1. Super Mario Bros. - really, a timeless classic. Not sure if there is a better pure platformer. 2. Zelda II - I never understood how this became the b*stard son of the Zelda series. Huge game, tight controls, perfect atmosphere. Very underrated. 3. Punch Out! - perfect pick up and play game. 4. Ninja ****ing Gaiden - difficult game, but never cheap. 5. TMNT II - heaven for a young Ninja Turtles fan 6. Batman - underrated. loved all the wall-jumping. 7. Mega Man II - addictive 8. Super Mario Bros. 2 - again, never understood why so many people disliked it. Fun deviation from the original formula. 9. Metroid - amazing for its time 10. Zelda - ditto
SNES: Final Fantasy II(I swear this game alone made life worth living) FF3 Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past BattleToads Double Dragon Breath of Fire III Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Super Mario World NBA Jam TE Mega Man X Super Street Fighter II <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Z002JicU0E&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Z002JicU0E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Ninja Gaiden makes my list too, but come on! Those blind jumps with flying birds and other **** would jump you was just brutal. My list, in no order: Blaster Master Strider Ninja Gaiden series Final Fantasy series Super Mario Brothers series River City Ransom Super Tecmo Bowl Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers Street Fighter 2010 Captain Commando
You should play around with it a little more. The game has some brilliant level design - if know which power ups to hit and when, any level can be run through.
SMB 1 - 3 Ninja Gaiden 2 Tecmo Bowl Double Dribble Blades of Steel Double Dragon 1 Contra 1 + 2 RBI Baseball
Could not agree more with these selections. Super Mario 2 was possibly my favorite in the NES series (yes, ahead of SMB3), and Zelda II (a.k.a "A Link to the Past") was awesome. I just wish it had a save-game feature. I preferred Ninja Gaiden 2, but still a good choice. I would add "Adventures of Lolo". Such a simple game, but if you liked puzzlers, it was a GREAT one.
