Well of course you did because that's the consoles name that's why. It's the nerdy gamers who were 45 still living in their mom's basement and try to shorten it to show off to their friends and think it makes them look cool... But I was it really does is justify the fact why he's 45 and still a virgin
I also remember just calling it super nintendo bk then when it was actually current. Seems like the shortened nicknames for it is a new school thing. Remember, we were coming from (original) Nintendo bk then. Kids said the whole title to make sure you knew they upgraded to Super!
Leaving Secret of Mana off this list is criminal...mindblowing gameplay and music compositions for its time. Honorable mentions need to go to Turtles in Time, Killer Instinct/Mortal Kombat 2, Pilot Wings and Starfox
na, to be honest, there are better action rpgs on the system. One that immediately comes to mind is Terranigma, which never got a stateside release, as Nintendo supposedly stopped releasing SNES games in favor of promoting N64 games.
@@reidsimonson no it's not... it just has a cool graphic style. Most space shooters are much better than those games. Starfox is just a nostalgic game for people
Out of this World for the SNES was a good game. It may not be a household name and may not be top 10, but I think it was one of the 1st 3D cinematic games that predates Metal Gear Solid that took advantage of the power of the 16 bit console at the time.
1991-1995 really was a golden age for creativity. Artists, designers and composers coming together to create many, many labours of love on a console that was worthy. High quality with high output. Honestly, you can do a top-50 for SNES and the drop-off in quality is insignificant. Many classics and many excellent games. And there's something about the vibrant 2D pixel-art that has remained timeless even as the technology has increased.
Yep, but I'd say the legacy of SNES was continued by PS1 up until early 2000s. Oerall 90s was the best time for video games and modern culture overall.
I remember the Christmas of 94, we were broke most of the time, I got one outfit a year, plus a pair of jeans on my bday if I was lucky. Tough for a teenager, even when id started working that summer id had to pay half to mom. Couldnt even save up for a beater. Id gotten my outfit for the year and was happy enough, tho it always seemed like getting essentials as a gift. Then she showed me and my little bro and sis on last box, Lord help me it was DK Country...we'd had the snes for a while and only had two games, mario and wings 2. Getting this game was just awesome, I was 15...one of my few good memories as a kid. Me and my little bro played all day long, even took it to Grandmas and kept going before dinner. Thanks Mom.
Crono Trigger was such an experience. I played it with a friend. Very good game to have a friend to get through it all with. That and Zelda. Stayed up all night many nights with those.
My all-time favorite, hands down. I spent hours and hours on that game, collected all the items, maxed out my characters, and finished ALL the endings. A masterpiece.
just 1 player, took turns or just watched eachother, both of us experiencing the game almost like a movie and both thinking parts through together.@@samu-chan
Starfox is not a good game. It's just got cool graphics and atmosphere. But as far as a flying shoot em up it actually plays very poorly compared to other games in that genre.
Sim Ant was way better than Sim City. Also MK3. Mana series games, Primal Rage, Battle Toads and Double Dragon, Breath of Fire II, Doom, Tetris Attack, X-Men Mutant Apocalypse this list is borderline insulting.
Dude for sure. The amount of 80s kids that actually played this in the 90s is really small, it was pretty unknown. But those in the know + everyone playing it in the decades sense....know Lufia 2 is S-Tier Snes, and S-Tier JRPG. For me, it's third, behind Chrono and FF6, I've thought a lot about it. I was 16ish when I played it in the 90s, so I'm wondering if the protagonists being kids was it. Dunno. It's still Top5 RPG of all time for me too.
Lufia was great, but even on replay nothing touching chrono trigger, to me greatest 16 bit game ever made for any console. I would had left ff4. And put in secret of Mana in. Supermario World was better than link to a past, considering replay of games.
Actraiser and Turtles in Time would have made my top 20, but great list nonetheless....that's the problem with making a top 20 list for arguably one of the greatest consoles ever made. The game library for this system is legendary and doesn't have many comparable. As far as sports games go, I can't even fathom how many hours I played Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB and the Tecmo Super Bowls. As mentioned by some others Secret of Mana was a great RPG, I would also toss in Ilusions of Gaia, Soul Blazer, Terranigma, and Breath of Fire series. Also, not counting games like Sunset Riders, Wild Guns, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Goof Troop, Pocky & Rocky, or Super Turrican.
I think truly with how many valuable, wonderful games there are it should have been something like a top 30,40, or even 50. The catalog for SNES is massive and there are soooooo many gems
The SNES had so many note worthy RPGs, the FF series and Chrono Trigger being some of my all-time favorite RPGs to date. Another that I think falls into that same level of awesomeness was Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals. Beyond Oasis was another action RPG that I always thought came close to Zelda.
