Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Super Famicom
Released in 1990, the SNES was a cold beast.
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Essential Games
SMW or Mario All-Stars, Yoshi's Island/DKC or DKC2/Kirby Superstar, Super Metroid, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Street Fighter II Turbo, TMNT: Turtles in Time, Chrono Trigger/FFV or FFVI/Super Mario RPG/Earthbound/Lufia II, Super Bomberman 3 or 5, Mega Man X or Mega Man X2/Super Castlevania IV/Super Turrican 2, SimCity/Harvest Moon, Secret of Mana/Secret of Evermore/Front Mission: Gun Hazard/Terranigma/Seiken Densetsu 3, Contra III/Pocky & Rocky/Wild Guns, Ogre Battle/Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, Super Puyo Puyo 2/Tetris Attack, Star Fox/Super Aleste/UN Squadron/R-Type III/Macross, Rock 'n Roll Racing/Super Mario Kart, International Superstar Soccer
Maybe: Ninja Warriors Again/Final Fight 3, Magical Quest or Great Circus Mystery/Aladdin/Goof Troop, Hamelin no Violin Tamaki/Sutte Hakkun, F-Zero, Cybernator
Strengths: Well-rounded library!, generally better voices than in other console games of its time (not including PCE CD and MCD games), hardware Mode 7 effects (includes scaling and rotation), larger color palette compared to both MD and PCE and more subpalettes compared to MD
Weaknesses: Mostly slow and kiddy games (j/k), no blood in MK! (again, sorry), WPRG (Shadowrun is decent and New Horizons could be considered more of a WRPG), RTS (Metal Marines and King Arthur's World are OK), FPS, Adventure?, slowdown and low(er than on MD) resolution in many Action and Shooter games, worse sports games than on MD overall?
Lists
Top SNES Games (WIP)
Impressive SNES Music
Innovative SNES Games
Best of the Rest: B-Tier Developers and their games output (WIP)
Game Reviews
Actraiser
Addams Family, The
Adventures of Batman and Robin, The
Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings
Aladdin
Alcahest
Alien 3
Animaniacs
Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator
Axelay
Batman Returns
Blackthorne/Blackhawk (WIP)
Bombuzal WIP
Brain Lord
Castlevania: Dracula X/Vampire's Kiss
Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie
Chrono Trigger
Clock Tower WIP
Contra III: The Alien Wars/Super Probotector: The Alien Rebels
Deae Tonosama Appare Ichiban
Demon's Crest
Do Re Mi Fantasy
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Dragon Quest I
Dragon Quest II
Dragon View/Super Drakkhen
Earthbound (WIP)
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fight 3
Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (Mystery of the Emblem)
Firemen, The
Flying Hero
Front Mission: Gun Hazard
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu/Go for it! Goemon 2: The Strange General McGuinness
Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san
Ganpuru: Gunman's Proof/Gunple
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Gokujou Parodius
Goof Troop
Gradius III
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Hagane
Hamelin no Violin
Harvest Moon
Holy Umbrella: Dondera's Wild!!
Hyper Iria
Hyper Metroid (Hack)
Ikari no Yousai/Operation Logic Bomb
Jerry Boy
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
Illusion of Gaia
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja
Joe & Mac 3: Lost in the Tropics / Tatakae Genshijin 3: Shuvaku wa Yappari Joe & Mac
Jurassic Park WIP
King Arthur's World
King of Demons
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby Super Star/Kirby's Fun Pak
Legend of the Mystical Ninja, The
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals WIP
Lost Vikings 2, The
Magical Pop'n
Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse
Marchen Adventure: Cotton 100%
Mickey to Donald: Magical Adventure 3
Mega Man 7
Mega Man & Bass/Rockman & Forte
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Metal Warriors (WIP)
Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer
Nankoku Shounen Papuwa-kun
Ninja Warriors, The
Nightmare Busters
Parodius Da!
Plok!
