As someone who has a relitvely small collection of Famicom games I'm always looking for new (well, old) Famicom games to sink my teeth into.
What specific games would you guys recommend that every Famicom owner should have and are unique to the Famicom/Disk System? I mean the uniquely Japanese games games that never made it overseas.
Before anyone mentions it, I already own Super Mario Bros. 2 for FDS. If you could provide imagery, the game genre and a small discription of the game as well as its title that would be greatly appricated.
Cheers.
Do you have Gradius II? :)
Akumajou Special, Gekitotsu Yonku Battle, Joy Mecha Fight, SD Hero Soukessen, and Splatterhouse.
Doki Doki Panic, Nazo no Murasamejou, Vs Excitebike, Ai Senshi Nicol, Arumana no Kiseki, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Akumajou Dracula, Super Lode Runner 1 + 2, Kaettekita Mario Bros., Otocky, and Smash Ping Pong and are, imo, all the must have games for the Disk System that weren't released elsewhere except Akumajou Dracula (but the save function is essential) and Doki Doki but it's just cool to have the original.
I agree with kris, but i'd add metroid and kid icarus for the saves and better music
yeah, i was gonna say them but figured they weren't quite as essential since they have the passwords anyways, but they are nice to have as well.
Quote from: featherplucknfilms on April 20, 2007, 06:59:15 pm
Doki Doki Panic, Nazo no Murasamejou, Vs Excitebike, Ai Senshi Nicol, Arumana no Kiseki, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Akumajou Dracula, Super Lode Runner 1 + 2, Kaettekita Mario Bros., Otocky, and Smash Ping Pong and are, imo, all the must have games for the Disk System that weren't released elsewhere except Akumajou Dracula (but the save function is essential) and Doki Doki but it's just cool to have the original.
Curious thing, I have Smash Ping Pong in cartridge form. The pirate ripped it from the disk and they erased the game logo (but they keeped Disk-Kun!). It was included on a multicart with 11 ball games like Pinball, Tennis, Double Dribble, Soccer and a few others.
Oh, and you could add Bubble Bobble and Kiki Kaikai for the awesome packaging. And if you like music, Family Composer is fun for a bit.
Hey I just bought Family Composer from you Kris! Too bad there is little to no info on it anywhere in the internet. I'd like to see an FAQ or some sort of guide how you play it. I've since only mettled around with the settings for about 15 minutes.
I'm sure you get this a lot, but I have to say I am overly impressed with your packaging. It really is top notch! and reading the newspapers you wrap the stuff in is an added bonus for me. Helps me practice my japanese reading abilities.
I suppose it would help if I added a list of the games I have already. Sorry I didn't think of it before I guess sometimes I'm an idiot ;D
Famicom games:
Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula Kun
Akumajou Densetsu
Atlantis no Nazo
Balloon Fight
Binaryland
Bomberman
Challenger
Castle Excellent
City Connection
Contra
Devil World
Dragon Spirit
Double Dribble
Donkey Kong Jr Math
Field Combat
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu
Getsufuu Maden
Gargoyle's Quest II
Gradius II
Hector '87
Highway Star
Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsu ni Shoyu
Ituki
Konami Wai Wai World
Law of the west
Mappy
Namcot Baseball '87
Namcot Baseball '93
Operation Wolf
Pooyan (Little Pigs)
Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble Part 2
Sanma no Mei Tantei
Scicross
Solon's Key
Son Son 3
Super 20 in 1
Super 150 in 1:
Super Mario Bros. 1
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Momotarou Electric Railway
Super Pitfall
Star Soldier
Star Wars
Takahashi Meijin no Bug-tte Honey
Tatakai no Banka
Tiger Heli
Top Gun
Tower of Druaga
Track & Field
Urban Champion
Youkai Douchuuki
Famicom Disks:
Adventures of Chatran
Doki Doki Panic!
