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MrYoshi on 31 March 2015

Super Mario Bros 3



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zelmusario on 31 March 2015
spemanig said:

Not only is Gargoyle's Quest II the single most criminally underrated NES classic, period, but it is also up there with Mega Man 2 and # or Super Mario Bros. 3 as quite possibly the most impressive looking game on the system. Everything in the background seemed to have geometry, a quality that immediately lets you know that it's a Capcom game. Gargoyle's Quest II takes this a step further though and actually gives it's key protagonist, the demon and gargoyle Firebrand, that very same geometric treatment. What this results in is a beautiful character sprite, in my opinion it's the best looking character sprite in any NES game, that fits in perfectly with his environment. This game is the NES's Donkey Kong Country. It looks that good while still playing not just well, but unique to any other NES platformer of the time and any other platformer at all since.

What are you picks for great looking NES games? Pictures please!


Wait, are you talking about NES or SNES? If it's SNES, that would lengthen the list significantly. 

Some of my personal favorites (obvious choices, though) from NES are: 

Faxanadu (1987) 

 

Battletoads

 

Zelda 2: AOL

Metroid 

 

 

And Bible Adventures. You know Moses looks just as dope now as he did in 1991. 

I have nostalgia goggles on of course, but I still think a lot of NES games graphics hold up just fine today. 

Edit: Nvm. I see what you were saying now. :P 



It'll be awhile before I figure out how to do one of these. :P 

Platina on 31 March 2015

Either Kirby or Mario



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d21lewis on 31 March 2015

I got an Ouya so i can emulate pretty much anything from Dreamcast and earlier. I did a few Nes, N64, and SNES games and walked away very disappointed.

I would say that nothing is as good as I remember. They had an expiration date!! Maybe better on portable. I know Punch Out certainly is.....



d21lewis on 31 March 2015
spemanig said:
KyleeStrutt said:
Gargoyle's Quest II is sooooo good, is it on VC?

Anywho, Metalstorm is the first to come to mind.


It is! The entire trilogy is available on the appropriate systems. 1+2 on 3DS, and 2+DC on Wii U. Most criminally underrated game franchise of all time. At least people talk about Earthbound. It's like people don't even know these games exist!


I knew they existed!!  Bought them all back in the day.  Got hooked on the first.  It looked better than most NES games!!



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FentonCrackshell on 31 March 2015

Faxanadu
Mario Bros 2 (yes, that one!)
Star Tropics
The Legend of Zelda
Rygar
Castlevania II



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Frogger on 31 March 2015
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Someone FINALLY posts some pictures!



StarOcean on 31 March 2015

SMB3
Little Samson
Kirby

Crystalis 


And people may disagree with Dragon Quest III but I like the enemy designs during battle



LemonSlice on 31 March 2015
Goodnightmoon said:

My pick as well for the best looking NES game. It came out during the SNES era (in 1993) and it shows.
I read they pulled off a buttload of tricks to get all those colors.



d21lewis on 31 March 2015

You know how hard it is to read spoiler text on a Wii U? or how hard it is to post pics!?!