The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), originally released as the Famicom in Japan in 1983, revolutionized the gaming industry. Its introduction followed the video game crash of 1983, a period marked by market saturation and poor-quality games. Nintendo, a company with roots in playing cards and arcade games, entered the home console market with the Famicom, which was an immediate success in Japan. In 1985, Nintendo rebranded the console for North America as the NES, launching it with a limited release in New York City to test the market. The NES featured innovative technology, including an 8-bit processor, and a cartridge-based system, allowing for a wide variety of games.

One of the key factors in the NES's success was its robust library of games, including iconic titles such as "Super Mario Bros.," "The Legend of Zelda," and "Metroid." These games were not only entertaining but also introduced new gameplay mechanics and storytelling techniques that set the standard for future video games. Additionally, Nintendo implemented a strict quality control system, ensuring that games met certain standards before being released, which helped rebuild consumer confidence in video games.

The NES also introduced popular accessories, such as the Zapper light gun and the R.O.B. robot, which provided unique and interactive gameplay experiences. The console's controller design, with its simple yet effective layout, became a blueprint for future game controllers.

By the end of its production in the mid-1990s, the NES had sold over 60 million units worldwide, firmly establishing Nintendo as a dominant force in the gaming industry. The success of the NES not only saved the video game market but also laid the foundation for Nintendo's future consoles and its continued influence on the gaming industry.

Below is the list of games I have collected over the years. I generally grab them at various comic or gaming conventions and local game stores. It is very rare I go to Ebay, but sometimes I just need to cheat.

Title Developer Ownership Gameplay
10-Yard Fight Irem Corp. Loose+ Post
1942 Micronics Loose -
1943: The Battle of Midway Capcom Loose -
3-D WorldRunner Squaresoft Loose -
720 Degrees Atari Games Loose -
8 Eyes Thinking Rabbit Loose -
Zelda II The Adventure of Link Missing Field Loose -
Nightmare on Elm Street Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War Natsume Loose -
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike Westwood Associates Loose -
Adventure Island Hudson Soft Loose -
Adventure Island II Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Loose -
Adventures of Dino Riki Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Loose -
Adventures of Lolo HAL Laboratory Loose -
Adventures of Tom Sawyer WinkySoft Loose -
After Burner Tengen Loose -
Air Fortress HAL Laboratory Loose -
Airwolf Acclaim Loose -
Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing Data East Corporation Loose -
Alien 3 Probe Entertainment Loose -
All-Pro Basketball Aicom Loose -
Alpha Mission SNK Loose -
Amagon Aicom Loose -
American Gladiators Incredible Technologies, Inc. Loose -
Anticipation Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Arch Rivals: A Basketbrawl! Midway Loose -
Archon Bullet-Proof Software, Inc. Loose -
Arkanoid Taito Corporation Loose -
Astyanax Aicom Loose -
Athena SNK Loose -
Athletic World Bandai Co., Ltd. Loose -
Back to the Future Software Images Loose -
Bad Dudes Data East Corporation Loose -
Balloon Fight HAL Laboratory, Inc., Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Barbie Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
Base Wars Konami Loose -
Baseball Nintendo Loose -
Baseball Simulator 1.000 Culture Brain Inc. Loose -
Baseball Stars SNK Loose -
Bases Loaded Jaleco Ltd. Loose+ -
Batman: The Video Game Sunsoft Loose -
Battle Chess Interplay Entertainment Corp. Loose -
Battletoads Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Beetlejuice Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Bible Adventures Wisdom Tree, Inc Loose -
Bigfoot Beam Software Loose -
Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure Rocket Science Games Loose -
Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge Distinctive Software, Inc. Loose -
Bionic Commando Capcom Loose -
Blades of Steel Konami Loose -
Blaster Master Sunsoft Loose -
Bomberman Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Loose -
