Nintendo NES Games - Hidden Gems Part 2

[@MetalJesusRocks]

We like to deliberately put mistakes into these videos like "astrology/ASTRONOMY"... which compels people to comment on the video, which KZbin then sees as ENGAGEMENT with the audience which then helps drive up views! ....or....it was just an honest mistake ;)

[@marmaluke]

+MetalJesusRocks Haha good save!

[@cuttingonions1232]

ayy lmao

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+Luke Marazzi (marmaluke) I know right? I'm a GENIUS! :)

[@JohnRiggs]

+MetalJesusRocks I like both Astrology and astronomy, but not as much as Astro Pops.

[@bryanelliott2107]

+MetalJesusRocks I was gonna say... My immediate reaction was something like, "Ehh, those things don't go together..." Gives me an idea for a story about astronauts in an astrologically operative universe, though.

[@JohnRiggs]

NES Hidden Gems volume 3? Anyone? Anyone? What did we leave out?

[@DpadDanny]

+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Palamedes

[@NickEnlowe]

+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Here's a few ideas: Fantasy Zone, Gargoyle's Quest 2, Air Fortress, Legacy of the Wizard, Kabuki Quantum Fighter, Journey to Silius, Base Wars, Alpha Mission, and Willow.

[@leefischer5814]

Totally Rad, Captain America and the Avengers, and Whomp'em me thinks. But... premium pics nonetheless. I'm too old for this $h!t Riggs, keep up the awesome vids NES 4 life!

[@nickm4779]

Little nemo: dream master, conquest of the crystal palace, bayou billy!

[@michaeldavidson5250]

The Guardian Legend. Amazing game, yet it is so overlooked all the time. Mix Zelda 1 with Gun Nac = The Guardian Legend.

[@johnhancockretro]

Great video. I played Faxanadu ALOT. Beat it back in the day. Great game. Worth saving up at the start of the game to get the death magic.

[@JohnRiggs]

+John Hancock I'd money-grind near the beginning of the game to grab that shield and magic near the beginning.

[@johnhancockretro]

+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games exactly what I do

[@Alienfanatic]

The password system on Faxanadu was a nightmare, though. Instead of common alphabetic letters and numbers, it opted for weird, and easily mistaken, runes. I can't remember how many times I wanted to throw the controller after I'd written it down wrong.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+John Hancock The Immortal John Hancock everybody! A thumbs up from John, is like a KISS on the cheek from Kate Upton... wait. ... that just got weird.

[@johnhancockretro]

+John Gower that is why smart phones rock now :). Take a picture. Or play on Retron 5 and use save state

[@lojakz]

So I've been trying to remember the title to Flying Warriors for years now. Years! I played it once over a long holiday weekend when I was laid out due to torn tendons in my ankle, it was one that we rented, and I couldn't remember the title, and have been trying to remember it for damned near 30 years. So thank you Metal Jesus and John Riggs. Now I can track it down.

[@TVsMrNeil]

5:18 "I was such an astronaut nerd. I love astrology." I think you meant ASTRONOMY.

[@astronomerninety-one9486]

Ya that made me do a double take

[@masonanglin4443]

+Neil Purcell no he wanted to me an astronaut because he likes reading horoscopes duhhhhhhhh

[@sapientia_et_virtus]

Yeah, it was quite jarring to hear. I haven't heard anyone make that mistake since elementary school. Undoubtedly, no true lover of scientific thinking would conflate pseudoscience with an actual branch of science. I love what these guys do, but that's so embarrassing and cringe worthy I'd have to edit it out if it were me. 🙈

[@scarroll625]

Mercury is in retrograde or some shit lol

[@JTSDAD67]

As a fellow Astro-nerd, I was momentarily triggered.

[@omegaweapon116]

I've been looking for the name of that game I played about 25 years ago and this video finally helped me find it - Flying Warriors. Praise the sun.

[@brucemckinlay9739]

Destiny of an Emperor is my favorite game ever! It has quite a cult following, with many rom hacks from dedicated fans. There's even a program someone made to edit a ton of stuff in the game called Destiny of an Editor.

