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Thanks John. Baseball Stars is a big S. It's a legendary, cult classic with secret codes, a money earning system, free agency, customizable teams and it even saved your game. I know the rankings are personal but this game is deeply loved amongst fans. It's almost a Tecmo Bowl.

The long S drought is finally over, all hail Crystalis

These lists are awesome! It's funny - (as a kid) one year I asked for Contra for Christmas, and it was sold out everywhere. My parents told me they asked the person working at Toys R Us about Contra, and they recommended Guerilla War as an alternative, and they bought it. I told my parents they were different games, but I was appreciative and tried it anyway. They made a deal with me that if I beat the game, they'd buy me Contra when it was back in stock. One hour later, I was showing them the ending, because the game had unlimited continues and was easy! It was a fun game and I really enjoyed it and its still in my collection to this day.

I definitely agree with the S on Crystalis. I managed to snag this game for $10 brand new back in the day. I tried going back and the item swapping gets old quick. But damn this is such a hidden gem.

5:20 you said B, but a D is on the screen. Lols

crystalis finally getting respect 30 years later.

Crystalis was my favorite from SNK. Wish that started a series.

Baseball Stars is easily an 'S'. It's far and away the best NES baseball game. The stat tracking was amazing for its time, and the controls were perfect.

Crystalis really is one of the best games on the system.

Yes, Crystalis has been my favorite for a long time. So good!

Crystalis is the best by SNK and is one of my favorites for the NES. Will Taito be next or maybe Jaleco?

I just realized Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge is a parody of Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf. "Ball is in parking lot! Would you like to play again? You have selected 'no'."

Riggs: Crystalis is an S. Me: (Puts pitchfork and torch away)

I saw Crystalis in the thumbnail and was thinking 'if he doesn't give that game an S I'm never watching another one of his ranking videos.' ok, i probably wouldnt have watched another video for a few days, than I'd be back cause these little nostalgia trips are great!

"Ikari Warriors 3, it's pretty good...D" Tough curve on the Riggs grading scale.

Lee Trevino Fighting golf deserves at least a B for gameplay, but I’m ok knocking it down to a C for lack of fighting.

Baseball Stars is possibly the best sports game on the NES. Maybe a close second behind Tecmo Superbowl.

Ah, yes...who could forget the great battles on the links fought between Lee Trevino and Super Mex. Truly one of the greatest rivalries the sports world has ever seen.

Lee Trevino is the golfer always shaking his head in Happy Gilmore

Quite a few SNK NES games that still hold up today. Enjoyed this list man.

Glad to hear others had heard of Crystalis. Probably one of my favorite NES games and easily my favorite SNK game. Thanks for covering it.

Good list! I'd probably rank Baseball Stars as S-Tier because you can customize it. That was a big deal back in the day. Also, I'd probably rank Athena a little higher due to sheer ambition and influence. Great video :)

I love this series of videos. They get me to look through my collection to discover stuff that I forgot I had and on some occasions, unfortunately, to lean I don't have some I thought I did.

Disappointing: there's no fighting in lee trevino fighting golf :(

I did noticed that most of all the SNK NES games are on the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. I just looked at the SNK NES list that were completely missing in the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection are Fighting Golf, Little League Baseball, and MechaNized Attack. It's a shame that the three SNK NES games are completely in the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection.

I hope this style of video never ends! I enjoy these more than anything else. Happy to hear you will be diving into snes and sega and not ending with nes.

5:19 John Riggs: *ranks Ikari III: The Rescue as B tier* *D shows on screen* 🧐🤔

I agree for the most part on these, except for Baseball Stars. I don't know what is better than an S but Baseball Stars gets it. Best baseball game on the NES and it still holds up well. Touchdown Fever would be a turd, but to each their own.

I'm really enjoying this series of ranking videos John. Keep em coming! Thanks!

Baseball Stars is an absolute S for me. Another great list, JR.

Never hear anyone talk about POW but I had it growing up and it has a special place in my heart. Finally beat it much later in life.

Crystalis was one of those games that I spent the entire 16-bit era waiting on a sequel for. It seems like every other franchise from the NES I loved got a SNES successor but that one.

