Good NES 2-4 player games?

Kain.EXE · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject: Good NES 2-4 player games?

I'm looking for good multiplayer games for the NES. Got any suggestions?

Doesn't matter if they're 2, 3, or 4 players, just as long as it's simultaneous multiplayer, not alternating.
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Starone · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:16 pm Post subject:

Uh, the only multiplayer you'll get on the NES is 2 player. 3-4 player didin't exist when the NES was around. It's a pretty old system (about 20 years old).

And Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers is a good two player simultaneous game.

**Izumi** · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject:

Wasn't there an extra little box you could get for your NES for the very few 4-player games?

My vote for 2-player game is River City Ransom. BARF!
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HeatShadow · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject:

Ballon Fight! Ballon Fight! I loved that game, especially when you have two people going at it!
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Horoko · Net Savior Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 164

Gauntlet was a great game. Get that. Or...try to.

River City Ransom (Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari) was also a good game.

Heh, for a kick you could play Wheel of Fortune and laugh at the ugly Vanna White that turns the letters.

Oh and Contra. Get Contra. Nothing beats Contra.

Hardcore Hecxz · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:45 am Post subject:

Pro Wrestling on NES was fun to me Smile

, also Super Sprint rocked best Race car game on NES in my book

And don't forget the kick-butt Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game
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Midnight · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:48 am Post subject:

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Mickey and Minnie's Mousecapade. I figured you could control Minnie when you plug in another controller.

Two that I wouldn't recommend are Ring King and Trojan (I hater those Evil or Very Mad

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Kain.EXE · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:59 am Post subject:

Here are some I came up with.

Base Wars
Contra
Crash 'n' the Boys' Street Challenge
Double Dragon II
Galaxy 5000
Micro Machines
Nightmare on Elm Street
Super C
Super Dodge Ball

Most people don't like NoES (Nightmare on Elm Street), but I did. It's cooler with more players, although it's decent in 1 player mode. And teamwork is a must; the more players you have, the tougher the bosses are.

And don't get me started on Battletoads' two player option; it's literally impossible on level 11, no matter how hard you try to win. Player 2's Clinger Winger remains stuck and you'll inevitably die, and when one player dies on any level, both are sent back.
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Elementalman.EXE · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:17 am Post subject:

You could always do the simple Mario two player
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Kero Trigger · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:50 pm Post subject:

Bubble Bobble beats all of those games. Come on, you're a dinosaur who blows bubbles! :D

..actually, it's the only two player simultaneous game I can think of. XD
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maverick_hunter_17 · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject:

Pinbot is 4 players but it's alternating.. you need 1 controller but 4 people can play
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X · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject:

Contra and Double Dragon.

Oh, and Turtles, can't forget them :3

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Oh wait, how could I forget Marble Madness and Yoshi?! As mentioned earlier, also try Contra.

WK138 · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:56 pm Post subject:

Not sure, but I think Bomberman had 3-4 players possible even then.

If not, go with Bubble Bobble... BUBBLE BOBBLE! Laughing

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Infini · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:10 pm Post subject:

Weren't there any Bomberman games for nes, too?
If there was, maybe they got a 2-4 player modes as well...
Else, i dunno if there are some others....
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Kain.EXE · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:03 pm Post subject:

There were actually two different 4 player adaptors; the Four Score and the Satellite. The Satellite had two sensors; one to plug in the system, and the other on the adaptor itself. This means you and your 2-3 buddies could sit anywhere in the room you liked to, but it used batteries. The Four Score was more restrained, and you couldn't go as far from the TV than with the Satellite, but it didn't use batteries, because it was attatched to the NES itself.

Other two good multiplayer games I remembered were:
-Blades of Steel
-Swords and Serpents
-Super Spike VBall
-Super Off-Road
-RC Pro AM II
-World Cup Soccer

Double Dragon III is enjoyable in 2 players as long as your buddy doesn't keep dying and wasting your characters.
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