[@NukeA6]

I really like the dialogue in Vice: Project Doom. It's like they pulled it off from an action movie script.

[@william0002]

new drinking game: every time metal jesus goes "huh?!" take a shot.

[@Skyridertv91]

or says "interesting"

[@rmcyborg8334]

Lmao

[@adaw90]

I tried that just now. Now I'm drunk.

[@rmcyborg8334]

I have a hangover

[@jmyers1385]

Great vid! Faxanadu needs more love, that game is fantastic. In 2016 it's a stretch to call anything on the NES a "hidden gem" anymore, but if I had to pick out a few gems that haven't been put on blast on KZbin yet (I could be wrong), I'd probably go with: Air Fortress, Heavy Barrel, Dragon Spirit, Fist of the North Star, Image Fight, Low G Man, P.O.W., and Magic of Scheherazade.

[@TM261180]

Faxanadu is great! I just bought Destiny of an Emperor! Greetings from Finland. Btw, your videos are great!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

By the way: The SONG at the end of this video will be available this fall from K-Tel Records for only 6 payments of $9.99!!!

[@Shawn__Martin]

+MetalJesusRocks All that music goodness for only 6 easy payments of $9.99!!! Thats 50% off the retail price I'm sold.

[@daveybones13]

Now MJR I know what you're thinking!... How can we give away this song at such a great deal!!

[@shadycharacter6966]

if you throw in a ronco pocket fisherman I'm sold

[@jansmolinski3431]

If this song would have been bundled with the game, it wouldn't be hidden.

[@Alpha1BDaReaLiSeD]

+David Wainwright the first 1000 SOLD come with a riggs poster

[@seydevilchick8]

No one else does ( hidden Gems ) i love these… you rock!

[@Pixel-dan]

Seriously loving these videos. I picked up Vice: Project Doom on clearance when I was a kid knowing nothing about it, and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. Really cool seeing it show up on a list like this!

[@eightyx]

"I loved astrology" lmao... think you got the wrong word there, bruh

[@emptyspotlight]

I think he meant to say astronomy

[@Michael-ox9tp]

😂 big facts, mans lookin like a human size hotdog

[@millerstainable]

You sound like a blast to hang out with. * cue the grammar police siren *

[@jmatt781]

Kabuki Quantum Fighter is also a fantastic NES hidden gem. Love that game.

[@kyoku1982]

+jmatt781 Wow, for over two decades I thought I was the only person who had that game.

[@jmatt781]

kyoku1982 Hell yeah! The game is tough, but it is so damn goofy and fun.

[@kyoku1982]

jmatt781 I never thought it was that tough by NES standards (probably because I played it so much as a kid the patterns were burned into my brain). Being a kabuki killing monsters with your hair in a virtual sci fi world somehow seemed less ridicules back in the early 90s.

[@Ruudos]

+kyoku1982 I agree. I can beat it without dying and don't consider that to be a huge feat at all. It's dun to play through every year.

[@jmatt781]

kyoku1982 Yeah, I suck at it, but I still love it, LOL!

[@kirkula]

How does Riggs only have 10kish subs so far? The dude is entertaining

[@JohnRiggs]

thanks!

[@rickg8109]

So glad Faxanadu Made the list. A great hidden gem i've been touting for years.

[@sixstring8450]

Love this series! Great way to kick off my weekend.

[@acdc09]

Power Blade, Solar Jetman, Kickle Cubicle, Little Nemo, Scat, and Shadow of the Ninja are just a few of my hidden gem picks.

[@josueces]

i remember playing a game called "rockin' kats". awesome platformer. another game i played a bunch with my brother was "anticipation". cool board game.

[@larrymockridge4653]

Loved me some Faxanadu! "You are free from injury because of the ointment." The most devastating thing in the game is, "Your mantra is in the wrong." Brutal password system!

[@ForkedEye]

I think Bucky O'Hare is a Hidden Gem on NES. No one talks about it, everybody forgets, but it's one of THE BEST NES titles ever.

[@supergeoff]

Jetsons, Ducktales2,Flintstones : rescue of dino andhoppy,Chip n' Dale rescue rangers,talespin,beetlejuice.

