Lago | 234 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I’ll throw a different name in the ring. How about Tecmo? Best football game on the system in Tecmo Super Bowl, arguably best football game ever. Ninja Gaiden for hardcore platforming action. Fire N Ice for the puzzle genre. one of the only sports RPG’s in Tecmo Soccer. Many other solid sports titles and a variety of different games as well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,569 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 4:39 PM, Tulpa said: Checking my collection, Tecmo is also a big one, and I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned. 2 hours ago, Lago said: I’ll throw a different name in the ring. How about Tecmo? What am I, chopped liver? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lago | 234 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 32 minutes ago, Tulpa said: What am I, chopped liver? Not at all. My powers of observation are that of legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenpp72 | 1,242 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hudson or Taito maybe, not a lot of noteworthy I can think of beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,329 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Koei beats all three of the titular exemptions anyway IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lago | 234 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 1 hour ago, the_wizard_666 said: Koei beats all three of the titular exemptions anyway IMO I absolutely love me some KOEI on the SNES. Haven’t tried many games on the NES. Do they play as good? Uncharted Waters: New Horizons is in my top 5 games of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,644 Graphics Team · Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Of those three, Konami is the only one that makes it into my top 5 NES publishers: 1 ) Irem (Image Fight / Kickle Cubicle / Metal Storm) 2 ) Taito (Bubble Bobble / Kiwi Kraze / Little Samson / Panic Restaurant / Rainbow Islands) 3 ) Tecmo (Ninja Gaiden / Solomon's Key 2 / Star Force) 4 ) Konami (Bucky O Hare / Life Force / Monster In My Pocket) 5 ) Hudson Soft (Bomberman / Felix the Cat / Xexyz) -CasualCart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 586 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Koei maybe. I love RoTK II and the NES version is super good. A lot of their 16bit games have a good 8bit version. Taito and Sunsoft are pretty obvious picks tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,329 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 2:46 PM, Lago said: I absolutely love me some KOEI on the SNES. Haven’t tried many games on the NES. Do they play as good? Uncharted Waters: New Horizons is in my top 5 games of all time. Functionally, all the games on the NES that also got a SNES release play just as well, it's the bells and whistles that the SNES versions have that make or break whether you'd prefer one over the other. Honestly, I think the first Uncharted Waters is best on the NES, but that's just preference. And Romance II has two saves on the SNES version, whereas the NES and Genesis versions only have one, so that's a factor too. As for the games that didn't get a 16 bit release, I find Genghis Khan to be pretty fun, as well as Bandit Kings. Honestly, the only ones I could care less about are the two Nobunaga's Ambition games. The first at least had a way to cheese the game (only have to fight like 3 battles total to win), so I could scratch it off the list, but Nobunaga II I just can't seem to get into, no matter how many times I try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 It's a toss up between Tecmo and Taito. As much as I like Ninja Gaiden and Tecmo Super Bowl, I'll go with Taito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,096 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Growing up I would have said Hudson Soft, but after beating all of the Koei's in the last couple of years, I'm thinking I'll also throw down a vote for Koei as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,792 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Sachen. They released a large amount of independent games, filling in voids such as Taiwan rules mahjong, Chinese chess, as well as Chinese style checkers. Furthermore they promoted for kids to stay off drugs, released gaming machines to be used in hot springs motels for gaming, and actually took IP to a somewhat serious extent. A few of their games were derivative, but they decided to get out of the game due to software piracy...yeah, those "repros" that people act so innocent about. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 481 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 It sort of feels difficult to rank Sachen since they had such a long and storied career with highs and lows. I remember a time where it felt like the popular consensus was that their games were kinda bad, but honestly most of their titles were solid, especially when you compare them to what most of the NES library is instead of the equivalent of triple A devs like Capcom. I don't know if I could call them my favorite since they didn't release anything I'd call an all-time favorite for me on the NES, but 60 mostly good games is super impressive no matter how you slice it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKobold | 205 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Color Dreams, unironically. Secret Scout was an interesting Metroidvania that kept dead enemies dead. So many of the games are bad, but still beatable, and come with interesting physics to learn. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,601 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Ultra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,506 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, G-type said: Ultra What’s your favorite cookie besides Oreos? … Mint Oreos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,601 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, DefaultGen said: What’s your favorite cookie besides Oreos? … Mint Oreos Mint Oreos are da bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,792 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 4 hours ago, DarkKobold said: Color Dreams, unironically. Secret Scout was an interesting Metroidvania that kept dead enemies dead. So many of the games are bad, but still beatable, and come with interesting physics to learn. Those games are a lot better than the NES -exclusive film /superhero titles, imo, which also have unfair mechanisms and poor controls generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,792 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Ankos said: I remember a time where it felt like the popular consensus was that their games were kinda bad... These are the same types of people who shit on Super Mario Bros 2 (USA) for fashion. Of course a mahjong game is going to suck if you don't know how to play I sat and played through the whole NES/Famicom catalog, and the vast majority of the games are average at worst. There's the good titles, the ones that have potential but are somewhat marred by poor music or controls, etc. As I'm a gamer but also look from a historical perspective, I see Sachen as being quite significant, and I've got a ton of respect for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 481 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 27 minutes ago, fcgamer said: As I'm a gamer but also look from a historical perspective, I see Sachen as being quite significant, and I've got a ton of respect for them. As far as Taiwanese game companies go Sachen has to be the most accomplished by a significant margin. Making games for over a decade is hard, and Sachen made a lot of games 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgicMachine | 261 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 12:56 PM, Lago said: I’ll throw a different name in the ring. How about Tecmo? Best football game on the system in Tecmo Super Bowl, arguably best football game ever. Ninja Gaiden for hardcore platforming action. Fire N Ice for the puzzle genre. one of the only sports RPG’s in Tecmo Soccer. Many other solid sports titles and a variety of different games as well Tecmo World Wrestling is my favorite wrestling game for the NES, hands down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,213 Events Team · Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Developer > Publisher, no? For childhood sake, I would have to say RARE (coin it). As an older douchehead, I'd like to give Koei a gigantic thump up for what they did during the NES period, even if they're PC based games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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