My favorite hidden gem is Tech Dweeb. He's not as hidden as he was when I first discovered him, and the recent growth of the channel is great to see. Especially with those glorious hands!!! Keep doing your thing Mr. Dweeb. You're awesome, and your success as a channel is definitely well deserved in my opinion. My favorite SNES game isn't so hidden, but it's TMNT Turtles in Time. I still replay it several times a year, and I've done so since it was first released, and I'll continue to do so until I physically can't play games anymore. Thanks dude!!!
My favourite is when, during a handheld device review, it talks to him. At the end of the interaction it says "you should start a fire..." It's funny on multiple levels. So glad I stumbled across this channel.
Great list, Dweeb! May I also recommend Metal Warriors. Why is it cool? It's got different mechs you can pilot. You can jump out of your mech and fight on foot, which makes it Titanfall almost twenty years before Titanfall was Titanfall. It's got one of the coolest SNES intros ever. And it's named METAL WARRIORS!
Wild Guns was pretty well known back in the day. Super polished, great graphics and unique world design. Definitely challenging, and I loved the western-mech theme!
Thank you TechDweeb! I love your "hidden gems" videos, but with that one you brought childhood memories and solved my long searching for a mysterious arcade machine game in a coffee shop in a hotel where my family used to go on a vacation...the King of Dragons! I did not remember the name of it, but when i saw in the video I recognized it immediately! Thank you a lot! And thanks for the great and fun content!
I'm SO happy you covered E.V.O. Search For Eden!!!! this was my FAVORITE childhood SNES game! I recently went back to my parent's house to retrieve the cart for it but my brother sold it to a local store without knowing its worth 😢. and now it's WAY too expensive to buy back. safe to say I was gutted by learning this. luckily I still have a ROM of it and can still get my fix. but man, so many hours were spent playing that amazing game. getting to the final level and becoming a dragon was my favorite.
Kunoichi is commonly used for 'female ninja' in Japanese (technically it's more like the less dominant one in a relationship, but is also a play on the written character for 'woman'). So Ninja and Kunoichi are appropriate names in The Ninja Warriors
These gems are more than just great games. They are prime examples of when game design was developing into its own art form, and unapologetically, at that. Take a look at the character select screen from Wild Guns (5:59) ... don't those two look great? All that gorgeousness just to decide which murderer you wanted to be. Thank you for sharing, T.Dweeb.
Big like for EVO! It’s on my Steam Deck right now and it’s a regular rotation! SNES is probably my fav system along with PS1, so looking forward to games I’ve missed! Thanks Tech Dweeb!
I recently discovered your channel and have binged quite a few episodes. You have such a sick aesthetic going on with everything you do, I really love your style.
Omg Evo sounds so cool? I'm SO excited to try Ghoul Patrol, I love Zombies Ate My Neighbors. King of Dragons sounds like a fun game to play with the kid, too. Thanks for this video, Dweeb. These hidden gems ones are my favorite of yours.
WOW I played ghoul patrol as a pirated pc port over 20 years ago and thought I would never figure out what that game was!! thank you! Just got a retro handheld, can't wait to re-live all the old games we played in the developing world that we didn't know were snes ports :) THANKS
My SNES hidden gem recommendation is one that got a fan translation patch: The Violinist of Hameln (Hameln no Violin Hiki). It's sort of a puzzle platformer. You play as an adventurer whose violin is his weapon, and he has a girl sidekick who you command by telling her to stay or follow, by throwing her, or by having her wear various costumes that give her different abilities. It's silly in the best way, and absolutely worth checking out! I knew of all of your recommendations this time, but I still loved the video! A couple of these are among the Natsume games that got recent enhanced remasters on Steam (The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Ninja Warriors, Wild Guns Reloaded, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined), which you should definitely grab if you don't have on Steam or Switch. I also want to mention that the RG35XX+ recently got a new version of muOS which greatly improved performance and compatibility, including more playable portmaster ports! I've got AM2R, Annalynn, Bot Vice, Murtop, Shovel Knight Treasure Trove, Sonic Mania, and TMNT Shredder's Revenge on mine! (I recommend those specifically for this device. There are a number of great portmaster games that I'm not recommending because they need just a bit more power or screen size than the RG35XX+ can provide, such as Runner2, Balatro, and Boneraiser Minions.)