POW was cool because of the military motif and the weight of the hits. Especially jump kicks.

I also learned what a "P.O.W." was from renting the game when I was little. Never played it in the arcade though.

Love the videos, John. Always keeping everyone entertained. Thank you!

A video near and dead to my heart! I’m actually two shy of completing this set. Baseball Stars is such a guilty pleasure. I loved the ability to sign and upgrade players back in the day.

As an giant SNK fan I most say I loved this video. I was going to message you and recommend a video request of all SNK games on NES, and you already did it. That’s for the awesome content John Riggs. Love your videos. Anything on on SNK NEO GEO would be much appreciated. Thx 👍🏽

Crystalis turned 30 this past April. Never cared for Golf myself but I did play both Fighting Golf (1988) and Golf (1984) quite a bit growing up. They were pretty relaxing.

Baseball Stars! Fantastic game. I'm hoping that one day I will wake up and see it has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online service.

Great video John Riggs! I am learning about some gems for the NES lately.

John I'm so glad you made this video! Big Neo Geo fan here, and I love a lot of SNK made NES games! Loved the video, and keep up the good work! - Brendan

"Winners don't use drugs!" Unless of course you're Lance Armstrong, Mark McGuire, Hose Canseco, Barry Bonds & every professional body builder ever. 'Roids are rampant across all types of physical competition.

Lee Trevino - also known as that terrific actor from Happy Gilmore who **knew**, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that Grizzly Adams DID, in fact, have a beard.

Thanks for these ranking videos Mr. Riggs.

Giving Baseball Stars an A is an A+ move 💪

always look forward to these vids. keep it up

3:18 Guerrilla War is the cracked out love child of Ikari Warriors and Commando.

I love these NES ranked lists! Crystalis was such a treat!

I swear these videos teach me more about theae games than id get anywhere else. Sometimes i just need tbe rundown like this

Love these ranking videos. Keep them coming! :)

I'd have to say Crystalis, Guerrilla War and Althena are my most memorable ones that I played as a kid.

Culture Brain is a good one. Basewars, little ninja bros, flying warriors etc.

i was waiting for " its ikari warriors but its golf" xD

Greeeeeeeaaaat video! Loved the SNK games overall on the NES.

C'mon ... Guerrilla War B ?? a solid S for me, super fun game ... great video !

I could binge watch this channel for days.

Thank you! Crstalis is my all time favorite too and it never gets any love. I wish it were more popular

Man ive been waiting to hear your thoughts on Crystalis and i wasnt dissapointed. Hands down my favorite NES game of all time. It IS my childhood.

I would put Guerilla War as an A. I wish Crystalis had started a series. Being able to combine different element swords and elemental orbs for different effects in later games would have been a lot of fun IMO.

Guerilla War is a great game by SNK both in the arcade and NES.

After five games in a row of "It's Ikari Warriors but _____" I half expected you to say Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf was Ikari Warriors on a golf course, and I was slightly disappointed when it wasn't.

Instant like !. Love these videos . Waiting and will be so excited for a code master list.

I said the same thing about Athena... But then I figured out it's memorization and it turns out to be one of my favorite games ever. Loads of charm. Solid A for me.

Thanks for another super fun video, John! I honestly have never played several of the games on this list and it sounds like they are better than I thought! And I feel you on Crystalis man. Cool story: At the 1990 Powerfest in Cincinnati, Ohio, I actually played Crystalis because no one was on that machine (they were all lined up at the Mega Man 3 booth...which is what I REALLY wanted to play but...) Getting to play a game like that before it was even released was really cool and years later when I bought the game and I truly played it, I loved it! Yes it can be incredibly cryptic and some of the nuances of the game are maddening but overall, it is still a gem of a game for sure. And based on memory, Guerilla War was better than the entire Ikari Warriors trilogy. GW was just really fun and enjoyable with superb gameplay. Baseball Stars is a gem for sure but Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball is still my favorite NES baseball/softball game by FAR. :)

Simple yet I enjoy this content you put out

I love these ranking videos John.