[@Akuajin]

Riggs! Metal! I got a whole wall of NES carts to pull from and a few "hidden gem" suggestions for part III! Good stuff guys!

[@jokatech]

This was amazing. Thanks guys. I really have to pay more attention to the NES. These were all super impressive games.

[@leomendez3195]

Here some games that are underrated ...........Isolated Warrior ,Clash At Demonhead, S.C.A.T. , Tecmo World Wrestling, Code Name Viper.

[@rammsteinshadrach3410]

Most people dont know all NES Color Dream games, are very rare.Some of my favorite Hidden gem NES games RPGs are Battle of Olympus, Crystalis and Willow.

[@caprilaser3]

Love these hidden gems videos! Some good ones here. I have Vice Project Doom and agree it's a decent game! My recommendations for hidden gems would be Shadowgate, Dejavu, Uninvited, Shatterhand, Heavy Barrel & Burai Fighter.

[@IDiedForYou1776]

Little Nemo Dream Master is an amazing game hidden gem hands down

[@thirstyphoenix8075]

all I have to say is you make the best hidden gems videos in my opinion. thanks for all the great content.

[@GameGalaxyshow]

John Riggs seriously seems like the nicest guy you'd ever meet!

[@WillDance4Food]

John Riggs the Astronaut: Exploring the vast spaces of the Zodiac signs.

[@neufelb]

I can't believe how I'm always surprised by some games in EACH hidden gems video. And as a bonus, it's always fun to watch.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+Neufel-b So glad you like them! Thanks for watching.

[@emptysaint]

LOVE these videos! Always helps raise the value of my collection.

[@RookerVision]

Destiny of an Emperor is easily one of my all time favorite games. The music, combat system and story are all top notch. I especially love how you can recruit a huge variety of Generals throughout the game, all with their own unique sprites. - SK

[@The_Fat_Turtle]

What video had Metal Jesus going full speed on an elliptical machine? It always makes me chuckle when I see it in the intros.

[@TheLibrarycop]

The cover art for Vice: Project Doom is hilarious. When I first saw it at a game store I thought it was Kurt Russell and Shannen Doherty on the label. I was like, "when did they make a movie together?"

[@KacyDaGameNerd]

I dig that SRG cap John. Tiny Toons and Felix the Cat are awesome games.

[@cougarkitt]

I'm so surprised no mention of Galaxy 5000! Hands down one of the best racing games for the Nes. Cool graphics, great sound and very playable. It was the influence for Rock and Roll Racing on the Snes. BTW Great show!

[@deathtone1614]

Bucky O'Hare is a good game

[@jcharr1]

I had Xexyz back in the day. It's a lot of fun. I had completely forgotten about it until maybe a couple years ago I was browing my NES ROM collection and was firing up random games to try. Stumbled on Xexyz and was like, "hey I remember this! It's awesome." I remember getting a game magazine that had a Flying Warriors comic in it and reading it in the car on the way home from town with my grandma when I was young. So even though I never actually played it, Flying Warriors brings back good memories for me.

[@SweatPantsJoe]

i used the vice project doom artwork as my windows desktop background image at my old job. i got some great reactions from people.

[@cooolpotato]

So happy this video started off with Tiny Toons Adventures. My favourite NES game hands down.

[@filgaia1]

Faxanadu AND Destiny of an Emperor? Fantastic video!

[@kpag3030]

filgaia1 agreed

[@justinhavu]

I'm a BIG fan of Faxanadu. Great gameplay and soundtrack. Also, I'd add Maniac Mansion to the list, maybe for part 3.

[@DreamsOfMorpheus]

5:16 "I was such a astronaut nerd, I loved astrology" lol. I'm sure he meant astronomy.

