I recently picked up Double Dribble, Duck Hunt, Hogan’s Alley and Zapper for like $20, I had blast playing these and so did my children, especially Duck Hunt
Oh my god! I remember playing Blaster Master when I was so little. I just remember that I played a game where you had a car and was able to get out of it. The moment I saw the visuals, lightings went off in my mind. Thank you so much for this. With this video, I found a game that I played in my childhood
I love RC pro am it is my absolute favorite nes racer. My dad introduced me to this game when I was like 6 or 7 so I have awesome memories of this game.
I had no idea that NAMCO ported Dragon Spirit to the NES. I already have Marble Madness, R.C. Pro-Am & Dr. Mario. I never could get into Blaster Master. I've never played the other games you discussed here. The NES games that are still on my list... - Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century - Journey to Silius - Tetris (Tengen version.) - Tiger-Heli - Zanac
Kabuki Quantum Fighter is a cheap hidden gem, an action platformer similar to NES Batman. I picked it up last year for £6.95 ($9.00) and its still very reasonably priced.
@@atranfanatic 😂 Stadium Events is so bad. I have never played Little Samson yet. I played gilligans island, which I got for my collection and THAT WAS BETTER than stadium events!
Excellent stuff John. I think copies of SMB2 & 3 are still reasonably cheap. I would also say Super C, Ironsword, Final Fantasy, Little Nemo, Code Name Viper, Iron Tank, 1943, Kid Icarus.
I'd go a bit off the radar but still very common games. Code name Viper and Cobra Triangle. Great video topic John, given the time we're living in now a days. 👍
Turn based strategy- Conflict is a good one, and an action platformer called Karnov are 2 games many may not of heard of and Tiger Heli is a good shooter too.
This was awesome! So many good titles. I'm glad lolo is still low. I still think P.O.W. is a great beat em up for cheap maybe even bad dudes. And then kings knight is a fun shooter if you like dragon spirit. Thanks for a great video John
I’m happy to see Marble Madness on the list. There were so many all nighters at friends house playing this game. Great list though, I just picked up a NES again and want to start with some budget titles since retro prices have lost their minds during Covid… Jackal, Bionic commando and Gun.Smoke are also on my short list.
I have a few. But glad you gave me some good ideas! Awesome video man! In addition to the games mentioned in the video. I personally recommend the following: [these should be cheaper games, but I'm not positive] 1. Arch Rivals 2. Rad Racer 3. NARC 4. Rampage 5. Bad Dudes
Hi John, greetings from the UK. Great video and a few games I've not heard of to check out. My top picks for fun and cheap NES games would be Isolated Warrior and Kickle Cubicle.
My tops for common games that are fun: Ultima Exodus, 1943, Castlevania, Contra, Dragon Warrior, Section Z, and Trojan. Although I'm not usually a sports fan, absolutely enjoy Punch-Out, Blades of Steel, Excitebike, Super Spike V'Ball, Skate or Die, and Double Dribble.
Ice Hockey is one of my favorite games of all time, my cousin and I use to play this game all night. I like the fact that you can increase the speed of play to make the game more exciting and challenging...Awesome game! I love how the crowd goes crazy towards the end of a close game!!
Budget titles 1. Rollerball 2. P.O.W 3. TMNT 4. Little League Baseball 5. Life Force 6. Dragon Warrior 7. Arch Rivals 8. Pro Wrestling 9. Super Spike V’Ball 10. SMB2
Millipede for NES, Afterburner II for NES, and Galaga for NES. These games cost around 10$-15$ Canadian, also Excite Bike which cost me 5$ Canadian, Xevious for 5$ American...Donkey Kong for 15$ Canadian was another good find at a local Pawn Shop....
#10. Blades of steel #9. Ice hockey #8. Super Mario bros. 3 #7. R.C. Pro AM #6. Chip & Dale #5. The Simpsons Bart vs. the Space Mutants #4. TMNT the Arcade #3. Ghostbusters #2. Super Tecmo Bowl #1. Mable Madness
I’ll add a couple of black box NES games to this list “Popeye” and “Slalom”. Great arcade experiences on the NES. If you want something a little more complex, I’d recommend “P.O.W.”. You’re welcome!
All pretty good picks. I think I would definitely add Batman, Double Dribble, Bionic Commando, Fantasy Zone, Rygar, Willow, Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, Faxanadu, and probably Xexyz as well. But there are alotta affordable ones.
Jackal is one of my all time favorite NES games. Very underated 2 player game that's fun to play with a friend, quite common and super cheap. You won't be disappointed!
