Skipping some obvious ones like SMB/Tetris.
From top-left to bottom right:
- Punch Out
- Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (Famicom Disk System)
- Gun.smoke
- Bubble Bobble
- Dragon Quest III
- Volleyball
- Pinball
- Mighty Bomb Jack
- Lifeforce
- Double Dribble
- Bionic Commando
- Lifeforce (sorry duplicate)
- Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun (Famicom)
- Balloon Fight
- Ice Hockey
- Super Dodgeball
- Soccer
- Double Dragon II
- Dragon Spirit
- Jackal
- City Connection
I find your lack of Battletoads disturbing.
For some reason Battletoads wasn’t popular/known in my region. For fighting games, we were into Double Dragon and Kunio Kun (River City).
What’s that one with a baby?
Ah, this just gave me a fun wallpaper idea and reminded me that my emulator exists. Thanks 👍
Great, after reading the words City Connection, that music will be stuck in my head for a week
Skipping some and having one in twice
Sorry about that.
Not anything worth apologizing for.
This is your list. That I think some things may be missing is irrelevant, but it can be a conversation starter.
That you have a duplicate means you can cram more of your favorites in, if you like.
Which was your favorite?
Definitely Balloon Fight. The control scheme is perfect. Two player coop. Simple but fun, and with the right challenge.
I wish it had more variety in the level design.
What are your NES favourites?
My favorites were Ninja Turtles, Final Fantasy, Paperboy, Zelda, Rygar, Castlevania 3, or Kid Icarus. At least those ones got massive amounts of play time.
Kid Icarus is a little too difficult for me, but I think I should try again and see if I can get better.
I only played TMNT on SNES, perhaps I should try the NES one.
I never tried Paperboy, is it good?
I never said I was good at them. LOL. I enjoyed them all. For the time they came out, they were amazing to me.
I think the part I liked about TMNT was that it had multiple play styles in one game, so it felt like more.
Paperboy was a racing game with a timing mechanism. You ride a bike along a set course, dodging obstacles like the racing games of the time. However, you have to time throwing papers at or in mailboxes to get points to pass stages.
City Connection! Love that game, fantastic soubdtrack.
Yeah it is a bit simplistic, but I go back to it for a short run once in a while. Miss the simple pick up and play.
Did you just not play Super Mario Bros?
I did. Just not enough room for too many good NES games.
You had enough room to put Lifeforce on twice.
Some of these look less known, seems like we need a list!
You’re right:
From top-left to bottom right:
- Punch Out
- Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (Famicom Disk System)
- Gun.smoke
- Bubble Bobble
- Dragon Quest III
- Volleyball
- Pinball
- Mighty Bomb Jack
- Lifeforce
- Double Dribble
- Bionic Commando
- Lifeforce (sorry duplicate)
- Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun (Famicom)
- Balloon Fight
- Ice Hockey
- Super Dodgeball
- Soccer
- Double Dragon II
- Dragon Spirit
- Jackal
- City Connection
How’s the pinball one? Is it literally just called pinball? I’ve definitely played an old pinball game before but can’t remember the name or system but I love me some retro pinball lol
This one is just called Pinball, it is a first-party Nintendo game.
I love NES pinball. I do not like pinball games with realistic physics (too fast and too difficult). This one feels more like a game instead of a real pinball machine. Also, this one has a bonus stage with Mario in it.
I also like how clear and bright the visuals are. Too many newer pinball games are cluttered and flashy.
Space Cadet and NES pinball are my favourite video pinball games of all time.
I love space cadet! Lol, and sweet thanks, just played a game and it’s pretty fun :) I also found something called Family Pinball
Needs more Crystalis
The one thing these games have in common…
… Is Matt Turk.
Resonance by Odyssey starts playing
Balloon Fight! It’s similar to Joust (possibly even a rip off), but I find it to be a bit easier to control.
There is a video on youtube explaining the effort put into programming Balloon Fight to improve the controls.
I played a knock-off flash game called “Balloon Duel” as a kid. It was pretty fun, so I just decided to buy Balloon Fight to try it out. Thanks for the recommendation!
Bubble Bobble is one of my favorite games ever!
Fuck yeah. Super Dodge Ball!