I Ranked Every FCI game on NES
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- FCI had several games on NES from RPGs to arcade shooters and more. Here's a look at all the FCI NES games and where I rank them.
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@johnriggs, I always like your ranking videos, but this time it was bogged down by commercials! I think I had to endure FIVE COMMERCIAL BREAKS for a 19 minute video. RAWR!!! :(
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@@sgtpointeblank There’s not usually this many. But the number has been increasing lately.
@@talir71 Once you have it you can't live without it. I can marathon Music Videos, live chats, whatever with no interruptions. It's sweet.
I watched all of them
I really like these NES ranking videos. Thanks!
I agree. These are the best videos he's made plus even though I'm 40 and have been playing the nes most my life, watching these videos, sometimes he shows games I've never even heard of. I love that
Finally some love for Dr. Chaos! It's as hidden of a gem as there can possibly be left for the NES library that most reviewers have ignored. Is it the most amazing game in the world? No, but it's as playable as many other "classics" and underrated titles
I've got John Riggs here? On a Friday?? What a great way to start the weekend!
Oh my god, that's the one! Lunar Pool is the pool game I was playing as a kid! Thanks for reminding me! Magmax was a trip down memory lane too!
I really enjoyed this game as a kid. Too bad John didn't mention one of the bigger aspects of this having a bunch of different tables, not just the standard pool table.
I think the best part of lunar pool is that the friction is adjustable, setting the friction to zero makes the balls bounce around endlessly, which was very satisfying to child me
I also rented Lunar Pool several times, and hadn't thought of it in years. Thanks, Riggs!
@@oaf-77 Same here!
@@marie-lisecouillard7263 you’re obviously a person of great taste
Minor quibble: Lunar Pool isn't "just pool" aside from the mechanics. One of the fun things about it is the constantly changing table layouts that keep things less boring.
Also Magmax is a super fun game. One of my favorite NES games.
Lunar pool is under appreciated
Picked up Phantom Fighter at a Woolworth back in the day. Drinking Kool-aid playing it those where the days! And Dr.Chaos I got from trading my friend. Dang that was awesome and the box art wow 🤩
I got World Championship Wrestling for my birthday in 1990 I believe. Ordered from an ad in Pro Wrestling Illustrated. One of my favorite NES games.
Nice. I used to buy that magazine, I still have all my old ones. I love the PWI 500......
WCW was such a good game. Underrrated wrestling game!
Been thinking of putting an nes emulator on my newest laptop just to play this
WCW master was no joke he was so hard to beat
I always loved FCI's logo. I never knew why, I just thought it was such a cool, sleek logo.
Zanac is an A; groundbreaking Compile title that laid the groundwork for masterpieces such as Guardian Legend and Gun-Nac, the Aleste series, Blazing Lazers and MUSHA. Smooth gameplay with little to no glitches
Bard’s Tale and Ultima 3 should’ve been ranked at least B - I’ve been playing these lately and I’m a fan of both
@@dangunheadachron1603 Agreed. I loved that game and still play through it every now and then.
@@dangunheadachron1603 Well, it would be if it wasn't kicking our asses so hard.
7:07 amazing editing 😂
haha, didn't even notice.
Lunar pool was the pool game I played a ton of as a kid. I really liked. It back then. I actually never knew there were other pool games as a kid lol
My first NES was a generic clone manufactured in Brazil, compatible with japanese cartridges, and one day my dad comes home with a new game - SNOOKER POOL. Yeah, I know, it doesn't make much sense, but as your video popped up I came to see if I could recognize it among the others. Turns out it was Lunar Pool all the time! I sucked at it because I was too young to think of a strategy, but it was fun nonetheless lol
I started to get serious playing NES games at age 35
Same lol
John is quickly becoming one of my favorites YT personalities. He's extremely relaxing to watch after a hard day of work. Thank you for everything Mr. Riggs.
I agree that John’s videos are a charming nostalgia hit when things are tough. When you’ve got adult issues weighing on you, he will suddenly remind you of that weird game you rented from that old gas station back in the day and never remembered the title of.
MagMax is still one of my favorite nes games. I still remember making it to the first boss when i was a kid lol
JR: I’m so old I was played NES in junior high.
Me: Woo hoo, somebody older than me. I only have to go back to college for NES
My brain: That’s not how math works
Me: think... think... Doh!
Thanks bro for those videos ! From Montreal Canada CHEERS!
