If you had to convince someone to get into Nintendo games, what are the best of each of the main franchises?I'm looking to be converted.
3D Mario - SM643D Zelda - OoT (N64)2D Mario - SMB32D Zelda - LttPMetroid - Super MetroidPikmin - Pikmin 1 (GCN)Xeno{blade} - Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii or DE)Wario - Warioland 4Mario RPG - Paper Mario TTYDYoshi - SMW2: Yoshi's IslandSplatoon - Splatoon 3 would be 1 but the online is killHopefully another anon has a suggestion for FE as that series has eluded me as well so far.
>>747406952Kill yourself. Just play the games and stop acting like a faggot
>>7474069523ds fire emblem made me fully go nintendo ain't so bad
>>747407282Little homo>>747407257I'll check out a few of these.
>>747406952Kirby - Kirby Super Star (SNES)Fire Emblem - Fire Emblem (GBA) or Fire Emblem Echoes (3DS)Pokemon - Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (DS)Star Fox - Star Fox (Switch 2) or Star Fox 2 (SNES Classic Edition)
>>747406952>MarioSMB3, SMW, 64, Sunshine's comfy but jank.>ZeldaOoT, TP, EoW, Hyrule Warriors is also a very fun love letter game.>MetroidSuper, Fusion, Prime 2, Dread>Pikmin1>Xenoblade1, 2, and X>Fire EmblemSacred Stones, Awakening, Fates Conquest, Engage>WarioLand 4, nearly every WarioWare except maybe Game & Wario>YoshiYoshi's Island>F-ZeroGX>Star FoxAssault>KirbyThey all suck balls.
>>747406952Going by what Nintendo considers their main franchises nowadays?>MarioGalaxy if you prefer more linear platformers, Odyssey if you want something more open world.>Zeldalol I couldn't say, I've never played a Zelda game>Animal CrossingNew Leaf>PokemonHeartgold/Soulsilver>SplatoonSplatoon 3, I actually prefer S2 a bit more but there's not much reason to go back to it.>KirbySuperstar Ultra>Pikmin2 is the best, but I'd still start with the original.>Star Fox64 lol, there's a reason they've remade it 4 times.>MetroidStart with Super, my favorite is Fusion>Donkey KongTropical Freeze>Fire EmblemMy favorite is Sacred Stones, but if you're getting into the franchise FE7 and Awakening are the usual starting points. Or you could do Three Houses/Fortune's Weave since that'll be the direction of the series for a bit, even though its quite different.As a bonus, go play F-Zero X or GX. Not a relevant franchise anymore, but still some of the best games Nintendo has ever put out.
>>747407257forgot a few big onesStarfox - Starfox 64, the remake is OK but overpricedSmash Bros - Ultimate is honestly the better place to startAC - original (GCN) or Wild WorldDK - Tropical Freeze (Wii U/Switch)F-Zero - F-Zero GXMario Kart - 8 Deluxe, but opinions are VERY split on the "best one"Kirby - Super Star. I also like Crystal Shards but I'm not a kirby fanAlso check out:Punch Out (Wii), KI Uprising, Luigi's Mansion, SMM2, Eternal Darkness, Warioware Smooth Moves & Touched, Rhythm Heaven Fever/Groove, etc....(Pokemon has never been my thing)
>>747406952>I'm looking to be convertedThat makes me want to not help you at all.
>>747407916>tfw I see that someone on /v/ wants to play video games
>>747407257Wii has a surprising amount of great games Mario galaxy 1 and 2New super marioPrime triolgy Dkc returnsWii sports/resort/play/party are all classicsAc city folk Red steel 2 Mad worldZelda tp and skyward sword Kirby return to dreamland and epic yarnFire emblem radiant dawnBest versions of pikmin Best version of re4 House of the dead overkill and two great resident evil light gun games Best Mario kartMario party 8Super easy to softmod and you can find them cheap at any retro store Super underrated console and if you have someone to play half of these games with be it gf or friend it will be more memorable than 99% of other experiences on any other console You can also buy a cheap controller and pc bar and emulator all of these on dolphin fairly easily
>>747408127Don't really need an actual Wii console though, the vast majority can be emulated assuming OP has a PC.I have a Wii U that I use as my retro nintendo vidya machine but I only use that out of convenience, I could just emulate just about every game up to Switch 2 on my PC anyway.
