As many of you probably know, there are many Famicom exclusive games that can be played with little or no knowledge of the Japanese language. In fact, some games are entirely in english. I recently started a list of these games as I play and discover them. I am posting my progress here in hopes that someone else who has an interest in this can contribute.

Famicom games with little to no Japanese:

A Week of Garfield
After Burner II
Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun
Altered Beast
Antarctic Adventure
Arctic
Argus
Astro Robot Sasa
Atlantis no Nazo
Babel no Tou
Ballblazer
Baltron
Banana
Battle City
Binary Land
Bird Week
Booby Kids
Brush Roller
Castle Excellent
Chack n' Pop
Challenger
Championship Lode Runner
Choplifter
Choujikuu Yousai - Macross
Circus Charlie
Crazy Climber
Crisis Force
Cycle Race - Road Man
Daiku no Gen San 2 (Hammerin' Harry 2)
Dash Yarou
Deblock
Devil World
Dig Dug
Don Doko Don
Don Doko Don 2
Donald Land
Door Door
Dough Boy
Dragon Buster
Dynamite Bowl
Erunaaku no Zaihou
Esper Bouken Tai
Exciting Boxing
Exed Exes
Exerion
F-1 Race
F-1 Sensation
F1 Circus
Family Circuit '91
Family Pinball
Fantasy Zone 2
Field Combat
Fighting Road
Final Lap
Flappy
Flipull
Flying Hero
Formation Z
Galaxian
Game Party
Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Diabouken
Geimos
Gekitotsu Yonku Battle
Goonies, The
Gradius II
Great Boxing - Rush Up
Great Deal
Gyrodine
Holy Diver
Hyper Sports
Ikki
Insector X
Jongbou
Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional
Jumpin' Kid
Kai no Bouken (Quest of Ki)
Kamen no Ninja - Akakage
Kamen no Ninja - Hanamaru
Karateka
Layla
Lost Word of Jenny
Lot Lot
Magnum Kiki Ippatsu - Empire City - 1931
Mappy
Mappy Kids
Metro-Cross
Miracle Ropit's Adventure
Mobile Suit Z Gundam
Musashi no Ken - Tadaima Shugyou Chuu (Sword of Musashi)
Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko - Sekai Isshuu 80 Nichi Daibouken (Puss n' Boots 2)
Nakajima Satoru - F-1 Hero
Nakajima Satoru - F-1 Hero 2
Nangoku Shirei!! - Spy Vs Spy (Spy vs. Spy 2)
Ninja Hattori Kun
Ninja Kun - Ashura no Shou (Ninja Taro)
Nuts & Milk
Onyanko Town (Kitten Town)
Pac-Land
Palamedes 2
Parodius da!
Peepar Time
Perfect Bowling
Pizza Pop!
Pooyan
Power Soccer
Puyo Puyo
Puzslot
Quarth
Recca
Road Fighter
Route-16 Turbo
Seikima II
Shanghai
Shanghai II
Sky Destroyer
Soccer League - Winner's Cup
Son Son
Space Harrier
Space Hunter
Space Invaders
Space Shadow
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
Star Luster
Stick Hunter - Exciting Ice Hockey
Super Arabian
Super Black Onyx
Super Dynamix Badminton
Super Moguratataki Pokkun Mogura (req. accessory)
Super Pinball
Super Star Force
Super Xevious
Tag Team Pro-Wrestling
Takahashi Meijin no Bugutte Honey (Adventure Island Honey Bee)
Tetris 2 + Bombliss
Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy)
Thexder
Titan
Tokoro San no Mamoru mo Semeru mo (Mr. Tokoro)
Top Rider
Tower of Druaga, The
Transformers: Convoy no Nazo
Triathron, The (Triathlon)
Twinbee
Uchuu Keibitai SDF
Ultraman Club - Kaijuu Dai Kessen!!
Viva! Las Vegas
Volguard II
Warpman
Wing of Madoola, The
Wizardry II: Legacy of Llylgamyn
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Youkai Douchuuki
Zippy Race
Zunou Senkan Galg (Galg)


Famicom Disk System games with little to no Japanese:

Eggerland
Eggerland - Revival of the Labyrinth
Eggerland - Departure to Creation


Fan Translations:

