Famicom Games you should try out
This is a revised version of an older list with descriptions and just being possibly better. Hope this gets you to try out some cool 8-bit titles regardless of the quality. There are some bad ones but everywhere can witness some kusoge every once in a while.
*Note I have not played every game on here so comment if mistakes were made.
*Note I have not played every game on here so comment if mistakes were made.
150 Games
A fun puzzle game that you might have played on the GB
An interesting strategy RPG and Enix's last published game. It sadly bombed hard.
A fun minigame collection as you also go walking around town helping out.
One of Micronics worst games on the system. It's so bad I couldn't even finish it and I actually enjoyed the manga.
A top down game where you dig holes to trap bad guys. It's a pretty simple game with the only real design flaw is dying means losing possibly minutes of progress.
Jaleco copying Westone's homework.
A very interesting shmup that tries to have time travel. It's not even a full on shmup as it also has moments where you walk around in areas blasting enemies. It's flawed but quite intriguing of a game.
Similar to Adventures of Lolo 2 in the US but with different and more difficult rooms to tackle.
A game similar to Zelda 2 but lacks some of the quality from that game and is a more level by level thing.
A very interesting 2 player text adventure game mostly known for the hard to find vulgar message found in the credits. Would not recommend playing alone.
It's interesting for the unique content but that's about it.
More Kunio sports fun!
Similar to our Adventures of Lolo 3 but different and more difficult.
A 2D action sidescroller with many interesting ideas but doesn't always have the best design.
A game with ideas used from a cancelled Mega Drive game. It has multiple endings, top down gameplay and even a level order you can choose.
A sequel to 3D World Runner. It's pretty much the same game but a bit better.
A fun top down game with Bomberman like weapons.
One of the rare instances of a decent TOSE and Bandai game. Just don't look up the game on Google.
An obscure action game that also has shmup sections. The difficulty is very inconsistent in this one.
A very weird action game that has nothing to do with the first game. Odd.
More of the same but this time the fan translation isn't bad.
A game made by Compile that is infamous for not following the source material at all. You control three characters at the same time and it's not fun at all. One of the more notable kusoge games.
A port by Sunsoft that's better than the one Tengen made. This is usually regarded as one of the better games Sunsoft did before Metafight.
Another good port by Sunsoft.
An interesting board game that reminds me of Dokapon Kingdom.
I just want you all to suffer like I did with this game lol. The ad for it is pretty cool though. (ok it probably isn't but I LIKED IT!!)
Similar to Cosmic Epsilon but better than it graphically, gameplay and even has a story.
An interesting sidescroller but can be punishing.
One of the worst games on the system that should be played just for that reason.
An interesting RPG by Westone with combat that reminds me of the Wonder Boy games.
A fun game if you like this series but sadly only in Japanese for now.
A series originated on the MSX. A fun action sidescroller if you have the patience for it.
This is like the only Badminton game on the system. It's made by Pax Softnica who would later do Mother 1 and a couple of the Hamtaro games.
A decent Castlevania clone.
This game took over like a decade for someone to actually beat it.
A mediocre fighting game but notable for being one of the more interesting ones of the time.
An RPG mixed with a shmup. The concept alone is interesting but be warned it has grinding.
Worth trying if you prefer the Arcade style over what the MD version did.
While it's more known for the infamous cover that disappointed many players, this is still a decent little game that feels like it could have been done on a computer of the time. It's not anything amazing but an interesting little title.
Not a good game but an interesting part of the series no one ever seems to talk about. It's based off an Anime adaption (you might have seen its wtf take on Bomberman)
Hope you know Japanese
An interesting text adventure game but sadly no fan translation.
It's Arkanoid again so if you enjoyed the first, you'll enjoy this too.
Honestly you should just play this one so you can see the "Show up you gays" line. Though with how poorly thought out this game is, you might need save states to even make it that far.
A port of a computer game that's infamous for how botched it was. It's got a lot of bad game design like instant death traps. Only recommended if you wanna see how bad it is.
The actual first game using a save feature on a cartridge.
A very odd game that really has nothing to do with what it's based on. Not good but funny.
A compile puzzle game that came out right before their big Puzzle hit.
If you know Japanese, play this just to be amazed at how it's one of the hardest games on the system.
While this did come out here as Bases Loaded, this original Famicom version is infamous for how buggy it is. Despite that, it still sold well and disappointed many Japanese players.
3 Comments
Awesome list!! Sorry to be super nitpicky but a Shogi game was actually the first famicom game to have a save function - super weird right? Here's a source which should be able to be able to be auto-translated into English: https://magmix.jp/post/69839 Here's the backloggd link! https://www.backloggd.com/games/morita-kazuo-no-shogi/
Love the list! i really wanna check out Yokai Club!
Love the list! i really wanna check out Yokai Club!
@Dalaamclouds
seems the source I used was wrong about the saving thing, sorry. It's been fixed now. Thank you for letting me know.
seems the source I used was wrong about the saving thing, sorry. It's been fixed now. Thank you for letting me know.
Angel_Arle
3 months ago