Top 10 Longest NES Games!

I thought I had played some long games, but these, these are WAY longer. These are the top ten LONGEST games on the NES!
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[@dpmengelt]

"Lemmings is a puzzle game where you tell absolute f'n idiots how to survive in a given environment." 😂

[@Fortefyre]

;)

[@bartsullivan4866]

I was dying laughing at that as well.

[@dpmengelt]

@@bartsullivan4866, the tone really sold it!

[@bartsullivan4866]

I agree I got a great laugh out of that one kind of unexpected. Makes me want to call some of my coworkers Lemmings.@@dpmengelt

[@Acroanidd]

I had to pause to come look through the comments for this call out. god damn that was brilliant.

[@mcjumic]

A video game youtuber who doesn't spam obnoxious random futurama clips and lame memes over the video while they talk. Bless your heart.

[@Fortefyre]

I aim to please lmao.

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

I'll take the Futurama clips, but I will abandon channels that keep showing the talking sponge thing abomination.

[@AthosJosue]

At least those youtuber know and play the games they talk about and not just made a list from "how long to beat" with cero personal experience or particular details.

[@Fortefyre]

@@AthosJosue I'm sorry you feel that way,. I play games over a spread of 64 consoles I own, I've only got one life to play them in. I'm sorry I haven't dedicated all my time and effort into one combined system.

[@stoplogicmotorsports]

I played a game on the NES called faria that was absurdly long.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Both Startropics games seemed like they would be short and simple...but the games went on longer then you were led to believe by their first levels.

[@agentchris1482]

That’s is true!

[@Fortefyre]

I hate games that overstay their welcome.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

@@Fortefyre Startropics 2 sure did.

[@bartsullivan4866]

I guess it comes down to is the game still worth playing or such a slog that you just want to finish it and never pick it up again.

[@mubishop69]

The 1st star tropics I've beaten 100 percent in 90 minutes. The best speedrunners do it in 80. The only time saver is getting hit by the fireballs in the first boss and then while invisible jumping thru him.

[@Jaded_Spawn]

Destiny Of An Emperor is such an underappreciated gem, I always try to get a full playthrough in every year. And with so many impressive ROM hacks, it's even better.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh wow!

[@oldirtydawson]

Agreed! Only have played one ROM hack so far but I loved it. Where can I find more? :)

[@DCheeseDanish]

Search for Jeff Ludwig ludemeister remix and lordyuanshu

[@anightdragonsamusement5710]

It really is awesome. I talk about this game all the time and all I get are blank stares. It one of the few NES games that I wish Capcom would revisit in some form. I've never played any of the ROM hacks but I think I will give them a try.

[@gooberpicker3863]

The thing you didn't mention about Baseball Stars was the ability to play an entire season of 125 games with your team. That makes this the longest game ever for NES.

[@Fortefyre]

Well, by that logic, Tecmo Super Bowl is even longer because you're going through active simulation of the others if you don't play it lol.

[@redvenomweb]

@@Fortefyre No, Baseball Stars would still be longer. A 6-team league that plays 125 games each is 375 total games, which is longer than a 30-team NFL that plays 16 games each (240 total games).

[@Kryxx07]

Such fond memories of Baseball Stars. My brother, friends, and I would hold MLB drafts and play entire seasons with all human controlled teams. Good times.

[@suburbanindie]

Baseball Simulator 1.000 had a 165 game season

[@robertanderson2898]

@@suburbanindie I did that once. It took FOREVER, whether you play the games, or simulate them (those take forever too)!

[@complexperplexity]

Destiny of an Emperor was awesome. Those 8-bit chip tunes were really quite excellent.

[@Fortefyre]

Most definitely!

[@justdave9610]

A couple longer games on my nostalgia playlist are the Magic of Dheherezade, Crystalis, Legacy of the Wizard, Zelda 2, and of course Final fantasy. Out of the franchises covered I remember playing Ultima Exodus but it was a frustrating experience that I never could finish.

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

Crystalis really is not a long game. I mean any game is long if you get stuck somewhere, but it's nowhere near as long as the Dragon Warrior games and Final Fantasy.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah, Crystalis is relatively straight forward IF you know what to do, DW and FF = MANDATORY grind.

