The Top 25 NES Action-Adventure Games

A video game reviewer, retro gaming enthusiast, cultural critic, and communications professor strolls down memory lane—highlighting the best adventures the Nintendo Entertainment System had to offer.

{Note: In order to honor more games, only the first game in an NES series is ranked here. Any subsequent NES games in a series fall under the main ranking for each series. I do this so that the list won’t be overwhelmed by individual series entries. When a game is in a series, I note it. Please read the Introduction, below, so you understand the eligibi…