Zelda 1 for the NES

[DeuceWallaces]

Kid Icarus is one of the hardest games ever. That was my favorite. Just getting out from under ground was an accomplishment.

Ikari Warriors was another ****ing impossible classic.

[-p.tiddy-]

Top 100 NES Games of All Time
***as voted by the GameFAQs NES Board 2001-09***

TRIPLE PLATINUM
1. Super Mario Bros. 3 ( 3802 )
2. Legend of Zelda, The ( 3336 )

PLATINUM
3. Super Mario Bros. ( 1791 )
4. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! ( 1520 )
5. Mega Man 2 ( 1486 )
6. Contra ( 1432 )
7. Final Fantasy ( 1404 )
8. Metroid ( 1383 )
9. Super Mario Bros. 2 ( 1065 )
10. Tecmo Super Bowl ( 1055 )

GOLD
11. River City Ransom ( 846 )
12. Mega Man 3 ( 829 )
13. Zelda II: The Adventures of Link ( 802 )
14. Kirby's Adventure ( 638 )
15. Tetris ( 606 )
16. Ninja Gaiden ( 601 )
17. Castlevania ( 536 )
18. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse ( 531 )

SILVER
19. Crystalis ( 478 )
20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game ( 463 )
21. Bubble Bobble ( 451 )
22. Dragon Warrior ( 425 )
23. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest ( 417 )
24. Dragon Warrior IV ( 397 )
25. Bionic Commando ( 390 )
26. Duck Hunt ( 377 )
27. StarTropics ( 371 )
28. Baseball Stars ( 354 )
29. Excitebike ( 352 )
30. Blaster Master ( 350 )
31. Dragon Warrior III ( 344 )
32. Metal Gear ( 336 )
33. Super Dodge Ball ( 334 )
34. Kid Icarus ( 325 )
35. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos ( 307 )
36. Mega Man ( 298 )
37. Maniac Mansion ( 288 )
38. Battletoads ( 287 )
39. Dr. Mario ( 279 )
40. Super C ( 261 )
41. Guardian Legend, The ( 257 )
42. Double Dragon II ( 253 )

BRONZE
43. DuckTales ( 242 )
44. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 206 )
45. Ice Hockey ( 197 )
46. Faxanadu ( 196 )
47. Tecmo Bowl ( 193 )
48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project ( 192 )
49. Double Dragon ( 182 )
50. Mega Man 4 ( 177 )
51. Life Force ( 168 )
52. Dragon Warrior II ( 164 )
53. Blades of Steel ( 146 )
54. Mega Man 5 ( 134 )
55. Adventures of Lolo ( 121 )
56. RC Pro Am ( 121 )
57. Marble Madness ( 110 )
58. Mega Man 6 ( 109 )
58. Metal Storm ( 109 )
60. M.C. Kids ( 108 )
61. Rescue Rangers ( 107 )
62. Ghosts 'n Goblins ( 105 )
63. RBI Baseball ( 101 )
64. Jackal ( 100 )

HONORABLE MENTION
65. Nintendo World Cup ( 99 )
66. Micro Machines ( 96 )
67. Battle of Olympus, The ( 95 )
68. Goonies II ( 94 )
69. Willow ( 91 )
70. Baseball Simulator 1.000 ( 89 )
71. Kickle Cubicle ( 84 )
72. Snake, Rattle & Roll ( 83 )
73. Little Samson ( 82 )
74. Little Nemo the Dream Master ( 81 )
75. Shadowgate ( 78 )
75. Paperboy ( 78 )
77. Wizards & Warriors ( 77 )
78. Donkey Kong ( 76 )
79. 1943 ( 73 )
80. Superspike V'Ball ( 72 )
81. Bucky O'Hare ( 71 )
81. Balloon Fight ( 71 )
81. Punch-Out!! ( 71 )
84. Batman ( 70 )
85. Mario Bros. ( 69 )
86. Rygar ( 67 )
87. Legacy of the Wizard ( 65 )
88. Pirates! ( 63 )
88. Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball ( 63 )
90. Ice Climber ( 61 )
91. Deja Vu ( 60 )
91. Clash at Demonhead ( 60 )
93. North and South ( 59 )
93. Guerilla War ( 59 )
95. NES Open Tournament Golf ( 56 )
96. Gradius ( 54 )
97. Destiny of an Emperor ( 53 )
97. Adventure Island II ( 53 )
97. Monster Party ( 53 )
100. Solstice ( 52 )

I'm not even familiar with River City Ransom, and it is #11 on this list...:/

[DeuceWallaces]

River City is Double Dragon with the guys from Super Dodge Ball (one of my favorites).

[kentatm]

I'm pretty sure the original hard copies of Zelda came with a world map that gave hints to help you on your way.

You want to know one of the dirtiest tricks in a video game ever?