Is that seriously a princess tomato in the salad kingdom picture on your wall !!! Badass !!!

POW looks pretty sweet thanks Riggs!

Hey John, I love your NES videos. I would love (and I am sure that I am not alone) to see a video done of your TOP A and Top B games for the NES from all brands. A video of ever hame that you graded an A and make a grade for them compared to each other, Find the best game for the NES?

I remember renting Guerilla Wars for the Nes a lot back then..had so much fun playing with my friends.

Got off work early, great way to start the weekend. SNK really had a diverse lineup on tne nes. When will see Data East?

Iron Tank and Guerrilla War took up many late nights in my kid days. Lee Trevino one of the best NES golf games ever.

Another great list. Would have went with an S for Baseball Stars for sure though.

Guerilla War is the best of those style games. Man do I have nostalgia for that one!

loving these ranking videos!

Got baseball stars for my birthday one year. Me and my friends used to have all night tournaments all the time playing this

Crystalis is my favorite NES game. This and Super Metroid are my all time favorite games period. I replay them annually.

Athena for me is actually in the B+ range. The gameplay, music, and fun factor are great. The only thing that brings it down is the difficulty... It was incredibly hard just to get past the first few stages, and I believe it had only a few continues once you died.

Great vid as always John! I cant wait for the snes ratings... I'd still like to see Nes ratings for Taxan and Natsume

Loving this series👍. Can't wait for the next one, could it be... Bandai, Data East, or Jaleco? So many companies so little time😁

Baseball Stars! YES! It is an RPG baseball game as far as I am concerned. I remembered renting it and liking it so much I went out and bought it... around the same time the Sega Genesis hit the stores, so I also picked up a Sega Genesis to go with Baseball Stars. Crystalis also is excellent.

I love this ranking series

Love SNK!

Great series 👍🏻

Fun fact Riggs. Iron Tanks protagonist IS the main dude from Ikari Warriors despite the different character name .

You're killing me with the underratings of the sports games, bro!! Baseball Stars was the BEST NES BASEBALL GAME EVER!! How is that not an automatic S?? Tragedy!!

Baseball Stars deserves an S ranking. That game was amazing and way ahead of it's time. It is still to this day what I compare a baseball game to. I also really liked Ikari Warriors. I would give that one a B-. It had a lot of clipping if I remember correctly. Awesome channel.👍

Man, sometimes I can't get over how misunderstood Alpha Mission is.

These are favourite videos. Look forward to each and every one.

perfect anology for Athena and snowballs....spot on!!

Little League BB was basically just a reskin of Baseball Stars, you can tell by the similar mechanics, sound effects, etc. For some reason, Romstar published BBS 2, and it was worse than the original! BB is my all time favorite NES game, I still play it with a saved godlike team sometimes.

Mechanied attack with a light gun seems like it would be really dope.

Love these videos. You should do the 6 very strange NES games by Electro Brain next

Another entertaining vid! Thank you John! Are you going to rank all the companies after you've individually ranked their games? That would be a tough one, but Capcom, Nintendo, and Konami would probably be at the top 3 (not necessarily in that order).

Great video John! Before jumping to snes you should wrap up with non black box Nintendo releases

My best friend and I have a 25 year running competition at Lee Trevino's fighting golf. Early on he chose Trevino and I chose Chosuke. He chose wisely. I chose poorly.

Baseball Stars is hands down best baseball game on the NES second to All Star Softball. Many hours invested in making roster just right while farming homemade players.

Wow! Someone else who likes Crystalis more than Zelda. Very cool. It was always one of my favorite NES games and is one of the few games I still own from my original collection.

Wanna hear a trippy Mandela Effect? I remember owning P.O.W. for the NES, however I remember it was a two player game. My buddy, used to come to my place every afternoon to play it with me and I remember how we used to get into fights about who gets the machine gun. It shook me when you said that POW was a single player only game. I am quite sure it was the NES version, I never owned Sega or Turbografx, and only in dreams would I ever own a Neo Geo. Other than that I agree with most of the reviews, and whatever I don't agree, is ok. Kudos, great job!