An Exhaustive and Definitive Ranking of All Nintendo Entertainment System Games Released in North America, Where We Determine Which Games Are the Absolute Pinnacle of 8-Bit Excellence and Which Ones Make You Question Life Choices, Ranked from Best to Worst

# Game Year Developer(s) Episode Time
Mega Man 2
1989
  • Capcom
43 00:05:45
Bionic Commando
1988
  • Capcom
23 00:47:14
Super Mario Bros.
1985
  • Nintendo R&D4
12 00:05:04
4
The Legend of Zelda
1987
  • Nintendo R&D4
69 00:03:45
5
Rygar
1987
  • Tecmo
4 00:09:20
6
River City Ransom
1990
  • Technōs Japan
1 00:19:20
7
Super Mario Bros. 2
1988
  • Nintendo R&D4
31 00:02:46
8
DuckTales
1989
  • Capcom
39 00:04:55
9
Contra
1988
  • Konami
10 01:32:03
10
Baseball Stars
1989
  • SNK
40 00:46:20
11
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
1987
  • Nintendo R&D3
21 00:09:49
12
R.B.I. Baseball
1989
  • Tengen
36 00:51:08
13
Metroid
1987
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Intelligent Systems
65 00:06:00
14
Blaster Master
1988
  • Sunsoft
25 00:05:02
15
The Lone Ranger
1991
  • Konami
47 02:47:33
16
The Goonies II
1987
  • Konami
19 00:07:15
17
Gun.Smoke
1988
  • Capcom
10 00:03:20
18
Super Dodge Ball
1989
  • Technōs Japan
11 00:51:00
19
Little Samson
1992
  • Takeru
6 00:37:39
20
Solomon's Key
1987
  • Tecmo
1 02:31:40
21
Metal Gear
1988
  • Konami
60 00:05:00
22
Crystalis
1990
  • SNK
72 00:05:03
23
Jackal
1988
  • Konami
7 01:38:06
24
R.C. Pro-Am
1988
  • Rare
5 00:09:20
25
Gun-Nac
1991
  • Compile
15 02:07:15
26
Mega Man
1987
  • Capcom
18 00:04:30
27
Ninja Gaiden
1989
  • Tecmo
29 00:11:47
28
Gargoyle's Quest II
1992
  • Capcom
63 01:10:30
29
Cobra Triangle
1989
  • Rare
17 01:57:10
30
Tecmo Bowl
1989
  • Tecmo
9 00:03:25
31
Castlevania
1987
  • Konami
20 00:38:34
32
Hudson's Adventure Island II
1991
  • Now Production
50 02:33:05
33
Metal Storm
1991
  • Tamtex
45 00:04:23
34
Fire 'N Ice
1993
  • Tecmo
51 00:10:00
35
Kickle Cubicle
1990
  • Irem
2 02:56:04
36
Kung Fu
1985
  • Nintendo
1 02:45:50
37
Commando
1986
  • Capcom
8 00:04:43
38
Tecmo World Wrestling
1990
  • Tecmo
12 02:39:25
39
Balloon Fight
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • HAL Laboratory
14 00:02:09
40
Guerrilla War
1989
  • SNK
16 02:20:38
41
Code Name: Viper
1990
  • Arc System Works
  • Capcom
25 02:30:04
42
Vice: Project Doom
1991
  • Aicom
67 02:37:30
43
Power Blade
1991
  • Natsume
49 02:30:22
44
Shatterhand
1991
  • Natsume
27 01:00:27
45
Trojan
1987
  • Capcom
2 00:11:00
46
Super Spy Hunter
1992
  • Sunsoft
11 02:23:30
47
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship
1990
  • Zippo Games
13 02:32:03
48
Baseball Simulator 1.000
1990
  • Culture Brain
4 01:40:18
49
Air Fortress
1989
  • HAL Laboratory
3 01:49:26
50
Zanac
1987
  • Compile
6 01:35:04
51
The Guardian Legend
1989
  • Compile
54 00:02:15
52
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
1990
  • Konami
42 00:06:45
53
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
1990
  • Tecmo
77 00:02:38
54
Mighty Bomb Jack
1987
  • Tecmo
37 02:55:20
55
Kick Master
1992
  • KID
27 01:27:45
56
Gradius
1986
  • Konami
13 00:04:27
57
Tetris
1989
  • Nintendo R&D1
22 00:01:15
58
P.O.W. Prisoners of War
1989
  • SNK
48 01:10:33
59
The Battle of Olympus
1989
  • Infinity
61 02:23:27
60
1943: The Battle for Midway
1988
