T-Pac | 7,531 Graphics Team · Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Put your personal preferences aside and think critically... What is the best game that Nintendo's 8-bit library has to offer? Factor-in everything - aesthetics, gameplay, mass appeal, marketability, historical significance, legacy, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) smb3 its not a fun answer but its the right answer for all the reasons you mention. Edited October 12, 2021 by docile tapeworm 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'd also say SMB3 by a pretty wide margin. Easily near the top, if not the top, of those factors mentioned. It had it's own 90 min commercial disguised as a movie. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,012 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) I think SMB3 is hard to top. Just the sheer amount of level variation eclipses 90% of the games on the console. Add the game physic, enemies, bosses, level progression, graphics and music and you really start going past what should even be possible on the system. Not my favorite game on the system but if I had to put my finger on the best game, objectively, I think SMB3 takes the prize. I'd love to see someone convince me (us) otherwise though. Edited October 13, 2021 by RegularGuyGamer 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) i love games like ng shatterhand vpd and power blade. and dd and tmnt 2 are great games. but none of them hit everything perfect like smb3 does. tloz might have a punchers chance. Edited October 13, 2021 by docile tapeworm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Super Mario Bros. 3. I think it's as close to perfect as an 8-bit game can be. The visuals, the controls, the difficulty, the whistles. Literally everything about it is fantastic. The real question is: What is the second best NES/Famicom game? That list starts getting real long, real fast. LoZ, Metroid, Mega Man 2, Contra, Castlevania, Punch-Out!! I could go on for a while. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 @DoctorEncore oh megaman is a great game/series (1-3). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 577 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Mario 3 had enormous hype behind it, pretty much delivered on said hype, sold more than any other game on the console besides Mario 1 and Duck Hunt and then or now is overwhelmingly viewed as better than the former, has way more quality content than basically any similar game of the time, and remains compelling on replay thanks in part to all the secrets. Only real problem is that it’s a bit on the long side for a game with no saving but Warp Whistles help alleviate that. It’s pretty much been the consensus best game on the console ever since it launched, at least in the west. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 If we're just arguing most popular, commercially successful, technically immaculate and critically acclaimed then it's going to be SMB3. I'd still rather play Tetris. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,447 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Ball Street Kid 1 1 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 As much as I despise the game, objectively speaking SMB3 is the quintessential NES/Famicom release. I don't think any other game even remotely comes close to touching it based on the terms you mention. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Obviously the CORRECT answer is Mario is Missing. You play as Luigi, you get to ride Yoshi (if you can FIND the fucker), the graphics are IDENTICAL to Super Mario World, and Bowser looks like a poo. Couldn't think of a game to top that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 With your criteria it's SMB3 however it should have had a freaking save feature which is why I wouldn't personally place the game #1. I know we have some psycho on here who claims the no saves improved the game and warp whistles are just as good though they are not. It's a great game though that 1 thing.. grr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,514 Editorials Team · Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 SMB3. It's basically a SNES game, and that's an easy path to bringing home the gold 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: SMB3. It's basically a SNES game, and that's an easy path to bringing home the gold Umm... Mario is Missing IS a damn SNES game! We need a poll in here, the silent majority demands recognition for MiM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, OptOut said: Umm... Mario is Missing IS a damn SNES game! We need a poll in here, the silent majority demands recognition for MiM! It'd need to hit the other marks, including being a good game. Alas! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 I'd go with Super Mario Bros. It's literally the game I associate with the NES. It hits on all of the criteria you mentioned and the gameplay experience is perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gloves said: It'd need to hit the other marks, including being a good game. Alas! But... It was my birthday game... My only birthday game for a whole YEAR! The game was good okay, it was amazing!... It was. It WAS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintegageo | 582 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 OoOOo MTPO hits those criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,931 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 @MagusSmurf @Nintegageo Ask and thou shall receive. (This is Infidelity's Super Mario All-Stars super MMC5 hack cart for the Nintendo.)https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2422/ This hacks SMB3 changing it up to a MMC5 using a very large cart (1MB PRG and 1MB CHR) to fit SMB+SMB2j+SMB2(USA)+SMB3 and a hidden copy of the late NES(PAL) Mario Bros arcade conversion. They all work magnificently and each of them saves data, even Mario Bros for high scores. The others like on SNES have 4 save slots per game, but uniquely doesn't save only at the start of a world, but by the actual stage including stored lives. It's a hell of an upgrade on the SNES game basically. I'm happy that I own this on an actual cart, my favorite modern Famicom treasure. Maybe since everyone is basically sucking up to SMB3 since it's basically *the* game given the qualifier given, perhaps it should for sake of argument and variety be excluded entirely. It's obviously the answer, even if you don't like it, people acknowledge SMB3 for what it is, peak Nintendo, even Kirby that came out later and outshines it in some ways still doesn't cut it off the top. But what if SMB3 didn't count? Kirby? Castlevania III? Something Mega Man? I'm really wondering where this would go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 @Murray dude! greatest post of all times! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I'd go with Super Mario Bros. It's literally the game I associate with the NES. It hits on all of the criteria you mentioned and the gameplay experience is perfect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Actually, @Tanooki is right, Kirby is even more technically competent than SMB, and it can save too. All the different powers and everything, many different worlds to explore and mini-games, plus it's a super fun game to boot... Kirby's Adventure may actually be the objectively best game on NES, all things considered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,198 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 kirby is pretty good but at the same time it blows. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said: kirby is pretty good but at the same time it blows. Both blowing AND sucking are integral to the Kirby gameplay experience, yes! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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