I always share it's origin :)

[@johnathanlett4094]

I think you completely nailed this list. I think I had played and own most of the games on this list and I could not agree more about how great most of these were. I absolutely love hearing that the newer Generations are loving the same games that I grew up on. Chip and Dale along with DuckTales for two regular games that my brother and I played almost daily or weekly together. Absolutely loved this video

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you Jonathan! I'm glad I could turn your request into something tangible, and maybe stir up some positive memories for you.

[@oli1682]

I loved playing Tiny Toons as a kid. Great music, lots of characters from the cartoon, easy controls and interchangeable characters was crazy fun!

[@Fortefyre]

Couldn't agree more!

[@isd8894]

So glad to see Popeye ranked highly on this list. Being a simple, arcade-style game, I always feel like it's underrated. One of my favorites on the C64 as a young kid, even before I had an NES...

[@Fortefyre]

It's a great game!

[@zodiacknightleo1209]

Awesome video! Really enjoyed this one.

[@Fortefyre]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Revegelance]

Personally, I find G.I. Joe and Bucky O'Hare to be two of the best games on the system. Hot take: I find G.I. Joe to be a better Run & Gun game than Contra (the first one, that is, Atlantis Factor is not nearly as good).

[@Fortefyre]

I'm actually not a big fan of the GI Joe games personally.

[@Revegelance]

To each their own! But thanks for including it in the B-Roll footage anyway.

[@Fallout2Forever]

Yay, finally a new video! I love the new Ducktales cartoon, I watched most of the first season, and it's so damn good! I also love the Popeye NES game, it's my Donkey Kong, and a really fun game that I can beat in a few minutes. I have a hard time recommending Bucky O'Hare on the NES, the first 4 levels are good, but towards the end it's really hard to tell what you can't touch without taking damage. I was wondering when Tiny Toon Adventures would show up. I spent so much time on the Genesis and SNES game, I especially loved the Genesis game, have you played it? Have you done a top 10 liscensed SNES games list? 2 of my faves are Hook, and Stargate, they're absolute classics in my eyes. Both have god and win soundtracks, and they so damn fun. Plus Hook's ending in both the game and the movie always makes me cry.

[@Fortefyre]

Added to the list :)

[@CobbicusPrime]

Should have included GIJoe on the list. It's my favorite NES game.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh I'm about to become your least favorite youtuber lmao.

[@CobbicusPrime]

@@Fortefyre lol you have my curiosity.

[@greenmachine5487]

GI Joe was a great game. It really pushed the NES's capabilities nicely, too.

[@CobbicusPrime]

@greenmachine5487 absolutely, it was well balanced except those last two base stages. They got a little tricky. Could have been more fun with a bigger roster.

[@djredshow]

The bucky o hare arcade game was a fun beat em up. I rented the little mermaid twice.

[@Fortefyre]

I forgot there was an arcade beat em up!

[@djredshow]

@Fortefyre yeah I found it on a cheap gamestick we got and instantly I was like it wasn't a fever dream I did go somewhere there was a cabinet probably in a small restaurant. Way different than the nes. Pretty fun which 45% I'd say about most beat em ups.

[@michaelkaszowski8573]

Good list! I would add TMNT 2 or 3, Mega Man 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Zelda, and Batman.

[@Fortefyre]

Great choices! I would challenge Zelda though, even though it had a TV show it started as a game.

[@jonraymondchua2388]

Great list! I actually play Darkwing Duck 1st from a borrowed gameboy cart, then discovered the NES version..both games gave me a lot of good memory P.S. I knew Felix before Garfield for some reason, but I love them both❤

[@Fortefyre]

I knew of Garfield before Felix personally lol.

[@GavinMasters]

My fav NES cartoon game was also Duck Tales! Love that pogo jump! And ya, the Moon Theme is a banger! XD

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@timothypitcher7996]

Knowing that the first DuckTales game got a remastered version definitely showed that it aged very well. Unfortunately, the only Nintendo console that has DuckTales Remastered is the Wii U, which discontinued its eShop services.