[@Robert-dv2ot]

+DreamsOfMorpheus Ikr

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+DreamsOfMorpheus We like to deliberately put mistakes into these videos like "astrology/ASTRONOMY"... which compels people to comment on the video, which KZbin then sees as ENGAGEMENT with the audience which then helps drive up views! ....or....it was just an honest mistake ;)

[@Ruudos]

Hidden gems: - Adventures of Rad Gravity - Th Battle of Olympus - The Incredible Crash Dummies - Low G Man - Tiny Toon Adventures 2 - Willow

[@will3642]

played battle of olympus a lot, probably could pick it back up and find my way through it again..loved it

[@darrnellnott07]

yaaay! love this guy!! I need to watch his channel more. I really enjoyed his feature on gamester81's channel a bit ago as well

[@johnnyconsumer]

"Destiny of an Emperor" is my all-time favorite NES game!!! Highly underrated. Glad it was recognized in this video.

[@coachdable]

Lol! The epic dad bod's built by beer! Too Funny! Great work fellas!

[@daver7178]

So awesome that Faxandu is finally getting some love. I feel like Crystalis needs to be mentioned in these videos as well.

[@MysteriousMrL]

+David Roeseler Absolutely. I was about to post a comment to bring up Crystalis.

[@omaramaral7062]

Faxanadu is my favorite game, here is my list of hidden gems: Quantum fighter Whomp em Crash and the boys Nuts and milk

[@peculiarpreacher9083]

I've just watched last Metal Jesus video, and this one aftereards(7yrs prior) and this guy has not changed at all!!!

[@TheIrishBub]

It's astronomy, not astrology. Sorry, but one of my science teachers always got on my case when anyone made that mistake.

[@clintongrenard1126]

Flying Warrior has one of my favorite video game soundtracks of all time and good vibes

[@hayabusa8314]

The SNES game you were thinking about at 10:30 is Metal Marines.

[@Metalhead6520]

+Mega RetroMan nah dawg Metal Warriors.......

[@torgogorgo1888]

+Mega RetroMan Ya considering this is a mech game and the sprite looks like an 8bit version of the first mech you use in Metal Warriors, and the fact that that is a fairly rare SNES game and one of the most expensive on the system, I'd have to agree with Jack that MJR is thinking of Metal Warriors.

[@hayabusa8314]

+Jack Cayman You're right, it is Metal WARRIORS. I tend to get the 2 mixed up. Thanks bro.

[@hayabusa8314]

+Harold Cox-Zucker True. That was my mix up.

[@torgogorgo1888]

It happens. To be fair to you, Metal Marines is probably a bit rarer than Metal Warriors, just not as valuable.

[@Mar-O899]

The Culture Brain game John was trying to think of is Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll. Dragon Power is Bandai and based on Dragon Ball(with a bastardized localization that changed characters, etc) Vice Project Doom is great, picked it up a few months ago. More hidden gems huh, here are some I can think of: Startropics/Zoda's Revenge (weird to think of 1st party Nintendo games as hidden gems but I almost never hear talk of them) Shadow of the Ninja Formula One: Built to Win The Magic of Schehezerade (another from Culture Brain) Ninja Kid Conquest of the Crystal Palace Clash at Demonhead Monster in my Pocket The Lone Ranger Abadox: The Deadly Inner War Kabuki Quantum Fighter Batman Returns Freedom Force Guerilla War Ninja Crusaders

[@JohnRiggs]

+Pimpalicious1987 That's right!! I should've remembered FLYING Warrior / FLYING dragon. The name escaped me. Obviously, we're teleprompterless.

[@Mar-O899]

+John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I didn't know Flying Dragon was part of a series for the longest time(played the N64 game Flying Dragon but thought it was a same name coincidence) and fairly recently found there are like 10 games in it.

[@justinandrews520]

Im surprised that Monster in My Pocket hasnt come up on any hidden gems yet. Super fun platformer that is challenging but not overly long.

[@critterwyatt]

Andrew Belet wow yes, that game was awesome!

[@Manmade023]

Exceptional game dude.i had like romhack version called batman and robin.

[@thegreatbambino1523]

Tengen's Gauntlet, Crystalis, Bad Dudes These are some of my favorite Nintendo gems. Bad dudes may not be rare, but it's certainly amazing and ridiculously hard.

[@EposVox]

Really cool games here. Thanks dudes!

[@JohnRiggs]

+EposVox Our pleasure! And I love your channel, too.

