List of Nintendo Entertainment System games

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The Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) — renamed from the Family Computer, or Famicom – was first released in North America on October 18, 1985 (1985-10-18).[1] The NES was released in Europe and Australia in 1986 and 1987 and distributed by various third-party companies until Nintendo took over distribution in 1990 and 1994 respectively.[2] 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. The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991 in America and 1992 in Europe and Australia.

In 2017, The Mexican Runner became the first person to document beating all 714 licensed games, in the project called NESmania.

Licensed games[]

A total of 716 known licensed games (715 cartridges, including compilations of previously released games) were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) during its lifespan; 673 of these games were released in North America plus 2 championship games, with an additional 34 games released in Europe or Australia, and one in Hong Kong. Games dated October 18, 1985 (North America) are launch titles for North America.

Title[3][4] Developer(s) Publisher(s)[3][4][5] Release date
North America Europe / PAL North America[3][4][5] Europe / PAL[6]
The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner Square Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
8 Eyes Thinking Rabbit Taxan Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
10-Yard Fight Irem Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 December 6, 1986
720° Beam Software Mindscape Unreleased November 1989 Unreleased
1942 Micronics Capcom Unreleased November 1, 1986 Unreleased
1943: The Battle of Midway Capcom Capcom Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War Natsume Milton Bradley Company Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
The Addams Family Ocean Software Ocean Software Ocean Software January 1992 December 1992
The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt Enigma Variations Ocean Software Ocean Software August 1993 1992
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike Westwood Associates FCI Unreleased July 1992 Unreleased
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance Natsume FCI Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Hillsfar Crosstalk FCI Unreleased February 1993 Unreleased
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance Marionette, SRS FCI Unreleased April 1992 Unreleased
Adventure Island (NA)
Adventure Island Classic (EU)
Adventure Island Classic in the Pacific (FR)
Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Hudson Soft September 1988 1992
Adventure Island II (NA)
The Adventure Island Part II (EU)
Now Production Hudson Soft Hudson Soft February 1991 July 22, 1992
Adventure Island 3 Now Production Hudson Soft Unreleased September 1992 Unreleased
Adventures in the Magic Kingdom Capcom Capcom Capcom June 1990 December 10, 1992
The Adventures of Bayou Billy Konami Konami Konami June 1989 January 24, 1991
Adventures of Dino Riki Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
The Adventures of Gilligan's Island Human Entertainment Bandai Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Adventures of Lolo HAL Laboratory HAL America HAL Laboratory April 1989 February 21, 1991
Adventures of Lolo 2 HAL Laboratory HAL America HAL Laboratory March 1990 1991
Adventures of Lolo 3 HAL Laboratory HAL America HAL Laboratory November 21, 1991 May 27, 1992
The Adventures of Rad Gravity Interplay Productions Activision Activision December 1990 May 30, 1991
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Radical Entertainment THQ Unreleased December 1992 Unreleased
Adventures of Tom Sawyer Winkysoft SETA Unreleased August 1989 Unreleased
Air Fortress HAL Laboratory HAL America HAL Laboratory September 1989 1989
Airwolf Beam Software Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment June 1989 August 1988
Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing (NA)
Turbo Racing (EU)
Data East Data East Data East March 1990 1991
Alex Demeo's Race America (NA)
Corvette ZR-1 Challenge (EU)
Imagineering Absolute Entertainment Milton Bradley Company May 1992 1990
Alfred Chicken Twilight Mindscape Mindscape February 1994 1993
Alien 3 Probe Software LJN LJN March 1993 1993
All-Pro Basketball Aicom Vic Tokai Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Alpha Mission SNK SNK SNK October 1987 1987
Amagon Aicom American Sammy Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
American Gladiators Incredible Technologies GameTek Unreleased October 1991 Unreleased
Anticipation Rare Nintendo Nintendo November 1988 October 25, 1989
Arch Rivals Rare Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment November 1990 1991
Archon Bullet-Proof Software Activision Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Arkanoid Taito Taito Unreleased August 1987 Unreleased
Arkista's Ring NMK American Sammy Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Asterix Bit Managers Unreleased Infogrames Unreleased 1993
Astyanax Aicom Jaleco Jaleco March 1990 1990
Athena Micronics SNK Unreleased August 1987 Unreleased
Athletic World Human Entertainment Bandai Nintendo July 1987 June 15, 1988
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Imagineering THQ THQ January 1992 1991
Aussie Rules Footy Beam Software Unreleased Laser Beam Entertainment Unreleased 1991
Back to the Future Beam Software LJN Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Back to the Future Part II & III Beam Software LJN Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Bad Dudes (NA)
Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja (EU)
Data East Data East Ocean Software August 1989 1990
Bad News Baseball Tecmo Tecmo Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Bad Street Brawler Beam Software Mattel Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Balloon Fight Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo June 18, 1986 December 15, 1986
Banana Prince KID Unreleased Takara Unreleased February 1992
Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach TOSE Bandai Unreleased February 1989 Unreleased
Bandit Kings of Ancient China Koei Koei Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Barbie Imagineering Hi Tech Expressions Hi Tech Expressions December 1991 1992
The Bard's Tale Atelier Double FCI Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo August 1990 June 27, 1991
Base Wars Konami Ultra Games Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
Baseball Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
Baseball Simulator 1.000 Culture Brain Culture Brain Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Baseball Stars SNK SNK Unreleased July 1989 Unreleased
Baseball Stars 2 Pixel Romstar Unreleased July 1992 Unreleased
Bases Loaded TOSE Jaleco Unreleased July 1988 Unreleased
Bases Loaded II: Second Season TOSE Jaleco Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Bases Loaded 3 TOSE Jaleco Unreleased September 1991 Unreleased
Bases Loaded 4 TOSE Jaleco Unreleased April 1993 Unreleased
Batman: The Video Game Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft February 1990 September 14, 1990
Batman: Return of the Joker Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft December 1991 November 19, 1992
Batman Returns Konami Konami Konami January 1993 1993
Battle Chess Beam Software Data East Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
The Battle of Olympus Infinity Brøderbund Nintendo December 1989 September 26, 1991
Battle Tank Imagineering Absolute Entertainment Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Battleship Mindscape Mindscape Mindscape September 1993 1993
Battletoads Rare Tradewest Tradewest June 1991 February 18, 1993
Battletoads & Double Dragon Rare Tradewest Nintendo June 1993 1993
Beetlejuice Rare LJN Unreleased May 1991 Unreleased
Best of the Best: Championship Karate Movie Software Electro Brain Loriciel December 1992 1993
Bigfoot Beam Software Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment August 1990 January 24, 1991
Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure Rocket Science Productions LJN Unreleased August 1991 Unreleased
Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge Distinctive Software Konami Unreleased December 1991 Unreleased
Bionic Commando Capcom Capcom Capcom December 1988 October 26, 1990
The Black Bass Another Hot-B Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Blades of Steel Konami Konami Konami December 1988 November 23, 1990
Blaster Master Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft November 1988 April 25, 1991
The Blue Marlin Hot-B Hot-B Unreleased July 1992 Unreleased
The Blues Brothers Titus Software Titus Software Titus Software September 1992 1992
Bo Jackson Baseball Beam Software Data East Unreleased October 1991 Unreleased
Bomberman Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Unreleased January 1989 Unreleased
Bomberman II (NA)
Dynablaster (EU)
Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Hudson Soft February 1993 1991
Bonk's Adventure AI Hudson Soft Unreleased January 1994 Unreleased
Boulder Dash Data East, Sakata SAS JVC Musical Industries Nintendo June 1990 1990
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia Imagineering Absolute Entertainment Nintendo January 1990 1991
Bram Stoker's Dracula Probe Software Sony Imagesoft Sony Imagesoft September 1993 1993
Break Time: The National Pool Tour Opera House FCI Unreleased January 1993 Unreleased
BreakThru Data East Data East Unreleased November 1987 Unreleased
Bubble Bobble Taito Taito Taito November 1988 October 1990
Bubble Bobble Part 2 OLM
I.T.L
Taito Unreleased August 1993 Unreleased
Bucky O'Hare Konami Konami Palcom Software January 1992 February 18, 1993
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (NA)
The Bugs Bunny Blowout (EU)
Kemco Kemco*Seika Kemco September 1990 1990
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle Kemco Kemco*Seika Unreleased August 1989 Unreleased
Bump 'n' Jump Data East, Sakata SAS Vic Tokai Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Burai Fighter KID Taxan Nintendo March 1990 1990
BurgerTime Data East, Sakata SAS Data East Unreleased May 1987 Unreleased