@CPoston420 Nintendo purposely censored the blood and the way the fatalities worked in the SNES version of MK II so it was beyond LAME! Playable but VERY Lame! 😒 Sega Genesis version was Superior! 😎
@@bradleymcavoy3432 Nintendo's always had that policy, officially they claimed they wanted their games oriented to all family of all ages, obviously what made Mortal Kombat was because of the blood originally in the arcade, everyone was pissed at Nintendo for censoring the blood... But, that's not just the MK series getting a dose of more censorship out of Nintendo, ever tried Ninja Gaiden Trilogy on the SNES ?? All three of the NInja Gaiden games they transplanted for a version on the SNES, sounds effects went bad, and when it comes to the blood, they changed it from red to green... They still improved the continue system, originally the third game had only a limited set of continue, but this time it was unlimited like the two others, there's now a password system that was added... But, back to Mortal Kombat, the SNES ain't much, you'd get it better on Sega Genesis, they played MK as the way everyone wanted they used to see back in the arcades....
Good list. A few honorable mentions I would add to this list is: Super Ghosts and Goblins, Earthworm Jim, Sky Blazer, Batman and Robin, Super Terricon, TMNT Turtles In Time, Star Fox, Gradius 3, and Space Megaforce.
F-Zero X was so dope of an upgrade from snes to n64. I’ve been hoping to get a new version of it because the battling other racers really makes it more challenging to win.
I grew up with the SNES , bought it in 1992 in Germany, very great console. Golden era of gaming. I had Mega Drive, as well. I grew up with Sega and Nintendo.
Did you know the creator of Earthbound is a major celebrity in Japan? He has done films including the voice of the dad in Totoro? He is also a creative marketing genius, and all this ties into why the game went from nothing to a legendary untouched masterpiece in the states: all of his experience, especially the creative marketing part, he was able to express in the game like he does in his career. While only dabbling in programming, he was best friends with Iwata who he called to fix and ultimately save the game from demise. The game is the only rivaled by two other games FF6 and CT. It had a dream team as well too.
Yep, Shigesato Itoi is very talented when it comes to game design. Too bad he created oly few games but those he created sure are breathtaking (well maybe except for those fishing games).
@@martinpiekarski1512 Hes famous in Japan for marketing (Japan has different views of celebs, and marketers like him are bonafide celebrities over there), and that talent bled through into the few games he made. He actually was not able to finish Earthbound without his best friend... a man named Iwata (yes that Iwata) and a genius programmer. He was unable to get diagonal scrolling (amongst a few other things) working, and they were about to shelve the game totally. Iwata came in and saved it in 1-2 nights!
There was a time I would play FF6 every year, usually a few times, while I visited Chrono like once every 3-5 years. Chrono is easy, FF6 has hard characters to master like Gau, Strago, Relm, that really require you to like master the game to use them well. Like, the floating continent is actually designed for Strago and Relm but players tend to not bring them. Chrono has an epic grand story and experience, but in terms of gameplay, FF6 is better. Also, Secret of Mana missing from this list was a shame. Yeah, Secret of Mana is a little sloppy in it's design, particularly once you get to the empire and up until you get to the Sunken continent, you can tell a lot of content was cut. There's Ruby Armor and Chobin Helmet in Southtown, but then Northtown has Tiger armor and there was no bosses between the towns, just a tunnel of dino fish and blue drops.
Grew up with the GameCube, but I would often visit my older cousin's house as a kid, and he introduced me to SNES games. SF2, UMK3, Super Mario World, Mega Man...the list goes on. The fact that most of these games still hold up well is a testament to how revolutionary the SNES was.
Contra 3 is number one for me. I used to beat it by myself. Two players is harder because you have to stay on the screen at the same time and work cohesively
Lufia 2 Secret of Mana Breath of fire 1 or 2 Soulblazer Just a few of my faves that didn’t make the list. It’s hard to just pin down 20 of such a great console. I enjoyed your video. Thank you.
No UN Squadron or Ninja Warriors?! If you haven't played these 2, they'll make your top 15--if not top 10...Ninja Warriors is my best game of all time! It may require doing some research on all of the moves, but--once you can do them--this one will blow you away on the fun factor! And, I like UN Squadron better than Contra 3. Some others that some people might have in their top 20 lists: Killer Instinct Super Mario All-stars plus World Final Fight(whichever is your best--probably 1 or 3)
Terranigma didn’t release in US, so not sure it should be included. It’s a great game, and way better than half the games listed, but no one knew about it for a long time in the largest gaming market at the time.
Nah this list didn't have Crono trigger higher on the list, as well as Mario RPG. Toss up for link to the Past, and Super Metroid. Still needed Secret of Mana, Super Star Wars, X-Men Mutant Apocalypse, Illusion of Gaia, Super Ghouls and Ghost, Zombies ate my Neighbors.