[@rubaiyat300]

Never beaten it. Got lost around getting the 3rd sword and a couple upgrades and just got tired of wandering around. @@Fortefyre

[@taemien9219]

I don't think I would put Zelda 2 in that list. Its a in the longer games category but not anywhere near the longest. Its a 2-3 hour game much like SMB3 (warpless).

[@m0ocow_love783]

It’s true what you said in the dragon warrior bit, playing with friends hanging out eases the grind so much compared to slogging it alone. Time flies when you’re having fun right?

[@Fortefyre]

I learned to enjoy JRPGs, I get more frustrated over mechanics now vs grinding.

[@Marc_Araujo]

After that Ultima V music hit, I was very disappointed that the British Bulldogs didn't make an appearance.

[@Fortefyre]

Hahaha nice!

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

You mean Warriors of Destiny, the one that came Quest of the Avatar? That game was virtually unplayable. If I named everything wrong with that game we'd be here all day. The graphics were inferior, the music was inferior, and your party moved at a snails pace. It baffles me how a sequel could be that much of a downgrade after the masterpiece that was Quest of the Avatar and Exodus.

[@ProximitySound]

I think an honourable mention is deserved to Full Quiet, a recent homebrew release from Retrotainment. It took me about 20 hours to beat the main campaign, but most players are expected to take closer to 40 hours, especially if you try to 100% it.

[@Fortefyre]

Jeeez!

[@O.G.Rex.]

I literally was thinking about this very topic yesterday! I recently subscribed to your channel (Your breakdown of top nes soundtracks was fire). I love your content, videos & approach so far & look forward to future material you bring out. Great job! 👍

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you! That's kind of you to say!

[@tyvulpintaur2732]

Back To The Future 2&3. Even if you know where every item is, it can still take 3 hours or so to complete 2, and another 30 minutes for 3.

[@Fortefyre]

And it's a bad time the whole time lmao.

[@ajthefunkmonster4767]

gotta love that "distinctive LJN style"! 🤣

[@RandomBitzzz]

Ugh, what a horrible game. Probably the worst NES title I owned. I remember getting it at a discount store for $5 (new in box) as a kid, not ever wondering why it was priced so low until I tried playing it.

[@rucu8311]

Never lose this format my man. Informative, not a meme or overused sound effect anywhere. Keep it up. Subbed.

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you! I do that occasionally in ready go gaming show episodes so don't get to mad, but for the regular stuff I don't haha.

[@rucu8311]

@@Fortefyre keep it this way for regular stuff and you are golden my man.

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

For the AD&D gold box games, you really need the PC version. The NES is far more limited, and your characters are all a bunch of blue things. On the PC version your characters actually look good and can have a lot more colors. Fun Fact: you can get Unlimited Adventures for the PC which is an editor that lets you make your own gold box games. You can also get lots of custom sprites for it.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh absolutely!

[@countdread6467]

"But what do I know...I'm just a silly boy"- LOL

[@heatherkramer3139]

Koei simulation games take an ungodly amount of time to beat. I don't see anyone beating the larger scenarios on Genghis Khan or Nobanaga's Ambition in less than 20 hours, maybe far longer than that.

[@legionarybooks13]

I was surprised not to see Nobanaga's Ambition. If you play on the full map, I don't see how you can beat it in less than 20 or 30 hours.

[@Fortefyre]

@@legionarybooks13 40 hours actually seems to be the average. I don't know why the website didn't throw it in the algorithm.

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

I can beat Gemfire within a full year of game time. It can go on for decades until every lord and lady reaches age 65 and passes away. All you need is to hire the Fachan monster, and after you capture a province, it will keep giving you another turn, so if you keep attacking and capturing provinces, you can beat the game in less then a year. Just watch out for the dragon, you need to keep the Fachan undamaged.

[@geneglenn5119]

Love seeing destiny of an emperor in the list. Had it as a kid and yes it was definitely an underrated gem

[@Fortefyre]

It really is!

[@wyredaftsquall]

I hope you get well soon man. I love watching your videos but your health comes first. Rest up and get well soon.

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you!

[@andrewhunt1328]

One that comes to my mind is Nobunga's Ambition. I remember seeing my brother play that game like it was life or death for months on end. Googled the total game time and 318 hours to beat.