EVO is one of my favorites! After renting it tons of times, I bought it. Played through so many times over the years. It's one of the first games I load on a new emulator/frontend/device setup to test.
"Your girlfriend's boyfriend" 😂 My favourite hidden gem is King Arthur's World. It's a 2D RTS with knights and wizards and monsters. Fantastic music too!
Ghoul Patrol!, I used to play that one with my cousin when we were kids, nice to see it here. And The KIng of Dragons is a fantastic game, I've beaten the arcade version, the snes port is really hard, maybe I'll give it another try. Great video as always!
Yes please keep doing these videos about games. Super useful, not just for emulation but also seeing what I want to find physically from ebay or retro stores...if I can get a good deal, that is.
Great video! I highly recommend the arcade version of King of Dragons as well as it is multiplayer and also has a few extra details. Also, both Wild Guns and The Ninjawarriors have had modern remakes as Wild Guns Reloaded and The Ninja Saviors Return Of The Warriors which are basically upgraded from their original SNES versions. I'm not sure it is a hidden gem but I highly recommend *ActRaiser* on the SNES. It is a town-building sim combined with some hack 'n slash action thrown in and is a lot of fun!
Random comment here. I’m a new viewer of the channel and have already subscribed and watched a ton of videos. This channel got me to order the Anbernic RG35XX H and its videos like this that I think are awesome. I follow a lot of retro channels and gaming channels, but this channel is very cool. It’s funny, the informative videos are good and easy to follow and the suggestions are good too definitely earn my subscription
I was a huge fan of Zombies Ate My Neighbors. I honestly didn't hear about Ghoul Patrol till a few years ago when they released a combo of the two games on the Nintendego-go Snitch.
I never knew about Wild Guns, it looks real good so i will check it out on my Miyoo Mini Plus, by the way, i love your hidden gems you find in these retro systems. They were really fun!
Great video, I'm adding EVO to my list! I was trying to find something new to play on SNES recently and ended up trying out Brain Lord, which I admittedly got because the dumb name cracked me up. It's an action RPG from Enix that I didn't expect much from, but I haven't stopped playing it the last few days.
Glad you mentioned E.V.O. I love that game. I don't know if it's a hidden gem and I know it's also on the Megadrive. But more people should know about Uncharted Waters: New Horizons.
Dude Ninja Warriors has been my jam since it's release. The coolest soundtrack, the dopest dystopian future setting, incredible play style, it just rules! So stoked you've enjoyed it.
I see a TechDweeb video, I like. Love your hidden gems series, thanks for sharing! PS: oh, another hidden gem for me is Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow. Platformer about Donald duck as a ninja and also a bug based pistol. Crazy, but the anumation is pretty impressive and the gameplay is fun for sure.
Love your content and entire channel. Steam/PC Ninja warriors is great and a ‘hoot’! Good call. The feel and overall old school gameplay makes it a keeper AGREED! Sweet pixel animation goodness!
Everyone wrongly thinks the Miyoo A30 can’t play SNES so I’m going to test these out. Please keep doing these videos cause I find so many great games through them!
Great list! My hidden SNES gem is Battle Clash for the Super Scope. It's not ideal to play on a retro handheld but it's tons of fun (and pretty easy) with a computer mouse. It's a first-person rail shooter where you can pick huge bosses to pieces with your kablammo cannon. Great anime art and an endearingly pointless little story. A real coin-op feel.
Blackthorne isn't talked about enough! I played it when I was a kid, I spent most of my adult life searching for it. I didn't get into it again until I started emulation, last year.
Battleclash is probably one of my favorite "hidden gems". I think it's more an issue that nobody I knew had a Super Scope for their SNES as they weren't common. Everyone that came to play SNES at my place would be impressed by Battleclash and often want to replay it. Unfortunately emulation just doesn't cut it. I miss my big ole Super Scope, it's been so long it makes me feel old.
Haha I remember that one! My buddy had the super scope. I have a fond memory of jumping around his living room and standing on the couch pretending to be action heroes playing that game :D
The Ninja Warriors has been an absolute favorite of mine since I played it in 25 years ago on my old PC, and my opinion on its only grown as time has gone on. Absolutely amazing. I love spamming the attack where you jump off a bad guy onto another bad guy. It's one of those games I like playing on my MiSTer/CRT for that low latency experience.
