Top 20 NES Two Player Games!

[Cmtz]

Top 20 Two player games!

Anticipation
Battletoads
Battletoads&DD
Blades of Steel
Bubble Bobble
Contra
Double Dragon
Esp. Dusty Diamond's All star Softball ( I love this one)
Guerilla
Mario Bros
Ms. Pac-Man
Rampart
River City Ransom
Super Dodgeball
Super Mario 3
Super Spike Volleyball
Tecmo Bowl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
Track & Field
Trog

What do you think?

[Raedon]

Contra
Tecmo Bowl and Superbowl

[digitalpress]

Don't forget River City Ransom!

And Ms. Pac-Man has a cool cooperative 2-player mode.

There are lots more, these two leap to mind.

[chocobokick]

I like Anticipation, lol.
Sometimes it's a bugle, sometimes it's a horn!

[spoon]

Just about any Baseball game.
ESP. DUSTY DIAMOND"S ALL-STAR SOFTBALL

I second River City,Tecmo Bowl, Super Tecmo Bowl

Crash n the Boys street challenge, World Cup Soccer, Contra, Super COntra, Heavy Barrell, Guerilla, Double Dragon Games, Turtles games(1 isnt as good, but oh well), Battletoads, Battletoads&DD, Blades Of steel, Ice Hockey, and there are a ton more.

[Arcade Antics]

TROG.

RAMPART is a close second.

and of course, KRAZY KREATURES.

[leonk]

My personal favorite from many years ago include Jackal, double dragon, Blades of Steel, Life Force, and SMB3!

My new favorites (i.e. played it for the first time since I started collecting) include: Dr. Mario, Guerrilla war (AWESOME!)

LK

[jaybird]

I'm a sports guy, so here's my personal faves:

1. Tecmo Super Bowl
2. Baseball Stars
3. Ring King
4. Ice Hockey
5. Pro Wrestling
6. Track & Field
7. Venice Beach Volleyball
8. RBI Baseball
9. Little League Baseball
10. Bases Loaded

I can also vouch for the Contra games & Rampart is an underrated 2-player game.

[girth305]

Hey all,

I think Super Dodgeball should be on this list.

Take care!

[Sega Hitman]

Jaybird has a good list of sports games, but he's missing Super Spike Volleyball and World Cup Soccer. Two very underrated games, both are excellent IMO. They even released both games on one cartridge as a pack-in, although I haven't seen one of those in quite a while.

-Hitman-

[stonecutter]

Super Dodgeball for sure, also Tengen Tetris.

[Keir]

I'll second Trog and add Bubble Bobble. Also, is Ice Climber 2 player? I'm pretty sure it was in the arcades...

[Nature Boy]

Mario Kart got a *lot* of two player action back when I worked at the hobby shop. So did Zombies Ate My Neighbours.

These days it's the co-operative mode of Halo and, of course, the mini-games in Super Monkey Ball .

[Raedon]

forgot Snow Brothers

[jaybird]

Jaybird has a good list of sports games, but he's missing Super Spike Volleyball and World Cup Soccer.

-Hitman-

I had a tough time deciding between Venice Beach Volleyball & Super Spike Volleyball, but I went with Venice because I like the gameplay a little better (not to mention its cover art) :P

I've yet to play World Cup or Super Dodgeball. I'm going to have to check them both out since they're getting several recommendations.

[ShinobiMan]

Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers Should be up there me thinks. Anyone else agree?

[bargora]

ARCHON

[IGotTheDot]

My wife and I play Trog all the time. Next to Toe Jam and Earl (Genesis) it is our favorite 2 player game.

[Magus]

Gauntlet 2. is. the.bomb.two.player.

[spoon]

Ahhh, seeee
Dusty Diamond rules all.
I am an idiot to forget Super Dodgeball.
I would say every game Technos had a hand in turned out very well.
Technos=Quality!
ROCK!

[Gunstarhero]

Man, a 20 game limit sure does make it difficult. I'll only add some that aren't on the list.

How about:

-CABAL
-Guantlet 2
-Life Force
-Jackal
-Marble Madness
-Vindicators

[nesman85]

contra force is one of my favorites to play with 2 players.

[game_trek]

Well now that I have some good ideas to help me remember.
This is my list:
Contra
Pro wrestling
Ice hockey
Blades of steel
Archon
Lunar pool
Double dragons
Ring King
Just to name a few

[Moose]

Not sure if many have played it, but Kings of the Beach is an excellent game.