I don't think I've ever seen Ric Flair do a regular clothesline let alone a Baba style lariat. Also, Lunar Pool has one of my favorite box covers of all time.
I loved A Bard's Tale for the PC back in the day, but I didn't know there was a port for the NES! I'm going to have to try to find me one of those!! This is why I love your videos! I always learn something new!
I had it on Apple II, the original version
Dragon Strike is one of my favs.
Yes! I've been waiting for you to rank Phantom Fighter!
2:10 You rang?
Same here one of my favorite games as kid growing up
That one perspective from the one Ultima game worked really well for dungeons and dragons warriors of the eternal sun on sega genesis, which is an amazing d&d game btw!
I love when John Riggs keeps doing rating retro games.
Can you do game rank for Technos?
Love these videos John :) Thanks for uploading
Damn FCI made some of my underrated favorites!
It’s not a Friday without a John Riggs ranking video.
*You damn right.*
Never heard of FCI - but I have played a few of these games as a kid. Lunar Pool was on this bootleg "31-in-1" cart I had, and I believe I rented Magmax.
When I was a kid I didn't think about who made what games, I just played the ones I was lucky enough to get or rented whatever one had the best looking box art lol
Was it the Super Joy III? That's where I played it.
I have the 31in1 pirate Famicom cart (Lunar Ball), and the Lunar Pool for NES, S Tier game for sure!
I played Ultima to death. I had heard about the games on computer but I didn't have a computer. I managed to get to Exodus but couldn't defeat him. The Ultima series was MASSIVE in Japan. Both Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy were started as attempts to see if an Ultima style game could even be done on the NES. And from that we have the entire JRPG genre. It all started with Ultima.
I'm really looking forward to your coverage of the KOEI games. I know strategy games are not your taste, but I really hope you take your time with it and give them all a "I'm 12yo, and this is the game I rented for the weekend and I'm super sick of all the games I own" try. I really love the depth/immersion of these games... and while they have ENORMOUS learning curves, there is something to appreciate in all of them. Also... when it comes to box art... every single KOEI release box art sells the game. I'm sure there are a lot of people that were in your boat... that were enraptured by the box art, then got home and realized... "damn, this isn't my kind of game".
Brandish! 💕
@@dangunheadachron1603 To each their own... I'm looking at he game series through the eyes of a kid that was maybe 10-13 when these games released. I don't think anyone... say, in their 20's or even early thirties would give these the chance they deserve... and I can hardly blame them. They aren't pretty, they are incredibly complicated and its hard to have the patience for an 8bit game these days, especially if strategy games already isn't your thing. I get it.
@@ms.ilovecotton9778 I actually JUST got this game in the mail yesterday! I know it's not the best port, and is probably the least good of the series, but I'm happy to add this one to my collection. I'm shooting for a complete in box collection of all KOEI NES/SNES games, and I'm more than halfway there.
Solid advice to anyone: play MagMax with the sound off.
Its not as bad as 1942. That game is a must mute.
John "I'm Gonna Give This One a C" Riggs
Just pulling your chain, awesome video :D
So how did AAAAAAAAAA, FFFFFFFFFF and Bard do on their adventure?
Not the type of characters to be found in a tolkien novel.
Wow, serious nostalgia vibes while watching this! I loved Quest of the Avatar as a kid... now I want to grab a copy for myself and play it again!
Yes, Mag Max and Seicross were in arcades in the eighties, at least in my neck of the woods. Both of them got a few coins from me as a kid.
Been waiting for Phantom Fighter review. Big fan of the ancient Eastern mythology so right up my alley. Once you get the hang of controlling it, reach other towns, and learn new moves, the game improves greatly so don't judge it too harshly right away. An underappreciated favorite of mine.
I want to love it more.
If you wanted to get into a game like Zannak, the sister game Gunnak is absolutely amazing, and feels like practice for when they made Blazing Lazers. I actually recommend trying Gunnak, Blazing Lazers, and Space Megaforce (Super Aleste) in that order to see how that branch of their shooters evolved along side their other varieties.
John one of the reasons I watch videos like yours and the AVGN is because we are from the same age range and have similar experiences and taste. Even if we both live on different sides of the US
I bought MagMax back in the day mostly because I thought the cover art was cool. Pretty much made myself like it since it was a blind purchase. It's very nostalgic to me.
The AD&D games were all computer ports originally by SSI.
