The inspirational forerunner to just about every worthwhile baseball title of the past twenty years, SNK's Baseball Stars is one of those rare games that still stands up today. Do you need anything else? If there was ever a more perfect title for an NES game, we don't know what it was – Kid Niki: Radical Ninja got it exactly right. The car is called the G-6155. Stiff control, demanding jumping and misdirecting puzzles all gave StarTropics' many dungeon sequences a considerable challenge factor. Amagon Arkista's Ring Aa … When Ikari Warriors came out I went berserk for it, and having no income of my own I had to beg my brother Matt (12 years older than me) to go out and rent it, which he denied time and time again. VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Sammy Census There are 11,223 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 8,957 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. What I think is funny is that my strongest memory of Skate or Die 2 is the amount of time I spent explaining to my friends that the game was different than T&C Surf Designs or 720. "Games are too easy now." Rad Racer doesn't disguise its arcade origins; in fact, it unabashedly rips off SEGA's arcade contemporary, Out Run. Initially, this appeared to make the game much easier, but in fact, Ninja Gaiden II's difficulty could easily be considered on par with the original, if not for different reasons. In Qix, the titular entity bounds randomly about the playing field while the player attempts to gain ground by drawing boundaries with a stylus of sorts. Pit is a fledgling winged angel who is tasked with working his way out of the Underworld and to the Sky, where the evil Medusa has taken control. In the game, our pajama clad mascot navigates the often psychedelic Slumberland with the help of wild animals. The key to Jackal's success, like so many other games on this list, is cooperative gameplay. Cue Dragon Warrior III, the third game in the long-running RPG series from Enix, a game that came only a couple of years after the original landed stateside. Little Nemo, an American comic strip, had received the anime treatment in Japan at the time and thus the game was created, but the license was no doubt long forgotten by American audiences when Nemo came stateside. Yeah, it looks like a dress, but it really frees up his arm for easy decapitations. A great, overlooked game that deserves more recognition today than it got back in 1992. Unfortunately, this game didn't satisfy everyone. You'll find a few other games that got thrust into the limelight the same way on this countdown, like VICE: Project Doom. As expected, Spy Hunter still stood out as one of the NES's greatest driving games even though it had aged a bit. You've got "Kid," first of all, which went ahead and put this adventure on the upper echelon alongside Kid Icarus, Casino Kid and Kid Klown in Night Mayor World. As a kid, Shadowgate was straight spooky. Another epically popular franchise to this day, Nintendo's Metroid came to the United States in 1987 and immediately floored gamers not only with its slick presentation, interesting protagonist and open world, but from the fact that it was non-linear in nature. Little Nemo's cover art of a tyke in his pajamas most likely resulted in it finding its way into the hands of many a NES gamer's little sister, which is where probably where I first chanced upon it (I had a strict "no girly games" policy when I was 10). Sammy Nes is on Facebook. As a kid, I'd go to my grandparents' house for a big Italian dinner every Sunday. Link mainly navigated around an RPG-like world map, with action occurring sporadically in side-scrolling sequences. Perhaps the most interesting tidbit of all about Duck Hunt, however, was the stand-alone product's incredibly small size. The permutations through Mega Man were many, giving the game great replay value. It may be hard to believe, but at one point Zombies were a greatly underrepresented class of brain-dead enemy in videogames. It was unique, novel and also pretty confusing. The Guardian must thwart the planet's demise by setting off Naju's self-destruct sequence before it reaches Earth. Other elements of Super Mario Bros. 2 have been assimilated into the greater Mario universe as well – Shy Guys, Birdo, Bob-ombs, POW blocks – making the game seem less like the oddball of the series it's been pegged as. You have to go back and read that title again, a couple of times, and imagine it being spoken by a scratchy, synthesized 8-bit voice clip. You could upgrade its engine, increase the rate of fire of its bullets, increase the number of its bullets, give it the power to fire secondary missiles and even wrap it in a force field. Skateboarding continues to be a sport explored in new and unique ways in video gaming today, with EA recently revisiting the concept with Skate and Tony Hawk's series adding the new Ride peripheral, but Skate or Die got it all going. Really, really good. The Tetris cartridge was circulated amongst us and our various neighbors forever after collected dust. Mario receives some amazing gear in his third game, including the Raccoon Suit that allows him to soar high above the game's carefully crafted levels. Similar damage may occur it you place a video game on hold or pause. Treat them well and you'll be riding through the eight islands in style. It's a good thing, too, since this was the last Dragon Warrior game to appear in the United States for nearly a decade. All that work, gone. And if racing in two dimensions isn't your cup of tea, grab your Power Glove, pop on a pair of 3D glasses, and experience Rad Racer in red and blue stereoscopic bliss. From Link and Samus Aran to Mega Man and Bowser, Nintendo's 8-bit machine was the