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    NES game suggestions

    This is gonna sound a little odd, but I could use some suggestions for NES games to acquire. I mean, I've got the system and all the games I originally ordered now, which is awesome, but obviously I'd like to expand my collection. However, I'm having to do it kinda slowly, because NES games are more expensive now than they used to be (God I miss the days when you could get NES games for like a buck). So anyway, since I'm having difficulties deciding, I thought I'd just open this up for suggestions, maybe that'll help me narrow my selection or something. Otherwise, obviously, there's tons of games I want but it's hard to try to decide which ones to get first.

    For reference, here's my current collection:
    Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (should really get a zapper, come to think of it)
    Super Mario Bros. 3
    Double Dragon II
    Marble Madness
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Punch-Out
    Oh, and a Game Genie (not technically a game, but thought it'd be fun to fool around with, and I always wanted one as a kid)

    So yeah, there are tons of games I'd like to have, but I need guidance to help narrow my choices.
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    I liked Xenophobe.

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    The Megaman series. Little Nemo: The Dream Master. And my personal favorite, Contra. All great games and pretty challenging as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Satellite View Post
    Little Nemo: The Dream Master.
    That game is pretty amazing. I remember playing it in a store on an NES that had some kind of countdown timer on it with a bunch of games. I had to have it.

    As for my suggestions:
    Castlevania 3
    The Legend of Zelda(no NES collection is complete without it)
    Zelda 2
    Ninja Gaiden
    Life Force

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    Speaking of Legend of Zelda, how the heck is it that after all these years, there are still copies with functioning battery backups? I mean, I don't have a copy now, but before my illness and having to move, I had copies of both Zelda and Zelda II, and the battery-backups for both were working just fine. This was like last year, and I swear I thought the batteries were supposed to die after a few years - the games themselves had to be at least 20 years old, but their batteries were still working. I guess it's possible someone may have replaced the batteries before they came into my possession, but still, I remember that striking me as somewhat odd, because growing up I kept hearing about and reading warnings about how the batteries will eventually crap out and then you won't be able to save your games. *shrug*
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    My old LoZ games have working battery backups too... as far as I know. Last I checked was probably a few years ago now but they were still working.

    Note on the zapper. What kind of TV did you hook this up to? If it's an older TV then you are fine, but the zapper won't work on newer tvs because of the difference in the display.

    As for games, the recommendations already mentioned are great. I also enjoyed Castlevania 2 though I know die hard fans don't enjoy that entry into the original series as much as I do. But I also agree with trying to find games from the Mega Man series or even the other TMNT games. 2 and 3 were more modeled after the arcade type games and they were both well done.

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    I have a plasma TV, so I know the zapper won't work with it, but there is an older CRT in the house if I ever wanted to play Duck Hunt. Ugh.. Castlevania 2... I don't know... I WANT to like it. I desperately want to like it. It has so many unique concepts and whatnot, but I just can't get into it. And yeah, I definitely need to get TMNT 2, but I never really liked TMNT 3 - I don't know why. Maybe it's because they nerfed the special attack, maybe it's because I didn't grow up with it, I dunno. Definitely also need to get my Mega Mans on. Oh shoot, I needa get Duck Tales, too, speaking of Capcom. One of the best damn licensed games of all time.
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    My suggestions:

    Crystalis - This is an action adventure RPG. It's really really good. It uses a top down view, and just feels like a more mature Legend of Zelda. I HIGHLY recommend it if you've never played it.

    The Castlevania games are all great additions.

    The Guardian Legend is a shmup mashed together with an action RPG. It's pretty bizzarre. It's pretty tough too, but it's worth playing.

    Journey to Silius is a platform shooter kind of like Mega Man. It was originally going to be the NES Terminator game before they lost the rights to it. It's really good so far, and pretty tough, but worth playing.

    Legendary Wings is a vertical shooter that I've played since I was a kid. Its not overly punishing, and it's got some great graphics and music for the time.

    Willow is loosely based of the Ron Howard/George Lucas movie. It's another top down action RPG that plays a lot like Zelda. It's more linear, but it's still pretty fun.

    Faxanadu is looking pretty good, actually. I had never heard of it until I started collecting about a year ago. It's a side scrolling adventure RPG much like Zelda II, but it's a bit more elaborate. It works on a password system, so you don't have to worry about the battery, but the passwords are a pain to write down.

    Duck Tales and Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers are both good Disney platformers. I still don't have Duck Tales, but I plan to get it eventually. They aren't really hard games, but they're worth playing.
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    The first four Dragon Quest games are pretty solid JRPGs. The first Final Fantasy is decent.
    Star Tropics and its sequel are both outstanding.
    Kirby's Adventure is one of my personal favorite NES titles :p
    Tiny Toon Adventures is a fantastic title as well.

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