You'll Cowards Don't Even Play Licensed NES Games

But you should. And no, we're not counting celebrity-endorsed and/or league-licensed sports games. Only NA/PAL releases.

If I missed anything, or if I very understandably somehow ended up with the wrong version of the multiple entries virtually every game on this list has, drop me a message/comment.

Currently missing Fisher Price: I Can Remember and Super Jeopardy. IGDB issues.

Disney's The Lion King
Disney's The Lion King
All the frustration, half the graphics.
Mickey's Adventure in Numberland
Mickey's Adventure in Numberland
Mickey Mouse goes to Numberland to round up some extra numbers for book-cooking shenanigans.
Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin
Aladdin, but with half the bits.
The Smurfs
The Smurfs
May you never be haunted by the theme song. Looping. Forever.
The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!
The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!
It's a 1994 NES platformer, which means it's either an absolute banger or utter dreck.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
PAL mysteries. Who knows what it's like? Maybe it;s great.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Arguably the better version.
Astérix
Astérix
Franco-Belgian comics: not the first time you will see one on this list.
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Based on the film, totally counts. Enjoy wondering why the NES and Sega CD version are split off from the other consoles.
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
It is so unbelievably obnoxious to try and find the right version of a game from a popular movie. I am begging for systems in search results.
Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Powerful evidence that Capcom sought to lower the birth rate in Japan by tearing families apart.
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$!
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$!
Blame John K for this cursed series of games.
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
A game about a guy who is a guy in a movie.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
At long last: a jock captain.
Battleship
Battleship
The greatest game of raw tactical prowess ever invented.
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
A slow game? With no continues? Bennet Foddy gets his first taste of masocore.
The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper
The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper
Taito showing up to make sure you grandpa's favorite cartoon gets some respect.
Casino Kid II
Casino Kid II
In a shocking twist, Casino Kid II, like its predecessor, is also based on a manga.
Disney's DuckTales 2
Disney's DuckTales 2
It's Ducktales, but slightly more complicated and much less played.
Mickey's Safari in Letterland
Mickey's Safari in Letterland
I find it suspicious that the bee on the cover knows to grab the "B". What's really going on here?
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
You can't hide from me, Mickey Mouse.
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
This man, this comic book.
Wayne's World
Wayne's World
In GamePro this was reviewed by Data Carvey.
Batman Returns
Batman Returns
A little Konami smack 'em up, as a treat.
Cool World
Cool World
Sure, let's make this super horny movie into a game for kids.
Hook
Hook
You're not going to believe how buggy this game is.
James Bond Jr.
James Bond Jr.
He apologizes for his father's behavior and is dedicated to social justice.
The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
Basically everything used to get a cartoon if it was a movie that got even a little bit of traction with kids.
The Terminator
The Terminator
Not the one where you have to shoot the knees.
Widget
Widget
Shin Megami Tensei prequel.
The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Your great-grandfather's favorite newspaper strip.
The Great Waldo Search
The Great Waldo Search
For when you need to contemplate the void.
The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
At least he's not vs Radioactive Man. Which, presumably, would not go well.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
In the distant past, all pulp icons get to have a tiny version.
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland
You can play as Hamton in this one, and therefore it is notably worse.
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
Alan Moore, shaking and crying.
The Incredible Crash Dummies
The Incredible Crash Dummies
Why would you make them sentient?
Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat
Imagine your first exposure to Felix the Cat being the unbelievably explicit bootleg XXX porn movie. Anyway, great game.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The one where Piers Morgan definitely doesn't crossdress.
Defenders of Dynatron City
Defenders of Dynatron City
This got an animated pilot and six comic issues, and now it's here.
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
Please, let Officer Murphy rest.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike
See a dragon, strike a dragon.
Krusty's Fun House
Krusty's Fun House
Just what everyone wanted: a slow puzzle platformer starring the wackiest Simpsons character.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The one where you have to shoot the knees.
Disney's Darkwing Duck
Disney's Darkwing Duck
Mega Dark Man Duck.
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
Man who is too old for this is on system he is too young for. Fate is cruel.
Town & Country Surf Designs II: Thrilla's Surfari
Town & Country Surf Designs II: Thrilla's Surfari