[@Fortefyre]

Awe, seems about right.

[@jasonking3182]

If Tailspin didn’t have the shop mechanic and start you off so weak it would have been remembered with Ducktales and Rescue Rangers. It has some of the best graphics on NES and really looks like the cartoon. But the difficulty makes playing it with rewind on the collection still a challenge.

[@Fortefyre]

I agree!

[@RedRanger2001]

2:49 You can just pull that metal thing to get the ice cream cone...

[@Fortefyre]

LMAO I forgot I could pull things.

[@ZuzNewsReviews]

Hearing that Pat Sullivan story made me realize just how much inspiration John K. took from earlier cartoonists.

[@Fortefyre]

That's the Ren and Stimpy guy right?

[@ZuzNewsReviews]

@@Fortefyre Unfortunately yes

[@bartsullivan4866]

I remember the Bucky O Hare arcade game being awesome as a preteen what I thought was for little kids but was an amazing arcade experience like The Simpsons and TMNT one of the best side scrollers I'd seen besides Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

[@Fortefyre]

I actually didn't know that Bucky was an arcade game first.

[@RetroKiwiDad]

Bucky O'Hare is one of my favorite NES games, but it can get really hard. This list is amazing. Also with 6.66k subs it might be hard for you to get past it.

[@Fortefyre]

At least in October :P

[@UltimateGamerCC]

glad that Darkwing Duck was mentioned here, loved the Cartoon for each and every episode, never had the game growing up but i know i would've enjoyed it as it parodied Mega Man in Video Game form the same way it parodied Batman on TV. ugh, Disney and their stupid 100 ep limitation...always hated that about them.

[@Fortefyre]

I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT. I thought it was just a coincidence that most Disney shows died at 100 episodes.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@Fortefyre nope, not a coincidence at all. Goof Troop, Ducktales, Darkwing, Chip N' Dale, all were victims of their nonsensical stance on not letting Cartoons last more than 100 eps. i believe that lasted until House of Mouse, but that was originally gonna be cancelled, until outcry from fans stayed their hand, then they let it run until people stopped watching.

[@stephenthomas1492]

Felix will always been associated with the first LSD I encountered. Never knew there was a cartoon. I always thought it was just a comic strip.

[@Fortefyre]

Well that's one way to experience a trip lmao.

[@jamesreece9502]

I remember we rented Popeye back then, hoping it would be a beat 'em up. We were sorely disappointed, but I still had fun with it.

[@Fortefyre]

At the end of the day, making something out of nothing is the best dopamine drop!

[@DSW246]

Duck Tails was my fav, with TMNT right after it

[@Fortefyre]

Great choice!

[@myfirstseven]

Man, some of these were my absolute faves to rent and play through over and over. Glad I owned a copy of Ducktales, that music is still SO good. Good shout on the little mermaid. I had no business even renting it, but I loved the movie and that game was just straight up satisfying to play through. I didn’t understand why I liked it so much but I didn’t judge myself for it either! 😂

[@Fortefyre]

It's like...ODDLY satisfying isn't it?

[@myfirstseven]

@@Fortefyre transcendental!

[@michaelbarley7399]

I was surprised not to see TaleSpin on the list, but otherwise DuckTales and Rescue Rangers are still among my favorites on the system and the cartoons were a big part of my childhood.

[@Fortefyre]

I CANNOT stand TaleSpin lmfao.

[@Iohannis42]

It wasn't as good...

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

Outside of the NES; we got Animaniacs SNES, The Adventures of Batman and Robin SNES, Batman Vengeance (except PC version), The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Ed Edd 'n Eddy The Mis-Edventures (aside from the dated attempt at replicating the character designs), Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, Turtles in Time, Hyperstone Heist, Shredder's Revenge, TMNT3: Radical Rescue, Gundam vs Zeta Gundam, Transformers: Devastation (aside from Megatron having a tank mode), Castle and World of Illusion, Battle for Bikini Bottom, Aladdin Sega Genesis, Cars 2 (better than the movie), Toy Story 2 N64, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, and most Kingdom Hearts games (the original began life as a Mickey Mouse game proposal).

