Thank you for including Battle of Olympus in your Nes hidden gems 3 video. That's an NES game I mentioned that deserves a place as an overlooked action rpg.

4:55 that Fire and Ice is such a cool game. It has 100 regular levels, but then also 50(!) hidden bonus levels as an easter egg. If the game was released today that would probably have been paid DLC.

I'm so nostalgic for that G.I. Joe NES game... used to go far but never finished when I was a child.

The Guardian Lengend is SOOOOOOOO fun! A buddy of mine got it in a stack of NES games from his uncle years ago, and we have gone back and replayed countless times since. We were actually lucky enough to find a loose manual of it at the flee market near us for $2 a year or so ago! If John has the manual it's actually a pretty cool read and makes it gives you the names for each power up

The cover art for The Guardian Legend is EXACTLY why I never rented it at my local rental store. I can't tell you how many times I looked at that game but never tried it out! I am sure I would have liked it.

Riggs!!!!!! We love you man!

@JohnRiggs

8 жыл бұрын

We love ya back, buddy!

@zborgerd

8 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who noticed the Captain N shirt (edit: no)? That's awesome! I need to watch it with my son. I have some of these games, but not all of them. Crystalis is an absolutely amazing game. I beat it again last year. GI Joe was one of my NES games, and I loved it. Still trying to pick it up again.

@jmacher4048

7 жыл бұрын

John Riggs: RIGG'd Games how many nes games do you have I. your collection? you are awesome BTW

@bigkeith41

6 жыл бұрын

We love u all 👍🏿👍🏿🎮🎮

@chefSaint310

5 жыл бұрын

Riggs I owe you lunch at Miner's!

Pinball Quest was easily my favorite NES game next to the SMB series. I'd die 10x if they remade that gem.. There aren't many pinball games with that amount of depth in story.

"Olive Grind" -- Sounds like the goal of a Popeye game.

@TheErnestotorres1977

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@danielhoffman4741

4 жыл бұрын

Giggity

The Guardian Legend is freakin' amazing! Such an unlikely pair of gameplay styles but both are done well.

Nothing like enjoying your break at work, watching a new Metal Jesus Rocks nes video!

Well done for putting Crystalis in this vidéo cause i was surprised to see he wasn't in the 2 first video

Chrystalis is my favorite NES game. Mad props for recognizing it.

I don't even have to see this video to know it's gonna be buttery

Tough making a hidden gems video on Nintendo games these days, but there were a few titles in this list I hadn't heard of. I recently played Shatterhand. Great game, has a bit of a Vice Project Doom feel to it which you covered in an earlier video.

The Guardian Legend is STILL a hidden gem all these years later! That game is so freakin good!

Shatterhand is the absolute badass game ever!!

@13Gangland

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeffery Asa Where's you're other account, the one that agrees and goes something along the lines of "Oh wow, didn't think it would actually work, but it sure did, thanks alot!!"

Crystalsis and Rockin' Cats are classics

"The world's first pinball fantasy.......Tell me about this fantasy" IM DYING 😆

John is probably the only one that doesn't stand on a platform in MJR's videos :D

@RandomAssaultPodcast

8 жыл бұрын

John makes Jesus stand on a box when they film together

@GorGob

5 жыл бұрын

He mentioned hes 6.5. Thats huuge.

@lippy22

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I thought you meant political platform and I was confused for a second.

I love John! I love all your guests but John has such an enthusiasm you can definitely feel.

Also, I think a lot of people know this, but if you input 'TGL' as the password on Guardian Legend, it allows you to play through just the shooter sections.

@grimmbilly9263

8 жыл бұрын

They also give you this password after you finish the game, probably because they knew no one would want to play through the whole game a second time.

Gi joe and shatter hand were awesome!

Pinball + RPG sounds like an awesome gameplay mix.

I cant believe that G.I Joe game is Nes !!! I've never played it back in the days when i owned an Nes and will sure visit it now to see what happens :D Thanks for the hidden Gem as always :D

Crystalis is the definition of a hidden gem. Played through a million times. Didn’t know until much later that it wasn’t well known.

i love these NES titles in no particular order: Rescue Rangers, Ducktales, Punchout, TMNT, Kirby, RC Pro Am, Hockey, Excite Bike, Batman, Battletoads, 1942, All the Mario Games, All the Megaman especially Megaman 2 and Jaws.

