NES Games To Play...

[Wlogan31]

I'm a student intern at a large company, I have classes at night, and a girlfriend that I only see in the summer...Basically, that means I don't have much time to play games right now, but I was hoping I could get some recommendations on NES games I could find easily, pick up cheaply, and beat without too much difficulty (cuz I don't have but an hour here or there to play at a time)...

Thanks for the help.

[JimmieMac]

This "girlfriend" doesn't happen to live in Canada does she?

[Wlogan31]

LoL, no, she goes to school in Georgia and we're both from KY (where I go to school).

[EggViper]

i think u could pick up contra for cheap, not sure though. that game kicked ass.

[ezempel]

Sure, sure... just don't go looking for her, because you won't find her right?

[CaseyRyback]

wait for EB to have the classic section buy one get one free sale and pick up Mike Tyson's Punch-Out and Metal Gear

[Wlogan31]

I knew I never should have mentioned the woman...trust me fellas, shes a hottie...if i knew how to get a pick of her on here, i'd prove it...

[ezempel]

Seriously though...Super Mario bros is a classic and can be had for 29 cents at gamestop. Can't beat that.

Excitebike is a blast, and you can create custom tracks which ups its replay value a bit.

I get a lot of play out Dr. Mario, Contra, Castlevania, and Master Blaster too.

[yellowaznboy]

You mean Blaster Master? Yeah, good game.

As for games, you might want to look for Yoshi's Cookies or something like that. I forget what kind of game it is, but I remember having a lot of fun. When it was taken away, I cried. The end.

[JimmieMac]

Master Blaster too.

"Two men enter, one man leaves"

[karmapolice]

EB games is having the buy one get one right now actually...Go pick up a 2 dollar game and get one free! Thats a dollar a game! Cant beat that!

[ezempel]

Ack damn dyslexia.

[Nirvanaguy777]

One of my favorite nes games is ballon fight, just hours of fun, you should check that out, and mario 3 if you could pick it up.

[karmapolice]

Mario 3 is over priced...its like 15 bucks or something like that

[JimmieMac]

Mario 3 is over priced...its like 15 bucks or something like that

Well, it is the greatest game of all time.

[bileanddecay]

River City Ransom. Though it is coming out for GBA pretty soon, it ought to be in every NES library.

[karmapolice]

Haha thats funny JimmieMac...Its a great game but it isnt all its cracked up to be...I mean I do love the game but not enough to give it that many kudos

[peteloaf]

Super Dodge Ball
G.I. Joe - Not the second one -
Wizards & Warriors
TMNT 2 & 3

[JimmieMac]

Haha thats funny JimmieMac...Its a great game but it isnt all its cracked up to be...I mean I do love the game but not enough to give it that many kudos

What's better? Name something, but keep in mind if I don't agree then I'll be standing over your bed in the morning ready to choke you into unconsciousness.

[Javery]

There are endlessgreat NES games. Here are a few of my favorites:
Trojan
Milon's Secret Castle
Legend of Zelda
Mega Man (1, 2 or 3)
Kid Icarus
Ikari Warriors
Strider
1942 and 1943
Little Nemo: Dream Master
Castlevania (1 and 3)

[karmapolice]

OoT...The Original Zelda...Hey You Pikachu (j/k)...The first Super Mario...Final Fantasy 1...Super Mario three only expanded what was already there, so therefor IMO its not the greatest...For something to be THE GREATEST it has to be a) a new idea b) innovative c) fun d) redifine gaming e) it has to bring people together to enjoy a so called "genre" or develop a genre all its own...

[repetske]

My all time fav NES game is Bionic Commando. I must have beaten that game 10 times and it was the first nintendo game I played with a curse word. Also, Super Spike V Ball is awesome. A longer game is Crystalis. It's like Zelda, but with a bigger character and a lot better looking.

[punqsux]

rescue embassy mission
bee 52
all the marios
all the castlevanias
contra and super c
turtles 2
punch out
gun-nac (must buy)
1942/43
tetris 2
dr mario
balloon fight
commando
ghosts and goblins
gun.smoke
yoshi
flintstones
chip and dale 1+2
all mega mans

that should keep you busy

[karmapolice]

Im suprised Jimmie hasnt chimmed in yet

[karmapolice]

hey punq did you mean yoshi's cookie?

[punqsux]

no, i ment yoshi, one of my favorite puzzle games ^^

[maxflight]

like punq says, gunnac rocks =)

[JimmieMac]

OoT...The Original Zelda...Hey You Pikachu (j/k)...The first Super Mario...Final Fantasy 1...Super Mario three only expanded what was already there, so therefor IMO its not the greatest...For something to be THE GREATEST it has to be a) a new idea b) innovative c) fun d) redifine gaming e) it has to bring people together to enjoy a so called "genre" or develop a genre all its own...

New Idea? It gave Mario different powers. I don't think that was done before.

Fun? Are you telling me and the millions of my fans that Super Mario 3 isn't fun?

Redefine gaming? I'm not sure I follow but it did have pretty deep levels and massive replay ability.

Bring people together to enjoy a genre? What if people were already there? You mean for a game to be greatest it has to create a new genre?

[Gothic Walrus]

OoT...The Original Zelda...Hey You Pikachu (j/k)...The first Super Mario...Final Fantasy 1...Super Mario three only expanded what was already there, so therefor IMO its not the greatest...For something to be THE GREATEST it has to be a) a new idea b) innovative c) fun d) redifine gaming e) it has to bring people together to enjoy a so called "genre" or develop a genre all its own...

I'd consider all of the different powerups (tail, fireballs, frog suit, Hammer Brother suit) a new idea for a platformer. Same goes for the ability to store items and use them between levels. And lest I forget, how about the ability to choose what level you go into? I don't think any other platformers at the time had made use of a map screen. This could all be wrong...but it seems like it meets some of your "requirements."

Looking at the games on your list, OoT doesn't really seem to meet your guidelines. For all that it had, it really didn't seem to be innovative - sure, it had pretty graphics and nice controls. How are those innovative, though? If SMB3 isn't an option, OoT shouldn't be either.

[CaseyRyback]

SMB 3 is the best Mario game ever and one of the best games ever (Super Metroid is my favorite game of all time)

back on topic. I can not believe even I failed to mention Startropics and Startropics II :Zoda's Revenge

[DMFunk]

Bubble Bobble, Star tropics, life force, sanke rattle and roll, megaman... errr 1-5 i believe are for NES, Kirby's adventure... Yeah I could go on for hours.

Edit: Damn It took people all but 2 minutes before me to mention star tropics... hehe if you need the password on the submarine it's "747"...

[punqsux]

jimmie - 1
karma - 0

[CaseyRyback]

Bubble Bobble, Star tropics, life force, sanke rattle and roll, megaman... errr 1-5 i believe are for NES, Kirby's adventure... Yeah I could go on for hours.

Edit: Damn It took people all but 2 minutes before me to mention star tropics... hehe if you need the password on the submarine it's "747"...

thank you. I have not gotten that far, but I will probably need it when I start to play the game again