  • Capcom
73 02:23:50
61
Strider
1989
  • Capcom
53 00:02:38
62
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
1990
  • Capcom
26 01:21:14
63
Super C
1990
  • Konami
61 00:02:12
64
Adventures of Lolo
1989
  • HAL Laboratory
54 01:14:42
65
Panic Restaurant
1992
  • EIM
55 01:56:55
66
Dragon Warrior
1989
  • Chunsoft
19-2 00:04:10
67
Star Force
1987
  • Tecmo
41 02:43:02
68
Blades of Steel
1988
  • Konami
30 00:37:03
69
Willow
1989
  • Capcom
15 01:09:37
70
Double Dragon
1988
  • Technōs Japan
28 00:35:35
71
Dragon Fighter
1992
  • Natsume
40 02:36:25
72
Double Dribble
1987
  • Konami
25 02:10:40
73
Crash 'n The Boys: Street Challenge
1992
  • Technōs Japan
39 01:28:38
74
Mighty Final Fight
1993
  • Capcom
44 02:04:32
75
Karnov
1988
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
34 00:03:48
76
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
1990
  • Technōs Japan
46 00:03:23
77
Mendel Palace
1990
  • Game Freak
67 01:17:12
78
Bonk's Adventure
1994
  • AI
65 02:28:31
79
Flying Warriors
1991
  • Culture Brain
55 00:48:40
80
Monster in My Pocket
1992
  • Konami
34 00:57:50
81
Tag Team Wrestling
1986
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
52 00:04:29
82
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
1991
  • Human Entertainment
5 00:31:38
83
M.U.S.C.L.E. Tag Team Match
1986
  • Tose
1 01:57:00
84
Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man
1990
  • KID
1 01:15:05
85
Little Ninja Brothers
1991
  • Culture Brain
46 02:14:34
86
Kid Icarus
1987
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Tose
17 00:09:58
87
Life Force
1988
  • Konami
4 01:00:07
88
Batman: The Video Game
1990
  • Sunsoft
6 01:16:57
89
City Connection
1988
  • Jaleco
7 02:39:05
90
Bucky O'Hare
1992
  • Konami
31 02:19:38
91
Burai Fighter
1990
  • KID
40 01:12:40
92
Abadox
1990
  • Natsume
57 01:51:20
93
Snake Rattle 'n Roll
1990
  • Rare
38 01:27:45
94
Gyruss
1989
  • Konami
27 02:42:10
95
Ghosts 'n Goblins
1986
  • Micronics
55 00:04:06
96
Urban Champion
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
13 00:39:48
97
Spot: The Video Game
1990
  • Virgin Mastertronic
20 02:33:15
98
Zombie Nation
1991
  • KAZe
12 01:50:09
99
Palamedes
1990
  • Natsume
18 01:15:38
100
Rockin' Kats
1991
  • Atlus
11 02:46:40
101
Amagon
1989
  • Aicom
56 00:02:43
102
Slalom
1987
  • Rare
16 01:20:55
103
Astyanax
1990
  • Aicom
6 00:05:50
104
Rescue: The Embassy Mission
1990
  • Kemco
5 01:06:06
105
Monster Party
1989
  • Human Entertainment
16 03:19:25
106
S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
1991
  • Natsume
39 02:10:37
107
Silk Worm
1990
  • Sammy Japan
74 01:14:02
108
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
  • Jaleco
51 02:35:55
109
Krazy Kreatures
1990
  • American Video Entertainment
22 02:33:33
110
Xexyz
1990
  • Atlus
10 02:05:09
111
Archon
1989
  • Bullet-Proof Software
7 02:15:12
112
Section Z
1987
  • Capcom
3 01:33:14
113
Rad Racer
1987
  • Square
37 00:05:00
114
Pipe Dream
1990
  • Distinctive Software
18 02:15:52
115
3-D WorldRunner
1987
  • Square
5 01:57:16
116
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
1990
  • Now Production
3 02:17:45
117
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
1989
  • Kemco
9 02:47:05
118
Legendary Wings
1988
  • Capcom
8 00:51:40
119
Journey to Silius
1990
