Famicom's grand finale ranks console's top 30 games

TOKYO--An exhibit marking the 20th anniversary--and end of production--of Nintendo's Famicom console will take place next week in Tokyo. Titled Level-X, the exhibit is sponsored by various organizations including the city of Tokyo and Tokyo Game Show organizers CESA. All 1200 Famicom titles that have been released since the debut of the console will be displayed at the exhibit, which will begin on December 4 and run through February 8 at Tokyo's Ebisu Garden Place.

As a part of the presentation, the exhibit's organizers conducted a poll seeking gamers' favorite Famicom title. The results were recently revealed and indicate that a majority of the top picks were released in 1985 and 1986, during the system's early days when the most progress in Famicom game development was being made.

The top 30 games are as follows:
1. Dragon Quest III, Enix, 1437 votes
2. Super Mario Brothers, Nintendo, 1420 votes
3. Mario Brothers, Nintendo, 887 votes
4. The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo, 838 votes
5. Dragon Quest, Enix, 770 votes
6. Dragon Quest II, Enix, 753 votes
7. Final Fantasy III, Square, 614 votes
8. Dragon Quest IV, Enix, 604 votes
9. Xevious, Namco, 590 votes
10. Ice Climber, Nintendo, 543 votes
11. Balloon Fight, Nintendo, 461 votes
12. Super Mario Brothers 3, Nintendo, 456 votes
13. Spelunker, Irem, 449 votes
14. Excitebike, Nintendo, 424 votes
15. Kung Fu, Nintendo and Irem, 423 votes
16. Tower of Druaga, Namco, 416 votes
17. Stinger, Konami, 378 votes
18. Earthbound, Nintendo, 369 votes
19. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, Enix, 354 votes
20. Super Mario Brothers, Nintendo, 347 votes
21. Mappy, Namco, 346 votes
22. Lode Runner, Hudson, 339 votes
23. Goonies 2, Konami, 338 votes
24. Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (River City Ransom), Technos Japan, 327 votes
25. Bomberman, Hudson, 313 votes
26. Milon's Secret Castle, Hudson, 305 votes
27. Gradius, Konami, 299 votes
28. Gal Force, HAL Laboratory, 294 votes
29. Metroid, Nintendo, 286 votes
30. Kirby's Adventure, Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, 281 votes