I'm now re-infatuated with the original NES game system....

[WeRQ4U]

Whether it's nostalgia or an irrational fear of newer technology, I want to buy a NES and some of the old games I used to have. I've checked ebay and they have games and systems. But holy HELL, they are still expensive. Seems as though others have the same idea.

What are games that you would want or recommend to me? So far I've thought of these:

Tecmo Bowl (OF COURSE) and SUper Tecmo Bowl
Track and Field
Rygar
Final Fantasy
Dragon Warrior
Zelda and Link
Metal Gear
Double Dribble
Double Dragon
Baseball Stars
Master Blaster
Contra
Ice HOckey
Super Dodge Ball
Wizards and Warriors

What else??

[GirlinContempt]

1. hmmmmm

Total Recall was hilarious
Mario 2
Zombie Nation
California Games
Ikari Warriors
Skate or Die
Shadow of the Ninja
All the D&D games
Bionic Commando
Contra
Bomberman
Demon Sword
Burgertime
Guerilla War
Megaman
Gumshoe
Ninja Gaiden
Metroid
TMNT
Crystalis
Ultima
Wolverine

Just off the top of my head.....
Though if you're really a luddite you should be like me and play the Odyssey

[RedSpartan]

3. Bionic Commando was the best game for NES by far.

Glad to see it made your list.

[GirlinContempt]

4. What can I say

I have good taste :silly:

[WeRQ4U]

7. Dude with a grappling hook for an arm right?

I loved that one.

[WeRQ4U]

8. I like a lot of those.

Ninja gaiden, Metroid, Contra, BC, Ikari Warriors, Megaman, Ultima.

You know what though. I HATED TMNT. That was one of the hardest freakin' games ever. LOL. You lost Leonardo and you were screwed.

[GirlinContempt]

17. Hard means good

some challange in it. ;)

[WeRQ4U]

18. Oh yeah. I agree. That was my fascination with Dragon Warrior and FF.

But TMNT, Golgo 13, Gauntlet, and Fester's quest were just impossible. Fester's quest there was ONE life and you had NO continues. If you got 5/6 of the way through the game and then died, you were screwed.

[GirlinContempt]

20. Gauntlet was soooo not hard

I dunno what drugs you be smokin' foo. I found Total Recall hard though *snicker* Funniest. Game. Ever.

[WeRQ4U]

24. Are you kidding me? That game was endless and damn near unbeatable.

It had a ridiculous number of levels. The computer A/I was pretty incredible at that time. The enemies, although they were easy to kill, would swarm you all the time. Your life points went down by like 1hp per increment of time. The maps were so intricate and laid out. You had to playt he game OVER adn OVER and OVER to learn where all the exits and hidden objects were. In fact, if you hadn't played the levels before, you may just die from not finding the way out.

I consider this game hard, not because the enemies and bosses were hard to kill, but becasue the game was damn near impossible to complete. It was hard. I don't care what ANYONE says. I had the game and I don't think I ever finished it.

EDIT: I forgot another incredibly hard game.....Ghosts and Goblins.

[GirlinContempt]

27. Well, it's true that there was lots to do

But the finding out was fun :)

[fiveleafclover]

2. Well, there's always emulation

In theory, of course. And only for educational purposes.

[obxhead]

5. Metroid!!!

[ghostsofgiants]

6. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! is a must

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. play some tetris for me, will ya?

[WeRQ4U]

10. ahhh, Tetris.

I used to be able to just kill on that game. I played the one where after each level, the little Russian dudes came out and danced for you. I think it was the second version from a different company. I was great. Dr. Mario = ggrrrrrrrrrrrrr:mad:

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. I lived to beat tetris and see what my next dance would be

[TK421]

11. All the Dragon Warriors ( 1,2, and 3 ) How about Strider?

There was another one I remember...The Battle of Olympus

[WeRQ4U]

12. Strider was a pretty cool game.

I LOVED the Dragon Warriors and Final Fantasy games. (FF II was kind of stupid though).

Didn't strider have this huge blue sword?

[TK421]

13. I think it was called a cypher..and the dudes name was Hiryu

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Blades of Steel, Super Mario 3, and Skate or Die.

:thumbsup:

[WeRQ4U]

16. I loved Blades of Steel

Ice Hockey paled in comparison. Besides, the fighting screen was better. Edmonton rocked on that game. I beat the game with Edmonton.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

19. Contra!

great game

[WeRQ4U]

31. up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B, A, start = 30 guys

Gotta love that I remember that hack.

[tedoll78]

21. Solution: Buy a Nintendo Revolution next year.

It's backwards-compatible all the way to the NES. For a small fee, you can download any 1st party Nintendo title (and many 3rd party titles) onto the system's memory. NES games, SNES games, N64 games. It'll also play Gamecube discs.

My to-play list includes:
A Boy and His Blob
Faxanadu
Bionic Commando
Final Fantasy

I'm selling my older systems now. I won't need 'em anymore. Too much clutter. Cheers!

[GirlinContempt]

22. Blasphemy

*dies of shock*

[tedoll78]

26. I know, I know..

The Nintendo fanatic in my says the same thing. "You grew-up with the system, Tommy. Some of your greatest childhood memories are associated with that gray box, Tommy. You begged and begged for that system, Tommy!"

But then the anal "everything-must-be-compacted-and-organized" freak in me tells me to compress it all into this one system.

Someone on eBay will be very happy with the NES. If I ever get to digging it out of the attic.. :P

[GirlinContempt]

28. I say you donate your old games and system

to a worthy cause.
Namely, me.

[WeRQ4U]

25. I suppose that's kind of cool.

Not a bad idea on the part of Nintendo. But I really have no interest in the newer games. They're way too frickin' complicated.

Besides, shouldn't it be a right of passage for a child to master the fine art of getting the original NES to work and to get that fucking red light to stop blinking. You remember, take it out, blow on the cartridge, blow out the toaster, push the cartridge down, put another cartridge in on top of that one.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

23. I still have mine!

It's a top loader and I still have my games with the orginal boxes.

Pinbot
The entire Castlevania series
The entire Mario Bros. series
Legend of Zelda
Battle for Olympus
Battletoads
Tetris
The Simpsons
Godzilla

among others.
Battletoads is a great game.

[ChickMagic]

29. I'm a SNES gal myself

Love it, love it, love it.

I'd go with Super Mario 3 for NES. SNES has a quad game cartridge with SM3 and I absolutely love it. How about Wrecking Crew?

[Fox Mulder]

30. Castlevania, Mega Mans (get them all), Mario, Metroid...

God, I forgot what games were good for that system.

Battletoads!, Bubble Bobble, tetris, , etc...

I'll come back to this thread when I can think of more.