We like to deliberately put mistakes into these videos like "astrology/ASTRONOMY"... which compels people to comment on the video, which KZfaq then sees as ENGAGEMENT with the audience which then helps drive up views! ....or....it was just an honest mistake ;)

NES Hidden Gems volume 3? Anyone? Anyone? What did we leave out?

So I've been trying to remember the title to Flying Warriors for years now. Years! I played it once over a long holiday weekend when I was laid out due to torn tendons in my ankle, it was one that we rented, and I couldn't remember the title, and have been trying to remember it for damned near 30 years. So thank you Metal Jesus and John Riggs. Now I can track it down.

Great video. I played Faxanadu ALOT. Beat it back in the day. Great game. Worth saving up at the start of the game to get the death magic.

By the way: The SONG at the end of this video will be available this fall from K-Tel Records for only 6 payments of $9.99!!!

Destiny of an Emperor is my favorite game ever! It has quite a cult following, with many rom hacks from dedicated fans. There's even a program someone made to edit a ton of stuff in the game called Destiny of an Editor.

I've been looking for the name of that game I played about 25 years ago and this video finally helped me find it - Flying Warriors. Praise the sun.

5:18 "I was such an astronaut nerd. I love astrology." I think you meant ASTRONOMY.

new drinking game: every time metal jesus goes "huh?!" take a shot.

Seriously loving these videos. I picked up Vice: Project Doom on clearance when I was a kid knowing nothing about it, and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. Really cool seeing it show up on a list like this!

Faxanadu is great! I just bought Destiny of an Emperor! Greetings from Finland. Btw, your videos are great!

Great vid! Faxanadu needs more love, that game is fantastic. In 2016 it's a stretch to call anything on the NES a "hidden gem" anymore, but if I had to pick out a few gems that haven't been put on blast on KZfaq yet (I could be wrong), I'd probably go with: Air Fortress, Heavy Barrel, Dragon Spirit, Fist of the North Star, Image Fight, Low G Man, P.O.W., and Magic of Scheherazade.

"I loved astrology" lmao... think you got the wrong word there, bruh

No one else does ( hidden Gems ) i love these… you rock!

i remember playing a game called "rockin' kats". awesome platformer. another game i played a bunch with my brother was "anticipation". cool board game.

How does Riggs only have 10kish subs so far? The dude is entertaining

What video had Metal Jesus going full speed on an elliptical machine? It always makes me chuckle when I see it in the intros.

Love these hidden gems videos! Some good ones here. I have Vice Project Doom and agree it's a decent game! My recommendations for hidden gems would be Shadowgate, Dejavu, Uninvited, Shatterhand, Heavy Barrel & Burai Fighter.

I'm a BIG fan of Faxanadu. Great gameplay and soundtrack. Also, I'd add Maniac Mansion to the list, maybe for part 3.

Riggs! Metal! I got a whole wall of NES carts to pull from and a few "hidden gem" suggestions for part III! Good stuff guys!

Love this series! Great way to kick off my weekend.

John Riggs the Astronaut: Exploring the vast spaces of the Zodiac signs.

LOVE these videos! Always helps raise the value of my collection.

I'm so surprised no mention of Galaxy 5000! Hands down one of the best racing games for the Nes. Cool graphics, great sound and very playable. It was the influence for Rock and Roll Racing on the Snes. BTW Great show!

all I have to say is you make the best hidden gems videos in my opinion. thanks for all the great content.

yaaay! love this guy!! I need to watch his channel more. I really enjoyed his feature on gamester81's channel a bit ago as well

I really like the dialogue in Vice: Project Doom. It's like they pulled it off from an action movie script.

Destiny of an Emperor is easily one of my all time favorite games. The music, combat system and story are all top notch. I especially love how you can recruit a huge variety of Generals throughout the game, all with their own unique sprites. - SK

Here some games that are underrated ...........Isolated Warrior ,Clash At Demonhead, S.C.A.T. , Tecmo World Wrestling, Code Name Viper.

i used the vice project doom artwork as my windows desktop background image at my old job. i got some great reactions from people.

So awesome that Faxandu is finally getting some love. I feel like Crystalis needs to be mentioned in these videos as well.

