NES sports games rankings
Kind of inspired by the NES wrestling game thread, I wanted to see how the sports games ranked, with a twist. Top three (if there are enough, if not, just fill in what counts), and the one you think is the worst. NES only, please.
Baseball:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Football:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Basketball:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Hockey:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Boxing:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Soccer:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Tennis:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Golf:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Baseball:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Football:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Basketball:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Hockey:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Boxing:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Soccer:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Tennis:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Golf:
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Comments
Baseball:
1.RBI Baseball
2.Baseball Stars
3.Base Wars
Worst -MLB
Football:
1. Tecmo Superbowl
2. Tecmo Bowl
3. NES Play Action Football
Worst - John Elway QB
Basketball:
1. Tecmo NBA Basketball
2. Double Dribble
3. Hoops
Worst - Harlem Globetrotters
Hockey:
1. Blades of Steel
2. Ice Hockey
3.
Worst -
Boxing:
1. Mike Tyson Punch Out
2. World Champ
3. Ring King
Worst - Power Punch
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1. Pro Wrestling
2. WCW wrestling
3. Tecmo Wrestling
Worst - WWF Wrestlemania
Soccer:
1. Nintendo World Cup
2. Soccer
3.
Worst - Tecmo Soccer
Tennis:
1. Racket Attack
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:
1. Super Spike
2. Kings of the Beach
3.
Worst - Volleyball
Golf:
1. Golf
2. NES open
3. Jack Nickalous Golf
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1. RC Pro am
2. Rad Racer
3. Al Unser Jr Turbo Racing
Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1. track and field 2
2. gold medal 92
3. track and field
Worst - T&C surf
And I haven't gotten to many SNES titles yet, such as the ISS games
Baseball:
1. Super Baseball 2020
2. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents
3. Relief Pitcher
Worst -??
Football:
1. Tecmo Super Bowl
2. Madden NFL '95
3. Super High Impact (if comedy counts towards being good)
Worst - EA College Football '97
Basketball:
1. Any NBA Live. They all play the same.
2. Any Jam title. They all play the same.
3. ??
Worst - Basically every other game/series. NBA All-Star Challenge sticks out
Hockey:
1. ??
2. ??
3. ??
Worst - ??
Boxing:
1. Super Punch-Out
2. ??
3. ??
Worst - ??
Wrestling
1. Saturday Night Slam Masters
2. ??
3. ??
Worst - ??
Soccer:
1. FIFA International Soccer
2. Super Soccer Champ
3. FIFA '96
Worst - FIFA '97
Tennis:
1. Super Tennis
2. ??
3. ??
Worst - ??
Volleyball:
1. ??
2. ??
3. ??
Worst - ??
Golf:
1. Kirby's Dream Course
2. ??
3. ??
Worst - ??
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1. Super Mario Kart
2. Street Racer
3. F1 ROC II
Worst -Race Drivin
Other/extreme/Olympic
1. Tiny Toons Wacky Sports Challenge
2. American Gladiators
3. ??
Worst - ??
Basketball:
1. Any NBA Live. They all play the same.
2. Any Jam title. They all play the same.
3. ??
Worst - Basically every other game/series. NBA All-Star Challenge sticks out
Dont forget about Bill Laimbeer Combat Basketball
Other than that I don't play enough of them.
I have a feeling that NHL 94 will win the hockey category.........
Other than that I don't play enough of them.
Well it says NES only, so if it wins, NA has a serious reading comprehension problem.
I have a feeling that NHL 94 will win the hockey category.........
Other than that I don't play enough of them.
Well it says NES only, so if it wins, NA has a serious reading comprehension problem.
Man you never played NHL 94 on NES? You missed out BIG time.
I have a feeling that NHL 94 will win the hockey category.........
Other than that I don't play enough of them.
Well it says NES only, so if it wins, NA has a serious reading comprehension problem.
Man you never played NHL 94 on NES? You missed out BIG time.
Must have been an Ali Express exclusive, no surprise you're all over that one.
I have a feeling that NHL 94 will win the hockey category.........
Other than that I don't play enough of them.
Well it says NES only, so if it wins, NA has a serious reading comprehension problem.
Man you never played NHL 94 on NES? You missed out BIG time.