Ooh Botvice is one of my most played games on the Switch so I will try Wild Guns for sure. Strikey Sisters and Super Star Path from the Botvice devs are also great games btw.
Please please Please TechDweeb, tell the name of the song that starts at 11:30 minutes in!! Loved the video and Snes is my favorite! The only one i know of in this list is ghoul patrol, and thought hey this is z.a.m.n part 2 when i first played it!
Ok I'll throw my hat into you challenge... how about The Fireman on the SNES. It's a great little shooter where you (surprise surprise) put out fires. It looks great and the gameplay is spot on.
The SNES was so good. So many good licenced games as well like True Lies, Goof Troup, Aladdin, Jurassic Park. Lufia 2 takes the cake for an actual hidden gem.
The 16 bit era is so great for handheld retro gaming. The games are such high quality and they will run (with very few exceptions) on pretty much every handheld, even the first PocketGo. I don't have any hidden gems for SNES but if you ever do a TG16 video, try out Silent Debuggers. It's one of my absolute favorite 16-bit era games.
I know it is not really a hidden gem anymore but when i found the English patch for terranigma as a kid i thought it was the greatest game ever. It was a pretty major feat to even get a snes emulator up and running back then so than having the extra street cred of having a unreleased in the us arpg running on you ibm think pad we legendary with a certain crowd. Normal people would just ask if you had mario 3 or pokemon on that thing. Also Shiren the Wanderer Mystery Dungeon 2 was a pretty major find in my life and is probably the root of my love for roguelikes. The ds version has all but replaced the snes version but the memories remain.
I always love your videos! Ome of my favorites is Battle Pinball. It has a table for Ultraman, Ken Rider, Gundam, and Bandai's hero (underwater table in this one).
What video filter for snes do you prefer on miyoo mini? Doesn't look like you integer scale them. As always cool, funny and informative (above all) video. Thx TB
My XU10 just arrived today. They held it captive at customs for eons. Or 3 weeks, but it definitely felt like eons. These TD series will definitely come in handy to pick my games, so I'm grateful for that. But not my nose, as video series are highly impractical for picking one's nose. Just games.
Great picks! Wild Guns is so good. Amazing gameplay mixed with some of the best presentation on the system. My favorite hidden gem on the SNES is Magical Pop'n. It's an action platformer where you play as a chibi style princess with a sword. Very charming art style, fun abilities to unlock, and pretty short. Harder than the cuteness would have you think but infinite continies helps. Japanese only release but there's a translation if you care to experience the barebones story. Definitely worth a playthrough.
Snes is one of my favourite consoles, and I actually have a spreadsheet on google with all the games I have on my personal emulation HD, so I'll give you a few suggestions based on what I have: 1- Beethoven the ultimate canine caper: simple platform game that I used to play when I was a kid 2- The Hunt for Red October: submarine game 3- Plok: action platform game with epic music(has a lot of silvagunner rips) 4- Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam Wing: Endless Duel: it's a GUNDAM FIGHTING GAME 5 -SOS: amazing game, just play it, it's really amazing how could they make such a great narrative game on that time about a sinking ship. EXTRA- The Firemen: top down firefighter game with good story
My favorite SNES game is Uniracers, a super interesting take on racing games that feels kind of like a predecessor to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater or SSX. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a hidden gem, but it doesn't seem to be super widely known, so check it out if you haven't already.
Pretty good list, TD! I always enjoyed E.V.O. because it reminds me of Odell Down Under on Windows 3.1 in computer lab in 5th grade! Haha. I also discovered Ghoul Patrol a couple weeks ago!
A very good showcase about SNES games I didn't know about. 🙂 In the last game I see the ferrett and deer enemies' sprite texture which are used in one level of Super Mario Bros fan game I really love to play every year. That fan game's title is Mushroom Kingdom Fusion. The game devs are making new versions every year, expanding with new levels (not just from Super Mario games, but from other video games as well). If you check out that fan game, you will also love it. 😀
2 great SNES hidden gems, UN Squadron, a side scrolling aerial combat game, lots of fun, and an old Enix RPG, Robotrek. Robotrek needs a retranslation and a re-release at some point, maybe some QOL improvements and some definite adjustments to the gameplay, combat is fine, think a super simplified South Park: the fractured but whole, but that’s its biggest problem, it is too simple, needs some more strategy to it. Still a lot of fun, silly fun.
