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Clearly many games from 30-odd years ago simply don't stand the test of time to put a positive spin on it, though, it goes to show how brilliant the top titles are if they can still command high user scores all these years later!įinally, Nintendo Life might want to consider lowering the threshold for entry to make the list more representative of the quality of the NES library.
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So the cream gradually is rising to the top, even if the competition here isn't as fierce for other consoles, where a game's average score might need to be in the upper 7s or 8s in order to get into the top 50 (see Nintendo Life's other system lists). When I first checked the list, a game only needed an average score of 5.4 to make the top 50, but now it would need around 5.8. For example, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse was initially absent, but after it got 50 ratings, it went straight into the top ten. The good news is that there has already been a fair bit of movement since the list was first published. However, it has only received 16 ratings, hence it is a long way off from reaching the threshold of 50. If you want to see your favourite on the list, then get rating! For example, Faxanadu has been mentioned by many people, and based on its current average score, it would be in the top 25. This is why it is dominated by titles that have appeared on the Nintendo Switch Online service, which has previously been the subject of its own Nintendo Life list and thus those games have already received lots of ratings.
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Disagree with the order? Have your say by scrolling down and rating them now! And if you've rated them already? Thank you kindly - sit back and enjoy.įor those who are confused about the make-up of this list, here's why.Ī game can only appear on this list if it has received at least 50 user ratings. The ordering will continue to evolve automatically according to each game's User scores (from 0-10) on the Nintendo Life game database. As with many of our other Top 50 system lists, the ranking below is governed by User Ratings submitted by Nintendo Life readers, so this list is not set in stone. 3 and it's hard to believe they're running on the same system.īelow you'll find a list of the top 50 NES games ever made. Compare 1983's Donkey Kong port to 1988's Super Mario Bros. In the early days, solid ports of hits like Donkey Kong gave players a taste of the arcade in their homes, and game design innovations (and the introduction of on-cartridge chips) further enhanced and expanded the potential for developers making games on the humble NES. Following the video game 'crash' of 1983, the NES (or Famicom in Japan) defied naysayers and singlehandedly brought the industry back stronger than ever thanks to canny marketing and - more significantly - an excellent software library.