debut platform for countless classic heroes and villains that are still active in the industry today. Kung Fu proved how good even the most simple games can be, and it's still a title I go back and play often to this day. You can collect power-ups by "juggling" bells on heart-shaped beams of pure love, thus altering their colors and endowing you with different abilities. I might just pretend I have the rights. Once again I say "screw you Angry Nintendo Nerd" with this one. Gamers new to this unique genre could easily access the game, but gamers who were veterans of the genre could find enjoyment in the game as well, collecting items in order to reach each subsequent stage. Each world in SMB3 features a unique style, and Mario's quest takes him through desert, grasslands, above the clouds and below the sea – there's so much to explore that we still make discoveries every time we dust off the cartridge today. Eventually I did finish it – five years after the game was released. The NES had a handful of memorable wrestling sims, including Nintendo's own Pro Wrestling and WWF WrestleMania, the first wrestling game to ever license the use of real world performers, but from a gameplay standpoint, none of them ever trumped Tecmo World Wrestling. Perhaps the NES's only intentional B-game, Zombie Nation is actually pretty fun, and always good for a laugh. The very last project created by Irem for the NES, Kickle Cubicle appeared to be a straight rip-off of the aforementioned Adventures of Lolo, but had gameplay features of its own that made it a unique offering, and one worth anyone's time interested in the genre. View the profiles of people named Sammy Nes. At first, Bionic Commando's emphasis on swinging seems counterintuitive and limiting, but at some point the smooth grappling action just clicks, you find yourself zipping around the stages in a blur of red and green pixels. Batman taught me the meaning of "envy;" I went to a neighbor's house and played it all day, mastering the diabolical wall jump platforming challenges, and I wanted the game for myself. GamePayne - NES Game Rarity List - All Aspects of retro & new videos games, with cheats, history, news, and info on all video games. What stuck out most for me about Double Dragon II was how varied the game was. With the 8-bit rendition of the Cyndi Lauper theme from the movie blaring, lead Goony Mikey sets out to rescue the remaining kids, and, for some reason, a Mermaid, from the Fratelli family. Dumb, I know. Join Facebook to connect with Sammy Nes and others you may know. Aside from its special place in history, however, Kung Fu is also a rewarding example of early "beat-'em-up" videogames in all of its 2D glory. Or you can just skip the work and enter the Konami Code to get fully powered up in a matter of seconds. First off, screw you Nintendo Nerd. Little did I know that Nintendo put the NES hardware in the arcade cabinet. The original Castlevania was a typical action-platformer on its facade, but once explored, the game proved to be much, much more. You get all that and more when you buy your used NES games from Lukie Games. Mega Man is one of the few franchises on the NES that made it to four games. Little Samson is one of the most technically impressive NES titles, featuring eye candy like rotating character sprites and colossal bosses in what was ultimately a futile effort to try and entice 16-bit-smitten gamers back to their NES. Not too bad for a couple of sweaty, shirtless Rambo clones. The answer was simple – line up the appropriate colors of pills matching the viruses, and voila, they disappear. One uppercase letter mistaken for a lowercase one, and your experience is over. Gamers could then figure out which boss was weak to that weapon and attempt to use it against him. I said it then and I'll say it now. The hero, Mike Jones, is just an average kid from Seattle who's looking for a lost archaeologist in the tropical archipelago of Caribbean-esque islands. Thankfully, Zombie Nation arrived in the latter days of the NES to smash the zombie barrier. You worked your opponent into submission, going for the pin, and victory gave you the chance to take on tougher challengers, but not before training your chosen warrior to be stronger with interstitial mini-games. In the realm of 8-bit graphics and extremely limited storage space, Nintendo RPGs (and other RPGs of the time) had a difficult time telling expansive, immersive stories. With a friend you can tag-team your opponents. Being the first Mega Man game with tangible secrets within, Mega Man 4 got a lot of playtime when I was a youngster. This grappler was unmatched in its diversity of moves and over-the-top personality, and remains today a favorite of thousands of fans across the world. Strangely, though epic in scale, Rygar doesn't feature a way to save or even a password system, so make sure your NES is hooked up to a good power source before embarking on your quest. Haha, the box art to this game was awful (just a guy that looks like Iceman from Top Gun with enormous sunglasses). Not only is it one of the very best and most iconic videogames ever conceived, but having shipped with the majority of NES consoles, Super Mario Bros. quickly became synonymous with the NES itself. You sped through a scrolling track, weaving up and down into and out of four parallel lanes filled with obstacles, traps and humongous hills. The versus play is simple and even repetitive, but it holds up today. Although it is fun to pummel some of Double Dragon's most notorious thugs, Battletoads fan will probably be the most satisfied with this cartoonish, goofy beat 'em up. Game Scoop! You could jump, cling to walls, spew fireballs and hover with your demon wings in action stages and then chat