Ranking the NES, Episode 81 (Patreon)

Thanks to Seed of Power, Shiny, Chris, and Bunty Hoven for suggesting this week's batch of games. I keep fighting the urge to go look at the rest of the Alfred Chicken RetroAchievements. I mean... how hard could they be, right? Ugh. Here are the current rankings:

1. Mega Man 2 (Ep43)

2. Bionic Commando (Ep23)

3. Super Mario Bros. (Ep12)

4. The Legend of Zelda (Ep69)

5. Rygar (Ep4)

6. River City Ransom (Ep1)

7. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Ep31)

8. DuckTales (Ep39)

9. Contra (Ep10)

10. Baseball Stars (Ep40)

11. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (Ep21)

12. R.B.I. Baseball (Ep36)

13. Metroid (Ep65)

14. Blaster Master (Ep25)

15. The Lone Ranger (Ep47)

16. The Goonies II (Ep19)

17. Gun.Smoke (Ep10)

18. Super Dodge Ball (Ep11)

19. Little Samson (Ep6)

20. Solomon’s Key (Ep1)

21. Metal Gear (Ep60)

22. Crystalis (Ep72)

23. Jackal (Ep7)

24. R.C. Pro-Am (Ep5)

25. Gun-Nac (Ep15)

26. Mega Man (Ep18)

27. Ninja Gaiden (Ep29)

28. Mega Man 3 (Ep80)

29. Gargoyle’s Quest II (Ep63)

30. Cobra Triangle (Ep17)

31. Tecmo Bowl (Ep9)

32. Castlevania (Ep20)

33. Hudson’s Adventure Island II (Ep50)

34. Metal Storm (Ep45)

35. Fire ‘N Ice (Ep51)

36. Kickle Cubicle (Ep2)

37. Kung Fu (Ep1)

38. Commando (Ep8)

39. Tecmo World Wrestling (Ep12)

40. Balloon Fight (Ep14)

41. Guerilla War (Ep16)

42. Code Name: Viper (Ep25)

43. VICE: Project Doom (Ep67)

44. Power Blade (Ep49)

45. Shatterhand (Ep27)

46. Trojan (Ep2)

47. Super Spy Hunter (Ep11)

48. Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship (Ep13)

49. Baseball Simulator 1.000 (Ep4)

50. Air Fortress (Ep3)

51. Zanac (Ep6)

52. The Guardian Legend (Ep54)

53. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (Ep42)

54. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (Ep77)

55. Mighty Bomb Jack (Ep37)

56. KickMaster (Ep27)

57. Gradius (Ep13)

58. Tetris (Ep22)

59. P.O.W. Prisoner of War (Ep48)

60. The Battle of Olympus (Ep61)

61. 1943: The Battle of Midway (Ep73)

62. Strider (Ep53)

63. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Ep26)

64. Super C (Ep61)

65. The Adventures of Lolo (Ep54)

66. Panic Restaurant (Ep55)

67. Dragon Warrior (Ep19-2)

68. Star Force (Ep41)

69. Blades of Steel (Ep30)

70. Willow (Ep15)

71. Double Dragon (Ep28)

72. Dragon Fighter (Ep40)

73. Double Dribble (Ep25)

74. Crash ‘n the Boys: Street Challenge (Ep39)

75. Mighty Final Fight (Ep44)

76. Karnov (Ep34)

77. Double Dragon II: The Revenge (Ep46)

78. Mendel Palace (Ep67)

79. Bonk’s Adventure (Ep65)

80. Flying Warriors (Ep55)

81. Monster in My Pocket (Ep34)

82. Tag Team Wrestling (Ep52)

83. Kabuki: Quantum Fighter (Ep5)

84. M.U.S.C.L.E. Tag Team Match (Ep1)

85. Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man (Ep1)

