15 Best NES Games! [TOP GAMES]

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Жыл бұрын

Enjoy a look at my Top 15 best games fore the NES! I only included ones I own physically, but there's loads more amazing NES games that I hope to get in the future, so maybe I'll make a follow up sometime! Let me know your favourites in the comments below!
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@TheImponderables Жыл бұрын

it is completely heart-warming to see how happy you look talking about these games, man.

@andrieffendi9542 Жыл бұрын

Yesss i think we also feel the excitement, reminiscence of your childhood memories when you are watching video game show on tv

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Thanks both! Be sure to check out last weeks episode too for more childhood memories! :D

@TimelordUK Жыл бұрын

This is what I like about him too

@colinspotswood9893 Жыл бұрын

Truth!

@adamkane7513 Жыл бұрын

Yes, life seemed so much simpler back then. For a start there were only _two_ genders...

@leogolive Жыл бұрын

I'm 47 years old and still have my original NES and a ton of games!

@ApplesauceNinja Жыл бұрын

It is a breath of fresh air to see one of these top 10 videos that isn't a rehash of the same ten classics. Very well done!

@spice_krispies 9 ай бұрын

The same games top the lists bc they're great for a reason. Rating other games on purpose to null the other good games importance is silly. In that case just do list not including the obvious choices

@djredshow 6 ай бұрын

Hats off the the 13 year old who beat freaking tetris. Played that for hours when it was new and all these years later this young man does the unthinkable. Congrats to him.

@LiquidTurbo Жыл бұрын

Love your videos man! Love the passion for these classic systems and games. Keep it up!!

@jacobwebb2623 Жыл бұрын

I am a visually impaired gamer, and a huge fan of the NES. I wanted to thank you for mentioning an often over looked aspect of games, the music. There are many, many tracks I found back in the day and I still listen to today. Again great review.

@josephpowers7155 Жыл бұрын

photophobia over here// i empathize with yoy bud, have a good 1

@jacobwebb2623 Жыл бұрын

@@josephpowers7155 Yeah, there is not enough room for me to put down all I have, but lets just say I've confused Johns Hopkins twice, as well as scared the carp out of numerous eye doctors. That being said I am an avid gamer and LOVE,,,,,,, well what is considered now,,,,, "retro" games. Thanks for the response.

@josephpowers7155 Жыл бұрын

@@jacobwebb2623 have a nice day bud, we will get through.

@Shorty_Hutch Жыл бұрын

I managed to complete ninja gaiden a year or two ago after a long time of learning the tactics. and after getting meningitis a few months back and having a bit of a hazy memory as a result, I was happy that I could still complete it :)

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I’ve never completed it, I’ve finished the Master System one though, which I think is even better, but it’s definitely a lot easier

@Shorty_Hutch Жыл бұрын

@@RetroBreak once you learn the specific paths it's manageable :) I'd love to try the master system version, I know there was an arcade version but not sure if its the same as the master system or not

@OriruBastard Жыл бұрын

Finally, a top w/e list without a damn Punch out. But if you want to try more awesome nes games, give a try for Ufouria, Faxanadu, Legacy of the wizard, Little Samson and Guardian Legend.

@alexisfranchino9537 Жыл бұрын

DEAR RETRO BREAK, FOR YEARS THE DREAM MASTER WAS IN MY HEAD GOING THROUGH ABOUT HOW MUCH FUN I HAD WITH IT AS A CHILD, BUT I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN ITS NAME AND I WAS NEVER ABLE TO PLAY IT AGAIN, THANKS TO YOU I JUST DOWNLOADED IT ON MY PC, YOU EARNED A SUBSCRIBER AND MY GRATITUDE

@Sw-sx7nw Жыл бұрын

I love this list. I’m playing through as I watch! Cheers 😊

@greedpower565 Жыл бұрын

Another Great high quality video retro break, can wait for another video this week

@Ali_A84 Жыл бұрын

Integrering list, you presentet some new games for me. Keep up the good work!

@thatogcoolname 11 ай бұрын

Always love your videos brotha. You can tell you truly have a love of gaming and you dont just pick the usual suspects. Keep up the good work!

