List of Nintendo Entertainment System games
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This is a list of games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) home video game console. Some games have been officially licensed by Nintendo, and some are unlicensed.
The final licensed NES game released was the PAL-exclusive The Lion King in 1995. The final unlicensed NES game released during its lifespan was F-22 in November 1997.
In 2017, The Mexican Runner became the first person to document beating 714 licensed games, in the project called NESmania.
Licensed games
A total of 716 known licensed games were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) during its lifespan; 678 of these games were released in North America plus 2 championship games, with 36 games released outside North America. Games dated October 18, 1985 are launch titles for North America.
- ^ a b c d This game received an official re-release with permission of the current rights holder of the game title, at the time of re-release, in limited quantities on either a refurbished licensed cartridge or an unlicensed reproduction cartridge long after the Nintendo Entertainment System's lifespan. Usually this is done as the result of a promotional stunt or to capitalize on the retro game collecting market.
- ^ a b c d This game was released on both licensed and unlicensed cartridge. This was a result of the Publisher initially using licensed cartridges at the game's release, but then moving the game's production to unlicensed cartridges to avoid paying Nintendo's license fees after discovering a means to bypass Nintendo's lockout chip.
- ^ The 72-pin NES cartridge version of this game was only available in Hong Kong. The NES was officially released in Hong Kong around 1987, and it is fairly rare. This game is the rarest licensed and commercially available NES game produced with fewer than 10 copies known.
Championship games
| Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s)[1][2][3] | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 | Nintendo | Nintendo | 1991 |
| Nintendo World Championships 1990 | Nintendo | Nintendo | March 1990 |
Unreleased games
- ^ In 2015, it was officially localized on the Wii U's Virtual Console as EarthBound Beginnings.
- ^ In 2009, reproduction cartridges of the game were released.
Canceled games
The following games were initially announced as Nintendo Entertainment System and/or Family Computer titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.
| Title(s) | Cancellation date | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Addams Family 2 | 1993[6] | Ocean | Ocean |
| Aero the Acro-Bat | 1992[7] | Iguana Entertainment | Sunsoft |
| Bio Force Ape | 1992[8] | SETA Corporation | SETA Corporation |
| Black Tiger | August 1988[9] | Capcom | Capcom |
| The California Raisins: The Grape Escape | 1991[10] | Radiance | Capcom |
| Chip's Challenge | 1992[11] | Epyx | Nintendo |
| Empire City: 1931 (Localized version) | 1989 | Seibu Kaihatsu | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Hellraiser | 1990 | Color Dreams | Color Dreams |
| Hoppin' Mad | 1989 | Elite Systems | Elite Systems |
| Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan | 1993[12] | Technōs Japan | Technōs Japan |
| SimCity | 1991[13] | Maxis | Nintendo |
| Street Fighter | 1989 | Pacific Dataworks International | Capcom |
| Street Fighter II: The World Warrior | 1993[14] | Capcom | Capcom |
| Super Pitfall II (Localization of Atlantis No Nazo) | 1989[15] | Sunsoft, Activision | Activision |
| Super Rescue | 1989[16] | CSG Imagesoft | |
| Super Sushi Pinball | 1989[16] | CSG Imagesoft | |
| T&C II: Roller Thrasher | 1989 | Zippo Games | LJN |
| Ultimate Journey | 1991[17] | Bandai | Bandai |
Unlicensed games
There are 186 unlicensed games in the NES library released without approval from Nintendo during the console's lifespan. There are an additional 122 unlicensed games released after the console's lifespan.
Console's lifespan
- ^ a b c d This game was released on both licensed and unlicensed cartridge. This was a result of the Publisher initially using licensed cartridges at the game's release, but then moving the game's production to unlicensed cartridges to avoid paying Nintendo's license fees after discovering a means to bypass Nintendo's lockout chip.