@afterhours2103

8 жыл бұрын

Games I hated in particular order: Rambo, TMNT, Legend of Zelda 2, Ghostbusters, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Kid Chameleon. I'm sure theres more just cant remember them now.

@GorGob

5 жыл бұрын

Stick blades of steel in there.

I totally remember Bucky O Hare; I've never seen it reviewed before but I'm surprised it's a "hidden gem," I thought it was popular. But it may have came out at a time it went head to head with the Genesis and was over shadowed

I'm always down for more hidden gems -- especially Import (famicom, ect) hidden gems. What should I check out?

@HippieMumboJumbo

8 жыл бұрын

2 words: Super Sprint

@FistingGuru

8 жыл бұрын

Man, you included Tiny Toons Adventures Cartoon Workshop, but not Color a Dinosaur? You better include that one in NES hidden gems 4 :^)

@JohnRiggs

8 жыл бұрын

The only thing good about Color a Dinosaur is finding it for cheap and flipping it for profit. And the fact that Tommy Tallarico did the music.

@RickyRicardo135

8 жыл бұрын

Rollergames is an awesome hidden gem on NES. Definitely needs to be in the next hidden gems video. Also, I recommend Crisis Force for Famicom, the best shmup on the system.

@GreenSoap

8 жыл бұрын

Uforia: The Saga Over Horizon Super Turrican Hammerin' Harry Noah's Ark Astyanax Blue Shadow Xexyz The NewZealand Story Also, the European Guardian Legend box art is one of the best for the system, it's awesome :D

shatter hand is my all time fave nes game. ive beat this game many times just to figure out the different combinations of the robots(whatever the proper name is) love it

Pinball Quest ! ! ! Yes! That and Pinbot got played for hours. Talk about intrigueing and addicting

8:07 She had the 'water' in her face and she looked a little confused. :)

To remove those EB game labels (former employee here) You simply just use a blow dryer on the label, and after a minute or two of hear blasting you can peel it right off

@atranfanatic

8 жыл бұрын

Or even a heat gun would do the trick. ;)

@JohnRiggs

8 жыл бұрын

I have a heat gun, but I'm still afraid to remove it.

@atranfanatic

8 жыл бұрын

John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I hear you man. I would be sketchy about removing it too.

@OnlyEpicEmber

8 жыл бұрын

Thing about that is that I've removed old labels like that before and the residue has already damaged the label underneath somehow

@dooganchode9447

7 жыл бұрын

why put them on the label in the first place. there are like 20 other places you could stick them, but they chose the most important part? the only part with anything to look at?

I was seriously thinking last week that no one has ever mentioned how great Pinball Quest is! Now that the word is out, you best go play it!

omg i had the battle of olympus and completely forgot about this game. The visuals took me back like it was yesterday. So great thanks so much for sharing!!!

honestly shatterhand is my favorite game, remember playing this for hours with my little brother

I watch these NES hidden gems videos over and over. I got out of the NES collecting game, but I'm back in because of these videos.

It makes me so sad that more people don't know Battle of Olympus. I played that game SO MUCH as a kid. Brilliant combo of Zelda 2 and Castlevania.

Shatterhand is amazing! Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom level AWESOME!

Love Kabuki Quantum fighter, my cousin rented this, and we played it at my grandparents. He is dead now, but this gives me happy memories of him.

I vividly remember playing Bucky and really getting into it. I was probably 6 years old, lol. Sometimes you were rolling the dice with game rentals, sometimes you won. This was a winner.

MJR THANKS BROTHER !! You & RIGGS made my day with this video..

i died at Jason's comment about the cartoon game 😂😂😂

Around 15 years ago I bought Bucky O’Hare complete in box with the ads in it for 8 dollars. At the time I didn’t know what I was buying because I never heard of the game and that was the only one I ever seen at game shops. Back then I bought games just to own. I also got a complete in box Snow Brothers at the same place for 20 dollars

The Guardian Legend is one of my favorite games. I played it a lot when I was kid. Great game.

Yes! Crystalis. I'm glad that it was included on the list. I had this when I was a kid and absolutely loved it. Definitely a hidden gem. Great choice!