86. Little Ninja Brothers (Ep46)

87. Kid Icarus (Ep17)

88. Life Force (Ep4)

89. Batman: The Video Game (Ep6)

90. City Connection (Ep7)

91. Bucky O’Hare (Ep31)

92. Burai Fighter (Ep40)

93. Abadox (Ep57)

94. Snake Rattle ‘n Roll (Ep38)

95. Gyruss (Ep27)

96. Ghosts ‘n Goblins (Ep55)

97. Urban Champion (Ep13)

98. Spot: The Video Game (Ep20)

99. Zombie Nation (Ep12)

100. Palamedes (Ep18)

101. Rockin’ Kats (Ep11)

102. Amagon (Ep56)

103. Slalom (Ep16)

104. Astyanax (Ep6)

105. Rescue: The Embassy Mission (Ep5)

106. Monster Party (Ep16)

107. S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team (Ep39)

108. Al Unser Jr.’s Turbo Racing (Ep80)

109. Silk Worm (Ep74)

110. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Ep51)

111. Ninja Crusaders (Ep80)

112. Krazy Kreatures (Ep22)

113. Xexyz (Ep10)

114. Archon (Ep7)

115. Section Z (Ep3)

116. Rad Racer (Ep37)

117. Pipe Dream (Ep18)

118. 3-D WorldRunner (Ep5)

119. Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu (Ep3)

120. The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (Ep9)

121. Legendary Wings (Ep8)

122. Journey to Silius (Ep10)

123. Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (Ep20)

124. Ice Climber (Ep11)

125. Arkista’s Ring (Ep33)

126. Cowboy Kid (Ep23)

127. Snow Brothers (Ep20)

128. RoadBlasters (Ep22)

129. Super Spike V’Ball (Ep15)

130. Bases Loaded (Ep14)

131. Wrecking Crew (Ep1)

132. Dr. Chaos (Ep4)

133. Ring King (Ep6)

134. Shadow of the Ninja (Ep18)

135. Clash at Demonhead (Ep32)

136. Final Fantasy (Ep73)

137. Wacky Races (Ep68)

138. Magician (Ep50)

139. R.C. Pro-Am II (Ep24)

140. Die Hard (Ep47)

141. Lethal Weapon (Ep56)

142. Lemmings (Ep45)

143. Rambo (Ep16)

144. Wizards & Warriors (Ep23)

145. Mission: Impossible (Ep61)

146. Smash TV (Ep53)

147. NARC (Ep7)

148. Dusty Diamond’s All Star Softball (Ep9)

149. California Games (Ep4)

150. Little Nemo: The Dream Master (Ep5)

151. Track & Field II (Ep52)

152. Top Gun (Ep16)

153. Pirates! (Ep8)

154. Tiny Toon Adventures (Ep12)

155. M.C. Kids (Ep28)

156. Phantom Fighter (Ep41)

157. The Little Mermaid (Ep9)

158. Track & Field (Ep43)

159. Iron Tank: The Battle for Normandy (Ep55)

160. Whomp ‘Em (Ep21)

161. Bubble Bobble (Ep13)

162. Sqoon (Ep13)

163. Excitebike (Ep15)

164. Cabal (Ep17)

165. Felix the Cat (Ep35)

166. Elevator Action (Ep19)

167. Hoops (Ep44)

168. Maniac Mansion (Ep18)

169. Nightshade (Ep35)

170. Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode (Ep59)

171. Sky Kid (Ep26)

172. Klax (Ep47)

173. Mario Bros. (Ep24)

174. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Ep51)

175. Faria: A World of Mystery & Danger! (Ep75)

176. Galaga: Demons of Death (Ep14)

177. Spy vs. Spy (Ep2)

178. Championship Pool (Ep76)

179. Soccer (Ep67)

180. Donkey Kong (Ep2)

181. Donkey Kong Jr. (Ep31)

182. Pac-Man (Ep40)

183. BurgerTime (Ep2)

184. Kid Niki: Radical Ninja (Ep1)

185. Ice Hockey (Ep7)

186. Lunar Pool (Ep1)

187. Lode Runner (Ep2)

188. Ikari Warriors (Ep3)

189. Rush’n Attack (Ep9)

190. Golf (Ep27)

191. Xevious: The Avenger (Ep36)

192. King’s Knight (Ep32)

193. Space Shuttle Project (Ep28)

194. NES Play Action Football (Ep31)

195. 8 Eyes (Ep30)

