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Family Computer => Famicom / Disk System => Topic started by: Phosphora on July 30, 2013, 03:36:56 pm

Title: If you could only own & play 1 single Famicom/NES game...
Post by: Phosphora on July 30, 2013, 03:36:56 pm
Which title would it be and why? Can be any region, any format. Doesn't matter if it's official, pirate, hack or homebrew. The only exclusion would be a multi-cart!  :P (But you may choose a title only available on a multi-cart)
No runner-ups or honorable mentions, try your very best to boil down your choice to a single unique title.


For me it's an easy choice, Summer Carnival '92 RECCA. It's the true granddaddy of the modern bullet-hell shmup genre, and I'm still amazed to this very day that such a fast-paced chaotic shmup game is actually running on stock Famicom hardware.
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Post by: wholesalewatch648 on July 30, 2013, 04:39:50 pm
gimmick for sure. why? its endless fun."well seemingly endless"
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Post by: L___E___T on July 30, 2013, 05:04:23 pm
I would have to say Super Mario Bros. 3 

It's got most of what I'd want long term - solid gameplay, mixed difficulty, lots of variety between levels and power ups, single player, two player, competitive, cooperative, great music and visuals to boot.  Perhaps the best replay ability on the system?
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Post by: Cheetahmen on July 30, 2013, 05:34:22 pm
Probably the Tengen version of Ms. Pac-Man. It has a lot of options for a NES game which gives it a lot of replayability and early arcade games are generally my favourites. ;) I could probably say the same for the Mega Drive and SNES in spite of some of the great games on those systems as well.
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Post by: Nightstar699 on July 30, 2013, 05:50:04 pm
Hoshi No Kirby. My favorite game, tons of content, replayability, extras, and terrific graphics and sound... that being said, I'd miss all my other games so badly.
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Post by: Phosphora on July 30, 2013, 06:02:07 pm
Some interesting games mentioned so far.

I have never played or seen gameplay of Mr. Gimmick before. I always assumed it was just in demand because of rarity. After watching a video I also look forward to playing this game.

Tengen Ms.Pacman: Lots of diverse options, seems like a really cool plus to an already classic game.

Hoshi no Kirby: A really fun game that I hope we all played as a kid.
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Post by: BonBon on July 30, 2013, 06:18:22 pm
Splatter house famicom
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Post by: Phosphora on July 30, 2013, 06:44:40 pm
Quote from: Jay-ray on July 30, 2013, 06:18:22 pm
Splatter house famicom


This shall be your grave.
I wonder why this wasn't released in the US?
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Post by: nerdynebraskan on July 30, 2013, 07:31:36 pm
Damn. I honestly don't think I could ever narrow my collection to one game. I like too many styles of games: platformers, puzzles, shooters, arcade-style action.

It's definitely a damn shame that we didn't get Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti for the NES. There's a few likely reasons, though:

1) Namco didn't have a great presence on the NES to begin with. Virtually all of their games that did get imported were picked up by third-parties. For instance, we only got Galaga because Bandai published it here. I read something about Namco and Nintendo not having a great business relationship recently, but I don't know a lot about that.

2) The game has many overt parodies, such as the Zombie Michael Jackson as the first boss. He even dances to an 8-bit Midi rendition of "Thriller." As I understand it, Japanese copyright law is far less strict compared to the US. It's possible no one wanted to publish the game here, and risk copyright infringement lawsuits from the respective American media corporations (like Jackson's record label, to stick with the example already given).
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Post by: Mo-hd on July 30, 2013, 07:42:28 pm
Hmmmm ... 

I think Captain Tsubasa Vol. II Super Striker.
the game is unique, from the characters and the story line to the gameplay and the cinematic clips.  ;D
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Post by: 80sFREAK on July 30, 2013, 09:36:46 pm
Tweaked Family Basic.
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Post by: manuel on July 30, 2013, 09:51:30 pm
Tetris (NES, not Famicom version)

Always good for a round of fun.
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Post by: Protoman on July 31, 2013, 01:47:36 am
Definately Super Mario Bros 3. Possibly Tetris, but I'll settle on Mario 3.
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Post by: UglyJoe on July 31, 2013, 07:48:34 am
Tetris 2 + Bombliss

Tetris is pretty much the best game every made, so I have to go with Tetris.
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Post by: jpx72 on July 31, 2013, 08:24:27 am
Rockman 1!

I can play this game over and over again. ;) And why? Don't really know, I loved this game all my life, and it is quite a while. I know all the levels so good so I think I can draw them from memory ;D And I love the music so I play it sometime just to listen to it for a while.
It's the legend that started the whole Rockman/Megaman madness!

