Unique Top Ten NES Games List

[Nintendork]

Thought about making a Top Ten NES games list for my blog but decided to try and exclude the big names on the list. So no Mario, Zelda, Mega Man or Metroid. I am currently drafting my post but thought it would be an interesting thread here.

So those are the rules; Your Top Ten NES games EXCLUDING Mario, Zelda, Mega Man and Metroid franchises. Go!

[OatBob]

Gyruss, StarTropics, and Double Dribble

[miaandjohnrule]

Gunsmoke
1942
Gun*Nac
Baseball Stars
Tecmo Super Bowl
Kid Icarus
Adventure Island(1-3)
Castlevania(1-3)
Dragon Warrior(1-4)
North and South
Honorable Mention:
Snow Bros.
Bubble Bobble

[namzep]

1942
Tecmo Bowl
Castlevania III
Dragon Warrior
Bases Loaded 3
Bubble Bobble
Top Gun
Kid Icarus
Hogan's Alley
DuckTales

[FlufflePuff]

Dragon Warrior
Bubble Bobble
Metal Gear
Kid Icarus
Tecmo Super Bowl
Faxanadu
Final Fantasy
Snake Rattle N' Roll
Shadowgate
Uninvited

[vintagegamecrazy]

Take Dragon Warrior Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden out and go from there.

[spoon]

Sorry, I couldn't think of just a top 10. But, here are a lot of overlooked/ unappreciated games for the NES IMHO

Nightshade
Super Tecmo Bowl
Metal Storm
Yo Noid!
River City Ransom
TMNT II
Ducktales
Journey to Silus
Batman
Iron Tank
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Bionic Commando
Ice Hockey
Tiny Toons
Crash N the Boys Street Challenge
Built to Win Formula 1
Dusty Diamonds All Star Softball
Heavy Barrel
The Karate Kid II
Mighty Final Fight
Ninja Crusaders
Wrath of the Black Manta
Pinball Quest
Power Blade Series
Power Punch II
The Punisher
Rescue the embassy Mission
Golgo 13
Mafat Conspiracy
Skat or Die
Silver Surfer
Contra
Super C
RC Pro am Series
Yoshi
Zen Intergalactic Ninja

[le geek]

I'm also excluding Contra and Castlevania

Arkanoid
Dr. Mario
Excitebike
High Speed
Mike Tyson's Punchout
Pinbot
R.C. Pro Am
Rygar
Super Spy Hunter
Track and Field

Cheers,
Ben

[Oobgarm]

I'm also excluding Castelvania, Contra, and Ninja Gaiden.

In no particular order:

Shadowgate
R.C. Pro Am
Gunsmoke
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Strider
Cobra Triangle
Rad Racer
Little Nemo the Dream Master
Batman
Excitebike

[misfits859]

Based on games I played, Tetris, Tecmo Bowl, Dragon Warrior, Gun.Smoke, Tyson and Baseball Stars would be among my favorites. I am a bit amazed at the lack of mention Tetris has received in the posts so far...

[Damon Plus]

River City Ransom is all you need. It's a shame this game will be underrated forever.

[PresidentLeever]

I initally thought you meant games exclusive to the NES, so I'm going for that:

Clash at Demonhead
Guardian Legend
Gargoyle's Quest 2 (well there was a GB port as well but jap only)
Life Force
Magic of Sheherazade
RC Pro-Am 2
River City Ransom/Street Gangs
TMNT 3
Ultimate Stuntman
Willow

[Barbarianoutkast85]

Shadowgate
Yo Noid
Duck Hunt
TMNT 2
TMNT 3
Startropics
Journey to Silius
River City Ransom

[Kevincal]

In no order:

Pinball
Mike Tyson's Punchout
TMNT II
Excitebike
Ice Hockey
Tetris
Duck Hunt
Bases Loaded 2
Target Renegade
Duck Tales

[jwm2]

River City Ransom is all you need. It's a shame this game will be underrated forever.

Agreed, its one of the best games of all time if you ask me. Definately cream of the NES crop.

[Snapple]

Castlevania 3
Dragon Warrior 3
Dragon Warrior 4
Punch Out!
The Guardian Legend
Tecmo Super Bowl
Duck Tales
Gemfire

Just to name a few. I'm too lazy to think of more, but there are a lot more.

[boatofcar]

Maybe you should change it to games that don't have sequels...that will eliminate any of the big franchises....

Anyway, my list is

River City Ransom
Tecmo Super Bowl
Little League Baseball
Bad News Baseball
City Connection
Golgo 13
Shadowgate
Blaster Master
Monopoly (love the music in this port)
Skate or Die

Aside from the big boys of the NES, I could get by playing these 10 games forever.

[Cryomancer]

Startropics, Ufouria, Bad News Baseball

[theshizzle3000]

Let see some of my favorite underrated NES games:

1. River City Ransom
2. Trog!
3. Nintendo World Cup
4. North and South
5. Shadowgate

[ryborg]

North & South
Tecmo Super Bowl
RBI Baseball
Duck Tales
Bubble Bobble
MT Punch Out
Marble Madness
Tengen Tetris
Blades of Steel
Dr. Mario

RCR was underrated in like 1995. Now it appears on literally everyone's "most underrated" list. I nominate that we stop calling this game underrated from now on since it clearly isn't.