My hidden SNES gem would have to be U.N. Squadron. The soundtrack is totally killer and the upgrades you can get for each aircraft are really cool. My friend and I used to play it for hours back in grade school. No SNES fans I talk to have ever seemed to even have heard of it. Fantastic game
U.N. Squadron was big back in the day. My friends and I would play the arcade of it at a convenience store up the road. When they ported it to the SNES with improvements it was mind-blowing at the time. If you haven't found "SNES fans" that have not only heard of it but played it then they're not SNES fans.
I'd highly recomend Super Morph for SNES as a hidden gem. This was the second game I got on SNES when I was a kid (after Super Mario Kart) and it was challenging and fun, with a quirky story and awesome pixel art!
I remember playing _King of Dragons_ at the arcade back in the 90s. It was for up to four players, if I recall correctly (it could have been five). It was one of a few similar Capcom arcade beat 'em ups, a prominent one being _Knights of the Round._
Thanks for your hidden gems TechDweeb ; here's mine : Mister Nutz on the Super Nes (the superior version). A game with some flaws (hard with no saves nor passwords, thanks you emulation and saves states !), but the charm, atmosphere, music and graphics are top notch.
My favourite console! Just a great nostalgia trip all round. I’m STILL completing Link to the Past and Super Metroid, installed on my Steam Deck. I love playing SNES on the Steam Deck, just plays so well with the controls and that screen ❤. Will check out your games, thanks 🙏
Oh and also SNES on your iPhone with Delta app (they now allow emulation) is pretty darn cool, you can install a skin that allows analogue sticks which plays great 👍
Hey TechDweeb, nice list! Ghoul Patrol is new to me, I’m surprised that one’s slipped under my radar after all this time, I’m a huge fan of Z.A.M.N. Check out The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang when you get a chance, it’s a cool little ARPG with simple yet fun combat and a charming art style. Fond memories of playing this one as a kid, I hope you enjoy :o) love your vids btw
It's interesting how close King of Dragons is to Tower of Doom/Shadow over Mystara that would come to the Arcade a few years later. If it wasn't that it predates those games by a a few years, I would swear it was just a demake or serials-filed-off home port of those games. Like you, I really wish I had known about it back in the day, because Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara are two of my favorite beat 'em ups of all time.
Good Job on the list and Video! When I was in College I had a friend who would just be playing E.V.O all the time lol, he really loved the game and that's how I was exposed to it.
As always, great video. However, "The King of Dragons" is a weird suggestion. This is originally an arcade game, which also explains the level style. On an emulator, best to play the arcade version instead of the inferior SNES version.
My favorite hidden gem is Tech Dweeb. He's not as hidden as he was when I first discovered him, and the recent growth of the channel is great to see. Especially with those glorious hands!!! Keep doing your thing Mr. Dweeb. You're awesome, and your success as a channel is definitely well deserved in my opinion. My favorite SNES game isn't so hidden, but it's TMNT Turtles in Time. I still replay it several times a year, and I've done so since it was first released, and I'll continue to do so until I physically can't play games anymore. Thanks dude!!!
+1
“Beat them ups.” I love this guy’s subtle humor
Playing with your girlfriend's boyfriend was good too
@@samnite3 yeah that was hilarious lol
My favourite is when, during a handheld device review, it talks to him. At the end of the interaction it says "you should start a fire..." It's funny on multiple levels. So glad I stumbled across this channel.
Not sure it was intended as humor
@chrisd6287 "1 hours long" in same review - yeah, I think it's humour, mate.
Great list, Dweeb! May I also recommend Metal Warriors. Why is it cool? It's got different mechs you can pilot. You can jump out of your mech and fight on foot, which makes it Titanfall almost twenty years before Titanfall was Titanfall. It's got one of the coolest SNES intros ever. And it's named METAL WARRIORS!
Shut up
Yes! Metal Warriors has been a favorite SNES game since I had it as a kid.
