Best Games for NES of 1987

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Helicopters, Puzzle, Arcade

March 23, 2023

Steam: 100/100

This combat flight simulator blends action and puzzle elements as a helicopter pilot infiltrates enemy bases to oppose a mad leader. Players fly the...

Ikari Warriors

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

November 26, 1986

This run-and-gun arcade game follows soldiers Ralf and Clark as they fight their way toward the village of Ikari. Enemy soldiers, tanks and...

Metal Gear

Action, Stealth, Top-down view

July 7, 1987

Players: 7.8/10

Metal Gear is a stealth action game. The main character of the game is a special forces soldier nicknamed Solid Snake, who is tasked with...

Castlevania (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 26, 1986

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Castlevania (1990) - the game consists of six levels that are completed in the only possible way, without plot branches and alternative levels. The...

Dragon Quest

Role-playing game, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

September 27, 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Lode Runner (1989)

Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox, Side view

July 31, 1984

Players: 5.5/10

Lode Runner (1989) is a classic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. You will find many different levels with complex riddles. In addition, you can...

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

August 21, 1987

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier is a third-person action game with game elements in the anime or manga genre from the developers of the studio Telenet...

Spy Hunter

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

1985

Spy Hunter — The player takes on the role of a spy driving a sports car that speeds along an endless road, destroying enemies and avoiding...

Arkanoid

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Arkanoid

December 26, 1986

Players: 8.5/10

This arcade block-breaking game has the player bounce a ball off a paddle and into a formation of bricks, trying to keep it from falling off the...

Life Force

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

September 25, 1987

Players: 6/10

Life Force is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is published by...

Joust

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 30, 1987

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Joust is an arcade action platformer built around aerial combat in caverns. The player rides an ostrich and attacks enemy riders with a lance...

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

Role-playing game, First-person view, Turn-based, Cyberpunk

September 11, 1987

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei is a first-person role-playing game from the masters of Atlus Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Namco...

Exodus: Ultima 3

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

November 25, 1985

Ultima III: Exodus is a fantasy role-playing game about a threat to the world of Sosaria: Exodus, the offspring of Mondain and Minax, endangers its...

Joust (1983)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 30, 1987

Metacritic: 68/100

Joust (1983) is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers at Williams Electronics Inc. The game is...

Winter Games

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

March 27, 1987

Winter Games is a fascinating side-view arcade game dedicated to the Olympic sports games. You will compete in various sporting events: ski jumping...

1942

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

December 11, 1985

Players: 7.1/10

1942 is a dynamic top-down shooter with the ability to play together with a friend on the same screen. The year is 1942, you have to try on the role...

Alpha Mission

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

September 3, 1986

Alpha Mission — top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. Far in the depths of space, in the Tetrenova galaxy, a war was fought that...

Mega Man (2006)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 17, 1987

Players: 10/10

Mega Man (2006) is an arcade game with action, platformer and anime or manga elements from the developers of Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published...

Bubble Bobble

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 30, 1987

Players: 7.5/10

Bubble Bobble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game is published by Firebird Software...

BurgerTime

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 27, 1985

Players: 9/10

This arcade platformer follows chef Peter Pepper as he assembles burgers in a maze of platforms and ladders. Each level is filled with oversized...

Law of the West

Action, Adventure, Third-person view

March 6, 1987

Law of the West is a third-person action game with adventure elements from the masters from the studio Accolade, Inc.. The game is published by U.S...

Spy vs. Spy: The Island Caper

Action, Strategy, Third-person view

March 27, 1987

Players: 2/10

Spy vs. Spy: The Island Caper is a third-person action game with strategy elements from the studio First Star Software, Inc.. The main publisher of...

World Class Track Meet

Third-person view, Sports game

December 23, 1986

World Class Track Meet is a sports game with a third-person view from developers from the TRY Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by Bandai Co...

Gradius

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

April 25, 1986

Players: 8/10

A horizontally scrolling shooter about the Vic Viper spacecraft battling alien enemies across varied environments. The player pilots the ship through...

Tiger-Heli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Helicopters

December 5, 1986

Tiger-Heli is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and helicopter simulator from developers from the studio Toaplan Co., Ltd...

Higemaru Makaijima: Nanatsu no Shima Daibōken

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

April 14, 1987

Higemaru Makaijima: Nanatsu no Shima Daibōken is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy from the masters...

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja

Action, Third-person view

October 2, 1987

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja is a third-person action game from the studio Irem Corp.. The game is published by Data East USA, Inc.. Kid Niki To The...

Star Voyager (1986)

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 23, 1986

Star Voyager (1986) is a first-person action game with shooter and strategy elements from the masters of the ASCII Corporation studio. The game is...

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

January 14, 1987

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This fantasy action role-playing game follows Link on a journey through Hyrule, a land thrown into chaos. He must return six crystals to their places...

Rambo (1987)

Action, Platformer

December 4, 1987

Players: 1.5/10

Rambo (1987) is an action game with platform elements from developers from the studio Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd. The game is published by Pack-In-Video...

Treasure Island Dizzy

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

1988

Treasure Island Dizzy is an action game with platformer and puzzle elements. The main publisher of the game is Codemasters Software Company Limited...

Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong

Arcade, Card game, Logic

September 24, 1987

Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong is an arcade with a dash of card game from the masters at Capcom studios, Pack-In-Video Co. and Ltd. The main...

Devil World

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

October 5, 1984

Devil World is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action from the developers at Nintendo R&D1. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo Co...

Falsion

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

October 21, 1987

Renegade

Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Side view, Sports game

April 17, 1987

Players: 9.2/10

Renegade is a fun action-fantasy game with a side view. The game takes place on the gangster streets of Brooklyn in New York. You have to save your...

Ring King

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game

June 19, 1987

Ring King is a third-person arcade game with elements of a sports game from the developers of the Wood Place Inc. studio. The game is published by...

Solomon's Key

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

July 30, 1986

Solomon's Key is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy, platformer and puzzle from developers from the Tecmo, Ltd. studio...

Top Gun (1987)

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view

December 11, 1987

Players: 1/10

Track & Field (1984)

Third-person view, Sports game

June 21, 1985

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 63/100

A track-and-field sports game built around six events testing speed, strength, and jumping ability. Competitors take part in the 100-meter dash and...

Artelius

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

November 13, 1987

Artelius is a first-person role-playing game with elements of action, shooter and anime or manga games from the masters of the studio Nihon Bussan...