196. Deja Vu (Ep63)

197. 10-Yard Fight (Ep24)

198. Qix (Ep6)

199. Gyromite (Ep23)

200. Anticipation (Ep12)

201. Hydlide (Ep33)

202. Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (Ep41)

203. Spy Hunter (Ep4)

204. Baseball (Ep7)

205. Donkey Kong 3 (Ep30)

206. Jaws (Ep46)

207. Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (Ep12)

208. Pictionary (Ep17)

209. Karate Champ (Ep30)

210. Tennis (Ep48)

211. Dirty Harry (Ep37)

212. Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylous (Ep7)

213. Spelunker (Ep8)

214. Popeye (Ep33)

215. Town & Country Surf Designs II: Thrilla’s Surfari (Ep17)

216. Micro Machines (Ep20)

217. Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood and Water Rage (Ep16)

218. Milon’s Secret Castle (Ep41)

219. Darkwing Duck (Ep78)

220. Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf (Ep79)

221. Yoshi’s Cookie (Ep74)

222. Thunder & Lightning (Ep71)

223. Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off-Road (Ep11)

224. James Bond Jr. (Ep58)

225. Pin Bot (Ep22)

226. M.U.L.E. (Ep9)

227. Conquest of the Crystal Palace (Ep21)

228. Demon Sword (Ep70)

229. Legacy of the Wizard (Ep81)

230. Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars (Ep24)

231. The Legend of Kage (Ep27)

232. Spiritual Warfare (Ep35)

233. Ski or Die (Ep69)

234. Defender II (Ep62)

235. Isolated Warrior (Ep53)

236. Toxic Crusaders (Ep67)

237. Pinball (Ep41)

238. MiG 29: Soviet Fighter (Ep74)

239. 720 Degrees (Ep48)

240. Fist of the North Star (Ep46)

241. Airwolf (Ep62)

242. Flight of the Intruder (Ep26)

243. Remote Control (Ep19)

244. Zen Intergalactic Ninja (Ep19)

245. Rad Racer II (Ep74)

246. Eliminator Boat Duel (Ep48)

247. Kung Fu Heroes (Ep45)

248. Bump ‘n’ Jump (Ep59)

249. Castle of Dragon (Ep41)

250. The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy (Ep47)

251. Volleyball (Ep40)

252. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (Ep25)

253. Tombs & Treausure (Ep78)

254. Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century (Ep15)

255. Tiger-Heli (Ep2)

256. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Ep13)

257. Battletoads (Ep16)

258. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Ep18)

259. Dragon Power (Ep30)

260. The Blue Marlin (Ep72)

261. Kid Klown in Night Mayor World (Ep22)

262. Captain Skyhawk (Ep1)

263. Rolling Thunder (Ep73)

264. Roller Ball (Ep62)

265. The Ultimate Stuntman (Ep53)

266. Mach Rider (Ep9)

267. Skate or Die (Ep11)

268. Hogan’s Alley (Ep59)

269. Tecmo Baseball (Ep62)

270. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (Ep66)

271. Ninja Kid (Ep44)

272. Duck Hunt (Ep19)

273. The Magic of Scheherazade (Ep77)

274. Nobunaga’s Ambition (Ep46-2)

275. The Immortal (Ep45)

276. Double Dare (Ep8)

277. The Karate Kid (Ep9)

278. Krusty’s Fun House (Ep10)

279. Marble Madness (Ep10)

280. Jurassic Park (Ep29)

281. Fantasy Zone (Ep46)

282. Totally Rad (Ep34)

283. Captain Comic: The Adventure (Ep39)

284. Mad Max (Ep42)

285. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Taito) (Ep63)

