Could somebody help me find a specific game for NES?
I forgot its name - it's vertical space shooter, the spaceship that's under player control can move in any direction all over the screen but it can fire only forward, there are destroyable backgrounds and enemies flying in packs, and levels in the game are numbered as alpha, beta, gamma, delta, etc.

I'm starting to think downloads are the way lol. I'm sick of blowing carts, and really can't be bothered to clean them all... ah the 80's hehehe.

meh. I have an NES, but once i discovered that i could just download all of my old favorite NES games on my Wii through the shop channel, i said fuck it. It'll be cool to just tell people i still have mine lol.

Buying a second hand NES is a lot cheaper than buying a Wii, if he doesn't already own one, and i'd be willing to bet you can buy most common NES carts on eBay for about the same price as the Virtual Console downloads, if not less.

That said, i second all of these choices, as well as the aforementioned Metroid, SMB3 and TMNT 2, and add a few of my own:

Star Tropics
Gradius/Lifeforce
(Mike Tyson's) Punch Out
Double Dragon 2
Battletoads
Blaster Master

Fair warning: the last two on the list are HAAAARD! I beat them both when i was a kid, but don't know if i'd have the skill/patience to do it again today...

Suge posted:

Mickey's Mouscapades!!!!

........I'll leave now

I remember an awesome Mickey Mouse game on SNES. Magical Quest or something like that, maybe? I remember there were different themed Mickeys for the various stages; one had a fire fighter, and you got to spray down baddies with a hose. It was tons of fun.

I've heard these are pretty good, the NES I got is refurbished, with a brand new 72 pin connector, so it's like new, and at £25, it was really cheap! But Yes, the NES was not the most reliable of consoles,

Suge posted:

Mickey's Mouscapades!!!!

........I'll leave now

I remember an awesome Mickey Mouse game on SNES. Magical Quest or something like that, maybe? I remember there were different themed Mickeys for the various stages; one had a fire fighter, and you got to spray down baddies with a hose. It was tons of fun.

Mickey's Mouscapades!!!!

........I'll leave now

Calderon08 posted:

Churchy posted:

Oh just as a note. If you value any friendship of any sort. DO NOT play Battletoads with two people. You will be reduced to swapping blows in mere seconds!


Also if you want something a bit different then try Crystalis!

LMAO QFT
damn my system crapped out a few years ago. It is the only system that I love to play games on. I would kill to have another one. Is there lots on ebay? I miss spending an hour blowing on games before playing.

I'm sure there are plenty of old NES consoles floating around on eBay, but bear in mind reliability on a piece of hardware 25 years old can be an issue. You could always opt to just buy one of these; i can't speak for them personally, but reviews are generally fairly favorable, albeit with some mentions of occasional graphic/sound hiccups and a small number of incompatible titles.

Churchy posted:

Oh just as a note. If you value any friendship of any sort. DO NOT play Battletoads with two people. You will be reduced to swapping blows in mere seconds!


Also if you want something a bit different then try Crystalis!

LMAO QFT
damn my system crapped out a few years ago. It is the only system that I love to play games on. I would kill to have another one. Is there lots on ebay? I miss spending an hour blowing on games before playing.

Rubeninphoenix posted:

Super Mario Bros 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This.

Oh just as a note. If you value any friendship of any sort. DO NOT play Battletoads with two people. You will be reduced to swapping blows in mere seconds!


Also if you want something a bit different then try Crystalis!

Bionic Commando
Mega man 2,3 (throw away 1,4 -- esp 1)
SMB 3
Marble Madness

Zelda 2 is good -- but anyone who doesn't remember it won't like it.

I challenge you to complete Castlevania 2 without using the Internet for help.

Did you actually go to the expense of getting an original NES? You know about wii-ware right?

Bionic Commando
Mega man 2,3 (throw away 1,4 -- esp 1)
SMB 3
Marble Madness

Zelda 2 is good -- but anyone who doesn't remember it won't like it.

I challenge you to complete Castlevania 2 without using the Internet for help.

Did you actually go to the expense of getting an original NES? You know about wii-ware right?

What the hell is "Productivity"? haha, it's been gone so long I cannot remember what it is!

TheGodOfBiscuits posted:

It arrived this morning, fully refurbished! :D

I also got a few games too, including Megaman 1 & 4 castlevania 1,2 and 3. Only problem is, I don't have any controllers yet! :(

Any suggestions on some classic games from our childhoods?

Welcome to the end of your productivity :D

BTW, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles II for the fucking epic win