Best Graphically looking NES games.

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Best Graphically looking NES games.

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We already have a thread about the worst graphically looking NES games (I cannot found it anymore, but I remember it very well), so I'm just wanting to collect info about what games people think looks the best graphically (and not only popular games please).
Here you are the one I can say are way above average :

- Just Breed (each character gets different animated sprites, detailed enemies, not palette swapped)
- Batman (very freaking dark and realistic)
- Mega Man 5 (great backgrounds, cool bosses)
- Mega Man 6 (great backgrounds, cool bosses)
- Kirby's Adventure (lots of animation, it's so cute !)
- Double Dragon 2 (good background, but awesome sprites)
- Double Dragon 3 (good background, but awesome sprites)
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I guess there are some I'd like to point out:

- Gargoyle's Quest (very good use of colors and sprites)
- Pugley's Scavenger Hunt (detailed, good use of colors)
- Big Nose The Caveman & Big Nose Freaks Out (nice animations and quite detailed)

There are probably many more, I'll come back here and list them as I remember. I'll probably list many platformers, 'cause that's what I play! =)

EDIT: Got some others:

- Wagyan Land series (nice cartoonish graphics)
- Seirei Densetsu Lickle (awsome animations and good backgrounds)
- Joy Mech Fight (good looking fighting game, pretty cute too)
- Bucky O'Hare (very good looking platformer)
- Sword Master (good graphics, cool parallax effects)
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Ninja Ryukenden/Gaiden 2 & 3
Zen the intergalactic Ninja
Abarenbou Tengu
Kick Master
Lots more I can't remember the names of
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The best graphics can be found on Batman: Return of the Joker, by Sunsoft. Gremlins 2 also has nice gfx.
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Moon Crystal (J) is extremely smooth, and looks great.

Three really colorful games I like, but maybe not the best graphics:

Fire N Ice (U)
Fantasy Zone 1 + 2 (U) and (J)
Rod Land (J) - this game is also very smooth!

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C'mon, no-one's seen Metal Slader Glory? Adventure games aren't my thing, but the stills are wonderful.
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tokumaru wrote: - Gargoyle's Quest (very good use of colors and sprites)
Looks somewhat good, effectively, but not so groundbreaking.
- Pugley's Scavenger Hunt (detailed, good use of colors)
- Big Nose The Caveman & Big Nose Freaks Out (nice animations and quite detailed)
Well, they seem to have quite simple graphics, for what I've seen. Nothing noticeable, I think.
- Wagyan Land series (nice cartoonish graphics)
Well, I don't like how they look either. They look very simple, even if some sprites have a cute touch to them.
- Seirei Densetsu Lickle (awsome animations and good backgrounds)
Noticeable backgrounds !! But average spries if you ask me (not bad).
- Joy Mech Fight (good looking fighting game, pretty cute too)
Meh... if you like fighting with body-less characters... I found it incredibly confusing.
- Bucky O'Hare (very good looking platformer)
Yeah, nice use of the NES with great character portraits, good BG effects in some places, however, the graphics themselves are nothing much above average I think.
- Sword Master (good graphics, cool parallax effects)
Oh, this one have awesome backgrounds !!! Very cool effect on title screen too.
Moon Crystal (J) is extremely smooth, and looks great.
Very noticeable ! Looks awesome !
Fire N Ice (U)
Fantasy Zone 1 + 2 (U) and (J)
Rod Land (J) - this game is also very smooth!
You gotta be kidding, right ? No, seriously...
The best graphics can be found on Batman: Return of the Joker, by Sunsoft. Gremlins 2 also has nice gfx.
Actually I prefer the graphics in the original Batman. They just look darker and more proportional. The grpahics in ROJ are great, however I think Batman is way too big and so are enemies, and this seriously hurt gameplay (no the graphics themselves are great, just not as much as batman). I remeber Gremlins 2 looked good too.
Ninja Ryukenden/Gaiden 2 & 3
The cutscenes are great, but honnestly, in gameplay, the graphics are average if you ask me.
Zen the intergalactic Ninja
Abarenbou Tengu
Both are interesting, but both somewhat weird if you ask me (at least they tried something different).
Kick Master
Awesome backgrounds and very good sprites too.
C'mon, no-one's seen Metal Slader Glory? Adventure games aren't my thing, but the stills are wonderful.
Yeah, again awesome cutscenes, but very few animation (just mouths). It doesn't have actual gameplay scenes so doensn't compare too much with other games. But yeah, it drawns awesome anime-styles bitnaps on the NES.
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Bregalad wrote:
Fire N Ice (U)
Fantasy Zone 1 + 2 (U) and (J)
Rod Land (J) - this game is also very smooth!
You gotta be kidding, right ? No, seriously...
Notice that I said those were colorful games! Pleasing to look at, but not by any means the best graphics the NES has to offer :)

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Need I mention the Battletoads games?
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Batman: Return of the Joker
Batman
Ninja Gaiden 3
Super C
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