I owned the cartridge and brought my NES over (while I was dating her mom) to introduce the kids to ‘real games.’ This was one of the titles we played. The only co-op experiences i’ve had with this one have been with my step-daughter. This is a game that I knew about in the 8-bit heyday but never had a chance to play. Double Dragon II hasn’t aged particularly well but it’s still a lot of fun. It also helps that it’s incredibly challenging and the stages all offer up different obstacles for you to tackle with a friend. The platforming elements set this one apart from the endless sea of similar titles. We rented this one a few times when we both wanted to play and had an absolute blast. Before Streets of Rage and Final Fight the Double Dragon series was king. The beat em up genre was fledgeling during the 8-bit era. My brother and I spent many hours playing doubles and practiced endlessly. The physics system is surprisingly realistic for the platform, and the game runs steady no matter what’s happening on-screen. My brother and I actually spent more time playing this one than the main game! You can play against another player, but we always found that working together made for a better experience. Why play a realistic game versus a fantastical one? I was introduced to this one as a teenager when I played Animal Crossing on the Gamecube. I’ve never been a fan of them, and I never played them growing up. Normally I wouldn’t include a sports game in a list like this. Let’s jump right in and get started these are the best co-op NES games of all time. Today I thought it would be fun to highlight some of the best cooperative experiences on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

I always sought these experiences out when I was a kid (I have a brother and sister after all) and playing with someone else was an experience in and of itself. These allowed two players to play the game at the same time. Why even bother having two controllers anyway? That’s where games with co-operative play came in. You had to sit there and watch your friend having all the fun. Any gamer who grew up in the 80s, and had at least one sibling, knew how hard it was to simply ‘take turns’ playing video games.

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