[@Fortefyre]

Holy wow

[@andrewhunt1328]

@@Fortefyre my thoughts exactly

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

Ultima 2 was one of my favorites growing up in the 90s with the NES. It can be really long, because you need a LOT of gold to get the best equipment and build up your power base. Then you need to figure out what you're doing and get through the various dungeons. That was really tough before the internet, but on the bright side I did have a game genie.

[@Fortefyre]

I need a Game Genie! I think I'm getting one soon :)

[@pharmcat8484]

Glad you had the “times are subjective” clarification. Games like Bayou Billy, Blaster Master and so many others would take me so much longer than Ultima, Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy because I wouldn’t know where to go (or how hard they are).

[@Fortefyre]

Especially in a modern setting where speed-running is such a strong concept.

[@turtletyzzle85]

I remember Roger Clemens MVP baseball taking forever to beat just one season, and the passwords you had to write down, when each game was over..in case you wanted to take a break, or lost power during a game. I don’t think I ever beat it, if you want to call it beating a sports game.

[@Fortefyre]

That's actually not a bad mechanic especially considering there wasn't a battery back-up save to it.

[@ClayAdams]

I had no idea how many non metroid games had metroids in them

[@Fortefyre]

Oh absolutely lol

[@infinity2z3r07]

battletoads: 30 years

[@Fortefyre]

32 years for me lmao

[@HeadDropProductions]

Needs more Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Nobunaga's Ambition, and Genghis Khan. Probably L'Empereur, North and South, and Bandit Kings of Ancient China.

[@Fortefyre]

This was a pilot episode to the idea, and feedback like this helps me!

[@ymeynot0405]

Shingen the Ruler - that was a long game for the NES. And on the website not enough people have beat it to supply data.

[@Fortefyre]

It's hard to find that information, I did the best I could!

[@ymeynot0405]

@@Fortefyre I don't blame you. The site didn't have the stats... But think of Sid Mier's CIV but with turn based combat when your units actually fight. It is a LONG game, lol. Also, you should give the gold box games another shot. But do the Gateway/Treasures of the Savage Frontier duo. They were the last two and have the best interface. Carry your characters from the first to the second.

[@Fortefyre]

I will at some point, Twitch side of things tends to determine my game flow, which I'm fine with, I'm curious to see what company they will change to since I'm switching from Red Entertainment.

[@aaronsparks1385]

Back in the day I remember I had Ultima Exodus on NES. I got stuck somewhere during the story and never figured out how to beat it. Thanks for the content and bringing back some old memories.

[@Fortefyre]

Do you think you would ever want to go back and beat it?

[@aaronsparks1385]

@@Fortefyre Maybe one day but probably not anytime soon. I did enjoy the game.

[@DestinyofaDW]

Cool list of long NES games! I feel like Dragon Warrior 4 is the longest in its NES series, but maybe that's because 4 is the only NES DW game I've never finished haha! Cheers!

[@Fortefyre]

:P

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

That's really strange since 4 was much more fast paced, fun, and required nowhere near the amount of grinding as Dragon Warrior 3. It baffles me you could muster the patience to beat those and not make it through number 4.

[@RandomBitzzz]

I remember grinding away on Dragon Warrior 1 back in the day. I wish I would've spent that time grinding away at something else because the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah I'm the same way. Like you have what...3 objectives? It's not really "dungeon" based as I would like.

[@robertanderson2898]

Baseball Simulator 1.000 also had a battery back up (came out in Japan as Baseball Stars hit the U.S.) and you can do an entire 165-game season, and it takes an ETERNITY.

[@Fortefyre]

I believe it!

[@FeralInferno]

Dragon Warrior 3 is the longest of the four NES games? I would've thought four was given all the different campaigns. Cool idea for a video!

[@Fortefyre]

Supposedly not!

[@mubishop69]

Unless you want those metal babble shields from the casino

[@RW77777777]

final boss for #3 is harder and required extra level padding without the generous metal farming

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

4 was a lot more fun, but with Dragon Warrior 3 you made your own characters, and you had a class change system that brought you back to level 1. The final bosses were also very hard, you really needed to grind all the way to level 40 or so, and the only easy way to do that was to hunt metal slimes. The grind becomes incredibly boring and time consuming.

