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[BillAdama]

What new games are coming out that would appeal to a person who still has more fun with NES games than with newer games?

Games that are challenging, that give you more manual direct control over your character, and that force you to get better at them.  And that are all about the game engine rather than the production values or whatever plot they've thrown together.

The newer games I've enjoyed the most lately are the Maximo games, Contra:  Shattered Soldier, Shin Megami Tensei:  Nocturne, Mario Kart Double Dash and DS, Shin Megami Tensei:  Digital Devil Saga, Valkyrie Profiles 1 and 2, and Disgaea 2.

[Johnny C]

You'd dig Okami.

[TheFuriousWombat]

i'd say check out the dragon quest series. i think dq8 is the latest. old school epic console "rpgs" that are quite a lot of fun and take a verrry long time to get through.

and johhny, how good is okami? i'm not so sure if i should believe all the media hype around it. it looks very cool but what sort of game is it? is it a platformer along the lines of viewtiful joe (b/c it kinda seems that way), or is it more open ended? i can't really tell...

[Storm Rider]

Okami is great. It's basically Zelda with crazy Japanese mythology and the brush thingamajig. That doesn't really do it justice though, it's really pretty amazing. I prefer Twilight Princess, ultimately, but I also have no problem enjoying modern games, which apparently is not the case for the OP.

And if you want a challenging game, get Ninja Gaiden Black. It will devour your soul.

[Johnny C]

Storm Rider hit the nail on the head, except I prefer Okami to any Zelda game I've ever played, possibly excepting Ocarina of Time.

As an afterthought, I wrote this in a debate with a friend regarding Okami & Zelda:

While the brushstroke mechanic would have worked on Wii or DS, it would have hurt the primary gameplay, I think. Clover thought the same thing, the quote which is in an interview somewhere on Gamespot, I think. As is, it's really well-integrated into the game. I found it really intuitive, personally. The only thing I would have liked more would have been more opportunities to restore broken things or add things into the environment but the plot device which explained that away was sound enough.

The combat's a blast when you play around with the brushstrokes and aim to collect Demon Fangs. I'm not sure what you're talking about as far as dying goes, as I managed to beat the game without doing so once. And the volume of text didn't bother me as the characters were honestly and smartly developed, the sense of humour was quirky and fun and the dialogue rarely, if ever, delved into cliche.

As for "taking the Zelda concept" goes, I guess they're similar. You could even say they're in the same genre! Ha ha! But I wouldn't go around comparing, say, an Aphex Twin record to a Boards Of Canada record or a Mark Twain novel to a Charles Dickens novel, or a Sergio Leone film to a Sam Peckinpah movie. They're in different worlds. Different universes, even. Comparing one piece of art to another inevitably starts you from a false premise.

I haven't played Twilight Princess yet - surprise, surprise - but Zelda hasn't really done anything for me since Ocarina Of Time. Wind Waker showcased what I thought was a really interesting idea that should have been pursued into the next game but Nintendo decided to make a more realistic game and "bring it back to its roots," essentially in order to make the internet stop bitching about how Wind Waker looked like a kiddie game. Nintendo never lets a game out of its doors without making sure that it's an absolutely refined piece of work, to be sure, but the manner in which they stepped backwards from something so infused with life and energy - the very spirit which created and sold so many Wiis - to something traditional is frankly rather alarming.

Ninja Gaiden Black is really close in spirit to old-school games, in that it screams "ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE" and then doesn't let up.

[Observer]

F-Zero GX. Precision control, and it's ASSKICKINGLY HARD; forcing you to get far, far better.

There is a mode for customizing cars, but it seems to produce inferior results- I've always done better with the normal set.

[BillAdama]

I've got Okami.

Everything about it is amazing except the actual fights.

Dragon Quest isn't quite what I'm looking far.  It does meet my 'gameplay over production value' criteria, but it's a little bit repetetive.  Shin Megami Tensei is like Dragon Quest on acid.

[Locke]

As much flak as its gotten critically, I'd say Lost Planet.  Its truly old-school in its gameplay, although very shiny.  You're not dicking around with allies or escort missions or anything like that.  If something moves, shoot it until it dies.

I like it!

[Catfish_Man]

As is usual for game recommendation threads, I'm gonna say Cave Story. It's more on-topic than usual in this one though

[Stranger Dan]

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
(Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow are also available in a 2-in-1 cartridge)
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (though I haven't played it yet, since it is just Aria of Sorrow 2 it would be hard for it to not be wonderful)
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Metroid: Fusion
Metroid: Zero Mission

What I'm trying to say is that you spend your time with a portable system since they are basically still making SNES games for them.

[Scytale]

Darwinia is pretty cool.

I had a Castlevania game on my SNES, I thought the game was pretty crap but the music kicked ass, I used to play the first stage over and over again cause the theme music was so cool.

[Narr]

Simon's Theme from Castlevania 4 is indeed an awesome track.  It's a hidden track on Portrait of Ruin.

The Castlevania games that have been released since Symphony of the Night are a lot different from their origin titles.  Think Metroid, but with gothic vampire-hunter appeal.  I love them.  Fantastic series, in my opinion.

If you're looking for old-school appeal, invest money into your DS library.  They've got some mighty awesome side-scrollers and strategy games.

[rasufelle]

Final Fantasy Origins.  Old skoo' to tha max, with big shiny videos and fancy new graphics for those people who need a distraction from the awesomeness that is the original battle system.

Sadly, I have to agree that portable systems are the only way to go for that classic gaming feel most of the time, though I have heard good things about the new Rampage title.

Also, if you can stand it, the GC remake of Resident Evil.  Hard as all get out, and freaky in the extreme.

[ackblom12]

Man, I know people will think I'm crazy for this, but fuck Final Fantasy Origins. I honestly found the old NES game much more enjoyable. The load times in the FF re-releases on the PS1 were the only thing could have possibly made me hate playing FF I, II, IV, VI and Chrono Trigger. Bestiary's were cool though. Even with the huge fucking change in the magic system in it, I'd recommend Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls for the GBA over Origins any day. Just aquire the original games in some other fashion.

As far as newer games... God Hand. Some of the most fun I've ever had with a Beat em Up.