Cabal Zippo Games Milton Bradley Company Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Caesars Palace Realtime Associates Virgin Interactive Unreleased December 1992 Unreleased
California Games Rare Milton Bradley Company Milton Bradley Company June 1989 1990
Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 Make Software Capcom Capcom August 1992 June 17, 1993
Captain America and The Avengers Data East Data East Data East December 1991 1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Chris Gray Enterprises Mindscape Mindscape September 1991 August 20, 1992
Captain Skyhawk Rare Milton Bradley Company Nintendo June 1990 May 26, 1994
Casino Kid SOFEL SOFEL Unreleased October 1989 Unreleased
Casino Kid 2 SOFEL SOFEL Unreleased April 1993 Unreleased
Castelian Bits Studios Triffix Storm June 1991 1993
Castle of Dragon Athena SETA Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Castlequest ASCII Nexoft Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Castlevania Konami Konami Konami May 1987 December 19, 1988
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Konami Konami Konami December 1988 April 27, 1990
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Konami Konami Palcom Software September 1990 December 10, 1992
Caveman Games Painting by Numbers Data East Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Championship Bowling Athena Romstar Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Championship Pool Bitmasters Mindscape Unreleased October 1993 Unreleased
Championship Rally Human Entertainment Unreleased HAL Laboratory Unreleased 1991
Chessmaster Software Toolworks Hi Tech Expressions Nintendo January 1990 March 26, 1992
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Capcom Capcom Capcom June 1990 December 12, 1991
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 Make Software Capcom Capcom January 1994 September 29, 1994
Chubby Cherub TOSE Bandai Unreleased October 29, 1986 Unreleased
Circus Caper Advance Communication Company Toho Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
City Connection Jaleco Jaleco Jaleco May 1988 1988
Clash at Demonhead Vic Tokai Vic Tokai Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Classic Concentration Softie GameTek Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Cliffhanger Spidersoft Sony Imagesoft Unreleased November 1993 Unreleased
Clu Clu Land Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 February 15, 1987
Cobra Command Data East Data East Unreleased November 1988 Unreleased
Cobra Triangle Rare Nintendo Nintendo July 1989 October 25, 1989
Code Name: Viper Arc System Works, Capcom Capcom Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Color a Dinosaur FarSight Studios Virgin Interactive Unreleased July 1993 Unreleased
Commando Capcom Capcom Unreleased November 1986 Unreleased
Conan: The Mysteries of Time Eastridge Technology Mindscape Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Conflict Vic Tokai Vic Tokai Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Conquest of the Crystal Palace Quest Asmik Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
Contra (NA)
Probotector (EU)
Konami Konami Konami February 1988 December 28, 1990
Contra Force Konami Konami Unreleased September 1992 Unreleased
Cool World Ocean Software Ocean Software Unreleased June 1993 Unreleased
Cowboy Kid Pixel Romstar Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Crackout Konami Unreleased Palcom Software Unreleased 1991
Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge Technōs Japan Technōs Japan Unreleased October 1992 Unreleased
Crystalis SNK SNK Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Cyberball Richard Seaborne Jaleco Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine Raffaele Cecco Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Dance Aerobics Human Entertainment Nintendo Unreleased March 1989 Unreleased
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat Rare Tradewest Tradewest August 1992 1992
Darkman Painting by Numbers Ocean Software Ocean Software October 1991 1991
Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum Beam Software Data East Unreleased February 1990 Unreleased
Day Dreamin' Davey Sculptured Software HAL America Unreleased June 1992 Unreleased
Days of Thunder (1990 video game) Beam Software Mindscape Mindscape October 1990 April 25, 1991
Deadly Towers Lenar, Tamtex Brøderbund Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Defender II Vid Kidz HAL America Unreleased July 1988 Unreleased
Defender of the Crown Beam Software Ultra Games Palcom Software July 1989 July 25, 1991
Defenders of Dynatron City Lucasfilm Games JVC Musical Industries Unreleased July 1992 Unreleased
Déjà Vu Kemco Kemco*Seika Kemco December 1990 September 24, 1992
Demon Sword TOSE Taito Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Desert Commander Kemco Kemco*Seika Unreleased June 1989 Unreleased
Destination Earthstar Imagineering Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased February 1990 Unreleased
Destiny of an Emperor Capcom Capcom Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Devil World Nintendo Research & Development 1 Unreleased Nintendo Unreleased July 15, 1987
Dick Tracy Realtime Associates Bandai Unreleased August 1990 Unreleased
Die Hard Pack-In-Video Activision Activision January 1992 January 1992
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise Namco Bandai Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Digger T. Rock: Legend of the Lost City Rare Milton Bradley Company Milton Bradley Company December 1990 1991
Dirty Harry Gray Matter Inc. Mindscape Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Disney's Aladdin NMS Software Unreleased Virgin Interactive Unreleased December 31, 1994
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Probe Software Unreleased Hudson Soft Unreleased 1994
Disney's Darkwing Duck Capcom Capcom Capcom June 1992 December 9, 1993
Disney's The Jungle Book Eurocom, Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive August 1994 August 25, 1994
Disney's The Lion King Dark Technologies Unreleased Virgin Interactive Unreleased May 25, 1995
Disney's The Little Mermaid Capcom Capcom Unreleased July 1991 Unreleased
Donkey Kong Nintendo Research & Development 1, Nintendo Research & Development 2 Nintendo Nintendo June 1, 1986 October 15, 1986
Donkey Kong 3 Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo June 6, 1986 September 1987
Donkey Kong Classics Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo October 1988 August 10, 1989
Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo Research & Development 1, Nintendo Research & Development 2 Nintendo Nintendo June 1, 1986 1987
Donkey Kong Jr. Math Nintendo Research & Development 2 Nintendo Nintendo June 6, 1986 September 1986
Double Dare Rare GameTek Unreleased April 1990 Unreleased
Double Dragon Technōs Japan Tradewest Nintendo June 1988 September 28, 1990
Double Dragon II: The Revenge Technōs Japan Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment January 1990 August 1990
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones Technōs Japan Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment February 1991 January 1991
Double Dribble Konami Konami Konami September 1987 1988
Dr. Chaos Marionette, SRS FCI Unreleased November 1988 Unreleased
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Advance Communication Company Bandai Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
Dr. Mario Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 14, 1990 June 27, 1991
Dragon Fighter Natsume SOFEL Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Dragon Power (NA)
Dragon Ball (EU)
TOSE Bandai Bandai March 1988 1990
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend Now Production Bandai Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Dragon Warrior Chunsoft Nintendo Unreleased August 1989 Unreleased
Dragon Warrior II Chunsoft Enix Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Dragon Warrior III Chunsoft Enix Unreleased March 1992 Unreleased
Dragon Warrior IV Chunsoft Enix Unreleased October 1992 Unreleased
Dragon's Lair MotiveTime CSG Imagesoft Elite Systems December 1990 January 3, 1992
Dropzone Eurocom Unreleased Mindscape Unreleased 1992
Duck Hunt Nintendo Research & Development 1, Intelligent Systems Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 August 15, 1987
DuckTales[a] Capcom Capcom Capcom September 1989 December 14, 1990
DuckTales 2 Make Software Capcom Capcom June 1993 November 18, 1993
Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements Natsume Taito Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball TOSE Brøderbund Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus Advance Communication Company Bandai Unreleased April 1990 Unreleased
Elevator Action Micronics Taito Unreleased August 1987 Unreleased
Eliminator Boat Duel Sculptured Software Electro Brain Storm November 1991 April 29, 1993
Elite David BrabenIan Bell Unreleased Imagineer Unreleased 1991
Excitebike Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
F-15 Strike Eagle MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse February 1992 February 18, 1993
F-117A Stealth Fighter MicroProse MicroProse Unreleased December 1992 Unreleased
Family Feud Beam Software GameTek Unreleased May 1991 Unreleased
Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger Game Arts Nexoft Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
Faxanadu Hudson Soft Nintendo Nintendo August 1989 December 28, 1990
Felix the Cat Shimada Kikaku Hudson Soft Hudson Soft October 1992 1992
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge System 3 Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment June 1992 June 1992
Fester's Quest Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft September 1989 September 14, 1990
Final Fantasy Square Nintendo Unreleased May 1990 Unreleased
Fire 'n Ice (NA)
Solomon's Key 2 (EU)
Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo March 1993 March 18, 1993
Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue Imagineering GameTek Unreleased March 1992 Unreleased
Fisher-Price: I Can Remember Beam Software GameTek Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Fisher-Price: Perfect Fit Beam Software GameTek Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Fist of the North Star Shouei System Taxan Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
Flight of the Intruder (NA)
