Assuming that list is accurate (which it seems to be since the magazine started in 1989 and that's when the reviews start), they reviewed a total of 195 games. The average score was 6.23. They also reviewed 9 unlicensed games and 3 that were never released. Those are listed separately at the bottom of the alpha list below, but are included in the lists of the best and worst.
EGM's Top 25 Reviewed NES Games
| 1 | Battletoads | 9.00 |
| 1 | Kabuki: Quantum Fighter | 9.00 |
| 1 | Mega Man 3 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse | 8.75 |
| 5 | Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | 8.75 |
| 7 | Kirby's Adventure | 8.25 |
| 7 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game | 8.25 |
| 9 | Double Dragon II: The Revenge | 8.00 |
| 9 | Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stone | 8.00 |
| 9 | Duck Tales | 8.00 |
| 9 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | 8.00 |
| 9 | Kickle Cubicle | 8.00 |
| 9 | Mega Man 2 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Mega Man 4 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom | 8.00 |
| 9 | R.C. Pro-Am II | 8.00 |
| 9 | Shadow of the Ninja | 8.00 |
| 9 | Shatterhand | 8.00 |
| 9 | Super C | 8.00 |
| 9 | Totally Rad | 8.00 |
| 9 | Ultimate Basketball | 8.00 |
| 23 | Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series | 7.75 |
| 23 | Batman | 7.75 |
| 23 | Bucky O'Hare | 7.75 |
| 23 | Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers | 7.75 |
| 23 | Little Nemo: The Dream Master | 7.75 |
| 23 | Mega Man 5 | 7.75 |
| 23 | Metal Storm | 7.75 |
EGM's Bottom 10 Reviewed NES Games
| 1 | Total Recall | 2.75 |
| 2 | Cliffhanger | 3.00 |
| 3 | Friday the 13th | 3.25 |
| 3 | Swamp Thing | 3.25 |
| 5 | 720* | 3.50 |
| 5 | Defenders of Dynatron City | 3.50 |
| 5 | F-15 Strike Eagle | 3.50 |
| 8 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure | 3.75 |
| 9 | Adventures of Captain Comic, The | 4.00 |
| 9 | Airwolf | 4.00 |
| 9 | Bases Loaded III | 4.00 |
| 9 | Dragon's Lair | 4.00 |
| 9 | Ghostbusters II | 4.00 |
| 9 | Mig-29 Soviet Fighter | 4.00 |
| 9 | Simpsons: Bart vs. the World, The | 4.00 |
| Skull & Crossbones | 4.00 |
Alphabetical List of EGM NES Review Scores
| 720* | 3.50 |
| 8 Eyes | 5.75 |
| A Nightmare On Elm Street | 4.75 |
| Abadox | 6.50 |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonstrike | 5.25 |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance | 5.75 |
| Adventure Island II | 7.00 |
| Adventures of Lolo II, The | 7.50 |
| Adventures of Lolo III, The | 7.50 |
| Adventures of Lolo, The | 7.50 |
| Adventures of Rad Gravity, The | 4.25 |
| Airwolf | 4.00 |
| Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing | 5.75 |
| Alfred Chicken | 5.00 |
| Arch Rivals: A Basket Brawl! | 6.50 |
| Astyanax | 4.75 |
| Bad Dudes | 5.00 |
| Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series | 7.75 |
| Baseball Simulator 1.000 | 6.75 |
| Bases Loaded II: Second Season | 6.00 |
| Bases Loaded III | 4.00 |
| Bases Loaded IV | 5.75 |
| Batman | 7.75 |
| Batman Returns | 6.00 |
| Batman: Return of the Joker | 7.25 |
| Battletoads | 9.00 |
| Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team | 7.25 |
| Bigfoot | 5.00 |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure | 3.75 |
| Bill Elliot's Nascar Challenge | 5.00 |
| Blue Marlin | 6.50 |
| Blues Brothers, The | 5.50 |
| Bo Jackson Baseball | 4.25 |
| Boulder Dash | 6.00 |
| Boy And His Blob, A | 5.50 |
| Break Time: The National Pool Tour | 6.25 |
| Bubble Bobble: Part 2 | 7.00 |
| Bucky O'Hare | 7.75 |
| Burai Fighter | 7.00 |
| Castelian | 4.75 |
| Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse | 8.75 |
| Caveman Games | 5.75 |
| Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers | 7.75 |
| Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 | 7.25 |
| Cliffhanger | 3.00 |
| Code Name: Viper | 6.50 |
| Crystalis | 7.50 |
| Defender of the Crown | 5.25 |
| Defenders of Dynatron City | 3.50 |
| Demon Sword | 6.00 |
| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | 8.00 |
| Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stone | 8.00 |
| Dragon Spirit: The New Legend | 6.25 |
| Dragon Warrior II | 6.00 |
| Dragon's Lair | 4.00 |
| Duck Tales | 8.00 |
| Duck Tales II | 7.00 |
| Empire Strikes Back , The | 4.75 |
| F-117A Stealth Fighter | 4.50 |
| F-15 Strike Eagle | 3.50 |
| Felix the Cat | 7.25 |
| Fester's Quest | 5.00 |
| Fire 'N Ice | 7.00 |
| Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll | 4.50 |
| Frankenstein: The Monster Returns | 5.75 |
| Friday the 13th | 3.25 |
| G.I. Joe | 7.50 |
| G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor | 5.75 |
