the games we play in the present are in the chalk of the generation that has revitalized the industry.
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and as part of our series of the best games of all time
we make a list of the 10 best games from the third generation.
For those who do not know, the third generation is everything from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the SEGA Master System,
but also arcade and computer games launched between 1983 and 1990.
As always we do the rule ‘1 game per series’.
Based on the popular cartoon series
controls the player Dagobert Duck as he travels the whole world with his trustworthy pogao stick
to collect 5 ancient treasures.
By borrowing the successful Mega Man formula, Ducktails put his name on the map
as one of the best NES games
by non-linear gameplay, excellent control and presentation, a great soundtrack and generally just a sense of adventure and fun.
In this platformer filled with action, the twin dances Bub and Bob play the leading roles
as they blow bubbles to defeat both enemies and to reach higher levels.
The game offers 100 different levels and multiple endings.
Although it has been brought to many consoles,
the original version on the arcade remains the decisive version because his physics have been perfected.
It was addictive and challenging, but of course very nice at the same time.
With features such as an impressive connected world, a memorable soundtrack and fantastic gameplay that focused on detective work and the return of power-ups
Metroid is one of the best games on the NES.
Nintendo proved to be ahead of its time by introducing one of the first female lead roles, Samus Aran
while she tries to stop the space pirates from harvesting Metroids, parasitic organisms, on the planet Zebes.
This enhanced version of the original King’s Quest,
Quest for the Crown, gives us a classic adventure. Playing as the knight Graham, the players have a task to save the kingdom of Daventry
by collecting 3 legendary treasures.
At that time it was known for his epic journey in which all kinds of creatures are fought and puzzles solved
while the players could take different routes to find the treasures and save the country.
The humorous and inventive The Secret of Monkey Island is set in the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy.
The player controls Guybrush Threepwood on his adventure to become a pirate
and ends up in a situation where he has to save the governess of the ghost pirate LeChuck and his undead crew.
Striking by his witty humor and iconic moments
TSoMI remains one of the best point-and-click games of all time.
Capcom’s platformer shooter mixes features of every game perfectly.
Focused combat, superior presentation, sophisticated graphics, a good storyline and of course the music are all excellent.
Playing like the ‘Blue Bomber’, the players continue to call the evil Dr. Wily to beat
as you fight against his robots, collecting new abilities after every defeated enemy to finally cut Wily.
Without a doubt, Alex Kidd in Miracle World is the best game on the SEGA Master System
and was already rival of the Super Mario Bros. before a certain hedgehog had already appeared at all.
As the title-bearing Kidd, you use your fists to fight Jenkin the Great and his henchmen in 17 bright, colorful levels.
The vehicle parts and the stone-paper scissor bosses were both ahead of their time.
This game was already built in at some Master Systems
so that the owners of the console never got bored.
The game that started one of the largest series in the history of gaming was The Legend of Zelda.
This game effortlessly combines adventure, role play, action and puzzles.
The hero Link gathers the eight pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom to stop Ganon and his Triforce of Power.
With a good score and in-depth gameplay, just like saving previously unknown progress,
the land of Hyrule and his legends soon became a place of home, but then in your home.
Who would have ever thought that placing blocks would create a miracle in games?
From this Soviet-produced BlockBuster showed that the Russians managed to set the game world on fire.
The players have been aiming for decades to rank the falling pieces and thus achieve the hard to reach top score.
Tetris has made itself known as a time-limited classic with multiple versions that keep the core of the gameplay intact.
That is why this game is the first game for us to have the title contender of best game of all time.
Before we share our favorite third generation game with you
here are some games that have just missed the list: honorable mentions.
It brought the NES to its limit:
Super Mario Bros. 3 hit the nail upside down in each part.
With 8 worlds to explore and new power-ups like Raccoon-Mario, Frog-Mario and Tanuki-Mario
is this game an adventure in which Mario and Luigi compete against the Koopalings and Bowser to save the Mushroom Kingdom once again.
Already the original Super Mario Bros. always remain a classic and blueprint for all future games,
the third in the series is the pinnacle of a perfect NES game and another game worth being on our all-time list.
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