Phantom Air Mission (EU)
Imagineering Mindscape Activision May 1991 1991
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy Taito, Sol Taito Taito December 1991 April 30, 1992
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak Taito, Sol Taito Taito August 1994 February 24, 1994
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll Culture Brain Culture Brain Unreleased August 1989 Unreleased
Flying Warriors Culture Brain Culture Brain Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Formula 1 Sensation Konami Unreleased Palcom Software Unreleased 1993
Formula One: Built to Win Winkysoft SETA Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates: The Revenge of Captain Hook Richard Seaborne, Equilibrium THQ Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
Frankenstein: The Monster Returns TOSE Bandai Unreleased July 1991 Unreleased
Freedom Force Sunsoft Sunsoft Unreleased April 1988 Unreleased
Friday the 13th Atlus LJN Unreleased February 1989 Unreleased
Fun House Realtime Associates Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero KID Taxan Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor KID Capcom Unreleased March 1992 Unreleased
Galaga: Demons of Death (NA)
Galaga (EU)
Namco Bandai Bandai September 1988 1988
Galaxy 5000 Activision Activision Activision February 1991 February 1991
Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness Capcom Capcom Capcom October 1992 June 17, 1993
Gauntlet[b] Tengen Tengen Unreleased July 1988 Unreleased
Gauntlet II Eastridge Technology Mindscape Mindscape September 1990 April 25, 1991
Gemfire Koei Koei Unreleased March 1992 Unreleased
Genghis Khan Koei Koei Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
George Foreman's KO Boxing Beam Software Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment December 1992 December 1992
Ghostbusters Bits Corporation Activision Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Ghostbusters II Imagineering Activision Activision April 1990 December 7, 1990
Ghosts 'n Goblins (NA)
Ghost 'n Goblins (EU)
Micronics Capcom Capcom November 1, 1986 March 23, 1989
Ghoul School Imagineering Electro Brain Unreleased March 1992 Unreleased
Goal! TOSE Jaleco Jaleco October 1989 March 24, 1994
Goal! Two (NA/ES)
Eric Cantona Football Challenge Goal! 2 (FR)
TOSE Jaleco Jaleco November 1992 1992
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters Compile Toho Toho October 1989 1991
Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters ??? Toho Unreleased February 1992 Unreleased
Golf Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 November 15, 1986
Golf Grand Slam TOSE Atlus Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode Vic Tokai Vic Tokai Unreleased September 1988 Unreleased
The Goonies II Konami Konami Konami November 1987 December 19, 1988
Gotcha! The Sport! Atlus LJN Unreleased November 1987 Unreleased
Gradius Konami Konami Konami December 1986 November 30, 1988
The Great Waldo Search Radiance THQ Unreleased December 1992 Unreleased
Greg Norman's Golf Power Gremlin Interactive Virgin Interactive Unreleased July 1992 Unreleased
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft October 1990 February 21, 1991
The Guardian Legend Compile Brøderbund Nintendo April 1989 February 20, 1992
Guerrilla War SNK SNK SNK June 1989 1989
Gumshoe Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo August 1986 May 1988
Gun-Nac Compile ASCII Unreleased September 1991 Unreleased
Gun.Smoke Capcom Capcom Capcom February 1988 February 23, 1988
Gyromite Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
Gyruss Konami Ultra Games Unreleased February 1989 Unreleased
Hammerin' Harry Tamtex Unreleased Irem Unreleased 1992
Harlem Globetrotters Softie GameTek Unreleased March 1991 Unreleased
Hatris Bullet-Proof Software Bullet-Proof Software Unreleased April 1992 Unreleased
Heavy Barrel Data East Data East Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Heavy Shreddin' (NA)
Snowboard Challenge (EU)
Imagineering Parker Brothers Activision June 1990 1990
High Speed Rare Tradewest Tradewest July 1991 April 28, 1994
Hogan's Alley Nintendo Research & Development 1, Intelligent Systems Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 December 15, 1987
Hollywood Squares Rare GameTek Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Home Alone Bethesda Softworks THQ Unreleased October 1991 Unreleased
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Imagineering THQ THQ October 1992 1992
Hook Painting by Numbers Sony Imagesoft Ocean Software April 1992 1992
Hoops Aicom Jaleco Jaleco June 1989 1989
Hudson Hawk Special FX Sony Imagesoft Ocean Software February 1992 1992
The Hunt for Red October Beam Software Hi Tech Expressions Hi Tech Expressions January 1991 1992
Hydlide T&E Soft FCI Unreleased June 1989 Unreleased
Ice Climber Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
Ice Hockey Nintendo Research & Development 2 Nintendo Nintendo March 1988 April 15, 1988
Ikari Warriors Micronics SNK SNK May 1987 August 10, 1989
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road Micronics SNK Unreleased April 1988 Unreleased
Ikari III: The Rescue SNK SNK Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Image Fight Lenar Irem Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
The Immortal Sandcastle Electronic Arts Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
The Incredible Crash Dummies Software Creations LJN LJN August 1994 October 21, 1993
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Software Creations Taito Unreleased March 1991 Unreleased
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NA)
Indy: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (EU)
NMS Software Ubisoft Ubisoft December 1993 1993
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom[b] Tengen Mindscape Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Infiltrator Eastridge Technology Mindscape Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
International Cricket Beam Software Unreleased Laser Beam Entertainment Unreleased 1992
Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy SNK SNK SNK July 1988 1988
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II Zippo Games Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment December 1989 March 27, 1991
Isolated Warrior KID NTVIC Nintendo February 1991 1991
Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road Rare Tradewest Nintendo April 1990 March 14, 1991
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf Sculptured Software Konami Konami March 1990 June 27, 1991
Jackal Konami Konami Unreleased September 1988 Unreleased
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu Now Production Hudson Soft Hudson Soft December 1990 1991
James Bond Jr. Eurocom THQ THQ November 1992 1992
Jaws Escape/Westone LJN Unreleased November 1987 Unreleased
Jeopardy! Rare GameTek Unreleased September 1988 Unreleased
Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition Rare GameTek Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Jeopardy! Junior Edition Rare GameTek Unreleased October 1989 Unreleased
The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper! Natsume Taito Taito December 1992 August 26, 1993
Jimmy Connors Tennis NMS Software Ubisoft Ubisoft November 1993 1993
Joe & Mac (NA)
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja (EU)
Elite Systems Data East Elite Systems December 1992 1992
John Elway's Quarterback Rare Tradewest Unreleased March 1989 Unreleased
Jordan vs. Bird: One on One Rare Milton Bradley Company Unreleased August 1989 Unreleased
Journey to Silius Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft September 1990 February 21, 1991
Joust HAL Laboratory HAL America Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Jurassic Park Ocean Software Ocean Software Ocean Software June 1993 December 28, 1993
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter Human Entertainment HAL America Nintendo January 1991 February 20, 1992
Karate Champ Data East, Sakata SAS Data East Unreleased December 1986 Unreleased
The Karate Kid Atlus LJN Unreleased November 1987 Unreleased
Karnov Data East, Sakata SAS Data East Unreleased January 1988 Unreleased
Kick Master KID Taito Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Kick Off Enigma Variations Unreleased Imagineer Unreleased July 22, 1992
Kickle Cubicle Irem Irem Irem September 1990 1990
Kid Icarus Nintendo Research & Development 1, TOSE Nintendo Nintendo July 1, 1987 February 15, 1987
Kid Klown in Night Mayor World Kemco Kemco Unreleased April 1993 Unreleased
Kid Kool Vic Tokai Vic Tokai Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja TOSE Data East Unreleased November 1987 Unreleased
King's Knight Square, Workss Square Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! Novotrade International Konami Unreleased June 1992 Unreleased
Kings of the Beach Konami Ultra Games Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Kirby's Adventure HAL Laboratory Nintendo Nintendo May 1, 1993 November 9, 1993
Kiwi Kraze (NA)
The NewZealand Story (EU)
Software Creations Taito Ocean Software March 1991 1991
KlashBall The Bitmap Brothers SOFEL Unreleased July 1991 Unreleased
Knight Rider Pack-In-Video Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment December 1989 July 27, 1990
Konami Hyper Soccer Konami Unreleased Konami Unreleased 1992
The Krion Conquest Vic Tokai Vic Tokai Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
Krusty's Fun House Audiogenic Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment September 1992 1992
Kung Fu Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 1987
Kung-Fu Heroes Culture Brain Culture Brain Unreleased March 1989 Unreleased
Laser Invasion Konami Konami Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
Last Action Hero Teeny Weeny Games Sony Imagesoft Unreleased October 1993 Unreleased
The Last Ninja Beam Software Jaleco Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
The Last Starfighter Eastridge Technology Mindscape Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf SNK SNK SNK September 1988 May 18, 1990
Legacy of the Wizard Nihon Falcom Brøderbund Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
The Legend of Kage Taito Taito Unreleased August 1987 Unreleased
The Legend of Prince Valiant Special FX Software Unreleased Ocean Software Unreleased 1992
Legend of the Ghost Lion Kemco Kemco Unreleased October 1992 Unreleased