>>747406952Mario3,world,64ZeldaALTTP, links awakening OOTMetroidSuper,fusion, zero missionKirbySuperstar, adventure, dreamland 3PokemonStadium,pinball, yellow (gen wunner here)Starfox 64...uhhhh maybe 64 3dF zeroSnes, 64, gp legendPikmin1 2 and the wii versions of said games Animal crossingGamecube wild world new leafWarioWario land Wario land 2 Wario land 4DkDkc 2 Diddy Kong racing dkcYoshiYoshis island yoshis cookie yoshi story
>>7474069522D Mario- Wonder3D Mario- GalaxyMario Kart- 8 DeluxeMario Party- This one is actually hard for me, but probably one of the Switch ones? I hate all the nu Mario Parties, but someone playing it for the first time isn't going to want to get raped by chance time. Pokemon Fire Red2D Zelda- Minish Cap3D Zelda- Wind Waker Animal Crossing New LeafSplatoon 3Donkey Kong Country ReturnsKirby Super Star Ultra... series is piss easy so you can really go with any of them aside from the P2W ones, but that's my favorite. Fire Emblem AwakeningXenoblade Chronicles 1Yoshi's IslandPikmin 1>>747407257>>747407703>SMB3A great way to make someone never want to play another Mario game. Someone getting into the series for the first time isn't going to want to play one of the "die X times and you restart the entire world" games. >>747407542>recommending permadeath only FE as a first gameSame thing, it might work for (you), but it's going to turn most newcomers away from the series when they have to choose between spending an hour replaying a map or losing a unit they put time into.
>>747408496>A great way to make someone never want to play another Mario game. Someone getting into the series for the first time isn't going to want to play one of the "die X times and you restart the entire world" games.Shut the fuck up retard
>>747408313Yeah of course I just want an excuse to jerk off the wii.It really is an underrated console with a better exclusive library than most but I still have to see that Dobson comic where he literally names shovelwareLike I just remembered last story, monster hunter tri, muramasa and punch out in the last 2 minsWhy did that nigga put in de blob
>>747406952I think Nintendo games are largely gay and overrated but I did enjoy Mario Odyssey. I keep meaning to play the Galaxy games. Conversely I think Mario 64 is absolute dogshit and a cope for the kids who didn't get to play Crash Bandicoot or, a little later, Sonic Adventure, which absolutely raped that peachy little Italian ass hole red raw and make no mistake about it
>>747408880>Sonic AdventureThe Crash take is debatable but understandable, but now this is just a shitpost.
>>747406952 https://rentry.org/7368i#fire-emblem-fates-2015Fire emblem fates conquest hard mode. Please ignore these retards suggesting awakening, one of the worst games in the series, and fe7 and sacred stones, two easy baby games for drooling retards.>zelda2d: link between worlds3d: majoras mask or BOTW>marioMario galaxy, but that might be hard to emulate since it needs motion controls.
>>747407257Mario 64 is good but mainly the camera is dated as shit and the controls are only fun once you get good at them. A newcomer might as well start with any other game.
Only thing I don't like about mario 64 is how slippery he is. You walk up a 5 degree angel for 2 seconds and he flops on his belly and slides halfway across the stageIts ridiculous
>>747406952If you're fine with open world bloat you could just try Breath of the Wild.
In this thread, so far the best games are3D Mario>64>Galaxy2D Mario>SMB33D Zelda>Ocarina of Time2D Zelda>Link to the PastMetroid>Fusion>SuperPikmin>1Xenoblade>1Wario>4Mario RPG>Paper Mario TTYDYoshi>SMW2: Yoshi's IslandFire Emblem>Sacred Stones>Awakening>Fate's ConquestKirby>Super StarStarfox>64Pokemon>HG/SSAnimal Crossing>New LeafDonkey Kong>Tropical FreezeF-Zero>Seemingly any of themMario Kart>8 Deluxe
>>747409717If you think 64 feels slippery, you're gonna LOVE sunshine.
