Your Top 25 NES games of all time.

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#1 PS2_PC_FAN
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Topic. I'm building a NES collection.
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#2 Count_Hesley
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Bad News Baseball should definitely be on the list. Best baseball game on the NES hands-down.
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#3 strategik_basic
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1942

Metroid

Mike Tyson's Punch Out

Track & Field

River City Ransom

Track & Field II

Metal Gear Solid

Strider

Super Mario Brothers 1,2,&3

Rambo

Both G.I. Joe games

Tecmo Bowl

Tecmo Superbowl

Castlevania

Castlevania 2

Contra

Super C

Kid Icarus

Legend of Zelda

Ninja Gaiden I,II,&III

Life Force

Legendary Wings

Gradius

Rygar

Gauntlet

That's a little more than 25.

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#4 kfjl
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My faves, in no order: Super Mario Bros. The Legend of Zelda Zelda II Baseball Stars Pro Wrestling Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Mega Man 2 Mega Man 3 Blaster Master Ninja Gaiden Metroid Tetris R.C. Pro-Am Castlevania Castlevania II Tecmo Bowl Life Force Contra Side Pocket Faxanadu Bases Loaded Slalom Double Dragon Duck Tales Batman Excitebike Metal Gear Track & Field Double Dribble Bionic Commando Blades of Steel I went over 25 but oh well.
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#5 kanedaddy
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in no particular order:

metroid
super mario bros.
the goonies II
the legend of zelda
gauntlet
river city ransom
super mario bros. 3
kung fu
gradius
elevator action
double dragon
double dribble
blades of steel
pro wrestling
tecmo super bowl
rygar
rad racer
kid icarus
castlevania
contra
mega man 3
ghosts and goblins
battletoads
blaster master
teenage mutant ninja turtles
casino kid
mike tyson's punch out!!
excitebike
jackal

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#6 cfamgcn
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Let's see. ~ de arimasu

Batman: The Videogame
Ballon Fight
Battletoads
Castlevania
Contra
Dick Tracy
Double Dribble
Dragon Warrior
Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Final Fantasy
Goal!
Golf
Gradius
Ice Climbers
Kirby's Adventure
Legend of Kage
Ninja Gaiden
Punch Out!
River City Ransom
Rygar
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
Yoshi's Cookie

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#7 TonySoprano314
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  1. RBI Baseball
  2. Punchout
  3. Mario 3
  4. Legend of Zelda
  5. Contra
  6. Castlevania
  7. Metroid
  8. Battletoads
  9. Double Dragon 2
  10. River City Ransom
  11. Excite Bike
  12. Marble Madness
  13. Dodge Ball
  14. The Adventures of Lolo
  15. Duck Tales
  16. Paper Boy
  17. Tengen Tetris
  18. Galaga
  19. Baseball Stars
  20. World Cup
  21. Tecmo Bowl
  22. Ninja Gaiden
  23. Ninja Turtles Arcade
  24. California Games
  25. Jackal

This is a list from my personal collection. I'm sure people will have different games, but these 25 have been a staple of what a solid starting point would be for a Nes collection. Good Luck!
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#9 Devil-Itachi
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  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Super Mario Bros. and 3
  • Castlevania: Simon's Quest
  • Megaman 2 and 3
  • Paperboy
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
  • Wizards and Warriors III
  • Spy vs Spy(Good for multiplayer)
  • Metroid
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Contra
  • Kirby's Adventure
  • Final Fantasy(Though you may want to get one of the many remakes instead.)
  • Deja Vu
  • Tetris
  • Micro Machines
  • StarTropics
  • Adventures of Lolo
  • Bionic Commando
  • Dragon Warrior
  • Bubble Bobble
  • Punch Out!!
  • Metal Gear
I tried not to list to many sequels and prequels of games, I already listed.
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#10 jidaigeki
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Some of my favorites. I kept it to one from a given series.

Bionic Commando
Blaster Master
Bubble Bobble
Castlevania III
Contra
Dragon Warrior III
Duck Tales
Faxanadu
The Guardian Legend
The Legend of Zelda
Life Force
Mega Man 2
Metal Gear
Metroid
M.U.L.E.
Nobunaga's Ambition
Punch Out!
Silkworm
StarTropics
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tetris
Wall Street Kid
Wizards and Warriors
Zanac

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#11 _AbBaNdOn
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*points to signature* .....Nope sorry. I tried to slim down my list to 25 but thats freaking stupid. There are more than 25 really good games. And I have a really hard time saying one game is better than another. Fun is fun.

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#12 DeafNYCPlayer
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Crystalis

The Legend of Zelda

Super Mario Bros 3

Tengen Tetris

Dragon Warrior 2-3, I do not have DW 4 yet. I will get Dragon Quest IV DS.

Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr

Duck Hunt

Hogan's Alley

Super V'Ball Spike

Super Dodgeball

River City Ransom

Super Mario Bros

Metroid

Rescue Rangers

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#13 G6games
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lol it can be a challenge just to name 25.

