Nintenzone's Greatest Game Rankings for Every Console (Month 1 - Nintendo Entertainment System)

[PK_Wonder]

Hey guys! Each month we vote for our favorite Nintendo console games leading up to the NX! What do we collectively vote to be the best game on each system?


First up, from today til the end of June, we have the Nintendo Entertainment System, an 8-bit console released in Japan in 1983 as the Famicom, and later in North America in 1985. It was the console that saved the gaming industry. Home of the original Super Mario Bros. trilogy, and console birthplace of classic characters and franchises such as The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, Metal Gear, and more. Which game will dominate our community list though?

All you have to do is vote for your top ten games on the system, ranked in order from best to worst. 1st gets 10 pts, 2nd gets 9 pts, 3rd gets 8 pts, etc.

Every two 1st place rankings will gain a game 1 extra point.

Results will be posted at the end of the voting period containing our conglomerate rankings for the system's library.

Here's a refresher list of some prominent NES games you might consider voting for, although you're welcome to vote for any game that released on the system:

Balloon Fight
Base Wars
Baseball
Baseball Stars
Battletoads
Bionic Commando
Blaster Master
Bubble Bobble
Castlevania
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Contra
Crystalis
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior II
Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Warrior IV
Duck Hunt
DuckTales
Excitebike
Faxanadu
Final Fantasy
Ghosts n' Goblins
Golf
Ice Climber
Kid Icarus
Kirby's Adventure
Kung Fu
The Legend of Zelda
Life Force
Little Samson
Lode Runner
Maniac Mansion
Mario Bros.
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Metal Gear
Metroid
Mother/EarthBound Beginnings
The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
North and South
Pro Wrestling
Punch-Out!!
R.C. Pro-Am
River City Ransom
Rygar
Shadowgate
Solstice
StarTropics
Super Dodge Ball
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tecmo Super Bowl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Tetris
Wrecking Crew
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link


The final update will be posted in the second post. NES voting ends on Thursday, June 30th at 11:59pm CST.

 

[PK_Wonder]

~Reserved for Results~

 

[Deleted member]

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Final Fantasy I
4. Metroid
5. Ninja Gaiden
6. Mario Bros. 1
7. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
8. Kirby's Adventure
9. Mega Man 2
10. Mario 2 USA

 

[Aetheri]

Tough list to compile...

10. Excitebike
9. Punch-Out!!
8. Castlevania
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. Mega Man 2
5. Final Fantasy
4. Tetris
3. Metroid
2. Super Mario Bros.
1. The Legend of Zelda "It's Dangerous to go alone"

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

1. A Week of Garfield Kirby's Adventure
2. Mega Man 2
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. DuckTales
5. Super Mario Bros. 2
6. Mega Man 5
7. Mega Man 3
8. Mega Man 4
9. Mega Man 6
10. Darkwing Duck

Honorable mentions: The Legend of Zelda, DuckTales 2, Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers

 

[Schnee117]

1. Battletoads
2. Metroid
3. Super Mario Bros 3
4. Mega Man 2
5. Mega Man
6. Legend of Zelda
7. Ninja Gaiden
8. Castlevania
9. Tetris
10. Ducktales

 

[_Sheik]

10. Excitebike
9. Balloon Fight
8. Duck Hunt
7. Donkey Kong
6. Punch-Out!!
5. Super Mario Bros.
4. Mega Man 2
3. Ghosts n' Goblins
2. Final Fantasy
1. Mother/EarthBound Beginnings

 

[PK_Wonder]

1. Crystalis
2. Super Mario Bros. 2
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Kid Icarus
5. Mega Man 2
6. Punch-Out!!
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. Contra
9. Metroid
10. River City Ransom

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

Shouldn't the next round have already started?

 

[Depressed Gengar]

1: Kirby's Adventure
2: Super Mario Bros. 2
3: Legend Of Zelda
4: Mega Man 2
5: Super Mario Bros. 3
6: Metroid
7: Ducktales
8: Balloon Fight
9: Final Fantasy
10: Mario Bros.

 

[PK_Wonder]

Shouldn't the next round have already started?

Yes, I would love to continue this, but I would also love to get a few more votes entered at least. I've extended voting to June 30th. It will end at 11:59pm CST.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

1) Mario Bros 3
2) Little Samson
3) Battletoads
4) Kirby's Adventure
5) A Boy and His Blob
6) Cocoron (Does Famicon games count?)
7) Super Dodgeball
8) Final Fantasy
9) Super Mario Bros 2
10) Zelda
11) Metroid (To make up if the Famicon games don't count)

Honorable Mentions/ Personal Favorites/ Ones I didn't add for some reason
Godzilla 1 & 2
Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
TMNT 1 & 2
Super Mario Bros 1
Contra
Final Fantasy 2 & 3 (Remakes are better)
Dragon Quest 3 (Remake is better)

 

[Lunanix]

My list would looks something like this:

1. Super Mario Bros 3
2. Tetris
3. The Legend Of Zelda
4. Kid Icarus
5. Super Mario Bros
6. Kirby's Adventure
7. Megaman 1
8. Donkey Kong
9. Super Mario Bros 2
10. Mother/Earthbound Beginnings

Honourable mentions:

• Any of the other Megaman titles
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Donkey Kong Jr
• Duck Hunt
• Ice Climbers

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I don't see the NES version getting of Tetris praised very often

Mostly the gameboy version

 

[Lunanix]

I don't see the NES version getting praise very often

Mostly the gameboy version

I loved the NES, it was unfortunately my only home console until late PS2 era since I could never afford anything else. Fortunately it was awesome and I had it since I was really young so it was a massive part of my life! The NES and a really great fake NES which was also class!

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I loved the NES, it was unfortunately my only home console until late PS2 era since I could never afford anything else. Fortunately it was awesome and I had it since I was really young so it was a massive part of my life! The NES and a really great fake NES which was also class!

LOL, context I didn't add.

I meant the NES version of Tetris

 

[Lunanix]

LOL, context I didn't add.

I meant the NES version of Tetris

Ha ha ha, yeah if I remember they were mostly the same game other than some graphical differences ie the NES had colour, the GameBoy did not. I actually never fully played the GameBoy one though, was all about Kirby Super Star Stackers!

 

[Sir Gengar de Èctoplasma]

Yes, I would love to continue this, but I would also love to get a few more votes entered at least. I've extended voting to June 30th. It will end at 11:59pm CST.

June 30th passed couple of days ago, couple of more voters surfaced. Will you extend the voting again or can we start rating SNES (assuming that is the next one) games?

 

[ElectroLightning]

I don't see the NES version getting of Tetris praised very often

Mostly the gameboy version

Never played it, honest.

 

[finalark]

Is this still a thing? Voting was supposed to end on the 30th but I don't see OP updating anything.