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1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. The Legend of Zelda
3. Metroid
4. Mega Man II
5. Contra
6. Tetris
7. Ninja Gaiden
8. Final Fantasy
9. Batman
10. Kid Icarus

They say at the beginning of the feature that everyone will have their own top 10 because there are too many good ones to fit. Also they limited the picks to one per series.

Does anyone have their own top 10? My own would take out Mega Man, Batman (never played it), Final Fantasy and Tetris (didn't play it on the NES). I would add a Dragon Warrior, Kirby's Adventure, Crystalis and Punch Out.

I would have put Crystalis, Goonies II, and one of the Castlevania games on the list.

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
2) River City Ransom
3) Mega Man 2
4) The Legend of Zelda
5) Tetris
6) Contra
7) Kid Icarus
8) Bubble Bobble
9) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
10) Monster Party

1. Bionic Commando

2. Contra

3. Mike Tyson's Punchout

4. Mega Man 2

5. Mario 3

6. RBI Baseball 2

7. Double Dragon

8. Tecmo Bowl

9. Iron Tank

10. Dragon Warrior

Hell yeah, Iron Tank kicks ass.

I'm surprised anyone else remembers it.  It ain't an easy game by any means. 

1. The Legend of Zelda
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
3. Mega Man II
4. Metroid
5. Punch Out
6. Contra
7. River City Ransom
8. Super Dodgeball
9. Tecmo Super Bowl
10. Ninja Gaiden

Mega Man 3
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Bionic Commando
Tecmo Bowl
Dr. Mario
Double Dragon II
RBI Baseball
Kirby's Adventure
R.C. Pro-Am
Super Mario Bros. 3

This is not in order

 Iron Tank is pretty good. How could you make a list without Zelda on it? Of course I know it is subjective. Maybe you never played Zelda? For a top ten NES list I would usually take issue with a crappy game being put on the list and not what's left off. But I am interested to know why you left Zelda off.

Actually I like Zelda a lot, but when A Link to the Past came out, I never played it again.  None of the games I listed have a superior sequel, let alone one of the best games ever made as a sequel.