Castlevania 1

Super mario 3

Zelda 2 Link's adventure

Zelda

Mario bros

Krusty's fun house

Super Mario 2

Metroid

Ice Climbers

Megaman 3

Megman 2

Chrips N Dale

Duck Hunt

Kirby's Dream Course

Simpsons

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#14 johnnystarr
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home alone 2 is fun

or ff1

friday the 13th is cool

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#15 slimdave21
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K these are my top 25 favourites in no order:

  1. Gauntlet
  2. Ninja Gaiden
  3. Rygar
  4. Kid Icarus
  5. Metroid
  6. Contra
  7. Crystalis
  8. Galaga
  9. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
  10. Zelda 2: Link's Adventure
  11. The Legend Of Zelda
  12. Gauntlet 2
  13. MegaMan
  14. MegaMan 2
  15. MegaMan 3
  16. MegaMan 4
  17. MegaMan 5
  18. Duck Hunt
  19. Super Mario Bros.
  20. Super Mario Bros. 2
  21. Super Mario bros The Lost Levels
  22. Super Mario Bros. 3
  23. Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword Of Chaos
  24. Super C
  25. Final Fantasy
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1942

Metroid

Mike Tyson's Punch Out

Track & Field

River City Ransom

Track & Field II

Metal Gear Solid

Strider

Super Mario Brothers 1,2,&3

Rambo

Both G.I. Joe games

Tecmo Bowl

Tecmo Superbowl

Castlevania

Castlevania 2

Contra

Super C

Kid Icarus

Legend of Zelda

Ninja Gaiden I,II,&III

Life Force

Legendary Wings

Gradius

Rygar

Gauntlet

That's a little more than 25.

strategik_basic

Well I agree with the ones I put in bold. the others....not so sure. so that makes like 17. To add to that I'd say Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (the arcade game), RC Pro-am, Cobra Triangle, Battletoads, Double Dragon, Top Gun, Paperboy, Spy Hunter.....thats all i can think of at the moment

edit: oh and i just remembered Duck hunt is the best

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#17 PS2_PC_FAN
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thanks guys, it helps me alot im only building a collection of 25 games cuz i dont want 2 many, and this is supposed to last me foreva
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#18 warjilis
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In no order:

1. Magician

2. Power Blade 1 & 2

3. Destiny of an emperor

4. Adventures of Lolo

5. R.C Pro Am II

6. Tetris (Tengen version)

7. Wrecking Crew

8. Mach Rider

9. The Guardian Legend

10. Wizards & Warriors 3

11. River City Ransom

12. Gargoyle's Quest II

13. Clash at Demonhead

14. Conflict

15. Startropics

16. Startropics 2: Zoda's Revenge

17. The Lone Ranger

18. Metal Gear

19. Rollerball

20. The Legend of Zelda

21. Dragon Warrior IV

22. G.I. Joe

23. Puzznic

24. Galaxy 5000

25. Rygar

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#19 Blueresident87
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I'm not goin to put my top 25 in order, but these are some I think are the best

Legend of Zelda, Castlevania I & III, Ninja Gaiden II, G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor, Metroid, All the Mega Mans, Wizardy: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Bubble Bobble I & 2, Destiny of an Emperor, Jakal, Maniac Mansion, Shadowgate, River City Ransom

All are great games, though some would be hard to find

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#20 GameBlender
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1. Super Mario Bros.

2. Legend of Zelda

3. Super Mario Bros. 3

4. River City Ransom

5. Kirby's Adventure

6. Faxanadu

7. Megaman 3

8. Megaman 2

9. Wario's Woods

10. Metroid

11. Excitebike

12. Dr. Mario

13. Battletoads and Double Dragon

14. Punch-out

15. Contra

16. Ducktales

17. Battletoads

18. Megaman

19. Tecmo Bowl

20. Final Fantasy

21. Adventure Island 2

22. Gradius

23. Castlevania

24. Zelda II

25. Balloon Fight

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#21 PS2_PC_FAN
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Thanks again guys!
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I'm not sure about 25 but my fav were super mario bros 1 2 & 3 and the legend of zelda!
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#23 JetStingray
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Here's a few

Super Mario Bros. 3
Punch-Out!
Contra
Ninja Gaiden II
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Blaster Master
Power Blade
The Legend of Zelda
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Metroid
Kirby's Adventure
Batman
Rygar
Bionic Commando
1943
Final Fantasy
Life Force
Mega Man III
River City Ransom
Battletoads
Tecmo World Wrestling
Gun Smoke
Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior III
Bubble Bobble
P.O.W.
Duck Hunt
Kid Icarus

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#24 anime_gamer007
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I can't remember the ones I used to play but the ones I do remember are:

Ninja Gaiden (all)

Super Mario Bros.(all)

Legend of Zelda

Metroid

Duck Hunt

Kickle Cubicle

Metal Gear 1

Dragon Warrior

Ice Climbers

Balloon Fight

Galaga

Donkey Kong

Sky Destroyer

Excite Bike

Battle City

Kirby's Adventure

That game Battle City was one of my favorite games as a kid. You fight with tanks and you can even make your own map!

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StarTropics

Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics 2