Best NES RPG Games Filter System Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Switch Switch eShop Nintendo Mobile New Nintendo 3DS Wii U eShop Wii U 3DS eShop 3DS DSiWare Virtual Console Arcade WiiWare Wii DS Triforce Arcade GameCube Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 Virtual Boy Super Nintendo Game Gear Neo Geo Game Boy TurboGrafx-16 Mega Drive Master System NES MSX Commodore 64 Arcade Release Date Coming Soon Out Now Cancelled Region North America UK/Europe Japan Subscription Nintendo Switch Online NSO + Expansion Pack Coming Soon Expired Players Single Player 2+ Players 3+ Players 4+ Players 6+ Players 8+ Players 10+ Players Genre Action 7859 Adventure 3881 Arcade 1570 Puzzle 1041 Board Game 721 RPG 681 Simulation 541 Education 498 Platformer 430 Other 395 Sports 382 Racing 317 Fighting 305 Shooter 265 Party 257 Strategy 207 Music 174 Creative 144 Driving 52 Relaxation 39 Apps 31 FPS 29 Fitness 26 Dancing 24 Import 22 First Person 7 User Rating 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Review Score 10/10 9/10 8/10 7/10 6/10 5/10 4/10 3/10 2/10 1/10 Any Score Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Accessibility Controls Invert Axis Remap Buttons Remap Sticks Single Stick Controls Dual Stick Controls Adjust Sensitivity Adjust Sensitivity and Deadzones Preset Control Mappings Swap Sticks Motion Aiming Motion Pointing Motion Tilting View Control Mapping Holding Down Buttons Optional Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional Optional Vibration No Simultaneous Buttons Assists Select Difficulty Level Customise Difficulty Adjust Difficulty Anytime Progress Hints Assisted Progress Practice Area Tutorials HUD Navigation Adjust Game Speed Visual Directional Cues Audible Directional Cues Sightless Onboarding Low Vision Onboarding Guaranteed Progress Visual Large Clear Text High Contrast Text Large Clear Navigation Large Clear Subtitles High Contrast Visuals Colour Blind Friendly Adjustable HUD No Flashes No Screen Shake No Busy Backgrounds Play Without Sight Gameplay Save Anytime Frequent Checkpoints No Reading Navigational Map Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Content Turn Off Blood Turn Off Dismemberment No Jump Scares Audio All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game) Balance Audio Levels Play Without Hearing Data by Family Gaming Database Popularity Release Date Review Score Title User Rating Cover Tile Table Games 8/10 EarthBound Beginnings NES Nintendo 27th Jul 1989 (JPN) 8/10 Little Ninja Brothers NES Culture Brain 1989 (JPN)1990 (NA)1991 (UK/EU) 8/10 Faxanadu NES Hudson 16th Nov 1987 (JPN)Aug 1989 (NA)28th Dec 1990 (UK/EU) 7/10 Final Fantasy NES Square Enix / Squaresoft 18th Dec 1987 (JPN)12th Jul 1990 (NA) Might and Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum NES New World Computing Aug 1992 (NA) Dragon Warrior IV NES Enix / ChunSoft 11th Feb 1990 (JPN)Oct 1992 (NA) Dragon Warrior III NES Enix / ChunSoft 10th Feb 1988 (JPN)12th Mar 1992 (NA) The Magic of Scheherazade NES Culture Brain 15th Jan 1990 (NA) Crystalis NES SNK 13th Apr 1990 (JPN)Jul 1990 (NA) Dragon Warrior II NES Enix / ChunSoft 26th Jan 1987 (JPN)Sep 1990 (NA) Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube795kWatch on YouTube Sweet Home NES Capcom 15th Dec 1989 (NA) Dragon Warrior NES Nintendo / ChunSoft Aug 1989 (NA) Legacy of the Wizard NES Broderbund / Nihon Falcom Apr 1989 (NA) Final Fantasy II NES Square 17th Dec 1988 (JPN) Former Dawn NES Something Nerdy Studios Ninja JaJaMaru: Ninpouchou NES Jaleco 28th Mar 1989 (JPN) Ninja JaJa Maru: Gekimaden - Maboroshi no Kinmajou NES Jaleco 29th May 1990 (JPN) Saint Seiya: Ōgon Densetsu NES Bandai 1987 (JPN)