286. Rainbow Islands (Ep33)

287. Dick Tracy (Ep12)

288. Puzznic (Ep16)

289. Paperboy (Ep25)

290. Trog (Ep14)

291. Hudson’s Adventure Island (Ep15)

292. Yo! Noid (Ep13)

293. 1942 (Ep14)

294. Dr. Mario (Ep28)

295. Bad Dudes (Ep14)

296. Fester’s Quest (Ep19)

297. Gumshoe (Ep35)

298. Wario’s Woods (Ep29)

299. Greg Norman’s Golf Power (Ep57)

300. Alien 3 (Ep56)

301. Bomberman (Ep25)

302. Puss ‘N Boots: Pero’s Great Adventure (Ep45)

303. Shinobi (Ep49)

304. Contra Force (Ep75)

305. BreakThru (Ep73)

306. Yoshi (Ep22)

307. RoboCop (Ep8)

308. Werewolf: The Last Warrior (Ep13)

309. MagMax (Ep38)

310. The Three Stooges (Ep5)

311. Classic Concentration (Ep2)

312. Renegade (Ep2)

313. Clu Clu Land (Ep44)

314. Jeopardy! (Ep37)

315. Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (Ep19)

316. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (Ep66)

317. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Ep37)

318. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance (Ep36)

319. RoboWarrior (Ep32)

320. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Ep26)

321. Joust (Ep57)

322. Infiltrator (Ep66)

323. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Ep62)

324. Chubby Cherub (Ep37)

325. Captain America and the Avengers (Ep43)

326. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Ep43)

327. Mickey Mousecapade (Ep34)

328. Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road (Ep47)

329. Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth! (Ep71)

330. Big Nose the Caveman (Ep74)

331. Super Cars (Ep58)

332. Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (Ep42)

333. Bee 52 (Ep38)

334. Ghoul School (Ep33)

335. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Ep44)

336. Home Alone (Ep59)

337. Cobra Command (Ep76)

338. Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston (Ep70)

339. Platoon (Ep40)

340. Magic Johnson’s Fast Break (Ep60)

341. Freedom Force (Ep70)

342. Wheel of Fortune (Ep38)

343. Total Recall (Ep52)

344. The Addams Family (Ep64)

345. The Jungle Book (Ep68)

346. Hatris (Ep48)

347. Robocop 2 (Ep54)

348. Hudson Hawk (Ep41)

349. Roger Clemens MVP Baseball (Ep63)

350. Ghostbusters II (Ep39)

351. Star Wars (Ep30)

352. Raid on Bungeling Bay (Ep22)

353. Pinball Quest (Ep14)

354. The Adventures of Dino Riki (Ep26)

355. Toki (Ep69)

356. Mario’s Time Machine (Ep40)

357. The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (Ep29)

358. WCW World Championship Wrestling (Ep76)

359. Defenders of Dynatron City (Ep24)

360. Break Time: The National Pool Tour (Ep24)

361. Castlequest (Ep10)

362. Q*Bert (Ep17)

363. American Gladiators (Ep49)

364. Wild Gunman (Ep66)

365. Menace Beach (Ep78)

366. The Adventures of Rad Gravity (Ep36)

367. Castelian (Ep42)

368. Silver Surfer (Ep21)

369. Rollergames (Ep20)

370. Ikari III: The Rescue (Ep77)

371. Gilligan’s Island (Ep16)

372. Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise (Ep18)

373. The Krion Conquest (Ep31)

374. Impossible Mission II (Ep81)

375. Bases Loaded II: Second Season (Ep79)

376. Sunday Funday: The Ride (Ep78)

377. Alpha Mission (Ep76)

378. Vegas Dream (Ep45)

379. Wayne Gretzky Hockey (Ep61)

380. Jordan vs. Bird: One on One (Ep21)

381. Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs (Ep50)

