Veknoid_Outcast said:
I think Konami was a bigger third party, but I admit it's not the best example. Games like Battletoads, RC Pro-Am, and Snake Rattle 'n' Roll are solid. But I do believe the years between 1994-2001 were a big improvement. |
Yeah Rare really only had a couple quality titles during the prime of the NES (Marble Madness and RC Pro-Am come to mind), but otherwise there wasn't a whole lot that gen... I often get the impression that people haven't actually played Battletoads, as while it's a good game, it's become severely overrated with time likely due to its superior sequels. Otherwise, they also forget that it released in 1991, as in the SNES was already sitting on shelves and the world had largely begun moving on. The vast majority of its list of games is otherwise certainly mediocre (just go look up their games, I'd say about 1 in 4 or 5 is good). They really didn't start entering their prime until the SNES came along.
Konami, in terms of the number of quality titles released to the Nes, blows Rare out of the water imo. Seriously, it seems like half of my favorite games from that era were by Konami:
Gradius, Castlevania I & II & III, Rush'n Attack, Life Force, Metal Gear, Contra, Jackal, Blades of Steel, Super C, TMNT I & II & III
They kept busy heh, if any 3rd party defined the NES it was them.
