T-Pac | 7,513 Graphics Team · Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Suppose you have to introduce someone to any given genre of game on the NES, and you can only use one game as your standard. For example, I think Solomon's Key is the best example of an action-puzzle game because it is a solid representation of the key elements of all other NES action-puzzlers, like Lolo or Kickle Cubicle. -CasualCart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Standard platformer - Super Mario Bros Action platformer - Ninja Gaiden Run and Gun - Contra Adventure - Crystalis (almost went Zelda, but Crystalis is just more refined) Shooter - Gun-Nac (it's just too fun, and not too hard; Life Force would be another contender) Standard puzzle - Tetris RPG - Final Fantasy Racing - Eliminator Boat Duel (or Formula One: Built to Win if you want to stick to cars) Sports - Tecmo Super Bowl, Blades of Steel, or Baseball Stars (sports are so different, hard to pick.) Strategy - Uncharted Waters (don't know this that well) Gameshow - Jeopardy or Super Jeopardy Point and Click - Maniac Mansion Pinball - Rock N Ball Arcade - Donkey Kong Jr or Ms. Pac-Man Tengen version Casino - Vegas Dream Zapper - Duck Hunt or Gotcha I forgot Beat-em-up. I'll throw in River City Ransom. Edited November 20, 2019 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreaKBeatZ | 136 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Cool idea. I'm going with the games that I think are the best, and not the most iconic franchise. Standard platformer - Mr. Gimmick Action platformer - Not really sure what the difference is. I'll go with Mega Man 2 Run and Gun - Contra Adventure - The Guardian Legend Shooter - I'd go with The Guardian Legend again, but for the sake of variety, I'll say Gun-Nac Puzzle - Tetris RPG - Dragon Warrior III Racing - Super Off Road Sports - Tecmo Super Bowl Strategy - Pirates! Point and Click - As a PC collector, I can't consider Maniac Mansion a NES game. It was the defining PC release for Lucasfilms. So, I'll say Princess Tomato Arcade - Donkey Kong Jr or Ms. Pac-Man Tengen version Zapper - Gotcha Other - Bubble Bobble (possibly my single favorite game on the system) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, BreaKBeatZ said: Cool idea. I'm going with the games that I think are the best, and not the most iconic franchise. Adventure - The Guardian Legend Shooter - I'd go with The Guardian Legend again, but for the sake of variety, I'll say Gun-Nac That's quite a statement to say that Guardian Legend is a better Adventure game than Legend of Zelda, StarTropics, Willow, or Crystalis (though the latter two cross-over to Action-RPG) -- I would even stand up Blaster Master against Guardian Legend, for the Adventure Game category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,595 Homebrew Team · Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 11:04 AM, Tulpa said: Racing - Eliminator Boat Duel (or Formula One: Built to Win if you want to stick to cars) Formula One Built to Win is awesome and not many people talk about. Imagine if Gran Turismo was made for the NES instead of Playstation. It was one of the few games that I actively looked for at every game store and convention I went to. I ended up finding a copy at Too Many Games 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,017 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Screw it, I'll just give my favorites. Platformer - Adventure Island Hack and slash - Ninja Gaiden Beat em up - Double Dragon 2 Run and gun - Contra Sports - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out Puzzle - Tetris Arcade - Marble Madness Racing - Bump n Jump Shooter - Jackal Adventure - Zelda, I guess. Rygar? This isn't a genre that I typically play anymore. There are some genres such as RPG, strategy and point and click where I have no favorites. Edited November 20, 2019 by mbd39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 585 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Standard platformer - Super Mario Bros 2 USA Action platformer - Castelvania Run and Gun - Contra Adventure - Zelda II Shooter - Life Force Standard puzzle - Puzznic Action Puzzle - Mendel Palace RPG - Destiny of an Emperor Racing - Rad Racer Sports - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Blades of Steel or Bad News Baseball Strategy - Romance of the three Kingdoms II Gameshow - heh Point and Click - Shadowgate Pinball - Pinball Arcade - Bubble Bobble Casino - Casino Kid, I guess. I must admit I came into this one only recently and I found its RPGesque presentation endearing. But really I prefer my casino games straight and to the point, quick to navigate and without any clutter. Zapper - Wild Gunman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookii_risu | 206 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Standard Platformer - Super Mario Bros. 2 USA Action Platformer - Rygar Run and Gun - Contra Adventure - Legend of Zelda Shooter - Life Force Puzzle - Tetris RPG - Dragon Warrior 4 (although I think Destiny of an Emperor is one of the best RPGs and doesn't get a whole lot of love @WhyNotZoidberg) Racing - Rad Racer Sports - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Strategy - Desert Commander Gameshow - Wheel of Fortune Point and Click - Shadowgate Arcade - TMNT 2 Casino - Casino Kid ("I'm your sweat dealer!") Zapper - Hogan's Alley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Platformer - Super Mario Bros. Arcade - Burgertime Sports - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out RPG - The Legend of Zelda (even though I don't consider this an RPG) Adventure - Metroid Racing - RC Pro Am Shooter - Lifeforce Beat'emup - Battletoads Puzzle - Dr. Mario Zapper - Duckhunt (kinda boring answer, but its obviously the standard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreaKBeatZ | 136 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 hours ago, arch_8ngel said: That's quite a statement to say that Guardian Legend is a better Adventure game than Legend of Zelda, StarTropics, Willow, or Crystalis (though the latter two cross-over to Action-RPG) -- I would even stand up Blaster Master against Guardian Legend, for the Adventure Game category. Really? I don't think it's even close. It's my #1 by far and I've played through all of them. Zelda brings back more nostalgic feelings, and of course it was much more influential. The rest are all good, but not at the same level. Then again, I probably like TGL more than most. I'd say it's in my top 5 or 10 for the entire NES library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, BreaKBeatZ said: Really? I don't think it's even close. It's my #1 by far and I've played through all of them. Zelda brings back more nostalgic feelings, and of course it was much more influential. The rest are all good, but not at the same level. Then again, I probably like TGL more than most. I'd say it's in my top 5 or 10 for the entire NES library. Guardian Legend is a ton of fun, but it is nowhere near as refined as StarTropics, IMO, when it comes to the adventure portion of the gameplay. It has a fun hybrid genre thing going for it and as a total package it is fun -- but I'd rate it toe-to-toe with Blaster Master and Air Fortress for "blended genre" games (and yes Air Fortress is "cruder looking" but the space suit energy mechanic and fortress-mazes are really novel) But I'd never rank Guardian Legend as being at the top of either genre it touches on when compared against dedicated genre games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 49 minutes ago, G-type said: RPG - The Legend of Zelda (even though I don't consider this an RPG) Because it is an action-adventure game, not an RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,479 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, arch_8ngel said: Because it is an action-adventure game, not an RPG I just don't care for RPGs, so I would pretend I didn't know that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreaKBeatZ | 136 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, arch_8ngel said: Guardian Legend is a ton of fun, but it is nowhere near as refined as StarTropics, IMO, when it comes to the adventure portion of the gameplay. It has a fun hybrid genre thing going for it and as a total package it is fun -- but I'd rate it toe-to-toe with Blaster Master and Air Fortress for "blended genre" games (and yes Air Fortress is "cruder looking" but the space suit energy mechanic and fortress-mazes are really novel) But I'd never rank Guardian Legend as being at the top of either genre it touches on when compared against dedicated genre games. I agree that the adventure aspects of TGL aren't as good as the adventure aspects of a game that is completely dedicated to that genre. However, I still think it's a better game than Star Tropics, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 minute ago, BreaKBeatZ said: However, I still think it's a better game than Star Tropics, etc. Definitely something we will never, ever, see eye to eye on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT | 90 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just my personal list: PAL exclusive: Mr. Gimmick Famicom exclusive: Splatterhouse Homebrew/Zapper: Super Russian Roulette Platformer: Super Mario 2 Lesser known sidescroller: Shatterhand Game of mini-games: California Games Football: Tecmo Super Bowl Baseball: (tie) RBI Baseball/Baseball Stars Hockey: Ice Hockey Best 2 player game: probably one of the above sports games or Contra RPG: Crystalis Shooter: Lifeforce Arcade/high score: Burgertime Hardest: ghost and goblins Easiest: Felix the Cat Best music: Mega Man 2 Racing: Micro Machines/Excitebike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 924 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Standard platformer - Maniac Mansion Action platformer - Maniac Mansion Run and Gun - Maniac Mansion Adventure - Maniac Mansion Shooter - Maniac Mansion Standard puzzle - Maniac Mansion RPG - Maniac Mansion Racing - Maniac Mansion Sports - Maniac Mansion Strategy - Maniac Mansion Gameshow - Maniac Mansion Point and Click - Uninvited Pinball - Maniac Mansion Arcade - Maniac Mansion Casino - Maniac Mansion Zapper - Maniac Mansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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