I would omit "Sim City," and swap out "NBA Jam" for "NBA Jam: Tournament Edition," but a solid list, nonetheless. I'm not an RPG guy, but I can't argue with the many legendary RPGs the SNES was home to. For my list, I'd swap out the RPGs (all five of them) and "Sim City" for "Actraiser," TMNT IV: Turtles in Time," "Super Ghouls n' Ghosts," "Super Star Wars," "Starfox" and "Mortal Kombat 2." I'd also swap out "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" with "Super Mario All-Stars." Come to think of it, I'd switch out "Super Mario Kart" for "Pilotwings," and I'm not even joking. It was just a fun, casual play. There was something about that chill AF music that really put me in a great mood. Even when I failed, I just couldn't be bothered by it.
@@sirris4330 Sorry, bro, not everyone spends endless hours playing RPGs. They've never been something I've been interested in, and would much prefer to play an action platformer or "beat 'em up." All the games I listed as substitutes are fan favorites, so it's not like I'm the only one that enjoys them.
Fun list. Mine would have included a few Sports titles. Specifically Super Tecmo Bowl and NBA Jam: TE, were a couple of my most heaviest played games back in the day, and are still fun to this day--except outdated rosters. I also really enjoyed the Super Star Wars triology and The Lost Vikings. Put Family Feud and Jurassic Park into the guilty pleasures section--they just miss my Top-20 cut. SIM City, Street Fighter II, Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid and Zelda: Link to the Past would have all made my list as well. Earthbound would have just missed the cut for me. I didn’t have it when I was younger, so I dont really have nostalgia for it, but got it about a decade ago. Its a bit too grindy for my taste, but my sons love it.
It’s hard to value RPGs the way i do and see something like MarioKart above FF6. (Especially older games where i feel story, characters, villians, $$$/hour etc is >>>>>> to any other genres) Alas, it is not my list…. However. That one is tough for me as racing games (and sports games) just do not score out well for me. Like the content though. Nice work.
Finally someone that didn't put Super Mario World on 1st place. It's a very good game, but not 1st for me. Super Metroid on the other hand, well that's another story 😀. Good choice for the number one spot.
Wonderful list! For some reason, Super Metroid never connected with me and I didn't enjoy it. (I enjoyed Prime and Dread though). Otherwise, soooo many classics!
I beat it. There were elements that were enjoyable for sure, it just didn’t hook me very much to the level of a top Snes title. But that’s okay for others that love it!
The game's certainly not perfect, regardless of it's time. It had multiple ways to irreversibly mess up your progress and this happened to me 6 hours into my first playthrough, which made me start over and ultimately walk away from the game for 2 years.
I've played through the games over a dozen time and never had anything close to a bug. Also 6h is a hell of a long time to not finish this game...Takes about 2-3 hours or 4-5 to 100%...@@YourPalHDee
I made a list once based on how much I played the games when discovered and how much I like them now. It has a lot of the games you have, but I had Ghost and Ghouls (though pretty low on the list), Kirby Super Star, Secret of Mana and Evermore, and Trials of Mana. I did not include F-Zero, NBA Jam, DKC1, Sim City (computer versions were way better), Street Fighter, or Earthbound. Honestly, it's hard to compare a sports or racing game to big adventures.
Super punch out always gets mentioned but i think is severely underrated. As great as the first game is, its hard to believe some people like it better.
I own both games on snes. I used to like Chrono Trigger more. I played it first, then i played ff6. That game had to grow in me, and I thought the combat was a step down because of how stylish CT is. Then as i played through ff6 i realized how compelling the plot was, even better than CT, and the villain in ff6 is better to. But CT has really fun gameplay, ill give it that. But for me ff6 is higher.
I can't make it through a UK creator's Nintendo content without my ears bleeding from the Mayor-e-oh 50 times 😂 The character says his own name in the games!
This might be one the best lists I’ve seen! Agreed with almost every entry! (Tho order will always be subjective) While I don’t disagree with FF4, I PROBABLY would have swapped it with TMNT4. Proof positive that one can never do a top 10 SNES list. It HAS to be at least top 20!
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No one ever called it SNES as a single syllable back in the day. It was always spoken by its initials, S-N-E-S.
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When it came out, I called it Super Nintendo, as did everyone else I knew. As a 41-year-old I still call it that to this day.
Well of course you did because that's the consoles name that's why. It's the nerdy gamers who were 45 still living in their mom's basement and try to shorten it to show off to their friends and think it makes them look cool... But I was it really does is justify the fact why he's 45 and still a virgin
@@quintocreations5091bro is mad
I also remember just calling it super nintendo bk then when it was actually current. Seems like the shortened nicknames for it is a new school thing. Remember, we were coming from (original) Nintendo bk then. Kids said the whole title to make sure you knew they upgraded to Super!