X-Men on the Sega Genesis required you to 'soft reset' your system after level 5, or else you couldn't continue on to the final level and beat the game. You had to half press the reset button on the system. I literally owned the game for 12 years before finding that out.

even worse was the subsequent redesigns of the Genesis took out the reset button which makes it impossible to finish.

I also would recall the original Metroid as being harder to figure out than that first Zelda. I don't remember it as well, but I know some of the false walls, and especially the false cieling thing, seeming like they were all but impossible to have figured out on my own.

you needed damn graphing paper to make your own map of the game.

[joe]

Super Mario Bros 3 is NOT better than the original. It is a huge fail by gamers in general for feeding that myth. The original had better challenge, better platforming, better game design, etc. The 3rd one was better at the time, because the graphical improvement and some innovations. But in retrospect, just as a game, the original is better. And Lost Levels is better than both. Booya.

[-p.tiddy-]

Super Mario Bros 3 is NOT better than the original. It is a huge fail by gamers in general for feeding that myth. The original had better challenge, better platforming, better game design, etc. The 3rd one was better at the time, because the graphical improvement and some innovations. But in retrospect, just as a game, the original is better. And Lost Levels is better than both. Booya.

Super Mario Bros (NES) Speed Run World Record 4:57

[joe]

I think Super Mario 3 is a far better game than the original (and the original was the first game I ever played).

The Lost Levels is a challenge. That's the original Mario but with smaller platforms and shit.

The problem with 3 is they took out the platforming. You die in 3 because an enemy got in your way. It's not really a platforming game in the sense of jumping from landing pad to landing pad. Ever since 3 all the new Mario games have shared that trait, and it's just inferior IMO.

[joe]

The problem with 3 is they took out the platforming. You die in 3 because an enemy got in your way. It's not really a platforming game in the sense of jumping from landing pad to landing pad. Ever since 3 all the new Mario games have shared that trait, and it's just inferior IMO.

And don't be a smartass and just say "well that's just YOUR opinion and that may not be right for everyone!" I am reading your mind and I know you are considering saying that. Dispute my claims like a mannnn

[Crystallas]

No idea how I was supposed to figure out to use the flute to drain that pond. lol. Sick game though

One of the oldmen tell you.

[Crystallas]

Super Mario Bros 3 is NOT better than the original. It is a huge fail by gamers in general for feeding that myth. The original had better challenge, better platforming, better game design, etc. The 3rd one was better at the time, because the graphical improvement and some innovations. But in retrospect, just as a game, the original is better. And Lost Levels is better than both. Booya.

No way. SMB3 was MUCH better. By the time Super Mario 2 came out, I was beating SMB in like 15 minutes without Nintendo Power strats back in the 80s before you had TAS(tool assisted) tricks. I wasn't even pro at the game, as some people did it under 10 minutes. SMB3 is one of the greatest games of all time. The only real fault is how easy Bowser is.

[joe]

No way. SMB3 was MUCH better. By the time Super Mario 2 came out, I was beating SMB in like 15 minutes without Nintendo Power strats back in the 80s before you had TAS(tool assisted) tricks. I wasn't even pro at the game, as some people did it under 10 minutes. SMB3 is one of the greatest games of all time. The only real fault is how easy Bowser is.

How about lost levels?

[joe]

No way. SMB3 was MUCH better. By the time Super Mario 2 came out, I was beating SMB in like 15 minutes without Nintendo Power strats back in the 80s before you had TAS(tool assisted) tricks. I wasn't even pro at the game, as some people did it under 10 minutes. SMB3 is one of the greatest games of all time. The only real fault is how easy Bowser is.

And I can't argue with you, I'll still love you forever for helping me learn about e-cigs so much. Haven't smoked a cigarette since :).

[DeuceWallaces]

SMB 1 was nothing compared to 3 and if you think otherwise you obviously weren't around when both came out.

[Megabox!]

I f*cking hate this piece of crap game. the mini map sucks, the overworld and dungeons are cryptic as hell, its pretty damn easy to get lostnif you dont know what you're doing and they throw a crap ton of enemies at you towards the end of the game in small ass rooms(those damn Wizzrobes). Link to the Past, Majora's Mask and Wind Waker are my fav Zelda games

[Lamar Doom]

f*ck yeah 30 somethings. grew up with an atari 2600 when I was really little but the NES was some mind blowing shit. Zelda is an all time favorite of mine, River City Ransom is phenomenal, there weren't a lot of good co-op games back then but River City was unreal. So many memories of sitting in my parents basement listening to different tapes on the DUAL tape deck and record player my brother left me when he went to college and playing Ikari Warriors with my friend in the neighborhood. All the super marios were special. You guys ever play Golgo 13? That shit was impossible. Ikari Warriors and Metroid were elite. Duck Tales (which has been re-released now with souped up graphics), Track and Field (was comically easy once the controllers with turbo came out), Dragon Warrior, castlevania