....The Ninja Warriors
...I just bought for my ps4
..but it's called
Ninja Saviors
.Same game though .
IM LITERALLY PLAYING METAL WARRIORS RIGHT NOW!!
Solid suggestion!
Wild Guns was pretty well known back in the day. Super polished, great graphics and unique world design. Definitely challenging, and I loved the western-mech theme!
so many people have done videos on Ninja Warriors & Wild Guns, how on earth is it hidden???
Thank you TechDweeb! I love your "hidden gems" videos, but with that one you brought childhood memories and solved my long searching for a mysterious arcade machine game in a coffee shop in a hotel where my family used to go on a vacation...the King of Dragons! I did not remember the name of it, but when i saw in the video I recognized it immediately! Thank you a lot! And thanks for the great and fun content!
Nice! I had that happen to me recently myself. Nice to put those demons to rest haha
I'm SO happy you covered E.V.O. Search For Eden!!!! this was my FAVORITE childhood SNES game! I recently went back to my parent's house to retrieve the cart for it but my brother sold it to a local store without knowing its worth 😢. and now it's WAY too expensive to buy back. safe to say I was gutted by learning this. luckily I still have a ROM of it and can still get my fix. but man, so many hours were spent playing that amazing game. getting to the final level and becoming a dragon was my favorite.
Good video. I really like the game Rocky Rodent! I never hear anyone talk about it and it has a cool mechanic where he changes haircuts as powerups
Looks cool! I'll try it out
I really enjoyed this list and immediately subscribed. Always love to see a retro gaming enthusiast who's positive towards emulation! Keep it up!
Nice to hear! Welcome!
Kunoichi is commonly used for 'female ninja' in Japanese (technically it's more like the less dominant one in a relationship, but is also a play on the written character for 'woman'). So Ninja and Kunoichi are appropriate names in The Ninja Warriors
Good to know!
These gems are more than just great games. They are prime examples of when game design was developing into its own art form, and unapologetically, at that. Take a look at the character select screen from Wild Guns (5:59) ... don't those two look great? All that gorgeousness just to decide which murderer you wanted to be. Thank you for sharing, T.Dweeb.
Well said
Big like for EVO! It’s on my Steam Deck right now and it’s a regular rotation!
SNES is probably my fav system along with PS1, so looking forward to games I’ve missed! Thanks Tech Dweeb!
Fantastic list! Thanks for taking the time to pitch them, I really think it makes a big difference. Keep up the great work!
I recently discovered your channel and have binged quite a few episodes. You have such a sick aesthetic going on with everything you do, I really love your style.
Thanks for saying so!
Omg Evo sounds so cool? I'm SO excited to try Ghoul Patrol, I love Zombies Ate My Neighbors. King of Dragons sounds like a fun game to play with the kid, too. Thanks for this video, Dweeb. These hidden gems ones are my favorite of yours.
Evo is a blast!
You'd love EVO!
I second that 💯
Thank you for educating me on Ghoul Patrol. Big Zombies Ate My Neighbors fan, never knew there was a sequel.
Wow, I haven't heard of any of these and they all look fantastic! Great video format and production, you have a new subscriber!
Thanks buddy! Welcome!
Wild Arms also got a remake by the same team that did the Ninja Saviors remake. Every game they touch is gold.
WOW I played ghoul patrol as a pirated pc port over 20 years ago and thought I would never figure out what that game was!! thank you! Just got a retro handheld, can't wait to re-live all the old games we played in the developing world that we didn't know were snes ports :) THANKS
My SNES hidden gem recommendation is one that got a fan translation patch: The Violinist of Hameln (Hameln no Violin Hiki). It's sort of a puzzle platformer. You play as an adventurer whose violin is his weapon, and he has a girl sidekick who you command by telling her to stay or follow, by throwing her, or by having her wear various costumes that give her different abilities. It's silly in the best way, and absolutely worth checking out!
I knew of all of your recommendations this time, but I still loved the video! A couple of these are among the Natsume games that got recent enhanced remasters on Steam (The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Ninja Warriors, Wild Guns Reloaded, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined), which you should definitely grab if you don't have on Steam or Switch.
