View Full Version : Best NES cutscenes+
Emily
05-20-2005, 01:16 AM
What games on the NES have really good intros or cutscenes in general.
I love watching the the little intro scenes that alot of NES games had. They didnt have to have great gaphics, but its nice when they do :-P
Shatterhand has a nice looking intro.Short but cool.
??? :-P
Lemmy Kilmister
05-20-2005, 01:22 AM
Besides the obvious nod to the Ninja Gaiden games I have to go with the intro to Clash at Demohead. I just liked the old 80's anime art style in that game.
Emily
05-20-2005, 01:27 AM
I forgot about that one, and I just bought it a few days ago. Doesnt the girlfriend look like shes topless ;) ?
Sotenga
05-20-2005, 06:15 PM
Does the intro to Fester's Quest qualify? That expression on his face always manages to make me laugh. LOL
suppafly
05-20-2005, 06:35 PM
Ninja Gaiden 2 has the best cutscenes of any NES game IMHO...
evildead2099
05-20-2005, 06:38 PM
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Dr. Morbis
05-20-2005, 11:31 PM
Blaster Master has my favourite intro scene: the music is awesome and the story is absolutely retarded. I love it!
The easy answer for best cut scene would be the Ninja Gaiden series (specifically NG 1).
maniac mansion has good ones. "This machine will suck out your brains my pretty!"
InsaneDavid
05-20-2005, 11:57 PM
Blades of Steel ;) One of the first in game advertising tricks for other Konami games, a playable boss battle from Gradius, and another nice animation of a miscellanious hockey mascot.
Crystalis
Low G Man (even though the game sucked the intro was cool)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
The Rocketeer
-hellvin-
05-21-2005, 05:02 AM
Ninja Gaiden, duh.
Graham Mitchell
05-21-2005, 08:42 AM
Somebody already mentioned the game, but I gotta back it up: Crystalis. That has the best opening of any NES game, IMO. I used to turn it on just to watch the intro.
I always liked Strider's intro, as well. It has great music.
I think that both the intro and ending to Mega Man II have become infamous, as well.
Speedy_NES
05-21-2005, 09:36 AM
Kickmaster has really good cutscenes.
Sword Master also has pretty decent (but short) intro & cutscenes.
Castlevania III has a decent intro as well. I'm not sure about the first two since I don't have them at hand right now, so can't check.
If you want to see a really boring intro with very dull background music...start up Kabuki Quantum Fighter!
-Speedy
atari_overlord
05-21-2005, 09:47 AM
I cant believe nobody has mentioned the half time to Tecmo Bowl yet. That cheerleader that they sometimes show at the end. The one on her knees doing that thing with her hand...........so hot. Come on I know I am not the only one :D
Ruudos
05-21-2005, 10:14 AM
Low G Man (even though the game sucked the intro was cool)
I think the opposite, sucky intro, good game.
Gremlins 2 has good cut scenes. I also like the intro of Mega Man 4 (it looks better than the ending).
Veepa
05-21-2005, 10:32 AM
Does the intro to Fester's Quest qualify? That expression on his face always manages to make me laugh. LOL
Hah, when I was younger that intro always scared the hell out of me..
pragmatic insanester
05-22-2005, 05:52 AM
vice project doom
Can't remember the opening, but I always liked the comix style scenes between levels in Double Dragon II.
Doonzmore
05-22-2005, 10:16 AM
I cant believe nobody has mentioned the half time to Tecmo Bowl yet. That cheerleader that they sometimes show at the end. The one on her knees doing that thing with her hand...........so hot. Come on I know I am not the only one :D
Hell yea those were damn good cut scenes, the intro to Tecmo Super Bowl is amazing. That game still stands as the greatest football game of all time in my opinion.
Donkey Kong Kid
05-22-2005, 11:03 AM
I always did like the intro to Blaster Master.
Graham Mitchell
05-22-2005, 11:23 AM
I just remembered an obscure one. The zapper game Freedom Force (Sunsoft) has an exceptionally cool intro. It's actually really impressive for the NES. It's got a unique art-style, sort of anime-derived, but not entirely. Definitely check that out. Not a bad game itself, either, although pretty much impossible to play in an emulator.
kainemaxwell
05-22-2005, 11:41 AM
The Ninja Gaiden series and Vice: Project Doom.
boatofcar
05-22-2005, 02:04 PM
Mu vote goes to Tecmo Super Bowl as well-the band, the parachuter, the babes; what else could you ask for?
InsaneDavid
05-24-2005, 03:29 AM
moon crystal
If you want to count Famicom games that is. ;)
Legend of the Ghost Lion had a somewhat impressive intro sequence if I remember correctly.
I just remembered an obscure one. The zapper game Freedom Force (Sunsoft) has an exceptionally cool intro. It's actually really impressive for the NES. It's got a unique art-style, sort of anime-derived, but not entirely. Definitely check that out. Not a bad game itself, either, although pretty much impossible to play in an emulator.
Totally forgot about that one, Freedom Force does have some nice intro cinematics - it also plays decently under NES emulation on the Dreamcast.