I just downloaded it to my 3DS to play on my journeys, so yes, when I will be given the choice to keep only one of my carts, I have a clear winner. I also love the colour and artwork of the famicom cart!
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Post by: Ghegs on July 31, 2013, 09:44:42 am
Tetris is a game with real unlimited replayability, but sadly none of the NES/FC versions are that great, at least not when compared to some of the later ones. So I'd probably have to go with Recca as well. The normal gameplay modes (both Normal and Hard difficulty) would be exhausted fairly quickly, but the Score Attack, Time Attack and Zanki modes would keep me busy for a loooooong time.
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Post by: L___E___T on July 31, 2013, 09:50:53 am

Quote from: jpx72 on July 31, 2013, 08:24:27 am
Rockman 1!

I can play this game over and over again. ;) And why? Don't really know, I loved this game all my life, and it is quite a while. I know all the levels so good so I think I can draw them from memory ;D And I love the music so I play it sometime just to listen to it for a while.
It's the legend that started the whole Rockman/Megaman madness!

I just downloaded it to my 3DS to play on my journeys, so yes, when I will be given the choice to keep only one of my carts, I have a clear winner. I also love the colour and artwork of the famicom cart!


You actually finished it??  I may go for it next after beating Castlevania, it's harder.
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Post by: Nightstar699 on July 31, 2013, 10:01:31 am
I never understood why people claim the original Rockman to be a difficult game... I'd say it's just as easy as 2-6. Is it simply the lack of E-tanks?
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Post by: L___E___T on July 31, 2013, 11:45:50 am
The Wily Castle bosses for me - copy Rock and that eye/brain thing.

Most enemies also want to mate with you, the way they rush in relentlessly.

I think 2 is way easier than one for sure, even the Japanese version.
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Post by: crade on July 31, 2013, 12:22:32 pm
Probably ghosts n goblins, it's the one that I have had the most fun with lately. 
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Post by: nerdynebraskan on July 31, 2013, 01:32:06 pm
@nightstar

The Yellow Devil is very hard, and the final Wily boss is pretty tough too. Combine that with the lack of E-tanks (meaning you have to beat them with one tank of health), and the first Mega Man is very hard to beat without exploiting the pause glitch. The level design is also very tricky, and there's no momentary invincibility to save you from instant death on the spikes if you get knocked into a pit.
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Post by: son_ov_hades on August 01, 2013, 05:24:11 am
Super Mario Bros. 3, I've played it my whole life and haven't gotten bored of it yet so I doubt it will ever happen.
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Post by: Nightstar699 on August 04, 2013, 01:27:57 am
Huh... I guess I just play way too much Rockman, because I found all the Wily bosses to be easymode. For the Yellow Devil I just memorized the pattern that his pieces fly at you, there's only one pattern and it stays consistent every time, from there he perishes after a few rounds of electricity. Rockclone, I just use Fire Storm, and it does a great job of keeping him at bay. I've also beaten him with the Buster, but it was tougher. For the large bubble-like monsters that move along the edge of the room, I just hammer away with the Buster, and use the boulders in the room to destroy the last few. As for Wily? Well, I found that Firestorm shreds through his first form extremely quickly, and I use Cutman's blades on his second form. It takes a while, but his shots are predictable enough that they're very easy to dodge.
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Post by: nerdynebraskan on August 04, 2013, 08:40:56 am
I've come to the same strategy and weapon selections on those bosses. I also find the Rock-clone to be pretty easy. He's a bastard if you don't use the fire, because he just jumps on you repeatedly, but that flame shield is something he just can't counter. I used to have a lot of trouble with the bubble things as I played it growing up, but they're really not bad if you keep the boulders for a platform to jump over them when they rush you. It was just always tempting to smash them with Guts Man's power immediately or to zap them with Elec Beams (which destroy the boulders). If you make those mistakes, the last couple will often kill you because you can't jump over them.

As much as I agree with your assessment of Yellow Devil, he's still the hardest boss in the classic series. Yes, he's predictable, but he's fast and your window to counter-attack him closes very fast. Without exploiting the pause glitch, you have to survive his barrage, what, six or seven times? That's not easy for most of us. And the final Wily boss is still an endurance, because he has double your life bar and does more damage than you do.