it up with the denizens of the Demon Realm, earn upgrades and items and more. I had a password that started players at (or near) the final town, but with all the ultimate weapons and armor still unequipped. Yes, Super Mario Bros. 2 is a repurposing of a non-Mario Japanese Famicom game called Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, but why hold that against it? Even as a young'un, I felt some injustice every time a guest brought the Zapper up against the television's bubble screen. Miryia's ability to transform into a spaceship and back put Samus Aran to shame. Simon Belmont, the whip-wielding Vampire Hunter, controlled uniquely. Main character Ryu Hayabusa wielded a katana with deadly precision, and he had a grouping of special weapons to use as well. Metroid was unique for so many reasons, among them the ability to explore at your own pace. These days, though, I can't help but chuckle at the highly suggestive between-round power-ups. Games > Games by content > Games with unused graphics Games > Games by developer > Games developed by Sammy Games > Games by platform > NES games Games > Games by publisher > Games published by Sega > Games published by Sammy Games > Games by release date > Games … Others called Nintendo's own hotline for help or consulted a magazine. Starting out in fairly straightforward space environments, things soon got weird in Gradius, with levels filled with Moais shooting donut rings. In an era of 8-bit graphics and MIDI music, Konami crafted a game that immersed you in the horror of Dracula's castle, while all you were looking at and hearing was an artful combination of the typical sights and sounds of the day. Kickle Cubicle's appeal seemed to be centered in its balanced approach. Nintendo had a fairly diverse lineup of sports titles introduced for the NES early on in the system's life cycle, including 8-bit interpretations of soccer, tennis, volleyball and even downhill slalom skiing. - Matt Casamassina, IGN Nintendo Editor-in-Chief. Throughout the game's island world, which include tropical jungles, tepid swamps and cool caverns, our man Higgins happens upon various implements of stone-age destruction, like axes and, uh... skateboards. And yes, it was awesome. The hero begins the game by awakening from cryogenic sleep, and then goes on to collect a set of four elemental swords to save the world. Happily, this fine action platformer broke with the stereotypical dungeon crawlers, allowing you to hop around, bashing enemies with your Wand of Whatever without a single roll of multisided dice, virtual or otherwise. Atari 2600 titles like ET set the stage for what is still known today as a group of games best avoided. Funny that both of these defining characteristics have carried over through the years into modern day Gaiden sequels. While The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. are unarguable pinnacles of videogame creation, if we were stranded on an island with a power source, an NES and a single game, it would unquestionably be Super Mario Bros. 3. With Contra III on the Super NES, this game didn't get the attention it deserved. 1978. You had sniper shooter levels, like those you might remember from The Adventures of Bayou Billy. The first Double Dragon for the NES was a capable and compelling coin-op conversion, but this sequel was superior to that original in many ways, primarily because it kept a core feature of the franchise, co-op play, intact on the home system. The Micro Machines concept of incredibly little cars racing each other was adapted into this NES racing design, a game that featured overhead, birds-eye view action behind the miniature wheel and environments all designed to emphasize the diminutive scale of it all. Enlist a second set of wheels and you'll be nuking twice the whatever-the-hell-you-want-to in no time. Who knew The Goonies were big in Japan? It's one of the earliest games that convinced me that RPGs were my favorite. As I played it for the first time in two decades, I recalled many afternoons spent with the cutesy Twinbee fighters. If one company was known for its amazing licensed NES games, it's Sunsoft. Two guys with a knife and a suicide complex decide to invade Russia. It's these adventure game elements that make River City Ransom the thinking man's beat-em-up. Navigate up the ramp of a moving semi and you'll instantly up your arsenal. That's a shame, because its blend of three different types of gameplay set it apart from the crowd and made it a classic. I guess since it was an unlicensed Nintendo game, Codemasters had a hard time getting retailers interested in stocking it. Fester's Quest was an amazing game that was both deep in its delivery and excruciatingly difficult in its execution. As someone who has gone through the effort of tracking down this neglected gem of a Game Pak, I can affirm that Little Samson can hold his own with the Belmonts, Mega Men and Master Higgins' of the era. If you've played and enjoyed ExciteTruck or ExciteBots: Trick Racing on your Wii, this is the original you have to thank for them. From a technical standpoint, Metal Storm is something of a tour de force. Above all else, what surprised me most about Rescue Rangers is that it was so fun to play. The detailed, cartoon-like graphics go a long way towards easing the pain of the game's extreme difficulty, as does the inclusion of cooperative play – at least you have someone to blame when you run out of continues on the second level. Punch-Out!! Alternately, you can put Toad's speed to use in plucking coins for the game of chance at each level's end. Good luck finding a copy now that doesn't have a warped parchment…. The point-and-click adventure genre seems to be in the midst of something of a renaissance, as