@RetroBreak 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m working on a very interesting list at the moment! Hope you’ll enjoy when it’s live! :)

@jrvbamafan1 Жыл бұрын

Seeing someone that genuinely loves these games makes the video so much better. You can tell you have a real respect for these early games, and it comes through. Subbed and gonna check out some of your other videos

@OMGILOVEBANANAS Жыл бұрын

nice vid, good energy, you seem actually genuine

@kurtniekamp249 Жыл бұрын

I loved Contra, Jackal and many sports games….Tecmo Super Bowl. So many great NES titles

@American_Mike Жыл бұрын

Blaster Master!! What a game! That was the first game where I found a bug. If you throw a grenade on a boss and hit pause the grenade will continue to do damage. Wait long enough and the boss dies.

@niemand7811 Жыл бұрын

Awesome presentation. Truly fun to watch and your enthusiasm is real. Also that you got Mega Man 4 as your definitive number one spot increases the sympathy. MM4 was my first Mega Man game. I did play some MM2 on someone else' NES but MM4 was my first own Mega Man game and I still love it.

@erockbrox8484 Жыл бұрын

Mario 3 on NES is amazing. It's probably a near perfect game as far as having fun goes.

@AliasEville 10 ай бұрын

absolutely spot-on with the bubble bobble soundtrack 😍😍

@Bobby8451 Жыл бұрын

I love people keeping these oldies alive. Blaster Master has been my absolute favorite since the first time I played it. I actually played this a week 1/2 ago. Nothing has beat it to this day. I'm going to try out that 2nd game whatever the was. I'll have to rewatch this here later.Thx man!!! BTW, where is Journey to Silius? Lol That's another Sunsoft game that's as great as Blaster Master and Batman.

@MultiSpotify Жыл бұрын

Great taste of NES games!! Agree with most of your picks and loved to see some unusual picks like Quantum fighter and especially Blue Shadow, played that game a lot as a kid and still do sometimes, one of the best graphics, sounds and music on the system IMO

@mr_5lade Жыл бұрын

Great list! Mario 3 was a childhood defining game

@RetroMoments Жыл бұрын

Nice list! I got Blue Shadow just 1 week ago. Definitely an awesome game. Its also co-op!

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

I’ve never had a chance to play it in co-op but that sounds fun!

@Riz2336 Жыл бұрын

Good list of games. Kind of surprised no Zelda though

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Honestly, not a huge fan of the first two Zelda games, probably in my top 20, but I don’t think Zelda got good until the Snes / Game Boy era

@loudorchen9897 Жыл бұрын

I remember my friend Dave Huber from Guelph had bubble Bobble, that soundtrack will always remind me of Saturday mornings at his house as a kid. He also had contra 2 which was pretty cool.

@Des_Zee Жыл бұрын

I would call Bubble Bobble an action puzzler/platformer. Loved playing it in arcade back in the day. Nice list👍

@cjeelde Жыл бұрын

Love to see a few surprises on Top 15! And also nice that you put all Super Mario Bros together, same for those Mega Man games! Half of the console is the games and it's so amazing to see how it got so much better. Just compare Super Mario Bros 1 and 3... if you just look at gameplay from these two games you can think that it's games on two different consoles but it's the same. Another thing that I loved is that you showed the game cartridges for each position. Love that! All these top 10/20/... are so personal. I have my fav games and I always hope to see those games as number 1, 2, 3 and so on. We're all like that I believe. But it's always personal. These Mega Man games are so good!! So underrated. Deserve way more success. Capcom's crown jewel!

@DS8379 Жыл бұрын

Great list! Mega Man 2 is my favorite but 4 is incredible. The day I finally beat it was a proud day in my gaming life

@mrkarbon Жыл бұрын

Pretty sweet list and a good watch. Would personally go with (in no order): - Mario Bros 2 - Mario Bros 3 - Bubble Bobble - Snake Rattle n Roll - Mega Man 1-6 (fav 2 & 3) - Ducktales - Battle of Olympus - Turtles 2 - Bucky O‘Hare - Maniac Mansion - Dr. Mario - Crystalis - Spike V‘Ball - Double Dragon 2 - Batman Honorable mentions: Zelda, Metroid, RC Pro Am, Tetris, Hyper Soccer, Track & Field 2, Little Nemo, Chip & Chap, Contra, Tiny Toon Adventures, Punchout, Mighty Final Fight

@JohannesYtterstrom Жыл бұрын

Good mix between classics and some a bit more hidden. I have a lovely Mega Man 4 story. I was brought up with 1, 2 and 5. A bit later I got 3. It took me many hours to finish them all. A few years later I got Mega Man 4 and bought it with my own money. A friend of mine at the time watched me play it and I finished the whole game within two days. While the rest had taken months or years to complete. Still remember those two days as very special. Good friend that one and great game. I understand that Mega Man 2 and 3 are the games most people played but I honestly enjoy all six of them. I see where some are stronger than others but as a whole.. I think they are all very solid. Have a great rest of your day!