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky 2
Pop'n Twinbee
Pop'n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (WIP)
Putty Squad
Psycho Dream
Rendering Ranger R2
Rock 'n Roll Racing
Romancing SaGa
R-Type III: The Third Lightning
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 2
Shadowrun
Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-tachi no Banka
Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun
SimCity
Skyblazer
Sonic Blast Man II
SOS/Septentrion
Soul Blazer
Sparkster
Spriggan Powered
Star Fox / Star Wing
Star Fox 2 (Beta)
Sunset Riders
Super Adventure Island II
Super Aleste / Space Megaforce
Super Bomberman
Super Bomberman 2 WIP
Super Bomberman 3 WIP
Super Bomberman 5
Super Castlevania IV
Super Genjin 2 (Super Bonk 2)
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Metroid
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Putty
Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Super Smash TV
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Super Turrican
Super Turrican 2
Super Street Fighter II (WIP)
TMNT: Tournament Fighters
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
Torneko no Daibouken (Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon)
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, The (WIP)
Terranigma
Umihara Kawase
UN Squadron / Area 88
Whirlo
Wild Guns
Wonder Project J
Xak: The Art of Visual Stage
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Ys V
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Essential Games
SMW or Mario All-Stars, Yoshi's Island/DKC or DKC2/Kirby Superstar, Super Metroid, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Street Fighter II Turbo, TMNT: Turtles in Time, Chrono Trigger/FFV or FFVI/Super Mario RPG/Earthbound/Lufia II, Super Bomberman 3 or 5, Mega Man X or Mega Man X2/Super Castlevania IV/Super Turrican 2, SimCity/Harvest Moon, Secret of Mana/Secret of Evermore/Front Mission: Gun Hazard/Terranigma/Seiken Densetsu 3, Contra III/Pocky & Rocky/Wild Guns, Ogre Battle/Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, Super Puyo Puyo 2/Tetris Attack, Star Fox/Super Aleste/UN Squadron/R-Type III/Macross, Rock 'n Roll Racing/Super Mario Kart, International Superstar Soccer
Maybe: Ninja Warriors Again/Final Fight 3, Magical Quest or Great Circus Mystery/Aladdin/Goof Troop, Hamelin no Violin Tamaki/Sutte Hakkun, F-Zero, Cybernator
Strengths: Well-rounded library!, generally better voices than in other console games of its time (not including PCE CD and MCD games), hardware Mode 7 effects (includes scaling and rotation), larger color palette compared to both MD and PCE and more subpalettes compared to MD
Weaknesses: Mostly slow and kiddy games (j/k), no blood in MK! (again, sorry), WPRG (Shadowrun is decent and New Horizons could be considered more of a WRPG), RTS (Metal Marines and King Arthur's World are OK), FPS, Adventure?, slowdown and low(er than on MD) resolution in many Action and Shooter games, worse sports games than on MD overall?
Lists
Top SNES Games (WIP)
Impressive SNES Music
Innovative SNES Games
Best of the Rest: B-Tier Developers and their games output (WIP)
Game Reviews
Actraiser
Addams Family, The
Adventures of Batman and Robin, The
Aero Fighters / Sonic Wings
Aladdin
Alcahest
Alien 3
Animaniacs
Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator
Axelay
Batman Returns
Blackthorne/Blackhawk (WIP)
Bombuzal WIP
Brain Lord
Castlevania: Dracula X/Vampire's Kiss
Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie
Chrono Trigger
Clock Tower WIP
Contra III: The Alien Wars/Super Probotector: The Alien Rebels
Deae Tonosama Appare Ichiban
Demon's Crest
Do Re Mi Fantasy
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Dragon Quest I
Dragon Quest II
Dragon View/Super Drakkhen
Earthbound (WIP)
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fight 3
Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (Mystery of the Emblem)
Firemen, The
Flying Hero
Front Mission: Gun Hazard
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu/Go for it! Goemon 2: The Strange General McGuinness
Ganbare! Daiku no Gen-san
Ganpuru: Gunman's Proof/Gunple
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Gokujou Parodius
Goof Troop
Gradius III
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Hagane
Hamelin no Violin
Harvest Moon
Holy Umbrella: Dondera's Wild!!
Hyper Iria
Hyper Metroid (Hack)
Ikari no Yousai/Operation Logic Bomb
Jerry Boy
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
Illusion of Gaia
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja
Joe & Mac 3: Lost in the Tropics / Tatakae Genshijin 3: Shuvaku wa Yappari Joe & Mac
Jurassic Park WIP
King Arthur's World
King of Demons
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby Super Star/Kirby's Fun Pak
Legend of the Mystical Ninja, The
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals WIP
Lost Vikings 2, The
Magical Pop'n
Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse
Marchen Adventure: Cotton 100%
Mickey to Donald: Magical Adventure 3
Mega Man 7
Mega Man & Bass/Rockman & Forte
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Metal Warriors (WIP)
Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer
Nankoku Shounen Papuwa-kun
Ninja Warriors, The
Nightmare Busters
Parodius Da!
Plok!
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky 2
Pop'n Twinbee
Pop'n Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (WIP)
Putty Squad
Psycho Dream
Rendering Ranger R2
Rock 'n Roll Racing
Romancing SaGa
R-Type III: The Third Lightning
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2)
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 2
Shadowrun
Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-tachi no Banka
Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun
SimCity
Skyblazer
Sonic Blast Man II
SOS/Septentrion
Soul Blazer
Sparkster
Spriggan Powered
Star Fox / Star Wing
Star Fox 2 (Beta)
Sunset Riders
Super Adventure Island II
Super Aleste / Space Megaforce
Super Bomberman
Super Bomberman 2 WIP
Super Bomberman 3 WIP
Super Bomberman 5
Super Castlevania IV
Super Genjin 2 (Super Bonk 2)
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Metroid
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Putty
Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Super Smash TV
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Super Turrican
Super Turrican 2
Super Street Fighter II (WIP)
TMNT: Tournament Fighters
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
Torneko no Daibouken (Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon)
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, The (WIP)
Terranigma
Umihara Kawase
UN Squadron / Area 88
Whirlo
Wild Guns
Wonder Project J
Xak: The Art of Visual Stage
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Ys V
