Nintendo NES Gift Ideas
If your buying an original Nintendo NES Console as a gift and need to know what else to buy, this guide is for you. If someone asked for Nintendo NES games on their Christmas list but you have no idea what to buy, this is for you too.
The Nintendo NES has lots of great games so it can be hard to know what to choose. The lists below will tell you the most popular NES gifts overall, great accessories, gifts for kids, and gifts for teenagers and adults.
Most Popular Nintendo NES Games As Gifts
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Super Mario Bros and Duck HuntPublisher: NintendoTwo games on one cartridge; Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. Super Mario Bros: The classic tale of an Italian plumber smashing bricks and stepping on mushrooms and turtles in order to rescue the princess. Duck Hunt: The basic light zapper game for the NES. Two game modes allow players to either shoot ducks with the help of the trusty hound or fire at clay pigeons. |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesPublisher: KonamiBased on the hit cartoon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You play as Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael as you go up against Shredder and his Foot Clan followers. Each turtle has a different weapon and different strengths. Find pizza's spread through-out the levels to keep your characters alive and help you defeat The Brain. |
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Super Mario Bros 3Publisher: NintendoSuper Mario Bros 3 is the last Mario game made for the original Nintendo. There are more warps, more chances at extra levels, and new special suits! The raccoon suit lets you fly and knock-out blocks. The frog suit helps you out-swim deadly fish. Store up flowers and mushrooms to use later on. Play game-show type bonus rounds to win special power-ups. |
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TetrisPublisher: NintendoTetris is one of the greatest puzzle games of all time. Pieces fall from the sky and you have to rotate them and try to complete rows. If you complete a row it disappears. The the blocks reach the top of the screen its game over. They start coming faster and faster as you get further into the game. Tetris is an addictive puzzle masterpiece. |
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Legend of ZeldaPublisher: NintendoFind the Triforce, slay Ganon and save Princess Zelda in the timeless adventure game from Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Zelda. Legend of Zelda is an exploration and adventure game. You have to find where to go and solve puzzles in every dungeon. You find new weapons as you progress and can then discover new areas in the world. |
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Dr. MarioPublisher: NintendoIn this puzzler, players rotate pills as they fall and try to kill viruses spread down below. Pills and viruses come in multiple colors and if you stack three of the same color pills on a virus it is killed. Try to destroy all the viruses without spilling over the top. |
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ExcitebikePublisher: NintendoExcitebike is a racing game for the Nintendo NES. Race a motorcycle over jumps, through loops, and over water as you try to be first to the finish line. You can create your own race tracks too by placing different obstacles through a blank track, then try to race through your own track. |
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Mike Tyson's Punch-OutPublisher: NintendoMike Tyson's Punch-Out is on of the most popular video games of all time. Step into the ring as Little Mac, a 17-year-old fighter from the Bronx, ranked number three in the minor circuit. Your goal is to work your way up through the rankings until you can challenge Mike Tyson in a dream fight. Each boxer along the way has a unique fighting style, funny personality, and individual weakness. |
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Tecmo BowlPublisher: TecmoThe most popular football game to hit the NES console, Tecmo Bowl pits the player vs. the computer in 11 game single-elimination playoff action. You can also go head-to-head with a human opponent in action or coach mode. There are 12 teams of real NFL players (circa 1988) to choose from. |
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ContraPublisher: KonamiIn the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the island in preparation for an alien invasion. You play as marines from the elite Contra unit trying to stop Red Falcon. |
Most Important Nintendo Accessories
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Nintendo NES ControllerUse: Extra Controller For NES SystemAn extra controller for the Nintendo NES. Use it to replace a broken controller or add a second controller for your system so two people can play at once. |
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Zapper Light GunUse: Play Shooting Games on the NESThe Zapper Light Gun is a gun that knows where you are shooting on your TV. The gun is required for games like Duck Hunt and Hogan's Alley. |
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Game GenieUse: Cheating Device Giving You Unlimited Ammo, Guns, and MoreAttach the Game Genie to your Nintendo games before inserting them into the system. By entering some codes on the Game Genie you can get unlimited ammo, invicibility, unlimited lives, and other secret codes. |