Thanks guys! Watched all three! I have some stuff to play for the winter now!

You guys couldn't look more the part! Well done!

Little Nemo: The Dream Master

Cartoon workshop looks fun. I'm a big fan of the "non-game" genre.

Gotta get Maniac Mansion involved somehow... by far my favorite for the system

I loved Kabuki Quantum Fighter! But it wasn't a young kid that went into the computer, He was a soldier of some kind. It's been a long time since I've played it.

When I was a kid I got Pinball Quest as a present when I had chicken pox. It's hard for me to play now to this day, because I just remember how sick and feverish I was trying to play it that first time. I have a sealed copy of Shatterhand though, so that was fun to see pop up!

Kabuki Quantum Fighter looks so damn good. Thanks for this vid MJ

Shatterhand is a very known NES game, a gem but not hidden at all

@ZefTillDeath8878

8 жыл бұрын

Crystalis is even more known. Most people have owned or rented that game at some point.

@drseussisdeaddd

8 жыл бұрын

Joe H yeah true dat

@JohnRiggs

8 жыл бұрын

To me, there are no 'hidden gems' for NES since I grew up with all of'em, but with newer collectors who may not have grown up with NES, some may not have heard of many.

@thenodrumdrummer2923

8 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it.

@CrazyJoe

8 жыл бұрын

With the over popularized NES collecting fad. I'd say at this point unreleased hacks are now the only safe "hidden gems" excellent video as usual broskis. I had no idea about the tiny tunes game. I own it but just figured it was a platformer. I have got to take a minute and smell the roses.

I still play through Crystalis every few years as well. The game lies somewhere between the original Zelda and A Link to the Past. Easily my favorite NES games, one of my favorites ever.

Always love seeing you guys together. The music to Shatterhand is amazing!!

It's about time that you included Crystalis. Love that game. Another game I have a soft spot for is Willow, which is based on the fantasy movie starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer.

Gi joe for sure is great. And kabuki getting some love.

::Presses Play and holds hands in prayer hoping that I already own these games::

Kabuki Quantum Fighter was by far one of my favorite NES titles from my childhood. I can't believe that so many people haven't heard of, or even played that great game.

I'm surprised you weren't familiar with Kabuki theater. KISS' makeup design was influenced by it according to Gene. The more you know!

Wait there was a game where you created cartoons on the NES? Thats amazing! Way ahead of its time.

I still have my Shatter Hard cartridge I bought in the early 90s. I bought it on blind luck like many of us back in the day without video reviews and I was really glad I did.

Shatterhand...I didn't remember the name but now that u showed it, it brings back memories. It's an enjoyable game.

One of my Childhood games ended up being one of the rarest $5-10 games I ever ended up looking for. No one ever knows what it's about or ever heard of it. Air Fortress is awesome! It's also pretty difficult so if you're like me in the 90's, you drew level maps for the mazes you had to explore... Schmup for the approach, metroid exploration to blow up the core, then a timed escape sequence before you can progress to the next level. Without the password system no one would ever beat this game.

Battle of Olympus and Crystalis are my two favorite NES games.

I'm glad Latiku is back, awesome guest.

shatter hand reminds me of power blade haha. both great games

I had Kabuki Quantum Fighter and Tiny Toons Cartoon Workshop as a kid. Cartoon Workshop was fun for a while and Kabuki was creepy and very hard I never got past the spider tank boss on stage 4 back then. Fond memories though some of the best titles of their genres.

RIGGSY!!!!! Thanks for the Pinball Quest recommendation! :P

@JohnRiggs

8 жыл бұрын

always!

TIL John Rigg's favorite color is blue! Didn't realize that's why Blue is in the middle of your handle :P The only one of these that I have played before is Guardian Legend. Solid game!

@JohnRiggs

8 жыл бұрын

I used to have blue hair so 'Blue' was my nickname when I started in radio. That was also the same time I used johnblueriggs at my email address. The rest is history.

a hair dryer sometimes helps with sticker removal.

As for the Guardian Legend's cover, I think it does have something to do with the game - you know how many giant, flying heads you fight in that game? The answer is "all of the giant, flying heads. All of them!"

