Monty has broken out of Scudmore prison, and is on the run. Get him on the next boat out of here in the third Monty Mole game.
Control Jumpman (later known as Mario) and save his girlfriend, Pauline, from the evil barrel-tossing gorilla known as Donkey Kong. Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto...
A fantasy-themed Japanese side-scrolling platformer for the NES, developed by Carry Lab (or Carry Soft) and published in the US by Taxan.
A fast-paced puzzle-platformer that debuted in arcades, and later moved to home gaming systems; including the Commodore 64, NES, and Nintendo's Virtual Console.
A shoot 'em up where the player controls Captain Commando as he infiltrates an enemy space fortress, blasting his way from Section-A straight through to the tit...
Xevious is one of the first vertical scrolling shoot-em-up arcade games.
This Acclaim published NES game was the first Square game to reach North America. The game was developed by both Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu.
A basketball game by Konami, originally for the Arcade and ported to home consoles. It is part of Konami's "Exciting" sports series.
An isometric adventure game from Rare Ltd., back when they were still called Ultimate.
Battle space aliens and avoid their suicidal attacks to survive in the world of Galaxian, Namco's first installment in the Galaxian franchise. It was a technica...
Dig dug is an arcade game released in 1982. The objective is to kill the underground monsters by either squishing them under a rock through the tunnels you cre...
A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by Compile for MSX computers. Better known for its FDS/NES ports, this game features elaborate weapon upgrading and s...
Play as chef Peter Pepper, climbing ladders and running over burger ingredients to assemble giant burgers, whilst avoiding dastardly hot dogs, pickles and frie...
An early arcade platformer that has 100 levels. Released by Taito in 1986, it was one of the first games to feature two-player cooperative play and multiple end...
The second game in the Famicom Tantei Club franchise is a prequel to the original game. In this game, the player takes on the role of a young detective involved...
A volleyball game for the NES, as part of Nintendo's series of sports games for the system. It was also one of the earliest Famicom Disk System games.
Blades of Steel is an ice hockey game first released by Konami for the arcade in 1987, followed by a release on the NES in 1988.
A side-scrolling action platformer, Wardner follows the adventures of Dover in his quest to rescue Mia from the evil Wardner.
Count Dracula's dark presence has invited the heroic vampire hunter Simon Belmont, who must venture through six stages (filled with horrible monsters) with his ...
An action platformer game released in 1988 by Konami for the Famicom Disk System and was later made available via the Wii Shop's Virtual Console.
An early fighting game from Jaleco, developed for the Famicom Disk System in 1987. The combat is based on Shaolin Kung Fu.
The game that kick-started the arcade fighting game genre, Karate Champ puts players in one-on-one kumite matches with techniques in the art of karate.
One of the most popular arcade games of all time, Pac-Man was released in arcades in 1980 and became a pop culture icon for the decade.
A Nintendo recreation of the popular ball and cudgel sport famous in the Americas and Japan. Originally released as a part of the Nintendo Sports Series for NES...
A one-on-one fighting game only released in Japan on April 22nd 1988 for the Famicom Disk System.
Take the role of soldiers infiltrating enemy territory in a jeep to rescue POW comrades.
A Gauntlet style game for many of the early home computer systems.
Winter Games is a sports simulation game that covers several events from the Winter Olympics. It was originally developed by Epyx for the Commodore 64.
A Breakout-style block-busting game released in Japan as Nazo no Kabe: Block Kuzushi in 1986 for the Famicom Disk System and as Crackout in Australia and Europe...
Simon Belmont must rid himself of a horrible curse placed upon him by Dracula in this action-adventure platformer and sequel to the original Castlevania.
Dr. Chaos is a 2D scrolling platformer/adventure game developed by Pony Canyon for the Famicom Disk System. It was later ported onto cart for its American NES r...
A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.
The first in a series of action-puzzle platformers featuring licensed cartoon characters. As Bugs Bunny (or, depending on the Japanese version, either Roger Rab...
Soccer is the seminal soccer game for the NES, it is wholly about soccer.
An image puzzle game similar to a jigsaw puzzle, except the picture it creates is animated. It was published by Irem in Japan only for the Famicom Disk System, ...
Halley Wars is a vertical space scrolling shooting game. Originally released for the Famicom Disk System, it was later ported to the SEGA Game Gear.
In Ice Climber the player controls a hammer wielding Eskimo that needs to climb 32 ice-covered mountains in order to recover a stolen vegetable from a giant con...
An action RPG adventure game for the Famicom Disk System based on Taito's Kiki KaiKai Arcade game, known in the West as Pocky and Rocky. It was only released in...
Players guide a hammer-wielding Mario to victory in 100 stages of Wrecking Crew.
Kid Icarus is a 2D platformer released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, famed for its blending together of elements from The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario B...
A top-down, vertically-scrolling shooter released in the mid-80's, Gun.Smoke is one of the more popular Wild West-themed games in history, with multiple ports h...
In this side-scrolling action game, up to two players infiltrate enemy bases armed initially with only their knives. As they move from left to right they will f...
Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer cr...
Galaga is a vertical shooter arcade game released in 1981. Developed by Namco and published by Namco and Midway.
Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the second entry in the ground-breaking Zelda franchise. This controversial follow-up ditches the original's top-down perspec...
An Atlus-developed, Acclaim-published, block-pushing puzzle game for the original Game Boy. The game is known as Puzzle Boy in Japan.
