MY TOP 10 NES GAMES - Happy Console Gamer
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"Whoa boi I feel Great!"
Me too.
10. Metroid
9. Dragon Warrior 4
8. Zelda 2
7. Ninja Gaiden 2
6. Castlevania 3
5. Kirbys Adventure
4. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
3. Mega Man 2
2. Legend of Zelda
1. Super Mario Bros 3
right on!
My top 3 is the same, but switch Zelda + Mario 3.
Played zelda 2 today made it all they way to final temple...just could not take any more.. lol hard...but good..
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's List:
[0:00] *Intro*
[1:00] *Honorable Mentions*
- *StarTropics*
- *Rygar*
- *Strider*
- *Blaster Master*
- *Bionic Commando*
- *Super Mario Bros. 2* (USA)
- *Double Dragon*
[3:52] 10. *Super Mario Bros.*
[5:21] 09. *Contra*
[6:26] 08. *Castlevania II - Simon's Quest*
[7:45] 07. *Mega Man 2*
[8:42] 06. *Crystalis*
[9:52] 05. *Final Fantasy*
[11:25] 04. *Dragon Warrior IV (Dragon Quest IV)*
[12:45] 03. *Zelda II - The Adventure of Link*
[14:03] 02. *Legend of Zelda, The*
[15:43] 01. *Super Mario Bros. 3*
10. The Guardian Legend
9. Kid Icarus
8. Dragon Warrior 2
7. Rygar
6. Metroid
5. Zelda 2
4. Ninja Gaiden
3. Super Mario 2
2. Mario 3
1. Legend of Zelda
Honestly Johnny, your delivery for this whole vid (and every video of yours overall) just shows how much fun you have with these. Like it's not about the money for you, you just make videos and tell stories of your childhood while playing games, or you give your opinion on games even if some people don't know them.
This is why I've been subbed for a while and your stuff never gets old.
Great games, I'm missing those good old times so much - no download only games, no remake of a remake's remake, no lootboxes, no first day patch! Just insert it and have fun!!!
Stuck on a plane or in a car for 2 hours? I recently found that going back to Kirby's Adventure on Switch is a great way to fill in that time and make it easily fly by with minimal stress. Really great level design that shows how much fun the devs were having when making it.
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's List:
[0:00] *Intro*
[1:00] *Honorable Mentions*
- *StarTropics*
- *Rygar*
- *Strider*
- *Blaster Master*
- *Bionic Commando*
- *Super Mario Bros. 2* (USA)
- *Double Dragon*
[3:52] 10. *Super Mario Bros.*
[5:21] 09. *Contra*
[6:26] 08. *Castlevania II - Simon's Quest*
[7:45] 07. *Mega Man 2*
[8:42] 06. *Crystalis*
[9:52] 05. *Final Fantasy*
[11:25] 04. *Dragon Warrior IV (Dragon Quest IV)*
[12:45] 03. *Zelda II - The Adventure of Link*
[14:03] 02. *Legend of Zelda, The*
[15:43] 01. *Super Mario Bros. 3*
All great games, and all worth playing by anyone.
Simons Quest was an amazing game for the time. Very imersive and scary. Glad you mentioned it.
I'm the same way, I loved Simon's Quest. I remember my father buying it for me and I played the hell out of that game. I still own it and will break it out from time to time.
Agreed. The enemies, the dark atmosphere, the music, exploration, all amazing. The game did not hold your hand, with the odd quest items, riddles and weird things townspeople said, but it made the game all the more memorable.
I know this is an old video, but thanks for sharing...and loved hearing the memories tied to each game. I can relate to your experiences, and I had a love for video games that others around me didn't understand.
My top 10:
1-Super Mario 3
2-Zelda
3-Metroid
4-Super Mario 1
5-Zelda II
6-Final Fantasy
7-Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
8-Contra
9-Metal Gear
10-Strider
HM's:
Batman
Ninja Gaiden
Excitebike
Cobra Triangle
Ice Hockey
Castlevania III
Kung Fu
Life Force
I didnt grew up with the NES, but It trully is an amazing system that still holds up.
Hard to pick 10 but my favorite NES game is a little hidden gem called Robo Warriror.
Good list Johnny ,)
Cheers
FAXANADU... The most overlooked gem in the NES library.
Love Faxanadu! I can still hear the music in my head. It was so atmospheric!
Almost. Destiny of an Emperor is even better and far more overlooked. That RPG was so far ahead of it's time compared to anything else on the system. Even most of the RPG's of the 16 bit era pale in comparison. It's criminal how ignored this game is, even today.
