Satoshi Matrix made a few polls to determine the top games a few years back, and I thought it might be time to renew this with a slightly different approach.
I'd like to compile the "Top 50 Famicom Games".
At first I'd like you to make nominations. Only official Famicom and Disk System games, please. (No hacks or pirates)
You can nominate as many games as you like (up to 50) and every game that has at least 2 nominations will move on to the next round. (I'd say maybe 2 weeks for the nomination round, then we'll go on to polls.)
Please post a list of your favorite games!
My list:
Super Mario Bros. 1
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda II
Rockman
Rockman 2
Rockman 3
Rockman 4
Rockman 5
Rockman 6
Chip & Dale
Chip & Dale 2
Wanpaku Dakku Bouken (Duck Tales)
Duck Tales 2
to be continued...
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti
Joy Mech Fight
Super Mario Bros. 2j (FDS)
Hoshi no Kirby
Recca: Summer Carnival '92
Super Mario Bros. 3
VS. Excitebike (FDS)
Bio Miracle Bokkute Upa (FDS, for the better music. The easy difficulty on the cart version isn't needed. :crazy:)
Nazo no Murasamejou
Akumajō Densetsu (FDS)
Are some of my favorites. I'll probably update this later.
-Almana no Kiseki
-Fushigi no Umi no Nadia
-Ganbare Goemon!
-Goonies
-Gradius II
-Mad City
-Spartan X2
-Tetris II + BomBliss
-VS ExciteBike
-Wai Wai World
Cool ! My nominations:
FDS:
Super Mario Bros. 2j
FAMICOM:
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Recca
Akumajou Densetsu
Crisis Force
Rockman
Rockman 2
Rockman 4
Rockman 6
Hoshi no Kirby
Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Mother
RAF World
Zelda no Densetsu 1
Gimmick!
Parodius Da!
Pac-Man
Ninja Hattori-kun
New Ghostbusters II
Spelunker
Megami Tensei I
Megami Tensei II
Mappy
Mario bros.
Macross
Lagrange Point
Konami Wai Wai World
Just Breed
Dig Dug
Madara
Ice Climber
Gradius
Gradius II
Salamander
Goonies
Maniac Mansion
Portopia Renzoku
Star Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Twin Bee
Urban Champion
Wrecking Crew
Xevious
Galaga
Excite Bike
Duck Hunt
Dragon Scroll
Dragon Quest I
Dragon Quest IV
Donkey Kong
Galaxian
Devil World
Bubble Bobble
Contra
Challenger
Bomberman
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Binary Land
Battletoads
Balloon Fight
B-Wings
Arkanoid
Antarctic Adventure
Willow
Ganbare Goemon!
Ginga no Sannin
Pooyan
Makaimura
Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima
Wanpaku Duck Yume Bouken
Wario no Mori
Hope I got them all, not more than 50 :)
EDIT added another 6
Satsui no Kaisou
Ginga no Sannin
Metal Slader Glory
Just Breed
Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de...
Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha
Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
Erika to Satoru no Yumebouken
Sanma no Meitantei
EDIT: Split the Famicom Tantei Club games.
Thanks for the contributions so far.
@jpx72:
Don't worry, I won't count them. If you have more than 50 that's OK too. ;)
Turtles 2
Holy Diver
Nekketsu World Cup Soccer
Super Mario Bros 3
Rockman 2
Balloon Fight
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario USA
Doki Doki Panic
Metroid
Rockman
Rockman 2
Rockman 3
Rockman 4
Rockman 5
Rockman 6
Zelda no Densetsu
Zelda no Densetsu 2: Link no Bouken
Raf World
Takahashi Meijin no Boken Jima
Takahashi Meijin no Boken Jima 2
Takahashi Meijin no Boken Jima 3
Takahashi Meijin no Boken Jima 4
Akumajo Dracula
Dracula 2: Noroi no Fuin
Akumajo Densetsu
Moon Crystal
Contra
Super Contra
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 2
Ninja Ryukenden
Mighty Final Fight
Wanpaku Daku (Duck Tales)
Wanpaku Daku 2 (Duck Tales 2)
Gimmick!
Batman
And there are many others that I don't know or I still haven't played...
