On Family Computer Disk System
3-D Worldrunner
The battle of a lifetime comes alive in 3-D! The wildest of the space cowboys is out looking for adventure. Now he's got it and he needs your help. A strange world terrorized by Grax, the Alien Serpentbeast, has asked you, Worldrunner, for help. Knowing you can outrun, outjump and outblast anyone or...
Blades Of Steel
When playing against the computer, there are three difficulty levels to choose from: Junior, College, and Pro . The NES version was re-released on Nintendo's Virtual Console service on December 24, 2007. It starts out as one team of the player's choice going against other teams in a playoff style tournament....
Dr. Chaos
Chaos: Hell's Gate in Japan, is an action-adventure game originally released in Japan for the Family Computer Disk System in 1987 by Pony Inc. At the end of each of the first 10 Warp Zones, Michael must fight a large monster that carries a piece of the Laser and guards a valuable piece of equipment,...
Zanac
It was released for the MSX computer, the Family Computer Disk System, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and for the Virtual Console. The game is known for its intense and fast-paced gameplay, level of difficulty, and music which seems to match the pace of the game. In Zanac, the player controls the...
Ice Climber
Ice Climber is a vertical platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1985. An alternate version was released in the arcades as part of the Vs. The inclusion of Nana and Popo as playable characters...
Bomberman
Several titles in the 2000s were published by fellow Japanese game company Konami, who gained full control of the franchise when they purchased and absorbed Hudson in 2012. Most Bomberman games also feature a multiplayer mode, where other Bombermen act as opponents, and the last one standing is the winner....
Super Mario Bros.
[game]Super Mario Bros.[/game][a] is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pseudo-sequel to the 1983 game, Mario Bros. It is the first of the Super Mario series of games. In 2005, IGN's poll named the "pioneering" and "highly influential" title as the "greatest...
Adventure Island
Hudson's Adventure Island, also known simply as Adventure Island and released in Japan as Takahashi Meijin no BÅken Jima (高橋å人ã®å†’険島 lit. "Master Takahashi's Adventure Island"), is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was first released...
The Legend Of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Link is often given the task of rescuing Princess Zelda and the kingdom of Hyrule from Ganon, who is the principal antagonist of the series; however, other...
Mega Man
Mega Man, alternatively written as Megaman and MegaMan, known as Rockman in Japan, is a video game franchise created by Capcom, starring the robot character Mega Man, or one of his many counterparts. The classic series is considered to be the origin of the story, with Mega Man being the first installment,...
Mega Man 2
It is the second installment in the original Mega Man series. Although sales for Mega Man were unimpressive, Capcom allowed the Rockman team to create a sequel. Many publications rank Mega Man 2 as the best title in the series, and as one of the greatest video games of all time. Wily and his Robot Masters....
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 3 retains the platforming and action game elements established by the two Mega Man games released before it. The player controls the protagonist Mega Man as he traverses eight selectable stages. The player's primary blaster weapon is used to fend off the game's numerous enemies. Several power-ups...
Metroid
Metroid is a science fiction action-adventure video game series created by Nintendo. The series chronicles the missions of space-faring bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from the depredations of the Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the eponymous Metroids. As of...
Ninja Gaiden
The word "gaiden" in the North American Ninja Gaiden title means "side-story" in Japanese, even though the Ninja Gaiden series is not a spinoff of a previous series. A new game, titled Ninja Gaiden, was released in 2004 as a 3D action game on the Xbox, developed by Team Ninja, the...
Solomon's Key
Solomon's Key is a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade release on custom hardware based on the Z80 chipset. The game is generally recognized as one of the most difficult games to appear on the NES. The object of the game is to advance through the 50 rooms of "Constellation Space"...
Tecmo Bowl
Because of this, and combined with the scarcity of the arcade version, the NES version eclipsed its arcade counterpart in popularity. Only two fictional teams can be chosen: the Wildcats and the Bulldogs. After every game that the player wins, the computer picks another team to play as, and the player...
The Tower Of Druaga
It was later ported to the MSX, Famicom and remade for the PC Engine platform by Game Studio. However, in recent years, the series has been retconned as being set in the fantasy kingdom of "Babylim". The player assumes the role of the hero Gilgamesh, whose goal is to rescue the maiden Ki from...
Alpha Mission
Alpha Mission is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by SNK in 1985. Like most early games in this genre, when the player dies, all weapons are lost and the player is moved to a point slightly before the point of death.
Burai Fighter
Burai Fighter is a 1990 side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Taxan and published by Taito Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The setting for Burai Fighter, according to the manual, is to fend off seven bases of Burai, super-intelligent cyborgs. At the end of a level you...
Castlevania
The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX2 platform on October 30. The Castlevania titles have been released on various platforms, from early systems including the Nintendo Entertainment System...
Castlevania II: Simons Quest
Castlevania was a cakewalk compared to this bloody curse. You thought you had the Prince of Darkness defanged - eh, Simon Belmont? Well think again, 'cause according to a damsel in distress, evil Count Dracula has left a horrifying curse in his wake. And the only hope you have of ending the terror is...