I called it the super nes hehe
@@quintocreations5091 funny stuff, and pretty accurate, but lay off the hate
Leaving Secret of Mana off this list is criminal...mindblowing gameplay and music compositions for its time. Honorable mentions need to go to Turtles in Time, Killer Instinct/Mortal Kombat 2, Pilot Wings and Starfox
na, to be honest, there are better action rpgs on the system. One that immediately comes to mind is Terranigma, which never got a stateside release, as Nintendo supposedly stopped releasing SNES games in favor of promoting N64 games.
It's okay trials of mana is way better and they didn't mention that either
Star Fox is literally one of the best games made for the SNES. That’s not subjective but objective.
@@reidsimonson no it's not... it just has a cool graphic style. Most space shooters are much better than those games. Starfox is just a nostalgic game for people
MK2 is nostalgic but MK3 is on another level. It's like twice the roster and the combos are huge.
I call it Super Nintendo Chalmers.
All us 90s kids do 🙂
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My favorite line from Simpsons ever!
Im learnding
My Dr said I wouldn't have so many nose bleeds if I kept my finger outta there
Jaws, Double Dribble, Rygar, Rampart, Double Dragon 2, Dragon Warrior 3, Super Contra, California Games, Exictebike.
Just a few of my favorites.
Turtles in Time should've been on this list but this is still a really good list👌🏿
Definitely. That and Super Ghouls and Ghosts.
That’s a goodn’
@@grifmang I completely disagree. Any video game list that doesn't have Super Mario Bros. 3 as the best game ever on any system can't be a good list.
Out of this World for the SNES was a good game. It may not be a household name and may not be top 10, but I think it was one of the 1st 3D cinematic games that predates Metal Gear Solid that took advantage of the power of the 16 bit console at the time.
1991-1995 really was a golden age for creativity. Artists, designers and composers coming together to create many, many labours of love on a console that was worthy. High quality with high output. Honestly, you can do a top-50 for SNES and the drop-off in quality is insignificant. Many classics and many excellent games. And there's something about the vibrant 2D pixel-art that has remained timeless even as the technology has increased.
Man do i miss monstrous robot,flesh bosses in newer games
Yep, but I'd say the legacy of SNES was continued by PS1 up until early 2000s. Oerall 90s was the best time for video games and modern culture overall.
So glad Chrono Trigger made the list, still quite possibly my favorite game of all time
Same here bro. I love that game
Definitely my favorite game of all time. It’s perfect to me.
How could it not? Chrono Trigger was THE best RPG game for the SNES.
Zelda n trigger share number 1 I cried when I couldn't play either 1
never playd it...whats so special about it since its turn based rpg eww
I remember the Christmas of 94, we were broke most of the time, I got one outfit a year, plus a pair of jeans on my bday if I was lucky. Tough for a teenager, even when id started working that summer id had to pay half to mom. Couldnt even save up for a beater. Id gotten my outfit for the year and was happy enough, tho it always seemed like getting essentials as a gift. Then she showed me and my little bro and sis on last box, Lord help me it was DK Country...we'd had the snes for a while and only had two games, mario and wings 2. Getting this game was just awesome, I was 15...one of my few good memories as a kid. Me and my little bro played all day long, even took it to Grandmas and kept going before dinner. Thanks Mom.
Crono Trigger was such an experience. I played it with a friend. Very good game to have a friend to get through it all with. That and Zelda. Stayed up all night many nights with those.
My all-time favorite, hands down. I spent hours and hours on that game, collected all the items, maxed out my characters, and finished ALL the endings. A masterpiece.
how do u play it w friends. is there multiplayer
just 1 player, took turns or just watched eachother, both of us experiencing the game almost like a movie and both thinking parts through together.@@samu-chan
Super Nintendo is how we pronounced it. No abbreviations.
Star Fox and Secret of Mana not being on an SNES top 20 list but Sim City and Contra 3 is is WILD!
don't you ever again talk anything negative about Contra 3 again
Understood.
Or Sim City. Nuff said.
Starfox is not a good game. It's just got cool graphics and atmosphere. But as far as a flying shoot em up it actually plays very poorly compared to other games in that genre.
Sim Ant was way better than Sim City. Also MK3. Mana series games, Primal Rage, Battle Toads and Double Dragon, Breath of Fire II, Doom, Tetris Attack, X-Men Mutant Apocalypse this list is borderline insulting.
Contra 3 is a classic Sim City not so much
Lufia 2 Rise of the Sinistrals will always be my number 1. Man, I was addicted to that game for years as a kid.
Lufia 2 over chrono trigger for sure
its such an amazing jrpg combined with a pet system and bunch of puzzles !!!!!!
