Number 7 on my #NESTop25 is #Kirby’sAdventure. The pink superstar is one of the best #Nintendo series of all time. This game took the GB model and pumped it full of new content. If I fire up the #NES at this stage of life, this one is on the short list. “Easy” #VideoGames have their place too!

Lucky number 7 on my #NESTop25 is #Metroid. This game raised a high bar for #NES and all #videogames action plaformers. Ton of content, challenge, and even graphics considering this is from the 1980’s. The story was just the beginning of a multi decade fascination with Metroids and Samus! #Nintendo

Number 8 on my #NESTop25 is #SuperMarioBros3. After SMB2, this #NES classic went back to the original style and introduced multiple new items/ideas. I had lots of fun with this one, but the difficulty of the last world frustrated me as a kid (& as an adult, lol). #Nintendo #VideoGames classic!

Just because a game is easier doesn’t mean it’s not fun. Number 8 on my #NESTop25 is a great example of that. #KirbysAdventure is unique, cute, and fun! After the Game Boy original, this was a huge upgrade that was fun to work through and a spark in a very fun series! #Nintendo #VideoGames #Kirby

Number 9 on my #NESTop25 is #DoubleDragonIITheRevenge. One of my favorite co-op games of the #NES generation. Went through a faze in high school that a great friend (Grutt) and I would head to my house after school to beat this game before doing anything else. Love this #Nintendo #VideoGames

The doctor is in at number 9 on my #NESTop25. #DrMario is a revolutionary puzzle game with fun music and new mechanic. The multiplayer mode is lots of fun and can be very competitive! I was never great, but have enjoyed the game through the year with other peeps! #Mario #VideoGames #Nintendo

Number 10 on my #NESTop25 is #MicroMachines. I played this game with my older cousins at a family gathering and fell in love. I finally found the game at Walmart and managed to score a copy. The tabletop racing is unique and fun to this day. #NES #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 10 of my #NESTop25 goes to #Excitebike. I loved being able to build courses and trying to be the time records… I hated over heating and the sound that came with it… still, fun game with find memories, just wish more would have happened with the series. #Nintendo #VideoGames #NES

Number 11 on my #NESTop25 is #MegaMan4. This is the most underrated in the series, imo. The Toad Man stage sticks in my memory. The first stage I played when I rented for the first time. Maybe I’ve given too much MM love but his run on the #NES is fond to me. #Nintendo #VideoGames

Clearing out the bottom 15 of my #NESTop25 at number 11 is #Tetris. Sure, this game really picked up steam with the Game Boy, but gotta show love to the original. I play Tetris 99 most nights for a quick moment of fun and challenge, showing the lasting impact of this one! #NES #VideoGames #Nintendo

Number 12 on my #NESTop25 is #TheGuardianLegend. You explored a map looking for portals that took you to flying levels. The mashup kept me hooked and pushing forward. I’d love to play this one again. #NES #Nintendo #VideoGames

I mentioned Disney had a slew of great #NES TV syndication games earlier in my #NESTop25, and at number 12, #Ducktales is the cream of the crop. This Capcom game was initially a surprise as how great it was, but when the game had some Mega Man influence, it makes sense. #VideoGames #Nintendo

Number 13 on my #NESTop25 is #MendelPalace. I know, not your typical #Nintendo #VideoGames list! This is another co-op that I played a ton with my sister growing up. You used floor tiles to shove enemies into the walls to eliminate them. This is an #NES gem for me. Lots of memories playing this one!

I know Chris had the original on his #NESTop25, but I have #TecmoSuperBowl at number 13 on mine. Twice as many play options than the original, real teams/players, multiple season play, and still with the original #NES #Tecmo charm? Count me in! #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 14 on my #NESTop25 is #PipeDream. If you’ve never heard of it, I get it. This game was a co-op that I played a ton with my dad. You had to build a series of pipes to avoid spilling whatever liquid was traveling through the pipes. Endless hours of fun with my pops. #NES #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 14 on my #NESTop25 is a version of the #SuperMarioBros. series I would have loved to see more of on the #NES, and that’s #SuperMarioBros2. I LOVED the idea of playing as Toad (and peach) and that the objective wasn’t a damsel in distress. #Nintendo got there eventually… #Mario #VideoGames

Number 15 on my #NESTop25 is #MegaMan5. If you can’t tell, this entire series left an impression on me. I still play these games to this day. I’m still excited to see if Clint and I have the same Mega Man #NES #VideoGames seated as the best of the bunch. #Nintendo legend: Mega Man!