@BB-te8tc Жыл бұрын

Great list! I have a hard time putting anything above Super Mario Brothers 3, personally. The sentimental value and what it symbolizes for me (summer break as a kid) mean its really hard to rate objectively for me. There's some good semi-obscure picks here, too. Kabuki: Quantum Fighter is definitely on my "try this out" list and Blue Shadow was a pleasant surprise when I discovered it on Nintendo Switch Online earlier this year. If I had a favourite "obscure" pick that I loved as a child and still love today, it'd be either Burai Fighter, Nightshade, or Toobin (unlicensed Tengen port of a Midway arcade game).

@Vulpas Жыл бұрын

SMB3 is far and away the best game on NES, especially for Platformers. It's the only one that doesn't need any excuses or concessions to be considered great, like "for its time" or anything (like Zelda 1 was good for its time).

@tjhooker824 Жыл бұрын

Great vid

@alexc836 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see some love for Snake Rattle ‘n Roll. I fell in love with that game as a kid, and it was very underrated at the time.

@mukeshgoolcharan6121 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff man

@alexpine8295 Жыл бұрын

Love NES lists like this! Bubble Bobble and DuckTales are great editions to the list that I really need to get back to! So many classics like Tetris and Kirby’s Adventure, the NES is fantastic! Thanks for showing me some new games to check out! Keep up the great work!

@vizuren Жыл бұрын

I going to play all of these 15 NES games for retro game night.

@FarmerSlideJoeBob Жыл бұрын

A pretty sweet list Nick😃😃

@kylehill3883 Жыл бұрын

Bubble Bobble is a Arcade game. I remember sinking quarters on that game at the race track as a kid.

@MrSilverberg 2 ай бұрын

I love this list of games, the best nes games I've ever played😊

@hunam1464 11 ай бұрын

A well curated list! Snake Rattle and Roll is a severely underrated classic (and brutally hard especially in the later levels), and Mega Man 4 is easily the best NES Mega Man imo. Subscribed!

@zimtage1744 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Between undiscovered jems, new hardware, and brand new games on classic consoles this is the best time for gaming

@danandtab7463 Жыл бұрын

great list! I appreciate these lists because I started collecting for, well, all the cart based systems I've gotten my hands on this spring. I also appreciate that not all of the listed are $200 on ebay.

@turbo8890 Жыл бұрын

Good call on Blue Shadow! Also known as Shadow of the Ninja in US. That's one game I haven't found out about until later in life. Thanks for sharing your list.

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

The whole naming scheme for things with Ninja in the title in the UK is so confusing! Haha, glad you like the game! I know the reception to it is a bit hit and miss.. thanks for watching!

@CampanadeGauss Жыл бұрын

Love your NES list, your numbers 2 and 1 are my favorite too. I love Megaman 4 and Super Mario 3

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Definitely the best in their 8-bit series! :D

@RecetasPOPMOMIX Жыл бұрын

Dream Master brings great memories. So many fun hours back in the day. 😎

@RAEN74 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting list

@laladoopsy Жыл бұрын

Bubble Bobble is part of the single screen platformer genre. I loved the other games in the series like Bubble Bobble pt 2(better than the 1st), Parasol Stars (such and ignores entry in the series only had Nes, PCE and an excellent Amiga verson). Them you have games like Rodland, Donkey Kong Trilogy, Lode Runner, Mario Bros and Snow Bros.

@tesla8551 Жыл бұрын

The Turtles games were also excellent and challenging, I really liked them.. Nice list, but as of the most atmospheric/dark game, I'd choose Metroid to Batman any time of day

@mountstneonstudios Жыл бұрын

Fantastic list and great enthusiasm! Since you enjoy Blue Shadow (Shadow of the Ninja here in the states,) you really should check out SHATTERHAND (Jaleco/Natsume 1991) Truly one of my all time favorite titles on the system.

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I loved sharing my love for these games! I’ve had shatterhand on my wish list for a long time! Going to a gaming market this weekend so I’ll try and find it!

@gilbertalcaraz5674 10 ай бұрын

i agree with your choices... great top 15...

@jameswoodland2719 Жыл бұрын

Ghosts n goblins may be my favorite. It makes the character very fast and powerful, but also makes the enemies powerful and smart as well. While most games turn the difficulty up by adding in a bunch of random enemies, ghosts n goblins makes complex characters and tricky level design.