  • Sunsoft
10 01:11:22
120
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend
1990
  • Now Production
20 01:19:50
121
Ice Climber
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
11 01:43:30
122
Arkista's Ring
1990
  • NMK
33 02:25:45
123
Cowboy Kid
1992
  • Pixel
23 02:07:10
124
Snow Brothers
1991
  • Soft House
20 02:13:39
125
RoadBlasters
1990
  • Beam Software
22 00:59:28
126
Super Spike V'Ball
1990
  • Technōs Japan
15 01:44:06
127
Bases Loaded
1988
  • Tose
14 02:20:40
128
Wrecking Crew
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
1 02:13:55
129
Dr. Chaos
1988
  • Marionette
  • SRS
4 02:52:10
130
Ring King
1987
  • Jastec
  • Neue Design
6 01:56:45
131
Shadow of the Ninja
1990
  • Natsume
18 00:58:00
132
Clash at Demonhead
1990
  • Vic Tokai
32 00:51:50
133
Final Fantasy
1990
  • Square
73 00:01:53
134
Wacky Races
1992
  • Atlus
68 01:19:13
135
Magician
1991
  • Eurocom
50 00:04:15
136
R.C. Pro-Am II
1992
  • Rare
24 01:08:00
137
Die Hard
1992
  • Pack-In-Video
47 01:05:40
138
Lethal Weapon
1993
  • Eurocom
56 01:11:39
139
Lemmings
1992
  • Ocean Software
45 01:54:57
140
Rambo
1988
  • Pack-In-Video
16 00:33:20
141
Wizards & Warriors
1987
  • Rare
23 02:42:38
142
MIssion: Impossible
1990
  • Konami
61 00:51:58
143
Smash TV
1991
  • Beam Software
53 01:18:50
144
NARC
1990
  • Rare
7 01:11:03
145
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball
1990
  • Tose
9 01:17:45
146
California Games
1989
  • Rare
4 01:56:34
147
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
1990
  • Capcom
5 02:14:36
148
Track & Field II
1989
  • Konami
52 02:16:43
149
Top Gun
1987
  • Konami
16 02:07:14
150
Pirates!
1991
  • Rare
8 01:35:40
151
Tiny Toon Adventures
1991
  • Konami
12 01:11:58
152
M.C. Kids
1992
  • Virgin Games
28 01:37:05
153
Phantom Fighter
1990
  • Marionette
  • SRS
41 01:52:30
154
The Little Mermaid
1991
  • Capcom
9 01:56:16
155
Track & Field
1987
  • Konami
43 01:49:23
156
Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy
1988
  • SNK
55 02:42:51
157
Whomp 'Em
1991
  • Jaleco
21 01:20:40
158
Bubble Bobble
1988
  • Taito
13 01:47:50
159
Sqoon
1987
  • Home Data
13 02:18:16
160
Excitebike
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Nintendo R&D4
15 00:07:59
161
Cabal
1990
  • Zippo Games
17 01:13:08
162
Felix the Cat
1992
  • Shimada Kikaku
35 02:17:40
163
Elevator Action
1987
  • Micronics
19 01:52:28
164
Hoops
1989
  • Aicom
44 01:43:55
165
Maniac Mansion
1990
  • LucasArts
  • Realtime Associates
18 01:36:22
166
Nightshade
1992
  • Beam Software
35 00:49:30
167
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
1988
  • Vic Tokai
59 00:02:37
168
Sky Kid
1987
  • Namco
26 02:15:08
169
Klax
1990
  • Tengen
47 01:56:56
170
Mario Bros.
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Nintendo R&D2
  • Intelligent Systems
24 00:05:07
171
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
  • Sculptured Software
51 01:26:36
172
Faria: A World of Mystery & Danger!
1991
  • Game Arts
75 01:05:13
173
Galaga: Demons of Death
1988
  • Namco
14 00:46:19
174
Spy vs. Spy
1988
  • Kemco
2 02:35:45
175
Championship Pool
1993
  • Bitmasters
76 02:42:40
176
Soccer
1985
  • Intelligent Systems
67 01:38:35
177
Donkey Kong
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Nintendo R&D2
2 01:15:03
178
Donkey Kong Jr.
