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* indicates instruction manual
- Adventures of Lolo, The *
- Adventures of Bayou Billy, The (Wii U)
- Alien Syndrome
- Arkanoid
- Astyanax *
- Balloon Fight * (Wii U)
- Baseball Simulator 1.000 *
- Battletoads
- Bigfoot
- Bionic Commando * ARC on (NS)
- Blaster Master * (Wii) + Zero on (NS)
- Bubble Bobble * (NS)
- Burai Fighter
- Castlevania (Wii) and (NS)
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest* (Wii) and (NS)
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse* (Wii) & (NS)
- Cobra Triangle *
- Contra (NS)
- Donkey Kong Classics (Wii U) and (NS)
- Double Dragon (NS) + ARC on (NS)
- Double Dragon II: Revenge (NS) + ARC on (NS)
- Dragon Warrior * (NS)
- Ducktales (Wii U)
- Excitebike (Wii U)
- Faxanadu *
- Final Fantasy *
- Gauntlet (GCN)
- Gauntlet II (GCN) (4p)
- Ghosts 'n Goblins (NS)
- G.I. Joe
- Golgo 13 *
- Hogan's Alley (Wii U)
- Hoops
- Ice Climber (Wii U)
- Ikari Warriors
- Ironsword *
- Jackal
- Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
- Karnov
- Kid Icarus (Wii)
- Kirby's Adventure (Wii)
- Legend of Zelda, The * (GCN) and (Wii U)
- Life Force (Wii U) + ARC on (NS)
- Magic of Scheherazade, The
- MagMax ARC on (NS)
- Maniac Mansion
- Marble Madness * (GCN)
- M.C. Kids *
- Mega Man (GCN) and (NS)
- Mega Man 2 (GCN) and (NS)
- Mega Man 3 * (GCN) and (NS)
- Metal Gear *
- Metroid * (Wii U)
- Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! * (Wii U)
- Mission: Impossible
- N.A.R.C. * ARC on (GCN)
- Ninja Gaiden (Wii U 8-bit) + (SNES 16-bit)
& ARC on (NS) - Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
(Wii U 8-bit) + (SNES 16-bit) - Paperboy (GCN)
- Popeye
- Rampage * (GCN)
- R.C. Pro-Am
- Rescue Rangers (Chip 'n Dale)
- Rescue: The Embassy Mission *
- River City Ransom (Wii)
- Robowarrior
- Rush 'n Attack
- Shadow of the Ninja *
- Shadowgate *
- Skate or Die
- Skate or Die 2: Search for Double Trouble
- Spy vs. Spy (MAD) *
- StarTropics * (Wii U)
- Stinger (Wii U)
- Strider * ARC on (Wii) and (NS)
- Super C (NS)
- Super Dodge Ball * (Wii)
- Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt * (Wii U)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 * (Wii U 8-bit and Wii U GBA)
+ (SNES 16-bit) - Super Sprint (GCN)
- Tecmo Super Bowl
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles * (NS)
+ ARC on (NS) - TMNT II: The Arcade Game (NS)
- TMNT III: The Manhattan Project (NS)
- Track & Field II
- Winter Games
- Wizards & Warriors
- World Class Track Meet
- World Games
- Wrath of the Black Manta
- Zelda II: Adventure of Link * (GCN) and (Wii U)
Note: The games listed above are physical cartridges. Nintendo's Virtual Console service on Wii and Wii U allowed me to augment my collection digitally by purchasing 13 more NES games individually:
- Adventure Island (Wii VC)
- Blades of Steel (Wii VC)
- Double Dribble (Wii VC)
- Dr. Mario (Wii U VC)
- EarthBound Beginnings (Wii U VC)
- Mario Bros. (Wii VC)
- Milon's Secret Castle (Wii VC)
- Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (Wii U VC 8-bit) + (SNES 16-bit)
- Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (Wii U VC)
- Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
(Wii VC 8-bit) and (Wii U VC 8-bit) + (SNES 16-bit) - Super Mario Bros. 2 (Wii U VC 8-bit and
Wii U VC GBA) + (SNES 16-bit) - Tecmo Bowl (Wii U VC)
- Yoshi (Wii U VC)
plus Zanac on Switch and a previously Japanese-only release that also made it to Switch (e.g., Kid Dracula on Castlevania Annv.)
1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Baseball Simulator 1.000
5. Tecmo Super Bowl
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
8. TMNT II: The Arcade Game
9. Mega Man 2
10. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
11. Mega Man 3
12. Dr. Mario
13. Contra
14. Metroid
15. Super Dodge Ball
Honorable Mention: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Strider, River City Ransom, Dragon Warrior, and Battletoads
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