Given previous experience, I am now concerned that this lifestyle-branded experience may not, in fact, be tight at all.
Toxic Crusaders
Toxic Crusaders
Troma. TROMA. T R O M A.
G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor
G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor
G.I. Joe x Atlantis = <3
Sesame Street Countdown
Sesame Street Countdown
Oh, Ernie. They did you dirty.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Not really sure they needed a second one, Luke and Leia really killed it round one.
Alien 3
Alien 3
Better than the film.
Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters
Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters
Imagine getting this after playing the first game only to find out it's a turn-based strategy game.
M.C Kids
M.C Kids
The best game to both not have and desperately need a save system.
Monster in My Pocket
Monster in My Pocket
This game with a figure, absolute peak.
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Too bad this isn't a list of PC games or I could put the good version in here.
Bucky O'Hare
Bucky O'Hare
This game shows up twice in the database, and the other one has all the logs, but this one has the right box art so here we are.
The Addams Family
The Addams Family
Do yourself a favor and go look up the M.C. Hammer song/MV that was made for this movie.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
The game based on the cartoon based on the movie.
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
The only casino game that will let you use the bathroom.
Captain America and the Avengers
Captain America and the Avengers
Captain America and Hawkeye go and do their own thing in an adventure of reasonable power levels.
Darkman
Darkman
Fighter of the Lightman.
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk
It's a good day to Hudson Hawk.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Nobody buys Sean Connery as Harrison Ford's dad.
Monopoly
Monopoly
Is it really a licensed game if you own the license but let someone else develop it for you? What if you develop it internally? What if I've had too much whiskey to care?
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Waterworld video game had an incredible soundtrack, you know.
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
I hate this band so much.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
Maybe the best first level ever.
Wacky Races
Wacky Races
That dog is a real piece.
Batman: Return of the Joker
Batman: Return of the Joker
The game that came after the reigning champion of Batman games.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Often forgotten, as the youngest child so often is.
Disney's TaleSpin
Disney's TaleSpin
Never let them gaslight you: Star Fox 64 ripped the flippy maneuver off from this game.
Home Alone
Home Alone
There are no words to describe the absolute zeitgeist that formed around this child's shocked face.
Barbie
Barbie
I had this game when I was little and it is just so, so weird. See you in hell re: the jukebox level.
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy
No need to dig deeper for sleeper hits, you've hit... bedrock.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Oh, hey, we're still versusing things? So violent.
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
The Ninja Gaiden of Looney Tunes.
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
They didn't even have to edit the racism out.
Star Wars
Star Wars
Hey look, it's indie gem Star Wars.
American Gladiators
American Gladiators
The dream of every child.
Wolverine
Wolverine
You won't really feel like Wolverine, but do not let the haters tell you this is a bad game.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Duke Nukem's side gig.
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
He's not where fun is, I can tell you that much.
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Oh boy, problematic hidden gems.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
The moral of the story is that you should never let your daughter date.
High Speed
High Speed
Turns out this was a real life pinball table.
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
Golden Age. All-American. Helmet.
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Rae really looked at Beetlejuice and went "Yeah. Top-down sounds good."
Family Feud
Family Feud
An incredible way to lose faith in a random assortment of 100 people from a mall.
Fox's Peter Pan & The Pirates: The Revenge of Captain Hook
Fox's Peter Pan & The Pirates: The Revenge of Captain Hook
Disney fans: out. This one is not for you.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
It is a heartless world that gives us Battletoads vs Double Dragon, but not G.I. Joe vs Contra.
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Who keeps making games out of rated R movies for kids?
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder
Tom Cruise before he had his teeth fixed.
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
Real pity about Clint Eastwood, isn't it?
Flight of the Intruder
Flight of the Intruder
This one was a novel, believe it or not.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
The best game about a movie I genuinely despise.
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters
No, this does not count as a celebrity-endorsed sports game.
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
Oh. Oh no. Why is that the cover.
RoboCop 2
RoboCop 2
Then again, it doesn't feel like Ocean is really understanding the vicious satire that the original Robocop movie was, does it?

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