OMG!! Thank you so much for doing this! For the life of me, I could never remember the name of that pinball game!! Now I know how to track it down!

I somehow missed this video last year. Aside from the good selection of games I flipped out more when I saw the Crazy Mike's Video sticker. Used to rent games from there all the time when I was a kid.

I love shatterhand! Im glad you saved it for last on this episode!

Am I the only one who had no idea about most NES games as a kid? I prolly knew about 2 dozen or so.

@MetalJesusRocks

8 жыл бұрын

I played Excitebike...Zelda...Super Mario Bros...and maybe a few others.. so YES. Absolutely

@chipdamage929

8 жыл бұрын

I still learn about these games every day. Its getting out of hand lol.

@janX9

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, didn't know many NES games either. Only owned a handful. I would rent them on the weekends, always hoping I'd pick a good one, but was always stuck with crap like Wayne's World, bill and Ted's excellent adventure and back to the future. Why did I think that games based on movies would be good? I didn't learn from Ghostbusters!?!

I had Kabuki Quantum Fighter when I was about 7. I had no idea what the game was about but I know I really enjoyed it. I totally forgot it existed!

Rockin' Kats is an EXCELLENT game. I remember taking a photo after beating it and sending it to Nintendo Power!

I recently found little ninja brothers and played it with a friend and now it's one of my favorite ninja games. Really underrated game.

Rockin kats was amazing! Played that like no tomorrow, never owned it though but rented it quite often from the local mom and pop video store that used to be in town....was weird there was only about 2000 or so people in my hometown but we had 3 video stores.... 1 chain and 2 mom and pop

I'm new to NES collecting and i love this channel man

16:41 with Shatterhand I like how you can select the last levels in any order. Other games by Natsume did this too; Tail Gator, Power Blade II, Wild Guns

Bucky O'Hare and Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle are my #1 (&2) go to games. Glad to see this on the list. I find it interesting to see Bucky considered a hidden gem, because there were comics, toys, and a tv show in the 80s. Same with Tiny Toons, which has been in 2 of these videos. Tiny Toons 1 is really fun and if you're creative, the cartoon Workshop is sure to keep you entertained.

shatterhand was my favorite game for many years after the nes era, in fact, maybe my second favorite game of all time just after gran turismo 4 Fire 'n ice that is an amazing puzzle game

its been awhile, Metal. Thanks for your vids!

Crystalis is pure gold wish they continued it.

Yeah, I own Crystalis. I bought it around 2002-2003 at gamestop for about 12 bucks I think. So, glad I have that game it is great.

Excellent video, +MetalJesusRocks. I can recommend you three hidden gems for the NES: 8 Eyes by Taxan, Conquest of the Crystal Palace by Asmik and Jackie Chan by Hudson Soft (also, three of my favorite games for the NES). Greetings from Mexico.

Mechanized attack, power blade 1 or 2, freedom force, bayou billy, code name viper, rocketeer, amagon, monster in my pocket, werewolf, frankenstien the monster returns, rolling thunder, and punisher

Love Shatter Hand, more people need to play that game. When we were kids, my brother and I each got to pick a game, and I thought the cover looked cool, so that was mine, he picked Jaws, I win. Really like Bucky O'Hare as well, haven't played the rest of them. I've already got a ton of game I know I want to pick up in backlog, if I ever manage to get through those, I might just check a few of these.

Sorry if this was mentioned already but it should be noted that Crystalis is based on Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind...which makes it all that much more awesome. Also one of my fav games on the NES.

The Very definition of hidden gem: Mitsume ga Tooru.

shatter hand is also known as Tokyuu Shirei Solbrain in Japan , great game by Natsume

The first GI Joe is one of my favorites

I love Kabuki Quantum Fighter. I use to spend so much time playing it.

Just try Star Tropics. You will like it. Nothing like exploring ancient caves, unlocking hidden doors, traveling from island to island in a submarine and killing things with a yo yo all in the search for your lost uncle.

Very happy to see Crystalis on that list! :D One of my favorite NES games.

amazing job on the 300,000 subs you deserve more keep up the good work live your videos.. really good information

I just watched the Open Cart Surgery where John Riggs fixed Battletoads...and click on here to see more John Riggs LOL....(no complaints though LOL)