[@MysticMike]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="692">11:32</a> Sounds like you said Dragon Warrior 3 is the famicom version, however its the NES version and Dragon Quest 3 is the famicom version.

[@Fortefyre]

Yeah I had a freudian slip lol. I scripted it correctly.

[@frickinawesome]

I’m a recent subscriber, really enjoy your lists and laid-back vibe! Would love to see another list on this topic of longest games (NONE RPG EDITION). Would be fascinated which platformers and exploration games took the longest to beat for the average player. Blaster Master NEEDS to make that list because it took an unthinkable amount of childhood hours to beat that game, most likely because it all has to be done at one goddamned sitting and save states wouldn’t be invented for twenty five years to save our sanity 😂

[@Fortefyre]

I actually think I have that on the drawing board! I'll see about doing it.

[@NESADDICT]

Your channel is super underrated.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm printing this comment out, and putting it on the wall for when I feel unsure about myself. That's means alot coming from you. Thank you.

[@NESADDICT]

@@Fortefyre Seriously, keep it up. You have a great style, pace, and I really enjoy your insight.

[@alanfike]

I enjoyed this, and feel delightfully slighted as to what a filthy casual I am for expecting Zelda to be on the list before watching.

[@Fortefyre]

Haha it happens to the best of us! :P

[@Wics83]

Correction: Dragon Quest is the Famicon and Dragon Warrior is the one we got in the US.

[@Fortefyre]

Freudian slip, it's scripted correctly but I read it incorrectly lol.

[@Kryxx07]

My brother, myself, and our friends loved Baseball Stars. We would have drafts using real MLB players, play entire seasons with every team controlled by a real person, and all kinds of fun stuff. Since there was a fairly short limit on player's names, some of the MLB names were pretty funny when we had to shorten them.

[@Fortefyre]

Awesome story! Thank you for sharing it with me!

[@brianlovato7667]

I usually never comment on KZbin but this brought me back. I loved all of these games growing up, especially Destiny of an Emperor which caused me to fall down a wormhole of games and literature from that time period. My mother would tell me that people would judge her for letting my sister and I play video games all the time, but my mom encouraged us to continue because we were rocking in English/Math etc. IF I were asked, I could accurately tell anyone the entire Three Kingdoms period from the fall of the Han to the establishment of the Qin, but no one ever asks! Thank you for the nostalgia journey! 44 years old btw if that matters!

[@Fortefyre]

It always moves me when I hear of parents that facilitate the passion for gaming. That's AWESOME! Have you messed with the Romance games on the snes? I feel like that's where they really started getting solid.

[@brianlovato7667]

@@Fortefyre Played all of the RotK games up to XIII, and in XIII, I have, ugh, just on the PC version 2500+ hours? Not counting the PS versions. Dynasty Warriors etc. Looking at my bookshelf with the C. H. Brewitt-Taylor translations now, next to Zhuge Liang's notes on the Art of War, the Seven Military Classics of Ancient China and the Water Margin. My wife hates hearing about it, and I'm playing Baldur's Gate lol

[@Fortefyre]

That's AWESOME! It's so satisfying to play games all the way through a franchise, because you get to see how they evolve!

[@metal--babble346]

they had Baseball Stars on Commadore 64 before the NES. It was a fantastic step up from Atari baseball. Very innovative. You could play the Yankees with Babe Ruth !! It set the bar HIGH for future baseball games.

[@Fortefyre]

Love it!

[@rangah30]

As a fan of pool of radiance I find your comments both fighting words... and accurate

[@Fortefyre]

Hahaha. I yield!

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

Supposedly, Curse of the Azure Bonds also came out for NES, but I have never been able to find it. I will say though, that for both games, the PC version was far superior.

[@TexasAmericana]

Swords and serpents inparticular was hellacious. But dad and I (RIP Dad), would literally use graph paper snd pencils to manually draw the dungeon levels and all special squares so the total play time was more than a hundred hours

[@Fortefyre]

I still do that to this day lol. I remember graphing the dungeons for Shining in the Darkness, and seeing the dungeon layouts evolve in front of me on paper, it's so much fun. I'm glad you have that memory with your dad.

[@toddbegin5217]

It would be cool if you did a non rpg longest nes games

[@Fortefyre]

Writing it down now!