| Gargoyle's Quest II | 7.25 |
| Gauntlet II | 5.25 |
| Ghostbusters II | 4.00 |
| Godzilla | 5.00 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | 8.00 |
| Guardian Legend, The | 6.00 |
| Guerilla War | 6.75 |
| Heavy Barrel | 7.00 |
| High Speed | 5.75 |
| Hoops | 6.00 |
| Hydlide | 5.50 |
| Ikari Warriors | 4.50 |
| Image Fight | 7.50 |
| IronSword: Wizards and Warriors II | 7.50 |
| Isolated Warrior | 6.50 |
| Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Super Off-Road | 7.25 |
| Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu | 7.00 |
| Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper, The | 7.25 |
| Joe & Mac | 5.75 |
| Journey to Silius | 6.25 |
| Jungle Book, The | 6.75 |
| Kabuki: Quantum Fighter | 9.00 |
| Kickle Cubicle | 8.00 |
| King's Quest V | 5.75 |
| Kirby's Adventure | 8.25 |
| KlashBall | 4.75 |
| Laser Invasion | 4.50 |
| Little Mermaid, The | 6.75 |
| Little Nemo: The Dream Master | 7.75 |
| Lode Runner | 5.75 |
| Low G-Man | 6.25 |
| Mafat Conspiracy: Golgo 13 II, The | 7.50 |
| Magic Darts | 6.00 |
| Magic of Scheherazade | 5.50 |
| Mappyland | 5.75 |
| Mechanized Attack | 5.50 |
| Mega Man 2 | 8.00 |
| Mega Man 3 | 9.00 |
| Mega Man 4 | 8.00 |
| Mega Man 5 | 7.75 |
| Mega Man 6 | 6.75 |
| Metal Storm | 7.75 |
| Might & Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum | 5.25 |
| Mighty Final Fight | 7.00 |
| Monopoly | 6.25 |
| Monster in My Pocket | 6.25 |
| NARC | 7.00 |
| Nightshade | 6.00 |
| Ninja Crusaders | 5.75 |
| Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | 8.75 |
| Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom | 8.00 |
| Operation Wolf | 6.25 |
| Overlord | 5.50 |
| P.O.W.: Prisoners of War | 7.25 |
| Palamedes | 6.25 |
| Phantom Fighter | 5.00 |
| Pirates! | 5.00 |
| Power Blade 2 | 5.50 |
| Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom | 5.75 |
| Q*Bert | 4.50 |
| R.C. Pro-Am II | 8.00 |
| Rad Racer II | 6.00 |
| Rampart | 5.50 |
| Ren & Stimpy Show: Buckaroo$, The | 6.50 |
| RoadBlasters | 7.25 |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | 6.50 |
| RoboCop 3 | 5.75 |
| Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball | 5.75 |
| Rollergames | 5.75 |
| S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team | 7.50 |
| Shadow of the Ninja | 8.00 |
| Shatterhand | 8.00 |
| Silkworm | 6.25 |
| Silver Surfer | 6.75 |
| Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, The | 7.00 |
| Simpsons: Bart vs. the World, The | 4.00 |
| Sky Shark | 5.50 |
| Smash T.V. | 5.25 |
| Snow Brothers | 6.50 |
| Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warship | 7.50 |
| Solstice | 7.50 |
| Spot | 7.50 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 6.50 |
| Star Wars | 6.25 |
| StarTropics | 4.75 |
| Stealth ATF | 4.25 |
| Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight | 7.50 |
| Strider | 7.25 |
| Super C | 8.00 |
| Super Dodge Ball | 4.75 |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 9.00 |
| Super Spy Hunter | 7.50 |
| Swamp Thing | 3.25 |
| Swords and Serpents | 5.50 |
| Target: Renegade | 4.50 |
| Tecmo World Wrestling | 6.50 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 5.75 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game | 8.25 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project | 7.50 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters | 7.00 |
| Terminator, The | 5.00 |
| Terra Cresta | 5.50 |
| Tetris 2 | 6.25 |
| Three Stooges, The | 6.75 |
| Thunderbirds | 5.00 |
| Thundercade | 5.50 |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | 6.75 |
| Tom & Jerry | 5.25 |
| Total Recall | 2.75 |
| Totally Rad | 8.00 |
| Twin Cobra | 6.50 |
| Ultima: Quest of the Avatar | 7.50 |
| Ultimate Basketball | 8.00 |
| Uninvited | 5.00 |
| Wacky Races | 6.75 |
| Werewolf: The Last Warrior | 7.00 |
| Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? | 5.75 |
| Whomp 'Em | 7.50 |
| Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | 4.25 |
| Wizards & Warriors III | 6.25 |
| World Championship Wrestling | 6.25 |
| Wrath of the Black Manta | 6.25 |
| WWF King of the Ring | 6.75 |
| Xexyz | 6.50 |
| Yo! Noid | 5.50 |
| Yoshi | 5.00 |
| Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II | 6.50 |
Unlicensed Games
| Adventures of Captain Comic, The | 4.00 |
| Bee 52 | 5.75 |
| Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy | 5.00 |
| Klax | 6.75 |
| Micro Machines | 7.50 |
| Mig-29 Soviet Fighter | 4.00 |
| Rolling Thunder | 7.25 |
| Shinobi | 4.50 |
| Skull & Crossbones | 4.00 |
Unreleased Games
| F1-Hero 2 | 4.75 |
| Mr. Gimmick | 5.50 |
| War On Wheels | 4.50 |
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