Friday OT: Favorite NES 8-bit Games
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There certainly were some hard games on the NES. The original Ninja Turtles wasn't impossible though, I have beaten that one. Battletoads, however, will haunt me until I die.
Yes! The Sandman still gives me nightmares! I did enjoy beating up on Soda Popinski.
Metroid, Zelda, Mario 1 and 2 received the most play. Tecmo Bowl and RBI Baseball weren't far behind.
Dr. Mario (although that might have been the next gen Nintendo).
Played that game so much I finally got to see the spaceship...several times. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you didn't beat to the top level on "fast".
(semi-humble brag)
Played that game so much I finally got to see the spaceship...several times. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you didn't beat to the top level on "fast".
(semi-humble brag)
Can't let this thread get too far along without a shout out to Mario 3, one of the best platformers ever made.
And a VERY long game! It was a lot of fun. What about the bastard stepchild of the Mario franchise, Mario 2? A lot of people did not like it, but I have fond memories of floating around using Princess Peach and pulling things out of the ground.
remember playing a lot of bases loaded with people and fighting over who got the new york team.
I just replayed Zelda recently and finally beat it for the first time. Save states do the NES games a lot of good.
I just replayed Zelda recently and finally beat it for the first time. Save states do the NES games a lot of good.
I loved TMNT, all the Mega Mans, Mario 1 and 3, and RBI Baseball, but my favorite NES games were the "puzzle" games like Maniac Mansion, Kickle Cubicle, and A Boy and His Blob.
I also found these maps, which I would have killed to have back in the day:
I also found these maps, which I would have killed to have back in the day:
Very fond memories of NES. One thing that sticks out in my mind is that one year I found the stash of stuff I was getting for Christmas and one thing was Super Mario Brothers 3. Every time I knew that my parents were going to be gone for a while I would pull out that bad boy and play for a while. I got pretty good at that game before I even "received" it for Christmas.
My #1 is: Zelda II: Adventures of Link
#2: Kid Icarus
#3: Double Dragon
4: Bases Loaded II: Second Season
#5: Double Dribble
My #1 is: Zelda II: Adventures of Link
#2: Kid Icarus
#3: Double Dragon
4: Bases Loaded II: Second Season
#5: Double Dribble
This makes me want to play my emulator, that or watch a bunch of AVGN
[video=youtube;XjUz8IT0CYg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg[/video]
[video=youtube;XjUz8IT0CYg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg[/video]
I've seen the spaceship, but never, ever won a game past Level 20 on High.
Also: chill, fever, or no music?
Double Dribble. I always remember how sometimes it would go through the dunk animation only to clank it at the rim. Used to **** me off!
Even some of the most hardcore gamers expressed frustration with Level 3 and how impossible it was to beat. I came close a couple of times in my glory days, but man it was tough to do.
Anyhoo, my list of NES games included:
- Any of the Mario Bros games.
- TMNT.
- Skate ur Die.
- ExciteBike.
- Roadblasters.
- City Connection.
Also, does anybody remember "NARC" when it came out? I know there was controversy about it being too violent in its day, but my parents let me play it anyway. Something fun about busting drug dealers and/or blowing them to 8-bit smithereens....
Excite Bike. I always remember overheating my bike and having to watch people pass me. Sucked! That also reminds me of Town & Country Surf (can't remember the name correctly), where you skateboarded and surfed. That game was hard!