Must have been an Ali Express exclusive, no surprise you're all over that one.
HAHAHAHA Tulpa totally changed the entire thread to be NES only before I posted, I know he did.
People are going to think I buy fuckin repros of Little Samsons now and shit thanks ahahahhahahaha
HAHAHAHA Tulpa totally changed the entire thread to be NES only before I posted, I know he did.
And somehow avoided the "edited by" tag.
HAHAHAHA Tulpa totally changed the entire thread to be NES only before I posted, I know he did.
And somehow avoided the "edited by" tag.
You are just "that" good.
You are just "that" good.
The ladies agree.
Wait, what?
Kind of inspired by the NES wrestling game thread, I wanted to see how the sports games ranked, with a twist. Top three (if there are enough, if not, just fill in what counts), and the one you think is the worst. NES only, please.
Baseball:
1.RBI Baseball
2.Bad News Baseball
(Underrated!)
3.Bases Loaded
Worst -Dusty Diamond's Softball
Football:
1.Tecmo Super Bowl
2.Tecmo Bowl
3.NES Playaction Football (Couldn't think of anything else)
Worst -John Elway's QB/Cyberball
Basketball:
1.Double Dribble
2.Tecmo NBA Basketball
3.Ultimate Basketball
Worst - Hoops
Hockey:
1.Blades of Steel
2.Pro Sport Hockey
3.Ice Hockey
Worst - .....I got nothing.
Boxing:
1.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!
2. Ring King
3.
Worst -Power Punch 2
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1.Pro Wrestling
2.Tecmo Wrestling
3.
Worst -M.U.S.C.L.E. Maybe the worst nes sports game ever.
Soccer:
1. Nintendo World Cup
2.Soccer
3.
Worst -
Tennis: I don't play Tennis games.
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:See above.
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Golf:
1.Golf
2.Nes Open
3.
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1.Rad Racer
2.RC Pro Am
3.Cobra Triangle
Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1.Track & Field
2.Crash & the Boys
3.T&F 2
Worst - Athletic World/Stadium Events
1. Family Tennis (Famicom exclusive)
2. Racket Attack
3. tie: Top Players' Tennis/Quattro Sports (TPT is a "better" game but I'd rather play Quattro Sports)
Worst - Tennis (original black box game)
Family Tennis is miles ahead of the other tennis games on the system, though Racket Attack isn't too bad.
I haven't played Rackets & Rivals (PAL exclusive) or Konamic Tennis (FDS) enough to know how I feel about those, though I suspect Rackets & Rivals is terrible.
Maybe Jimmy Connors Tennis should get the worst spot, as it's a joke of a game. But I really hate the original Tennis game -- it's such an inexcusably awful travesty, with horrible physics.
hockey
1) blades of steel
Baseball
1) Dusty Diamond
2) MLB
3 RBI
Football
1) Tecmo Bowl
2) Tecmo Super Bowl
Wrestling
1) pro wrestling
volleyball
1) super spike!
Soccer
1) World cup
other
1) dodge ball
2) California games
3) track and field 2
racing
1) rc pro am
2) micro machines
3) cobra triangle
3)
Basketball
1) Double Dribble
2) Jordan v bird
Basketball:
1. Any NBA Live. They all play the same.
2. Any Jam title. They all play the same.
3. ??
Worst - Basically every other game/series. NBA All-Star Challenge sticks out
Dont forget about Bill Laimbeer Combat Basketball
HAHAHA who can forget about bill laimbeer combat ball. That game might be the worst of any genre. It is so bad that every summer when me and some friend get together we have a tourny in it and everyone is laughing hysterically pretty much the whole time how bad it is. I think our record high score was 10-8
1.RBI Baseball
2.Baseball Stars
3. Dusty Diamond
Worst -MLB
Football:
1. Tecmo Superbowl
2. Tecmo Bowl
3. NES Play Action Football
Worst - John Elway QB
Basketball:
1. Tecmo NBA Basketball
2. Double Dribble
3. Hoops
Worst - Harlem Globetrotters
Hockey:
1. Ice Hockey
2. Blades of Steel
3. Pro Sport Hockey
Worst -
Boxing:
1. Mike Tyson Punch Out
2. World Champ
3. Ring King
Worst -
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1. Pro Wrestling
2. WWF Wrestlemania
3. Tecmo Wrestling
Worst -
Soccer:
1. Nintendo World Cup
2. Soccer
3. Tecmo Soccer
Worst -
Tennis:
1. Racket Attack
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:
1. Super Spike
2. Kings of the Beach
3. Volleyball
Worst -
Golf:
1. Golf
2. NES open
3. Jack Nicklaus Golf
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1. RC Pro am
2. Super Off Road
3a. Al Unser Jr Turbo Racing
3b. Super Sprint
Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1. Duck Hunt
2. Skate or Die 2
3. T&C
Worst -
Kind of inspired by the NES wrestling game thread, I wanted to see how the sports games ranked, with a twist. Top three (if there are enough, if not, just fill in what counts), and the one you think is the worst. NES only, please.
