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Shit… what exactly were we trying to provehere?! That we have 100 NES game? Almost everyone with an internet connection does! I suppose it’s not important, since this is probably the best damned stroll through the legacy of an entire console as you’re likely to get in just under two minutes. How many OG Nintendo games can you name, Johnny Oldskool? Answers are below - NO CHEATING!

100 A Buttons: The Legend

1. Donkey Kong
2. Mario Bros
3. Super Mario Bros
4. Contra
5. Rygar
6. Excitebike
7. California Games
8. Duck Tales 2
9. Galaga
10. Tetris
11. Castlevania
12. Hudson's Adventure Island
13. Double Dragon II
14. Conan
15. Abadox
16. Dr. Mario
17. Rampage
18. Tennis
19. Legend of Zelda
20. Mega Man
21. Metal Gear
22. Ninja Gaiden
23. Ikari Warriors
24. Tecmo Bowl
25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
26. Spy vs Spy
27. Smash TV
28. Shinobi
29. River City Ransom
30. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
31. Metroid
32. Barbie
33. Aladdin
34. Demon Sword
35. Back to the Future
36. Dr. Chaos
37. Double Strike
38. Donkey Kong Jr.
39. Bomberman
40. Double Dribble
41. Kirby's Adventure
42. Spy Hunter
43. Jaws
44. Ghosts n Goblins
45. Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
46. Jurassic Park
47. Kid Icarus
48. Prince of Persia
49. Gradius
50. Star Wars
51. Gauntlet
52. Lifeforce
53. Street Fighter 2010
54. Robocop
55. Terminator
56. Tiny Toon Adventures
57. Wario's Woods
58. Alien Syndrome
59. Burger Time
60. Battletoads
61. A Boy and His Blob
62. Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
63. Darkman
64. Deathbots
65. Alfred Chicken
66. Baseball
67. Cobra Command
68. Balloon Fight
69. Blaster Master
70. Bad Dudes
71. Tale Spin
72. The Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants
73. Gremlins 2
74. Gilligan's Island
75. Elevator Action
76. Fantasy Zone
77. Pro Wrestling
78. RC Pro Am
79. City Connection
80. T & C Surf Designs
81. Super Dodge Ball
82. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
83. Yo! Noid
84. Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde
85. American Gladiators
86. Championship Bowling
87. Captain America and the Avengers
88. California Raisins
89. Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
90. Bubble Bobble
91. Batman
92. Classic Concentration
93. The Three Stooges
94. Rush n Attack
95. Friday the 13th
96. GI Joe
97. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
98. Dizzy the Adventurer
99. Rainbow Islands
100. Blades of Steel

Mar 22, 2011

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