- What is your favorite game on this system?
Bubble Bobble. Its not as good as the arcade version, but wow what an amazing game.

- What are some of your other favorites?
Zelda 1 & 2, SMB 1 & 3, Dragon Warrior (all), Final Fantasy, Tetris, Bionic COmmando, River City Ransom

- What games surprised you? Infuriated you?
Action 52 was horrible.
I was surprised at how fun: Mappy, balloon fight, pinball and ice climber were. That goes for nearly all the black box NES games.

- Do you remember the first time you saw the system in action? What game was it? What was your reaction?
I was in the mall, outside a Leisure World store. This was in 1986. They had SMB set up for kids to play. It looked better than arcade games. I was hooked, and actually received it as a gift.

- Did you own the system "back in the day"? How about now?
I owned it back then. I have no idea where it went though. I own several now. The first being one I got at a pawn shop. I also gave one to my brother and one to my sister. Whenever I see one cheap I buy it and give it as a gift.

- How many games do you have for it?
I have over 720 unique titles for NES. Well over 1000 games total. I went a little nuts buying game lots on eBay. Now I trade my extras or give them to my friends.

- Any stories surrounding the system that you can share with us?
Game Rentals ruled. I remember renting Metroid, Contra, Dragon Warrior, Battletoads, River City Ransom, Bad News Baseball and a bunch of others. I wish I had bought those games when they sold them off.

In my opinion, the absolute best games are the co-operative two player games (Contra, River City Ransom). I loved Bionic Commando, but it would have been better if both my brother and I could play it at the same time.
Some of the other two player games that were very fun were Pro Wrestling and RC Pro Am.
I unfortunately also owned Top Gun. What a lovely game. I almost always crashed on landing, or missed while re-fueling. I detested that game.


Al