[@Fortefyre]

SO many out there lmfao.

[@RefTrades625]

Played all of these and they are a blast. Good choices

[@Fortefyre]

I might make some folks angry with the worst of lol.

[@RefTrades625]

@@Fortefyreif they do, they do. It’s your list and your opinion

[@bradcarter683]

Man, tiny tunes is still one of my favorite platforms. The one on sega genesis is top tier too

[@Fortefyre]

I've heard! I look forward to checking it out fully one day!

[@bradcarter683]

@@Fortefyre I still play it every once in a while, one of my favorite NES games

[@endymallorn]

Darkwing feeling like Mega Man 5 is no mistake. It’s actually running a modified version of the Mega Man 5 engine, with some of the improvements that went into MM6! I’ll be honest, the fact that Little Nemo isn’t on here is a bit of a shame, but I understand it. Otherwise, I think this was a solid list.

[@Fortefyre]

The only reason Little Nemo wasn't on here, is because it's based on a movie not a cartoon, at least to my knowledge.

[@endymallorn]

@@Fortefyre comic strip, cartoon, anime, animated movie, take your pick, really. The game definitely was meant to go with the movie, though.

[@Fortefyre]

@@endymallorn Oh absolutely! No doubt!

[@djredshow]

They should have made a game off of a cartoon when I was a kid. The super mario bros. Probaly be a good game.

[@Fortefyre]

LMFAO

[@Scribblerjohnny]

🎵Swing your arms from side to side 🎵

[@djredshow]

@Scribblerjohnny I seriously got distracted by 3 things after I read this. I was gonna reply and now I don't know if it was the lyrics or Lou singing them

[@crazyjohnt8012]

Wearing a DuckTales shirt while I watch this

[@Fortefyre]

I'm wearing a 1942 one lmao.

[@abcdefgh-wi7kr]

Favorite one based off a cartoon. Bugs Bunny crazy castle. The first one, never got to play the Roger Rabbit version.

[@Fortefyre]

I grew up with that one on the Gameboy!

[@abcdefgh-wi7kr]

Me and a buddy, probably 7 or 8 at the time, pulled our first all nighter to beat that game on the nes

[@Rimoco]

I've always thought that Darkwing Duck is the one that makes the best use of its source material, but that's just me =P Great list!

[@Fortefyre]

Right!?! Talespin tried but it was a horrid game lol.

[@Rimoco]

@@Fortefyre We don't talk about Talespin hahah

[@tryffel8]

Good list, i like most of them, mayby there are room for a part 2? The only game i dont like that much is the Tiny Toon game. I think the game overall is a bit to similar to Mario Bros 3 but the difficulty is so Cheap that its a real deal breaker for me. The One hit kill system isent at all customized for the gameplay where enemies pop up from everywhere. and there are no checkpoints. I have no problem finnishing Darkwing Duck or most Mega Man games, but i had to use savestates to finnishing that game. I do like the Genesis and Snes Tiny Toon plattformers.

[@Fortefyre]

One hit can be really poopy, I'll agree with that.

[@Riz2336]

I hate to admit I never played any of these but #1 duck tales 1 looks the most appealing to me

[@leefischer5814]

Can never go wrong with Capcom. Mickey Mousecapades, Talespin, or G.I. Joe:Atlantis Factor are also some great games. Though, I'm pretty surprised that none of the OG TMNT trilogy wasn't on the list....TMNT Tournament Fighters on the other hand 🤮

[@Fortefyre]

Make sure you give all of them a shot! They are all unique in their own ways :)

[@puccaperson]

Great list! Are you going to do a worst NES games based off Cartoons?