@@VideoGameVictims I definitely need to check it out! Thanks for the recommendation
Legend of Zelda is my number one! And the music... Just awesome. What a great and epic game.
What better way to start the day than watching a HCG Top 10. What makes them so good are the stories you add about your experiences with the games. Love the content, keep it coming!
I still remember the Mario 3 commercial where everyone on Earth is yelling "MARIO!" and it shows the Earth from orbit and it's just Mario's face instead of the entire Western Hemisphere.
A tea, a smoke(tryin to quit) and HCG is the best part of my week thanks Johnny you're the best!
My list..
10. 1942
9. Ninja Gaiden
8. Contra
7. Metroid
6. Willow
5. Crystalis
4. Final Fantasy
3. Mario Bros 3
2. Legend of Zelda
1. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Ragnar 'Rok smoke a pipe instead
@@Gammaworlds why a pipe? I should probably stop smoking all together.
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's List:
[0:00] Intro
[1:00] Honorable Mentions
- StarTropics
- Rygar
- Strider
- Blaster Master
- Bionic Commando
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)
- Double Dragon
[3:52] 10. *Super Mario Bros.*
[5:21] 09. *Contra*
[6:26] 08. *Castlevania II - Simon's Quest*
[7:45] 07. *Mega Man 2*
[8:42] 06. *Crystalis*
[9:52] 05. *Final Fantasy*
[11:25] 04. *Dragon Warrior IV (Dragon Quest IV)*
[12:45] 03. *Zelda II - The Adventure of Link*
[14:03] 02. *Legend of Zelda, The*
[15:43] 01. *Super Mario Bros. 3*
why did you type zelda like that like you were a rom distributing site
HCG nostalgia time. Bliss. Nothing better
great video man. you are probably the best youtube gaming channel. keep up the good work.
i'm just 20 but i know all of the games that you mentioned.
my personal favourites are
Gradius
contra
castlevania
Ghost n goblins
mega man
double dragon
ninja gaiden
ducktales
super mario bros
kirby
Eh I'm 21; my dad got an NES from my mom for Christmas when they were dating so it was the first console I ever played on. Good list my guy, I personally would switch out Gradius and Ghosts n' Goblins for Blaster Master, Batman, or Super Dodgeball
Video opens with the theme from Simon's Quest playing in the background. OF COURSE IT's ON THE LIST!😂
Amazing list HCG !
10. Guardian Legend
09. Mega Man 1
08. Dragon Warrior 1
07. Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers
06. Super Mario Bros 1
05. Super Mario Bros 3
04. Kid Icarus
03. Dragon Warrior 3
02. The Legend of Zelda 2
01. The Legend of Zelda 1
I call it the regular Nintendo till this day
10.) Super Mario Bros. - Just so many memories playing this game and I think this was the first nes game I beat, but I remember being incredibly proud of myself when I beat this game for the first time.
9.) Contra - I have actually beat this game before but its been such a long time since I've played this game. I really need to play it again just to see if I can beat it without the konami code.
8.) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - I still haven't played this game before.
7.) Mega Man II - It was only recently that I actually beat and completed this game just last year, but I use to rent this game all the time in my childhood but I actually found it difficult as a kid.
6.) Crystalis - I had never played this game before.
5.) Final Fantasy - I tried so hard to own this game because I always use to rent this game but it was a game that you couldn't really rent. I have played and completed this game and its still one of my favourite games of all time for the nes.
4.) Dragon Warrior IV - An entry of the dragon warrior series for the nes that I have not played yet.
3.) Zelda II - A game that I've dabbled a little bit but I haven't really dedicated a lot of time towards it.
2.) The Legend of Zelda - A game that I have played quite extensively but I still haven't beat this game yet.
1.) Super Mario Bros. 3 - My favourite nes game of all time. So many happy memories associated with me playing this game.
Glad someone my age still loves the NES as much as I do. I got to be one of the lucky ones that got it for Christmas in 85' and that started my love for the Nintendo to this day. This is a great trip down memory lane for me. Thanks!
Just finished Mario 2, such a FUN game for it's time!
Just finished Metroid NES, wow for 1986 that game was ahead of it's time!! Very good, end boss broken af!
My favorite games of all Time period.
1-Mario bros 3
2-Megaman 2/3 (their equally great for me)
3-Final fantasy 3
4-Secret of mana
5-Megaman x
6-Final fantasy 7
7-Twilight princess
8-Dragon quest 8
9-Super Mario world
10-Donkey Kong Country
Place of honors: Sonic 2/ Sonic and knuckles,Legend of legaia, ys 8 lacrimosa of Diana, megaman 7
Jay t
Do you mean actual Famicom Final Fantasy 3 or Final Fantasy 6?