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Nintendo R&D2
31 01:43:32
179
Pac-Man
1988
  • Namco
40 02:19:10
180
BurgerTime
1987
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
2 00:58:27
181
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
1987
  • Tose
1 01:45:12
182
Ice Hockey
1988
  • Nintendo R&D2
  • Nintendo R&D4
7 00:46:00
183
Lunar Pool
1987
  • Compile
1 01:33:05
184
Lode Runner
1987
  • Hudson Soft
2 02:19:17
185
Ikari Warriors
1987
  • Micronics
3 00:11:08
186
Rush'n Attack
1987
  • Konami
9 02:11:39
187
Golf
1985
  • Nintendo R&D2
  • HAL Laboratory
27 00:25:50
188
Xevious: The Avenger
1988
  • Namco
36 01:21:28
189
King's Knight
1989
  • Square
  • Workss
32 02:05:37
190
Space Shuttle Project
1991
  • Imagineering
28 01:08:05
191
NES Play Action Football
1990
  • Tose
31 01:57:40
192
8 Eyes
1990
  • Thinking Rabbit
30 01:46:58
193
Deja Vu
1990
  • Kemco
63 02:25:50
194
10-Yard Fight
1985
  • Tose
24 00:22:38
195
Qix
1991
  • Novotrade International
6 02:28:25
196
Gyromite
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
23 00:05:40
197
Anticipation
1988
  • Rare
12 01:29:30
198
Hydlide
1989
  • T&E Soft
33 00:22:37
199
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
1991
  • Distinctive Software
41 01:31:56
200
Spy Hunter
1987
  • Sunsoft
4 02:38:50
201
Baseball
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
7 02:50:36
202
Donkey Kong 3
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Nintendo R&D2
30 01:29:40
203
Jaws
1987
  • Escape/Westone
46 01:13:43
204
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
1990
  • Software Creations
12 00:46:10
205
Pictionary
1990
  • Software Creations
17 01:28:38
206
Karate Champ
1986
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
30 02:45:29
207
Tennis
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Intelligent Systems
48 00:02:50
208
Dirty Harry
1990
  • Gray Matter Inc.
37 00:43:45
209
Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus
1990
  • Advance Communication Company
7 00:05:04
210
Spelunker
1987
  • Tamtex
  • Tose
8 02:30:25
211
Popeye
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
33 00:02:48
212
Town & Country Surf Designs II: Thrilla's Surfari
1992
  • Sculptured Software
17 02:25:53
213
Micro Machines
1992
  • Camerica
20 01:54:05
214
Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage
1988
  • Atlus
16 00:05:40
215
Milon's Secret Castle
1988
  • Hudson Soft
41 00:30:50
216
Darkwing Duck
1992
  • Capcom
78 00:05:17
217
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf
1988
  • SNK
79 01:10:23
218
Yoshi's Cookie
1993
  • Tose
74 00:03:25
219
Thunder & Lightning
1990
  • Visco Corporation
71 02:30:51
220
Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road
1990
  • Rare
11 00:28:18
221
James Bond Jr.
1992
  • Eurocom
58 01:33:03
222
Pin Bot
1990
  • Rare
22 02:19:10
223
M.U.L.E.