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@Loanwolf387]

Manhattan project would be in my top 5 for sure

[@Fortefyre]

It almost made the list!

[@ODC-qu8lm]

Moon theme is my ringtone! Had a standing bet with the kids that worked for me at a fast food place $100 to the first person that could identify it. Sadly no one ever did....

[@Fortefyre]

That's a shame! I'd walk away with $100 worth of fast food lmfao.

[@m0ocow_love783]

When I was twelve or so I used to never miss a darkwing duck show. I had a costume and would go riding my bike playing darkwing duck. Good times. Also, no biker mice from mats? 😂

[@Fortefyre]

That's EPIC! Biker Mice from Mars is Super Nintendo :P

[@PFlegendary7]

The Flintstones' games were all pretty good, and so were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and 3 games! Good list, though! :)

[@Fortefyre]

I REALLY couldn't get into the flintstones.

[@PFlegendary7]

@@Fortefyre oh, man! I remember they were pretty decent platformers. Then again, I used to love those kinds of games as a kid. I would have to try them again to see if my opinion still stands 😅

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

I'd add in TMNT 2: The Arcade Game and TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project.

[@Fortefyre]

They just barely missed the list.

[@necrogenesis1981]

I don’t know if I missed it or you just didn’t mention it, a lot of the Disney games you mentioned are on the Disney Afternoon Collection.

[@Fortefyre]

I actually didn't know that! Thank you for sharing it with the community!

[@leefischer5814]

Gotta say I'm a little surprised that there's no TMNT on here and Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle has its charms and Bugs Bunny B-day Blowout (though it eventually gets repetitive, its pretty fun the first 15-20 minutes). Solid list otherwise 👍

[@Fortefyre]

So, personally, I grew up on BBCC on the Gameboy and just really hate it lmao.

[@universeexpandingbooksandt2821]

Excelent list, but I would have included TMNT 2: The Arcade Game despite being a port.

[@Fortefyre]

It almost made the list.

[@LemonTree9280]

Pirates of Dark Water on genesis is excellent

[@Fortefyre]

I should check it out!

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

When it comes to the worst cartoon based NES games, we have: Transformers: Convoy no Nazo (don't let the G1 toy box inspired box art fool you; it's possibly the worst cartoon based game on the NES), Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo, A Week of Garfield, Widget, TMNT1, Lion King NES (ironically not the bootleg called Super Lion King), and the Simpsons games.

[@Fortefyre]

YUP. You nailed this.

[@draperdj]

Doing great work Fortefyre. I’d add Little Nemo The Dreammaster to this list. That game has no right to be as good as it is.

[@Fortefyre]

I agree, but I don't think that it was a tv show, I think it was only a movie if I recall. I might be wrong lol.

[@parrata]

I didn't know The Little Mermaid, looks fun.

[@Fortefyre]

I kind of cheated, the show came out after the game lol, but it's still a good one.

[@DongCorleone]

I agree with your assessment of Popeye, if only he hadn't succumbed to those cancerous forearm tumors.😂😂 Interesting list, surprised the TMNT did not make an appearance, but a Good video as always. Cheers Sir

[@Fortefyre]

RIP to the real one, forearm explosion mcgee.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

Ducktales being first place isn't surprising.

[@Fortefyre]

Such a great game.

[@peteyank]

I feel like I'm in the mood to be "that guy" favorite nes game/cartoon tie in.... Super Mario Bros. 3. Because I can. Tuck and roll grandma.

[@Fortefyre]

And honestly, I was on the fence about that, to the point where I erroneously put Little Mermaid on this list (the show came out after the game).

[@freedomisntfree7851]

@@Fortefyre Was Batman before the show. That game is pretty loved.

[@sabinkenobi]

Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout

[@Fortefyre]

To me it was SLIGHTLY underwhelming.

