Board 8 > Jeremy Parish's Top 35 NES games for the 35th Anniversary

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Separated into 2 parts

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/13/17557260/the-35-greatest-nes-games-part-1

https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/7/15/17570418/the-35-greatest-nintendo-entertainment-system-games-part-2

35. UNCHARTED WATERS
34. GUNNAC
33. BALLOON FIGHT
32. PRINCESS TOMATO IN THE SALAD KINGDOM
31. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 3: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
30. METROID
29. THE GUARDIAN LEGEND
28. PIN*BOT
27. DOUBLE DRAGON 2
26. BLASTER MASTER
25. NES OPEN TOURNAMENT GOLF
24. DOUBLE DRIBBLE
23. FINAL FANTASY
22. NINJA GAIDEN 2
21. BASEBALL STARS
20. ADVENTURES OF LOLO 3
19. RIVER CITY RANSOM
18. CRYSTALIS
17. CONTRA
16. SUPER MARIO BROS. 2
15. TECMO SUPER BOWL
14. DRAGON WARRIOR 4
13. LIFE FORCE
12. METAL STORM
11. MIKE TYSONS PUNCH-OUT!!
10. BIONIC COMMANDO
9. MANIAC MANSION
8. CASTLEVANIA 3: DRACULAS CURSE
7. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
6. MEGA MAN 2 OR 3
5. SUPER MARIO BROS.
4. TETRIS / TENGEN TETRIS
3. KIRBYS ADVENTURE
2. BUBBLE BOBBLE
1. SUPER MARIO BROS. 3

Only 22/35 for me I should get on the rest of those
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Surprisingly safe list.

NES Maniac Mansion though lol
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Correct #1. All that really matters
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TMNT3 too low
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Guy in his 40's picking an NES game at #1.

Never heard of that before.

PrestonStarry2 posted...

Guy in his 40's picking an NES game at #1.

I mean
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poor Little Samson and poor Startropics
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New Super Mario Bros U best NES game
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Shouldve pulled the ol came out on the Scandinavian NES in limited quantities so it totally counts and put Gimmick! at #1
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19/35

Pretty safe and decent list.
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Look at this fucking jobber
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Missing Dragon Quest I-III...!
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PrestonStarry2 posted...

Guy in his 40's picking an NES game at #1.

Never heard of that before.

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Bubble Bobble @ # 2?
Nice.

A few interesting omissions, but good on him that he didn't go the super generic route.
As I would not have either.
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26/35

While I do recognize aspects worth praising in Maniac Mansion and it certainly sounds like an improvement over previous Adventure games, I played it for the first time a couple years back and my impression was basically "some good jokes but outside the context of its era this is clearly a terrible game."
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Lots of sports or arcade titles I wouldn't have.

Castlevania 1 is very absent.

I hate cop out mega man 2 or 3 answers too
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wait a second I just realized Super Dodge Ball isn't on this list

booooooooo
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Bubble Bobble @ # 2?
Nice.

pjbasis posted...

Castlevania 1 is very absent.

pjbasis posted...

Castlevania 1 is very absent.

^^^

I wonder if I've even played 35 NES games, hmmmm....

1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Super Mario Bros 2
3. Super Mario Bros
4. Castlevania
5. TMNT 3: Manhattan Project
6. Blades of Steel
7. Prince of Persia
8. Kirby's Adventure
9. Nintendo World Cup
10. Little Samson
11. Tetris
12. Dr. Mario
13. Legend of Zelda
14. Gimmick!
15. TMNT 2: The Arcade Game
16. Contra
17. Bubble Bobble
18. Tecmo Super Bowl
19. NES Open Tournament Golf
20. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
21. Paperboy
22. Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
23. Final Fantasy
24. Super C
25. Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
26. The Adventures of Bayou Billy
27. Battletoads
28. Spy Hunter
29. Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge
30. TMNT
31. Duck Hunt
32. Hogan's Alley
33. Tennis
34. Excitebike
35. Ice Hockey

HM:
Golf
Clu Clu Land
Double Dribble
Pinball

Yep, barely.
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pjbasis posted...

Lots of sports or arcade titles I wouldn't have.

Castlevania 1 is very absent.

I hate cop out mega man 2 or 3 answers too

it's weird, the list looks like he said "only one game per franchise" except for Mario
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jcgamer107 posted...

I wonder if I've even played 35 NES games, hmmmm....

Never played Mega Man games?!
Get on that!
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I've played one of the NES ones (maybe the first) for like 10 minutes. I mean it's fine, but none of them really stood out to me as being a must-play platformers (Mega Man X seems significantly better). Ironically I main Mega Man in Smash 4.

I've also played Metroid almost to the point where I could rank it, but not quite. Played Zelda II briefly too, I think I would like it if I played more of it.
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Kirby's Adventure at #3 is very satisfying

LeonhartFour posted...

PrestonStarry2 posted...

Guy in his 40's picking an NES game at #1.

I mean

I laughed
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LeonhartFour posted...

TMNT3 too low

I said no way 30 games better than TMNT on NES

and I saw Double Dribble and raged
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Seeing a Lolo game on there makes me happy.
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This is not the Jeremy Parish list I expected
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At least the top 5 isn't

5: Super Mario Bros
4: Mega Man 2
3: Metroid
2: Legend of Zelda
1: Super Mario Bros 3.

Still a boring list since Smb3 is his no1.
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good to see lolo recognition, but I would have liked to see solomon's key and fire n ice.
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Zylothewolf posted...

At least the top 5 isn't

5: Super Mario Bros
4: Mega Man 2
3: Metroid
2: Legend of Zelda
1: Super Mario Bros 3.

Still a boring list since Smb3 is his no1.

I feel like Zelda 1, SMB3, and Mega Man 2 are the only legitimate choices.
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Mine would be Mega Man 2
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The NES Maniac Mansion was better than the PC in a few regards. Namely the interface being less clunky, they streamlined most of the pointless options
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1. Mega Man 2
2. Bubble Bobble
3. Super Mario Bros 3
4. Tecmo Super Bowl
5. Punch Out
6. Mega Man 3
7. Adventure of Link
8. TMNT 2
9. Final Fantasy 3
10. Destiny of an Emperor
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Zylothewolf posted...

Still a boring list since Smb3 is his no1.

do you want the guy not to pick the best NES game just to spice the list up
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This topic reaffirms that the nes was as an amazing system.
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I love these Jeremy Parish lists, especially the risky choices he always puts in. Bubble Bobble at #2 is an awesome choice, yeah, I have to agree, that game freaking rules.

CV3 should be higher though.

Also I will respect him forever for putting NSMBU at the top of the Mario list, that is the best Mario game.
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missing startropics

otherwise, decent list