Saturday, July 12, 2008

Retro Coffee: Essential NES Games

Like most of you, I used to have an Nintendo Entertainment System back in the day. What games on that system were essential? Here's the list I've got (so far):

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II: The Adventures of Link
Metroid
Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Paperboy
Kirby's Adventure
Donkey Kong
Castlevania
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Kid Icarus
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Final Fantasy
Contra
Super C
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Battletoads
Star Tropics
Metal Gear
Ducktales
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior II
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior IV: Chaptors of the Chosen
Rygar
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Dr. Mario
Tetris
Tecmo Super Bowl
Double Dragon
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
The Goonies II
Hogan's Alley
Batman
Vegas Dreams

If there are any missing from this list that you feel should be there, let me know and I'll add them.

1 comment:

B said...

Check these out:

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was epic.
Metal Storm, Holy Hell this is a gem
Little Nemo In Dream Land
River City Ransom
Maniac Mansion
Princess Tomato and the Salad Kingdom
Shadowgate
Deja Vu
Spy vs. Spy
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?