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by RoyalRanger

#5: Donkey Kong Land 2 (GameBoy)

Donkey Kong Land 2 for the GameBoy is strikingly similar to Donkey Kong Country 2 on the SNES. But for some odd reason, though I had played both games, I loved this game so much more than I liked its SNES counterpart. It could just be a touch of nostalgia, considering that Donkey Kong Land 2 was the first GameBoy game I ever owned, but at any rate, I have always loved this game. I've gotten rid of my GameBoy games and system since, as I didn't really like them them very much, but this is one game I really do miss.

#4: Super Mario Bros. (NES)

By this time, I think you've seen enough to classify me as a "Mario fanboy." Many Mario games are among my favorite games, and the original Super Mario Bros. game tops the list. Despite its primitive style, this is one game that I haven't stopped playing yet, whether it be occasionally on the NES, or sometimes on one of its remakes (Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe).

#3: Kirby's Adventure (NES)

Kirby was a concept that the developers certainly didn't ruin. What a game! Kirby's ability to swallow other enemies and steal their abilities is absolutely grand. Also full of fun levels, great bonus rounds, and neat enemies and abilities, Kirby's Adventure on the NES is my favorite of all the Kirby games I've ever played. And it's one of my favorite games of all time.

#2: Mega Man 2 (NES)

Mega Man 2 wasn't the first Mega Man game I owned, and it wasn't the first Mega Man game I really liked, either. Nope, Mega Man 3 was the game that had originally gotten me hooked onto the Mega Man series. Soon afterwards, I had gotten Mega Man 2. One extremely odd thing about this game is that I actually couldn't stand it at first! I had gotten so used to the style of Mega Man 3 that I didn't find this game very good at all. After playing both games a little more, I began to like Mega Man 2 more and more, and I began to like Mega Man 3 less and less. By now, Mega Man 2 has jumped to the spot of one of my top five games of all time. Man, what a leap that was!

#1: Super Metroid (SNES)

The cream of the crop is right here. I never would have though I would have liked this game as much as I do, especially considering that I was not at all a fan of the original Metroid. Even after I played through Super Metroid once, I didn't think it anything spectacular, but once I started playing it again... and again... and again... at least three times in the span of a single week, I knew that there had to be something to this game that I had overlooked at first. This is the absolute top of my list, and it'll be very difficult to find a game that will top it for me.

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