Posted December 10, 2015
I'm hoping this thread will yield some old ones that I recall playing at friends/family's houses, but that I don't know enough of to search for, especially since there are tons of nes games. Remember those 199-in-1 cartridges?
Here's mine:
Super Mario Bros.
Because obviously... (sadly I never got to play the one where he could fly with a tail or something)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero gameplay
6 joes, 6 missions (with each joe acting as squad leader on one mission) and, I think, 16 bosses (that I can remember). The levels are big, diverse and interesting, and the joes brilliantly compliment each other: Duke is an all rounder, Snake Eyes jumps the highest and uses no ammo, Capt. Grid-Iron has a devastating punch, Blizzard shoots through walls, Rock 'n Roll has a murderous machine gun, and General Hawk can fly. And if that's not enough, you gradually increase your joes stats throughout the campaign, until you're ready for the final showdown. A lot of bang for your buck with this one! It's not overly hard either, except for the final mission and some of the huge levels in which it is real easy to lose your way.
Ducktales 2 - gameplay
Dang this game rules! The original might be even better, but I haven't played it yet (I want to get a usb nes controller first). Apart from the solid platforming mechanics I love how deftly the game hides secrets, and how the game has areas that are inaccessible until you learn the appropriate move, like crushing bricks from above for example. The egypt level in particular is awesome, with its habit of teasing you by showing you an out of reach area, that can only be reached via some other hidden route.
TMNT 3 - gameplay
Being a turtles fan since forever, I've always loved the tmnt nes games, and no3 is the one that I owned. I owned the first one as well, but on pc, and it's one of those games we try not to talk about (*cough* dam level *cough* *cough*)
It's great fun, but ridiculously hard. You simply bleed turtle lives in this one. I think beating this game might be my proudest gaming achievement ever, even though I had a friend that helped me out with a 2nd ill-fated turtle. He finally lost his final life somewhere during a rooftop+elevator level, but I managed to soldier on and beat Shredder, with my final life and almost no health remaining. I don't even want to think about what would've happened had I lost at that point. In the very least the TV would've ceased to be...
Elevator Action - gameplay
Can't really think of anything else I played that's in the above games' league, but I do remember this one with great fondness. I remember I felt like it ought to be easy, but I rarely, if ever, managed to reach the bottom of the building :P
Here's mine:
Super Mario Bros.
Because obviously... (sadly I never got to play the one where he could fly with a tail or something)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero gameplay
6 joes, 6 missions (with each joe acting as squad leader on one mission) and, I think, 16 bosses (that I can remember). The levels are big, diverse and interesting, and the joes brilliantly compliment each other: Duke is an all rounder, Snake Eyes jumps the highest and uses no ammo, Capt. Grid-Iron has a devastating punch, Blizzard shoots through walls, Rock 'n Roll has a murderous machine gun, and General Hawk can fly. And if that's not enough, you gradually increase your joes stats throughout the campaign, until you're ready for the final showdown. A lot of bang for your buck with this one! It's not overly hard either, except for the final mission and some of the huge levels in which it is real easy to lose your way.
Ducktales 2 - gameplay
Dang this game rules! The original might be even better, but I haven't played it yet (I want to get a usb nes controller first). Apart from the solid platforming mechanics I love how deftly the game hides secrets, and how the game has areas that are inaccessible until you learn the appropriate move, like crushing bricks from above for example. The egypt level in particular is awesome, with its habit of teasing you by showing you an out of reach area, that can only be reached via some other hidden route.
TMNT 3 - gameplay
Being a turtles fan since forever, I've always loved the tmnt nes games, and no3 is the one that I owned. I owned the first one as well, but on pc, and it's one of those games we try not to talk about (*cough* dam level *cough* *cough*)
It's great fun, but ridiculously hard. You simply bleed turtle lives in this one. I think beating this game might be my proudest gaming achievement ever, even though I had a friend that helped me out with a 2nd ill-fated turtle. He finally lost his final life somewhere during a rooftop+elevator level, but I managed to soldier on and beat Shredder, with my final life and almost no health remaining. I don't even want to think about what would've happened had I lost at that point. In the very least the TV would've ceased to be...
Elevator Action - gameplay
Can't really think of anything else I played that's in the above games' league, but I do remember this one with great fondness. I remember I felt like it ought to be easy, but I rarely, if ever, managed to reach the bottom of the building :P