@@AlreadyAway lol men, chrono trigger is like best game ever for most of people, dont compare
Dude for sure. The amount of 80s kids that actually played this in the 90s is really small, it was pretty unknown. But those in the know + everyone playing it in the decades sense....know Lufia 2 is S-Tier Snes, and S-Tier JRPG. For me, it's third, behind Chrono and FF6, I've thought a lot about it. I was 16ish when I played it in the 90s, so I'm wondering if the protagonists being kids was it. Dunno. It's still Top5 RPG of all time for me too.
Lufia was great, but even on replay nothing touching chrono trigger, to me greatest 16 bit game ever made for any console.
I would had left ff4. And put in secret of Mana in.
Supermario World was better than link to a past, considering replay of games.
Secret Of Mana should be on this list, at least in place of one of the FF entries. That game is incredible.
Came here to type this
Could not believe it was missing...
+1
Seriously
It's one of my favourite all time games. It's almost criminal not to be on this list. It's miles better than FF4
Actraiser and Turtles in Time would have made my top 20, but great list nonetheless....that's the problem with making a top 20 list for arguably one of the greatest consoles ever made. The game library for this system is legendary and doesn't have many comparable. As far as sports games go, I can't even fathom how many hours I played Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB and the Tecmo Super Bowls. As mentioned by some others Secret of Mana was a great RPG, I would also toss in Ilusions of Gaia, Soul Blazer, Terranigma, and Breath of Fire series. Also, not counting games like Sunset Riders, Wild Guns, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Goof Troop, Pocky & Rocky, or Super Turrican.
I think truly with how many valuable, wonderful games there are it should have been something like a top 30,40, or even 50. The catalog for SNES is massive and there are soooooo many gems
Actraiser is amazing my fav snes game ever tied with super metroid
Actraiser is highly underrated. Incredible game I loved the ambience, music, and action
DK Country is a Masterpiece, each stage is unique with it's own Soundtrack that is really good and sets the mood.
Easily the best game on the system.
best game if u like to smash controllers
@@user-fr1ys2wn4tI hate comments like these. Such a thick-headed remark that doesn't account for genre. Makes zero sense
The SNES had so many note worthy RPGs, the FF series and Chrono Trigger being some of my all-time favorite RPGs to date. Another that I think falls into that same level of awesomeness was Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals.
Beyond Oasis was another action RPG that I always thought came close to Zelda.
Nothing touches zelda
Beyond Oasis was on the Genesis, not the SNES.
Secret of Mana
The donkey Kong country cave level background littereally looks like the orange stalagmites have evil faces on them! I’ve noticed.
Breath of Fire II was epic
SNES was peak gaming
Was this particular super Mario world game the original first copy? I believe it had to be since it came in the box with the system too.
Facts.
Absolutely
Beating super punch out took forever....felt great beating it. Staying up till 4am in elementary school
An addition to the list would be the Secret of Mana, imho.
I still play Super Metroid, it still holds up so well.
Missing Mortal Kombat II and Turtles in Time!
@CPoston420 Nintendo purposely censored the blood and the way the fatalities worked in the SNES version of MK II so it was beyond LAME! Playable but VERY Lame! 😒 Sega Genesis version was Superior! 😎
@@bradleymcavoy3432 Nintendo's always had that policy, officially they claimed they wanted their games oriented to all family of all ages, obviously what made Mortal Kombat was because of the blood originally in the arcade, everyone was pissed at Nintendo for censoring the blood...
But, that's not just the MK series getting a dose of more censorship out of Nintendo, ever tried Ninja Gaiden Trilogy on the SNES ?? All three of the NInja Gaiden games they transplanted for a version on the SNES, sounds effects went bad, and when it comes to the blood, they changed it from red to green...
They still improved the continue system, originally the third game had only a limited set of continue, but this time it was unlimited like the two others, there's now a password system that was added...
But, back to Mortal Kombat, the SNES ain't much, you'd get it better on Sega Genesis, they played MK as the way everyone wanted they used to see back in the arcades....
A lot of things are missing in this "list" it's too light for my liking smh
Only the Japanese version of MK2 is censored on SNES.
Have to go with MK3 surely
Good list. A few honorable mentions I would add to this list is: Super Ghosts and Goblins, Earthworm Jim, Sky Blazer, Batman and Robin, Super Terricon, TMNT Turtles In Time, Star Fox, Gradius 3, and Space Megaforce.
Great list. I think the entries are practically universally agreed upon, but many would sort it a bit differently.
F-Zero X was so dope of an upgrade from snes to n64. I’ve been hoping to get a new version of it because the battling other racers really makes it more challenging to win.
Killer Instinct?!? It had the best graphics of any arcade game when it came out!
F-Zero has one of the coolest soundtracks as well. Love your channel though. It brings back nostalgic memories of my early childhood during the 90’s.
Shadowrun was one of the systems goats, up there with FF III and Chrono Trigger.
Cultured, what a game Shadowrun was. Jake Armitage!