[@DanielSong39]

I'm surprised Legacy of the Wizard didn't make the list Milon's Secret Castle is another long one

[@Fortefyre]

Milon is a fiend! Lol

[@larrythebatmanfan]

Good video fortefyre!!!

[@Fortefyre]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikeburkhart8336]

Ultima 2:Quest of the Avatar,Swords and Serpents,Faxanadu,Dragon Warrior 2 and 3 are other long NES games.(Also Dragon Warrior was the original American release titles on NES,you had it backwards.)

[@Fortefyre]

Oh bollocks, I hate when I do that haha, I promise I know what I'm talking about Mike! (Sometimes)

[@atalleywak]

Faxanadu was freakin 'awesome. Amazing atmosphere. And yes, looong.

[@brucemckinlay9739]

I was hoping Destiny of an Emperor would make this list. One of my favorite games ever. I've played through it probably 50+ times since the NES glory days. It has quite a cult following, with tons of Rom hacks and an easy to use editor to make changes to the game yourself.

[@Fortefyre]

That's dope! It's probably better than like 500% of the romhacks I've played lately tbh.

[@luisito6314]

OMG the arena in Dragon Warrior! I would spend so much time there I need a metal slime

[@Fortefyre]

Right?!?

[@bildo1977]

Btw on the PC versions of Wizardry and Ultima 4, you also had to type the name of the spell to cast it. In the case of Ultima 4, you also had to prepare each spell casting ahead of time by mixing the reagents together for the appropriate spell. Fun, huh?

[@Fortefyre]

That is a nightmare.

[@HitmanMaul]

Great video. Suggestion: list the titles in description as well.

[@Fortefyre]

That's a great idea!

[@DanielLopez-mo9hz]

Solomon's Key is a game I played as a kid that seemed to just go on forever. Surprised it didn't at least crack the Top 10.

[@Fortefyre]

I will say this was a VERY subjective list, because I wrote it as if it were MY top 10 longest games, not the Top 10 Longest Games EVER and I do apologize for that.

[@DanielLopez-mo9hz]

@@Fortefyre No apology necessary. I still found it very interesting.

[@bigstopowens]

haven't played most of these except bards tale and AD&D pool of radiance, both games we absolutely great, maybe it's because me and my dad would sit there and play them for hours. wish he was still around to see games now

[@Fortefyre]

I think most of us feel that way. I miss my pops. Without him, I likely wouldn't have cared about gaming as much as I did

[@RealCaptainJaws]

Destiny of an Emperor is the FIRST game that sprung to my mind! I played in as a ROM back in, like, 2001, and found it thoroughly enjoyable.

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely!

[@tybyram6223]

What game did you feature during the intro at 14 seconds? I’ve been trying to remember that one for decades! Thank you, great video.

[@Fortefyre]

Astyanax :)

[@tybyram6223]

Thanks, that’s it!

[@adamln1977]

I never played any of these. But, Legend of Zelda I know the record is 27 minutes but in the late 80s 90s with no internet and no way to get info other than the one issue of Nintendo power we had. When I played it it took years to beat it. Mainly because I have a brother, three sisters and parents that all shared the same console. Plus we had 10 other games we played and shared with each other on. Also, my oldest sister and my brother had a slot on the Zelda game because they had interest in playing it also. I my dad bought it in 88 or 89 and I beat it around 1993 or 94. All good memories.

[@Fortefyre]

Great memory! Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@jonnytapasgaming9730]

To put things into perspective. When these games were the new hot stuff... We played outside and got to nerd out on games for very limited amounts of time. A game that didn't have near instant satisfaction... was the type of game we had to sneak and play late at night when Mom and Dad were sleeping. Today ego Chads have hundreds to thousands of hours logged on a game.

[@Fortefyre]

Replayabliity gigachads lol

[@bildo1977]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="26">0:26</a> An arcade port of Operation Wolf. A game where you can accidentally (or on purpose) murder kids. So much for Nintendo’s family friendly policy. lol

[@Fortefyre]

Oh wow lmao

[@theemeryboard4767]

Can't say I've played any of those. I think my life is better for that.