BreakThru Data East Corporation Loose -
Bubble Bobble Taito Corporation Loose -
Bucky O'Hare Konami Loose -
Bump 'n' Jump Data East Corporation CIB -
Burai Fighter Taxan Loose -
BurgerTime Data East Corporation Loose+ -
Cabal Zippo Games Loose -
Caesars Palace Realtime Associates, Inc. Loose -
California Games Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 Capcom Loose -
Captain Skyhawk Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Casino Kid Sofel Loose -
Castelian Triffix Entertainment Inc. Loose -
Castlequest ASCII Corporation Loose -
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Konami Loose -
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Konami Loose -
Caveman Games Dynamix, Inc. Loose -
Championship Bowling Athena Co., Ltd. Loose -
Circus Caper Advance Communication Company Loose -
City Connection Axes Art Amuse Loose -
Clash at Demonhead Vic Tokai Loose -
Classic Concentration Softie, Inc. Loose -
Clu Clu Land Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
Clu Clu Land Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
Cobra Command Data East Corporation Loose -
Cobra Triangle Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Code Name: Viper Capcom Loose -
Commando Capcom Loose -
Conflict Vic Tokai Loose -
Conquest of the Crystal Palace Quest Loose -
Contra Konami Loose -
Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
Crystalis SNK Loose -
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine Acclaim Loose -
Darkman Ocean Software Ltd. Loose -
Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum Beam Software Loose -
David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Days of Thunder Beam Software Loose -
Deadly Towers Lenar Loose -
Defender II HAL Laboratory Loose -
Defender of the Crown Kellyn Beck Loose -
Deja Vu ICOM Simulations, Inc. Loose -
Demon Sword Taito Corporation Loose -
Desert Commander Kemco Loose -
Destination Earthstar Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Dick Tracy Bandai Co., Ltd. Loose -
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise Namco Loose+ -
Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom Capcom Loose -
Disney's Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Capcom Loose -
Disney's DuckTales Capcom Loose -
Disney's TaleSpin Capcom Loose -
Disney's The Jungle Book Virgin Interactive Entertainment Loose -
Disney's The Little Mermaid Capcom Loose+ -
Donkey Kong Classics Nintendo Loose+ -
Double Dare Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Double Dragon Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
Double Dragon II: The Revenge Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones East Technology Corp. Loose -
Double Dribble Konami Loose -
Dr. Chaos Marionette Loose -
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Toho Company Ltd Loose -
Dr. Mario Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
Dragon Power Bandai Co., Ltd. Loose -
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend Now Production Co. Loose -
Dragon Warrior Chunsoft Loose -
Dragon's Lair Missing Field Loose+ -
Duck Hunt Missing Field Loose -
Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements Missing Field Loose -
Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus Bandai Co., Ltd. Loose -
Elevator Action Taito Corporation Loose -
Excitebike Nintendo R&D1 Loose+ -
Faxanadu Falcom Loose -
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge System 3 Software Ltd. Loose -
Fester's Quest Sunsoft Loose -
Final Fantasy Squaresoft Loose -
Flight of the Intruder Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Freedom Force Sunsoft Loose -
Friday the 13th Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd Loose -
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero KID Corp. Loose -
Galaga: Demons of Death Namco Loose+ -
Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century Activision Loose -
Garry Kitchen's Battletank Imagineering Inc. Loose+ -
Garry Kitchen's Battletank Imagineering Inc. CIB -
Gauntlet Tengen Loose -
Gauntlet II Atari Loose -
George Foreman's KO Boxing Beam Software Loose -
Ghostbusters Activision Loose -
Ghosts 'n Goblins Micronics Loose -
Goal! Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! Compile Loose -
Golf HAL Laboratory, Nintendo R&D2 Loose -
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode Vic Tokai Loose -
Gotcha! The Sport! Atlus Co., Ltd. Loose -
Gradius Konami Loose -