[@EposVox]

John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Thanks man :)

[@PsychomachineryEBM]

Happily someone finally mention Faxanadu, IMO the MOST underrated GEM for the NES. Shame how most of the people, even worse, the kids from today, never heard about this fantastic game.

[@MetallicBlade]

My hidden gem is: Jackal.

[@danielmelvin4525]

MetallicBlade yeah but it's pretty popular though

[@point-xn4tu]

Felix for NES has the perfect difficulty level for its genre. I had so much fun beating it! Because 1. It is actually beatable. Because 2. Each level has enough variation that it continues to be interesting.

[@jaredhammonds8255]

I love metal storm! I have seen it go for as high as $280 by the way. I got mine for 5 bucks! Lol

[@jkgamerau]

Been binge watching all your NES Hidden Gems video this morning guys......SO GOOD!!! Great content!

[@CrazyJoe]

Watching the first 5 mins before I have to wake up my kids. So far so good bros!

[@The_RadicalOne]

Joe!!!!!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+Radical Reggie REGGIE!!

[@CrazyJoe]

Dudes!

[@belfieldj]

Meee!

[@CharlieChinchillaTV]

Us!

[@jamiegeysbeek3397]

LOVED Space Shuttle Project

[@HippieMumboJumbo]

Speaking of Tengen games...Super Sprint !!! Its about 1,000x more fun than R.C. Pro Am

[@HamRadioCrashCourse]

Oh man, I totally dodged Felix when I was a kid. My sister got it when she "inherited" my NES and I played it so much!!!

[@dieserbombi]

riggs is the beeeeest

[@JohnRiggs]

+dieser bombi How can I be the best when YOU'RE the best!

[@dieserbombi]

nooooooo

[@branscombe_]

DUDE TINY TOONS. big points in my books for this shout out

[@treble1200]

Oh ma, Tiny Toon Adventures was such a greaaaat game.

[@CrimsonFox36]

Super Dodge Ball is a fantastic game. It's silly, hectic, very deep, and tons of fun in either campaign or versus.

[@SirRunk666]

John is the most American looking person on the planet.

[@JohnRiggs]

+SirRunk I'll live up to that by wearing stars and stripes zubaz, have an eagle on my shoulder and eating a corn dog next time.

[@SirRunk666]

John Riggs: RIGG'd Games Okay.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+SirRunk 'Merica fuck yeah!

[@retrobitsmx]

XD

[@АлександърТренчев-э2я]

+SirRunk After Guile, lol

[@MiloKuroshiro]

John is such a nice guy

[@Brojman]

Astrology or Astronomy? I hope it's the later. lol

[@alderamirez4670]

Latter

[@TheLLmLLmLLm]

Solar jetman is an honorable mention, definitely an underrated hidden gem.

[@harrisonmode8046]

Ummm..Astrology is not ANYTHING to do with space - that's ASTRONOMY dude.

[@JohnRiggs]

+Harrison Foley "the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world." I don't know of too many celestial bodies in the grand canyon but, you're right, I meant to say Astronomy. I didn't bother correcting myself. Alas, I'm just some dude.

[@Robert-dv2ot]

+Harrison Foley Ikr. They aren't the smartest people.

[@JohnRiggs]

+Rob Allen It's all good. I'm not the smartest person :)

[@skorpius752]

These are some great recommendations. I just started collecting NES games and today I picked up a copy of Faxanadu ($8) and Tiny Toons ($10). I never even heard of Faxanadu but apparently my wife used to play it. Tiny Tunes is a game I played with friends but I never had a copy since they were expensive and I had to really pick and choose. The fact they ripped off the gamplay mechanics from SMB3 is a good thing. I was able to jump right in and start playing fairly well. One hidden gem I managed to luck into today at the local used media buy/sell/trade shop was Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego ($5!). This was the height of edutainment back in the day! I also scored Tengen's Pac Man ($10), Metroid ($25). All carts were very good to excellent condition. I had an NES back in the day, which I sold many years ago. I only had a couple dozen games but most of them were excellent. I am kinda bummed I sold all my stuff but it is a lot of fun starting collecting from scratch. I also spotted a copy of the Space Shuttle game. If it is still there when I go back in a couple of days, I will probably buy it. Probably not something I will spend hours playing but it seems like a neat collectible. Another suggestion I would make is Dragon Warrior. This is an excellent RPG from Square Enix, makers of Final Fantasy. DW is commonly available for around $10.