[@Fortefyre]

I think in some way mine is as well hahaha

[@iancormier7550]

I find always add hours onto How Long To Beat. Ive seen some ridiculous average times for stuff like Maniac Mansion

[@Fortefyre]

It gives a SEMI decent baseline at least lol.

[@iancormier7550]

@@Fortefyre oh completely agree. I still use it lol

[@retrogaminghippie3720]

Retro gaming hippie approves! Nice work as usual. I am a C64 RPG guy. I did play final fantasy recently on nes and reviewed it. Only RPG I have played on NES. I am biased to gold box. Two things I like about them: you can name your party members and you can make out dungeons with graph paper.

[@Fortefyre]

I love graphing out dungeons. It's so cool to bring out the abstract designs that the developers created.

[@retrogaminghippie3720]

@@Fortefyre certainly made it easier to navigate dungeons even if they were not to large to begin with. These old nes and sega rpg dungeons are a bit of a pain to navigate with no real map. I do use online guides from time to time.

[@Fortefyre]

And the cool thing is, you develop muscle memory after traveling through them for a while!

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

I was lucky to have a C64 back in the day with a copy of Legacy of the Ancients. I consider it the best game on the system, along with Archon, Druid, and Adventure Creator. Seriously, if you never got to play Legacy of the Ancients, go and look it up on youtube. Fun fact: The Sega Genesis controller is fully compatible with C64. Much better then the Joysticks.

[@andyauthor2007]

Blaster Master, Rygar, and Top Secret Episode Golgo 13 needed a battery save or a password system. Don't get me wrong, those 3 games are great, but needing to sit down and play them from start to finish in one sitting really sucks. Unless you want to pause the game and leave the NES turned on with the TV turned off so you can come back and play it again the next day from where you left off. I do NOT recommend doing that, since you can burn out your NES that way. LOL.

[@Fortefyre]

Haha so true. I always prefer battery backup, passwords could be fiends on the nes.

[@fistfullofsalt6311]

Would love to see some of these older games on the Expansion Pass.

[@Fortefyre]

Nintendo loves to bury them. It's a shame too.

[@fistfullofsalt6311]

​​@@FortefyreMuch like how Disney buried some of its best movies, -cough- Treasure Planet -cough-

[@Fortefyre]

FACTS *cough* Atlantis: The Lost Empire *cough*

[@DemoboyOot]

Legacy of the Wizard. Good luck beating that without a map. You'll spend hours just dealing with the password every day for months on end.

[@Fortefyre]

Ew! Sounds like a bad time.

[@Fortefyre]

Maybe we'll encounter it at some point!

[@pharmcat8484]

Quest for the Avatar is often overlooked nowadays. Never choose Humility.

[@Fortefyre]

I think I'd always choose the PC variance though lol.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

It's no surprise they never really attempted an NES version of Ultima 6 considering the C64 was already falling behind with that one.

[@Fortefyre]

I haven't made it to Ultima anything yet. lmao.

[@wariodude128]

I wonder what games would be on this list if a starting ground rule for longest games on NES was no ports? That's about four games gone right there.

[@Fortefyre]

Ooooh interesting spin!

[@noahboat580]

I dont play too many NES games but one game that could be on that list would be Back to the Future II & III. You have to unscramble words that you find in the game, and if you get it wrong you lose the letters you find. Unless you already know the words the game's near impossible because you have to guess the word- who would want to unscramble words in a 2D platformer?

[@Fortefyre]

No child of the 80s! Hell, children in general don't want to lmao.

[@pigs18]

Final Fantasy took me almost a year to complete.

[@Fortefyre]

I beat it in a week 🙈🙉🙊

[@metabolizm4438]

If played alone from start to finish trying to conquer all 50 fiefs, Nobunaga’s Ambition would take a while to complete.

[@Fortefyre]

That is correct. It slipped through the algorithm, it's a 40 hour game.

[@josephbradshaw6985]

The KOEI games are very long. Romance 2 is the one I like best. I kept thinking he'd include one, but they are so niche people forget about them.

[@Fortefyre]

I chock it up to the algorithm for the website I used, if I haven't played it, I struggle with talking about it.

[@docb1844]

Effing Astyanax still haunts my effing nightmares ...