The Legend of Zelda Nintendo Research & Development 4 Nintendo Nintendo August 22, 1987 November 15, 1987
Legendary Wings Capcom Capcom Unreleased July 1988 Unreleased
Legends of the Diamond TOSE Bandai Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Lemmings Ocean Software Sunsoft Sunsoft November 1992 May 19, 1993
L'Empereur Koei Koei Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque: La Légende d'or TOSE Unreleased Bandai[7] Unreleased 1987
Lethal Weapon Eurocom Ocean Software Ocean Software April 1993 1993
Life Force (NA)
Life Force Salamander (EU)
Konami Konami Konami August 1988 November 23, 1989
Little League Baseball: Championship Series SNK SNK Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Little Nemo: The Dream Master Capcom Capcom Nintendo September 1990 December 12, 1991
Little Ninja Brothers Culture Brain Culture Brain Culture Brain December 1990 1991
Little Samson Takeru Taito Taito November 1992 March 18, 1993
Lode Runner Hudson Soft Brøderbund Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
The Lone Ranger Konami Konami Unreleased August 1991 Unreleased
Loopz Audiogenic, Milestone srl Mindscape Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man KID Taxan Nintendo September 1990 1991
Lunar Pool Compile FCI FCI October 1987 1987
M.C. Kids (NA)
McDonaldland (EU)
Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive Ocean Software February 1992 May 19, 1993
M.U.L.E. Mindscape Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
M.U.S.C.L.E. TOSE Bandai Unreleased October 29, 1986 Unreleased
Mach Rider Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo August 1986 1987
Mad Max Eastridge Technology Mindscape Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
The Mafat Conspiracy: Golgo 13 Aicom Vic Tokai Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Magic Darts SETA Romstar Unreleased September 1991 Unreleased
Magic Johnson's Fast Break Software Creations Tradewest Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
The Magic of Scheherazade Culture Brain Culture Brain Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Magician Eurocom Taxan Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
MagMax Nihon Bussan FCI Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Mah Jong[c] Nintendo Unreleased Unreleased Unreleased Unreleased
Major League Baseball Atlus LJN Unreleased April 1988 Unreleased
Maniac Mansion Lucasfilm Games, Realtime Associates Jaleco Jaleco September 1990 October 22, 1992
Mappy-Land TOSE Taxan Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
Marble Madness Rare Milton Bradley Company Milton Bradley Company March 1989 1989
Mario Bros. Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo June 1, 1986 September 1, 1986
Mario Bros. (Classic Series) Nintendo Research & Development 1 Unreleased Nintendo Unreleased 1993
Mario Is Missing! Radical Entertainment Software Toolworks Mindscape July 1993 June 1994
Mario's Time Machine Radical Entertainment Software Toolworks Unreleased June 1994 Unreleased
Mechanized Attack SNK SNK Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Mega Man Capcom Capcom Capcom December 1987 December 13, 1989
Mega Man 2[a] Capcom Capcom Capcom June 1989 December 14, 1990
Mega Man 3 Capcom Capcom Nintendo November 1990 February 20, 1992
Mega Man 4 Capcom Capcom Nintendo January 1992 January 21, 1993
Mega Man 5 Capcom Capcom Nintendo December 1992 November 18, 1993
Mega Man 6 Capcom Nintendo Unreleased March 1994 Unreleased
Mendel Palace Game Freak Hudson Soft Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Metal Gear Konami Ultra Games Konami June 1988 1989
Metal Mech: Man & Machine Sculptured Software Jaleco Unreleased March 1991 Unreleased
Metal Storm Tamtex Irem Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Metroid Nintendo Research & Development 1, Intelligent Systems Nintendo Nintendo August 15, 1987 January 15, 1988
Michael Andretti's World GP Human Entertainment American Sammy Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Mickey Mousecapade Hudson Soft Capcom Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Mickey's Adventures in Numberland Beam Software Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased March 1994 Unreleased
Mickey's Safari in Letterland Beam Software Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased March 1993 Unreleased
Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum New World Computing American Sammy Unreleased August 1992 Unreleased
Mighty Bomb Jack Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo July 1987 1987
Mighty Final Fight Capcom Capcom Capcom July 1993 1993
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Nintendo Research & Development 3 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1987 December 15, 1987
Millipede HAL Laboratory HAL America Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Milon's Secret Castle Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Unreleased September 1988 Unreleased
The Miracle Piano Teaching System Software Toolworks Software Toolworks Mindscape 1990 1990
Mission: Impossible Konami Ultra Games Palcom Software September 1990 November 28, 1991
Monopoly Sculptured Software Parker Brothers Parker Brothers May 1991 October 1992
Monster in My Pocket Konami Konami Palcom Software January 1992 1992
Monster Party Human Entertainment Bandai Unreleased June 1989 Unreleased
Monster Truck Rally Realtime Associates INTV Unreleased September 1991 Unreleased
Motor City Patrol Source Research & Development Matchbox Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Mr. Gimmick Sunsoft Unreleased Sunsoft Unreleased May 19, 1993
Ms. Pac-Man Now Production Namco Unreleased November 1993 Unreleased
Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival Mind's Eye Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
The Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World Rocket Science Productions American Softworks Unreleased April 1992 Unreleased
Mystery Quest Carry Lab Taxan Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
NARC Rare Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased August 1990 Unreleased
NES Open Tournament Golf Nintendo Research & Development 2 Nintendo Nintendo September 29, 1991 June 18, 1992
NES Play Action Football TOSE Nintendo Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
New Ghostbusters II HAL Laboratory Unreleased HAL Laboratory Unreleased 1990
NFL Football Atlus LJN Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing Gremlin Graphics GameTek Gremlin Interactive October 1993 1993
A Nightmare on Elm Street Rare LJN Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Nightshade Beam Software Ultra Games Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Ninja Crusaders NMK American Sammy Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Ninja Gaiden (NA)
Shadow Warriors (EU)
Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo March 1989 August 15, 1991
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NA)
Shadow Warriors II (EU)
Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo May 1990 October 27, 1994
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Tecmo Tecmo Unreleased August 1991 Unreleased
Ninja Kid TOSE Bandai Unreleased October 29, 1986 Unreleased
Nintendo World Cup Technōs Japan Nintendo Nintendo December 1990 June 27, 1991
Noah's Ark Source Research & Development Unreleased Konami Unreleased 1992
Nobunaga's Ambition Koei Koei Unreleased June 1989 Unreleased
Nobunaga's Ambition II Koei Koei Unreleased April 1991 Unreleased
North & South Kemco Kemco*Seika Infogrames December 1990 January 23, 1992
Operation Wolf Taito Taito Taito May 1989 1992
Orb-3D Software Toolworks Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Othello HAL Laboratory Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Over Horizon Pixel, Hot-B Unreleased Takara Unreleased 1991
Overlord Probe Software Virgin Interactive Unreleased January 1993 Unreleased
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War SNK SNK SNK September 1989 1989
Pac-Man[b] Namco Tengen Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Pac-Man Namco Namco Nintendo November 1993 1993
Palamedes Natsume Hot-B Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
Panic Restaurant EIM Taito Taito August 1992 May 26, 1994
Paperboy Eastridge Technology Mindscape Mindscape December 1988 October 26, 1990
Paperboy 2 Eastridge Technology Mindscape Mindscape April 1992 April 1992
Parasol Stars: Rainbow Island II Ocean Software Unreleased Ocean Software Unreleased 1992
Parodius Konami Unreleased Palcom Software Unreleased 1992
Phantom Fighter Marionette, SRS FCI Unreleased April 1990 Unreleased
Pictionary Software Creations LJN Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Pinball Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
Pinball Quest TOSE Jaleco Jaleco June 1990 1992
Pin*Bot Rare Nintendo Nintendo April 1990 1990
Pipe Dream Distinctive Software Bullet-Proof Software Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Pirates! Rare Ultra Games Palcom Software October 1991 Unreleased
Platoon Sunsoft Sunsoft Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Popeye Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo June 6, 1986 1987
Power Blade Natsume Taito Taito March 1991 January 23, 1992
Power Blade 2 Natsume Taito Unreleased October 1992 Unreleased
Power Punch II Beam Software American Softworks Unreleased June 1992 Unreleased
Predator Pack-In-Video Activision Actvision April 1989 1992
Prince of Persia MotiveTime Virgin Interactive Mindscape November 1992 April 29, 1993
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Pro Sport Hockey TOSE Jaleco Unreleased November 1993 Unreleased
Pro Wrestling Nintendo Research & Development 3 Nintendo Nintendo March 1987 September 15, 1987
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream Nintendo Research & Development 3 Nintendo Nintendo August 1990 1991
The Punisher Beam Software LJN Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
Puss 'n Boots: Pero's Great Adventure Shouei System Electro Brain Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Puzznic Taito Taito Taito November 1990 April 25, 1991
Q*bert Konami Ultra Games Unreleased February 1989 Unreleased
Qix Novotrade International Taito Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
R.B.I. Baseball[b] Tengen Tengen Unreleased June 1988 Unreleased
