---
title: "Best NES Games | Belly Score"
url: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nes
description: "The best NES games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top NES titles."
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---

# Best NES Games

The best NES games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top NES titles.

Every NES game The Belly has scored, ranked from best to worst. Whether you're loyal to the platform or just browsing what it has to offer, this list gives you the full verdict landscape for NES — the standout hits, the middle-of-the-pack releases, and the ones The Belly didn't love. Filter by score to find exactly what you're after.

3 games

9.7

### Metal Gear

Action-Adventure

MSX2 · NES · Commodore 64 · MS-DOS · GameCube · Mobile phones · PlayStation 2 · Virtual Console · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows

Sci-Fi Military Espionage / Spy

Suspenseful Tense Strategic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear

9.4

### Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

RPG

NES · PlayStation · Nintendo DS · Android · iOS

Fantasy High Fantasy Folklore

Adventurous Discovery-Driven Epic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/dragon-quest-4-chapters-of-the-chosen

9.1

### The Lion King

Platformer · Action-Adventure

Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · NES · Game Boy · Game Gear · Sega Master System · Amiga · MS-DOS · Windows · Linux · Macintosh · Antstream

Nature / Wilderness Family

Challenging Brutal Unforgiving +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/lion-king

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