Best / favorite Famicom games

[son_ov_hades]

Crisis Force, Dracula Kun, Doki Doki Panic, Devil World, Namcot Star Wars, Antarctic Adventure, Joy Mecha Fight, Bio Miracle Bokkute Upa just off the top of my head.

[MS-DOS4]

I like to play the Wagyan Land series. There's a lot of japanese text to read, but apparently you don't need it because it plays like any other platformer. The required minigames take a couple tries to figure out what's going on, but it's all good fun.

By watching the intro cutscene, it appears that evil space praying-mantises have invaded a world occupied by talking bunnies. The space bunnies ride their UFO to Earth (apparently inhabited by intelligent dinosaurs) and ask you (who was previously showing off your singing skills to your friends) for help. You get on board, ride to their planet and defeat foes by releasing powerful screeches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNL1WoX7Bd4

[Nightstar699]

Pocket monster, mario 16, super contra 7, hoshi no kirby, master fighter 2, armadillo. A few of my favs

[NintendoKing]

Famicom Games:

Ikki
Armadillo
Yie-Ar Kung Fu
Geppu Maden
Wu Shi Hun
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
Kerokerokeroppi no Daibouken 2
Hiryu no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa

[FamicomFreak]

Don Doko Don, Mario 8! HAR HAR HAR,

[senseiman]

If we are just talking about ones that weren't released in America (and don't require Japanese) then just off the top of my head you should definitely get Yume Pengin Monogatari for the Famicom.  Its a really fun game.  You are a fat penguin trying to lose weight in order to win back your girlfriend.  Enemies try to give you food. Kind of a bizarre concept but it works!

[Byron]

Binary Land is a good one. It's also about penguins.
The Doraemon game is also good; very Zelda-ish.
Summer Carnival '92 is the best shoot 'em up ever, but good luck finding that one for less than five hundred dollars.
Hello Kitty World is one of my all time favorites. I don't care what anybody says, it's way better than Balloon Kid.

[FamicomFreak]

Hmm try the dragon ball z games as well. They are pretty easy to understand especially part 2 of the Dragon Ball Z series. I beat it back in 98 using nesticle.

[namakubi]

Don't listen to the recommendations of bootleg / hack / pirate software, you're better off playing the real deal first.

I second Yume Penguin Monogatari, it's a great platformer.

Here's my suggestions for

Famicom games:

Holy Diver - A good Castlevania clone with Dio as the main character

Wai Wai World 2 - The first game requires a bit of Japanese comprehension, the sequel requires none. A very fast-paced action game with lots of variety.

Spartan X 2 / Kung Fu 2 - Japan only sequel to Kung Fu. Graphics are really impressive in this game.

Lickle - This was released on the NES as Little Samson, but as Little Samson is extremely rare and expensive, seek this out instead. Cute platformer with lots of variety.

Layla - I like this game a lot, weird atmosphere similar to Metroid with shmup bonus levels.

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti - Famicom spoof of the Splatterhouse games.

Kid Dracula - Cutesy platformer with a young Alucard from Castlevania as the main character.

SD Hero Soukessen - Great side-scroller with characters like Ultraman, Masked Rider, Gundam and Kikaider. Very similar to Wai Wai World 2.

Crisis Force - Barring Summer Carnival Recca, this is the best shooter available on the Famicom, one of Konami's best.

Famicom Disk System:

Nazo Murasame Jo / Mysterious Castle of Murasame - GREAT overhead action game set in feudal Japan with a sci-fi twist, very similar to Zelda.

Ai Senshi Nicol / Love Warrior Nicol - Very cool overhead adventure game in a sci-fi setting, similar to Blaster Master and Startropics.

3D Hot Rally - Very fun official Nintendo racing game with very nice graphics and good music.

Bio-Miracle Bokutte Upa - Sidescrolling action game starring baby Upa! Nothing else like it.

Super Famicom


Go Go Ackman! 1 2 3 - The Ackman series is a great platforming series designed by Akira Toriyama of DragonBall fame.

Ganbare Goemon 2 - All the Goemon games are great, but if you're wary of Japanese text, stick with the second game in the series.

Rockman & Forte / Megaman & Bass - Released on the GBA a few years ago, the Super Famicom version is very impressive.

Pop'n Twinbee - The best Twinbee shooter ever made.

Twinbee Rainbow Adventure - A great Twinbee action game spin-off.

Parodius - The classic Konami shooter series makes it's mark on the Super Famicom.

Hope this list helps a bit!

[manuel]

Don't listen to the recommendations of bootleg / hack / pirate software, you're better off playing the real deal first.

Right in the pirates' faces! 


That's some nice comprehensive list.
I really want to try the Ackman games, but never see them in stores unfortunately.

[namakubi]

That's some nice comprehensive list.
I really want to try the Ackman games, but never see them in stores unfortunately.

They tend to be pretty cheap if you can find them. As much as Pink Godzilla is bad-mouthed on this site, I found all three games there and paid less than twenty bucks for all three of them combined.

[Nightstar699]

Aww, i was gonna say spartan x 2! Also, kero kero keropi adventure 2, daiku no gensan, daiku no gen 2, over horizon, gekikotsu yonku battle, kaiketsu yamchamaru, 1 2 and 3, hi no tori, teenage mutant ninja turtles the arcade game, choujin sentai jetman, snow bros, mickey mouse 3, batman, cocoron, mitsume ga tooru, bucky o hare, palamedes 2, panic restaurant, gun nac,  ball story, pizza pop, tiny toons, tiny toons 2, hiryu no ken special fighting wars, fighting road, kage, and kabuki quantum fighter. To name a few.

[manuel]

I know they're cheap (saw them online), but I'd like to find them boxed in a store.

[senseiman]

Very good lists by Namakubi and Nightstar.

One more that I forgot to mention which I think wasn't released outside Japan (not 100% sure about that) and which is a great game not requiring Japanese language is "Hi no Tori".  You will not be disappointed with that one.

[Rogles]

If you know a little japanese and can read katakana pretty fast, the first Megami Tensei's pretty fun.