Family Composer
Famicom Tantei Kurabu: Kieta Koukeisha
Famicom Tantei Kurabu Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
Metroid
Nazo no Kabe
Super Mario Bros. 2
Twinbee
Volleyball
So becides those then! ::)
Goonies
Okay, heres a list of everything people mentioned so far I don't own. I have some questions regarding each
Bubble Bobble
Akumajou Dracula
Metroid
Kid icarus
Vs Excitebike
Are these games any different from their NES versions beyond the fact that you can save them without passwords? Kris sold me Metroid in a pack of FDS games, but Metroid doesn't work. (it wont boot up) Any advice to get it running?
For all of these, please tell me the genre and what what is it for: FC or FDS.
Kiki Kaikai
Nazo no Murasamejou
Ai Senshi Nicol
Arumana no Kiseki
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
Super Lode Runner 1 + 2,
Kaettekita Mario Bros. - What is this? Just simply Mario Bros.?
Otocky
Smash Ping Pong
Gekitotsu Yonku Battle
Joy Mecha Fight
SD Hero Soukessen
Splatterhouse - I would buy it but it always seems to cost more than it should. I'll get it eventually though.
Goonies
Other suggestions are welcome too. Thanks.
Quite demanding. :P
For the first set: HERE (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=383.0).
For the second set. I ain't touching it...too much work. ::)
sorry JC, I don't mean to be demanding anything, I just would like to join the community. Speaking of which, something I asked in another thread: would I be able to submit detailed reviews of pirated games similar to the ones already on the site? I can include high resolution pictures of the cart, gameplay and menus. How could I get such material onto the site?
Bubble Bobble - same but cool packaging
Akumajou, Metroid, Kid Icarus - Save feature, maybe some soundtrack enhancements
Vs Excitebike - Two Player Vs., save custom tracks.
All the other games are basically action games. Kaettekita Mario is still just Mario Bros. but a Japanese only version of it. You can do google searches and easily find info on most of them.
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on April 21, 2007, 07:25:20 pm
sorry JC, I don't mean to be demanding anything, I just would like to join the community.
I was joking on the square (see Al Franken).
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on April 21, 2007, 07:25:20 pm
would I be able to submit detailed reviews of pirated games similar to the ones already on the site?
Yes you can. E-mail them in .zip to me. Be sure what you do fits our general pirate review format -- makes it easier for me.
Quote from: featherplucknfilms on April 21, 2007, 07:43:09 pm
Bubble Bobble - same but cool packaging
There are slight differences, not just packaging, such as in the EXTEND screen.
Being that the Famicom game library has something like over 1200 games (I'm not sure if thats including the Disk System or not) I was wondering what games are must-haves and what games I should stay away from. I mean yeah I could probably download the ROMs but that sort of takes the fun out of it because I like to own the actual cartridges. Also, no RPG's please. I don't like RPG's nor could I even play them on the Famicom anyway being that I can't read the Japanese text
There are 1246 games, including disc games.
Recommendations...
Well, the Super Mario Bros series, Rock Man series, Akumajou Densetsu, Kirby's Adventure, Takahashi Meijin no Boukenjima series (=Adventure Island), ...
Hey, there are tons of threads answering this type of question. Search around. ;)
-Goonies (classic Action game)
-Gradius II (Shooter)
-Tetris II + BomBliss (Puzzle)
-Yie Ar Kung-Fu (classic Fighting game)
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on June 01, 2007, 04:15:05 pm
-Goonies (classic Action game)
-Gradius II (Shooter)
-Tetris II + BomBliss (Puzzle)
-Yie Ar Kung-Fu (classic Fighting game)
Yie Ar Kung Fu! I remember loving the shit out of that game in the arcade when I was a kid. The last boss Blues was damn near impossible
get the tmnt series and wai wai world 1 and 2
I enjoy Flippul.
Antarctic World is fucking addictive, you'd probably like that. :)
Sweet Home is great if you're a horror RPG fanatic.