Now back to the show. Number 15 of my #NESTop25 is an arcade port that blew my prepubescent mind. #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame in my house?! Sure, it wasn’t as good as the arcade, but it was awesome to play at home without pumping quarters in the machine. #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 16 on my #NESTop25 is #TecmoBowl. This game was the first football #VideoGames that made me say WOW! I loved playing this game with New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. For a challenge, I’d play with Denver or Seattle (who had pink uniforms). #NES classic! #Nintendo

Number 16 of my #NESTop25 might have the best music of any NES game (including the pause music). #Battletoads was TMNT on drugs… and I liked it. Yeah, this is a #NintendoHard game no doubt, but the animation, story, and gameplay was fun! Need to play more in the series now. #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 17 on my #NESTop25 is #TMNT2:TheArcadeGame. This is the first arcade port that I was PUMPED I could play at home instead of the Gold Mine. (Gold Mine was the local mall arcade growing up) I also thought this game was SO much better than the 1st TMNT game for the #NES. #Nintendo #VideoGames

Some might saying having #Contra as number 17 on my #NESTop25 is too low, and for good reason. This the THE game the #Konami was for! This game actually has decent graphics for being at the beginning of the #NES lifecycle, and though the game play was basic, it was fun! #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 18 on my #NESTop25 is #StarTropics. I’m fairly sure Clint turned me onto this game. I’m also fairly sure I scored this as a $10 deal toward the end of the #NES lifecycle. I’m glad I played this one! The puzzles were challenging but not #Nintendo tough. Just a really fun #VideoGames.

Watch out! Number 18 on my #NESTop25 is the arcade classic #Paperboy. This game is so silly and quirky, and I love it! Another game that just keeps going (I think), it was always fun to attempt to get every house to subscribe and “live” long enough to succeed! #NES #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 19 on my #NESTop25 is #MegaMan6. The final MM installment on the #NES, and one of the last games released for the original #Nintendo. I was already playing SNES #VideoGames primarily when I saw this gem at Blockbuster. Guessing my last NES rental. I have played this game multiple times since.

Number 19 on my #NESTop25 might be a little high, but I remember enjoying #Jaws on the #NES quite a bit. I’m glad my #Nintendo still works and I have this game, because I want to play it again see if I can actually figure out how to complete and defeat the great white shark! #VideoGames

Number 20 on my #NESTop25 is #CobraTriangle. You play as a boat and you can upgrade speed, strength, and weapons. Levels were races, obstacle courses, targets, and boss fights. Single player #NES game. I had so much fun with this one as a kid. I never got bored of this #Nintendo #VideoGames.

Back to the regularly scheduled program, number 20 of my #NESTop25 goes to #ChipNDale #RescueRangers. #Disney had a slew of #NES games from their syndicated TV shows, most of them pretty good… and this isn’t even the best one. Fun story, decent graphics, good control… #Winning! #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 21 on my #NESTop25 is #SuperMarioBros2. The Mario game unlike any other. I enjoyed this unique story and the gameplay. I usually went with Princess Peach for the float jump or Toad for the speed and quick pull. I actually beat this one as a kid! #Nintendo #NES #VideoGames

Numero 21 on the #NESTop25 is the OG #DonkeyKong. Bringing an arcade favorite to the home console is something that is still appreciated today. And though this game doesn’t have a lot of depth, it’s really blossomed into a fantastic franchise (Bananza anyone?)! #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 22 on my #NESTop25 is #Metroid. I enjoyed Super Metroid SO much more than the original. With that said, this game is still lots of fun. Absolute #NES classic. One of the original #VideoGames twists: Samus Aran is a girl! Such a badass #Nintendo character!

#LifeForce (or “Salamander” in Japan) is the 22nd entry to my #NESTop25. Between me and my neighbors, we rented this game more times than any other… and being 8-10 years old, we never finished it, but boy did we try. Classic space shooter. I should try again now that I’m older… #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 23 on my #NESTop25 is #MegaMan. The original Mega Man! The game that started it all. One of my favorite #VideoGames franchises of all time. That’s the #NES version’s issue: No save or password feature. #Nintendo corrected that with future installments. Difficulty level: Through the roof!

The 23rd listing in my #NESTop25 goes to #BobbleBobble. This game was a lot of fun with two people and just kept going… and that was okay. Because it was about the journey, not the destination. The game mechanics were like Mario Bros (not SMB), but better. #Nintendo #VideoGames

Number 24 on my #NESTop25 is #Excitebike. One of the classics (you can tell by the original #NES box art). On one hand, I can still grab a controller and enjoy this game! On the other hand, although a classic, not a deep game (I get it’s 40 years old). Nostalgic #Nintendo game. #VideoGames

Number 24 of my #NESTop25 goes to a game I’m more excited about due to the characters than anything else, it is #TheSimpsons:#BartVsTheSpaceMutants. I never got very far in the game, but loved seeing the show in a video game for the first (but far from the last) time… #Nintendo #NES #VideoGames

Number 25 on my #NESTop25 is #DuckHunt. It was a gimmicky game (similar to Mario Paint on the SNES) & the only game I remember for the Zapper, but for us in our 40s, a game we all played. Also helped it was free with almost every #NES sold. Part of #Nintendo history. #VideoGames

Without further ado, Number 25 of my #NESTop25 goes to #MetalStorm. This game of switching gravity while shooting baddies is memorable for its different and fun mechanics/gameplay. The timing of the release (near the end of the #NES lifecycle) didn’t help its popularity… #Nintendo #VideoGames