@@darrenmoxon9622 Yeah! One of my faves! A shame the new ones weren't the same style, nor were they nearly as deep as the original was.
Can confirm. Owned Mario, Zelda, SimCity, DKC, Punch Out, Street Fighter, NBA jams, FZero, Pilotwings, Ninja Turtles, and Killer Instinct. Good times.
Depressing that no beat em ups were on this list I see TMNT IV : Turtles in Time in the intro but it is nowhere to be found in the actual list
I had Battletoad + Double Dragon and X-Men Mutant Apocalypse but yea this is kinda prime era of beat em ups
ActRaiser was one of my favorite SNES games.
ActRaiser was good enough to get a remake. I would put it high on the list. Not sure what would get removed.
I used to play DKC3, Ken Griffey Jr's winning run and paperboy all the time. I still have my Super Nintendo.
For me, Super Ghouls N Ghosts is in the top 10. Underrated!
Yees man for sure !! One of my favs too✌🏽
I agree. The soundtrack and challenge are still great even today.
My best game was Shadowrun
I grew up with the SNES , bought it in 1992 in Germany, very great console. Golden era of gaming. I had Mega Drive, as well. I grew up with Sega and Nintendo.
Did you know the creator of Earthbound is a major celebrity in Japan? He has done films including the voice of the dad in Totoro? He is also a creative marketing genius, and all this ties into why the game went from nothing to a legendary untouched masterpiece in the states: all of his experience, especially the creative marketing part, he was able to express in the game like he does in his career. While only dabbling in programming, he was best friends with Iwata who he called to fix and ultimately save the game from demise.
The game is the only rivaled by two other games FF6 and CT. It had a dream team as well too.
Yep, Shigesato Itoi is very talented when it comes to game design. Too bad he created oly few games but those he created sure are breathtaking (well maybe except for those fishing games).
@@martinpiekarski1512 Hes famous in Japan for marketing (Japan has different views of celebs, and marketers like him are bonafide celebrities over there), and that talent bled through into the few games he made.
He actually was not able to finish Earthbound without his best friend... a man named Iwata (yes that Iwata) and a genius programmer. He was unable to get diagonal scrolling (amongst a few other things) working, and they were about to shelve the game totally. Iwata came in and saved it in 1-2 nights!
Is it just me or was Prince of Persia a criminally underrated SNES game?
Cool and weird at the same time to see footage of DKC 2 the lost levels instead of the OG game (that hack is tough as nails)
Zombies ate my neighbors is the greatest snes game of all time
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Great video! What's the game that appears at 0:16?
HAGANE.
A couple changes need to made.
18. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
9. Street Fighter 2: Turbo
Killer Instinct would be on my list as well
F-Zero is a classic, it's a game I still pop into my Analogue Super NT when I need a quick racing fix. So fun.
Great list but chrono trigger should be 1! Also secret of mana should be on the list. It is a masterpiece!
Nah ff6 solos chrono trigger but its a close 2nd
There was a time I would play FF6 every year, usually a few times, while I visited Chrono like once every 3-5 years. Chrono is easy, FF6 has hard characters to master like Gau, Strago, Relm, that really require you to like master the game to use them well. Like, the floating continent is actually designed for Strago and Relm but players tend to not bring them. Chrono has an epic grand story and experience, but in terms of gameplay, FF6 is better. Also, Secret of Mana missing from this list was a shame. Yeah, Secret of Mana is a little sloppy in it's design, particularly once you get to the empire and up until you get to the Sunken continent, you can tell a lot of content was cut. There's Ruby Armor and Chobin Helmet in Southtown, but then Northtown has Tiger armor and there was no bosses between the towns, just a tunnel of dino fish and blue drops.
Nice to see a list that’s honest and not just the most expensive titles for the console.
I have called it super Nintendo since I got one when it came out for Christmas as a little boy.
Grew up with the GameCube, but I would often visit my older cousin's house as a kid, and he introduced me to SNES games. SF2, UMK3, Super Mario World, Mega Man...the list goes on. The fact that most of these games still hold up well is a testament to how revolutionary the SNES was.
Contra 3 is number one for me. I used to beat it by myself. Two players is harder because you have to stay on the screen at the same time and work cohesively
Solid list. My favs not on the list were TMNT: Turtles in Time and the Super Star Wars trilogy of games
Lufia 2
Secret of Mana
Breath of fire 1 or 2
Soulblazer
Just a few of my faves that didn’t make the list. It’s hard to just pin down 20 of such a great console. I enjoyed your video. Thank you.
I loved Breath of Fire 2. Definitely in my top 5 RPGs ever
Mind blowing Star Fox wasn't mentioned
No UN Squadron or Ninja Warriors?! If you haven't played these 2, they'll make your top 15--if not top 10...Ninja Warriors is my best game of all time! It may require doing some research on all of the moves, but--once you can do them--this one will blow you away on the fun factor! And, I like UN Squadron better than Contra 3.
