Suggestions for NES Sports games?

[focusrs]

I am looking to expand my NES collection to include some sports titles.

so far I like Tecmo Super Bowl and RBI Baseball 2 and look to pick those up.

What would you recommend for the following on the NES system?

Bowling
Basketball
Ice Hockey

[GameGavel]

This is a pretty good list.

http://www.totalprosports.com/2010/1...-sports-games/

I can vouch for:
Golf - Love it!
Double Dribble
Dodgeball
Punch-Out - an obvious one
California Games
Tecmo Bowl
Jordan vs. Bird
Bases Loaded

[BydoEmpire73]

I'm about the only one on the planet, but I always liked 10 Yard Fight.

Haven't played it in ages, but I really dug Blades of Steel back in the day.

[Cynicaster]

Blades of Steel (hockey) and Double Dribble (basketball) were two Konami games that blew my mind at the time.

The first-party Nintendo title “Ice Hockey” is very different from Blades, but I like it just as much.

I had Tecmo Baseball in the 80’s and recently bought a copy for a buck—great game.

Baseball Stars by SNK is cool. It lets you create your own team and run a season, complete with battery backup to save your data.

Pro Wrestling and Tecmo World Wrestling are great wrestling games from an era when most such games used made-up characters rather than a WWE (then WWF) license, and copped the basic punch/kick/grapple/suplex mechanics of classic (IMO, at least) arcade title Mat Mania (usually called “Exciting Hour” in my area).

As far as baseball games go, I have The Show for my PS3 and it’s very impressive in its attention to detail, but to me it’s a prime example of how more isn’t always better. I really don’t think it’s just “old man syndrome” kicking in, either. While the game is fun enough to play, the complexity of it makes it move so slowly—not much quicker than a real baseball game. With the NES-era games, you just hit a button to pitch and steer it in with the d-pad. You push a button to swing. You can still do change-ups, steal bases, turn double plays, bunt, and use all of the basic strategies of baseball. The old games just zoom by at a more “video game like” pace, which is what I prefer when I’m, well, playing video games. Not only that, but you’re spared the stiff, phony sounding announcer commentary.