I also want to mention that the RG35XX+ recently got a new version of muOS which greatly improved performance and compatibility, including more playable portmaster ports! I've got AM2R, Annalynn, Bot Vice, Murtop, Shovel Knight Treasure Trove, Sonic Mania, and TMNT Shredder's Revenge on mine! (I recommend those specifically for this device. There are a number of great portmaster games that I'm not recommending because they need just a bit more power or screen size than the RG35XX+ can provide, such as Runner2, Balatro, and Boneraiser Minions.)
EVO is one of my favorites! After renting it tons of times, I bought it. Played through so many times over the years. It's one of the first games I load on a new emulator/frontend/device setup to test.
"Your girlfriend's boyfriend" 😂
My favourite hidden gem is King Arthur's World. It's a 2D RTS with knights and wizards and monsters. Fantastic music too!
Love this guy being inclusive to the polyam peeps
Agree, and it has retroachievements now too!
Ghoul Patrol!, I used to play that one with my cousin when we were kids, nice to see it here. And The KIng of Dragons is a fantastic game, I've beaten the arcade version, the snes port is really hard, maybe I'll give it another try. Great video as always!
Yes please keep doing these videos about games. Super useful, not just for emulation but also seeing what I want to find physically from ebay or retro stores...if I can get a good deal, that is.
Great video man, now I have to check out the rest of your hidden gems list.
Great video! I highly recommend the arcade version of King of Dragons as well as it is multiplayer and also has a few extra details. Also, both Wild Guns and The Ninjawarriors have had modern remakes as Wild Guns Reloaded and The Ninja Saviors Return Of The Warriors which are basically upgraded from their original SNES versions.
I'm not sure it is a hidden gem but I highly recommend *ActRaiser* on the SNES. It is a town-building sim combined with some hack 'n slash action thrown in and is a lot of fun!
Random comment here. I’m a new viewer of the channel and have already subscribed and watched a ton of videos. This channel got me to order the Anbernic RG35XX H and its videos like this that I think are awesome. I follow a lot of retro channels and gaming channels, but this channel is very cool. It’s funny, the informative videos are good and easy to follow and the suggestions are good too definitely earn my subscription
Thanks for the words of encouragement!
Bart's Nightmare is one of my personal favorites. Lots of gameplay variety, great soundtrack, and it was a Christmas present for me back in the day.
I was a huge fan of Zombies Ate My Neighbors. I honestly didn't hear about Ghoul Patrol till a few years ago when they released a combo of the two games on the Nintendego-go Snitch.
I never knew about Wild Guns, it looks real good so i will check it out on my Miyoo Mini Plus, by the way, i love your hidden gems you find in these retro systems. They were really fun!
Great video, I'm adding EVO to my list! I was trying to find something new to play on SNES recently and ended up trying out Brain Lord, which I admittedly got because the dumb name cracked me up. It's an action RPG from Enix that I didn't expect much from, but I haven't stopped playing it the last few days.
Glad you mentioned E.V.O. I love that game. I don't know if it's a hidden gem and I know it's also on the Megadrive. But more people should know about Uncharted Waters: New Horizons.
Dude Ninja Warriors has been my jam since it's release. The coolest soundtrack, the dopest dystopian future setting, incredible play style, it just rules! So stoked you've enjoyed it.
It's on ps4 too
It's called Ninja Saviors
It's held up so well. Plays like a modern game!
Thanks for this… haven’t heard of most of these… will try them out 🎉
Love this sort of thing. As a retro gamer, I've found out about so many fun games through retro listicle vids.
Goooood Mornin’ Mr. Dweeb!
Mornin'!
I see a TechDweeb video, I like. Love your hidden gems series, thanks for sharing!
PS: oh, another hidden gem for me is Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow. Platformer about Donald duck as a ninja and also a bug based pistol. Crazy, but the anumation is pretty impressive and the gameplay is fun for sure.
Cool, I'll check it out!
I love seeing King of Dragons consistently make lists like this. I was lucky enough to have it as a kid, and never knew anyone else that had it.
Yessss! My favorite kind of TechDweeb video!!
Love your content and entire channel. Steam/PC Ninja warriors is great and a ‘hoot’! Good call. The feel and overall old school gameplay makes it a keeper AGREED! Sweet pixel animation goodness!
Everyone wrongly thinks the Miyoo A30 can’t play SNES so I’m going to test these out. Please keep doing these videos cause I find so many great games through them!