I played Hillsfar on C64
Oh goodness, I remember Phantom Fighter. I thought I was just bad at the game, then again when I played this I was really young. Now looking at this, the hitboxes were really bad.
In Japan Lunar Pool is called Lunar Ball and I have Lunar Pool and I have Mag Max as well
Zanac gets a C?! We're gonna have to talk!!
Hydlide is probably infamous for the Indiana Jones theme song.
Ultima 1 & 2 looks fun.
I remember my cousins played WCW when I was a kid.
Compile also developed both of the pool games.
that Hydlide song is pretty similar
One of the cool things about Lunar Pool is the different table designs that you can actually select without having to beat or unlock them, plus you can change the "gravity" which affects the ball physics according to how much or how little gravity you use. It's definitely not your average pool game.
Pool of radiance was one of my favorites on the PC. I had no idea it had an NES conversion!
I loved the heros of the lance books...the game still makes me sad when i think about it
Zanac was the prototype for what became the Aleste series (M.U.S.H.A., Space Mega Force, Power Strike 1 & 2 etc). It's one of the very best 8-bit shmups there is period. Probably the only thing on the NES (not Famicom, Rekka is nuts) that matches its intensity is its sequel, Gun-Nac. One of the few true standouts in the genre on the system, I'd definitely rank it well above all that middling stuff.
I remember Dr. Chaos had the coolest box art. It really made me curious about the game as a kid. Seicross was fun but it took me a cheat code to find out it was a high score based game.
I played Dr Chaos again this weekend. I've beaten it several times over the years, and it holds up. The controls are a bit stiff and the hit boxes take some getting used to, but the structure of the game is cool, the atmosphere is awesome, and it definitely deserves a place as a formative survival horror game. It's just a bit cryptic for its own good to a new player who doesn't know where to get the warp zone detector. The game is really neat if you get past that hurdle.
The way Zanac randomized the enemies made it a favorite of mine. I also like Lunar Pool. It is not a regular pool game. The tables would change making it more of a miniature golf/pool hybrid.
Zanac was my favorite NES game. Interesting you mentioned Guardian Legend; The same cheat code for Zanac works for Guardian Legend as well; I figured this out way back, on my own, when I noticed the connection.
I love this series. In fact, its what got me into your content. But as a SNES guy, id love to see more videos like this but from the 16 bit era. Ill watch and give you a thumbs up no matter what though. Youre just quality, wholesome entertainment that triggers tons of nostalgia.
Nice. I played Mag Max in the arcade and remember loving it. I just got a modded Wii.I’m gonna play it tonight if I have it in there.
I spent a lot of my teenage years playing pool of radiance. I drew maps on graph paper and everything. Best game ever :)!
Lunar Pool had a bunch of different pool tables and shapes, it just the standard rectangular fare, which made it fun to play.
When I was a kid I thought the put together robot in MagMax looked like Captain Power from Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. As for World Championship Wrestling on the NES it had "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and The Varsity Club.. 'nough said :)
Riki Choshu created the Sasori-gatame (Scorpion Hold) afterall.
he does!
I still have all four AD&D games with boxes and manuals and such. I didn't get those until much later in life, when I was more capable of forethought, so I was a little more careful about saving things for posterity.
Lunar Pool (Ball 🇯🇵) gets an S in my books, the amount of different tables, the friction level switcher, the music. A classic!
Had alot of fun with Phantom Fighter. Was a unique game for the time. Never owned it, but rented it enough from the local video store that I probably could have owned a few copies.
I used to be undefeated on WCW wrestling among my friends
What was your winning strategy?
@@m1foley don't remember that much. It's been over 20 years
Fun fact John, Dr. Chaos, is based on the 1985 movie House.
I swear there was at least a similarly named game for the Macintosh.
The physics options in Lunar Pool make it the best and most replayable pool games on the system.
Nearly an S tier for me.
Excellent taste! S Tier for me
I had no idea that was a version of Dragon Strike on the Nintendo Entertainment System. I have that game for MS DOS and it was pretty entertaining way back in the day
hmmm... I wonder what it would take to find the hit detection for phantom fighter and tweak it a bit to remove the reach of the enemies.
Giant Baba did a running neck breaker.The weirdest substitution to me was Steamboat for bruiser Brody.
I remember seeing the D&D Games in some ad listing them at $99 each before they were released. I don't know the company. Was a paper ad with xeroxed copies of the boxes in B&W lol
I played Pool Of Radiance on my Pc back in the day and loved it.
