Finding the most obscure NES game

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You read the title. You know what this post is about, so let's get into it.

How did I find the most obscure NES game? Well, I went to GameFAQs and laboriously collected every single NES game, got the data of how many people rated each game, and went from there.

For comparison, Super Mario Bros 3 (the most voted-on game) has a whopping 6731 votes.

Now, there's 1 interesting dilemma that comes with this. Should I count unlicensed games? Well, I'll make 2 separate lists for licensed and unlicensed, because I feel like it.

Anything with 75 votes and under is obscure to me. Here we go.

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Castle of Dragon 75

Color a Dinosaur 75 (removed the 76 troll 10/10 votes)

Cybernoid 75

Faria: A World of Mystery & Danger! 75

James Bond Jr 75

Sky Kid 75

Tiny Toon Adventures: Cartoon Workshop 75

WWF King of the Ring 75

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 75

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum 74

Ski or Die 74

Toxic Crusaders 74

Bases Loaded 3 73

Double Dare 73

Vegas Dream 73

Digger T Rock 72

Great Waldo Search 72

Mystery Quest 72

Puss n Boots: Pero's Great Adventure 72

AD&D Hillsfar 71

Baseball Stars 2 71

Lone Ranger 71

Qix 71

Alfred Chicken 70

Gemfire 70

Kings of the Beach 70

Silkworm 70

Bandit Kings of Ancient China 69

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Taito) 69

Peter Pan & the Pirates 69

To the Earth 69

Barker Bill's Trick Shooting 68

Dirty Harry 68

Hudson Hawk 68

Tecmo NBA Basketball 68

Chessmaster 67

Incredible Crash Dummies 67

Target Renegade 67

Thundercade 67

Wall Street Kid 67

Kid Klown in Night Mayor World 66

King's Quest 5 66

Jeopardy Junior 65

Battletank 64

Desert Commander 64

Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge 64

Galaxy 5000 64

Raid on Bungeling Bay 64

Sesame Street 123 64

Star Trek: The Next Generation 64

Cliffhanger 63

Day Dreamin Davey 63

Swamp Thing 63

Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth 63

Battleship 62

Genghis Khan 62

Image Fight 62

Jeopardy 25th Anniversary Edition 62

Mickey's Safari in Letterland 62

Phantom Fighter 62

Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge 61

Championship Bowling 61

Last Action Hero 61

Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival 61

Puzznic 61

Tecmo Baseball 61

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Ubisoft) 60

Remote Control 59

Terra Cresta 59

Uncharted Waters 59

World Class Track Meet/Stadium Events 59 (most of the votes for this game were on the combo cart)