Some others that some people might have in their top 20 lists:
Killer Instinct
Super Mario All-stars plus World
Final Fight(whichever is your best--probably 1 or 3)
Terranigma, TMNT IV, ISS and Demon's Crest are in my top 20
Terranigma didn’t release in US, so not sure it should be included. It’s a great game, and way better than half the games listed, but no one knew about it for a long time in the largest gaming market at the time.
Nah this list didn't have Crono trigger higher on the list, as well as Mario RPG. Toss up for link to the Past, and Super Metroid. Still needed Secret of Mana, Super Star Wars, X-Men Mutant Apocalypse, Illusion of Gaia, Super Ghouls and Ghost, Zombies ate my Neighbors.
Great list. All these games are classics and gave me so many hours of fun growing up.
Super Mario World is #1. It was built for the system. They developed the system for the game.
Nothing else can come close
I disagree but still love it very much
This list is very spot on with what I would make.
I just need to finally play Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6...yeah I still haven't played those.
6 and 3 on the list is criminally low. FF6, CT, and LTTP should be the top 3 on any SNES list. It’s that big of a gap to anything behind them.
I am not a sports fan so I would have removed NBA Jam and Super Punch Out and put Batman Returns and TMNT IV : Turtles in Time on the list
I was actually okay with those ones. I'm no sports guy myself, but those were top of the list of the ones I could actually get enjoyment out of.
Can someone list the intro games in order?
I'd add Killer instinct,MK 3, illusion of Gaia/Time, Secret of evermore,Secret of Mana
I think his list was for kids without many friends
@@godrulzthe602lol I had a lot friends growing up but chose to be a loner most of the time. Not sure if that is a bad or good thing lol
Killer instinct ❤️
Definitely killer instinct over mk or sf all day
Secret of Mana was awesome!
Love this list! Too many great SNES games to choose from
Super NES is the G.O.A.T. of all home consoles.
The best gaming console ever.
*Not bad!* 7 of those 20 are in *My **_personal_* top 10.
The rest of my favorites are very different.
Secret of Evermore and Secret of Mana are 2 of my favorites from the Super Nintendo.
Pretty solid list. Was bummed Actraiser didn’t make it. That game was crazy fun.
The SNES was my first big purchase with my first job and my own money. For that reason, and many others, the SNES will always be special to me.
Missing Terranigma, but good list, not sure about the order, but that is subjective
I would omit "Sim City," and swap out "NBA Jam" for "NBA Jam: Tournament Edition," but a solid list, nonetheless. I'm not an RPG guy, but I can't argue with the many legendary RPGs the SNES was home to. For my list, I'd swap out the RPGs (all five of them) and "Sim City" for "Actraiser," TMNT IV: Turtles in Time," "Super Ghouls n' Ghosts," "Super Star Wars," "Starfox" and "Mortal Kombat 2." I'd also swap out "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" with "Super Mario All-Stars." Come to think of it, I'd switch out "Super Mario Kart" for "Pilotwings," and I'm not even joking. It was just a fun, casual play. There was something about that chill AF music that really put me in a great mood. Even when I failed, I just couldn't be bothered by it.
Madness or troll...
@@sirris4330 Sorry, bro, not everyone spends endless hours playing RPGs. They've never been something I've been interested in, and would much prefer to play an action platformer or "beat 'em up."
All the games I listed as substitutes are fan favorites, so it's not like I'm the only one that enjoys them.
Fun list.
Mine would have included a few Sports titles.
Specifically Super Tecmo Bowl and NBA Jam: TE, were a couple of my most heaviest played games back in the day, and are still fun to this day--except outdated rosters.
I also really enjoyed the Super Star Wars triology and The Lost Vikings.
Put Family Feud and Jurassic Park into the guilty pleasures section--they just miss my Top-20 cut.
SIM City, Street Fighter II, Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid and Zelda: Link to the Past would have all made my list as well.
Earthbound would have just missed the cut for me. I didn’t have it when I was younger, so I dont really have nostalgia for it, but got it about a decade ago. Its a bit too grindy for my taste, but my sons love it.
It’s hard to value RPGs the way i do and see something like MarioKart above FF6.
(Especially older games where i feel story, characters, villians, $$$/hour etc is >>>>>> to any other genres)
Alas, it is not my list….
However. That one is tough for me as racing games (and sports games) just do not score out well for me.
Like the content though. Nice work.
Top Gear 2 for me. Best soundtrack ever. :)
Great list and agree with the top 2, but only I would have ALTTP as number 1, but super metroid was brilliant
Nice list. Id probably have Chrono trigger and FF6 at 1 and 2, Zelda 3, Metroid 4, and Mario world 5.