After lifespan
| Title[2][3] | Publisher[2][3] | Year[2][3] |
|---|---|---|
| !CLIK! | Sly Dog Studios | 2011 |
| 2-in-1 Geminim / Siamond | RetroZone | 2008 |
| Plants vs. Zombies | Nice Code | 2012 |
| 31 in 1 Real Games | Mojon Twins | 2016 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2008 | RetroZone | 2008 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2009 | RetroZone | 2009 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2010 | RetroZone | 2010 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2011 | RetroUSB | 2011 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2012 | RetroUSB | 2012 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2013 | RetroUSB | 2013 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2014 | RetroUSB | 2014 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2015 | RetroUSB | 2015 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2016 | RetroUSB | 2016 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2017 | RetroUSB | 2017 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2018 | RetroUSB | 2018 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2019 | RetroUSB | 2019 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2020 | RetroUSB | 2020 |
| 8-BIT XMAS 2021 | RetroUSB | 2021 |
| After Dark | 8bitpeoples | 2004 |
| A Winner Is You | RetroUSB, Sergio Elisondo | 2016 |
| Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure | Spoony Bard Productions | 2019 |
| Almost Hero | Mega Cat Studios | 2017 |
| Alter Ego | Shiru, Kulor, Denis | 2011 |
| Armed for Battle | Infinite NES Lives | 2014 |
| Assimilate | Nessylum Games | 2012 |
| Babel Blox | Sly Dog Studios | 2012 |
| Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril | Sivak Games | 2010 |
| Battle Kid 2: Mountain of Torment | Sivak Games | 2012 |
| Beat Em and Eat Em | FG Soft | 2014 |
| Big City Sliding Blaster | NovaSquirrel | 2014 |
| Blackbox Challenge | Sly Dog Studios | 2017 |
| Blade Buster | HLC! Project | 2012 |
| Blurred Lines 2048 | Red Dempsey | 2015 |
| Bomb Sweeper | Snowbro | 2002 |
| BOOTèE | Mojon Twins | 2018 |
| Box Boy | Neal Tew | 2003 |
| Brony Blaster | FG Soft | 2019 |
| Chase | Shiru | 2012 |
| Cheril the Goddess | Mojon Twins | 2017 |
| Cheril the Writer | Mojon Twins | 2018 |
| Cheetahmen II: The Lost Levels | Greg Pabich | 2012 |
| Chunkout 2 | James Todd | 2008 |
| City Trouble | Mega Cat Studios | 2017 |
| Color Caves | Unknown | 2010 |
| CYO | nemesys | 2015 |
| D-Pad Hero | dpadhero.com | 2009 |
| D-Pad Hero 2 | dpadhero.com | 2010 |
| Data East All-Star Collection[18] | Retro-Bit | 2017 |
| Double Action Blaster Guys | NovaSquirrel | 2013 |
| Dreamworld Pogie[19] | Codemasters | 2016 |
| Driar | Adolfsson & Erikss | 2012 |
| DúSHLáN | Peter McQuillan | 2016 |
| Eskimo Bob | Spoony Bard Productions | 2017 |
| Expedition[20] | Mega Cat Studios | 2017 |
| Flappy Bird | Nioreh | 2014 |
| Final Fantasy VII | ShenZhen Nanjing Technology | 2005 |
| Free Fall | Piko Interactive LLC | 2017 |
| Galf | Limited Run Games | 2018 |
| Geminim | Sivak Games | 2007 |
| GemVenture | RetroZone | 2010 |
| Homebrew World Championships 2012 | RetroUSB | 2012 |
| Hot Seat Harry | Memblerz | 2002 |
| Indivisible | Kasumi | 2019 |
| Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl | Limited Run Games | 2020 |
| Jammin Honey | Doug Fraker | 2017 |
| K.Y.F.F | Sly Dog Studios | 2012 |
| Lan Master | SDM | 2011 |
| Lawn Mower | Shiru | 2011 |
| Lizard | Infinite NES Lives | 2018 |
| Log Jammers | Mega Cat Studios | 2017 |
| Lunar Limit | Pubby | 2018 |
| The Mad Wizard - A Candelabra Chronicles | Sly Dog Studios | 2014 |
| Mega Man 2: 30th Anniversary Edition | IAM8BIT | 2017 |
| Meteor Swarm | CollectorVision | 2016 |
| Micro Knight 4 | SDM | 2017 |
| Micro Knight - Revenge of the Four Skulls | SDM | 2020 |
| Micro Mages | Morphcat Games | 2019 |
| Mine Shaft | Nioreh | 2012 |
| More Glider | RetroUSB | 2016 |
