Top 100 greatest NES games 2026 edition

Same rules as all others, NA retail games only but unlicensed are on the table if they were retail releases back in the day. No homebrew or demakes.

1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario Bros. 2
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. TMNT II The Arcade Game
5. Zelda II The Adventure of Link
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street
7. Castlevania
8. Mega Man 2
9. Contra
10. Ninja Gaiden
11. Ghosts N Goblins
12. Gauntlet
13. Joust
14. Crystalis
15. Dr. Mario
16. Dragon Warrior
17. Super Mario Bros.
18. Mega Man
19. Blaster Master
20. Tetris
21. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
22. Donkey Kong
23. Mario Bros. the arcade game
24. Galaga
25. Ms. Pac-Man
26. Double Dragon
27. Batman
28. Battletoads
29. Iron Tank
30. Yo! Noid
31. Wizards and Warriors
32. TMNT 3 The Manhattan Project
33. Little Nemo
34. Mega Man 6
35. Wizards and Warriors 2
36. P.O.W.
37. NARC
38. Pac-Man
39. Ice Climber
40. Gauntlet 2
41. Rampage
42. Back to the Future 2&3
43. DuckTales
44. Popeye
45. Ninja Gaiden 2
46. TMNT
47. Castlevania 3
48. Wizards and Warriors 3
49. Final Fantasy
50. Star Wars
51. XEXYZ
52. Castlevania 2
53. Mega Man 3
54. 3D Battles of the World Runner
55. Skate or Die
56. Tiny Toon Adventures
57. Double Dragon 2
58. Ikari Warriors
59. Ninja Gaiden 3
60. Mega Man 4
61. Solomon’s Key
62. Ring King
63. Millipede
64. Q*Bert
65. Kid Ikarus
66. Mega Man 5
67. Gremlins 2 The New Batch
68. Friday the 13th
69. Chip N Dale Rescure Rangers
70. 1942
71. Smash TV
72. Double Dragon 3
73. Arkanoid
74. Blades of Steel
75. Double Dribble
76. Tecmo Bowl
77. Wrecking Crew
78. Empire Strikes Back
79. Bart vs the World
80. Robocop
81. Wolverine
82. Side Pocket
83. Duck Hunt
84. Gradius
85. Bonk’s Adventure
86. Commando
87. Donkey Kong 3
88. Bad Street Brawlers
89. Bart vs the Space Mutants
90. Spy Hunter
91. Rad Racer
92. Bucky O’Hare
93. Street Fighter 2010
94. TMNT Tournament Fighters
95. Ghostbusters 2
96. Donkey Kong Jr.
97. Life Force
98. 1943
99. Yoshi’s Cookie
100. Metroid