Greg Norman's Golf Power Gremlin Interactive Ltd. Loose -
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Sunsoft Loose -
Guerrilla War SNK Loose -
Gumshoe Nintendo Loose -
Gun.Smoke Capcom Loose -
Gyromite Nintendo Loose -
Gyruss Konami Loose -
Heavy Barrel Data East Corporation Loose -
Heavy Shreddin' Imagineering Inc. Loose -
High Speed Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Hogan's Alley Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems Loose -
Hollywood Squares IJE Inc, Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Home Alone Bethesda Softworks Loose -
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Hoops Aicom Loose -
Hudson Hawk Special FX Loose -
Hydlide T&E Soft Loose -
Ice Hockey Nintendo R&D4, Pax Softnica Loose -
Ikari Warriors Micronics Loose -
Image Fight Irem Corp. Loose -
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Tengen) Atari Loose -
Infiltrator Chris Gray Enterprises Inc. Loose -
Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy SNK Loose -
Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Ivan Ironman Stewart's Super Off Road Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf Accolade Loose -
Jackal Konami Loose -
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Loose -
Jaws Westone Co., Ltd. Loose -
Jeopardy! GameTek, Inc. Loose -
Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition GameTek, Inc. Loose -
Jeopardy! Junior Edition Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Joe & Mac Elite Systems Ltd. Loose -
John Elway's Quarterback Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Jordan vs Bird: One on One Electronic Arts Loose -
Joshua & the Battle of Jericho Wisdom Tree, Inc Loose -
Journey to Silius Tokai Engineering Loose -
Joust Williams Loose -
Jurassic Park Ocean Software Ltd. Loose -
Karate Champ Data East Corporation Loose -
Karnov Data East Corporation Loose -
Kickle Cubicle Irem Corp. Loose -
Kid Icarus Nintendo R&D1, TOSE Loose -
King's Knight Squaresoft Loose -
Kings of the Beach - Professional Beach Volleyball Konami Loose -
Kirby's Adventure HAL Laboratory, Inc. Loose -
Knight Rider Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd Loose -
Krusty's Fun House Audiogenic Software Ltd. Loose -
Kung Fu Nintendo Loose -
Kung-Fu Heroes Culture Brain Inc. Loose -
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf SNK Loose -
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf SNK Loose -
Legacy of the Wizard Falcom Loose -
Legendary Wings Capcom Loose -
Life Force Konami Loose -
Little League Baseball: Championship Series SNK Loose -
Little Nemo: The Dream Master Capcom Loose -
Loopz B.I.T.S., Ltd. Loose -
Lunar Pool Compile Loose -
M.C. Kids Virgin Interactive Entertainment Loose -
Mach Rider HAL Laboratory Loose -
Magic Darts Romstar Loose -
Magic Johnson's Fast Break Software Creations Loose -
MagMax Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd. Loose -
Maniac Mansion LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Loose -
Mappy-Land Tose Loose -
Marble Madness Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Mega Man 2 Capcom Loose -
Mega Man 3 Capcom Loose -
Mega Man 4 Capcom Loose -
Mega Man 5 Capcom Loose -
Mendel Palace Game Freak Loose+ -
Metal Gear Konami Loose -
Metal Mech: Man & Machine Sculptured Software Loose -
Metroid Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd., Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
Mickey Mousecapade Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Loose -
Mig 29 Soviet Fighter Missing Field Loose -
Mighty Bomb Jack Missing Field Loose -
Millipede Atari Loose -
Milon's Secret Castle Hudson Entertainment, Inc. Loose -
Mission: Impossible Konami Loose -
Motor City Patrol Source Research & Development Loose -
NARC Rare, Ltd. Loose -
NES Advantage Controller Asciiware Loose -
NES Open Tournament Golf HAL Laboratory, Nintendo R&D2 Loose -
NES Open Tournament Golf HAL Laboratory, Nintendo R&D2 CIB -
NES Play Action Football Nintendo Loose -
NES Play Action Football Nintendo Boxed -
NFL Football LJN Loose -
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing Gremlin Graphics Loose -
Ninja Gaiden Tecmo Loose -
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Tecmo Loose -
Ninja Kid Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Nintendo NES Console Nintendo Loose -
Nintendo NES Controller Missing Field Loose -
Nintendo World Cup Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