@American_Mike Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with ranking multiple games at the same level. Like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior could have made the list together.

@AT-zr9tv Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this exciting video. I am definitely going to through each of these games! One question: Why did you stretch the aspect ratio of the gameplay? I personally would have preferred square pixels.

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Someone else asked that, I didn’t stretch them, that’s how a PAL NES outputs the games

@chrisdecafasmr Жыл бұрын

It's funny, I first followed you for a really old top NES games list you made yeeeeeears ago.

@mickbotcast Жыл бұрын

Super Mario 3 is just a timeless beauty. Honestly the simple graphic made it one of the all time best.

@gregcord3886 Жыл бұрын

That is a SOLID list 😊

@MegaKirbySuperstar Жыл бұрын

Kirby's Adventure and Mario 3 are my favorite NES titles. Still so good.

@NavyPanther54 Жыл бұрын

My mom and dad beat bubble bobble together way back. Didn't see it happen, but they must have played a lot, because it's not an easy game. It's not super hard either, but with so many levels, there's a lot that can go wrong over a run. Especially considering my mom was never really a gamer.

@Tom_Doretto Жыл бұрын

IM SO STOKED ABOUT YOUR NUMBER 1 ! ITS MY FAVORITE TOO!! I always feel alone in loving MegaMan 4 the most

@Ramjet164 5 ай бұрын

It’s a great list tbf I’d have double dragon 2, contra, journey to silius, punch out & Megaman 2 on mine

@hdofu Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to find some love for Tetris 2 out there.

@WhiteFox8792 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! For me, I'd have to add StarTropics though. If you haven't heard of it, I really suggest checking it out. It's a real gem. It was only released in the US back in the day, so I'm not sure you'd have heard of it, but trust me, it's worth a playthrough.

@richardxavier5442 Жыл бұрын

It was also released in Europe. I had that game in physical form as a kid. :-)

@rogerbronchal9628 6 ай бұрын

A couple of game that I always miss in the top games list is Chip and Dale (1) and Jackie Chan action kung fu. Both are a lot of fun. Specially the first one that allows cooperative 2-player game which is quite rare in the platform.

@starfire6674 Жыл бұрын

Blue shadow... so that's how it is called. I always wondered. I so it just i few times when some bigger kids were playing it. Thanks. My favorite one by the way is the one where you transform into animals "Nemo" or something. It is getting hard at the end.

@thesonofdormammu5475 Жыл бұрын

I missed out on that Little Nemo game, when it came out my friends and I were teens and no way would we be caught playing a "little kid" game like that. It's a really solid game though.

@kwazhims3lf Жыл бұрын

you missed out on nothing... nemo sucks

@chancepaladin Жыл бұрын

Kabuki Quantum Fighter is one of my all time favorite games, period.

@bastian_anibal Жыл бұрын

Played Kabuki and Blaster master on late summer 1997, Kabuki is a game i personal would say if you train good enough you can beat it (which i did) that summer at age 13, but blaster master was impossible, not until around 2007 with save state i could finish it LOL

@Retro_Mage Жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw that hair-whip attack on the Kabuki game there, I was instantly reminded of Shantae, who also uses her hair as an attack.

@markpollutro2076 Жыл бұрын

Can't play games alone. Great list. It's going down the memory hole as well as I. No that's wrong for that I would have to remembered first. Lol😂😂😂😂

@akhandtripathipyz9888 Жыл бұрын

My top 10 1: Super Mario Bros 3 2: Mega Man 2 3: Contra 4: Kirby's adventure 5: Akomajou Densetsu 6: Ninja Gaiden 3 (Japanese) 7: Legend of Zelda 8: Duck tales 9: Batman 10: Castlevania

@gnardawgyt Жыл бұрын

unique list!

@TheArizonaAssasin Жыл бұрын

I remember around 1999, Bubble Bobble was one of the most expensive used NES games.

@leinz 6 ай бұрын

Although Zelda is a glaring miss, I’m glad you didn’t put it just to do so. This is your list and I’m happy it’s authentic. Nice video.

@thegamingconnoisseur4151 Жыл бұрын

I'm inspired to make my own list of the top 10 to 15 or even 20 out of the 750 or so NES games

@catsaregovernmentspies Жыл бұрын

I have that Duck Hunt shirt. Love it

@billyraycyree3785 8 ай бұрын

Blue shadow is Shadow of the Ninja here in the states. Ryu and Kaede are so fun to play as

@darkdrake0389 Жыл бұрын

Cool list. I’m glad to see Mega Man 4 get some love as I think it’s the best NES Mega Man as well

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Yay someone else who thinks 4 is best! High five!

