slaanesh said:
Having never had a NES when they first came out, could people care to mention say a dozen or so "MUST PLAY" games (apart from the obvious/common Super Mario Bros, Metroid, Castevania, Gradius games)?
ie. Which games are the hidden gems?
WOW, so many to choose .. off the top of my head:
Monopoly (IMHO, the best console version)
RC Pro Am (RCPA 2 isn't as good)
Metroid (Even better now with save states
)
Shadowgate, Deja Vu, Uninvited (Point & click adventure-type games)
Final Fantasy (gotta play the one that started it all)
Legacy of the Wizard (don't let it's cutesy gfx fool you, this game is HUGE!)
I agree with almost everything Lou wrote, but I don't know what LotW is. Also FF1 is great, but... gods below, does it ever suck on the NES. Play it on the GBA for pleasant ease of use, look at it on the NES for nostalgia.
That being said, I recommend
Life Force,
Ninja Gaiden, and
Blaster Master. Check out
this link, pretty good recommendations. Blades of Steel was fun multi-player action. My brother loved Tecmo Bowl, but I wasn't into it.
Edit: Good list from Naples39!