Here you go. By the way, I got my NES in 1988.Tier 1:
Super Mario Bros. 3
Zelda II
The Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Bros. 2
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Super Mario Bros.
Tier 2:
Castlevania
Shatterhand
Double Dragon
Metroid
Yoshi’s Cookie
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Contra
Super C
Ninja Turtles
Donkey Kong Classics
Tier 3:
RC Pro Am II
Super Off Road
Hogan’s Alley
Duck Hunt
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
Kung Fu
Tennis
Dr. Mario
Marble Madness
Paperboy
Tier 1 is the absolute best of the best. It’s what my young self would have voted back in the day, and that hasn’t changed really. Some games like Metroid and Contra I didn’t really get into until later (like around the N64 era).
The first Ninja Turtles game is not really that great, but man did we keep playing it back in the day. It didn’t matter that we couldn’t beat it. Black box Tennis was a joy. I loved doubles matches.
Yeah, yeah, I know RC Pro Am II is expensive, but I got it a few years ago and it’s better than the first one (it has an upgrade system like Super Off Road plus multiplayer).
Now THIS is a list. There are actually 30 games here! Amazing!
Interesting that you put up two light gun games.
Castlevania II is one of your Tier 1 games?
Is Double Dragon III that good? I remember many thinking it was a disappointment when it came out.
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