I do feel most people consider those five games to be the best games on the SNES.
just finished playing Zelda: Link to the past in my phone lol. WHAT A FUN TIME!!! finally got all the heart pieces ❤.
My top 5 is 1- Earthbound, 2- LTTP, 3- Super Metroid, 4- FF6, 5- Super Mario World
definitely agree with every game on the list but would rearrange the order on several of them. good list!
Finally someone that didn't put Super Mario World on 1st place. It's a very good game, but not 1st for me. Super Metroid on the other hand, well that's another story 😀. Good choice for the number one spot.
get back in your kiddy pool . you will be forced to accept super mario world and nobody else. super metroid is one of the best.
Fantastic list. Loved the video.
14:00 - I dunno. I love Mario Kart, but going back to the original definitely doesn’t hold up as well as I’d hoped.
Wonderful list! For some reason, Super Metroid never connected with me and I didn't enjoy it. (I enjoyed Prime and Dread though). Otherwise, soooo many classics!
How far were you in the game? I also had the same thought on the first chapter
I beat it. There were elements that were enjoyable for sure, it just didn’t hook me very much to the level of a top Snes title. But that’s okay for others that love it!
Finally got around to getting hakchi on the snes mini. So just refreshing my old memory from the games I used to ply as a kid 😂
Super Metroid, almost 30y later and is still one of the best Metroidvania to ever exist. It's a perfect game in my opinion, especially for its time.
The game's certainly not perfect, regardless of it's time. It had multiple ways to irreversibly mess up your progress and this happened to me 6 hours into my first playthrough, which made me start over and ultimately walk away from the game for 2 years.
I've played through the games over a dozen time and never had anything close to a bug. Also 6h is a hell of a long time to not finish this game...Takes about 2-3 hours or 4-5 to 100%...@@YourPalHDee
Really good list! Thanks for this video! It was awesome!
I always thought the best Metroidvania was The Goonies 2 on NES....
Super Mario All-Stars was pretty great as well, even though it's really just 4 Mario NES games ported onto SNES... 😁
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I guess you didn't like Secret of Mana. It's a lot better than Sim City or NBA Jam IMO
Secret of Mana was awesome game should have been on there or mortal kombat 3
NBA jam was okay but more of a arcade game
Some great memories Thanks for the list
I made a list once based on how much I played the games when discovered and how much I like them now. It has a lot of the games you have, but I had Ghost and Ghouls (though pretty low on the list), Kirby Super Star, Secret of Mana and Evermore, and Trials of Mana. I did not include F-Zero, NBA Jam, DKC1, Sim City (computer versions were way better), Street Fighter, or Earthbound. Honestly, it's hard to compare a sports or racing game to big adventures.
I’m replaying Super Punch out on my Miyoo Mini plus right now and loving it. The feeling of dropping a KO combo on Mr.Sandman is peak gaming
Super punch out always gets mentioned but i think is severely underrated. As great as the first game is, its hard to believe some people like it better.
chrono trigger is better than FF6 confirmed.
Yes not even close really
I love both, but I would rank FF6 slightly ahead.
Only because CT is the best game ever made. That aside, FF6 is right there.
I own both games on snes. I used to like Chrono Trigger more. I played it first, then i played ff6. That game had to grow in me, and I thought the combat was a step down because of how stylish CT is. Then as i played through ff6 i realized how compelling the plot was, even better than CT, and the villain in ff6 is better to. But CT has really fun gameplay, ill give it that. But for me ff6 is higher.
I concur.
I can't make it through a UK creator's Nintendo content without my ears bleeding from the Mayor-e-oh 50 times 😂 The character says his own name in the games!
until he corrects us we're just gonna keep saying it like that
@@CulturedVultures 😂love it!
Me and my kids regularly watch a YT creator from the Isle of Man. In comparison, a regular UK accent is honey for the ears. 😂
Breath of Fire was and still is my favorite SNES game.
II crushes I for me. Building a city and exploring was mind blowing at the time
Bigg shiggz mate! 👌
For me it was always Super NES
GREAT list. Personally I would swap # 1 and #2. I still love ALL those classic SNES games.
The only right way to say it is,"es-en-e-es" 💯
Not often that a top x list has a number one spot that’s indisputable but here we are
Mortal Kombat 2 got snubbed. I agree with #1 and #2 on this list.
Nice list, another OP games:
Demon crest
Megaman 7
Megaman x2
Lufia Rise of the sinistrals
Plok!
Plok! Love it but not a lot of people seems to know about it.
This might be one the best lists I’ve seen! Agreed with almost every entry! (Tho order will always be subjective)
While I don’t disagree with FF4, I PROBABLY would have swapped it with TMNT4. Proof positive that one can never do a top 10 SNES list. It HAS to be at least top 20!
Earthbound is a cult classic. Put it at number 1 for me.