Ice Hockey is a fantastic pick! Off the top of my head, I will say Super Spike V'Ball or Nintendo World Cup (or the combo cart) are amazing budget pick-ups that anyone can enjoy.
Great list. Serious kudos for listing RC Pro Am, Dragon Spirit and Lolo. On a list of budget-priced gems (under $20 in my book), I'd definitely include Guardian Legend, Kung Fu Heroes, Rad Racer, Tetris, The Immortal, Solstice... Sooo many others I could list...
Solid picks right there. As a big RPG fan I will suggest 3 rags that are very cheap and easy to find but also, very fun to play: Dragon Warrior 1, Faxanadu, and a personal favorite of mine The Battle of Olympus ;) Cheers
Tons of great games on this list, John! Blaster Master was one of my favorites as a kid, and I also love Lolo, Ice Hockey, Dr. Mario, and RC Pro-Am. I've never heard of Desert Commander before - I'm getting Fire Emblem/Advance Wars vibes from the bit I saw in the video. Does it play anything like those games?
The obligatory "good & cheap" NES game is Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt. You could build a house of nothing but Mario/Duck Hunt, because there are so many of those carts out there.
Man blaster master is sic, so underrated. I've been smashing the guts outta this game lately, air fortress is one I'm about to hop into right away and rad gravity.
I agree with your pic of Lolo and Dr Mario Lolo is one of my all-time favorite puzzle series on the NES I can't see the first one is cheap but the second and third or a little pricey but not too bad The second one is cheaper than the third one but they're all pretty good games And marble madness probably going to be the next game I plan on adding to my collection and I just picked up Jaws for the NES for around $15 and past weekend Thank you for reading this and thank you for your content immortal John Hancock Hope you're having a good day and a good weekend sir God bless you and your family God bless you Jeremy Scruggs
Q*bert, Monopoly, and Packman are some good games that are cheap to find and goes up to two players as well. Gauntlet, Battletoads, Dragon Warrior, Astyanax, Tetris, Excitebike, Tecmo Super Bowl, Championship Bowling, Double Dragon, Legend Of Zelda, Legend Of Zelda 2, Willow, Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt in one, Double Dragon 2, Black Bass, Galaga: Demons Of Death, Donkey Kong Classic, Vindictors, Kid Icarus, and Space Invaders.
more well known but not too pricey - Kirby's Adventure and Duck Tales - For the Hidden Cheap Gems - Batman, Life Force, Section Z, Boy and his blob, Xexyz.
WOW I had no idea desert commander even existed, and I'm a big fan of advance wars. Must have for me, Thanks John! Know of any similar games for Genesis or SNES?
I love your videos. Not trying to sound critical or like a jerk but you should show the game play full screen. I like your descriptions but I found myself wanting a better look at the game play.
I love nes. It was my first ever console.. I have nes mini with extras if get what mean lol. Also on handhelds lol. Before this though I had a zx spectrum and amstrad lol
If I were to pick one, it'd have to be Tetris (the Nintendo version, not the unlicensed Tengen version). Sorry, John. The Nintendo's Tetris for the NES was the very first version of that game I ever played as a kid (even if only for a little while).
Guerrilla war was my favorite nes game when I was a kid, I made my mom rent that game so many times she should’ve just bought it
hail the heroes of the revolution!
😆 I picked up that game for $5 at a book store.
I borrowed that one from a family friend countless times. I bought a copy today at a local store for 14 bucks. Can't wait to play it again.
Life Force is always my go to when someone asks for something good and cheap on the NES.
Love ❤️ life force it’s one of the best shooters
hands up life force is so awesome and all time best shmups
Jackal is a great game that I believe is still affordable. And also one of my favorites on the NES.
one of the most epic game on NES
Agree'd ...i picked this up about 6 months ago for about 10/12$ ....Great Purchase.
baseball stars
golf
captain Skyhawk
legacy of the wizard
kung fu
solomon's key
batman
tetris
monopoly
dragon warrior
Add Kung Fu Heroes to that list
I like Kung fu and baseball so much
If you're into it, NES golf is the cheapest NES game I've ever found. Paid 89 cents for it at a gamestop many years ago. Fun game.
Your investment has multiplied by 5!
I recently picked up Double Dribble, Duck Hunt, Hogan’s Alley and Zapper for like $20, I had blast playing these and so did my children, especially Duck Hunt
You still have an older tv (CRT)?