North & South Seika Loose -
Operation Wolf Taito Corporation Loose -
ORB-3D The Software Toolworks Loose -
Othello HAL Laboratory Loose -
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War SNK Loose -
Paperboy Tengen Loose -
Pictionary: The Game of Video Quick Draw Software Creations Loose -
Pinball HAL Laboratory, Nintendo R&D2 Loose -
Pinball Quest Jaleco Ltd. Loose -
PinBot Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Pipe Dream LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Loose -
Platoon Ocean Software Ltd. Loose -
Popeye Nintendo Loose -
Power Glove Missing Field Loose -
Power Punch II Beam Software Loose -
Pro Wrestling Nintendo R&D3 Loose -
Punch-Out!! Nintendo R&D3 Loose -
Pyramid Sachen Loose -
Q*bert Konami Loose -
R.B.I. Baseball 2 Tengen Loose -
R.B.I. Baseball [Unlicensed Version] Atari Games Loose -
R.C. Pro-Am Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Racket Attack Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Rad Racer Squaresoft Loose -
Rad Racer II Squaresoft Loose -
Raid on Bungeling Bay Hudson Soft Loose -
Rampage Data East Corporation Loose -
Rampart (Jaleco) Bitmasters, Inc. Loose -
Remote Control RSP Loose -
Rescue: The Embassy Mission Infogrames Loose -
Ring King Namco Loose -
River City Ransom Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
RoadBlasters Mindscape Loose -
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sculptured Software Loose -
RoboCop Ocean Software Ltd. Loose -
Robodemons Color Dreams Loose -
Robowarrior Jaleco Ltd. Loose -
Rock 'n' Ball Namco Loose -
Rocket Ranger Seika Loose -
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball Sculptured Software Loose -
Rollerball HAL Laboratory Loose -
RollerGames Konami Loose -
Rolling Thunder Namco Loose -
Romance of the Three Kingdoms Koei Loose -
Roundball 2-On-2 Challenge Park Place Productions Loose -
Rush'n Attack Konami Loose -
Rygar Tecmo Loose -
Section-Z Capcom Loose -
Sesame Street 1 2 3 Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Sesame Street: ABC & 123 Zippo Games Loose -
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Hide & Speak RSP Loose -
Shadowgate ICOM Simulations, Inc. Loose -
Shingen the Ruler Hot-B Loose -
Shockwave American Game Cartridges Loose -
Shooting Range Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Short Order / Eggsplode! Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Side Pocket Data East Corporation Loose -
Silent Service Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Silent Service Rare, Ltd. CIB -
Silkworm Ronald Pieket Weeserik Loose -
Silver Surfer Software Creations Loose -
Skate or Die Konami Loose -
Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble Konami Loose -
Sky Kid Namco Loose -
Sky Shark Toaplan Co., Ltd. Loose -
Slalom Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Smash T.V. Williams Loose -
Snake Rattle n Roll Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Snake's Revenge Konami Loose -
Soccer Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. Loose -
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Solomon's Key Tecmo Loose -
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos Software Creations Loose -
Space Shuttle Project Absolute Entertainment Boxed -
Spelunker Tose Loose -
Spot: The Video Game Arcadia Systems, Inc. Loose -
Spy Hunter Sunsoft Loose -
Spy vs. Spy First Star Software Inc Loose -
Star Force Missing Field Loose -
Star Trek: The Next Generation Missing Field Loose -
Star Voyager Missing Field Loose -
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Missing Field Loose -
StarTropics Nintendo R&D3 Loose -
Stealth ATF Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Stinger Konami Loose -
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Capcom Loose -
Strider Capcom Loose -
Super C Konami Loose -
Super Dodge Ball Technos Loose -
Super Glove Ball Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo R&D4 Loose -
Super Mario Bros. - Duck Hunt - World Class Track Meet Nintendo Loose -
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo R&D4 Loose -
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo R&D4 CIB -
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo R&D4 Loose -
Super Pitfall Micronics Loose -
Super Spike V'Ball Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
Super Spike V'Ball / Nintendo World Cup Technos Loose -
Super Team Games Sonata Loose -