I also liked Spy vs. Spy.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Othello
Mario Bros.
Contra
River city Ransom
Tennage mutant ninje turtles 2
Tennage mutant ninje turtles 3
Double dragon

[Mr. NEStalgia]

All are probably on the list, but

Contra
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Guerilla War
Yoshi's Cookie
SMB3
Bubble Bobble
Tetris

And an honorable mention to Duck Hunt (thanks to the DP Guide I learned the 2nd player controller can control the duck - too. cool. 8-) )

-=Mr. NEStalgia=-

[vampyr643]

ahh see all very good games for 2 players but no one mentioned my favorite game for 2 people of all time


caveman games

the mate toss was the funnest outta all of them :)

[Epicenter]

I vote Chip'n'Dale Rescue Rangers. 2P Cooperative play! :) Quite fun.

[le geek]

Why aren't Dr Mario and Bomberman on the list? :-D

[le geek]

Look like I can't edit this sucker, so I'd drop
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Guerilla War

Cheers,
Ben

[Ruudos]

Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Nintendo World Cup

[jose.yoshitake]

GOAL!
Turtles 2
Tengen Tetris
Double Dragon 2
Bomberman 2
Super Contra
Tetris 2 + Bombliss! (jap)
Battletoads
Snake Rattle'n'Roll

Not necessarily in that order...

[le geek]

anyone want to second adding Dr. Mario and Bomberman?

Cheers,
Ben

[calthaer]

Contra + Super C are definitely up there, as is Blades of Steel. I thought the original Ice Hockey wasn't too bad, either, but you couldn't throw off the gloves and fight :) The Turtles games were r0><0r, too.

I don't know about the Mario games for 2-player...they were great, but IMO 2-player works best when you have both people on the screen at once.

[mrginseng]

everybody's choices in this category are indeed worthy, but i'd definitely say that CONTRA is THE best nes 2-player game. and really- was the game even fun WITHOUT two players?

[atari_overlord]

I am shocked people have not mentioned MICRO MACHINES
and I am not sure but I dont think I have seen GOLF on the list .
Two games that for sure stand the test of time. Played two rounds of GOLF with my girlfriend last night.

[Gamereviewgod]

Ice Hockey HAS to be on this list. To this day it's still one of the best hockey games of all time.

[Unknown God]

I second Cabal and Snake Rattle and roll.

[Sph1nx]

River City Ransom Wins Hands Down!


:D

[jimj]

KUNG-FU HEROES would make my top 20 (although I prefer the arcade version, CHINESE HEROES). MULE is another excellent game I didn't see on this list. I second the vote for MICRO MACHINES. And how has this thread gone this long without JOUST getting a vote?

[theshizzle3000]

Battletoads
River City Ransom
Contra
and so on...

The usuals.

[§ Gideon §]

Mario Kart got a *lot* of two player action back when I worked at the hobby shop. So did Zombies Ate My Neighbours.

These days it's the co-operative mode of Halo and, of course, the mini-games in Super Monkey Ball .

I know this is an old post and you're smarter now, but c'mon: None of these are NES games.

Chalk up another vote for Ice Hockey. It deserves a spot on the list.

[ACiD]

Don't forget Super C

[PSXferrari]

Tecmo Bowl is great for its historic value, but Tecmo Super Bowl to this day remains the greatest sports game ever made. The running game of Bo Jackson versus the Montana-Rice passing game is the most dynamic head-to-head match-up imaginable in a video game. Rumor has it that God himself had dreams of Bo zig-zaggin' along a TV screen, and forced the programmers to put it in the game. Tecmo Bowl is a nice piece, but it has to be replaced by Super Bowl.


Other notables: Spy vs. Spy is a fairly average 1-player game, but it's a lot of fun going head-to-head against another person. Same can be said for North & South. Super C is another, but the original Contra is already up there. And how about Smash TV? Sure, the NES couldn't handle a perfect port of the arcade game (one of the top 2-player arcade games ever), but it's close enough to retain most of the gameplay.

[Clownzilla]

There are some greats on this list! I have not seen Spy Vs. Spy Though? Anyone hate it for some reason?:-P

[Clownzilla]

Opps! Just read PSXFerrari mention of Spy Vs.Spy! Than ks for the love!

[Three-P]

Glad to see Bubble Bobble got some recognition.

But Double Dragon's two-player mode was just a one-on-one battle. The co-op fighting came in its sequels.

And, as far as baseball games goes, I'd have to say Base Wars was the best of them. (Mainly because it was the one I had the best chance of beating some of my friends at.)

[Tron 2.0]

Hard to think of 20 so i'll list 10.