I've been looking for Transformers Headmasters for the Disk System but I can't find it anywhere. Not on ebay, japangamestock, or pinkgodzillagames. Where could I get this title?
Game Recommendations for Famicom Disk System
1. The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Densetsu (ゼルダの伝説, aka The Legend of Zelda)
2. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)
3. Nazo no Murasame-Jou (謎の村雨城, "Mystery of Murasame Castle")
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. Metroid
6. Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagame (光神話 パルテナの鏡, Myth of Light: The Mirror of Palutena, aka Kid Icarus)
7. The Legend of Zelda 2: Link no Bouken ( リンクの冒険, aka Zelda II: The Adventures of Link)
8. ふぁみこんむかし話 新・鬼ヶ島 前後編
Shin Oni Ga Shima ( 新・鬼ヶ島 - "New Island of Demons", two disks)
9. ファミコン探偵倶楽部 消えた後継者 前後編
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (two disks)
10. ファミコン探偵倶楽部 Part II うしろに立つ少女 前後編
Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl who Stands in the Back (two disks)
11. Castlevania 『悪魔城ドラキュラ』
12. SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi Scramble Wars
『SDガンダムワールド ガチャポン戦士 スクランブルウォーズ』
Just wondering, I dont mean disc system btw. I only own 2 games so I dont really know alot but out of the 2 I own my fav is lunar ball, its like pool mixed with miniature golf.
Super Mario Bros 3 or Tetris. I love them both.
Rockman 2. So much so that I'm going to put up a review of it on Famicom World soon.
Mother, Kid Icarus, Mario lost levels, Doki Doki Panic, Kirby's Adventure, Bubble Bobble, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and more ;D
Summer Carnival '92 Recca
Crisis Force
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2
Valkyrie no Bouken
Parodius da!
Gradius II
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on June 02, 2007, 06:28:58 am
I enjoy Flippul.
Man I used to play that game with my sister all the time back in the day on my good old 110 in one NES pirate cart...good memories! ::)
Whats everyones favorite famicom game? Mines Armadillo.
Famicom exclusive game, I take it?
Probably Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Grafitti, or maybe Recca....or maybe Joy Mech Fight. >_> It's tough to choose.
Favorite pirate: Sonic the Hedgehog
Mine's PIKA!
The Pandamar hack.'
Liscensed: Punchout!! Special.
Me's Hogan's Alley, but I'm tempted to say Gimmick!
Unlicensed is Mr Splash.
Namco Star Wars and Crisis Force
Neither JC, I watch the tourny videos :D But that's enough to make it my fave unlicensed, especially as most unlicensed games are garbage.
What I'd give to have either the data or the cartridge.. I don't know of it being dumped yet.
However, if someone made an LSDJ style tracker for famicom / NES that would instantly become my favourite (MidiNES doesn't count).
Oh, thanks for merging the thread, I could've sworn it looked familiar!
Salamander or Megami Tensei.
Check out Marble Madness, I don't know if it's for Famicom but is for NES.
Or Air Fortress, really good game, or lolo. Man there's a lot.
Mother and excitebike!!!
Akumajo Dracula :D
Beleive or not, but I liked 1999 - Hore, Mitakotoka! Seikimatsu
Favorites:
Lagrange Point
Akumajou Denetsu
famicom: akjumo densetsu
NES: Rush'n'attack
post your favorites :D
mod edit: Merged. Please search before creating such an obvious thread.
Splatterhouse all the way is a top recommendation from me.
Parodius is good.
Gradius is good.
I have a multicart with Bubble Bobble 2 (not Rainbow Islands). It's a lot of fun, if you can find it, snag one.
Snow Bros.
Mighty Final Fight.
Castlevania Dracula Special was also mentioned by other members... and it is quite fun/silly.
Some of the random Pirate ports are fun too. Boogerman for example.
Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun (Kid Dracula) - Action game
Really nice game!
KID DRACULA :)
Gradius 2 :)
But the best is mother!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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