Great list! My hidden SNES gem is Battle Clash for the Super Scope. It's not ideal to play on a retro handheld but it's tons of fun (and pretty easy) with a computer mouse. It's a first-person rail shooter where you can pick huge bosses to pieces with your kablammo cannon. Great anime art and an endearingly pointless little story. A real coin-op feel.
Blackthorne isn't talked about enough! I played it when I was a kid, I spent most of my adult life searching for it. I didn't get into it again until I started emulation, last year.
Battleclash is probably one of my favorite "hidden gems".
I think it's more an issue that nobody I knew had a Super Scope for their SNES as they weren't common.
Everyone that came to play SNES at my place would be impressed by Battleclash and often want to replay it.
Unfortunately emulation just doesn't cut it. I miss my big ole Super Scope, it's been so long it makes me feel old.
Haha I remember that one! My buddy had the super scope. I have a fond memory of jumping around his living room and standing on the couch pretending to be action heroes playing that game :D
The Ninja Warriors has been an absolute favorite of mine since I played it in 25 years ago on my old PC, and my opinion on its only grown as time has gone on. Absolutely amazing. I love spamming the attack where you jump off a bad guy onto another bad guy. It's one of those games I like playing on my MiSTer/CRT for that low latency experience.
Thanks for your videos. There are often secrets for me. Great job!
Ooh Botvice is one of my most played games on the Switch so I will try Wild Guns for sure. Strikey Sisters and Super Star Path from the Botvice devs are also great games btw.
Please please Please TechDweeb, tell the name of the song that starts at 11:30 minutes in!! Loved the video and Snes is my favorite! The only one i know of in this list is ghoul patrol, and thought hey this is z.a.m.n part 2 when i first played it!
ruclips.net/video/iGveRcDct6Q/видео.html
@@TechDweeb Thank you so much!! Love the sound of it
Ok I'll throw my hat into you challenge... how about The Fireman on the SNES. It's a great little shooter where you (surprise surprise) put out fires. It looks great and the gameplay is spot on.
I'll check it out!
The SNES was so good. So many good licenced games as well like True Lies, Goof Troup, Aladdin, Jurassic Park. Lufia 2 takes the cake for an actual hidden gem.
The 16 bit era is so great for handheld retro gaming. The games are such high quality and they will run (with very few exceptions) on pretty much every handheld, even the first PocketGo. I don't have any hidden gems for SNES but if you ever do a TG16 video, try out Silent Debuggers. It's one of my absolute favorite 16-bit era games.
I know it is not really a hidden gem anymore but when i found the English patch for terranigma as a kid i thought it was the greatest game ever. It was a pretty major feat to even get a snes emulator up and running back then so than having the extra street cred of having a unreleased in the us arpg running on you ibm think pad we legendary with a certain crowd. Normal people would just ask if you had mario 3 or pokemon on that thing. Also Shiren the Wanderer Mystery Dungeon 2 was a pretty major find in my life and is probably the root of my love for roguelikes. The ds version has all but replaced the snes version but the memories remain.
I always love your videos! Ome of my favorites is Battle Pinball. It has a table for Ultraman, Ken Rider, Gundam, and Bandai's hero (underwater table in this one).
Great list! Mine would have to include Rock N Roll Racing! Awesome game that fell under the radar. Great gameplay and Awesome music!
What video filter for snes do you prefer on miyoo mini? Doesn't look like you integer scale them.
As always cool, funny and informative (above all) video. Thx TB
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My XU10 just arrived today. They held it captive at customs for eons. Or 3 weeks, but it definitely felt like eons. These TD series will definitely come in handy to pick my games, so I'm grateful for that. But not my nose, as video series are highly impractical for picking one's nose. Just games.
Wow that's rough! Glad you got your toy :D
Great picks! Wild Guns is so good. Amazing gameplay mixed with some of the best presentation on the system.
My favorite hidden gem on the SNES is Magical Pop'n. It's an action platformer where you play as a chibi style princess with a sword. Very charming art style, fun abilities to unlock, and pretty short. Harder than the cuteness would have you think but infinite continies helps. Japanese only release but there's a translation if you care to experience the barebones story. Definitely worth a playthrough.
