Best Nintendo Entertainment System Games

Best Nintendo Entertainment System Games

This list compiles the best of the best Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games of all time. All children of the 1980s remember the first time they saved the Pricess when playing Super Mario Brothers, or finding the 1UP cache in level 7. No matter which of these classic Nintendo games you played, everyone is sure to appreacite their greatness.

RankNES GameDeveloperYear Released 
1 The Legend of Zelda The Legend of ZeldaNintendo1987 
2 Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros.Nintendo1985 
3 Final Fantasy Final FantasySquare Co.1990 
4 Contra ContraKonami1988 
5 Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Bros. 3Nintendo1990 
6 Bubble Bobble Bubble BobbleTaito1988 
7 Mega Man 3 Mega Man 3Capcom1990 
8 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!Nintendo1987 
9 Gradius GradiusKonami1986 
10 Battletoads BattletoadsRare1991 
11 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the SewersKonami1991 
12 Metroid MetroidNintendo1987 
13 Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Castlevania III: Dracula's CurseKonami1990 
14 Tetris TetrisNintendo1989 
15 StarTropics StarTropicsNintendo1990 
16 Ninja Gaiden Ninja GaidenTecmo1989 
17 Excitebike ExcitebikeNintendo1985 
18 Mega Man 2 Mega Man 2Capcom1989 
19 Metal Gear Metal GearKonami1987 
20 Mega Man Mega ManCapcom1987 
21 Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. 2Nintendo1988 
22 River City Ransom River City RansomTechnos Japan Corporation1989 
23 Castlevania CastlevaniaKonami1987 
24 Duck Hunt Duck HuntNintendo1985 
25 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Zelda II: The Adventure of LinkNintendo1988 
26 Crystalis CrystalisSNK1990 
27 Base Wars Base WarsKonami1991 
28 DuckTales DuckTalesCapcom1989 
29 Dragon Warrior III Dragon Warrior IIIEnix1991 
30 Bionic Commando Bionic CommandoCapcom1988 
31 Dr. Mario Dr. MarioNintendo1990 
32 IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II IronSword: Wizards & Warriors IIRare1989 
33 Maniac Mansion Maniac MansionLucasArts1990 
34 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Castlevania II: Simon's QuestKonami1988 
35 Shadowgate ShadowgateKemco1989 
36 Paperboy PaperboyMindscape1989 
37 Willow WillowCapcom1989 
38 Mega Man 4 Mega Man 4Capcom1992 
39 Blaster Master Blaster MasterSunsoft1988 
40 Dragon Warrior Dragon WarriorEnix1989 
41 Mega Man 5 Mega Man 5Capcom1992 
42 Little Nemo: The Dream Master Little Nemo: The Dream MasterCapcom1990 
43 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesSculptured Software1991 
44 Kid Icarus Kid IcarusNintendo1987 
45 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesKonami1989 
46 Kirby's Adventure Kirby's AdventureHAL Laboratory1993 
47 A Boy And His Blob A Boy And His BlobAbsolute Entertainment1989 
48 Pirates! Pirates!Rare1991 
49 Blades of Steel Blades of SteelKonami1988 
50 Adventure Island Adventure IslandHudson Soft1988 
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