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.

Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
This man, this comic book.
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
In the distant past, all pulp icons get to have a tiny version.
Yo! Noid
Yo! Noid
Terrible fact: this mascot got cancelled because a guy that shared a name with him killed himself over it.
Wolverine
Wolverine
You won't really feel like Wolverine, but do not let the haters tell you this is a bad 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?
Willow
Willow
You are required to watch the terrible CGI morphing scene from the movie before playing this game.
Widget
Widget
Shin Megami Tensei prequel.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Apex game, shun the doubters.
Where's Waldo?
Where's Waldo?
He's not where fun is, I can tell you that much.
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
Which Doctor incarnation do you think she is?
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Challenge your children. Destroy them.
Wheel of Fortune: Featuring Vanna White
Wheel of Fortune: Featuring Vanna White
Was... was that not Vanna before?
Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
Wheel of Fortune, but now it;s a threat.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
No way this will ever be easily edited for laughs in the future.
Wayne's World
Wayne's World
In GamePro this was reviewed by Data Carvey.
Wacky Races
Wacky Races
That dog is a real piece.
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Who keeps making games out of rated R movies for kids?
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.
Toxic Crusaders
Toxic Crusaders
Troma. TROMA. T R O M A.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Top Gun
Top Gun
Hello, rage.
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
They didn't even have to edit the racism out.
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.
Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
The Ninja Gaiden of Looney Tunes.
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges
You're going to hate the oyster cracker minigame.
The Terminator
The Terminator
Not the one where you have to shoot the knees.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The one where you have to shoot the knees.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Arguably the better version.
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 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
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.
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.
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
Alan Moore, shaking and crying.
Superman
Superman
Superman theme, but on kazoo.
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.
Star Wars
Star Wars
Hey look, it's indie gem Star Wars.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
At long last: a jock captain.
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.
Spy vs Spy
Spy vs Spy
Not fondly remembered, and that;s because history is unjust.
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.
Spot: The Video Game
Spot: The Video Game
Othello, but just... so slow, and different.
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.
The Smurfs
The Smurfs
May you never be haunted by the theme song. Looping. Forever.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Oh, hey, we're still versusing things? So violent.
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
Maybe the best first level ever.
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.
Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
Music good so hard AVGN.
Sesame Street Countdown
Sesame Street Countdown
Oh, Ernie. They did you dirty.
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 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: 1-2-3
Sesame Street: 1-2-3
This game has my least favorite Muppet: Grover. 0/5.
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu
The boys can have Sailor Moon, as a treat.
Rollergames
Rollergames
Bet you didn't know this was a TV show.
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
Golden Age. All-American. Helmet.
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
Please, let Officer Murphy rest.
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
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.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Waterworld video game had an incredible soundtrack, you know.
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$!
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$!
Blame John K for this cursed series of games.
Remote Control
Remote Control
Trivia for the radical generation.
Rambo
Rambo
Go. Go watch this movie. Now play the game. Consider the dissonance and the destructive nature of success within capitalist systems.
The Punisher
The Punisher
Suddenly: saxophone.
Predator
Predator
Arnold must have the record for the real person on the most NES covers.
Popeye
Popeye
Look at that little man on the cover. Look at his stride.
Platoon
Platoon
Yeah, this seems like a perfectly reasonable movie to turn into a video game.
Pin-Bot
Pin-Bot
It's another real life table, the sequel to which is, for some reason, a little horny.
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.
North & South
North & South
Belgian comic book enjoyers rejoice: I see you.
Ninja Kid
Ninja Kid
They just wont stop reskinning Japanese properties, and this list won't stop growing.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A metaphor for LJN's relentless license hunger.
New Ghostbusters II
New Ghostbusters II
Th good sequel. Not to be confused with the bad one.
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
Terrible, just terrible, you should absolutely play it.
Monster in My Pocket
Monster in My Pocket
This game with a figure, absolute peak.
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?
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
It's no Impossible Mission, but it'll do.
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?
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 Mousecapade
Mickey Mousecapade
Shoot, you animal. Shoot every tile of every screen. Find those secrets.
M.C Kids
M.C Kids
The best game to both not have and desperately need a save system.
The Mafat Conspiracy
The Mafat Conspiracy
The good Golgo 13 game.
Mad Max
Mad Max
Buy the game CIB, put the box on your nightstand, live life complete.
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Oh boy, problematic hidden gems.
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
You will get on/in the animal, and you will like it.
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
Man who is too old for this is on system he is too young for. Fate is cruel.
The Legend of Prince Valiant
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Your great-grandfather's favorite newspaper strip.
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
A game about a guy who is a guy in a movie.
Krusty's Fun House
Krusty's Fun House
Just what everyone wanted: a slow puzzle platformer starring the wackiest Simpsons character.
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.
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?
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
You can't hide from me, Mickey Mouse.
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
The chopstick minigame still rules.
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
You can rebrand your Japanese movie tie-ins all you want, I'll find every one.
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.
Journey to Silius
Journey to Silius
Don't let the gaslight you, this is a Terminator game where the rights fell through at the last second.
The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper
The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper
Taito showing up to make sure you grandpa's favorite cartoon gets some respect.
Jeopardy!: Junior Edition
Jeopardy!: Junior Edition
Judge your child.
Jeopardy!: 25th Anniversary Edition
Jeopardy!: 25th Anniversary Edition
Jeopardy, but distinguished by the passage of aesthetically pleasing portions of time.

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