[@Fortefyre]

Uh oh! Haha

[@leotills3017]

Dude says he loves Gyruss. Subbed

[@Fortefyre]

Such a good game!

[@vadenk4433]

What is a feely? Something you can touch? Never heard of it

[@Fortefyre]

Feelies are basically tangible elements that came with games. They were made famous with infocom games.

[@jroc9838]

I like your channel and wish you lots of success ❤🎉😊

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you so much 😀

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

Spy hunter never ends.

[@Fortefyre]

I guess you're right lol

[@jamesreece9502]

I played Lemmings in 6th grade computer class in '87. I thought it was awesome, but i was 11.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm jealous!

[@Ned_FIanders]

Hope you get better soon man- KentuckyFried :)

[@Fortefyre]

Thanks!

[@ListogreOfficial]

Good idea, I suggest a video on the actual best SNES games

[@Fortefyre]

That's a very subjective list, and I can't do that, but I can recommend titles in the 10 games you should play, they are all rated A, S, or God Tier :)

[@Stinger420]

Ooooh! Dragon Warrior 3! Oh man, yeah...I remember one of my neighborhood friends and I playing through it, and yeah!....DW3 was very much a loooooong-ass game! Very fun though, I did enjoy it.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm excited to check it out at some point!

[@Stinger420]

@@Fortefyre Oh yah, you totally should! From what I remember, DW3 was the best out of the three. Well, when you do give it some of your time, get ready to be sucked into it, hours seem to fly by in what feels like minutes! Heh! Enjoy it, my man! :-D

[@Fortefyre]

I honestly didn't mind the grind in DW1 though, that's the extent of my experience with DW. It goes by rather quickly when you're talking to people.

[@mackenziepenny1335]

Love seeing love for destiny of an emperor.

[@mackenziepenny1335]

Although you wanna talk length. To this day romance of the three kingdoms is tge longest read I've ever experienced.

[@Fortefyre]

And it's a SLOW haul too.

[@ianbraun271]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="692">11:32</a> Umm... correction. Dragon Warrior 3 is the American Version. Dragon Quest is the Japanese Version. I miss Dragon Warrior games. After 7, they converted to Quest only, and they just aren't the same.

[@Fortefyre]

I'm aware. Freudian slip! Happens to the best of us lol.

Suprisingly me how Earthbound Begginings are not on this list

[@Fortefyre]

So I consider Earthbound Beginnings as outside the scope of the NES. I might consider Mother on the famicom.

[@Swim.Shaaady]

Also, what creator do you know that has this much viewer interaction, this man LITERALLY replied to almost EVERY FUCKING COMMENT?! INSANE! Thats love and respect for those that support you, Brava

[@Fortefyre]

It's nice to talk to people! Even if they are upset (which happens alot) it provides an avenue for real conversations about memories we share! Thank you for the kind words!

[@Swim.Shaaady]

@@Fortefyre no doubt, you're a rarity, that's for sure... your page is gonna blow, when you get to the point where you want to do this full time for a living, let me know, I manage 4 creators and their merch stores atm, it's a dope job 😎

[@Fortefyre]

Channel managing I wouldn't be to big on at the moment, but it's always nice to talk merch stuff, if not for here, than for Twitch. If you want to hit me up, my discord is @fortefyre.

[@Swim.Shaaady]

@@Fortefyre yeah, we'll talk tomorrow for sure

[@giorgiomx]

The Karate Kid NES takes 11mins to finish 😅

[@Fortefyre]

Taboo: The Sixth Sense takes 6 minutes :P

[@ErrolBeats]

Wait, 19 hours to build the best possible team in baseball stars? That would take years. To get max stats takes a super long time even with cheating. How can you max stat all players on one team in 19 hours?

[@Fortefyre]

I probably goofed it lol.

[@ericanderson4201]

I ran Pathfinder for many years I miss it

[@Fortefyre]

Such a good system!

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

100% that wasn't really a thing back in the NES days. Because once you beat the main game on most games there's nothing else to do. Like there's no extra content in contra to go find. So just by playing through the game you have completed 100% of the game.

[@Fortefyre]

Yep! Absolutely

[@stevetalley187]

you forgot Xenophobe. It's literally endless. The game continues forever or until you die.

[@Fortefyre]

This was a concept episode, I missed alot lol.

