rdrunner | 422 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Here's a little game I like to play: What is your favorite NES game for each letter of the alphabet? Some basic rules: Titles are flexible (ex: The Legend of Zelda could count as either an "L" or a "Z"). Digits can count as the 27th "#" letter (ex: 1943, 8 Eyes). Have fun! This sometimes comes up as I look over my modest collection. Should I keep at least one game for each letter? Do I like enough games to justify doing so? My answers to these questions tend to shift over time. Anyway, here's my current list, which tends to change constantly: 1943 Adventures of Bayou Billy Bionic Commando Castlevania Double Dragon Excitebike (by default) Final Fantasy Gradius Heavy Barrel (The) Immortal Jackal Kung Fu (The) Legend of Zelda Mega Man 1 Ninja Gaiden Operation Wolf (because it's NOT Orb 3D) Punch-Out Q*Bert Rush'n Attack Super Mario 3 Tecmo Super Bowl Uncle Fester's Quest Vice: Project Doom Wrecking Crew Xexyz (another tough letter) Yoshi Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1943 Al Unser Racing Battletoads Contra Dragon Warrior 4 Excitebike Festers Quest Gauntlet Heavy Barrel Ice Hockey Jackal Kid Icarus Little Samson Mike Tyson’s Punchout North and South Operation Wolf Paperboy Qbert RBI Baseball Super Mario 3 TMNT 2 Uncanny X-men (Uforia if counting Pal) Vice Project Doom WWF Wrestlemania Xevious Yo Noid Zombie Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,480 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1943 Adventures of Lolo Battletoads Castlevania Ducktales Excitebike Faxanadu Gumshoe Hogan's Alley Ice Hockey Jackal Kid Icarus Legacy of the Wizard Metroid Ninja Gaiden Operation Wolf Punch-Out!! Q*bert RC Pro Am StarTropics Trog! Ufouria Vice: Project Doom Wild Gunmen Xevious Yo! Noid Zoda's Revenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 1943 Arkanoid Batman Castlevania III Dragon Spirit The New Legend Eliminator Boat Duel Final Fantasy Gun Nac Hogan's Alley Isolated Warrior Journey to Silius Kabuki Quantum Fighter Legend of Zelda Mike Tyson's Punch Out Ninja Gaiden Operation Wolf Pipe Dream Qix River City Ransom Spy Hunter Tecmo Super Bowl Uncharted Waters Vice Project Doom Wurm Journey to the Center of the Earth Xexyz Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Zanac Edited July 14, 2020 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,884 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 8 Eyes (I'm making an assumption on this one that once I figure out how to control the guy and the freakin bird at the same time I'll really like it.) Adventures Of Dino Riki Back To The Future Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones Eliminator Boat Duel Faria: A World Of Mystery And Danger Ghosts N' Goblins Hatris Isolated Warrior Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu Kabuki Quantum Fighter Loopz Milon's Secret Castle Ninja Gaiden Overlord Paperboy 2 (Pinbot is soo jealous right now) Q*bert (sorry Qix, you really do deserve better...) R.C. Roadrunner Pro-Am II (aaauuughghghgh, It's driving a wedge through my mind!) Stanley, Dr. Livingstone's Search For Snake Rattle N' Roll The Simpsons Untouchables Vice Project Doom Willow Xexyz Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Zen Intergalactic Ninja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,666 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Arkista's Ring Blades of Steel Contra Ducktales Excite' Bike Fire N Ice GI Joe Heavy Barrel Isolated Warrior Jackal Kickle Cubicle Life Force Mega Man 2 Nightmare on Elm Street Operation Wolf Power Blade Qix Rockin Katz Super Mario Bros 3 Tengen Tetris Uninvited Vice Project Doom Willow XEXYZ Yo! Noid Zelda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,833 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1943 Adventure Island Bubble Bobble Contra Dragon Warrior Excitebike Fester’s Quest Ghosts ‘n Goblins Home Alone Ice Climber Joust Klax Little Samson Mega Man 2 Ninja Gaiden 2 Operation Wolf Paperboy Qix Rad Racer Super Mario Bros 3 Tetris Urban Champion Vice Project Doom Where’s Waldo Xexyz Yoshis Cookie Zelda, The Legend of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red | 437 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3-D World Runner Amagon Bubble Bobble, I guess. Hard to choose. Castlevania Dragon Warrior II Excitebike, I guess. Only "E" I've played, but I don't think I've spent more than 10 minutes with it. Final Fantasy Guardian Legend, The Hogan's Alley Immortal, The, I guess. I don't think it's all that great, but I don't see any better choices. Jaws Kirby's Adventure Legend of Zelda, The Magician, I guess. Several good choices here. Hard