What are your top 10 games on Nintendo?

[anvi]

I only know some SNES games but some are still worth playing. And I heard Gamecube and GBA has some great things too. But what are they?

 

[Durq]

On NES or SNES or what?

 

[Ezekiel]

On NES or SNES or what?

All Nintendo, obviously!

 

[anvi]

On NES or SNES or what?

You can do top 10 of each format if you like. Or top 10 of all Nintendo games evar.

 

[Nutmeg]

There's literally dozens of great games exclusive or native to Nintendo systems, but here's two I doubt anyone else will mention even though they are best in genre (or at least top 5 in genre) games.

Sin and Punishment on the Nintendo 64.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on the Nintendo DS.

 

[Just Locus]

Zelda: Wind Waker is among one of my favorite games of all time. I also think Mario 3D World is underrated as far as Mario games go.

 

[Valestein]

Games on Nintendo as far as Nintendo made games or games on their systems in general?

 

[Durq]

Just some off the top of my head for NES:

Double Dragon (I and II)
Ninja Gaiden (I, II, and III)
Contra (I and II)
Jackal
Castlevania (I and III)
Super Mario Bros. (I, II, and III)
Mega Man (I through VI)
DuckTales
Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

 

[Nutmeg]

Just some off the top of my head for NES:

Double Dragon (I and II)
Ninja Gaiden (I, II, and III)
Contra (I and II)
Jackal
Castlevania (I and III)
Super Mario Bros. (I, II, and III)
Mega Man (I through VI)
DuckTales
Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

The Famicom was a pretty magical system.

I'd second a few of your recommendations (who wouldn't recommend Akumajou Dracula, Batman, Contra, or Ninja Gaiden?) but here's 10 you didn't mention:

• Gimmick
• Zelda 2
• Metal Storm
• Kick Master
• Battle Formula
• Solbrain
• Nazo no Murasamejou
• Faxanadu
• Drasle Family
• Metal Slader Glory

 

[Just Locus]

Super Mario Bros. (I, II, and III)

It's preferable to get the Super Mario All-Stars version since you can save your progress and it has all the games in one.

 

[Ivan]

Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario 3D World
Paper Mario
Zelda: Majora's Mask
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Banjo-Kazooie

 

[Ezekiel]

Super Mario Bros. (I, II, and III)

It's preferable to get the Super Mario All-Stars version since you can save your progress and it has all the games in one.

Original NES versions look and sound better.

 

[Falksi]

They're pretty much all overrated shit, that's what.

Jesus Christ, the torture I have endured exploring the SNES library with promises of "masterpieces" and "hidden gems" over the past 7-8 years or so has been nothing short of illegal. Most games are ponderous, easy, frictionless, vapid experiences not worth touching in a million years unless you've a gaming Dexterity skill level of a blind level 1 Orc Paladin with no thumbs.

I could do a top 10, but I'm still recovering from the trauma and it's too harrowing to think about it for too long. Link To The Past, Contra 3 and Actraiser are all you really need to touch. Beyond that it's either lame or has a better version elsewhere.

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

For me, it's Mario Kart, with it's current Mario Kart 8 Deluxe incarnation specifically. It's a game I can play with both wife and kid and everyone is having fun. It's a great thing you can just pick up for couple minutes and then leave. Kid's 8yo, and occasionally manages to win 150cc against me (if I'm properly distracted :D)

Anything with co-op I can play with kid is great: Kirby's Dreamland, Luigi's Mansion 3, Brain Academy.

I like the new Zeldas but really hate the weapon break mechanic...

And from my own distant childhood, Contra fuck yeah! I played it on "Pegasus" which was a NES knockoff available in Poland. Good times.