[@seansullivan7928]

I rented that once at video time, and didn't understand what was going on

[@bartsullivan4866]

Destiny of the Empire sounds fun was it actually on the NES or just the computer or a Japanese port?

[@Fortefyre]

It was released on both NES and Famicom!

[@timothym7608]

Liked and subscribed

[@Fortefyre]

Thank you!

[@xenxander]

SHengen - The Ruler was a very long game but I managed to beat it :P

[@Fortefyre]

Oh yeah I forgot about that one! It's like a 10 hour game, but DAMN does it drag on.

[@willemverheij3412]

What's the name of the first game shown with the tank and the guy being able to jump out of it? I remember playing it with my cousin when we where kids, he had it but does not remember the name either.

[@ElvisBeery]

It was called Blaster Master!

[@willemverheij3412]

@@ElvisBeery Thanks so much!

[@Fortefyre]

And if you're curious, the franchise had 9 games :)

[@georgeraybin1291]

I got my first job just to buy Final Fantasy. I didn't even own a nes at the time and had to play at a friend's house.

[@Fortefyre]

That's SO cool!

[@1invag]

I always look at these how long to beat times and then I basically add another 50% to 100% more time onto it to gauge how long ittl probably take me. Because based upon how long the games took me to beat that are listed and I have played and completed it usually takes me that much longer to beat them. I watch long plays of people playing the games and beating them in around the same time and I think.... But these people know exactly where to go and what to do all the time it appears lol where I spend an hour wandering around blindly trying to figure out what I'm up posed to be doing. I feel like a lot of those time to beat times are based on people's who have played those games plenty of times already. What takes them 20 hours will take me 30 to 40 hours

[@Fortefyre]

I feel like I'm the same way.

[@Charly9631e]

Dang, I was hoping either Star Force or Q*Bert would make it in the list lol

[@Fortefyre]

Q*Bert is actually rather short! I'm unfamiliar with Star Force, what is it?

[@johntracy72]

Dragon Warrior IV is a long game too.

[@Fortefyre]

It truly is!

[@tric5122]

Surprised none of the Romance of the 3 kingdoms games showed up on this list. 1 was like 18 hours, 2 was over 50, both playable on nes.

[@Fortefyre]

It's SUPER tough to come up with a list of games where they might be ones I haven't played. It's feedback like this that helps others find great games to check out that fit the bill of the topic. Thank you!

[@GamingWithUncleJon]

In Tales of the Unknown: The Bard's Tale on PC if you had a mouse and the driver loaded and clicked Cast a Spell it would bring up a list. Also you would quickly memorize WOHL(word of healing) ARFI (arc fire, an attack spell that uses little SP and scales with level) MIJA (mind jab same cost as arc fire same scaling, double the damage but later in the game because it's a sorcerer spell) WAST (war strike, an AOE attack) and STFL (Star flare, another AOE attack) and several other spells you use often.

[@Fortefyre]

Oh that's dope! I didn't think of that!

[@GamingWithUncleJon]

@@Fortefyre I realize now I was playing pronoun game. Above post is in reference to The Bard's Tale. Also editing my comment to not cause confusion.

[@meeiclonn5486]

Decades after getting final fantasy I made a extreme effort to defeat it before the extremely old battery failed.and I defeated it.mostly because of the N.P. strategy guide, those castle floors are massive

[@EsotericBibleSecrets]

Someone made a video about beating it with a single white mage, all other party members are left down for the count. I have nightmares just thinking about it.

[@Fortefyre]

That....sounds horrible.

[@fredrik4527]

I played Faxanadu for years. Begore internet, games like Faxanadu was very hard to understand something. Goonies 2 was also a hard and long game to figure out.

[@Fortefyre]

Absolutely, I totally agree.

[@RealCrazyDiamond]

You got "Dragon Quest" and "Dragon Warrior" backwards. Warrior was in the US, Quest was in Japan.

[@Fortefyre]

Freudian slip! It was scripted correctly lol.

[@RealCrazyDiamond]

@@Fortefyre No problem, I figured it was just a slipup.

[@Fortefyre]

Love the username by the way!

[@James-dv3dl]

Baseball stars always crashed and erased data

[@Fortefyre]

Oh no! Was it a battery save issue?