[@CLabmusic]

"tiny tune adventures whaaaaaa! tiny tune adventures," will haunt my nightmares. thanks

[@jacobshaffer4219]

Solstice! & Shadowgate could be considered a hidden gem but Solstice is great

[@matthewgibbs1366]

Jacob Shaffer dude Solstice! the opening music on the title screen is bad ass!! good game too.

[@ratburger4408]

Die Hard for the NES is such a hidden gem. It's tough to get used to, but so cool when you do. Great video guys!

[@crablent3828]

Princess tomato and the salad kingdom was a pretty good adventure game as well.

[@CultOfJim]

Silent Service is an excellent WW2 Sub simulator for the NES. The game play is slow, but there's a lot of thought involved, as you figure out how to deal with Destroyers, when to surface or submerge, and such. You switch between a first person view through the periscope, to map, resource, and damage screens. The game is missing enemy Subs, and a bit closer to game than actual sim, but considering the hardware and time period, it's very well done.

[@Breakdown776]

+The Cult of the Jim I'll agree here, the learning curve is super steep, so most people just crap on it, but it's actually a really fun game once you know what you're doing.

[@CultOfJim]

It's definitely a read the manual first ordeal, fortunately PDFs are online. Even so, much fun figuring out what's best for each encounter on campaign mode- scrag some tonnage with a minimal escort shipping convoy, then bump into two battleships with a handful of destroyers. Think I ran out of everything once, just a couple days from port.

[@CanadianRetro]

I feel like you read my mind with two of those games ... Destiny of an Emperor and Spot are highly under appreciated by many collectors. When I got back into collecting, those were two of my must haves. I thought I had might have commented that on the other video (part 1) but I did not see it there. I recall Faxanadu as well. Played it a ton as a kid surprisingly though I do not remember much about it. I should go back and play it as I have it in my collection.

[@kpag3030]

Faxanadu is one of the dopest games of all time. I played probably hundreds of hours of this game. "Remember your mantra"!

[@scipio8866]

Faxanadu and destiny of an emperor, great choices. Top NES games imo

[@deedubbayoo446]

"Flying Warrior" was the sequel to "Flying Dragon". I loved "Flying Dragon" as a kid. Some NES hidden gem ideas (not sure how hidden that they are): "BreakThru" & "Dragon Spirit".

[@SakuraGraffiti]

Thanks to this video I picked up Vice Project Doom and I have to say that it's up there as one of my favorite NES titles now! Thanks guys!

[@AtmanB]

"i was such an astronaut nerd. i loved astrology" heheheh....

[@SLagonia]

Holy crap! Someone finally mentioned Space Shuttle Project! This was my favorite game for The NES and my #1 hidden gem and I never see it mentioned by anyone.

[@deedubbayoo446]

Another NES hidden gem (again, not sure of the games popularity), "Power Blade"!

[@chappydeb]

Felix the Cat is such a fantastic platformer! Thanks for remembering it!!

[@NESADDICT]

So many great games in this list. Really glad to see faxanadu and xexyz made it on the list. Also I do have metal storm, randomly played it last night and your right, I will never sell it! Finally vice project doom! Just like ninja gaiden but it's awesome!!!!

[@kozy0755]

"Cobra Triangle" is a great hidden gem for the nes, boat racing/ shooter/ strategy, how could you go wrong.

[@storageanddisposal]

Metal Storm has been around 100 for awhile. Glad to see it here! Vice Project Doom is one of my favorites, too.

[@CRS8009]

The beat mix at the end is awesome keep them coming!!!

[@Locomamonk]

Man, I've beaten VICE like a thousand times, at one point I was doing fanart of it every single day. What a great game.

[@Cgro2767]

New vid from MJR is a great start to ANY weekend! Great recommendations in here.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+cgro2767 Thanks!