Twinbee
Binary Land
Parodius
Destiny of an Emperor 2
Darkwing Duck
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2j
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario USA
Adventure island
Adventure Island 2
Mikey Mouse Capade
Galaga
Pac Man
Pin Ball
Lunar Ball
YS Tank
Lode Runner
Mappy
Contra
Ninja 1
Ninja 2
TEtris
Pooyan
Twin Bee
Star Force
Goonies
Chip & Dale
Chip & Dale 2
Spartan X
PD fighting
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Gimmick!
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Balloon Fight
Battle City
Batman
Little Samson
Contra
Super Contra
Castlevania (I forget the Japanese title)
Gradius
Gradius II
Parodius
Ninja Ryukenden
Ninja Ryukenden II
Quote from: tonevPD fighting
I think you mean Hokuto no Ken.
Cheetahmen i am talking about this game youtube link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf2nMXc-Qm8)
Quote from: tonev on April 14, 2011, 09:26:54 am
Cheetahmen i am talking about this game youtube link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf2nMXc-Qm8)
Yeah, that's basically Hokuto no Ken with the copyright removed.
@tonev: Darkwing duck has unfortunatelly only a pirate famicom release, so it doesn't belong here...
Add the Rockman games for me, I forgot to include them earlier.
Thanks guys! But there are still a few regulars who haven't posted yet! Come on! :help:
Great idea. My nominations:
Dr. Mario
Antarctic Adventure
Adventure Island
Exerion
1942
SpartanX
Empire Strikes Back
Yume Pengin Monogatari
Son Son
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Ninja Ja Ja Maru Kun
SkyKid
Well obviously I've got plenty to say on this subject myself :D
I'm actually compiling a top 30 list for my blog which you guys can expect in a few weeks, similar in structure to my top 25 Powerpak Killer Apps list.
http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/top-25-powerpak-killer-apps-nes/
I think it's silly to exclude NES exclusives like Power Blade. Power Blade is a significantly altered and better than the Famicom counterpart, Power Blazer, so yeah. I want Power Blade and a few other NES-only games in the list. It's not like the NES was different hardware.
here's a list
Castlevania 1
Balloon Fight
Bubble Bobble
Battle Kid
Bio Force Ape
Bucky O'hare
Clash at Demonhead
Contra & Super C
Crystalis
Duck Tales
EarthBound/Mother
Gargoyle's Quest 2
Guardian Legend
Gradius 1 + 2
Gimmick!
Gun-Nac
Jackel
Journey to Silius
Kabuki Quantum Fighter
Kirby's Adventure
Kickle Cubicle
Krion Conquest
Little Nemo
Lifeforce
Mario Bros. Classic Serie
Megaman 1-6
Metroid
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Ninja Gaiden
Power Blade
River City Ransom
Super Mario Bros. 1-3
Tengen Tetris
Vice Project Doom
Yoshi's Cookie
Zelda 1
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Crisis Force
Ninja Ryukenden
Recca
Akumajou Dracula
Akumajou Densetsu
Link no Bouken
Zelda no Densetsu
Duck Tales
Tetris
Contra
SMB
SMB3
Don Doko Don 2
Robocco Wars
Mappy Land
Highway Star
Time Zone
Tetris
Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Felix the Cat
Gimmick!
Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken
Panic Restaurant
Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Yume Penguin Monogatari
Electrician
Vs. Excitebike
Metroid
Street Fighter 2010
Here is all I could think of for now in no particular order:
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2(j) (FDS)
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario USA
The Hyrule Fantasy Zelda no Densetsu (FDS)
The Legend of Zelda 2 Link no Bouken (FDS)
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Mother
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest II
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest IV
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Famicom Tantei Kurabu I (FDS)
Famicom Tantei Kurabu II (FDS)
Rockman
Rockman II
Rockman III
Ninja Ryukenden
Ninja Ryukenden II
Akumajou Dracula (FDS)
Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin (FDS)
Akumajou Densetsu
Just Breed
Makaimura
Donkey Kong
Mario Bros
Excitebike
Pac-Man
Gradius
Salamander
Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
Hyaku no Sekai no Monogatari
Dig Dug II
Wanpaku Dakku Bouken (Duck Tales)
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Chip & Dale
1942
Hikari Shinwa: Palthena no Kagami (FDS)
Ice Hockey (FDS)
If nes exclusives are allowed I would like to include another one:
NES only:
Gumshoe
It was made by Nintendo but for some reason wasn't released in Japan. I would guess that it works on a famicom with a converter and a famicom light gun.
