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.

Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
In Japan this was based on a child actor and his... impression of a baseball player?
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
It says it right there on the front: you drive the hit TV series. David Hasseloff is done for. Over. He is dead to you.
Krusty's Fun House
Krusty's Fun House
Just what everyone wanted: a slow puzzle platformer starring the wackiest Simpsons character.
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
A game about a guy who is a guy in a movie.
The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Your great-grandfather's favorite newspaper strip.
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
Man who is too old for this is on system he is too young for. Fate is cruel.
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
You will get on/in the animal, and you will like it.
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Oh boy, problematic hidden gems.
Mad Max
Mad Max
Buy the game CIB, put the box on your nightstand, live life complete.
The Mafat Conspiracy
The Mafat Conspiracy
The good Golgo 13 game.
M.C Kids
M.C Kids
The best game to both not have and desperately need a save system.
Mickey Mousecapade
Mickey Mousecapade
Shoot, you animal. Shoot every tile of every screen. Find those secrets.
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.
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?
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
It's no Impossible Mission, but it'll do.
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?
Monster in My Pocket
Monster in My Pocket
This game with a figure, absolute peak.
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
Terrible, just terrible, you should absolutely play it.
New Ghostbusters II
New Ghostbusters II
Th good sequel. Not to be confused with the bad one.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A metaphor for LJN's relentless license hunger.
Ninja Kid
Ninja Kid
They just wont stop reskinning Japanese properties, and this list won't stop growing.
North & South
North & South
Belgian comic book enjoyers rejoice: I see you.
Phantom Fighter
Phantom Fighter
The deep state will tell you this is not based off the Japanese film Mr. Vampire. They are lying to you. Stand strong.
Pin-Bot
Pin-Bot
It's another real life table, the sequel to which is, for some reason, a little horny.
Platoon
Platoon
Yeah, this seems like a perfectly reasonable movie to turn into a video game.
Popeye
Popeye
Look at that little man on the cover. Look at his stride.
Predator
Predator
Arnold must have the record for the real person on the most NES covers.
The Punisher
The Punisher
Suddenly: saxophone.
Rambo
Rambo
Go. Go watch this movie. Now play the game. Consider the dissonance and the destructive nature of success within capitalist systems.
Remote Control
Remote Control
Trivia for the radical generation.
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$!
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$!
Blame John K for this cursed series of games.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Waterworld video game had an incredible soundtrack, you know.
RoboCop
RoboCop
There are people out there who will tear you down, tell you Ocean could never make a good game, that they were a license shovelware factory. They are demons, and they have no respect for this walk cycle.
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?
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
Please, let Officer Murphy rest.
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
Golden Age. All-American. Helmet.
Rollergames
Rollergames
Bet you didn't know this was a TV show.
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu
The boys can have Sailor Moon, as a treat.
Sesame Street: 1-2-3
Sesame Street: 1-2-3
This game has my least favorite Muppet: Grover. 0/5.
Sesame Street A B C
Sesame Street A B C
Ernie, currently 3/3 for cover appearances. Hopefully he is on the cover of Sesame Street: Countdown as well.
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide & Speak
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide & Speak
Hiding and speaking is just pretending to be a ghost to scare your sister.
Sesame Street Countdown
Sesame Street Countdown
Oh, Ernie. They did you dirty.
Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
Music good so hard AVGN.
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 Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
Maybe the best first level ever.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Oh, hey, we're still versusing things? So violent.
The Smurfs
The Smurfs
May you never be haunted by the theme song. Looping. Forever.
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular!
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular!
There's nothing in the rules that says a dog can't have a silly sports spectacular.
Spot: The Video Game
Spot: The Video Game
Othello, but just... so slow, and different.
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter
This was supposed to be a Bond game and there's nothing you can do to stop me from including it.
Spy vs Spy
Spy vs Spy
Not fondly remembered, and that;s because history is unjust.
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.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
At long last: a jock captain.
Star Wars
Star Wars
Hey look, it's indie gem Star Wars.
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.
Superman
Superman
Superman theme, but on kazoo.
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
Alan Moore, shaking and crying.
Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E.
Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E.
Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere. That's what it stands for.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
I don't want to hear any crying about the dam level, it's not that bad once you figure it out.
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.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
The game that taught me what a downport and, consequently, disappointment was.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Arguably the better version.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The one where you have to shoot the knees.
The Terminator
The Terminator
Not the one where you have to shoot the knees.
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges
You're going to hate the oyster cracker minigame.
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
The Ninja Gaiden of Looney Tunes.
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.
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
They didn't even have to edit the racism out.
Top Gun
Top Gun
Hello, rage.
Top Gun: The Second Mission
Top Gun: The Second Mission
I don't know if this one is as hard as the first because my therapist told me it was high-risk media for me.
Total Recall
Total Recall
Do you think there are any women with more than the usual number of secondary sexual characteristics, or do you think this is a game where people who are jerks punch you through a fence?
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.
Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage
Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage
I bet this lifestyle-branded game is going to be tight.
Toxic Crusaders
Toxic Crusaders
Troma. TROMA. T R O M A.
The Uncanny X-Men
The Uncanny X-Men
I really don't know why they keep looking at these properties and not just making a 6/10 platformer with them.
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Who keeps making games out of rated R movies for kids?
Wacky Races
Wacky Races
That dog is a real piece.
Wayne's World
Wayne's World
In GamePro this was reviewed by Data Carvey.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
No way this will ever be easily edited for laughs in the future.
Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
Wheel of Fortune, but now it;s a threat.
Wheel of Fortune: Featuring Vanna White
Wheel of Fortune: Featuring Vanna White
Was... was that not Vanna before?
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Challenge your children. Destroy them.
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Which Doctor incarnation do you think she is?
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
He's not where fun is, I can tell you that much.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Apex game, shun the doubters.
Widget
Widget
Shin Megami Tensei prequel.
Willow
Willow
You are required to watch the terrible CGI morphing scene from the movie before playing this game.
Win, Lose or Draw
Win, Lose or Draw
Did you know Burt Reynolds, sex icon, is credited as a creator of this long-running game show?
Wolverine
Wolverine
You won't really feel like Wolverine, but do not let the haters tell you this is a bad game.
Yo! Noid
Yo! Noid
Terrible fact: this mascot got cancelled because a guy that shared a name with him killed himself over it.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
In the distant past, all pulp icons get to have a tiny version.
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
This man, this comic book.

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