to decide. Nightmare on Elm Street, A Orb-3D, I guess. Not crazy about it. I should give Operation Wolf a try. Pin Bot QIX, even though I've never played it on NES (I like it on Game Boy). Not choosing Q*Bert. RC Pro Am Super Mario Bros Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultima IV, I guess. Never played it, but it looks like fun and I'm not choosing Urban Champion. Vice: Project Doom Werewolf, I guess. I could easily pick a different one. Xexyz Yoshi Zelda II: Adventures of Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1943 Adventure Island Bubble Bobble Contra Double Dragon II Excitebike Final Fantasy Gun.Smoke Hogan's Alley Ice Hockey Jackal Kung Fu Legend of Zelda Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! Ninja Gaiden Operation Wolf Pac-Man Q*Bert Rad Racer Super Mario Bros. Tetris Uninvited Vice: Project Doom Wizards & Warriors Xevious Yoshi Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Hobbesworth | 20 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It's nice to see so many mentions of Vice Project Doom, that game was criminally overlooked due to its late era release date but it's one of the most solid action games on the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (#) Mega Man 2 Abadox Bucky O'Hare Crystalis Duck Tales Excitebike Faxanadu Gun Nac Heavy Barrel (I) Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse Journey to Silius Kid Icarus (L) Guardian Legend Mega Man 2 Ninja Gaiden (O) Legend Of Zelda, (kinda of a cheat with O) Paperboy (Q) Kabuki Quantum Fighter Rygar Super Mario Bros. 3 (T) Star Tropics Uninvited Vice Project Doom Wurm Xexyz Yoshi's Cookie (Z) Zanac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,534 Graphics Team · Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,534 Graphics Team · Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Fun prompt, @rdrunner! I had to leave a few letters out since I guess I haven't played enough games to fill them all in. And there are a few spots that are tough to pick just one title. A) Abadox B) Bubble Bobble C) Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers D) Darkwing Duck / Dynowarz F) Felix the Cat G) Gradius H) Hatris I) Ice Climber J) Jackie Chan Action King Fu K) Kid Icarus L) Little Samson M) Metal Storm N) Ninja Gaiden P) Panic Restaurant Q) QBert R) Rainbow Islands S) Solomon's Key 2 / Star Soldier T) Tetris V) Vice: Project Doom W) Whomp Em X) Xexyz Y) Yo! Noid Z) Zanac -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1943: The Battle of Midway Adventures of Lolo Bionic Commando Contra Double Dragon II: The Revenge Earth Bound prototype Final Fantasy Guardian Legend Hogan's Alley Ikari III - The Rescue Journey to Silius Kirby's Adventure Legend of Zelda Mega Man 3 Ninja Gaiden Operation Wolf Punch-Out!! Q-bert River City Ransom Super Mario Bros. 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Uninvited Vegas Dream (haven't played Vice: Project Doom yet...) Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth Xexyz Yo! Noid Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,941 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) Fun idea. I just based this off my existing top 100, but had to throw in some odd ones for the rare letters (I'm surprised how uncommon E is, I only had one game with that letter): Arkista's Ring Batman (The Movie) Castlevania 3 Dragon Quest II Esper Dream 2 Felix the Cat Gimmick! Holy Diver Isolated Warrior Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu Kick Master Little Samson Mega Man 4 Ninja Gaiden Over Horizon Power Blade Quest Forge Recca Super Mario Bros. 3 Tetris Ufouria Vice: Project Doom Whomp 'Em Xexyz Yume Penguin Monogatari Zelda 2 Edited July 14, 2020 by Sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,941 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, CasualCart said: Come on There's also Vindicators or Victory Road I guess. But Vice: Project Doom is actually genuinely a top NES title Xexyz is getting way more attention than it's ever had before though, hah. Edited July 14, 2020 by Sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,534 Graphics Team · Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Sumez said: Come on There's also Vindicators or Victory Road I guess. But Vice: Project Doom is actually genuinely a top NES title Xexyz is getting way more attention than it's ever had before though, hah. Haha I was waiting for the first person to come storming in and say there are more titles that start with 'Q' and 'V'. Looks like it only took, like, 30 minutes or something. I do genuinely like Vice: Project Doom, and Xexyz is one of my favorite NES games, so I guess it just didn't occur to me that