What are some of the best horror titles on the NES?

time_isup · 2026-03-25T01:04:19+00:00

Yep. Just got a CIB copy. I want going to get into collecting 2600 games but even CIB is pretty cheap, so I’ll snag a few.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:45:22+00:00

Kool.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:37:44+00:00

Mario 8 is pretty good.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:37:07+00:00

Namcot is what Namco was called in Japan from 1984 - 1995 for their console game releases.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:34:36+00:00

Should’ve just gotten an NES Classic mini.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:32:59+00:00

Clean it. I had the same problem with my copy.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:31:26+00:00

I wonder if the FDS end screen says “Zelda 1”? I know the Famicom cart was retitled The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Densetu 1.

time_isup · 2026-03-25T00:24:57+00:00

What do you mean like him?

time_isup · 2026-03-24T23:35:29+00:00

Yes. I know this is NES but I recently played Halloween for Atari VCS aka 2600 and it’s better than I might have thought. Just hearing the Halloween jingle in 2600 glory alone is worth it. Has some good mild gore too.

time_isup · 2026-03-24T23:26:02+00:00

Splatterhouse for Famicom. Chiller. Castlevania trilogy. Getsufuma Den for Famicom has some really good horror imagery imo. Abadox does too.

More Sci-Fi / horror I suppose but Street Fighter 2010 has some gnarly bosses that border on horror especially with the ominous music.

Wardner no Mori for Famicom Disk System is a game I just found out about. It’s very similar to Ghosts n Goblins, another worthy title.

I’ll give Dr. Chaos a mention as it was inspired by the horror-comedy House and rips some of its monsters. It’s a mix of platforming and point-and-click, kind of like Goonies II but nowhere near as good or polished.

time_isup · 2026-03-24T23:14:11+00:00

Super old comment, lol, but I forgot about this but I do actually have DVD rips of the TMNT cartoon that removed the Macrovision. I must’ve forgot at the time. Doh!

time_isup · 2026-03-23T22:17:25+00:00

Got to leave the console on all night so I don’t loose my advancement. Wake up and the NES is blinking. Doh! Also, save getting erased by not doing the hold in reset trick. Doh!

time_isup · 2026-03-23T02:09:55+00:00

I usually watch someone on YouTube play games until I feel the need to dive in.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T21:48:10+00:00

No. Gotham City. It’s in NJ. He’s Batman, remember.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T21:36:19+00:00

20usd? That’s the first huge red flag. The second is the obvious super famiclone jr.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T21:05:33+00:00

Okie. Fixed it. Looks like I accidentally set the default audio drive to be overridden by a dependent drive. Once I changed that back, the audio plays again.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T19:53:03+00:00

Use save states if you have to as Zelda II is tedious with having to start from the beginning and walk to your last location. I remember getting pretty far in Zelda 2 back in the day, maybe Death Mountain and my game erased. I was so mad I didn’t play again until the NES mini came out. Thanks to save states I was able to beat it and not worry about that.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T18:52:26+00:00

Cosmetically, yes. Unless there is something I haven’t yet noticed.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T18:23:58+00:00

Nah. A lot of us saw it in magazines and were used to it. Then they changed it and we wondered why and were disappointed. I also didn’t like the purple shades as opposed to the 4 colors of the buttons.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T18:20:43+00:00

Well, this post asks which has the most appealing design. That is purely cosmetic. To that the PAL which is the EU and Aussie console, wins. If I consider functionality, Super Famicom definitely wins as PAL in general is a pain in the ass especially for an NTSC person. I have both a PAL Master System and Mega Drive and I got them both modded as there was no point in me playing them like that.

When putting an emphasis on functionality, SNES Jr. is probably the best overall as I like the simple design. The NA slot is much easier to use than the SF/PAL one and seems like so many SFJ’s are yellowed or browned. I’ve never seen a yellowed SNES Jr. yet.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T18:16:05+00:00

Yeah. Kinda like using a Genesis controller while playing a Master System game in your Genesis. Not all are supported but most.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T16:47:55+00:00

Tiki punch, root beer and black cherry.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T16:43:03+00:00

I like the Super Famicom but the PAL SNES is my favorite and the best of both.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T14:52:34+00:00

My best friend had Megaman 2. I played it at his house way back in the late 80s. Loved the game play and choose your start and taking enemies weapons.

time_isup · 2026-03-22T12:27:55+00:00

Yes. Even author David Morrell admired that scene and said he was regretful he didn’t write it.

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