1.Contra
2.Super C
3.Jackal
4.Crisis Force:I know that's famicom but it's fun with 2p.
5.Life Force
6.Nintendo Pro Wrestling
7.Tecmo Bowl
8.RCR
9.Bubble Bobble
10.Tecmo World Wrestling

[NinjaJoey23]

Jackal
Guerilla War
Contra
Archon
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball

Don't need anymore than that.

[kataboom]

no one mentioned ikari warriors?

thats my vote that hasnt been already mentioned.

[JoeB]

Tecmo Super Bowl, can play for days =)

[Dingo]

everybody's choices in this category are indeed worthy, but i'd definitely say that CONTRA is THE best nes 2-player game. and really- was the game even fun WITHOUT two players?

I would have to say that Contra is very fun without another player; I actually can't stand to play with someone else, though I've been playing that game ever since I can remember (first game I ever beat) and can pull a deathless run through it so that may be why I feel weird playing it with another person. If you can find someone who knows the game, then I'm sure it's a lot better; but sadly none of my friends have ever really played Contra or Super C and think I'm doing an insane gaming act by going through without dying...I try to tell them that it's nothing more than memory.

Anyway, I would have to put Contra and Super C on the top of my list as well as Double Dragon II.

[RockNRollJerk]

Didn't see RC Pro-Am 2 mentioned anywhere, or Clu Clu Land.

[Apollo]

I'm hoping by Guerrilla they mean Guerrilla Warfare. That game was amazing, I spent countless hours playing that one with friends. We even had little tournaments!

[miaandjohnrule]

I've seen these already in this thread but mine are
North & South
Baseball Stars
Tecmo Super Bowl
Bubble Bobble 1 & 2
Snow Brothers
Super Dodge Ball
Contra
River City Ransom

[TheDomesticInstitution]

Double Dragon II as well. And I like that you get the choice to ignore friendly damage or be able to beat the living crap out of your brother. Plus turning it on allows you to cheat and get 7 lives.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

Heres my two-cents with two games:
Contra
Dr. Mario

[estang74]

Tecmo Super Bowl
Baseball Stars
Ikari Warriors
Contra
Dr Mario
Bubble Bobble
Double Dragon
Tecmo Bowl
Mario Bros
Clu Clu Land
Ice Hockey

All I could think of. This is a great site, got hooked, lots of great topics in the messageboards.

[Night Driver]

Micro Machines.

[Apollo]

Tmnt 2.

[Coleman]

Its a shame that no one mentioned Trolls on treasure island - that game is just so much fun its rediculous...

River city Ransom is definitly on the top of the list along with Super Dodge Ball

Battle toads is a lot of fun but its almost unplayable with 2 people because you cant get past level 3 - unless you cheat

I had a lot of fun with the 3 stooges back in the day - Mini games rule!

I really liked the 2 player ability in little ninja bros.

Mario Bros is awesome 2 player

Archon is just great but I play it all the time and its hard to find good competition!

Danny Sulivan's Indy Heat is hands down my favorite Racing game on the NES 1 player is good - 2 player is great - 4 player is unbelieveable!

Qix gets a nod but its nothing special because its the NES version

The rest are already on the list and covered!

[Matt Antonellis]

Crash 'n the Boys Street Challenge

My brother and I always play it first whenever we want a good 2 player NES game.

[DigitalSpace]

My favorites:

Balloon Fight
Blades of Steel
Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers 1 and 2
Contra
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
Double Dragon 1 and 2
Dr. Mario
Guerrilla War
Ice Hockey
Kings of the Beach
Micro Machines
Nintendo World Cup
Remote Control
River City Ransom
Spy vs. Spy
Super C
Super Dodge Ball
Super Off-Road
Super Sprint
Superspike V'Ball
TMNT II and III
Track & Field I & II
Wheel of Fortune
World Games
Wrecking Crew
Yoshi's Cookie

[The 1 2 P]

Lets see:

Contra
Super C
Double Dragon 2
Life Force
Skate or Die
RC Pro Am
Tennis
Blades of Steel
Tengen Tetris
Bases Loaded
Double Dribble
Pro Wrestling
Track and Field
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game

Ok, so thats only fourteen, sue me:P

[Dante2112]

I uses to spend whole days playing NES with my step-brother, Contra and Ice Hockey where some of our favorites. Picked up Ice Hockey a while back from my mothers to share the awsomeness with friends but I couldn't find Contra. I love makin fat and skinny guys, that was always fun.

[Xian042]

but Contra is def. my favorite 2 player NES game