Moises Corral final fantasy 6 of course ff 3 for the snes
The first time I saw SMB, I thought the Koopa Troopas were turkeys hahaha.
God Super Mario Bros 3. . . There are people who exist in today's day & age who have not experienced or appreciated the true glory of what can be hailed as possibly the greatest game of all time.
The Godfather of Gaming IMO.
Honestly, if there was one game I could play for the rest of my life, only that one, Super Mario Bros 3 would be it.
Your enthusiasm for these games is really contagious. It makes me wish I could have been there when these games were released. Because even though I like replaying older games you never quite get that same experience as when they had just come out and when you were going in fresh.
Fantastic recap. Dude, I remember being in summer school back in 1988 and EVERYONE was talking about Legend of Zelda. It was all the rage...faster forward to 1990 and there was literal hysteria for Super Mario Bros. 3. I think my parents paid about $90 for it, the single most expensive NES game I ever got. Still have it to this day along with my NES.
I really appreciate you sharing your personal stories about your experience with the games. It is what really makes your channel stand out against the other gaming channels.
I love you for giving strider an honourable mention! ❤❤❤😍😍😍
So happy to see some love for Zelda 2! I love this game so much.
I really do not get the hate for that game. Not the best Zelda game ever, but It is fun.
Excellent list 👍
Some of my favorite NES games
Super Mario Bros. 3
Metroid
Castlevania
Final Fantasy
TMNT
Contra
Tetris
Mega Man
ExciteBike
Punch Out
I as well received Super Mario Bros. 2 on Christmas morning in the year 1988. That was THE hard- to-find Christmas gift that year and I felt so fortunate to have gotten it. That game is very dear to my heart.
I was so happy you mentioned Crystalis. I put so many hours into that one as well. I really enjoyed the story and the item progression to get stronger.
Great list Johnny, thanks for your enthusiasm!
Great selection, love it!!!!
First video of yours I have seen, and I loved it and your personality! 👍👍. Hit that subscribe button for sure. Can’t wait to see more!
I can feel your nostalgia! Thanks for sharing!
For awhile after Mario 3 came out, it was so good I lost appreciation for all other games.
My top Ten in no particular order:
-Maniac mansion
-River City Ransome
-Zelda
-Mario 3
-Double Dragon 2
-Final Fantasy
-Bubble Bobble
-Ninja turtles Arcade
-Super Dodgeball
-Metroid
Great list! Many of my top 10 as well. I would have River City Ransom and Maniac Mansion on my list 😁 👍🏻
Yes River city Ransom i loved that too and Maniac Mansion awesome games.
River City the best and only pure RPG fighting game ever made.
That’s a great top 10 list and great stories that go with it. I remember getting games from my parents, like the first Mega Man, Rygar or Battle for Olympus back in the day because they were cheap and in the end loving it a lot. Greetings all the way from The Netherlands ;)
Awesome video Johnny! Makes me want jump on my NES, and start playing these games lol!
Awesome video and list! Thanks for sharing : )))
Great list man and great video!
I wear my “Super Mario Brothers 3” shirt a lot. It’s unbelievable how many people, both young and old, give me a compliment on it and a quick fond memory, while smiling. Great list!
I actually bought a nes so I could play double dragon at home. I saw an advertisement in a comic for it lol. Mind was blown! Who needs the internet when you've got comics! Surprised metroid wasnt in your list
Solid list. Love your videos.
I've been waiting on this video. The kettle is on now! 😊
I knew exactly what your number one was when we got into the top 5 😂 . . It's also my favourite NES game. Mario Bros 3 is a perfect game.
Loved that. Some great games in there. I missed the whole NES thing at the time. I think I caught the end of it and we borrowed the console a few times off of a mate. But there are some real classic sin there for sure!
I prayed simons quest was in here after hearing the background music! My first castlevania and still my favourite. Top list as always sir!
Loved Simons Quest!
I first played it at a friends house, he couldn't get anywhere in it so he gave to cart to me. I remember staying up till the early morning hours for weeks one summer drawing maps and writing down hints until I couldn't progress any further. My only option was to thumb through a Nintendo hint book in Coles book store. "Of course, kneel in front of the cliff with the red jewel equipped!" How could I be so dense 😉
Made me reconsider colllecting for nostalgia again :) Literally the first console i ever owned. MegaMan 2,the 3 Mario games, Castlevania 2.... Good times. Ninja Gaiden would likely be on the list as well.