R.C. Pro-Am Rare Nintendo Nintendo February 1988 April 15, 1988
R.C. Pro-Am II Rare Tradewest Tradewest December 1992 September 23, 1993
Racket Attack TOSE Jaleco Jaleco October 1988 March 24, 1994
Rackets & Rivals Konami Unreleased Palcom Software Unreleased 1993
Rad Racer Square Nintendo Nintendo October 1, 1987 January 15, 1988
Rad Racer II Square Square Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Raid on Bungeling Bay Hudson Soft Brøderbund Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Rainbow Islands Taito Taito Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 Ocean Software Unreleased Ocean Software Unreleased 1991
Rally Bike Toaplan Romstar Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Rambo Pack-In-Video Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased May 1988 Unreleased
Rampage Data East Data East Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Rampart Bitmasters Jaleco Jaleco January 1992 1992
Remote Control Riedel Software Productions Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased May 1990 Unreleased
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$! Imagineering THQ Unreleased November 1993 Unreleased
Renegade Technōs Japan Taito Unreleased January 1988 Unreleased
Rescue: The Embassy Mission Kemco Kemco*Seika Kemco January 1990 March 27, 1991
Ring King Jastec, Neue Design Data East Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
River City Ransom (NA)
Street Gangs (EU)
Technōs Japan Technōs Japan Infogrames January 1990 1991
Road Fighter Konami Unreleased Palcom Software Unreleased 1992
RoadBlasters Beam Software Mindscape Mindscape January 1990 1990
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sculptured Software Virgin Interactive Mindscape November 1991 December 10, 1992
RoboCop Data East, Sakata SAS Data East Ocean Software December 1989 April 25, 1991
RoboCop 2 Painting by Numbers Data East Ocean Software April 1991 1991
RoboCop 3 Probe Software Ocean Software Ocean Software August 1992 July 28, 1994
Robowarrior Hudson Soft, Aicom Jaleco Jaleco December 1988 September 27, 1989
Rock 'n' Ball KID NTVIC Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Rocket Ranger Beam Software Kemco*Seika Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
The Rocketeer Ironwind Software Bandai Unreleased May 1991 Unreleased
Rockin' Kats Atlus Atlus Atlus September 1991 November 19, 1992
Rod Land The Sales Curve Unreleased Storm Unreleased 1993
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball Sculptured Software LJN Unreleased October 1991 Unreleased
Rollerball HAL Laboratory HAL America HAL Laboratory February 1990 1992
Rollerblade Racer Radiance Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased February 1993 Unreleased
RollerGames Konami Ultra Games Konami September 1990 October 24, 1991
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game) Koei Koei Unreleased October 1989 Unreleased
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II Koei Koei Unreleased September 1991 Unreleased
Roundball: 2 on 2 Challenge Park Place Productions Mindscape Mindscape May 27, 1992 1992
Rush'n Attack Konami Konami Konami April 1987 1988
Rygar Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo July 1987 March 30, 1990
S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team (NA)
Action in New York (EU)
Natsume Natsume Infogrames June 1991 1992
Section Z Capcom Capcom Capcom July 1987 September 27, 1989
Seicross Nichibutsu FCI Unreleased October 1988 Unreleased
Sesame Street: 1-2-3 Zippo Games Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased January 1989 Unreleased
Sesame Street: A-B-C Zippo Games Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Sesame Street: A-B-C/1-2-3 Zippo Games Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide & Speak Riedel Software Productions Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Sesame Street: Countdown Riedel Software Productions Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased February 1992 Unreleased
Shadow of the Ninja (NA)
Blue Shadow (EU)
Natsume Natsume Taito December 1990 July 25, 1991
Shadowgate Kemco Kemco*Seika Kemco December 1989 May 30, 1991
Shatterhand Natsume Jaleco Jaleco December 1991 November 19, 1992
Shingen the Ruler Another Hot-B Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Shooting Range TOSE Bandai Unreleased June 1989 Unreleased
Short Order / Eggsplode! TOSE Nintendo Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Side Pocket Data East Data East Data East November 30, 1987 May 27, 1992
Silent Service Rare Ultra Games Konami December 1989 November 23, 1990
Silkworm Sammy Japan American Sammy Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Silver Surfer Software Creations Arcadia Systems Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants Imagineering Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment February 1991 December 12, 1991
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World Imagineering Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment December 1991 October 22, 1992
The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man Imagineering Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment December 1992 1992
Skate or Die! Konami Ultra Games Palcom Software December 1988 August 17, 1990
Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Ski or Die Konami Ultra Games Palcom Software February 1991 October 24, 1991
Sky Kid Namco Sunsoft Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Sky Shark Software Creations Taito Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Slalom Rare Nintendo Nintendo March 1987 October 15, 1987
Smash TV Beam Software Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment September 1991 1991
The Smurfs Bit Managers Unreleased Infogrames Unreleased 1994
Snake Rattle 'n' Roll Rare Nintendo Nintendo July 1990 March 27, 1991
Snake's Revenge Konami Ultra Games Konami April 1990 March 1991
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular Kemco Kemco*Seika Unreleased April 1990 Unreleased
Snow Brothers Soft House Capcom Capcom November 1991 1991
Soccer Intelligent Systems Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 January 15, 1987
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship Zippo Games Tradewest Nintendo September 1990 September 26, 1991
Solomon's Key Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo July 1987 March 30, 1990
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos Software Creations CSG Imagesoft Nintendo June 1990 September 26, 1991
Space Shuttle Project Imagineering Absolute Entertainment Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Spelunker Tamtex, TOSE Brøderbund Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six Bits Studios LJN LJN October 1992 1992
Spot: The Video Game Virgin Mastertronic Arcadia Systems Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Spy Hunter Sunsoft Sunsoft Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Spy vs. Spy Kemco Kemco*Seika Kemco October 1988 July 27, 1990
Sqoon Home Data Irem Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Stack-Up Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1986
Stadium Events Human Entertainment Bandai Bandai September 1987 1988
Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston Sculptured Software Electro Brain Unreleased October 1992 Unreleased
Star Force Hudson Soft Tecmo Tecmo November 1987 April 27, 1990
Star Soldier Hudson Soft Taxan Unreleased January 1989 Unreleased
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Interplay Entertainment Ultra Games Palcom Software February 1992 1992
Star Trek: The Next Generation Imagineering Absolute Entertainment Unreleased September 1993 Unreleased
Star Voyager ASCII Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Star Wars[a] Lucasfilm Games, Beam Software JVC Musical Industries JVC Musical Industries November 1991 March 26, 1992
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back[a] Lucasfilm Games, Sculptured Software JVC Musical Industries JVC Musical Industries March 1992 1992
Starship Hector Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
StarTropics Nintendo Research & Development 3, Locomotive Corporation Nintendo Nintendo December 1, 1990 August 20, 1992
Stealth ATF Imagineering Activision Nintendo October 1989 May 30, 1991
Stinger Konami Konami Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Street Cop Human Entertainment Bandai Unreleased June 1989 Unreleased
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Capcom Capcom Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Strider Capcom Capcom Unreleased July 1989 Unreleased
Super C (NA)
Probotector II: Return of The Evil Forces (EU)
Konami Konami Konami April 1990 1992
Super Cars Magnetic Fields Electro Brain Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Super Dodge Ball Technōs Japan CSG Imagesoft Unreleased July 1989 Unreleased
Super Glove Ball Rare Mattel Unreleased October 1990 Unreleased
Super Jeopardy! Imagitec GameTek Unreleased September 1991 Unreleased
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Research & Development 4 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 1987
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo November 1988 December 1988
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet Nintendo, Human Entertainment Nintendo Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Super Mario Bros./Tetris/Nintendo World Cup Nintendo, Technōs Japan Unreleased Nintendo Unreleased 1991
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo Research & Development 4 Nintendo Nintendo October 9, 1988 April 28, 1989
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Research & Development 4 Nintendo Nintendo February 12, 1990 August 29, 1991
Super Pitfall Micronics Activision Unreleased November 1987 Unreleased
Super Spike V'Ball Technōs Japan Nintendo Nintendo February 1990 January 23, 1992
Super Spike V'Ball/Nintendo World Cup Nintendo, Technōs Japan Nintendo Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Super Spy Hunter Sunsoft Sunsoft Sunsoft February 1992 1992
Super Team Games Human Entertainment Nintendo Unreleased November 1988 Unreleased
Super Turrican Manfred Trenz Unreleased Imagineer Unreleased 1992
Superman Kemco Kemco*Seika Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Swamp Thing Imagineering THQ THQ December 1992 1992