Oh my god! I remember playing Blaster Master when I was so little. I just remember that I played a game where you had a car and was able to get out of it. The moment I saw the visuals, lightings went off in my mind. Thank you so much for this. With this video, I found a game that I played in my childhood
Local pawn shop had five copies of Ice hockey priced at two bucks each, i picked up two in case one of my friends wants one. Big score at that price.
I love RC pro am it is my absolute favorite nes racer. My dad introduced me to this game when I was like 6 or 7 so I have awesome memories of this game.
Thanks for the great video! 😎
I had no idea that NAMCO ported Dragon Spirit to the NES. I already have Marble Madness, R.C. Pro-Am & Dr. Mario. I never could get into Blaster Master. I've never played the other games you discussed here.
The NES games that are still on my list...
- Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century
- Journey to Silius
- Tetris (Tengen version.)
- Tiger-Heli
- Zanac
Kabuki Quantum Fighter is a cheap hidden gem, an action platformer similar to NES Batman. I picked it up last year for £6.95 ($9.00) and its still very reasonably priced.
Doctor Mario is my favourite game back then and the music is awesome
Have not tried it but I hear Stadium Events is a good budget title!
😂
That's too expensive. Little Samson is much more affordable.
@@atranfanatic I'm sure the game play is way better also.
@@theitalian7195 That's for sure!
@@atranfanatic 😂 Stadium Events is so bad. I have never played Little Samson yet. I played gilligans island, which I got for my collection and THAT WAS BETTER than stadium events!
Excellent stuff John.
I think copies of SMB2 & 3 are still reasonably cheap. I would also say Super C, Ironsword, Final Fantasy, Little Nemo, Code Name Viper, Iron Tank, 1943, Kid Icarus.
Dragon spirit is AWESOME. The turbografx version is a good improvement too
Pinball Quest is an awesome game, and it can still be found for next to nothing if you shop around enough! I can't recommend it enough.
I'd go a bit off the radar but still very common games. Code name Viper and Cobra Triangle. Great video topic John, given the time we're living in now a days. 👍
Code Name:Viper is criminally underrated. 🍻
Cobra triangle gets super hard quick. I just cant get into that game. Rage quit lol
Great list! I especially like Dragon Spirit and Guerrilla War.
Great list, I should grab some of those next time I can!
Turn based strategy- Conflict is a good one, and an action platformer called Karnov are 2 games many may not of heard of and Tiger Heli is a good shooter too.
Yeah, I went back to play a few of the cheaper SHUMPS. Rented Tiger Heli and Karnov back in the day.
This was awesome! So many good titles. I'm glad lolo is still low. I still think P.O.W. is a great beat em up for cheap maybe even bad dudes. And then kings knight is a fun shooter if you like dragon spirit. Thanks for a great video John
I’m happy to see Marble Madness on the list. There were so many all nighters at friends house playing this game. Great list though, I just picked up a NES again and want to start with some budget titles since retro prices have lost their minds during Covid…
Jackal, Bionic commando and Gun.Smoke are also on my short list.
I have a few. But glad you gave me some good ideas! Awesome video man!
In addition to the games mentioned in the video. I personally recommend the following: [these should be cheaper games, but I'm not positive]
1. Arch Rivals
2. Rad Racer
3. NARC
4. Rampage
5. Bad Dudes
Hi John, greetings from the UK. Great video and a few games I've not heard of to check out. My top picks for fun and cheap NES games would be Isolated Warrior and Kickle Cubicle.
I enjoy playing Dr. Mario on my NES Classic. In fact, I was playing Dr. Mario while listen to your video, lol.
i love dr. mario but i prefer the SNES version coz u can play against CPU. I always want to kick his ass on hard difficulty lol.
Turtles II the arcade game. Just bought it for $13 CAD ( $10 USD ).
You seem so kind to me. Thank you for putting out content! You are a Rockstar!!!!
Jackal, really fun single player and even better two player. Fun Bosses and great classic Konami music.
no words can express the goodness of jackal!!!
Great pick!! Jackal was awesome!
Ice Hockey - all fat guys is the best team - slow, but unstoppable.
You nailed it with Lolo. The music is repetitive but I never get sick of it, I could listen to it all day!
My tops for common games that are fun: Ultima Exodus, 1943, Castlevania, Contra, Dragon Warrior, Section Z, and Trojan. Although I'm not usually a sports fan, absolutely enjoy Punch-Out, Blades of Steel, Excitebike, Super Spike V'Ball, Skate or Die, and Double Dribble.