>>747406952This thread made me once again realise most of their franchises have wildly different games catering to different tastes. It's impossible to make picks if we don't know your preferences.
>>747406952how is anyone able to tell you what to like? Why not decide for yourself, by comparing the games to your current game library and see if the genres and styles align?
>>747410084That one's a different kind of slippery. Sometimes he just walks straight up a steep hill at full speed, sometimes not.
>>7474069522D Mario - Super Mario Bros 3, Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros.3D Mario - Super Mario 64, Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2Mario RPG - Paper Mario 64, Superstar Saga, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of HopeDonkey Kong Country - Tropical FreezeYoshi - Yoshi’s Wooly WorldWario Platformer - Wario Land 3, Wario Land 4Wario Microgames - WarioWare Twisted, WarioWare Smooth Moves, WarioWare GoldLegend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Twilight Princess (played as a sequential trilogy)Pokémon - Platinum, HG/SSKirby - The Crystal Shards, Super Star Ultra, Planet RobobotMetroid - Super Metroid, Metroid Dread, Metroid primeStar Fox - Star Fox 64, Star Fox AssaultXenoblade - Chronicles 1Animal Crossing - The most complete version of the original you can find (mods optional)Splatoon - 3 (online game, so you want the active one, but don’t sleep on the campaign)Pikmin - Pikmin 1 & 2Bayonetta - The other 3 entries that are Nintendo exclusivesAlso check out - Punch-Out Wii, Kid Icarus Uprising, Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents, any of the Rhythm Heaven entries, the first Chibi-Robo, Earthbound, Astral ChainNeed a better grasp of F-Zero before I’ll speak on it, and not stepping foot into Fire Emblem because we can argue those games down to the last minute detail, and never reach a consensus on what “good” Fire Emblem is.
>>747407257>Wrong, it's actually Galaxy/2>Wrong, it's actually TotK>Close enough, it's actually SMW>Correct>Close enough, it's actually Dread>Correct>Close enough, it's actually X>Correct>Correct>Close enough, it's actually Woolly World>CorrectNot totally off the mark. I would add:>Mario Kart: 8/8 Deluxe>Mario Party: 2>Smash: Melee/Ultimate>Animal Crossing: New Leaf>Kirby: Return to Dreamland
>>747410623>>Wrong, it's actually TotKBotW is objectively better than TediousK
I realized some time ago I really dont care for a lot of "Nintendo Games" despite always having the console. My most played "Nintendo Games" on Gamecube were racing games. Double Dash and GX. Mostly played the Resident Evil games and Killer 7, Eternal Darkness and stuff like that.The Switch 2 is a great console you should get one.
This is what I played on my switch
>>747410714I disagree. TotK is more or less an improvement in every regard except maybe for the story. TotK has more enemy and boss variety, actual caves, better dungeons, better abilities, a stronger feeling of progression, and no Revali's Gale to trivialize traversal.
>>747408496>2D Mario- Wonder>3D Mario- Galaxy>Mario Kart- 8 Deluxe>Mario Party- This one is actually hard for me, but probably one of the Switch ones? I hate all the nu Mario Parties, but someone playing it for the first time isn't going to want to get raped by chance time. >Pokemon Fire Red>2D Zelda- Minish Cap>3D Zelda- Wind Waker >Animal Crossing New Leaf>Splatoon 3>Donkey Kong Country Returns>Kirby Super Star Ultra... series is piss easy so you can really go with any of them aside from the P2W ones, but that's my favorite. >Fire Emblem Awakening>Xenoblade Chronicles 1>Yoshi's Island>Pikmin 1gr8 b8 m8 i r8 it 8/8
>>747407916what a gay pussy bitch you are
>>747411072It has worse gameplay, worse puzzles, worse main quest, worse sidequests, and worse UI. It is tedious to play compared to BotW
>>747411072>>747411228also the temples are worse than the divine beasts to play, their only improvement is their theming.
>>747410714dumbass
>>747411072>trivialize traversal>totk
>>747411072>and no Revali's Gale to trivialize traversal.yeah just the ability to make a flying machine anywhere instead.Are you retarded??