I'll have to check a few of these out sometime. I've never played a single one of FCI games growing up.
Yeah, MagMax and Seicross were both arcade games. Nichibutsu (the company that created Moon Cresta, Terra Cresta, and Crazy Climber) made both of them. Supposedly both released for North American arcades too, though I've never seen them in the wild either. I've played plenty of Seicross on MAME, though. It's one of those games I always wanted to get good at, but it's too hard for me.
holy moly the only one of these titles I had was magmax and this hit the nostalgia feels hard.
Been waiting for this one
My Dad rented Pool of Radiance when I was a kid believe it or not. I think 3 times total. He never finished it. From the screen shots, I remember the dungeon part but I can see why he didn’t continue with it 😂. Great list. Thank you
Thanks for the content Mister Riggs.
You're SLACKING with the beard game. Add just a teaspoon of epic and you'll be fine.
Your reviews are great, by the way.
thanks for your great videos, so much nostalgia
Dude always always love your content , your just awesome man 👻😊🐬
How have I never heard of Dragon Strike? Looks so cool. And of course it’s around $100!
There were several FCI/Pony Canyon games that were not released in the USA, or internationally, with one of the most egregious omissions being Nuts 'N' Milk.
Pretty good games shown I do know the WCW one. The sounds on the WCW game are amazing.
Sounds about right. Some of these rpgs look interesting but I don't know if I could get into them today.
I got Heroes of the Lance for my birthday from a high school friend. Wow, that game is brutal. Horrible control and hit detection, and you can beat it in like 10 minutes if you know where to go.
I played Magmax in the arcade a couple times. I always thought it was cool how you can build your robot to give you extra firepower.
I LOVED Ultima Quest of the Avatar as a kid and somehow I got ahold of a complete boxed set of the sequel, Warriors of Destiny with the huge manual, map etc. I kinda like the perspective but the scrolling is rough and I didn't play it long. I'd like to really give it a try someday and see if there's anything interesting in it.
D & D: Heroes of the Lance had one of the best ending music in all of NES (Metroid being another). For that reason, my nostalgia is through the roof for that game!!!
World Championship Wrestling, that was the game you mentioned that made me remember playing as a kid 😆
1:19 😂😂😂
Gotta love Riggs
That Wrestling game on Famicom you mentioned......was it 'Toukon Club' ???
That's my favourite Wrestling game on NES/Famicom 👍
I have a soft spot for Heroes of the Lance. Of course, this was originally developed, like most of the AD&D games, for home computers like the C64, and in its day received amazing reviews on those systems, but home computer games were generally very different in gameplay from your typical NES sidescroller, and as a port to a console with a controller, it is very clunky. Be that as it may, this is actually the version I played (and beat), lol. But I knew going into it what it was and made the controls and pace work. I do really love the soundtrack on the NES though, and listen to it from time to time.
Class of 1994? Man I bet we would have been trading games back in middle school.
Love World Championship Wrestling. Such a great game and I’m glad to see you agree
Guardian Legend, thank you! That was driving me crazy.
Is it just me or does Jon have almost the perfect teeth lmao ultra white almost look fake like dentures lol
Thank you but you're not looking close enough. I have some that are discolored and my back teeth have work done.
Nice! Shout out to the American sign language letters at the start
fun fact. phantom fighter is a licensed game. licensed of mr. vampire, if I recall. or at least based on it.
I LOVED Lunar Pool
Lunar Pool like Tengen Tetяis is one of those games that will never get old, and is fun every time!
Two of my favorite wrestlers ever are listed as choices! Steamboat and Rotunda (I.R.S.), Shawn Michaels and Randy Savage along with Kurt Angle are my top 5. Flair is in my top 10. I've never seen Rotunda in any wrestling game other than IRS, interesting.
I remembered playing MagMax. I liked the cool box art with the three headed robotic dragon.
You best not be doing my fav game Phantom Fighter dirty!
@johnriggs great job on the ASL
As a fan of the Ultima series, Exodus and QOTA are actually pretty good ports for the NES, very reminiscent of Dragon Warrior, and that's why I liked them. Warriors of Destiny on the other hand...Was very disappointing. It actually is one of the best story-wise of the series, but I think they tried to copy the game engine from Ultima 6 into the NES (Ultima 6 also was good on PC, but a crappy game engine!) and it just did not work out well. They should of kept it more like QOTA, and it would've done just fine.