Sword Master Athena Activision Activision January 1992 January 21, 1993
Swords and Serpents Interplay Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment August 1990 November 28, 1991
Taboo: The Sixth Sense Rare Tradewest Unreleased April 1989 Unreleased
Tag Team Wrestling Data East, Sakata SAS Data East Unreleased October 1986 Unreleased
TaleSpin Capcom Capcom Capcom December 1991 September 24, 1992
Target: Renegade Software Creations Taito Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Tecmo Baseball Tecmo Tecmo Unreleased January 1989 Unreleased
Tecmo Bowl Tecmo Tecmo Unreleased February 1989 Unreleased
Tecmo Cup Soccer Game (NA)
Tecmo Cup: Football Game (EU)
Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo September 1992 September 24, 1992
Tecmo NBA Basketball Sculptured Software Tecmo Unreleased November 1992 Unreleased
Tecmo Super Bowl Tecmo Tecmo Unreleased December 1991 Unreleased
Tecmo World Cup Soccer Tecmo Unreleased Tecmo Unreleased 1991
Tecmo World Wrestling Tecmo Tecmo Tecmo April 1990 November 23, 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NA/AU)
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (EU)
Konami Ultra Games Palcom Software June 1989 August 17, 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NA/AU)
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles II: The Arcade Game (EU)
Konami Ultra Games Konami December 1990 November 14, 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project Konami Konami Unreleased February 1, 1992 Unreleased
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (NA)
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Tournament Fighters (EU)
Konami Konami Konami February 1994 1994
Tennis Nintendo Research & Development 1, Intelligent Systems Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 September 1, 1986
The Terminator Radical Entertainment Mindscape Mindscape December 1992 1992
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Software Creations LJN LJN February 1992 1992
Terra Cresta Nihon Bussan Vic Tokai Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Tetris Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo November 1989 February 23, 1990
Tetris 2 TOSE Nintendo Nintendo October 1993 1993
The Three Stooges Beam Software Activision Unreleased October 1989 Unreleased
Thunder & Lightning Visco Corporation Romstar Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Thunderbirds Pack-In-Video Activision Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
Thundercade Micronics American Sammy Unreleased July 1989 Unreleased
Tiger-Heli Micronics Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment September 1987 January 17, 1990
Time Lord Rare Milton Bradley Company Milton Bradley Company September 1990 1990
Times of Lore Toho Toho Unreleased May 1991 Unreleased
Tiny Toon Adventures Konami Konami Konami December 1991 October 22, 1992
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland Konami Konami Konami April 1993 January 27, 1994
Tiny Toon Adventures Cartoon Workshop Novotrade International Konami Konami December 1992 1992
To the Earth Cirque Verte Nintendo Nintendo November 1989 February 23, 1990
Toki Daiei Seisakusho Taito Unreleased December 1991 Unreleased
Tom and Jerry Software Creations Hi Tech Expressions Hi Tech Expressions December 1991 October 22, 1992
Tombs & Treasure Compile Infocom Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
Top Gun Konami Konami Konami November 1987 November 30, 1988
Top Gun: The Second Mission Konami Konami Konami January 1990 October 24, 1991
Top Players' Tennis (NA)
Four Players' Tennis (EU)
Home Data Asmik Nintendo January 1990 July 1992
Total Recall Interplay Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment August 1990 1990
Totally Rad Aicom Jaleco Jaleco March 1991 1991
Touch Down Fever SNK SNK Unreleased February 1991 Unreleased
Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage Atlus LJN Unreleased February 1988 Unreleased
Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari Sculptured Software LJN Unreleased March 1992 Unreleased
Toxic Crusaders TOSE Bandai Unreleased April 1992 Unreleased
Track & Field (NA)
Track & Field in Barcelona (EU)
Konami Konami Kemco April 1987 1992
Track & Field II Konami Konami Konami June 1989 November 22, 1989
Treasure Master Software Creations American Softworks Unreleased December 1991 Unreleased
Trog! Visual Concepts Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment October 1991 1991
Trojan Capcom Capcom Capcom February 1987 March 23, 1989
The Trolls in Crazyland KID Unreleased American Softworks Unreleased 1993
Twin Cobra Micronics American Sammy Unreleased January 1990 Unreleased
Twin Eagle SETA Romstar Unreleased October 1989 Unreleased
Ufouria: The Saga Sunsoft Unreleased Sunsoft Unreleased November 19, 1992
Ultima III: Exodus Newtopia Planning FCI Unreleased February 1989 Unreleased
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Atelier Double, Infinity FCI Unreleased December 1990 Unreleased
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Origin Systems FCI Unreleased January 1993 Unreleased
Ultimate Air Combat Activision Activision Activision April 1992 November 1992
Ultimate Basketball Aicom American Sammy Unreleased September 1990 Unreleased
The Uncanny X-Men Pixel LJN Unreleased December 1989 Unreleased
Uncharted Waters Koei Koei Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Uninvited Kemco Kemco*Seika Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
The Untouchables Special FX Software Ocean Software Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
Urban Champion Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo August 1986 1987
Vegas Dream HAL Laboratory HAL America Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Vice: Project Doom Aicom American Sammy Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
Videomation FarSight Studios THQ Unreleased June 1991 Unreleased
Volleyball Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo March 1987 November 15, 1987
Wacky Races Atlus Atlus Unreleased May 1992 Unreleased
Wall Street Kid SOFEL SOFEL Unreleased June 1990 Unreleased
Wario's Woods Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo December 10, 1994 1994
Wayne Gretzky Hockey Bethesda Softworks THQ Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
Wayne's World Radical Entertainment THQ Unreleased November 1993 Unreleased
WCW Wrestling Nichibutsu FCI Unreleased April 1990 Unreleased
Werewolf: The Last Warrior Data East, Sakata SAS Data East Data East November 1990 September 26, 1991
Wheel of Fortune Rare GameTek Unreleased September 1988 Unreleased
Wheel of Fortune Family Edition Rare GameTek Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Wheel of Fortune: Featuring Vanna White Imagitec GameTek Unreleased January 1992 Unreleased
Wheel of Fortune Junior Edition Rare GameTek Unreleased October 1989 Unreleased
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Distinctive Software Konami Unreleased October 1991 Unreleased
Where's Waldo? Bethesda Softworks THQ Unreleased September 17, 1991 Unreleased
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Rare LJN Unreleased September 1989 Unreleased
Whomp 'Em Jaleco Jaleco Unreleased March 1991 Unreleased
Widget Graphic Research Atlus Unreleased November 1992 Unreleased
Wild Gunman Nintendo Research & Development 1, Intelligent Systems Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 August 22, 1987
Willow Capcom Capcom Capcom December 1989 November 28, 1991
Win, Lose, or Draw Riedel Software Productions Hi Tech Expressions Unreleased March 1990 Unreleased
Winter Games Atelier Double Acclaim Entertainment Unreleased September 1987 Unreleased
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Sir-Tech Nexoft Unreleased July 1990 Unreleased
Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds Sir-Tech ASCII Unreleased April 1992 Unreleased
Wizards & Warriors Rare Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment December 1987 January 17, 1990
Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros: Visions of Power (NA)
Wizards & Warriors III (EU)
Zippo Games Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment March 1992 January 21, 1993
Wolverine Software Creations LJN Unreleased October 1991 Unreleased
World Champ Pixel Romstar Taito April 1991 April 1991
World Class Track Meet Human Entertainment Nintendo Unreleased August 1988 Unreleased
World Games Software Creations Milton Bradley Company Unreleased March 1989 Unreleased
Wrath of the Black Manta AI Taito Taito April 1990 January 24, 1991
Wrecking Crew Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo Nintendo October 18, 1985 1987
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth Cyclone System Asmik Unreleased November 1991 Unreleased
WWF King of the Ring Gray Matter Interactive, Eastridge Technology LJN LJN November 1993 November 1993
WWF WrestleMania Rare Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment January 1989 1989
WWF WrestleMania Challenge Rare LJN LJN November 1990 1991
WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge Sculptured Software LJN LJN September 1992 1992
Xenophobe Sunsoft Sunsoft Unreleased December 1988 Unreleased
Xevious Namco Bandai Bandai September 1988 October 25, 1989
Xexyz Atlus Hudson Soft Unreleased April 1990 Unreleased
Yo! Noid Now Production Capcom Unreleased November 1990 Unreleased
Yoshi (NA)
Mario & Yoshi (EU)
Game Freak Nintendo Nintendo June 1, 1992 December 30, 1992
Yoshi's Cookie TOSE Nintendo Nintendo April 10, 1993 April 28, 1994
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Jaleco Jaleco Unreleased December 1992 Unreleased
Zanac Compile FCI Unreleased October 1987 Unreleased
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Nintendo Research & Development 4 Nintendo Nintendo December 1, 1988 1990
Zen the Intergalactic Ninja Konami Konami Konami March 1993 1993
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II Nintendo Research & Development 3 Nintendo Unreleased March 15, 1994 Unreleased
Zombie Nation KAZe Meldac Unreleased January 1991 Unreleased
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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)[3][4][5] Release date
Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 Nintendo Nintendo 1991
Nintendo World Championships 1990 Nintendo Nintendo March 1990