Been binge watching all your NES Hidden Gems video this morning guys......SO GOOD!!! Great content!

I dig that SRG cap John. Tiny Toons and Felix the Cat are awesome games.

Lol! The epic dad bod's built by beer! Too Funny! Great work fellas!

I can't believe how I'm always surprised by some games in EACH hidden gems video. And as a bonus, it's always fun to watch.

I feel like you read my mind with two of those games ... Destiny of an Emperor and Spot are highly under appreciated by many collectors. When I got back into collecting, those were two of my must haves. I thought I had might have commented that on the other video (part 1) but I did not see it there. I recall Faxanadu as well. Played it a ton as a kid surprisingly though I do not remember much about it. I should go back and play it as I have it in my collection.

5:16 "I was such a astronaut nerd, I loved astrology" lol. I'm sure he meant astronomy.

Faxanadu AND Destiny of an Emperor? Fantastic video!

I love your channel because all of the guests you have on with you are just so genuine....remind me of my friends from back in high school. :)

Kabuki Quantum Fighter is also a fantastic NES hidden gem. Love that game.

Bucky O'Hare is a good game

Im surprised that Monster in My Pocket hasnt come up on any hidden gems yet. Super fun platformer that is challenging but not overly long.

Please do a third part!!!!! You guys are covering some really great games, and there are so many more that are worth mentioning.

This was amazing. Thanks guys. I really have to pay more attention to the NES. These were all super impressive games.

It's astronomy, not astrology. Sorry, but one of my science teachers always got on my case when anyone made that mistake.

The SNES game you were thinking about at 10:30 is Metal Marines.

I had Xexyz back in the day. It's a lot of fun. I had completely forgotten about it until maybe a couple years ago I was browing my NES ROM collection and was firing up random games to try. Stumbled on Xexyz and was like, "hey I remember this! It's awesome." I remember getting a game magazine that had a Flying Warriors comic in it and reading it in the car on the way home from town with my grandma when I was young. So even though I never actually played it, Flying Warriors brings back good memories for me.

Love your stuff MetalJesus, keep it up! :D

I think Bucky O'Hare is a Hidden Gem on NES. No one talks about it, everybody forgets, but it's one of THE BEST NES titles ever.

Faxanadu is my favorite game, here is my list of hidden gems: Quantum fighter Whomp em Crash and the boys Nuts and milk

Thanks to this video I picked up Vice Project Doom and I have to say that it's up there as one of my favorite NES titles now! Thanks guys!

So glad Faxanadu Made the list. A great hidden gem i've been touting for years.

I love metal storm! I have seen it go for as high as $280 by the way. I got mine for 5 bucks! Lol

Watching the first 5 mins before I have to wake up my kids. So far so good bros!

Great job guys!!! Keep the videos coming. I really enjoyed this. I'm up to almost 300 games in my NES collection.

Thanks for showcasing XEXYZ!! Growing up that was hands down 1 of my favorites! Great graphics, music, gameplay & difficulty!! That is a Top 10 game for NES for me..Truly a hidden gem that is a diamond in the rough

Really cool games here. Thanks dudes!

My hidden gem is: Jackal.

Awesome video!!!! I love seeing Riggs, he was awesome to meet at SRGE last year

Power Blade, Solar Jetman, Kickle Cubicle, Little Nemo, Scat, and Shadow of the Ninja are just a few of my hidden gem picks.

riggs is the beeeeest

Astrology or Astronomy? I hope it's the later. lol

"i was such an astronaut nerd. i loved astrology" heheheh....

Die Hard for the NES is such a hidden gem. It's tough to get used to, but so cool when you do. Great video guys!

Speaking of Tengen games...Super Sprint !!! Its about 1,000x more fun than R.C. Pro Am

John is the most American looking person on the planet.

DUDE TINY TOONS. big points in my books for this shout out

The beat mix at the end is awesome keep them coming!!!

Oh ma, Tiny Toon Adventures was such a greaaaat game.

Ummm..Astrology is not ANYTHING to do with space - that's ASTRONOMY dude.

It's nice to see some "uncommon" NES hidden gems. By that I means games other than the norm - Shatterhand, Bucky O'Hare, etc. Great stuff. Hope to see many more like this.