it's more of an obscure title. Your list was a lot of fun, by the way, with those Famicom titles thrown in here and there. -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesmaster14 | 433 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 76-in-1 multicart (lol), ok maybe 1943 A Boy and His Blob Baby Boomer Castlevania III Demon Sword Eliminator Boat Duel Formula One: Built to Win Gradius Hammerin' Harry Image Fight Journey to Silius Kabuki Quantum Fighter Larry and The Long Look for a Luscious Lover Mega Man 2 Ninja Gaiden Operation Secret Storm Prince of Persia Qix Rad Racer Shatterhand Toki Uninvited Videomation WURM: Journey to the Center of the Earth Xevious Yo! Noid Zombie Nation This was fun ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner | 422 Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, PII said: Stanley, Dr. Livingstone's Search For Snake Rattle N' Roll Lots of great answers so far, but this one in particular cracked me up! X is the letter that always stumps me. I think there are only like 4 games total? Xexyz is ok, but it's kinda all over the place. Xenophobe and Xevious are simple arcade ports, and then there's X-Men, which is much debated about whether it qualifies as a real game. Edited July 15, 2020 by rdrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprincipe | 142 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Looks like fun... 1943 Adventure Island Battle of Olympus Castlevania (really a tough one since my three favorite NES games start with C - honorable mention to Castlevania III and Contra!) DuckTales Elevator Action Faxanadu Gremlins 2 Heavy Barrel Ice Hockey Journey to Silius Kickle Cubicle Little Nemo the Dream Master Mega Man 2 Ninja Gaiden Operation Wolf Power Blade Qix RBI Baseball 2 Super Mario Bros. 3 (by only a hair over StarTropics!) Tetris (Tengen version) Uncharted Waters Vice: Project Doom Wizards & Warriors Xexyz Yo! Noid Zen Intergalactic Ninja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageOliver98 | 719 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I'm going to have to skip some letters because I haven't played that many NES games. 3-D World Runner Adventures of Lolo Battleship Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Darkwing Duck Earthbound Beginnings Gimmick Hebereke Journey to Silius Kirby's Adventure Legend of Zelda Mega Man 6 Ninja Gaiden Pac-Man Recca Super Mario Bros 3 TMNT III: The Manhattan Project Yoshi's Cookies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 14 hours ago, CasualCart said: I do genuinely like Vice: Project Doom, and Xexyz is one of my favorite NES games, so I guess it just didn't occur to me that it's more of an obscure title. Vice Project Doom is great. I haven't pulled the trigger on a physical copy, $$. Your drawing, lol. I didn't even pick Q*bert. I used Kabuki Quantum Fighter for Q. X was much hard to pick a title for me, I ended up with Xexyz. I don't even know if I am recalling the correct game from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,884 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Just gotta throw it out there: XEXYZ really is a totally cool game, not just something random that happens to be the most pickable X; So Delightfully weird, so Hudson Soft. I mean how often do you get to walk in on a 12 foot woman taking a bath before flying away in a fish to battle one of these... Edited August 12, 2022 by PII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlasind | 18 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 5:48 PM, doner24 said: 1943 Al Unser Racing Battletoads Contra Dragon Warrior 4 Excitebike Festers Quest Gauntlet Heavy Barrel Ice Hockey Jackal Kid Icarus Little Samson Mike Tyson’s Punchout North and South Operation Wolf Paperboy Qbert RBI Baseball Super Mario 3 TMNT 2 Uncanny X-men (Uforia if counting Pal) Vice Project Doom WWF Wrestlemania Xevious Yo Noid Zombie Nation I thought I would've had to scroll for days to find someone who said North and South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Hobbesworth | 20 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 6:16 AM, PII said: Just gotta throw it out there: XEXYZ really is a totally cool game, not just something random that happens to be the most pickable X; So Delightfully weird, so Hudson Soft. I mean how often do you get to walk in on a 12 foot woman taking a bath before flying away in a fish to battle one of these... It's a pretty sadly underrated game, it holds up much better than a huge chunk of the action games from the NES library. Plus the boss fights were so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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