The first Mega Man is still a tough game for me. And I'm someone who's beaten Mega Man 2 and possibly 3 without using special weapons (as much as possible... obviously late bosses in both games are immune to the pea shooter).
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Post by: aha2940 on August 04, 2013, 05:52:04 pm
I would have to say Akumajou Densetsu (Japanese Castlevania III). It has all the things I like: lots of challenge, great graphics, great music, replayability value (multiple paths). Great game and maybe the best one for the NES IMO.

Regards.
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Post by: zaneiken on August 07, 2013, 03:47:25 am
Double Dragon II - still fun after all these years.
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Post by: Farid on August 10, 2013, 11:09:44 pm
With no doubt it is : Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League (http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/profile.php?id=2163)

This game has changed my life and still it is changing it!  :o

One day I will go to Japan and talk to its maker personally.  8)

Also there are other reasons :
There are a lot of humor in it which make me laugh while playing
It has a 4-Player support and because of this I still play this game with my cousins whenever possible
I remember I became angry at my brother for buying this game!
Because I am not a soccer fun so at first I didn't like this game at all but gradually I fall in love with this SUPER GAME!


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Post by: egg_sanwich on August 13, 2013, 11:20:08 pm
Gradius. It's not rare, it's not top 10, but I love it! It boots up every time I plop it in, and boom - instant shooter action.
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Post by: That Guy from Faxanadu on August 16, 2013, 02:43:14 pm
I´d choose Quarth. Best puzzle game for any console. I never get tired of it  :)
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Post by: sconley666 on August 18, 2013, 02:27:33 pm
Quote from: L___E___T on July 31, 2013, 11:45:50 am
The Wily Castle bosses for me - copy Rock and that eye/brain thing.

Most enemies also want to mate with you, the way they rush in relentlessly.

I think 2 is way easier than one for sure, even the Japanese version.


2 is WAY easier.  I personally thought that 5 was the hardest, with 4 being a close runner up.  1 2 & 3 are the easiest but they also were the only ones I had for quite some time.

One 1 game?  I have a hard time with this.  Either Mario 3 or Tetris 2 + Bombliss I can't decide.
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Post by: P on August 22, 2013, 04:04:19 am
I'm with Nightstar here. I think Rockman 1 is about the same as the other Rockman games. The only real hard part of the game is the last stage when you have to fight all those bosses in a row. The Yellow Devil isn't so hard when you learned his pattern properly. It's mostly about staying calm and not messing up the timing. Just like when you meet him in Rockman 3.

Quote from: nerdynebraskan on July 30, 2013, 07:31:36 pm
Damn. I honestly don't think I could ever narrow my collection to one game. I like too many styles of games: platformers, puzzles, shooters, arcade-style action.

Me neither. I like about every genre there is and no matter what game I would choose I would probably be sick of it after a while. Tetris is fun sure but I prefer the Game boy versions of it. I think I'd pick some version of Family Basic like 80sFREAK. That would give me the most possibilities.
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Post by: nusilver on August 26, 2013, 12:43:41 am
Maniac Mansion for NES. It's just too funny and I have only seen a handful of the possible endings.
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Post by: GohanX on September 02, 2013, 07:23:26 pm
For me it's Punch Out, I never tire of it.
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Post by: famifan on September 03, 2013, 06:26:10 am
super mario bros.3

the best platform action ever made :-[
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Post by: NintendoKing on September 03, 2013, 06:33:00 am
Uninvited
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Post by: bonusbmusic on November 17, 2013, 05:45:15 pm
Iron Tank, has a lot of variety and is a interesting adventure. Also maybe a multicart being they have many games.
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Post by: crade on November 20, 2013, 01:24:42 pm
I think right now I would actually have to answer battle kid 2 (surprisingly over all the classics)..  My friend and I are seriously having more fun with that game currently than I have had with any others for ages and I think it's difficult enough to be entertaining for a long time.

Edit:  Just realized I already answered Ghosts and Goblins.. oh well that one is a good answer too lol
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Post by: satrioretro on December 03, 2013, 10:49:09 am
110 in 1 multicart
There is so many good games in there, so I can play the game without swaping the game cartridge :)
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Post by: Mooliecool on December 03, 2013, 12:06:27 pm
The Untitled RPG or Earthbound/Mother
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Post by: jascony on December 03, 2013, 12:18:49 pm
It's been mentioned already, but my pick would be Tetris 2 + Bombliss. I love the feel-good cheesy music, and Tetris never gets old.
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Post by: smeghead on December 03, 2013, 01:20:47 pm
I can't decide between - Contra, Double Dragon 2 and Chip 'N' Dale!
Those are games from my childhood!