Trog is an underrated game that is still fairly cheap. Definitely recommend it. 👍
Love that game as a kid, i hope someone with the knowledge hack the game to add 4 player support just like the arcade
I played the absolute snot not of bill elliotts nascar challenge as a kid.
Great video John!
Thank you!
For me... Solomon's Key, and Guardian Legend
Ice Hockey is one of my favorite games of all time, my cousin and I use to play this game all night. I like the fact that you can increase the speed of play to make the game more exciting and challenging...Awesome game! I love how the crowd goes crazy towards the end of a close game!!
Budget titles 1. Rollerball 2. P.O.W 3. TMNT 4. Little League Baseball 5. Life Force 6. Dragon Warrior 7. Arch Rivals 8. Pro Wrestling 9. Super Spike V’Ball 10. SMB2
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers is a Great Budget Game on the Nes
Great choices John! Great video as usual. I love the setting of your game room.
Gradius is a good cheap game. You can get it online for less than $10.00
Almost chose that :)
Gradius & life force 👍
RBI Baseball and Paperboy are also really good and cheap.
Nice picks. Fun and affordable!
Millipede for NES, Afterburner II for NES, and Galaga for NES. These games cost around 10$-15$ Canadian, also Excite Bike which cost me 5$ Canadian, Xevious for 5$ American...Donkey Kong for 15$ Canadian was another good find at a local Pawn Shop....
#10. Blades of steel #9. Ice hockey #8. Super Mario bros. 3 #7. R.C. Pro AM #6. Chip & Dale #5. The Simpsons Bart vs. the Space Mutants #4. TMNT the Arcade #3. Ghostbusters #2. Super Tecmo Bowl #1. Mable Madness
I’ll add a couple of black box NES games to this list “Popeye” and “Slalom”. Great arcade experiences on the NES. If you want something a little more complex, I’d recommend “P.O.W.”. You’re welcome!
gunsmoke
jackal
Kickle Cubicle
The Legend of Kage
M.U.S.C.L.E.
River City Ransom
Seicross
Top Gun
UFOuria: The Saga
adventure island 2
All pretty good picks. I think I would definitely add Batman, Double Dribble, Bionic Commando, Fantasy Zone, Rygar, Willow, Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, Faxanadu, and probably Xexyz as well. But there are alotta affordable ones.
Jackal is one of my all time favorite NES games. Very underated 2 player game that's fun to play with a friend, quite common and super cheap. You won't be disappointed!
festers quest and p.o.w. Maybe because it was the only two games me and my cousin owned growing up! we would switch them back and forth every weekend.
Great suggestions.... I had a few of these on my wish list.
Batman, The Karate Kid, Dig Dug 2, Bionic Commando, The Little Mermaid, Cabal, Double Dragon 2
Ice Hockey is a fantastic pick! Off the top of my head, I will say Super Spike V'Ball or Nintendo World Cup (or the combo cart) are amazing budget pick-ups that anyone can enjoy.
John I started collecting Nintendo games recently so this will be helpful thank you
You are most welcome. That is why I did this video, to help others collect.
I watched your PlayStation greatest hits video are you going to do one on ps2 games as well soon
Great list. Serious kudos for listing RC Pro Am, Dragon Spirit and Lolo. On a list of budget-priced gems (under $20 in my book), I'd definitely include Guardian Legend, Kung Fu Heroes, Rad Racer, Tetris, The Immortal, Solstice... Sooo many others I could list...
Great video John! Thank you for sharing these NES gems with the world. Definetly will play all these games.
I feel like I never hear anyone ever talk about Snake, Rattle, 'n Roll. I put SO MUCH time into that game as a kid.
Was almost chosen for this list.
Double Dragon II, 1943 and Batman are pretty solid picks too. Great list John!
Another great video that you uploaded on here John Hancock, you're an awesome person at what you do. Keep up the good work! :)
Omg I remember Solar Jetman. Off to eBay.
Funny thing is that value doesn't always mean the best games... especially with the NES!
Rc pro am is one of my faves
I played the heck out of RC Pro-Am and Ice Hockey.
Give me Popeye and I'm happy.
Wizards and warriors!
Solid picks right there. As a big RPG fan I will suggest 3 rags that are very cheap and easy to find but also, very fun to play: Dragon Warrior 1, Faxanadu, and a personal favorite of mine The Battle of Olympus ;) Cheers
That there was my childhood.
@@johnhancockretro Then you had an amazing one ;) Cheers John
Aww, I can only find one Dragon Spirit in my country. Maybe it was not a PAL release?