Baseball:
1.RBI Baseball
2.Bad News Baseball
(Underrated!)
3.Bases Loaded
Worst -Dusty Diamond's Softball
Football:
1.Tecmo Super Bowl
2.Tecmo Bowl
3.NES Playaction Football (Couldn't think of anything else)
Worst -John Elway's QB/Cyberball
Basketball:
1.Double Dribble
2.Tecmo NBA Basketball
3.Ultimate Basketball
Worst - Hoops
Hockey:
1.Blades of Steel
2.Pro Sport Hockey
3.Ice Hockey
Worst - .....I got nothing.
Boxing:
1.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!
2. Ring King
3.
Worst -Power Punch 2
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1.Pro Wrestling
2.Tecmo Wrestling
3.
Worst -M.U.S.C.L.E. Maybe the worst nes sports game ever.
Soccer:
1. Nintendo World Cup
2.Soccer
3.
Worst -
Tennis: I don't play Tennis games.
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:See above.
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Golf:
1.Golf
2.Nes Open
3.
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1.Rad Racer
2.RC Pro Am
3.Cobra Triangle
Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1.Track & Field
2.Crash & the Boys
3.T&F 2
Worst - Athletic World/Stadium Events
Thanks, Gutzman,
Glad to see someone on here agrees with me about bad news baseball! Always feel like that is an underated gem on the NES sports scene.
1. Dusty Diamond
2. RBI Baseball
3. Bases Loaded
Worst - Bo Jackson baseball
Football:
1. Tecmo Superbowl
2. Tecmo Bowl
3. NES Play Action Football
Worst - John Elway QB
Basketball:
1. Double Dribble
2. Tecmo NBA Basketball
3. Arch Rivals
Worst - Hoops
Hockey:
1. Blades of Steel
2. Ice Hockey
3. Pro Sport Hockey
Worst - Wayne Gretzky Hockey
Tennis:
1. Racket Attack
2. Tennis (black box)
3. Top Players Tennis
Worst - Jimmy Connors
Golf:
1. NES open
2. Golf
3. Jack Nicklaus Golf
Worst - Bandai Golf
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1. Micro Machines
2. Super Off Road
3. RC Pro am
Worst - Nigel Mansell's world Championship
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1. Athletic World
2. Excite Bike
3. Hogan's Alley
4. Super Dodgeball
Worst - Gold Medal Challenge 92
Baseball:
1. Dusty Diamond
2. Base Wars
3. Bases Loaded 2
Worst - Baseball (the black box version)
Football:
1. Tecmo Super Bowl
2. Tecmo Bowl
3. no idea
Worst - 10 Yard Fight
Basketball:
1. Double Dribble
2. Arch Rivals
3. no clue
Worst -no clue
Hockey:
1. Blades of Steel
2. Ice Hockey
3.
Worst -
Boxing:
1. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
2. Punch Out
3. George Foreman's KO Boxing
Worst - Ring King
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1. Pro Wrestling!
2. WWF Steel Cage Challenge
3. WWF King of the Ring
Worst - WWF Wrestlemania
Soccer:
1. Nintendo World Cup
2. Soccer
3. no idea
Worst -
Tennis:
1. Evert and Lendl
2. Jimmy Connors Pro Sport Tennis
3. Racket Attack
Worst - Tennis
Volleyball:
1. Super Spike
2. Kings of the Beach
3. Volleyball
Worst -
Golf:
1. Golf (back box)
2. Jack Nicklaus Golf
3. NES Open
Worst -Lee Travino's Fighting Golf
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1. RC Pro Am II
2. Super Off Road
3. Galaxy 5000
Worst - Al Under Jr.
