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Top 100 NES Games of All Time
***as voted by the GameFAQs NES Board 2001-09***
The greatest game of all features a plumber who can turn into a flying, biped raccoon-- makes perfect sense!
TRIPLE PLATINUM
1. Super Mario Bros. 3 ( 3802 )
2. Legend of Zelda, The ( 3336 )
PLATINUM
3. Super Mario Bros. ( 1791 )
4. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! ( 1520 )
5. Mega Man 2 ( 1486 )
6. Contra ( 1432 )
7. Final Fantasy ( 1404 )
8. Metroid ( 1383 )
9. Super Mario Bros. 2 ( 1065 )
10. Tecmo Super Bowl ( 1055 )
GOLD
11. River City Ransom ( 846 )
12. Mega Man 3 ( 829 )
13. Zelda II: The Adventures of Link ( 802 )
14. Kirby’s Adventure ( 638 )
15. Tetris ( 606 )
16. Ninja Gaiden ( 601 )
17. Castlevania ( 536 )
18. Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse ( 531 )
19. Crystalis ( 478 )
20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game ( 463 )
21. Bubble Bobble ( 451 )
22. Dragon Warrior ( 425 )
23. Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest ( 417 )
24. Dragon Warrior IV ( 397 )
25. Bionic Commando ( 390 )
26. Duck Hunt ( 377 )
27. StarTropics ( 371 )
28. Baseball Stars ( 354 )
29. Excitebike ( 352 )
30. Blaster Master ( 350 )
31. Dragon Warrior III ( 344 )
32. Metal Gear ( 336 )
33. Super Dodge Ball ( 334 )
34. Kid Icarus ( 325 )
35. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos ( 307 )
36. Mega Man ( 298 )
37. Maniac Mansion ( 288 )
38. Battletoads ( 287 )
39. Dr. Mario ( 279 )
40. Super C ( 261 )
41. Guardian Legend, The ( 257 )
42. Double Dragon II ( 253 )
The Guardian Legend, one of the few NES titles to seamlessly blend two genres into a compelling action/adventure game.
BRONZE
43. DuckTales ( 242 )
44. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 206 )
45. Ice Hockey ( 197 )
46. Faxanadu ( 196 )
47. Tecmo Bowl ( 193 )
48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project ( 192 )
49. Double Dragon ( 182 )
50. Mega Man 4 ( 177 )
51. Life Force ( 168 )
52. Dragon Warrior II ( 164 )
53. Blades of Steel ( 146 )
54. Mega Man 5 ( 134 )
55. Adventures of Lolo ( 121 )
56. RC Pro Am ( 121 )
57. Marble Madness ( 110 )
58. Mega Man 6 ( 109 )
58. Metal Storm ( 109 )
60. M.C. Kids ( 108 )
61. Rescue Rangers ( 107 )
62. Ghosts ‘n Goblins ( 105 )
63. RBI Baseball ( 101 )
64. Jackal ( 100 )
Even though it was a lesson in frustration, Ghosts N' Goblins still has a strong following.
HONORABLE MENTION
65. Nintendo World Cup ( 99 )
66. Micro Machines ( 96 )
67. Battle of Olympus, The ( 95 )
68. Goonies II ( 94 )
69. Willow ( 91 )
70. Baseball Simulator 1.000 ( 89 )
71. Kickle Cubicle ( 84 )
72. Snake, Rattle & Roll ( 83 )
73. Little Samson ( 82 )
74. Little Nemo the Dream Master ( 81 )
75. Shadowgate ( 78 )
75. Paperboy ( 78 )
77. Wizards & Warriors ( 77 )
78. Donkey Kong ( 76 )
79. 1943 ( 73 )
80. Superspike V’Ball ( 72 )
81. Bucky O’Hare ( 71 )
81. Balloon Fight ( 71 )
81. Punch-Out!! ( 71 )
84. Batman ( 70 )
85. Mario Bros. ( 69 )
86. Rygar ( 67 )
87. Legacy of the Wizard ( 65 )
88. Pirates! ( 63 )
88. Dusty Diamond’s All-Star Softball ( 63 )
90. Ice Climber ( 61 )
91. Deja Vu ( 60 )
91. Clash at Demonhead ( 60 )
93. North and South ( 59 )
93. Guerilla War ( 59 )
95. NES Open Tournament Golf ( 56 )
96. Gradius ( 54 )
97. Destiny of an Emperor ( 53 )
97. Adventure Island II ( 53 )
97. Monster Party ( 53 )
100. Solstice ( 52 )
