Almost 20 years ago, my family brought home the Nintendo NES system.  As we set it up for our first taste of this new entertainment device, I had no idea how much this unit would shape and change my life.  The following is a top 10 list of games I played back then and still play to this day.

#10
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War 1989 By: SNK
After losing countless amounts of my parents quarters at the arcade, SNK finally brought this war game classic to the NES system.  Playing Bart whom escapes from an enemy POW camp and you must guide him through the jungle and infiltrate the enemy camp.  An instant side scrolling beat em up classic.

#9
Operation Wolf 1989 By: Taito
Also another arcade classic that I spent too many quarters on before it came to NES.  The player must save hostages from a concentration camp by shooting as many bad guys as possible before they kill you.  Although this game was amazing in the arcade, using the Duck Hunt gun instead of the arcade Uzi made it harder and not as intense to play on the NES system.  Still a great classic game.

#8
Blades of Steel 1988 By: Konami
Not the best hockey game released for NES, but the most fun.  The best part about this game was the fighting.  Especially since whoever lost the fight went to the penalty box, while the winner went free.  Now if only the NHL could bring in those rules.

#7
Bubble Bobble 1988 By: Taito
Warning: Once you play this game, the theme song will be stuck in your head for years to come.  Especially since there is only one song and it repeats level after level in this ridiculously catchy game.  Controlling anime style dragons, players must capture enemies in their bubbles.

#6
Pro Wrestling 1987  By: Nintendo
Better then any game that WWE has ever brought out.  This is the only game we could convince our father to play with us as kids.  Play 1 on 1 or against the computer to make your way through the ranks of the VWA.  For anyone who remembers this game, Starman was by far the best character.

#5
Super Mario Bros. 1985 By: Nintendo
Everybody and their mother played this game which was stock with any NES system.  Not the original Mario game, it became the 1st in a series of the side scrolling Mario franchise.  Although many would argue that Mario 3 was the superior game, Mario 1 was a classic no-frills game that started an empire for Nintendo.

#4
Rescue: The Embassy Mission 1990 By: Seika
In Rescue, you must guide your task force through the streets and set up snipers as well as storm a building in which innocents are being held by armed gunman.  The game play is intense with the only downfall being its quick to finish and becomes repetitive after a while.

#3
Tecmo Super Bowl 1991 By: Tecmo
My brother hated all sports games, but no-one could pull him off Tecmo Super Bowl.  One of the 1st games to include real players and teams from the NFL, this football game was highly unrealistic, but plenty of fun.  Where-else can you throw ten 80 yard hail Mary's in a row and make sure they are all caught! Plus Bo Jackson.  And Bo knows Football

#2
The Punisher 1990 By: LJN
Based on the Marvel comic super hero The Punisher, this side scrolling shooter was from the 1st person perspective.  Shooting drug dealers and criminals, it was your job to keep the streets clean.  Not to be confused with the later version brought out by Capcom which was more in the style of Double Dragon.

And finally.......... 

#1
Skate or Die! 1988 By: Ultra Games
One of the best 2 player games made.  Skate or Die pits the player in a series of skateboarding challenges that are fun for hours (and later found out years!)  Before the Tony Hawk video-game series, their was Skate or Die.

Of course this list changes from person to person and most of these games probably don't make your NES top 10.  That is the beauty of Nintendo.  They had so many amazing games for the NES console that it is impossible for 2 people to agree on their favorite games.