@GuardianAngel.. Жыл бұрын

I don’t believe it I have all of these games on an NES Classic I bought on EBay a while back, I’m definitely going to give them a try.

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy!

@28Pluto Жыл бұрын

I totally agree on Mega Man 4. I'll always say it's the best of the NES era. It actually had a story, it moves more fluid than 2, and it was still original enough before the series got a bit repetitive. The mega buster was also perfectly implemented, with almost every screen having a flow designed around giving you time to power-up.

@stephen4384 11 ай бұрын

The snake game reminds me of Snake Pass which is really fun

@genevadayburch Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with the #1 spot!!! I freaking LOVE MEGAMAN!!!! You left out a few classics tho imo such as: Battletoads Super Contra Mickey Mouse: Adventures in Magic Kingdom Overall great selection of games!!!

@nikolaikalashnikov4253 Жыл бұрын

Imma have to go with *_Baseball Stars_* and the entire *_Dragon Warrior_* series: Both of which involve earning, saving, & spending money :P

@krotenschemel8558 Жыл бұрын

I love the Megaman NES games, I haven't stopped playing them since they came out. Each one has a special place for me, but every time I see someone recommending Megaman2 to new players, I fall into a nerd-rage. Megaman2 has the best music and a cool selection of weapons, but the levels, especially Quickman's stage and the later Wiley stages are full of gotcha moments. Arbitrary difficulty that gets you, because you didn't know it was comming. And that's terrible for new players. You see a big shift away from that in Megaman3 and especially 4, which include these subtle tutorial sections, where you get shown the enemies and traps in an easy way before you have to do it the hard way. So, I commend you for your pick there. You could have easily parroted the uninformed popular oppinion, but you put some thought into it. So, thumbs up for that.

@happyhollandays Жыл бұрын

2 also was very unbalanced and the metal blade was so overpowered it almost was a cheat code. Though 2 was a dramatic improvement over the original in level design, as you mentioned, it was still a work in progress. 4 was NES Mega Man perfection and the best Mega Man game on the NES. The graphics were better, the levels were better, the enemies were better, the weapons were more balanced and necessary, and the story was better. 2 did have the better music, but 4 was pretty epic as well.

@DAVEDigitalandVinylExpert Жыл бұрын

Great choices, but I would have to have TMNT, Zelda and Link. 😊

@djredshow 6 ай бұрын

Didnt know about blue shadow. I like finding games we didnt have on this side of the pond.

@09Joshmark Жыл бұрын

Swordmaster and Cocoron, are just great

@anna-puu Жыл бұрын

Nice list! My neighbor had MM3 and we had MM5. We played the shit out of each one, so those are my favorites. I played MM6 when I was like 20 or something

@isd8894 Жыл бұрын

I would have put Batman *a lot* higher, but apart from that, great list!

@Mr79Man Жыл бұрын

I remember Master Blaster and it was fun.

@johntracy72 Жыл бұрын

In the RPG department, I add Dragon Warrior IV. That is the best NES RPG.

@isayoldchap1 9 ай бұрын

"I found this one later in life" - amusing to me as a guy in his late 40s and you being around 30 or so.

@mattwilson174 10 ай бұрын

You forgot Kickle Cubicle, Bucky O’Hare, The Adventures of Lolo series, Battletoads and Shadowgate 😉

@lees3692 8 күн бұрын

Blaster Master is my #1. Bubble Bobble was a great couch co-op game.

@ericstevenson2604 Жыл бұрын

Its nice to see kabuki Quantum fighter get some love nobody ever talks this game

@4113n Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised punch out and super dodgeball didn't make the list.

@uwehoeren Жыл бұрын

Mega Man 4 ist my Favorite from the Mega Man Series too ^^ all the other 5 games has Flaws but this one is so Amazing. One of the Games i miss here are Bucky o Hare and Darkwing Duck both are Really Good.

@RetroBreak Жыл бұрын

High five for the Mega Man 4 love! The levels are all so good, I love how they progress through the stage too, like going into the sky with the UFO’s in Ring man, or the roof going down in dust man’s stage, it feels like you’re really making oregress before facing the robot masters! I haven’t played either of those two, need to check them out!