| Multidude | Retrosouls | 2015 |
| Mystery World Dizzy[21] | Codemasters | 2017 |
| Nebs 'N Debs | Dullahan Software/Broke Studios | 2018 |
| NES Virus Cleaner | Sly Dog Studios | 2011 |
| NESNAKE 2 | Matrixz | 2009 |
| Orange Island | Ted Sterchi/Birthday Boy | TBA |
| Pitfall: The Unofficial Adventure | Neverware | 2016 |
| Power Coloring | RetroUSB | 2016 |
| Project Blue | Toggle Switch | 2017 |
| PROTO DERE .NES | AppSir Games | 2019 |
| Quadralords | RetroUSB | 2016 |
| Quest Forge: By Order of Kings | Piko Interactive LLC | 2015 |
| Rainbow Brite - Journey To Rainbow Land | Coleco/PixelHeart | 2020 |
| The Rise of Amondus | Sly Dog Studios | 2015 |
| S.T.I.N.G. | Smkdan | 2008 |
| Saturn Smash | Antoine Fantys / FG Software | 2019 |
| SGT. Helmet - Training Day | Mojon Twins | 2013 |
| Snakky | Piko Interactive LLC | 2017 |
| Sokoban | Johannes Holmberg | 2007 |
| Solar Wars | Chris M. Covell | 2001 |
| Solaris | RetroUSB | 2016 |
| Study Hall | KHAN Games | 2014 |
| Sudoku – NESWorld Edition | Al Bailey | 2007 |
| Super Bat Puncher | Morphcat Games | 2019 |
| Super Floofy Sheepie | Refresh Games | 2017 |
| Super Homebrew War | Bite the Chili Productions | 2018 |
| Super NESnake 2 | Matrixz, RetroUSB | 2008 |
| Super Painter | Retrosouls | 2015 |
| Super Pakpak | AHO Games | 2010 |
| Streemerz | Faux Game Co. | 2012 |
| Tiger Jenny | Ludosity | 2014 |
| Twelve Seconds | RetroUSB | 2016 |
| Twin Dragons | JoshProd/PixelHeart | 2016/2020 |
| Utaco | Miguel/Hijiki Soft | 2011 |
| What Remains | Iodine Dynamics | 2019 |
| Wisdom Tree NES Collection | Wisdom Tree | 2016 |
| Wonderland Dizzy | Codemasters | 2015 |
| Yun | Mojon Twins | 2016 |
| Zombie Calavera Prologue | Mojon Twins | 2016 |
| Zooming Secretary | Shiru & PinWizz | 2011 |
| FLEA | Lowtek Games | 2020 |
| Tapeworm Disco Puzzle | Lowtek Games | 2021 |
| Zero to Ten | SoleGooseProductions | 2016 |
External links
See also
- List of the best selling video games on the Nintendo Entertainment System
- List of Famicom games
- List of Famicom Disk System games
- Lists of video games
References
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- ^ "Sunsoft Famicom and NES". famicomworld.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Unreleased NES game Bio Force Ape is f#@king beast".
- ^ "Coming Soon... Aug. Black Tiger (Capcom/NES)". Electronic Game Player. No. 4. July 1988. p. 9.
- ^ "The Hot 100". Game Players. No. 21. Signal Research. March 1991. p. 83.
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- ^ "Nekketsu Kunio-Kun Zukan [NES, Famicom – Cancelled]". June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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- ^ "Street Fighter 2 for NES". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 5, no. 49. Sendai Publishing. March 1993. p. 14.
- ^ "Super Pitfall II (Localization Prototype) - Hidden Palace". hiddenpalace.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Nintendo Games planned for release in 1989". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1. Sendai Publishing. May 1989. p. 14.
- ^ "Fact File - Ultimate Journey". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 3, no. 23. Sendai Publishing. June 1991. p. 102.
- ^ McFerran, Damien (October 27, 2017). "Retro-Bit Lifts The Lid On Its Multi-Cart Collections for the NES And SNES". Nintendo Life. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Calvert, Darren (December 19, 2016). "New NES game Dreamworld Pogie Finds Kickstarter Success – Nintendo Life". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Peterson, Joel (August 5, 2017). "Expedition is a tabletop RPG on an NES cartridge". Destructoid. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Higton, Ian (April 8, 2017). "Unreleased Fantasy World Dizzy NES remake finally comes out – 24 years later". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 4, 2019.