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There are definitely some that have aged better than others and puzzle games generally do age more gracefully on average, lol. I do think that a lot of old platformers hold up as well, and the ones that haven't aged well haven't because they had serious design flaws rather than being merely dated.

Beyond the obvious (Tetris, SMB2, SMB3, Mega Man, etc), I think the original Castlevania, Sweet Home, Journey to Silius, Crystalis, and Bubble Bobble (best with co-op of course) are still solid. Faxanadu is as well, I think, and while YMMV, I think Zelda 2 is good as well and just has a brutal learning curve. Getsu Fuma Den is balls-breakingly unforgiving but I like it a lot. Solar Jetman is a noteworthy NES title. A couple of licensed games are still quite good, like Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers. I've heard Lagrange Point and Princess Tomato are both very good but I haven't played them.

And then there are the games which you know haven't aged well but you like anyway. Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors is probably the best example of this for me, and probably also Legacy of the Wizard, both of which have some awkward and grindy mechanics but I got hit with the nostalgia stick hard for both of them.

Then there are games that have been remade and there's basically no reason to go back to their NES versions even though those versions are still good. Dragon Quest III is probably the most clear-cut example of that. Actually, a lot of puzzle games from the NES do suffer from that, with Tetris being the most obvious one. I do know someone who exclusively plays the NES version, but she's an exception to the rule.

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