The official sequel to Namco's coin op classic Dig Dug. It was originally released in arcades and later ported to the NES and Famicom Disk System. It is a major...
A table tennis simulator made for the Arcades by Konami and later ported to various systems.
Gyruss is a space shoot 'em up that allows player to revolve around an implicit circle. It is often considered to be a cross between Tempest and Galaga.
When Mario finally defeats and captures Donkey Kong, it is up to Donkey Kong's son, Donkey Kong Junior, to rescue him.
Heavily themed around the Ancient Orient, Ishido is a tile-based puzzle game where players place "stones" on a grid based on the color and shape of adjacent sto...
Guide the titular "Bomberman" around a maze and lay bombs to destroy roaming enemies in the initial entry of the long-running series of the same name.
Nintendo's Pro Wrestling assembles a cast of wild characters and throws them into the squared circle for combat.
Square is responsible for this port of Activision's Little Computer People for the Famicom Disk System.
A one to two player ice hockey game in which players can choose between six different countries to play as. In addition, players can choose three different clas...
A Nintendo Entertainment System game developed and published by Nintendo as part of their series of sports games. It can be played in singles or doubles.
Originally released to Japanese markets in 1984, Pinball was later converted to the NES as a launch title in North America.
The true sequel to Super Mario Bros., originally exclusive to Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2, significantly boosted the game's difficulty.
Don the Power Suit of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she recaptures the dangerous Metroid species from the evil Space Pirates. Released by Nintendo i...
A cute-'em-up by Konami featuring color changing bells as power-ups.
A Famicom Disk System version of Excitebike. It let users save created courses directly to the disk.
The original golf game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
A side-scrolling cute 'em up with a unique musical twist. The game was never released in North America.
Esper Dream is a role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the Famicom Disk System and Wii Virtual Console platforms. It is the first game in the ...
Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race is a top-down racing title released exclusively for the Famicom Disk System in Japan by Nintendo.
A FDS action game based on the popular anime and manga franchise Dirty Pair. It was published by Bandai, which produced many anime license games for the Famicom...
A racing game featuring Mario and Luigi released for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System only in Japan. It supports the Famicom's 3D goggles. The goggles were not ...
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. is a version of the game based on the Japanese radio show All Night Nippon.
The first game in the Famicom Tantei Club franchise was released on the Famicom Disk System in two discs. The game follows a young detective solving a murder.
The first installment in the long-running Tantei Jinguuji Saburo (Jake Hunter) series about the mystery behind the death of a young woman whose corpse was disco...
The third entry in the Tantei Jinguuji Saburo series where a motorcycle racer crashes during a race but a different person's body is discovered in the wreckage.
I Am A Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater is a sweater-designing application for the Famicom Disk System that contains patterns based on Super Mario Bros. For a ti...
Othello is a conversion of the board game. It was developed by Kawada and published by HAL Laboratory for the Famicom Disk System in Japan.
RPG developed by Xtalsoft in 1986. It was developed for home computers and later ported to the Famicom Disk System.
A Zelda-like action-adventure game published by Nintendo for the Famicom Disk System. Samurai apprentice Takamaru must infiltrate Murasame Castle after it's ta...
A remake/revision of the Arcade game Mario Bros. released in Japan in 1988 for the Famicom Disk System. It had several new features including new levels and the...
The first in a series of SD Gundam games which blend turn-based strategy and real-time combat.
Eroge puzzle game developed by New System House Oh! in 1988.
Eroge game developed by New System House Oh! in 1987.
Nintendo released this iteration in the Golf series for the Famicom Disk System in 1987. It has not been released outside of Japan.
This Taito-published soccer game, released in arcades in 1986 and for the Famicom Disk System in 1988. It was not released outside of Japan.
Play riichi mahjong against characters from the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West in this game for the Famicom Disk System and Japanese computers.
Bandai published this Ultraman-themed RPG for the Famicom Disk System in 1988. It was not released outside of Japan.
A Japan-exclusive 1987 release produced by Nintendo in conjunction with a television event. The game was later converted into Super Mario Bros. 2.
A Patlabor 2D platformer for the Famicom Disk System.
A side-scrolling platformer for the Famicom Disk System published by HAL Laboratory. It was developed by Live Planning.
An Arcade version of Clu Clu Land where two people play against each other.
A Famicom Disk System Christmas-themed mini-game collection. The title roughly translates to "Santa Claus' Treasure Box."
An MSX version of the popular pool hall sport. It was later ported to the Famicom Disk System as "Exciting Billiards".
Mahjong Kazoku is a Mahjong game released only in Japan for the Famicom Disk System.
Shin Onigashima is a two disk adventure game released on the Famicom Disk System. Despite being first-party software, it was never released outside of Japan.
Cocona World is a Japan-only adventure game for the Famicom Disk System.
Arumana no Kiseki is a platforming game released on the Famicom Disk System by Konami.
Reflect World is a shooter with RPG elements developed by East Cube and released for the Famicom Disk System
A Kinnikuman (M.U.S.C.L.E.) game based on the Scramble for the Throne arc of the manga. It was published on the Famicom Disk System by Bandai and, unlike its pr...
Mahjong is a game based on the popular Chinese table game of the same name. It was released by Nintendo for the Famicom and Famicom Disk System, and was one of ...
A text adventure from Nintendo and Pax Softnica that retells the classic tale Journey to the West.
A visual novel from Nintendo and Squaresoft featuring real teen idol Miho Nakayama. Released in 1987, it is considered one of the first true dating sims.