Super Turrican Rainbow Arts Loose -
Superman Kotobuki System Co., Ltd. Loose -
Taboo: The Sixth Sense Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E. Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Tag Team Wrestling Technos Japan Corp. Loose -
Target: Renegade Taito Corporation Loose -
Tecmo Baseball Tecmo Loose -
Tecmo Super Bowl Tecmo Loose -
Tecmo World Wrestling Tecmo Loose -
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Konami Loose -
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game Konami Loose -
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project Konami Loose -
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Software Creations Loose -
Tetris Nintendo R&D1 Loose+ -
Tetris 2 Tose Co., Ltd. Boxed -
Addams Family Ocean Software Ltd. Loose -
Adventures of Bayou Billy Konami Loose -
Adventures of Gilligan's Island Missing Field Loose -
Adventures of Rad Gravity Interplay Entertainment Corp. Loose -
Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Bard's Tale Interplay Entertainment Corp. Loose -
Black Bass Another Loose -
Blue Marlin Hot-B Loose -
Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout Kemco Loose -
Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle Kemco Loose -
Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy Taito Corporation Loose -
Goonies II Konami Loose -
Guardian Legend Compile Loose -
Hunt for Red October Beam Software Loose -
Karate Kid Atlus Co., Ltd. Loose -
Last Ninja Beam Software Loose -
Legend of Kage Taito Corporation Loose -
Legend of Zelda Nintendo R&D4 Loose -
Mafat Conspiracy Aicom Loose -
Magic of Scheherazade Culture Brain Inc. Loose -
Miracle Piano Teaching System The Software Toolbox Loose -
Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World! Rocket Science Games Loose -
Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckeroo$! Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Simpsons: Bart vs. the World Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man Imagineering Inc. Loose -
Three Stooges Cinemaware Loose -
Uncanny X-Men LJN Loose -
Thundercade SETA Loose -
Tiger-Heli Pony Canyon Loose -
Time Lord Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Tiny Toon Adventures Konami Loose -
To the Earth Cirque Verte Loose -
Tom & Jerry: The Ultimate Game of Cat and Mouse! Software Creations Loose -
Top Gun Konami Loose -
Top Players' Tennis Home Data Loose -
Total Recall Interplay Entertainment Corp. Loose -
Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage LJN Loose -
Toxic Crusaders Tose Co., Ltd. Loose -
Track & Field II Konami Loose -
Trog! Visual Concepts Loose -
Trojan Capcom Loose -
Twin Cobra Micronics Loose -
Ultima: Exodus FCI, Inc. Loose -
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar Origin Systems Loose -
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny Origin Systems Loose -
Ultimate Basketball Aicom Loose -
Ultimate Basketball Aicom Loose -
Uninvited ICOM Simulations, Inc. Loose -
Urban Champion Nintendo Loose -
Vegas Dream HAL Laboratory Loose -
Volleyball Missing Field Loose -
Wall Street Kid Missing Field Loose -
Wario's Woods Missing Field Loose -
Wayne Gretzky Hockey Missing Field Loose -
WCW: World Championship Wrestling Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd. Loose -
Werewolf: The Last Warrior Sakata SAS Loose -
Wheel of Fortune Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Atari Games Loose -
Where's Waldo? Bethesda Softworks Loose -
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Rare, Ltd. Loose -
Wild Gunman Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems Loose -
Willow Capcom Loose -
Win, Lose or Draw RSP Loose -
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Sir-Tech Software, Inc. Loose -
Wizards & Warriors Rare, Ltd. Loose -
World Class Track Meet Bandai Co., Ltd. Loose -
Wrath of the Black Manta AI Loose -
Wrecking Crew Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd., Nintendo R&D1 Loose -
WWF King of the Ring Eastridge Technology Loose -
WWF WrestleMania Rare, Ltd. Loose -
WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge Sculptured Software Loose -
Xenophobe Midway Loose -
Xevious: The Avenger Namco Loose -
Xexyz Atlus Co., Ltd. Loose -
Yo! Noid Now Production Co. Loose -
Yoshi Game Freak Loose -
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Nintendo R&D4 Loose -
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II Nintendo R&D3 Loose -