I'm new to the NES scene. I just play some roms when I have some time off and I usually do that with Zelda 2, Ninja Gaiden, Ducktales and Mario 2.
(Some NES games were made to be hard and I never got to finish Metroid or Ninja Gaiden JUST because of the last boss :p )
But lately I've been trying some games I haven't heard of before and I find myself having a blast with those.
Faxanadu, Gun Nac, and Dr. Chaos are great.
I'm still finding out NES games little by little and this is really becoming one of my favorite systems.
I agree with your #1 spot, SMB3 is the greatest NES game of all time.
100%!
Mega Man 4 was better.
Love your top 10's keep them coming 👍
I love your video, I also grown up playing NES games. I remember playing a loot of "Monsters in my pocket" cooperative with a girl from school!, was his game, I got a loot of games, Mario Contra Battle Tanks, That gaming era was crazy!!! Love from Argentina!!!!
Your honorable mentions are most of my top 10 games actually haha!
Playing Crystalis on the Nintendo Switch Online App was what got me into finding and playing NES games.
The first nes game, I have ever played was mike tysons punch out. I consider that my number one nes game.
Mike Tyson's punch out
Is #1..I'm with ya.
Awesome list my man :)
What a great list, thanks for sharing! I didn't have a ton of NES games as a kid, but if I were to make a list, at least based on nostalgia, I would probably throw in Ice Hockey and Snake, Rattle n' Roll, lol
I’ve always wanted to take some time and really play Dragon Warrior IV. I’ve heard so much about it and my cousins loved the series when I was growing up
Johnny, where do you get your shirts from? That Ninja Gaiden shirt is badass.
Id like to know too lol.
Love the videos, would love to see a Top 10 of your favorite N64 games, unless I missed the video somewhere.
10. Snake Rattle and Roll
9. Castlevania 2 Simons Quest
8. Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers
7. Gremlins 2
6. TMNT
5. Mega Man 3
4. Faxanadu
3. Mike Tyson Punchout
2. Super Mario Bros 3
1. Mega Man 2
Dude John your in the raising kratos documentary at the end awesome!
Great top 10 list, but here's mine (from the games that I played back then) :) :
1) The Legend Of Zelda
2) Super Mario Bros. 3
3) Zelda 2: A Link To The Past
4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5) Super Mario Bros.
6) Castlevania
7) The Battle Of Olympus
8) Duck Tales
9) Duck Hunt
10) Gun Smoke
Battle lf olympus FTW!!! I got a physical copy a few years back. Apparently thats a nes game that will only become more and more rare as time passes due to nintendo not owning the rights for emulating it. As nintendo keeps shutting down emulation sites the img could eventually be gone for good.
Ninja Gaiden T-shirt, no mention of the game on the video xD, you got me there Johnny
Oh man cannot wait for this!!
Great video, thanks for the memories.
SM3 I figured out how to get 99 men, by carrying a shell backwards and dropping it,
and other kids would offer me their lunch deserts for the how-to.
Oh how I miss the days we didn't have the Internet and earned bragging rights on our own.
This is a hell of a list, can't argue with any of these choices. I couldn't make a top 10 if I had to. Now way I could narrow it down to 10. My brother and I spent so many hours playing games together. This system just blew our mind at the time.
Blaster Master and Little Nemo in Dreamland were some of my top rented games, aside from the Megaman games.
Makes me so happy that Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest is on your list. I’m so nostalgic about that game. It was the only game my dad and I really played together, and I hate when people bash it
4:52 I remember my dad bringing home this magic box, hooking it up and playing Mario. We had a blast with duck hunt also. I took over as he disappeared into the background. We also had Gyruss. My dad loved it. It was epic back then. I remember being in class day dreaming just waiting to get home to play Zelda. I swear that gold cartridge was glowing when I took it out of the box. I even liked the Zelda cartoon. Anything video games on 📺 was awesome. The Mario 3 cartoon. The NES is the greatest game console to me. Just for what it did to gaming and my childhood.
I remember borrowing Final Fantasy in grade 4. I had only played action games and platformers up to that point. I couldn't make sense out of the gameplay, so I never made it anywhere and was glad to return it and get it out of my sight!
8:40 "i dono you know?" LOL love your videos john i just had to point that one out.
Amazing video. It’s hard to place Crystalis among the Zelda games. In many ways I feel it is superior, but the two Zelda games are so good and such classics. Thank you for this amazing trip down memory lane.
Awesome vid thank you.
