Its a fair statement to say that the most important video game console to ever come out was the Nintendo NES. There has yet to be a more influential system to ever hit the video game market. One only needs to look at all the franchises that were created from the 8-bit generation. With that being said, here are my Top Ten Greatest NES Games of all time:
10. Metroid: The game that brought incredible ambience and tone to the Nintendo generation. It was much more than your garden variety sci-fi shooter.
9: Contra: The classic co-op for the NES. Oh, yeah.....The code. It deserves to be on the list just for that reason alone. The granddaddy video code that gave you 30 lives.
8. Tecmo Bowl: Can hold up to any Madden Football Game. Maybe not in realism, but definitely in fun.
7. R.C. Pro Am: Incredibly simple and addictive. Even better than plating with real life radio control cars.
6: Mike Tyson's Punch Out: Completely over the top, but just a blast to play. The game had so much charm. For all its arcade fun though, it did require a lot of timing in order to beat some of the boxers.
5: Super Mario Bros: What would the NES, or Nintendo for that matter, be without this game? Completely revolutionary and arguably the most important video game of all time.
4: Tetris: How many hours were lost playing this game. Just watching blocks from a top of the screen to the bottom. Who knew?
3: Battletoads: Although the game was down right impossible to finish. The idea of playing the toads that fought was just too funny and original.
2: The Legend of Zelda: What "best of" list would be complete without this one? There had never been a game prior to this one which had such incredible scope and length of gameplay. Truly an epic, even to this day.
1: Super Mario Bros 3: Simply a perfect game! No too difficult that its frustrating. No too easy that it becomes boring. It had great re playability. What more could you ask for?
Jon Ferraro is the owner and operator of http://www.nesnintendogames.com/
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