Todd Pasalic of Gaming Rebellion Writes: What is your favorite NES game of all time?
Many of you would choose Super Mario 3, and I wouldn’t blame you – it’s a great game with solid platforming and awesome music. Some of you would choose The Legend of Zelda, because it has really fun dungeons to conquer. Me? I chose something different.
Don’t get me wrong, both those games are excellent, and I had lots of fun playing with them (and still do, to this day). However, there is one game I love even more than those two. Even though this game wasn’t as popular as a Mario or a Zelda title, it was still loved by many.
That game… is StarTropics!
Despite skyrocketing retro game prices the NES remains a deep trove of excellent games that, if you can avoid eBay sellers, are really quite affordable for new collectors.
I remember one of the levels in Retro City Rampage was paying homage to those seaweed segments. Not quite as hard but man did it bring back bad memories of my many deaths on that level. Never did beat that game without the Game Genie. Same with Battletoads. lol
The top-down view theme music was stuck in my head all day as a kid.
I'm not sure if I ever completed a no-damage seaweed run.
Double Dragon 2 is one of the best!! Several good games on this list! Shadowgate, P.O.W., and Klax. That is actually a super fun puzzle game! TMNT, I think every time after the seaweed, I only had like 1 Turtle left. lol
Shadowgate was how I got so familiar with Nintendo's helpline lol. But man did I love that game.
And wow I forgot all about P.O.W. until you mentioned it. Man being a kid with a NES really was the good ol days.
Best birthday ever: 15 and I got a Super Nintendo with Super Mario World, Pilot Wings and Street Fighter. (Spoiled rotten) And I saw Basic Instinct at the theater!
How hidden can a gem possibly be? I mean, we’ve had like 35 years to discover these games. Presumably, they were never really hidden. This list should be more like Games You Forgot. Regardless, these are some affordable games that you will probably enjoy if you're an NES fan.
So yeah, that infamous Startropics "dip the letter to reveal the password" code? It's not in the Nintendo Switch Online version. Bummer.
I remember the code still
If you have an online account you have the internet
747
Another NES IP that needs to make a triumphant return.
Oh how i would love to see a modern sequel. If you like zelda games you will like startropics. I think if nintendo pushed to new gen gamers it could be a hit.
I have it, but never full on beat it. I'm going to have to re-visit it one of these days, because I have fond memories of playing this game briefly many years ago.
Fantastic game, great music, fun story and weapons. Dipping that page in the manual in water to REVEAL A HIDDEN FRIGGN' CODE NECESSARY TO PROCEED! Yep, this game is awesome. It is a shame that the series has been forgotten as far as Nintendo is really concerned.