[@sabinkenobi]

@@Fortefyre it was better than Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, plus all of these games are pretty easy, cuz they are for kids, and Birthday Blowout was actually difficult to some degree.

[@WilliamRyan-h2y]

1. Ducktales 2. Darkwing Duck 3. Chip N Dale 4. Bucky O'Hare 5. Tailspin (I'm kidding. Tailspin sucked)

[@Fortefyre]

Talespin is so bad lmfao.

[@Paraboarder]

❤❤❤❤

[@Fortefyre]

NO U

[@mr.milehi9883]

Pizza Hut rejected my idea for a new pizza. It was this close to being accepted. My concept was to have a pizza box that had posts on all four corners like a bed and I was going to call it, BED PAN PIZZA My home plant care idea got squelched as well. I was going to call it PLANT PARENTHOOD Planned Parenthood sued me out of existence for infringement of trademark. They didn't like the fact that I was taking care of plants and not killing them.

[@Fortefyre]

DAD JOKES LMAO

[@broncosbreaks]

Both gijoe titles are top 5. Curious how one would think they’re not even top 10 here

[@Fortefyre]

Because I'm horrible at video gaming LMFAO.

[@mr.milehi9883]

I'm still subscribed that you're the only video game channel I subscribe to. Have to stick with the best. Don't have time to waste on other channels at least for subscription sake for example, I will cheerfully kick a subscribe channel to the curb if they don't come out with material frequently. One guy. Super fluent. Had really great videos every few weeks. Has not had a new one in a year now well, I understand people get busy. Yet it's pointless to be subscribed to a channel that doesn't have frequent content added to it. It's a real bummer though. He has a great video that you should watch not many of them. However this one is one of the best. WHY SONGWRITERS ARE CAPITALIST SCUM

[@Fortefyre]

I'm glad I can provide quality content to you :)

[@sambranton3346]

I thought tailspin should be on the top 10

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely not :P

[@wyndman]

Mickey Mousecapade would've been number 11, right? Click subscribe people where else are you going to get that deep Popeye lore?

[@leefischer5814]

Agree on the Mousecapades even if Minne infuriates me at times. But, no one should ever remember that Popeye movie...though Shelly Duvall did do right by Olive Oyle

[@Fortefyre]

LMAO

[@mr.milehi9883]

This was a great list of terrific cartoon DARKWING DUCK franchise games. On the TG 16 is one of the worst Disney license properties humankind will ever know that really, you would hate this game it just sucks. I am glad to watch your top 10 videos they are a great diversion for me not just dealing with my fiance's heart health issues and many other health things. Some of my own. Not really fun but absolutely necessary. Meanwhile, how are you and your 14 children? You must be Catholic.

[@Fortefyre]

....I am totally Catholic LMFAO

[@patrickroberts439]

Wow no love for TMNT??

[@Fortefyre]

I really just don't like them :P

[@sabinkenobi]

Decent list, but putting two of a series feels cheap. Try to stick to one per franchise when you do these lists, like you didn't need to talk about DuckTales 1 and 2. Just put 1 on the list and call it a day!

[@Fortefyre]

So I have a limit of 2 per franchise is able.

[@Intersektionalitet]

Not one TMNT on the list? Bad list! xD

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah yeah :P

[@Intersektionalitet]

@@Fortefyre Bet you forgot about them ;)

[@Iohannis42]

Talespin

[@Fortefyre]

I couldn't get into talespin lol.

[@mr.milehi9883]

Hey? Hear about that shelf game worked on by Capcom and square soft that's finally getting released KOBE BRYANT'S EAGLE ADVENTURE. It was created for PS 1. What's great about it is that if you get horny and you want to have sex with a coffee table in your hotel room. You can! But you have to try not to lose your product endorsements from Nutella and all that. It's a great idea that should have been released around the time of all that controversy with Mr Brian. Oh I'm kidding. You and I could still make the game. We'll start next week.

[@Fortefyre]

:P