>>747411306NPC
>>747411072>no Revali's Gale to trivialize traversal.HAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHH
>>747407257>Hopefully another anon has a suggestion for FE as that series has eluded me as well so far.I gotchuFire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem and Path of Radiance
>>747406952I'm going to assume your age with this responseMario - OdysseyMario Kart - Mario Kart 8 DeluxeZelda - Breath of the WildMetroid - Metroid Dread (Metorid Prime Remastered is also a good choice)Star Fox - Star Fox (Switch 2)Kirby - Kirby Super StarF - Zero - F-Zero GXDonkey Kong - Donkey Kong Country ReturnsYoshi - Yoshi's IslandSome of these aren't my favorite/the best in these series but they're a good starting point for someone giving them a shot in 2026
>>747407257This list is 100% spot on. For Fire Emblem I'd add>Path of RadianceIt's not really the best, but it's a good mix between the classic play style of the older games and the more modern incarnations. It's a good starting point to see if you like the series. Genealogy of the Holy War has the best story, but gameplay is kind of jank. Engage has the best gameplay but the story is completely retarded.
Awakening is genuine trash that is all vibes, he will despise fire emblem games if you make him start with the shittiest spammiest game in the series. There is nothing about the gameplay or map design in awakening that is superior to fire emblem fates.
>>747406952while i dont think many of these >>74740695 are the best in their respective franchises, their are the best ones to start. I'll just suggest Fire Emblem/FE7 on GBA for this franchise and any of the GBA pokemon games as well for pokemon
>>747407257How about something from this century gramps, jfc.
>>747407257Strongly recommend:Super Mario 64Super Mario WorldSuper Mario Galaxy 1 & 2Legend of Zelda Majors MaskLegend of Zelda A Link Between WorldsPikmin 3Metroid PrimeKirby Super Star UltraKirby Planet RobobotFire Emblem Path of RadienceFire Emblem Three HousesEarthbound & Mother 3F-Zero GXMario Kart 8 Deluxesupplementary games:Wario Land 1 & 4Pikmin 1F-ZeroSuper Mario 3d WorldKirby 64Yoshi's IslandFire Emblem Sacred StonesMario Power TennisChibi-RoboPunch Out (wii)Warioware Mega Microgames
>>747406952>3d marioThe one I grew up with as a kid >2d mario The one I grew up with as a kid >3d zeldaThe one I grew up with as a kid >2d zeldaThe one I grew up with as a kid >3d metroidThe one I grew up with as a kid >2d metroidThe one I grew up with as a kid >pokemonThe one I grew up with as a kid >pikmin The one I grew up with as a kid >star foxThe one I grew up with as a kid >kirbyThe one I grew up with as a kid >donkey kongThe one I grew up with as a kid >smash brosThe one I grew up with as a kid
>>747406952>MarioSMB3 for 2D, 64/Odyssey for 3D>ZeldaA Link to the Past for 2D, Ocarina of Time for 3D>Donkey KongDonkey Kong Country for 2D, Bananza for 3D>MetroidSuper Metroid for 2D, Metroid Prime 1 for 3D>KirbyPlanet Robobot>Fire EmblemPath of Radiance>Star FoxStar Fox Remake>PikminPikmin 2>PokemonPlatinumThere are many more series, but I have only played one or two of those to make a more educated opinion.
>>747412756holy based
It feels like none of these recommendations are very good. Most of them are just>I played this as a kid.
>>747412756>>747413585samefag
>>747413637Wow two people have the same correct opinion, how could that be?
>>747406952Play the Advance ports for the 2d Marios>muh screencrunchThe amount of qol bits and pieces put in make it worth, also can just press L to shift the cameraKirby start with Nightmare in Dreamland, than Superstar Ultra, if you loved ultra then play the returns trilogy followed with forgotten land. Amazing mirror is bretty good too.Metroid play Zero Mission, Returns, Super, Fusion, and Dread in this order. Makes sense plotwise and you avoid primeslop.
>>747413910Wow, two anons are retarded!Every rec, including the first reply, has at least 4 different console generations in it.