Unreleased games[]

Title[4][5] Publisher[4][5]
Airball Tengen
Armadillo IGS
Bashi Bazook: Morphoid Masher Jaleco
Blazeblasters Nexoft
Blockout Technōs Japan
Buster Bros. Hudson Soft
Buzz & Waldog Innovation
The California Raisins: The Grape Escape Capcom
Card Sharks GameTek
Cheetahmen II Active Enterprises
Chip's Challenge Bullet-Proof Software
Chuck Yeager's Fighter Combat Electronic Arts
Crash 'n the Boys: Ice Challenge Technōs Japan
Crash 'n the Boys: Soccer Challenge Technōs Japan
Cyberball (unlicensed version) Tengen
Days of Thunder (Unreleased version) Mindscape
Drac's Night Out Parker Brothers
Earth Bound[a] Nintendo
Erik the Viking
Escape from Atlantis Color Dreams
Exploding Fist Tradewest
Final Fantasy II Square
Happy Camper Color Dreams
Happily Ever After SOFEL
Hard Drivin' Tengen
HeroQuest Milton Bradley Company
Hit the Ice Taito
John Madden Football '93 Ubisoft
Kung Fu 2 Irem
New Kids on the Block Parker Brothers
Password GameTek
Pescatore Sunsoft
Pizza Pop Jaleco
Police Academy Tengen
The Price is Right GameTek
Rampart (unlicensed version) Tengen
Return of Donkey Kong Nintendo
Road Runner (licensed version) Mindscape
RoboCop vs. the Terminator Virgin Interactive
Secret Ties Vic Tokai
SimCity Nintendo
Spy vs. Spy: The Island Caper[b] Kemco
Squashed Jaleco
Sunman Sunsoft
Super Password GameTek
Super Pitfall 2 Activision
Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan CollectorVision
Talking Super Password GameTek
Technocop Tengen
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends THQ
Time Diver: Eon Man Taito
Titan Warriors Capcom
Trival Pursuit Parker Brothers
Twin Peaks Hi Tech Expressions
UWC SETA
War on Wheels Jaleco
World War III LJN
Xybots Tengen
  1. ^ In 2015, it was officially localized on the Wii U's Virtual Console as EarthBound Beginnings.
  2. ^ 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.

