I struggled early on when the NES debuted. It ended the US's reign as the Video Game Superpower. Like any good product should, it won me over despite my bias:

• 10 ✿ Kid Nikki Radical Ninja ✿ Irem ✿
• 09 ✿ Mega Man 2 ✿ Capcom ✿
• 08 ✿ Excite Bike ✿ Nintendo ✿
• 07 ✿ Super Mario Bros. 3 ✿ Nintendo ✿
• 06 ✿ Mike Tyson's Punch Out ✿ Nintendo ✿
• 05 ✿ Castlevania ✿ Irem ✿
• 04 ✿ Blaster Master ✿ Sunco ✿
• 03 ✿ Kid Nikki Radical Ninja ✿ Sunco ✿
• 02 ✿ RC Pro Am ✿ Irem ✿
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• 01 ✿ Super Mario Bros. ✿ Nintendo ✿