NES games with Clever AI

Ian A · Post by **Ian A** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:14 am

Could anyone recommend some NES games with clever enemy AI that I could check out? Something a little more complex then the standard "walk back and forth" or "walk off a cliff" types. Maybe something more like Gimmick!?

3gengames · Post by **3gengames** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:35 am

Balloon Fight? Joust maybe? I'm not sure. Most platformers use just AI that isn't very hard to figure out, and since thats half of the NES library right there, I can't think of any. >.<

Post by **tepples** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:49 am

Pac-Man. Slashdot recently ran an article about it.

cartlemmy · Post by **cartlemmy** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:03 am

3gengames wrote:...and since thats half of the NES library right there...

tokumaru · Post by **tokumaru** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:12 am

cartlemmy wrote:

What? You don't agree that platformers are very abundant on the NES?

Ian A · Post by **Ian A** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:05 pm

3gengames wrote:Balloon Fight? Joust maybe? I'm not sure. Most platformers use just AI that isn't very hard to figure out, and since thats half of the NES library right there, I can't think of any. >.<

The first time I read that I thought you meant that Balloon Fight and Joust were half the games on the NES...

@Tepples I forgot all about Pac-Man. It was done very well, subtle enough that you might not even notice it.

Zepper · Post by **Zepper** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:33 pm

- What about "The Chess Master" by The Software Toolworks?

3gengames · Post by **3gengames** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:33 pm

I don't know if it counts as AI or just good randomization of enemies, but I really like Top Gun. It's hard as heck to beat! -.-

Celius · Post by **Celius** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 2:06 pm

It's funny you mention Pac-Man, tepples. I remember when I was first starting out that I was amazed by the AI in Pac-Man. I always thought "How the heck do the ghosts know how to find you!?" But I'm sure the logic is not very complicated; it just seems like it when you are merely looking at it in action.

Dwedit · Post by **Dwedit** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:32 pm

Yes, Chessmaster...

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:58 pm

I can't believe nobody said bomberman, lot of them annoyingly clever

67726e · Post by **67726e** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:35 pm

I'm not so sure about Bomberman. The enemies just seem to randomly go back and forth, occasionally chasing you.

cartlemmy · Post by **cartlemmy** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:51 pm

tokumaru wrote:
cartlemmy wrote:
What? You don't agree that platformers are very abundant on the NES?

Like Ian A, I thought he meant Balloon Fight and Joust were half the NES library.

Jedi QuestMaster · Post by **Jedi QuestMaster** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:05 pm

The knights from Zelda II.

Seriously, they know to block your sword thrusts. I think Urban Champion & Blades of Steel might be the same way.

Denine · Post by **Denine** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:40 am

Pacman is good example.Same as Chessmaster
But don't forget Go! Dizzy Go!,But..only in higher levels(World 4 and 5)lower levels are fairly easy,and random chasing...Also..There's am unused(really unused?) AI-maybe it's unused because it's frustrating AI?