1990
  • Eastridge Technology
9 02:26:45
224
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
1990
  • Quest
21 02:13:30
225
Demon Sword
1990
  • Tose
70 00:05:24
226
Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars
1991
  • Konami
24 02:02:05
227
The Legend of Kage
1987
  • Taito
27 00:03:42
228
Spiritual Warfare
1992
  • Wisdom Tree
35 01:40:13
229
Ski or Die
1991
  • Konami
69 02:03:28
230
Defender II
1988
  • Vid Kidz
62 01:33:28
231
Isolated Warrior
1991
  • KID
53 01:52:10
232
Toxic Crusaders
1992
  • Tose
67 02:06:55
233
Pinball
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • HAL Laboratory
41 00:02:48
234
MiG 29: Soviet Fighter
1991
  • Camerica
74 01:35:54
235
720 Degrees
1989
  • Beam Software
48 00:40:14
236
Fist of the North Star
1989
  • Shouei System
46 00:44:34
237
Airwolf
1989
  • Beam Software
62 01:59:03
238
Flight of the Intruder
1991
  • Imagineering
26 01:03:30
239
Remote Control
1990
  • Riedel Software Productions
19 00:55:15
240
Zen Intergalactic Ninja
1993
  • Konami
19 02:32:11
241
Rad Racer II
1990
  • Square
74 00:49:34
242
Eliminator Boat Duel
1991
  • Sculptured Software
48 02:02:50
243
Kung-Fu Heroes
1989
  • Culture Brain
45 02:35:41
244
Bump 'n' Jump
1988
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
59 01:23:14
245
Castle of Dragon
1990
  • Athena
41 02:24:30
246
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy
1991
  • Taito
  • Sol Corporation
47 02:17:05
247
Volleyball
1987
  • Pax Softnica
40 01:41:10
248
Star Trek 25th Anniversary
1992
  • Interplay Entertainment
25 01:33:40
249
Tombs & Treasure
1991
  • Compile
78 02:09:50
250
Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century
1991
  • Activision
15 00:33:30
251
Tiger-Heli
1987
  • Micronics
2 01:52:00
252
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1991
  • KID
13 01:08:05
253
Battletoads
1991
  • Rare
16 01:41:20
254
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
  • Sunsoft
18 02:36:23
255
Dragon Power
1988
  • Tose
30 00:07:23
256
The Blue Marlin
1992
  • Hot-B
72 02:25:10
257
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World
1993
  • Kemco
22 01:18:40
258
Captain Skyhawk
1990
  • Rare
1 00:58:27
259
Rolling Thunder
1989
  • Tengen
73 02:00:00
260
Roller Ball
1990
  • HAL Laboratory
62 02:39:10
261
The Ultimate Stuntman
1990
  • Camerica
53 02:48:15
262
Mach Rider
1986
  • HAL Laboratory
9 00:56:33
263
Skate or Die
1988
  • Konami
11 00:07:10
264
Hogan's Alley
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Intelligent Systems
59 01:02:35
265
Tecmo Baseball
1989
  • Tecmo
62 01:04:26
266
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
1992
  • Imagineering
66 02:36:16
267
Ninja Kid
1986
  • Tose
44 01:24:32
268
Duck Hunt
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Intelligent Systems
19 00:37:30
269
The Magic of Scheherazade
1990
  • Culture Brain
77 01:44:56
270
Nobunaga's Ambition
1989
  • Koei
46-2 00:03:57
271
The Immortal
1990
  • Sandcastle
45 02:17:28
272
Double Dare
1990
  • Rare
8 02:15:15
273
The Karate Kid
1987
  • Atlus
9 01:36:24
274
Krusty's Fun House
1992
  • Audiogenic
10 00:27:44
275
Marble Madness
1989
  • Rare
10 00:53:42
276
Jurassic Park
1993
  • Ocean Software
29 01:45:55
277
Fantasy Zone
1989
  • Tengen
46 01:50:30
278
Totally Rad
1991
  • Aicom
34 02:00:15
279
The Adventures of Captain Comic
1989
  • Color Dreams
39 02:36:08
280
Mad Max
1990
  • Eastridge Technology
42 01:44:05
281
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Taito)
1991
  • Software Creations
63 00:12:08
282
Rainbow Islands
1991
  • Taito
33 01:27:15
283
Dick Tracy
1990
  • Realtime Associates
12 02:24:45
284
Puzznic
1990
  • Taito
16 01:03:14
285
Paperboy
1988
  • Eastridge Technology
25 02:48:35
286
Trog
1991
  • Visual Concepts
14 01:30:18
287
Hudson's Adventure Island
1988
  • Hudson Soft
15 02:38:45
288
Yo! Noid
1990
  • Now Production
13 01:33:29
289
1942
1986
  • Micronics
14 02:06:39
290
Dr. Mario
1990
  • Nintendo R&D1
28 00:03:14
291
Bad Dudes
1989
  • Data East
14 00:56:58
292
Fester's Quest
1989
  • Sunsoft
19 01:18:49
293
Gumshoe
1986
  • Nintendo R&D1
35 00:05:10
294
Wario's Woods
1994
  • Nintendo R&D1
29 01:23:23
295
Greg Norman's Golf Power
1992
  • Gremlin Interactive
57 02:32:12
296
Alien 3
1993
  • Probe Software
56 01:42:57
297
Bomber Man
1989
  • Hudson Soft
25 01:07:29
298
Puss 'n Boots: Pero's Great Adventure
1990
  • Shouei System
45 01:26:54
299
Shinobi
1989
  • Tengen
49 01:51:00
300
Contra Force
1992
  • Konami
75 00:02:30
301
BreakThru
1987
  • Data East
73 02:45:40
302
Yoshi
1992
  • Game Freak
22 02:01:23
303
RoboCop
1989
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
8 01:15:22
304
Werewolf: The Last Warrior
1990
  • Data East
  • Sakata SAS
13 01:57:02
305
MagMax
1988
  • Nihon Bussan
38 00:58:50
306
The Three Stooges
1989
  • Beam Software
5 02:38:03
307
Classic Concentration
1990
  • Softie
2 02:04:13
308
Renegade
1988
  • Technōs Japan
2 01:30:00
309
Clu Clu Land
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
44 00:02:56
310
Jeopardy!