100 World Story, The: Tales on a Watery Wilderness (Hyaku no Sekai no Monogatari)
Acala Legend, The (Fudou Myouou Den)
Adventure Island 4 (Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Shima IV)
Adventures in Asmik Land
Adventures of Musashi (Musashi no Bouken)
Altered Beast (Juuouki)
Ankoku Shinwa: The Dark Myth
American Dream
Armadillo
Armed Dragon Fantasy (Villgust Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust Gaiden)
AstroFang: Super Machine
Attack Animal Academy
B-Wings
Banana Prince
Bio Miracle Baby Upa!!
Bio-Warrior Dan
Cadillac
Captain Silver
Captain Tsubasa 2
Castle Quest
Chaos World
Chester Field
Choujin Sentai Jetman
Chronicle of the Radia War (Radia Senki - Reimei Hen)
Chuka Taisen
Cocoron
Columbus: Golden Dawn
Cosmic Epsilon
Cosmo Genesis
Cosmo Police Galivan
Crisis Force
Dai Senryaku
Dark Lord
Destiny of an Emperor 2: The Story of Zhuge Liang (Tenchi o Kurau II - Shokatsu Koumei Den)
Devilman
Dezaemon
Doraemon
Doraemon: The Revenge of Giga Zombie (Doraemon - Giga Zombie no Gyakushuu)
Dragon Ball: Dragon Mystery
Dragon Ball Z: Assault of the Seiyans
Dragon Ball Z III: Killer Androids
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Plan to Eliminate the Saiyans
Dragon Buster II: Seal of Darkness
Dragon Scroll: Resurrection of the Demon Dragon
Dragon Slayer Jr. - Romancia
Dream Master
Dream Penguin Adventure (Yume Penguin Monogatari)
Eggerland
Elysion
Esper Dream 2
Famicom Wars
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken)
Future Soldier - Lios
Fuzzical Fighter
Ganbare Goemon!
Ganbare Goemon 2
Genius Bakabon, The
Getsu Fuuma Den
Ghost Hunter
Glory of Heracles II, The: Titan's Downfall (Herakles no Eikou II: Titan no Metsubou)
Go Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club (Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dai Rantou)
Gorby's Pipeline: Great Military Operation
Gourmet
Great Maze, The: Master of the Maze (Dai Meiro - Meikyuu no Tatsujin)
Hello Kitty World
Hello Kitty's Flower Shop
Hero of the Sun: Fire Bird (Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird)
Higemaru: Seven Islands Adventure
Hirake! Ponkikki
Holy Diver
Honoo No Toukyuuji - Dodge Danpei
Hotman (Hottaaman no Chitei Tanken)
I'm Kid Dracula! (Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun)
Insector X
Jesus: Kyoufu no Bio Monster
J-League Winning Goal
JJ: Jump Out! The Epic War - Part II (3D Battles of Worldrunner 2)
Joy Mech Fight
Just Breed
Kantaro the Pyro's Journey Across the Toukaido (Kanshakudama Nage Kantarou no Toukaido Gojusan Tsugi)
Kero Kero Keroppi's Big Adventure
Kero Kero Keroppi's Big Adventure 2: Trouble in Donut Pond
Keroppi & Keroleen's Splash Bomb
Kid Niki 2: Karakuri Land
Kid Niki 3
King Kong Lives: Megaton Punch of Rage (King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch)
Knights of the Zodiac: Legend of the Gold
Kunio Kun no Nekketsu Soccer league
Kung Fu 2 (Spartan-X 2)
Kyoryu Sentai ZyuRanger
Maze of Galious
Mini Putt
Mitsume ga Tooru
Moai Kun
Moon Crystal
Moon Princess Legend
Most Dangerous Detectives, The (Mottomo Abunai Deka)
Motocross Champion
Nadia - Secret of the Blue Water (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia)
Nekketsu Street Basket - Ganbare Dunk Heroes
Ninja Boy 2
Ninja Jajamaru
Ninja Jajamaru's Big Adventure
Ninja Jajamaru: Galactic Battle
Ninja Jajamaru: Legend of the Demon's Attack, Castle of Dreams
Paaman 2
Parallel World
Peacock King
Peacock King II
Penguin Kun Wars
Pescatore
Phoenix: Gao's Adventure
Popeye's Lingo Game (Popeye no Eigo Asobi)
PORTOPIA: Serial Murder Case
Power Blazer
Princesstual Orgy (Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai)
Rainbow Silkroad
River City Ransom Zero (Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun)
Robocco Wars
Saint Seiya - Knights of the Zodiac: The Golden Legend - Final Chapter
Sanrio Carnival 2
Sanrio Cup: Pon Pon Volley
SD Splatterhouse (Splatter House - Wanpaku Graffiti)
Shell Monsters Story (Kaijuu Monogatari)
Shi Kin Jou
Shinsenden
Shufflepuck Cafe
Silva Saga
Softball Heaven
Soldier of Light Photon
Spelunker 2
Spooky Kitaro in the Yokai World
Spooky Kitaro 2: Kitaro vs. Yokai Army
Star Wars (Namco version)
STED - Starfield of Memorable Relics (Sted - Iseki Wakusei no Yabou)
Storehouse No. 18
Sugoro Quest
Sweet Home
Tabo's Tactics
Technos Samurai: Downtown Special! (Downtown Special - Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! )
Tetrastar
Time Zone
Twinbee 3: The Aimless Demon King
Urusei Yatsura: Lum's Wedding Bell
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
Valkyrie's Adventure - Legend of the Time Key (Valkyrie no Bouken - Toki no Kagi Densetsu)
Wagyan Land
Wagyan Land 2
Wai Wai World
Wai Wai World 2 - SOS from Parsley Castle
Wily & Light's Rockboard: That's Paradise!!
Wit's
Woody Poko
Youkai Club
Ys
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
Zombie Hunter

http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/...

