Recommend me some good Famicom-exclusive games

[TMBlitzK]

What the title says...

What are some good Japanese Famicom-exclusive games? I'm used to most of the games in the NES library and I would like to try something new.
I've played a few Famicom titles before like; "Valis" and "Heisei Tansai Bakabon". Those games were pretty fun but I'm looking for other good games, preferably cheaper ones.

I also prefer platformers, puzzle games, or Shoot-Em-Ups. Or pretty much anything that's playable without too much Japanese due to me not understanding it.

[Nightstar699]

From my experience very few good action games come cheap for Famicom. The early releases are generally the cheaper games for the console, as well as sports and Dragon Quest games. That being said, here are my favorite Famicom-exclusives.

Armadillo
Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 2: Karakuri Land
Choujin Sentai Jetman
Don Doko Don 2
Mitsume Ga Tooru
Kyatto Tenden Teyandee
Pizza Pop
Kero Kero Keroppi 2
Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 3
Daiku No Gen San 2
Time Zone
Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula Kun
Joy Mech Fight

All of the above are platformers, with the exception of Joy Mech Fight which is a fighting game. Keep in mind there are many great Famicom games which were released on NES, but are cheaper on the Famicom. Some of these include Gun Nac, Dragon Fighter, and Wanpaku Kokkun No Gourmet World.

[nerdynebraskan]

My man, I think I might be able to help you out as your interests seem to be close to mine. I'll skip the puzzle games, since I think I've already answered a thread from you about those recently. Anything with a "$" next to it is one that you can have a reasonable chance of getting for $10 or less.

Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun (Kid Dracula) [platformer; honestly more like Mega Man than the main CastleVania series]
Armadillo
Battle City [$]
Bio-Miracle Bokutte Upa
Choujikuu Yousai Macross [$]
Choujin Sentai Jetman
Cocoron
Cosmic Epsilon
Cosmo Police Galivan [might be language barriers with this one, but it's so cool]
Crisis Force
Devil World  [$]
Dig Dug [$]
Doki! Doki! Yuuenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen
Don Doko Don
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai
Gekitotsu Yonku Battle [$]
Getsu Fuuma Den
The Goonies [$]
Gradius II
Hello Kitty no Hanabatake (Hello Kitty Flower Garden)
Hello Kitty World [$]
Hi no Tori: Gaou no Bouken [$]
Holy Diver
Hottaman no Chisoko Tanken [$]
Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey-bu (Go Go! Hot-Blooded Hockey Club)
Kaiketsu Yancha Maru 2: Karakuri Land
Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken 2: Donuts Ike ha Oosawagi!
King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch (King Kong 2: Megaton Punch of Anger) [$]
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Samurai Pizza Cats)
Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Magical * Taruruuto-kun: Fantastic World!! [$]
Mappy [$]
Mappy Kids
Mitsume Gatooru (Three-Eyed Boy)
Moon Crystal
Ninja Jajamaru: Ginga Daisakusen [$]
Nuts & Milk [$]
Paaman: Enban o Torikaese [$]
Paaman Part 2: Himitsu Kessha Madoodan o Taose!
Parodius Da!
Pizza Pop!
Pooyan [$]
Robocco Wars
SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan [$]
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!!
Wagyan Land [$]
Wagyan Land 2 [$]
Wagyan Land 3 [$]
Wai Wai World
Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Paseri Jou
Yousei Monogatari: RodLand
Yume Penguin Monogatari

[NintendoKing]

Omg, there are so many!!

Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros
Argus
Armadillo
Choujin Sentai Jetman
Devil World
Geppu Maden
Hi no tori
Ikki
Kerokerokeroppi no Daibouken 2: Donuts Ike ha Oosawagi!
Magic Jewelry
Mappy
Musashi no Ken: Tadaima Shugyou Chuu
New Ghostbusters 2
Satomi Hakkenden
Snow Bros
Spartan X 2
Splatterhouse Wanpaku Grafitti
Tower of Druaga
Warpman

[P]

Wow you have some great lists here. I don't have much to add but if disk system is ok I would recommend Ai Senshi Nicol besides the more famous titles (SMB2j etc).

If you want to try some other genres while skipping RPGs and Adventures (too much Japanese), I can recommend digital board games. My favo is Itadaki Street which is a monopoly-like game but with more advanced rules. Besides menus and the rules explanation the only Japanese in the game are when the computer players are talking (just to add personality to them) which isn't necessary to understand to enjoy the game. You can learn the rules on GameFAQ, they are not hard at all to learn.

[Shumi Nagaremono]

I had a friend ask me to find a copy of Crisis Force.  Took some doing, but I finally found one.  Before I shipped it off, I gave it a spin myself. 

It is *amazing*.  It's the Star Force gameplay taken to the absolute limit of the Famicom hardware.  It is everything a video game can and *should* be.  It's not a cheap cart, but it's well worth the 4,000-ish yen it usually commands.