Biggest Cultural Impact: Super Mario Bros. 3 was clearly the most impactful game originally released in 1988 for reasons we all know by now and don't require further explaining on my part.
The Game I'm Voting For Anyway: Too bad though because the oft-missed little gem that is The Guardian Legend combines aerial combat of the highest quality with the exploration emphasis of adventure games, voice acting (yep, on the NES!), and a female protagonist to emerge as my absolute favorite NES game by a wide margin. I vote for it out of defiance. Nearly invisible and long-forgotten though it may be, it deserves to be the winner! This game earned better than its commercial fate!!
Feast your eyes (and ears). Here is The Guardian Legend, the greatest NES game ever made. The next game I want to see re-released in streaming form for the NES Online on the Switch rather than more of the garbage we've been getting lately:
Last edited by Jaicee - on 21 September 2023