Cancelled Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom games
Title(s) Cancellation date Developer Publisher
The Addams Family 2 1993[8] Ocean Ocean
Aero the Acro-Bat 1992[9] Iguana Entertainment Sunsoft
Bio Force Ape 1992[10] SETA Corporation SETA Corporation
Black Tiger August 1988[11] Capcom Capcom
The California Raisins: The Grape Escape 1991[12] Radiance Capcom
Chip's Challenge 1992[13] Epyx Nintendo
Days of Thunder 1990[14] Mindscape
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[15] Technōs Japan Technōs Japan
SimCity 1991[16] Maxis Nintendo
Street Fighter 1989 Pacific Dataworks International Capcom
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1993[17] Capcom Capcom
Super Pitfall II (Localization of Atlantis No Nazo) 1989[18] Sunsoft, Activision Activision
Super Rescue 1989[19] CSG Imagesoft
Super Sushi Pinball 1989[19] CSG Imagesoft
T&C II: Roller Thrasher 1989 LJN
Ultimate Journey 1991[20] Bandai Bandai

Unlicensed games[]

There are 185 unlicensed games in the NES library released without approval from Nintendo during the console's lifespan. There are an additional 116 unlicensed games released after the console's lifespan.

Console's lifespan[]

Title[4][5] Publisher[4][5] Year[4][5]
2-in-1 Cosmocop / Cyber Monster Sachen 1993
2-in-1 Tough Cop / Super Tough Cop Sachen 1993
2 Turn Pair Hwang Shinwei 1991
3D Block Hwang Shinwei 1989/1990
Action 52 Active Enterprises 1991
The Adventures of Captain Comic Color Dreams 1989
After Burner Tengen 1989
Alien Syndrome Tengen 1989
Auto Upturn Sachen 1991
Baby Boomer Color Dreams 1989
Balda A. Chudov 1997
BB Car Hwang Shinwei 1991
Bee 52 Camerica 1992
Bible Adventures Wisdom Tree 1991
Bible Buffet Wisdom Tree 1993
Big Nose Freaks Out Camerica 1992
Big Nose the Caveman Camerica 1991
Bingo 75 Sachen 1990
Blackjack American Video Entertainment 1992
Block Force Hwang Shinwei 1990
Blood of Jurassic Shanghai Paradise 1997
Brush Roller Hwang Shinwei 1990
Bubble Bath Babes Panesian 1991
Caltron 6 in 1 Caltron 1992
Castle of Deceit Bunch Games 1990
Challenge of the Dragon Color Dreams 1990
Chess Academy Sachen 1991
Chiller American Game Cartridges (NA)
HES (AU)
1990
China Chess Hwang Shinwei Unknown
Chinese Checkers Sachen 1991
Chinese Kung Fu Sachen 1989
Crystal Mines Color Dreams 1989
Dancing Block Sachen 1990
Death Race American Game Cartridges 1990
Deathbots American Video Entertainment 1990
Decathlon C&E 1992
Dizzy the Adventurer Codemasters 1993
Double Strike American Video Entertainment (NA)
HES (AU)
1990
Dragon Ball Z 5 SuperTone Electronics 1995
Duck Maze HES 1990
Dudes with Attitude American Video Entertainment 1990
Elfland Tip Top 1992
Exodus Wisdom Tree 1991
F-15 City War American Video Entertainment (NA)
HES (AU)
1990
F18 Race Hwang Shinwei 1990
F-22 aka Navigator Shanghai Paradise November 1997
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy Camerica (NA)
Codemasters (EU)
1991
Fantasy Zone Tengen 1989
Feng Shen Bang C&E 1995
Final Combat Sachen 1992
Firehawk Camerica 1991
Fortune A. Chudov 1996
Frog Adventure Sachen 1992
Frog River Hwang Shinwei 1990
Gaiapolis Sachen 1990
Galactic Crusader Bunch Games 1990
Gauntlet[a] Tengen 1989
Gluk the Thunder Warrior Gluk 1992
The Great Wall Sachen 1992
Happy Pairs Sachen 1991
Hell Fighter Sachen 1991
Hidden Chinese Chess Joy Van 1989
Honey Peach Sachen 1990
Hot Slots Panesian 1991
Huge Insect Sachen 1993
Impossible Mission II American Video Entertainment 1990
Incantation Joy Van 1989
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom[a] Tengen 1989
Jing Ke Xin Zhuan SuperTone Electronics 1992
Joshua & the Battle of Jericho Wisdom Tree 1992
Jovial Race Joy Van 1989
Jurassic Boy Sachen 1990
Kart Fighter Ge De Industry Co. 1993
King Neptune's Adventure Color Dreams 1990
King of Kings: The Early Years Wisdom Tree 1991
Klax Tengen 1990
Krazy Kreatures American Video Entertainment 1990
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade Camerica 1992
Little Red Hood HES 1989
Locksmith Sachen 1991
Lucky 777 Sachen 1989
Magic Cube Sachen 1991
Magic Jewelry Hwang Shinwei 1990
Magic Jewelry II Hwang Shinwei 1991
Magical Mathematics Sachen 1990
Magical Tower Tin Chen 1992
Mahjong Academy Sachen 1992
Mahjong Trap Sachen 1990
Mahjong Trap Plus Sachen 1990
The Mahjong World Sachen 1990
Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu Color Dreams 1989
Maxi 15 American Video Entertainment 1992
Mēi Shāo Nú Mèng Gōngchāng Tin Chen unknown
Memory Pair Hwang Shinwei 1991
Menace Beach Color Dreams 1990
Mermaids of Atlantis American Video Entertainment 1991
Metal Fighter Color Dreams 1989
Micro Machines Camerica 1992
Middle School English II Sachen 1989
MiG-29: Soviet Fighter Camerica 1991
Millionaire Sachen 1990
Minesweeper Sachen 1989
Minesweeper 2 Sachen 1989
Minesweeper 3 Sachen 1989
Mission Cobra Bunch Games 1990
Moon Ranger Bunch Games 1990
Morskoy Boy A. Chudov 1996
Ms. Pac-Man Tengen 1990
Myriad 6 in 1 Myriad 1992
Olympic IQ Sachen 1991
Operation Secret Storm Color Dreams 1992
Pac-Man[a] Tengen 1989
Pac-Mania Tengen 1990
Peek-A-Boo Poker Panesian 1991
The Penguin and Seal Sachen 1989
Color Dreams 1990
Piano Hwang Shinwei Unknown
Pipe V Sachen 1990
Poker II Sachen 1990
Poker III Sachen 1991
Poker Mahjong Sachen 1991
Pole Chudes A. Chudov 1995
Pole Chudes 2 A. Chudov 1997
Popo Team Sachen 1991
The P'Radikus Conflict Color Dreams 1990
Pravila Dorozhnogo Dvizheniya A. Chudov 1996
Punch Sprite Hwang Shinwei 1990
Puteshestviye po Yevrope A. Chudov 1997
Puzzle American Video Entertainment 1990
Pyramid American Video Entertainment 1990
Pyramid II Sachen 1990
Q Boy Sachen 1994
Quattro Adventure Camerica 1991
Quattro Arcade Camerica 1992
Quattro Sports Camerica 1992
RacerMate Challenge II RacerMate 1996
Rad Racket: Deluxe Tennis II American Video Entertainment 1991
Raid 2020 Color Dreams 1989
R.B.I. Baseball[a] Tengen 1989
R.B.I. Baseball 2 Tengen 1990
R.B.I. Baseball 3 Tengen 1991
Road Runner Tengen 1989
Robodemons Color Dreams 1990
Rockball Sachen 1993
Rocman X Sachen 1995
Rolling Thunder Tengen 1989
Secret Scout in the Temple of Demise Color Dreams 1991
Shinobi Tengen 1989
Shockwave American Game Cartridges 1990
Sidewinder Joy Van 1989
Silent Assault Color Dreams 1990
Silver Eagle Sachen 1994
Sklad No.18 A. Chudov 1997
Skull & Crossbones Tengen 1990
Solitaire American Video Entertainment 1992
Somari Ge De Industry Co. 1994
Spiritual Warfare Wisdom Tree 1992
Strategist Sachen 1991
Street Heroes Sachen 1995
Stunt Kids Camerica 1992
Sunday Funday Wisdom Tree 1995
Super Mario World J.Y. Company 1995
Super Pang Sachen 1991
Super Pang II Sachen 1992
Super Sprint Tengen 1989
Tagin' Dragon Bunch Games 1990
Taiwan Mahjong Sachen 1989
Taiwan Mahjong II Sachen 1992
Tasac Sachen 1992
Tetris Tengen 1989
Tiles of Fate American Video Entertainment 1990
Time Diver Avenger Nitra Corporation 1994
Toobin' Tengen 1989
Toy Story NT 1997
Trolls on Treasure Island American Video Entertainment 1992
Twin Eagle Joy Van 1989
Ugadayka A. Chudov 1995
Ultimate League Soccer American Video Entertainment 1991
The Ultimate Stuntman Camerica 1990
Venice Beach Volleyball American Video Entertainment 1991
Vindicators Tengen 1989
Wally Bear and the NO! Gang American Video Entertainment 1991
Wild Ball Hwang Shinwei 1991
The World of Card Games Sachen 1990
Worm Visitor Sachen 1992
  1. ^ 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[4][5] Publisher[4][5] Year[4][5]
!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
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
Blade Buster HLC! Project Unknown
Blurred Lines 2048 Red Dempsey 2015
Bomb Sweeper Snowbro 2002
BOOTèE Mojon Twins 2018
Box Boy Neal Tew 2003
Brony Blaster FG Sof 2019
Chase Shiru 2012
Cheril the Goddess Mojon Twins 2017
Cheril the Writer Mojon Twins 2018
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[21] Retro-Bit 2017
Double Action Blaster Guys NovaSquirrel 2013
Dreamworld Pogie[22] Codemasters 2016
Driar Adolfsson & Erikss 2012
DúSHLáN Peter McQuillan 2016
Eskimo Bob Spoony Bard Productions 2017
Expedition[23] 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 Unknown
Lizard Infinite NES Lives 2018
Log Jammers Mega Cat Studios 2017
Lunar Limit Pubby 2018
Mad Wizard - A Candelabra Chronicles, The Sly Dog Studios 2014
Mega Man 2: 30th Anniversary Edition IAM8BIT 2017
Meteor Swarm CollectorVision 2016
Micro Knight 4 SDM Unknown
Micro Knight - Revenge of the Four Skulls SDM Unknown
Micro Mages Morphcat Games 2019
Mine Shaft Nioreh 2012
More Glider RetroUSB 2016
Multidude Retrosouls 2015
Mystery World Dizzy[24] 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
Rise of Amondus, The Sly Dog Studios 2015
S.T.I.N.G. Smkdan 2008
Saturn Smash Antoine Fantys / FG Software 2019
SGT. Helmet - Training Day Mojon Twins Unknown
Snakky Piko Interactive LLC 2017
Sokoban Johannes Holmberg 2007
Solar Wars Chris M. Cowell 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 Unknown
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

External links[]

See also[]

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