382. Rampage (Ep34)

383. Target: Renegade (Ep67)

384. Bible Buffet (Ep68)

385. Baby Boomer (Ep32)

386. Caveman Games (Ep14)

387. Adventures in the Magic Kingdom (Ep52)

388. The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World (Ep49)

389. Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue (Ep3)

390. Mappy-Land (Ep45)

391. Toobin’ (Ep8)

392. WWF Wrestlemania (Ep8)

393. Xenophobe (Ep8)

394. Deadly Towers (Ep5)

395. Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble (Ep24)

396. Gauntlet (Ep65)

397. Treasure Master (Ep29)

398. Friday the 13th (Ep57)

399. WWF Wrestlemania Challenge (Ep51)

400. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Ep64)

401. Alfred Chicken (Ep81)

402. Jack Nicklaus’ Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf (Ep78)

403. Sesame Street: Countdown (Ep74)

404. Bandit Kings of Ancient China (Ep79)

405. Family Feud (Ep66)

406. Monster Truck Rally (Ep62)

407. Wall Street Kid (Ep67)

408. Dash Galaxy in Alien Asylum (Ep56)

409. Best of the Best: Championship Karate (Ep54)

410. Time Lord (Ep50)

411. Mystery Quest (Ep44)

412. The Adventures of Bayou Billy (Ep71)

413. Heavy Shreddin’ (Ep76)

414. Sesame Street ABC (Ep33)

415. Wally Bear and the NO! Gang (Ep36)

416. Sesame Street 123 (Ep34)

417. The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (Ep38)

418. Casino Kid (Ep29)

419. The Black Bass USA (Ep22)

420. Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular! (Ep12)

421. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Ep73)

422. Ghostbusters (Ep11)

423. Motor City Patrol (Ep9)

424. Super Pitfall (Ep6)

425. The Last Ninja (Ep60)

426. Predator (Ep64)

427. Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu (Ep11)

428. Orb-3D (Ep53)

429. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Ep52)

430. Dragon’s Lair (Ep55)

431. Back to the Future II & III (Ep51)

432. Action 52 (Ep38-1)

433. Quattro Adventure (Ep50)

434. Knight Rider (Ep75)

435. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Ubisoft) (Ep63)

436. Rocket Ranger (Ep80)

437. The Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World (Ep71)

438. Bigfoot (Ep64)

439. Major League Baseball (Ep57)

440. Klash Ball (Ep38)

441. Taboo: The Sixth Sense (Ep23)

442. Chiller (Ep17)

443. To The Earth (Ep62)

444. Back to the Future (Ep16)

445. Beetlejuice (Ep56)

446. Where’s Waldo? (Ep28)

447. Swamp Thing (Ep26)

448. Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (Ep72)

449. Mermaids of Atlantis: The Riddle of the Magic Bubble/Bubble Bath Babes (Ep71)

450. Silent Assault (Ep56)

451. Color A Dinosaur (Ep58)

452. Power Punch II (Ep54)

453. The Great Waldo Search (Ep65)

454. Donkey Kong Jr. Math (Ep64)

455. Bad Street Brawler (Ep66)

456. Dudes With Attitude (Ep49)

457. The Blues Brothers (Ep48)

458. Athena (Ep4)

459. Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (Ep58)

460. Barbie (Ep43)

461. Skull & Crossbones (Ep55)

462. King Neptune’s Adventure (Ep79)

463. Circus Caper (Ep14)

464. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Ep72)

465. Stack-Up (Ep68)

466. Robodemons (Ep43)

467. NFL (Ep70)

468. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (Ep69)

469. Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator (Ep68)

470. Deathbots (Ep59)

471. The Uncanny X-Men (Ep32)

472. Operation Secret Storm (Ep30)

473. Pyramid (Ep81)

474. Raid 2020 (Ep58)