1988
  • Rare
37 02:21:20
311
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
1990
  • Capcom
19 02:02:55
312
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
1991
  • Camerica
66 01:58:06
313
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1989
  • Winkysoft
37 01:51:50
314
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
1992
  • Marionette
  • SRS
36 02:02:26
315
RoboWarrior
1988
  • Hudson Soft
  • Aicom
32 02:28:02
316
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1989
  • Konami
26 00:05:25
317
Joust
1988
  • HAL Laboratory
57 01:35:08
318
Infiltrator
1990
  • Eastridge Technology
66 00:53:46
319
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1993
  • Probe Software
62 00:09:00
320
Chubby Cherub
1986
  • Tose
37 01:35:30
321
Captain America and the Avengers
1991
  • Data East
43 02:13:52
322
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1988
  • Tengen
43 01:13:38
323
Mickey Mousecapade
1988
  • Hudson Soft
34 02:36:11
324
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
1988
  • Micronics
47 00:01:58
325
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth
1991
  • Cyclone System
71 01:00:38
326
Big Nose the Caveman
1991
  • Camerica
74 02:26:05
327
Super Cars
1991
  • Magnetic Fields
58 00:23:24
328
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
1989
  • Compile
42 02:11:55
329
Bee 52
1992
  • Camerica
38 02:21:30
330
Ghoul School
1992
  • Imagineering
33 01:53:30
331
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1989
  • Advance Communication Company
44 02:33:08
332
Home Alone
1991
  • Bethesda Softworks
59 02:16:25
333
Cobra Command
1988
  • Data East
76 00:57:34
334
Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston
1992
  • Sculptured Software
70 01:23:05
335
Platoon
1988
  • Sunsoft
40 01:59:20
336
Magic Johnson's Fast Break
1990
  • Software Creations
60 02:29:46
337
Freedom Force
1988
  • Sunsoft
70 02:31:28
338
Wheel of Fortune
1988
  • Rare
38 02:39:30
339
Total Recall
1990
  • Interplay Entertainment
52 01:54:42
340
The Addams Family
1992
  • Ocean Software
64 01:34:20
341
The Jungle Book
1994
  • Eurocom
68 02:25:00
342
Hatris
1992
  • Bullet-Proof Software
48 01:39:28
343
RoboCop 2
1991
  • Painting by Numbers
54 02:49:22
344
Hudson Hawk
1992
  • Special FX
41 01:14:45
345
Roger Clemens MVP Baseball
1991
  • Sculptured Software
63 02:01:22
346
Ghostbusters II
1990
  • Imagineering
39 01:07:08
347
Star Wars
1991
  • Lucasfilm Games
  • Beam Software
30 01:01:32
348
Raid on Bungeling Bay
1987
  • Hudson Soft
22 00:26:10
349
Pinball Quest
1990
  • Tose
14 01:51:30
350
Adventures of Dino Riki
1989
  • Hudson Soft
26 00:37:25
351
Toki
1991
  • Daiei Seisakusho
69 01:37:09
352
Mario's Time Machine
1994
  • Radical Entertainment
40 00:04:15
353
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
1990
  • Kemco
29 00:57:15
354
WCW World Championship Wrestling
1990
  • Nichibutsu
76 00:02:49
355
Defenders of Dynatron City
1992
  • Lucasfilm Games
24 02:29:10
356
Break Time: The National Pool Tour
1993
  • Opera House
24 00:48:30
357
Castlequest
1989
  • ASCII
10 02:33:16
358
Q*Bert
1989
  • Konami
17 02:16:50
359
American Gladiators
1991
  • Incredible Technologies
49 01:26:20
360
Wild Gunman
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
  • Intelligent Systems
66 00:03:15
361
Menace Beach
1990
  • Color Dreams
