Ideas on Famicom games?.

[Gamingking]

I'm purchasing a Famicom converter soon and i'm wonder what are some good Platform/action/beat'em up style games for the Famicom? I was told alot of great titles in my SFC thread, So I was hoping to get the same luck for the Famicom.

[Jorpho]

Why are you getting it when you can't think of any games you want to play with it?

[XYXZYZ]

Google gives me this thread when I ask it about good Famicom games.
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109771

And keep in mind that a lot of interesting Famicom games were FDS disks, so those would be off limits to the NES/converter setup.

[Yukima]

Cat Ninden Teyandee (Samurai Pizza Cats) is a pretty good platformer.

If you're into shmups, there are a few good ones that were never released on the NES - Gradius II and Crisis Force, and Recca Summer Carnival '92 (this one's rare and expensive, though)

[Kiddo]

Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-Kun. Maybe Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti as well.

Can't recall much else off the top of my head.

[Gamingking]

Why are you getting it when you can't think of any games you want to play with it?


Did I ever state I couldn't think of any games? I don't see that anywhere. I have a list of some, I would like input on other people favorite Famicom games. Thanks!

[mobiusclimber]

I'll second the games already mentioned to start with. The rest of my list would be:

-Moon Crystal is a really good action/semi-platformer.
-Namco's Star Wars, while not a "good" game, has to be played if you're a Star Wars fan.
-Konami's Wai Wai World series is great, particularly if you're big on Konami as each game features their popular characters in a cool platformer where each character has different special abilities.
-Cocoron if you can get past all the pink and pastel colors. It's an awesome platformer.
-Ganbare Goemon 1 & 2 are great if you can look past their flaws and just enjoy the wacky humor and enemies. These are love-it-or-hate-it games, I'll be honest. I like em.
-Holy Diver is a tough-as-nails Castlevania clone. I couldn't play it very far, but if you like a challenge, you might enjoy it.
-Getsu Fuumaden is an excellent action/adventure/RPG (without a whole lot of RPG to it). This is a great game and should be one of your first purchases, imo, since it's fairly cheap but insanely awesome.
-Majin Eiyuuden Wataru Gaiden is an action-RPG with side-scrolling battles similar to Zelda 2, but much more fun. If you can stand a bunch of japanese text then this is a great game. It's fairly linear so you don't really need to know the storyline too much.
-Ginga no Sannin is another action/adventure with very light RPG touches. You fly a spaceship around, getting into space battles, and then flying down to different planets in search of... something. I played this one for quite awhile, but my big problem was that I never found the save function. Well, maybe next time (armed with the word "save" in katakana) I can figure it out, and maybe start a walkthru for it...

[PresidentLeever]

Ufouria - metroid + jap quirkyness + in-game map = awesome game.

Splatterhouse Wanpaku - Best game in the series!

Moai Kun - Excellent puzzler with cute graphics.

Mitsume ga Tooru - Solid Mega Man clone.

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa - Cute platformer with interesting mechanics, not as kid friendly as it looks.

Also seconding Cocoron and Getsufuu Maden.

[Gamingking]

I'll second the games already mentioned to start with. The rest of my list would be:

-Moon Crystal is a really good action/semi-platformer.
-Namco's Star Wars, while not a "good" game, has to be played if you're a Star Wars fan.
-Konami's Wai Wai World series is great, particularly if you're big on Konami as each game features their popular characters in a cool platformer where each character has different special abilities.
-Cocoron if you can get past all the pink and pastel colors. It's an awesome platformer.
-Ganbare Goemon 1 & 2 are great if you can look past their flaws and just enjoy the wacky humor and enemies. These are love-it-or-hate-it games, I'll be honest. I like em.
-Holy Diver is a tough-as-nails Castlevania clone. I couldn't play it very far, but if you like a challenge, you might enjoy it.
-Getsu Fuumaden is an excellent action/adventure/RPG (without a whole lot of RPG to it). This is a great game and should be one of your first purchases, imo, since it's fairly cheap but insanely awesome.
-Majin Eiyuuden Wataru Gaiden is an action-RPG with side-scrolling battles similar to Zelda 2, but much more fun. If you can stand a bunch of japanese text then this is a great game. It's fairly linear so you don't really need to know the storyline too much.
-Ginga no Sannin is another action/adventure with very light RPG touches. You fly a spaceship around, getting into space battles, and then flying down to different planets in search of... something. I played this one for quite awhile, but my big problem was that I never found the save function. Well, maybe next time (armed with the word "save" in katakana) I can figure it out, and maybe start a walkthru for it...

Those are some good ones, Same for you Leever. If theres anymore that ya'll can think of i'll add it to my list. Thanks.

[AB Positive]

I see no one's mentioned "Joy Mecha Fight" - combine Mega Man and Street Fighter only without the platforming levels and you have a decent idea of this game. Pretty fun, and the easiest Dragon Punch you'll pull off in your life. Up + A + B. Done. :D

[Gamingking]

Yeah a friend of mine told me to try that.