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1. Hogan's Alley
2. California Games
3. Duck Hunt
Worst -Super Team Games
Gave it a shot.
Baseball:
1. Baseball Simulator 1.000
2. Baseball Stars
3. Bad News Baseball
Worst - Major League Baseball
Football:
1. Tecmo Super Bowl
2. Tecmo Bowl
3. Touchdown Fever
Worst - NFL Football
Basketball:
1. Nekketsu Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes
2. Tecmo NBA Basketball
3. Double Dribble
Worst - Jordan vs Bird
Hockey:
1. Ice Hockey
2. Blades of Steel
3. Ike Ike Nekketsu Hockey-bu
Worst - Wayne Gretzky Hockey
Kind of inspired by the NES wrestling game thread, I wanted to see how the sports games ranked, with a twist. Top three (if there are enough, if not, just fill in what counts), and the one you think is the worst. NES only, please.
Baseball:
1.RBI Baseball
2.Bad News Baseball
(Underrated!)
3.Bases Loaded
Worst -Dusty Diamond's Softball
Football:
1.Tecmo Super Bowl
2.Tecmo Bowl
3.NES Playaction Football (Couldn't think of anything else)
Worst -John Elway's QB/Cyberball
Basketball:
1.Double Dribble
2.Tecmo NBA Basketball
3.Ultimate Basketball
Worst - Hoops
Hockey:
1.Blades of Steel
2.Pro Sport Hockey
3.Ice Hockey
Worst - .....I got nothing.
Boxing:
1.Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!
2. Ring King
3.
Worst -Power Punch 2
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1.Pro Wrestling
2.Tecmo Wrestling
3.
Worst -M.U.S.C.L.E. Maybe the worst nes sports game ever.
Soccer:
1. Nintendo World Cup
2.Soccer
3.
Worst -
Tennis: I don't play Tennis games.
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Volleyball:See above.
1.
2.
3.
Worst -
Golf:
1.Golf
2.Nes Open
3.
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1.Rad Racer
2.RC Pro Am
3.Cobra Triangle
up Worst -
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1.Track & Field
2.Crash & the Boys
3.T&F 2
Worst - Athletic World/Stadium Events
Thanks, Gutzman,
Glad to see someone on here agrees with me about bad news baseball! Always feel like that is an underated gem on the NES sports scene.
Oh I absolutely agree with you! Tecmo screwed up big time with Tecmo Baseball but made up for it with Bad News Baseball. Easily the best nes baseball game that no one has heard of
1. Baseball Stars
2. RBI Baseball
3. Bad News Baseball
Worst - Bases Loaded 3 (seriously, play the perfect game?)
Football:
1. Tecmo Superbowl
2. Tecmo Bowl
3. NES playaction football
Worst - tough call, I think I'll give the edge to Ten Yard Fight over Elway
Basketball:
1. Double Dribble
2. Tecmo NBA
3. Archrivals (shut up, that shit's hilarious)
Worst -
Hockey: (This should have been easy, there are only four )
1. Blades of Steel
2. Ice Hockey
3. Pro Sport Hockey
Worst - The one that rhymes with Brain Kretsky Pockey
Boxing:
1. MTPO
2. Foreman
3.
Worst - Power punch
Wrestling (it's still real to me! ):
1. Tecmo
2. Pro Wrestling
3.
Worst - M.U.S.C.L.E.
Soccer:
1. Tecmo
2. Soccer (black box)
3.
Worst -
Tennis:
1. Racket Attack
2. Top Player Tennis
3.
Worst - Rad Racket II
Volleyball:
1. Super Spike
2. Kings of the Beach
3. Volleyball (black box)
Worst -
Golf:
1. NES Open
2.
3.
Worst -
Racing (any type, car, boat, RC cars):
1. Eliminator Boat Duel
2. Rad Racer
3. RC Pro-Am
Worst - Days of Thunder
Other/extreme/Olympic (Think Track and Field, California Games, any lightgun game, etc.)
1. Super Dodgeball
2. California Games
3. Duck Hunt
Worst - Winter Games