78 00:56:57
362
The Adventures of Rad Gravity
1990
  • Interplay Productions
36 00:03:20
363
Castelian
1991
  • Bits Studios
42 01:07:00
364
Silver Surfer
1990
  • Software Creations
21 01:43:48
365
Rollergames
1990
  • Konami
20 00:05:40
366
Ikari III: The Rescue
1991
  • Micronics
77 00:51:45
367
Gilligan's Island
1990
  • Human Entertainment
16 02:57:18
368
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise
1989
  • Namco
18 02:01:52
369
The Krion Conquest
1991
  • Vic Tokai
31 01:08:45
370
Bases Loaded II: Second Season
1990
  • Tose
79 02:31:11
371
Sunday Funday: The Ride
1995
  • Wisdom Tree
78 01:19:41
372
Alpha Mission
1987
  • SNK
76 01:38:02
373
Vegas Dream
1990
  • HAL Laboratory
45 00:47:48
374
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
1991
  • Bethesda Softworks
61 01:46:46
375
Jordan vs. Bird: One-on-One
1989
  • Rare
21 01:00:23
376
Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs
1990
  • Vic Tokai
50 01:25:13
377
Rampage
1988
  • Data East
34 00:44:12
378
Target: Renegade
1990
  • Software Creations
67 00:48:48
379
Bible Buffet
1993
  • Wisdom Tree
68 00:31:17
380
Baby Boomer
1989
  • Color Dreams
32 01:39:50
381
Caveman Games
1990
  • Painting by Numbers
14 00:24:00
382
Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
1990
  • Capcom
52 00:38:25
383
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
1991
  • Imagineering
49 00:58:10
384
Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue
1992
  • Imagineering
3 02:34:44
385
Mappy-Land
1989
  • Tose
45 01:06:43
386
Toobin'
1989
  • Tengen
8 02:47:43
387
WWF WrestleMania
1989
  • Rare
8 00:36:56
388
Xenophobe
1988
  • Sunsoft
8 01:59:10
389
Deadly Towers
1987
  • Lenar
  • Tamtex
5 01:23:25
390
Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble
1990
  • Electronic Arts
24 01:30:25
391
Gauntlet
1988
  • Tengen
65 01:42:14
392
Treasure Master
1991
  • Software Creations
29 02:35:40
393
Friday the 13th
1989
  • Atlus
57 00:03:31
394
WWF Wrestlemania Challenge
1990
  • Rare
51 01:03:45
395
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1990
  • Rare
64 00:30:50
396
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf
1990
  • Sculptured Software
78 01:34:30
397
Sesame Street: Countdown
1992
  • Riedel Software Productions
74 02:00:05
398
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
1990
  • Koei
79 00:06:36
399
Family Feud
1991
  • Beam Software
66 01:33:08
400
Monster Truck Rally
1991
  • Realtime Associates
62 00:40:35
401
Wall Street Kid
1990
  • SOFEL
67 00:01:46
402
Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum
1990
  • Beam Software
56 02:04:54
403
Best of the Best: Championship Karate
1992
  • Movie Software
54 02:03:45
404
Time Lord
1990
  • Rare
50 00:56:55
405
Mystery Quest
1989
  • Carry Lab
44 00:51:20
406
The Adventures of Bayou Billy
1989
  • Konami
71 00:02:35
407
Heavy Shreddin'
1990
  • Imagineering
76 01:58:37
408
Sesame Street ABC
1989
  • Zippo Games
33 01:08:30
409
Wally Bear and the NO! Gang
1991
  • American Video Entertainment
36 01:34:10
410
Sesame Street 123
1989
  • Zippo Games
34 01:39:55
411
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
1991
  • Imagineering
38 00:03:00
412
Casino Kid
1989
  • SOFEL
29 02:08:49
413
The Black Bass USA
1989
  • Another
22 01:38:48
414
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular!
