Ranking by platform

The best games on NES.

81 games compete in this selection. Super Mario Bros. 3 tops it with 1,872 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872
  2. 2 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,858
  3. 3 Mega Man 2 1989 · Platformer 1,793
  4. 4 Kirby's Adventure 1993 · Platformer 1,746
  5. 5 Super Mario Bros. 1985 · Platformer 1,740
  6. 6 The Legend of Zelda 1986 · Action-adventure 1,732
  7. 7 Castlevania 1986 · Platformer 1,704
  8. 8 Mega Man 1987 · Platformer 1,680
  9. 9 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 1987 · Metroidvania 1,675
  10. 10 Mega Man 3 1990 · Platformer 1,671
  11. 11 Metroid 1987 · Metroidvania 1,638
  12. 12 Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1990 · Platformer 1,615
  13. 13 Final Fantasy 1987 · JRPG 1,599
  14. 14 Ice Hockey 1988 · Sports 1,584
  15. 15 Battle City 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,581
  16. 16 Dr. Mario 1990 · Puzzle 1,578
  17. 17 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels 1986 · Platformer 1,553
  18. 18 Disney's DuckTales 1989 · Platformer 1,547
  19. 19 Final Fantasy III 1990 · JRPG 1,540
  20. 20 Final Fantasy II 1988 · JRPG 1,539
  21. 21 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 1987 · Fighting 1,538
  22. 22 Dragon Warrior 1986 · JRPG 1,536
  23. 23 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game 1990 · Platformer 1,526
  24. 24 Battletoads / Double Dragon 1993 · Beat 'em up 1,525
  25. 25 Mega Man 4 1991 · Platformer 1,522
  26. 26 Tennis 1984 · Sports 1,522
  27. 27 Mega Man 6 1993 · Platformer 1,517
  28. 28 Hogan's Alley 1984 · Arcade 1,517
  29. 29 Mega Man 5 1992 · Platformer 1,513
  30. 30 Duck Hunt 1984 · Arcade 1,510
  31. 31 Disney's Darkwing Duck 1992 · Platformer 1,502
  32. 32 Bomberman II 1991 · Puzzle 1,498
  33. 33 Wild Gunman 1984 · FPS 1,493
  34. 34 Yoshi 1991 · Puzzle 1,491
  35. 35 Contra Force 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,490
  36. 36 Yoshi's Cookie 1992 · Puzzle 1,490
  37. 37 Road Fighter 1984 · Racing 1,487
  38. 38 Soccer 1985 · Sports 1,486
  39. 39 Excitebike 1984 · Racing 1,482
  40. 40 Clu Clu Land 1984 · Arcade 1,472
  41. 41 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 1987 · Metroidvania 1,470
  42. 42 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,469
  43. 43 Golf 1984 · Sports 1,457
  44. 44 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,456
  45. 45 Battletoads 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  46. 46 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 · Fighting 1,455
  47. 47 Top Gun 1987 · Simulation 1,452
  48. 48 Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 1993 · Platformer 1,446
  49. 49 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,443
  50. 50 Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom 1991 · Platformer 1,442
  51. 51 Batman: Return of the Joker 1991 · Platformer 1,442
  52. 52 Felix the Cat 1992 · Platformer 1,439
  53. 53 Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 1990 · Platformer 1,434
  54. 54 Bomberman 1985 · Arcade 1,432
  55. 55 Tiny Toon Adventures 1991 · Platformer 1,432
  56. 56 Disney's DuckTales 2 1993 · Platformer 1,424
  57. 57 Adventures of Lolo 1989 · Puzzle 1,419
  58. 58 Circus Charlie 1984 · Platformer 1,418
  59. 59 Adventure Island II 1991 · Platformer 1,418
  60. 60 R.C. Pro-Am 1988 · Racing 1,418
  61. 61 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,415
  62. 62 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415
  63. 63 Hudson's Adventure Island 1986 · Platformer 1,414
  64. 64 Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,414
  65. 65 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,411
  66. 66 Blaster Master 1988 · Metroidvania 1,403
  67. 67 Adventure Island 3 1992 · Platformer 1,397
  68. 68 Faxanadu 1987 · Metroidvania 1,396
  69. 69 Kid Icarus 1986 · Platformer 1,390
  70. 70 Micro Machines 1991 · Racing 1,386
  71. 71 Pinball 1984 · Arcade 1,383
  72. 72 Shadowgate 1987 · Point-and-click 1,382
  73. 73 Wrecking Crew 1985 · Platformer 1,381
  74. 74 Antarctic Adventure 1983 · Racing 1,373
  75. 75 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,363
  76. 76 StarTropics 1990 · Action RPG 1,351
  77. 77 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,346
  78. 78 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,342
  79. 79 EarthBound Beginnings 2015 · JRPG 1,320
  80. 80 Disney's The Little Mermaid 1991 · Platformer 1,320
  81. 81 Batman: The Video Game 1989 · Platformer 1,319

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