I'm glad you mentioned Lolo....i played the first two Lolo games back in the day together with my Dad and I highly recommend Lolo 1 and 2 to everyone
RC Pro Am was an amazing game! It's got better as u got better!
Lolo is one of my favorites for sure. Nice video
As great as retro games are, I personally would prefer to get these games on modern consoles; especially if it's through a compilation style release.
Thanks for introducing Desert Commander! Never heard of it back in the day, will be researching that one tonight! Great vids, just subscribed!
NES Hockey was the best. Basketball and Football was a below avg experience until NBA live 98. Hockey games should get more coverage
great list. Knew for since 2001 til now 2020. Nes Tengen Black Carts 2 of them Gauntlet and Super Sprint. all the best.:D
The first Tiny Toons is a great game and cheap
I've owned that one since i was kid. Agree'd great platformer.
Tons of great games on this list, John! Blaster Master was one of my favorites as a kid, and I also love Lolo, Ice Hockey, Dr. Mario, and RC Pro-Am.
I've never heard of Desert Commander before - I'm getting Fire Emblem/Advance Wars vibes from the bit I saw in the video. Does it play anything like those games?
i had all of these. whenever i see dr. mario I get happy :)
The obligatory "good & cheap" NES game is Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt. You could build a house of nothing but Mario/Duck Hunt, because there are so many of those carts out there.
Solar Jetman is NES? When I played it on Rare Replay, I honestly thought it was an early SNES title.
Man blaster master is sic, so underrated. I've been smashing the guts outta this game lately, air fortress is one I'm about to hop into right away and rad gravity.
I agree with your pic of Lolo and Dr Mario
Lolo is one of my all-time favorite puzzle series on the NES
I can't see the first one is cheap but the second and third or a little pricey but not too bad The second one is cheaper than the third one but they're all pretty good games
And marble madness probably going to be the next game I plan on adding to my collection and I just picked up Jaws for the NES for around $15 and past weekend
Thank you for reading this and thank you for your content immortal John Hancock
Hope you're having a good day and a good weekend sir
God bless you and your family
God bless you
Jeremy Scruggs
Q*bert, Monopoly, and Packman are some good games that are cheap to find and goes up to two players as well.
Gauntlet, Battletoads, Dragon Warrior, Astyanax, Tetris, Excitebike, Tecmo Super Bowl, Championship Bowling, Double Dragon, Legend Of Zelda, Legend Of Zelda 2, Willow, Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt in one, Double Dragon 2, Black Bass, Galaga: Demons Of Death, Donkey Kong Classic, Vindictors, Kid Icarus, and Space Invaders.
Love desert commander....you gotta play ice hockey at the top speed setting for maximum intensity.
NEVER hear anyone talk about Guerrilla War and Solar Jetman! both are SOOO under rated!
more well known but not too pricey - Kirby's Adventure and Duck Tales - For the Hidden Cheap Gems - Batman, Life Force, Section Z, Boy and his blob, Xexyz.
WOW I had no idea desert commander even existed, and I'm a big fan of advance wars. Must have for me, Thanks John!
Know of any similar games for Genesis or SNES?
Lolo games NEED to make a comeback! Teach people to question their surroundings and how to solve problems! That's where engineering comes from.
I love your videos. Not trying to sound critical or like a jerk but you should show the game play full screen. I like your descriptions but I found myself wanting a better look at the game play.
I love nes. It was my first ever console.. I have nes mini with extras if get what mean lol. Also on handhelds lol.
Before this though I had a zx spectrum and amstrad lol
Most of those I haven’t played, but I *loved* RC Pro Am and Ice Hockey back in the day! Good times!
I really enjoy Star Soldier
I still love Atari Adventure. I played the HECK out of that as a kid and still love it. Now I play it on my 3DS.
Am I the only one who had LOTS of fun playing Ski or Die?
I never see it mentioned in youtube videos...
RC Pro Am...awesome!
I don’t know why but John kinda reminds me of David paulides from the missing 411 project lol
Can't beat Dr Mario
Love RC Pro-Am. I wish they would make a version for the Switch
I really like Abadox for an overlooked easy nes shooter
Good one!
Great video! I've been thinking about getting a NES.
If I were to pick one, it'd have to be Tetris (the Nintendo version, not the unlicensed Tengen version).
Sorry, John. The Nintendo's Tetris for the NES was the very first version of that game I ever played as a kid (even if only for a little while).