It’s not easy coming up with the top 10 NES games of all time, but here is my best effort:

10) Duck Hunt - By far, it was the best shooting for the NES> It was the reason to have the Nintendo Zapper.

9) Ice Climber - It may not be the deepest game ever developed, but it has grown to a cult like status. It’s still as much fun today as it was 20 years ago.

Metroid - Incredible atmosphere. The game offered a real challenge that always kept you going and was the beginning of an incredible franchise.

7) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - This may be a bit controversial. I know the game is not loved by many Zelda fans. But if you give it a chance, you can see tha it’s a real gem.

6) Castlevania - There may have been better games in the series, but where would it be without the original. Games like Resident Evil owe a great debt to this game.

5) Tecmo Bowl - The first game to introduce the real NFl players. This was nothing short of mind blowing in its day. To be able to play as Walter Payton or Jerry Rice was amazing. We take it for granted now, but this is what started it all.

4) Contra - The ultimate code. We all now it by heart and it was the best co-op game of the 1980s. It never got old and still holds up really well today.

3) Super Mario Bros - The original. The king. What hasn’t been said about this video game already. The home video game industry may not even be here if it wasn’t for this game.

2) The Legend of Zelda - More addictive than ice cream. I must have spent all of my fourth grade year trying to beat the game. Arguably the most influential game of all time.

1) Super Mario Bros. 3 - The game was the perfect lead in to the new generation consoles and showed where video gaming was going.