Caesars Palace 58

Cool World 58

Formula One: Built to Win 57

Little League Baseball: Championship Series 57

Magic Johnson's Fast Break 57

Sesame Street ABC 57

Blues Brothers 56

Castelian 56

Circus Caper 56

Conflict 56

Might and Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum 56

Sqoon 56

Town & Country Surf Designs: Thrilla's Surfari 56

Twin Cobra 56

Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat 55

F-15 Strike Eagle 55

Flying Warriors 55

Hollywood Squares 55

Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf 55

M.U.L.E. 55

Metal Mech: Man and Machine 55

Stackup 55

All Pro Basketball 54

Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball 54

Stealth ATF 54

Super Glove Ball 54

Cowboy Kid 53

Lethal Weapon 53

Palamedes 53

Tombs and Treasure 53

Bandai Golf 52

Freedom Force 52

Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf 52

Sesame Street Big Bird's Hide and Speak 52

Fisher-Price: Perfect Fit 51

Last Ninja 51

Last Starfighter 51

Mickey's Adventure in Numberland 51

Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny 51

Blue Marlin 50

Destination Earthstar 50

Monster Truck Rally 50

NFL 50

Starship Hector 50

Wheel of Fortune Family Edition 50

Rollerball 49

High Speed 48

Ren and Stimpy: Buckaroo$! 48

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 48

Super Jeopardy 48

Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario 48

Bases Loaded 4 47

Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge 92 47

Super Spike Vball/Nintendo World Cup 47

Twin Eagle 47

Alex DeMeo's Race America 46

Magician 46

Ultimate Air Combat 46

Win Lose or Draw 46

Wayne Gretzky Hockey 45

Wheel of Fortune Junior Edition 45

Best of the Best: Championship Karate 44

Defenders of Dynatron City 44

Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue 44

Heavy Shreddin 44

Pictionary 44

Rocket Ranger 44

Wheel of Fortune Featuring Vanna White 44

Widget 44

Goal 2 43

Laser Invasion 43

Sesame Street Countdown 43

Shingen the Ruler 43

Space Shuttle Project 43

Nobunaga's Ambition 2 42

Sesame Street ABC and 123 42

Treasure Master 42

Untouchables 42

Bo Jackson Baseball 41

Fisher-Price: I Can Remember 41

Hatris 41

Infiltrator 41

Roger Clemens MVP Baseball 41

Classic Concentration 40

Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World 40

Orb 3D 40

Power Punch 2 40

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? 40

Fun House 39

George Foreman's KO Boxing 39

Casino Kid 2 38

L'Empereur 38

Thunderbirds 38

Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix 37

Top Players Tennis 37

World Games 37

Magic Darts 36

Athletic World 35

Mechanized Attack 35

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing 35

Overlord 35

Rollerblade Racer 35

Thunder and Lightning 35

Dance Aerobics 34

Harlem Globetrotters 34

Racket Attack 34

Rally Bike 34

F-117A Stealth Fighter 33

Flight of the Intruder 33

Shooting Range 33

Super Team Games 33

Loopz 32

Times of Lore 32

Rock and Ball 30

Ultimate Basketball 30

Championship Pool 29

Legends of the Diamond 29

Videomation 29

World Champ 29

Cyberball 27

Motor City Patrol 26

Klashball 25

Break Time 24

Stanley: The Search For Dr. Livingston 24

Touchdown Fever 24

Pro Sport Hockey 23

Golf Grand Slam 22

Jimmy Connors Tennis 22

Short Order/Eggsplode! 22

Super Cars 22

Street Cop 21

Greg Norman's Golf Power 19

Miracle Piano 18

Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge 15

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So, congrats to Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge for being the most obscure NES game, with only 15 votes! Unless you factor in the unlicensed games.

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Big Nose the Caveman 74

Super Sprint 73

Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land 69

Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy 65

Bible Buffet 62

Chiller 61

RBI Baseball 2 61

Roadrunner 60

Quattro Adventure 59

King of Kings: Early Years 58

Captain Comic: The Adventure 56

Krazy Kreatures 56

Vindicators 56

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho 54

Mermaids of Atlantis/Bubble Bath Babes 54

Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu 52

Toobin 51

Baby Boomer 50

RBI Baseball 3 50

Ultimate Stuntman 49

Wally Bear and the NO! Gang 47

Dizzy the Adventurer 45

Bee 52 44

Peek-A-Boo Poker 42

6 in 1 41

Tagin Dragon 41

Skull and Crossbones 40

Crystal Mines 39

Big Nose Freaks Out 38

Sunday Funday 38

Menace Beach 37

Pyramid 37

Castle of Deceit 36

F-15 City War 36

Hot Slots 36

Challenge of the Dragon 35

MiG 29: Soviet Fighter 35

Dudes With Attitude 34

Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator 34

Raid 2020 34

Deathbots 32

Fantasy Zone 32

Impossible Mission 2 32

Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade 32

Quattro Sports 32

Robodemons 32

Secret Scout in the Temple of Demise 31

Puzzle 30

Double Strike 29

Operation Secret Storm 29

Death Race 28

Firehawk 28

Mission Cobra 28

Metal Fighter 27

King Neptune's Adventure 26

Blackjack 25

Silent Assault 25

Solitaire 25

Trolls on Treasure Island 25

Galactic Crusader 22

Quattro Arcade 22

Stunt Kids 21

Venice Beach Volleyball 19

P'radikus Conflict 18

Tiles of Fate 16

Ultimate League Soccer 16

Moon Ranger 15

Maxi 15 14

Rad Racket 14

Shockwave 14

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So what's the most obscure NES game? Roundball 2-on-2 Challenge, or a tie between Maxi 15, Rad Racket, and Shockwave if you count unlicensed games. Hope you enjoyed this post. Feel free to share stuff you're surprised about or experiences you have with some of the super-obscure games. Maybe Roundball's the best game ever made, who knows?

Here is my full spreadsheet, complete with rating info and stuff.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gfCQhjGLaV-rlKsT8R8R5IW4LJsbSL91QFoRXZufePM/edit#gid=0
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