>>747407257>TTYD>not the original paper marionigga FUCK you
>>747414020Because 2d mario didn't release on the nintendo 64 and neither did pikmin and splatoon
>>747407257Holy fucking nostalgia-goggles, no!
>>747414274Okay, and? Are you going to deny that OoT is not the quintessential 3D zelda to play?There's only 2 N64 games even in that list you fuckwit
>>747407257Holy fpbp.>>747407790Also very good. I can't really throw stones at anything suggested across these posts. Anyone notice how the bulk of the recommendations are from the SNES-GameCube era? Almost as if this company peaked...If you need a Pokemon recommendation, I think GSC / HGSS are the best overall, but a newcomer to the series would probably appreciate FRLG more. Avoid anything from the 3DS and beyond.
>>747414636tbf there are some great games in the Wii U/3DS/Switch era as well, but if OP wants to get into these games it usually makes more sense to play these earlier instalments (some of which are still arguably the best ones anyway)If I was recommending multiple games, take the Metroid IP for example, I'd recommend Super, Fusion, and Dread (in that order): but if you had to play one, Super makes the most sense as it establishes the most important aspects of the series and is also the best 2D Metroid anyway if we're being honest.
>>747414510>Are you going to deny that OoT is not the quintessential 3D zelda to play?It is, depending on taste. Most people prefer Breath of the Wild whether we like it or not.
>>747415053I loved BotW so that doesn't bother me one bit
>>747414510>Are you going to deny that OoT is not the quintessential 3D zelda to play?NTA, but while you should absolutely play it, it doesn't excel at anything in the 3D Zelda genre anymore other than story and maybe music.Almost every sequel improves upon the formula one way or another, be it combat, overworld, far more advanced dungeons, in-depth advanced boss fights, etc.Let's face it, as good as the OoT Remake looks visually, it won't mask its primitive design; nobody playing it for the first time today is going to get stuck on the dungeons' puzzles or boss fights. It'll mostly feel like mindless busywork to them.
>>747415126OoT establishes nearly all of the lore that the subsequent games follow, and I'd argue it has the best balance between its gameplay elements pretty equally as it's all at least "good" if not "great", while the other zeldas tend to focus on a couple major aspects at the sacrifice of other aspects of the game.
>>747415126>nobody playing it for the first time today is going to get stuck on the dungeons' puzzles or boss fights.Then who did they focus test Wolverine on?
>>747414069I love the original, but TTYD mogs it in almost every way.PM does have better music tho.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrUMG_a5NUo&list=RDjrUMG_a5NUo&start_radio=1
>>747415019I'm still in complete agreement, even down to your Metroid recommendations and order. I just tend to think the direction of a lot of modern Nintendo titles hasn't lived up to my expectations. There's good stuff there, but I think a person could stick with games from the SNES-GameCube run and be perfectly happy. That's a dense library.
>>747415345Yeah I agree to an extent, someone like OP would have pretty much no reason to play any Nintendo game from this past decade as he'll have more than enough from their older generation titles to play through: most of which hold up really well today.
>>747407257Sacred stones (gba) and if you don’t like that then play awakening (3ds)and if you don’t like that either then FE probably isn’t your thing which is fine. Also play any of the 1st 3 donkey Kong Country games and Mario & Luigi: superstar saga(original gba version)
>>747415281This. And the other 3D entries tend to have some of the dumbest, mandatory distractions. I appreciate OoT for simply letting the player make progression without having to stop and collect a bunch of meaningless trinkets or hike for tens of real world minutes between objectives.
>>747415767OoT has the least bullshit/grindy moments for sure, and its tutorial isn't obnoxious (unlike some of the games, especially TP)
>>747415596>if you dont like these dogshit games, maybe fe isnt your thingOr you could just recommend him a good fire emblem
>>747406952You're not going to like all the tendie games. Even I, who grew up with Nintendo, took awhile to get into all of them and I don't even like all of them. I guess start with what genres you're into because there's a good chance it was inspired by a tendie game. Like JRPGs? Try Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Earthbound. Like Metroidvanias? Try Metroid. Like platformers? Mario and Kirby. Souls Likes? Zelda.
