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apropos an ongoing convo, a thread of the best looking NES/Famicom games
1) Super Mario Bros 3
1) Super Mario Bros 3
2) Little Samson
3)Gimmick!
4)VICE: Project Doom/GUNDEC
5) Ninja Gaiden 3
6) Metal Storm
7) Castlevania III
8) Chip n Dale 2
9) Mega Man 6
10) RECCA
11) Crisis Force
(this one might be a bit controversial but i find it very visually cohesive and pleasing to the eye)
12) Sword Master
12) Sword Master
13) Metal Slader Glory
14) Gun Nac
15) Mighty Final Fight
16) Mitsume ga Tooru
17) Shadow of the Ninja
18) Tiny Toon Adventures
19) Super Dodge Ball
20) Sugoro Quest
21) Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
22) Marble Madness
23) Super C
24) TMNT III: The Manhattan Project
25) Dynamite Batman
26) Blaster Master
27) Codename Viper
28) TMNT: Tournament Fighters
29) Gremlins 2
30) Over Horizon
31) Moon Crystal
(note: has gorgeously animated sprites, needs to be seen in motion to be appreciated)
(note: has gorgeously animated sprites, needs to be seen in motion to be appreciated)
32) Totally Rad/Magic John
33) Kid Dracula
34) Shatterhand
35) Lagrange Point
36) Micro Mages
37) Adventure Island 4
38) Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
39) Hebereke/Ufouria
40) Kirby's Adventure
41) Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti
42) Gradius II
(seriously this game is just as impressive as Recca to me, check it out)
(seriously this game is just as impressive as Recca to me, check it out)
43) Joe & Mac
(tho a demake i would just give it a play to see this stage's faux parallax in motion, it's so groovy)
(tho a demake i would just give it a play to see this stage's faux parallax in motion, it's so groovy)
44) Joy Mech Fight
45) Dodge Danpei 2
46) Journey to Silius
47) Power Blazer
48) Darkwing Duck
49) The Little Mermaid
50) Little Nemo the Dream Master
(peak NES vibes imho)
(peak NES vibes imho)
51) Kick Master
(very visually underrated imho)
(very visually underrated imho)
52) Matendouji
53) Isolated Warrior
(i think this game utilizes the NES color palette to incredibly atmospheric ends)
(i think this game utilizes the NES color palette to incredibly atmospheric ends)
54) Zen: The Intergalactic Ninja
(konami flexin so hard in this late release lol)
(konami flexin so hard in this late release lol)
55) The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper!
56) Willow
(probably the best art direction in an 8bit game?)
(probably the best art direction in an 8bit game?)
57) Bucky O'Hare
58) Wai Wai World 2
(hugely charming konami mashup at the height of their 8bit reign)
(hugely charming konami mashup at the height of their 8bit reign)
59) Kyatto Ninden Teyandee
(gonna cap off the list here before it gets too unwieldy lol)
60) Golgo 13: The Mafat Conspiracy
(a game of staggering ambition)
60) Golgo 13: The Mafat Conspiracy
(a game of staggering ambition)
(ok i'm just gonna add more random stuff and hope this thread doesn't get crushed by its own weight)
61) Bubble Bobble 2
(possibly the best looking NES game?)
61) Bubble Bobble 2
(possibly the best looking NES game?)
62) Captain America and the Avengers
63) Super Spike V'Ball
64) Dragon's Lair
(warning, does not play too well
)
(warning, does not play too well
)
65) Astyanax
66) Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
(how they did this background boggles the mind)
(how they did this background boggles the mind)
67) Darkman
(the epitome of 8bit euro-ness on the NES i think)
(the epitome of 8bit euro-ness on the NES i think)
68) Magician
69) Dragon Fighter
70) Gargoyle's Quest 2
71) Rollergames
72) Tom & Jerry
73) Felix the Cat
74) Project Blue
75) 8bit Music Power Final
(not really a game but it has really groovy visuals ok)
(not really a game but it has really groovy visuals ok)
(okay i'll cap it here but if we can make it to 100 without listing a bunch of sequels of games that're already on here it would be incredible lol)