1990
  • Kemco
12 02:08:40
415
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992
  • Software Creations
73 01:30:41
416
Ghostbusters
1988
  • Bits Corporation
11 01:27:00
417
Motor City Patrol
1992
  • Source Research & Development
9 00:28:50
418
Super Pitfall
1987
  • Micronics
6 02:12:57
419
The Last Ninja
1991
  • Beam Software
60 01:46:40
420
Predator
1989
  • Pack-In-Video
64 02:24:07
421
Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu
1989
  • Color Dreams
11 01:59:20
422
Orb-3D
1990
  • Software Toolworks
53 02:15:30
423
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1989
  • Rare
52 01:13:43
424
Dragon's Lair
1990
  • MotiveTime
55 02:19:41
425
Back to the Future II & III
1990
  • Beam Software
51 01:58:19
426
Action 52
1991
  • Active Enterprises
38-2 00:02:50
427
Quattro Adventure
1991
  • Camerica
50 01:57:25
428
Knight Rider
1989
  • Pack-In-Video
75 02:10:58
429
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusader (Ubisoft)
1993
  • NMS Software
63 00:42:44
430
The Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World
1992
  • Rocket Science Productions
71 01:36:50
431
Bigfoot
1990
  • Beam Software
64 02:05:45
432
Major League Baseball
1988
  • Atlus
57 00:54:37
433
Klash Ball
1991
  • The Bitmap Brothers
38 02:04:13
434
Taboo: The Sixth Sense
1989
  • Rare
23 01:52:47
435
Chiller
1990
  • Camerica
17 00:56:22
436
To The Earth
1989
  • Cirque Verte
62 02:19:00
437
Back to the Future
1989
  • Beam Software
16 02:41:28
438
Beetlejuice
1991
  • Rare
56 00:39:46
439
Where's Waldo?
1991
  • Bethesda Softworks
28 02:36:26
440
Swamp Thing
1992
  • Imagineering
26 02:32:40
441
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
1992
  • Bits Studios
72 01:01:45
442
Mermaids of Atlantis (Bubble Bath Babes)
1991
  • American Video Entertainment
71 02:12:07
443
Silent Assault
1990
  • Color Dreams
56 02:27:44
444
Color a Dinosaur
1993
  • FarSight Studios
58 00:01:30
445
Power Punch II
1992
  • Beam Software
54 02:25:28
446
The Great Waldo Search
1992
  • Radiance
65 01:14:57
447
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
1986
  • Nintendo R&D2
64 00:02:45
448
Bad Street Brawler
1989
  • Beam Software
66 00:25:16
449
Dudes With Attitude
1990
  • American Video Entertainment
49 02:07:55
450
The Blues Brothers
1992
  • Titus Software
48 02:21:35
451
Athena
1987
  • Micronics
4 02:19:00
452
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
1990
  • Mind's Eye
58 02:00:31
453
Barbie
1991
  • Imagineering
43 02:36:24
454
Skull & Crossbones
1990
  • Tengen
55 01:36:16
455
King Neptune's Adventure
1990
  • Color Dreams
79 01:40:05
456
Circus Caper
1990
  • Advance Communication Company
14 01:09:17
457
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
  • Imagineering
72 01:51:05
458
Stack-Up
1985
  • Nintendo R&D1
68 00:03:00
459
Robodemons
1990
  • Color Dreams
43 01:33:00
460
NFL
1989
  • Atlus
70 00:45:37
461
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
1992
  • Radical Entertainment
69 02:35:25
462
Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator
1990
  • Color Dreams
68 01:57:47
463
Deathbots
1990
  • American Video Entertainment
59 01:38:42
464
The Uncanny X-Men
1989
  • Pixel
32 00:08:45
465
Operation Secret Storm
1992
  • Color Dreams
30 02:20:05
466
Raid 2020
1989
  • Color Dreams
58 00:52:44

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