SM's Top 100 NES/Famicom games

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Hey DP, K've started what will be an ongoing series as I count down my personal top 100 NES/Famicom games list.

Yes, there are already plenty of NES top 10′s, top 25′s and even top 100 lists all over the net. So why should you care about my top 100 list?

My aim here was to make a unique list that goes beyond simply my picks and my thoughts about them. This list was carefully crafted based on my experience of well over seven hundred individual titles for both the NES and Famicom. My criteria for this list was based on three factors – Overall appeal, uniqueness, and how well each have aged.

This list will include every kind of software ever written for the hardware, whether it be NES, Famicom, unlicensed, prototype, homebrew or Hong Kong original pirate – if it was sold in some forum, it’s fair game for this list. The only type of games I have excluded are hacks of existing games. While many of these are incredible, I may at some point in the future write a separate list for these alone.

So here's part 1, #100-90. I will be continuing to work on this series with ten games per post. I hope you enjoy and discover some hidden classics you might have missed the first time around!

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2...s-list-100-90/

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Here's part 2 of my ongoing look back on the best of the best for the NES and Famicom. Here's #89-80. Hope you guys enjoy and maybe learn of some hidden gems!

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2...es-list-89-80/

[ccovell]

A good list so far. For your #80 entry, the NES/FC/GB game Yoshi (no Tamago) was also developed by GameFreak, making 2 games (at least) that GF developed on the NES.

[shinobimusashi]

This list is off to a very good start. I will be keeping an eye out for the rest of it for sure.

Tecmo Super Bowl was years ahead of its time. The cutscenes(I like how you get a cutscene when you clinch your division, no matter when you do it). The stat tracking, the unbelievably deep season mode, the player photos, the easy to operate battery back up saving. TSB was released in 91, it wasn't until 93, and 94 when the 16 bit Sega/Ea football games finally brought in those features, and even then some of them still weren't as well done as in TSB.

The 16 bit ports of TSB just aren't as charming as the original 8 bit game in my opinion. I remember being blown away at the fact that an NES football game could have so much depth, and replay value. The last season I played through I went 9-7 with the Redskins. Lost the Super Bowl to Buffalo 20-14.

The Little Mermaid is a very good game too. I highly recommend anyone to give it a try if you haven't already.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

the train keeps on rollin'. Here's part 3, #79-70.

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2...es-list-79-70/

I hope you enjoy and discover some hidden classics you might have missed the first time around!

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Sorry about the delay guys!

Here's part 4, #69-60

Enjoy!

[NBaco]

This is actually unrelated to the articles a bit, but I'm curious where did you get the awesome shelf that holds those NES games? As someone who buys a lot of NES games, I'd love to have something like that!

[shinobimusashi]

I was wondering the same thing, that thing looks awesome. I want one!!!

Holy Diver looks awesome. Clearly the game was inspired by the Dio song/video. RIP metal god.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Alright guys. After a delay I tried to avoid, I've got the next part finally finished. Here's part 5, #59-50 I hope you enjoy!

Be sure to leave your comments. I love hearing from you guys.

[GameNinja]

Wow it really shows that you took a great amount of effort and care into doing this! I will read more when I get the chance but great job so far!

[Ackman]

A nice list so far but some of them are seen more like interesting diversions than great games imho. You did put shadow of the ninja on the list so that makes me really happy. Just when you think you played every NES game you wanted to, someone posts a huge list with more, doh.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Hey guys, I'm not dead yet! Just been super busy with school and my best friend's wedding. I've finally finished the next entry so

here's part 6, #49-40 I hope you enjoy!

[Greg2600]

Great list, nice web layout. How did you get Getsu Fuuma Den (English translation) to work? The original rom works on my emulator (Nestopia) and powerpak/NES, but the translation fails (unsupported mapper).

I also found your mention of the Macbee "properly colored" Sunsoft Batman, very helpful, because I'd been looking for that. Too bad he didn't mod the beta with the cutscenes.

PS: That Gun-Dec artwork is clearly Bruce Willis from Die Hard.

[aryoshi]

Very impressive! I like your website, added it to my bookmarks

[Drixxel]

Hey guys, I'm not dead yet! Just been super busy with school and my best friend's wedding.

But that movie's only a bit over 100 minutes, it shouldn't have taken more than an afternoon! Oh ho ho ho ho...

In all seriousness, cool 6th entry in your top 100. It's been good reading, nice balance of screenshots and video to augment your wordings. Personally, there's a large chunk of the Famicom exclusive library with which I'm not very familiar so it's especially neat to hear about those gems.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Wooo! Busy me finally finished the next entry in my continuing look back at the top 100 NES and Famicom games of all time.

Here's part 7, #39-30

As always, feel free to leave your thoughts both in this thread and in the comments section of the post itself. Enjoy!

[Drixxel]

A cool new installment in your list, although I contend that there are other fighting games on NES/Famicom beyond Joy Mech Fight, such as TMNT: Tournament Fighters and Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu.

[pseudonym]

Nice list so far. I like the effort you're putting into this and the fairly unusual games rather than typical games you see in a lot of top __ lists.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

A cool new installment in your list, although I contend that there are other fighting games on NES/Famicom beyond Joy Mech Fight, such as TMNT: Tournament Fighters and Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu.

Ahh you're right! I forgotten about both of those! I'll have to slightly edit my post. Thanks for the correction.

[SparTonberry]

$20-35 is the price range for Moon Crystal? An original? Please tell me where I may promptly buy it for that price.
(it's up there on my list of games I want but can't find at a reasonable price)