developers like Telltale Games are working tirelessly to bring series like Sam & Max, Monkey Island and Strongbad's Cool Game for Attractive People to modern platforms. I had no qualms with wasting the POW block if I didn't get my way. If the name "Willow" isn't immediately familiar to you, we suppose you can be forgiven – but you really should get to know it. Capcom considered the NES obsolete at this point and refused to publish the game in the United States. Today, the game known as Tengen Tetris is a rare title to have in your collection, but it's a worthwhile play. The game places a greater emphasis on exploration than the first, and can get a bit confusing, but if you hop around enough you can find your way through the game fairly easily. By the time Mega Man 6 hit the NES, the console was virtually dead. Konami's Castlevania was followed up by Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, a game that strayed entirely from its origins. Although prominently featuring traditional Japanese settings and mythology, Demon Sword seems to have suffered from a poor North American localization, as evidenced by the goofy box art featuring a naked blonde guy glaring at his sword. At some point in the latter half of the 1980s, Konami's instantly-recognizable silver-framed package art became a surefire visual indicator of a top-notch NES experience. I grew up in a hockey town, so I didn't know a single person who owned a NES system that didn't have a copy of this awesome sports game. So what if it wasn't originally a Mario game? In a cool adventure gaming twist, you'll need to meet a certain booty (diamonds, not damsels) quota before being able to exit each area, but don't expect a sign reading "Here Be Treasure." Years before Yoshi first crammed a fat plumber on his back, Adventure Island II offered some of the coolest dinosaur wrangling in the business. If you missed their heyday in the '80s and '90s, Micro Machines were essentially the same thing as those other toy car brands – they were just smaller; about half the size of the others, in fact – making them really, really tiny. The sights and sounds of the mustachioed plumber busting through the brick and pipe-filled Mushroom kingdom are probably more recognizable than the American flag to several generations of US gamers. If that was your name in high school, nobody would have ever messed with you. I didn't care that it was ugly (and it was), the platforming goodness of Mickey Mousecapade was surprisingly addictive. When I lived in New Hampshire, there was a videostore that rented NES games well into the PSX era. Opening up the initial level of Robot Masters from six, as seen in the first game, to eight as seen in each subsequent Classic Series title, Mega Man 2 was also the only Classic Mega Man game to have a difficulty setting. Some of the islands' giant eggs pack ferocious – but adorable – dinos who will let you hitch a ride until they take damage. This is another one that really paved the way for others too. This game is infinitely more inventive than that. put you in the rookie shoes of underweight title contender Little Mac and challenged you to duck, dodge, jab, hook and uppercut your way to success against one of the greatest rogues' galleries of ridiculous opponents ever assembled for any videogame, ever. Rygar's action/adventure gameplay elements have helped it attain a sort of "cult classic" status. The music rocks, the night/day system inspired my brother's own work with Shantae, and like Zelda II it's truly unique among the series. Grant, Sypha and Alucard all made their first appearances in Dracula's Curse, but you might not ever necessarily meet them all. Then you've got "Ninja," which summoned up the best emotions from Ninja Gaiden, the Ninja Turtles and Zen: Intergalactic Ninja. And here's the kicker – the pit stop comes to you! It wasn't until a decade or two later that I finally understood that a poor localization was responsible for the game's extreme weirdness. But Bionic Commando's Rad Spencer gets by just fine with the help of his bionic appendage. Gorillas, lizards, frogs and other feral friends can be temporarily tamed when Nemo feeds them candy (do not try this at home), at which points he saddles them up Yoshi-style, allowing him to reach new areas. The Cobra Triangle gunship was a versatile vessel, and the power-ups it could obtain were what made this one a blast to play. "A winner is you!" Another of Rare's excellent pre-second-party efforts on the NES, Snake Rattle 'n' Roll was an isometric action/adventure with a curious goal, and more curious controls. I'd always have the 30 man code active in the beginning, but eventually stopped using it as I got better over the years. The classic Tecmo-created action game remains etched in my mind for a couple reasons. Willow on the NES, then, was notable for having the likeness to both actors, as well as many of the supporting cast from the film – it was a movie tie-in adventure developed by Capcom, and was in many ways that company's take on Nintendo's Legend of Zelda formula. If you have to play one Mega Man game to familiarize yourself with the series, make it Mega Man 2. If you are wondering, that formula is one part Aliens, two parts First Blood, and perhaps a dash of Predator to keep things exotic. What at first appeared to be an awkward platformer quickly revealed itself to be a true test of gaming mettle. And guess what? Before long your middling grenades are replaced by sleek missiles capable of taking out even the largest of enemy tanks. Everyone remembers the simple, but effective cinematic in which series hero Ryu Hayabusa stands atop a mountaintop and stares off into the distant landscape. 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