There are probably more emulators for the NES than for anything else. It was an extremely popular console, in its time, it ruled absolute. I cannot quite share the enthusiasm, but then I simply lack the nostalgy, I never owned any type of console.
I have played far less NES than SNES games, but due to the fact that more computer games were ported to the NES, this list is now longer.
| Karateka | Fighter | 84 | ![]() |
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| Thexder | Shoot-'em-up | 85 | ![]() |
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| Arkanoid | Arcade | 86 | ![]() |
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| Family Computer Othello | Othello | ![]() |
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| Apple Town Story | sim | 87 | ![]() |
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| Final Fantasy | RPG | ![]() |
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| Ultima III | ![]() |
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| Final Fantasy II | 88 | ![]() |
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| Othello (HES) | Othello | ![]() |
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| Defender of the Crown | strat | 89 | ![]() |
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| Marble Madness | Arcade | ![]() |
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| Sweet Home | RPG | ![]() |
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| The Adventures of Lolo | Puzzle | ![]() |
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| Dr. Mario | Tetris | 90 | ![]() |
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| Final Fantasy III | RPG | ![]() |
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| The Immortal | ![]() |
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| Ultima IV | ![]() |
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| Ultima V | ![]() |
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| Wizardry I and II | ![]() |
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| Battle Chess | Chess | ![]() |
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| Pipe Dream | Puzzle | ![]() |
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| Wall Street Kid | strat | ![]() |
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| The Bard's Tale | RPG | 91 | ![]() |
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| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Adventure | ![]() |
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| Bubble Bath Babes | Tetris | ![]() |
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| Peek-A-Boo Poker | Strip Poker | ![]() |
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| The Bard's Tale II | RPG | 92 | ![]() |
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| Dragon Wars | RPG | ![]() |
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| Lemmings | Puzzle | ![]() |
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Commercial development ended in the early 90s.
| Sokoban | Soko-ban | 00 | ![]() |
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| Escape | Puzzle | 04 | ![]() |
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| Dragoon X Omega II | RPG | 06 | ![]() |
Games for the NES are still developed. Most of them will probably be played with emulators, but there are flash cartridges too.