Great channel I keep on coming back to it... how about doing game reviews or even lets plays... keep the videos coming

Great show 😃👍🏻. More episodes of nes hidden gem with John Riggs 🎮

New vid from MJR is a great start to ANY weekend! Great recommendations in here.

These hidden gem videos are awesome please do more!

So many great games in this list. Really glad to see faxanadu and xexyz made it on the list. Also I do have metal storm, randomly played it last night and your right, I will never sell it! Finally vice project doom! Just like ninja gaiden but it's awesome!!!!

The cover art for Vice: Project Doom is hilarious. When I first saw it at a game store I thought it was Kurt Russell and Shannen Doherty on the label. I was like, "when did they make a movie together?"

Great video! really enjoyed seeing NES games I never heard of.

You guys did it again, fantastic list, though I question how hidden Metal Storm is at this point. Very much so back in the day, sure, but on pretty much every collector's radar today (and for good reason, game is awesome, one of my favorites on the console). Super glad to see Faxandu, Flying Warriors, Xexyz and Vice Project Doom get some love. All super fun titles that I personally enjoy immensely. And of course you should do a part 3! There's plenty more great games that don't get that much press out there, and with how the first two have gone I'm sure you will pick wisely. I'll throw a few out here: Kick Master Arkista's Ring Image Fight Solstice Kabuki Quantum Fighter

SPOT!! I loved that game! I played that constantly. I forgot the name actually. I'm glad you included this so I could go hunt it down again.

These are some of my fav mjr videos ! I may not agree on all, but him n Riggs together just oozes gaming chemistry! The best retro duo on yt!

Loved me some Faxanadu! "You are free from injury because of the ointment." The most devastating thing in the game is, "Your mantra is in the wrong." Brutal password system!

So happy this video started off with Tiny Toons Adventures. My favourite NES game hands down.

I've just watched last Metal Jesus video, and this one aftereards(7yrs prior) and this guy has not changed at all!!!

Great video guys, keep them up!

"Destiny of an Emperor" is my all-time favorite NES game!!! Highly underrated. Glad it was recognized in this video.

Great list, as always. Tiny Toons and Vice: Project Doom (although here in Japan it's called Gun-Dec) are two of my favorites. Hidden gems I think you guys should cover: Air Fortress, Dragon Fighter, Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Sky Kid, Robo Warrior, POW: Prisoners of War, Willow, Puzznic, Solstice, Solomon's Key, Fire 'n Ice, Rolling Thunder, and Totally Rad.

Felix the Cat is such a fantastic platformer! Thanks for remembering it!!

As I sit here watching this video, I myself am diggin into a great tiny toons adven games on the genesis, thanx for showing me on i need to get for my nes!

Great list guys! I would have chosen two different games besides spot and space shuttle project though lol! Not saying they are bad, but, they just arn't my cup of tea! Felix the cat, vice project doom, and metal storm are some of my favorite games on the console! Props for including them and the rest of the list is solid as well! I love these videos, keep them coming! I have been a subscriber since day one, you are one of my favorite retro gaming channels on KZfaq, definitely in my top ten! Metaljesus and all of your guest are awesome as well! Keep up the quality videos and good work my friends!

Tiny Toons Adventures was also a fav for me that many don't talk about..great showcase on it

I just got Faxanadu based on the recommendation in this video. Been playing it for a few hours and LOVE it! Probably now one of my favorite NES games! And yeah, the soundtrack is great. Also cool, I got it complete in box. Even came with the plastic bag the cart originally came in in the box. The only thing missing was the factory shrink wrap

You deserve many more subscribers than what you have, your really are great

Flying warriors brought back some great memories. Great video. I'd like to toss in my favorite game as a kid: Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man.

I'm a new fan. Just discovered you. Metal Jesus rules!

Metal Storm has been around 100 for awhile. Glad to see it here! Vice Project Doom is one of my favorites, too.

I was hoping you'd mention Faxanadu. I absolutely love that game! :)

perfect timing! I'm going to a convention this Sunday which is probably gonna have most of these! Thanks a bunch

fazanadu is getting some love finally. Great video guys

Love the channel , MJR !! For the next one you should look at Journey to Silius , Whomp 'Em , and Blaster Master.