Awesome list Johnny! It is good to know someone else likes Castlevania II Simon's Quest besides me. My all time favorite nes game is The Battle Of Olympus and a really close second is Shadowgate because they are practically both my favorite. And then the other 8 games are: Friday The 13th, Batman, Ninja Gaiden I, Metroid, The Immortal, Castlevania III Dracula's Curse, The Legend Of Zelda, and Tombs & Treasure.
Want to hear something weird Johnny? I had 10 games for my NES back in the day. The games I had were your top 10. Most of them were luck-of-the-draw, since I came from a poor family and most of my games were bought used or on sale. I didn't know if the games were good or not for most of them. But I agree, all 10 of those games were amazing. I spent countless hours playing them. And I still play them to this day. Your top 10 would be my top 10 as well.
Something else that is weird is your birthday is one day after mine. I'm not making this up, I swear.
EDIT: I was wrong, I had 11. I had also gotten the Dragon Warrior deal with a year of Nintendo Power.
I'm with you on Simon's Quest.
Here's the weird thing: before the AVGN video, it was regarded as one of the best Castlevania games! It had an open, explorable world, RPG elements, a great story, AMAZING music. It really heralded the Metroidvania genre, and I remember seeing a preview of SotN that said Castlevania was "finally going back to the RPG stylings of Simon's Quest".
Simon's Quest was the first Castlevania I ever played, and it is still top 5 to me. When I was maybe 8 years old that game made me want to be a vampire hunter, roaming the Transylvanian countryside, and vampires were an obsession of mine well into my late teens. ALL because of Simon's Quest.
It gets a really bad rap, along with SMB2 and Zelda 2, but for me it's easily on my top 10 NES titles list.
In regard to Castlevania being similar to Ravenloft, Castlevania actually has some ties to DnD IIRC. Years after a Judges Guild module for Dnd called "Tegel Manor" came out, Konami approached Judges Guild with some sort of offer to adapt it into a video game. The deal didn't work out for whatever reason and then shortly after the original Castlevania came out which featured elements similar to the Tegel Manor module.
It's nice to see River City Ransom getting love on some of these people's lists. Definitely one of my top 5. Surprisingly, I never owned it growing up. But it was, by far, the game my brother and I rented the most. We probably should have just purchased it and saved money in the long run.
Awesome NES picks John!
I definitely agree with your #1, I've ripped through that game countless times, avoiding any shortcuts so I could play all of it. The hype was insaaane for that game, and the hype was real haha it lived up to it.
You are not wrong. Mario 3 is a masterpiece.
Mario 3 is one of the greatest game ever made
Some of my favorites no particular order. Both Zelda games Castlevania 3, SMB 3, Tetris, Dragons Warrior,Godzilla, Battle of Olympus and Astyanax. Honorable mention to Dragon Spirt.
Surprised no Kirby 🥺
Watching this video makes me miss my Nintendo. Good video.
My favorite video game of all time is pacman. I just can't get enough of this game it's so awesome and very addicting.
1) Bionic Commando
2) Wizards & Warriors II 'Ironsword'
3) Adventure of Link
4) Totally Rad
5) Kirby's Adventure
6) Solar Jetman
7) The NEW Ghostbusters 2 (Pal exclusive)
8) Little Samson
9) Faxanadu
10) The Battle of Olympus
Nice to see someone else having Battle of Olympus in their top 10.
Great video as usual Johnny. My top 10 NES games are
10. Gun-Nac
9. Shatterhand
8. Metroid
7. Duck Tales
6. River City Ransom
5. Paper Boy
4. Mother
3. Goonies II
2. Mega Man 2
1. Super Mario Bros 3
Honorable Mentions: Dragon Quest III, Kirby's Adventure, Wizardry, Ghost Lion, Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Played EarthBound for the first time a couple of years ago.
I really need to check out Mother for the Famicom/NES.
@@RetroRaider It's not nearly as good as Mother 2 or Mother 3. Try out Mother 3, you'll thank me later.
@@masterbetty7050 Thanks for the Advice ,) actualy Im planing a review of a EarthBound hack. There are a lot of good stuff there within the ROM Hacking community.
@@RetroRaider I know, it's crazy. Your channel looks fantastic; I'm going to check out some of your videos. Glad we bumped digital heads together haha.
@@masterbetty7050 Thank you my friend ,)
Faxanadu is one of my all time favorites, it was the first game that gave me a true feeling of wonder.
Excellent, just excellent list.
Pleasure to watch your episodes thank you
Great video. You have Great taste in NES games.
Your Ninja Gaiden shirt is PERFECT with your jacket Johnny. ::thumbs up::
My Number 1 game also.... Got it for my 6th birthday. So many memories :)
It's a beautiful list :)
Zelda II startet it for me to learn english. What a throwback! Thank you!