Wow. Even the title's exactly the same. Why didn't this show up in search?

Dunno but you got a better running list combined into one post. I got this 115-in-1 pirate cart coming, found the rom for it last night and I know that stuff like Devil World, Battle City, and Macross are totally english ready, even Antarctic Adventure works as well. I'm not sure if you got either listed in some other fashion but I can confirm those. While not on the cart I tinkered with it ages ago but that terrible Transformers game could be added too.

Shitty Transformers for sure and Crisis Force. Holy Diver and Altered Beast don't require any type of reading so I'd add them up too. Oh, and Recca!

How'd I forget all those important ones like Recca and Crisis Force?!?!

Well, this actually started as a list of Famicom games I was missing from my PowerPak. I didn't really want to put all those JRPGs and Mahjong games on it that would never get played so I started this list which is why many are missing and why I need some help to make this 100% complete.

You should get a translated copy of Sweet Home though. I love that game now. It's a crazy blend of 8 bit Resident Evil and Dragon Warrior and it's a helluva lot better than that description sounds. Totally worth your time.

Don't forget Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti. That's a totally playable game for non-Japanese speakers and a ton of fun too.

I'll sum the contributions made to my thread here, so you can add the ones that aren't in your list already. Later.

EDIT: I saw you apology, but believe me, there's no reason to feel offended here . We rather put all the contributions on your list, to have everything neat and in order.

here are the ones I've got that aren't on your list
ike ike ice hockey (not 100% english, but certainly playable)
puyo puyo
Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Diabouken
Wizardry II: Legacy of Llylgamyn (has an english setting)
Super Moguratataki Pokkun Mogura (this is a wackamole game and requires a famicom exclusive accessory)

I can't recall and would have to look into it, but I think Kid Dracula is doable w/out knowing...and while it is listed Twinbee has two sequels (though 2 came here tweaked a little as Stinger) and there's Parodius as well.

Ok, it took me a while but I decided to go ahead and list all the existing fan translations. The first list is still open to any game that has little Japanese. Also added all the titles from everybody's posts so far.

Thank you for doing this! I only have 10 famicom games and will be referencing this list in the near future when I find the motivation to dig a little deeper in its enormous library.

I'm not sure if you are including FDS games, but there are some eggerland games too:
Eggerland (1987) Famicom Disk System
Eggerland – Revival of the Labyrinth (1988) Famicom
Eggerland – Departure to Creation (1988) Famicom Disk System

FDS list started.

power blazer looks like it's pure action the passwords are even all in english letters

don't forget metroid for the FDS 
while it's not exclusive it does have FM synthesis music and save games

Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn has plenty of Japanese in it. It has the OPTION to put the entire game in English, but it doesn't default to English. You pretty much need to know which options to set in order to get it in full English. I would suggest putting a note by the title to say that you have to set the options first, but it is indeed fully playable in English.

Thanks for putting this together, I've wondered about this for some time

Hitler No Fukkatsu: Top secret is relativly playable if you've played bionic commando...and even if you've never played the game. But there is a part where you can potentially get stuck.

haha, that's even better. Sorry, I've been busy at work.

There's a fan translation out there for Yume Penguin Monogatari, but it starts with 2nd loop difficulty. Even still, while there's a ton of Japanese text in the cutscenes it really isn't all that difficult to figure out what to do without a translation.

I love this list.

What about Kyattou Ninden Teyande/Samurai Pizza Cats.  Very easy game with no english required.

There quite a few games with lots of japanese that won't really affect gameplay. Maybe start a separate list for these. For example, Yume Penguin Monogatari is a real fun game. You are a fat penguin that is trying to lose weight by getting powerups. The more weight you lose, the better fighter and faster you are. Additionally, there are requirements that your girlfriend sets for each level (you have to be below a certain weight and have a certain amount of time left when the level is done). If you did not meet her requirements, you have to play the level over. These cut scenes make no sense for someone who doesn't speak japanese, and might confuse a player why they kept playing a level over and over again. But, if you understand that, you don't need to know a lick of japanese to be able to play it.

Absolutely awesome thread! I'll be going through this over the weekend and reloading my powerpak with user friendly ROMs.

Very nice work, thank you!