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Nintendo NES Buying Guide & Best Games

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Buying Guide and game recommendations for new console collectors!

Games shown:
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tetris
The Legend of Zelda
Contra
Super Dodge Ball
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out
TMNT II: The Arcade Game
Final Fantasy
Bubble Bobble
Excitebike
Metroid

Video Transcript:
Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here, and I’m back again with John Riggs.

John Riggs: How you feeling?

Metal: Dude, how’s it going, man?

John: Thanks for having me back. Appreciate it.

Metal: You are here for a very special episode I’ve been wanting to do for a while.

John: Special episode?

Metal: Special episode!

John: Wow. Oh my goodness.

Metal: This is going to be a buyer’s guide for the original Nintendo.

John: Oh, the old NES. It’s my favorite system of all time.

Metal: Yeah, and the reason why I want do this is because this is for people who are just starting out to collect and get into the NES. What do you look out for as far as the hardware goes, as far as the controllers, everything.

John: What are you looking for, what kind of games are you looking for? If you start out with zero games, we’re going to show you ten solid titles, not necessarily my favorite games of all time, just 10 great games that will get you going in the right direction.

Metal: This is going to be an awesome episode. Let’s take a look!

Metal: So I’m going to start off with, this is the NES that I had as a kid.
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10 Great Nintendo FAMICOM Games – Import these now!

Nintendo collectors may not realize that collecting Japanese Famicom games can be a cheaper option AND get you some games that we never got! Game Collector John Riggs shows us some fun & cheap Famicom games for Nintendo fans!

Games Shown:
Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula-kun
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
New Ghostbusters II
Parodius Da!
Star Wars
Joy Mech Fight
Kid Niki 2
Samurai Pizza Cats
Holy Diver
Wai Wai World 2: SOS!!

Nintendo Repros, Homebrews & Hacked Games

Reggie brings over a stack of NES & SNES home-brews, reproductions & hacked games including one that stars him! These games are very cool and created in limited numbers by fans.

Games Shown:
Star Fox 2 (SNES)
Clock Tower (SNES)
Moon Crystal (NES)
Fix-it Felix jr (Genesis)
Magical Pop’n (SNES)
Megaman & Bass (SNES)
BS ShockMan (SNES)
Zelda The Legend of Link (NES)
Flying Hero (SNES)
Reggie’s Radical Adventures (NES)

GameCube Games – Hidden Gems – Part 2

The Nintendo GameCube may have struggled against the Playstation 2 and original Xbox for gamer’s hearts & wallets, but this little console eventually produced a bunch of classic titles, as well as some great Hidden Gems. Here is Part 2 for Gamecube collectors looking to find more Hidden Gems for their library!

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Gamecube Game Collecting – Hidden Gems

The Nintendo Gamecube may have struggled against the Playstation 2 and original Xbox for gamer’s hearts & wallets, but this little console eventually produced a bunch of classic titles, as well as some great Hidden Gems. Here is Part 1 for Gamecube game collectors looking to find more Hidden Gems for their library!

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