Manuel, Rockman 7 is for super famicom, right?
Yes, Rockman 7 is for SFC.
@satoshi_matrix: I don't see a reason why we shouldn't also include some NES exclusives, as long as they're playable with some sort of adapter.
I think everything I'd want to add to the list has already been mentioned. Except for:
Rolling Thunder
Quote from: UglyJoe on April 18, 2011, 06:39:57 pm
I think everything I'd want to add to the list has already been mentioned.
But if you won't mention them again, they won't get to the next round...
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Personally I am against including NES exclusives or even NES versions of games, those can be included in some other top 50, like "top 8-bit nintendo"...
Quote from: jpx72 on April 18, 2011, 09:56:38 pm
But if you won't mention them again, they won't get to the next round...
In that case:
Binary Land
Spelunker
Super Xevious
Tetris II + BomBliss
The Hyrule Fantasy Zelda no Densetsu
Tower of Druaga
Xevious
Quote from: jpx72 on April 18, 2011, 09:56:38 pm
Personally I am against including NES exclusives or even NES versions of games, those can be included in some other top 50, like "top 8-bit nintendo"...
Same here, I'd vote to keep it Famicom/FDS only. But it's not my thread, so whatever.
Quote from: manuel on April 18, 2011, 05:20:38 pm
Yes, Rockman 7 is for SFC.
I meant that you included Rockman 7 in your list. You said only official famicom and FDS games.
Including NES versions of games when there is a famicom version shouldn't be needed I think (as there might be differences), but NES exclusives are a harder case IMHO.
Thanks for pointing it out! It was a typo! I meant Rockman 6 of course.
I've been pondering on this, and I'm working on a list, which is taking a while because I'm busy with service orders. My major obstacle is perspective: There are some fantastic games that should be on a top-50 list, but they require reading Japanese to play. Is this a list of top-50 games for English-readers only, or simply the top-50 games of all time? :bomb:
P.S. What is the deadline?
Certainly not "english only". Famicom is Japanese product, so...
I don't have a fixed deadline, but I thought about letting the nominations go for about 2 weeks.
After that the real voting will start.
As it seems there are people who don't want to include NES exclusives or NES versions, I'll leave that open, too. Until now we have 2 votes pro and 2 contra. Just post in this thread how you think about it and the option with the most votes will be used.
SD Hero Soukessen
Fire Rock
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble 2
Lickle
25 of my favorite Famicom/NES games...
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2 (FDS)
Duck Tales
Donkey Kong
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Castlevania
Devil World
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers
Maniac Mansion
Contra
Kirby's Adventure
TMNT II: The Arcade Game
Metroid
Duck Hunt
Nintendo World Cup
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen
Double Dragon
Atlantis no Nazo
Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros.
Dig Dug
Excitebike
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest IV
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Metroid (FDS)
Kid Icarus / Palutena (FDS)
Galaga
Galaxian
Pac Man
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong 3
Spartan X
Recca
Gimmick!
Double Dragon 3
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden 3
Dr. Mario
Yoshi no Cookie
Kirby
Mighty Final Fight
Akumajou Dracula
Dracula no Densetsu
Hitler no Fukkatsu
Balloon Fight
Gradius
Gradius II
Gremlins 2
Batman
Hogan's Alley
Duck Hunt
Wild Gunman
Generals - damn auto correct - what was this?
Dezaemon
Adventure Island
Adventure Island II
Adventure Island III
Makaimura
Rockman
Rockman 2
Takeshi (forget the Japanese)
Shatterhand (forget the Japanese)
Zelda no Densetsu
Lode Runner
Dig Dug
And Aliens! Though this was never released by Square in the end - it would have been the same as the MSX game :(
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/01/15/squares-unreleased-aliens-game-for-famicom-disk-system-uncovere/
and.. Mr. Splash!
http://m.kotaku.com/255716/brand-spankin-new-famicom-game
If The above two don't count, I'd actually stick Baseball and Tennis on that list, genuine great sports games in my opinion.
Adding a few more:
Solomon no Kagi
Solomon no Kagi 2: Coolmintou Kyuushutsu Sakusen
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball Bu
Mad City
Famicom Wars
Eggerland Meikyuu no Fukkatsu
Tennis
Update: Is there still time? Another one I forgot:
Ai Senshi Nicol (FDS)