5. The Final Fantasy Adventure
Take the Legend of Zelda game model, add Final Fantasy graphics, and a few light roll-playing elements and you have a formula that cannot fail. And it goes on to create a (once) amazing game series. Rest in Peace world of Mana....
4. Final Fantasy Legend II
This was an insanely good RPG. There was nothing like it (in America) on the NES, and really we wouldn't see anything as complex as it until the 16 bit games arrived. It's still one of my favorite stories of all time. My soul actually died when we didn't get the DS remake.
3. Dragon Warrior Monsters
Pokemon was great, but this... this was even better. It had a complex breeding system, classic Dragon Quest music and monsters, and a more refined tournament structure that made for a much more fun game. Best of all, you didn't need a second game to catch them all. They were all in this one.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
How fucking good is this game? It's damn near one of the greatest Zelda games of all time, and they did it on an early handheld system. That really says it all. Everyone needs to play this. Kick yourself in the nuts if you haven't at this point in your life.
1. Tetris
A safe choice you say? Go to hell. This was our introduction to the greatest puzzle game ever made, and practicaly a perfect version of it. What could possible top this. It's legendary.
Bravo to your list. The Gameboy is a forgotten classic.
You have a Gameboy Color game in there. This list is a travesty, a travesty I say!
Not only is Game and Watch the greatest Game and Watch game, it's also the greatest GameBoy game. Other than this omission (and Pac-Man), that's an impressive list of games.
Archangel3371 said:You have a Gameboy Color game in there. This list is a travesty, a travesty I say!
Dragon Warrior Monsters was one of those black cartridge Gameboy Color games that meant it was fully backwards compatible with the regular Gameboy. Therefore it completely counts.
And on 6 AA batteries to boot!
Ah the memories.
gamingeek said:If they had rechargeable batteries back then, Sega would have won.
True. I mean, look at how the PSP & Vita dominate the handheld market.
gamingeek said:If they had rechargeable batteries back then, Sega would have won.
The library was still junk. It's best games were basically Master System ports. No one wanted those.
SupremeAC said:True. I mean, look at how the PSP & Vita dominate the handheld market.
The 3DS isn't black and white.
GTFO
And now we rank the best games from the most revolutionary system of all time. Disagree? Fine. Go fuck yourself and see your way to the door. The Gameboy took us from Tiger Electronics handheld games to something much much greater....
10. Super Mario Land
An amazingly fun game, provided you could actually see what was going on. Yes, the graphics were tiny. But if you can get over that, the action is solid and the soundtrack is as catchy as it's NES counterpart, Super Mario Bros.
9. Gargoyle's Quest
Playing as the bad guy is fun, but boy is it fun. The Ghost's N Goblins spin-off is just has hard as it's source, but actually a lot more fun.
8. Metroid II: Return of Samus
For anyone who didn't like the original Metroid, the sequel probably fixed what you didn't like. It's much more linear, so no more getting lost. Plus, the boss battles are better. Great game.
7. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Hey we can finally see Mario!!! The action is slower than most other Mario games, but the trade-off worked. It's a lot of fun, has some great boss battles, and the game has some cool secrets hidden througout.
6. Pokemon Red/Blue
And lo' a legend in born. Possibly the definitive handheld series starts here, and god is it fun. It's rock, paper, scissors or crack that will force upon you an OCD need to collect them all.