Yup that one is on my list of games I found! It's so cute. Love the animation!
pretty cool list and I didn't know Zombies Ate My Neighbors had a sequel.. I liked that game, so Ghoul Partol I definitely have to try ! : )
These are becoming my favorite videos you do! :D
EVO!! I was convinced I was the only one that knew about it! Such a great game
E.V.O. was awesome! Nice to see it get some love.
Snes is one of my favourite consoles, and I actually have a spreadsheet on google with all the games I have on my personal emulation HD, so I'll give you a few suggestions based on what I have:
1- Beethoven the ultimate canine caper: simple platform game that I used to play when I was a kid
2- The Hunt for Red October: submarine game
3- Plok: action platform game with epic music(has a lot of silvagunner rips)
4- Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam Wing: Endless Duel: it's a GUNDAM FIGHTING GAME
5 -SOS: amazing game, just play it, it's really amazing how could they make such a great narrative game on that time about a sinking ship.
EXTRA- The Firemen: top down firefighter game with good story
I’d never heard of any of these - thank you so much!
Zombies Ate My Neighbors has a sequel! 🧟♂
Yes and you can get the first and second in a HD Remastered version
Wild Guns is very popular, got a "reloaded" physical re-release recently.
My favorite SNES game is Uniracers, a super interesting take on racing games that feels kind of like a predecessor to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater or SSX. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a hidden gem, but it doesn't seem to be super widely known, so check it out if you haven't already.
this is a better choice since most people who grew up with snes know all the games he mentioned
Pretty good list, TD!
I always enjoyed E.V.O. because it reminds me of Odell Down Under on Windows 3.1 in computer lab in 5th grade! Haha.
I also discovered Ghoul Patrol a couple weeks ago!
A very good showcase about SNES games I didn't know about. 🙂
In the last game I see the ferrett and deer enemies' sprite texture which are used in one level of Super Mario Bros fan game I really love to play every year.
That fan game's title is Mushroom Kingdom Fusion. The game devs are making new versions every year, expanding with new levels (not just from Super Mario games, but from other video games as well).
If you check out that fan game, you will also love it. 😀
The opening theme of EVO is absolutely stunning.
2 great SNES hidden gems, UN Squadron, a side scrolling aerial combat game, lots of fun, and an old Enix RPG, Robotrek. Robotrek needs a retranslation and a re-release at some point, maybe some QOL improvements and some definite adjustments to the gameplay, combat is fine, think a super simplified South Park: the fractured but whole, but that’s its biggest problem, it is too simple, needs some more strategy to it. Still a lot of fun, silly fun.
The King of Dragons?! Brother, that game looks freaking amazing! Now I have something to play over Memorial Day weekend!
Right when I thought I was running out of SNES titles to play, tech dweeb came through !
Evo is a great hidden gem. Excellent addition.
"You can play it with your girlfriend's boyfriend..." This and your Pow! Kiddy! joke made me lol 😂❤
this is so cool i was kinda getting bored with retro gaming but now i'm exited to try E.V.O
Beat Them Ups both triggers me and fills me with joy in equal measure. Never change.
My hidden SNES gem would have to be U.N. Squadron. The soundtrack is totally killer and the upgrades you can get for each aircraft are really cool. My friend and I used to play it for hours back in grade school. No SNES fans I talk to have ever seemed to even have heard of it. Fantastic game
U.N. Squadron was big back in the day. My friends and I would play the arcade of it at a convenience store up the road. When they ported it to the SNES with improvements it was mind-blowing at the time. If you haven't found "SNES fans" that have not only heard of it but played it then they're not SNES fans.
I'd highly recomend Super Morph for SNES as a hidden gem. This was the second game I got on SNES when I was a kid (after Super Mario Kart) and it was challenging and fun, with a quirky story and awesome pixel art!
Wild Guns is a truly a gem, but not a hidden one! proof of that is the 2010 remaster "Wild Guns Reloaded" from the original creators Natsume.
I love E.V.O, will try out the rest soon. Thanks Dweeb
I remember playing _King of Dragons_ at the arcade back in the 90s. It was for up to four players, if I recall correctly (it could have been five). It was one of a few similar Capcom arcade beat 'em ups, a prominent one being _Knights of the Round._
Dude! these all look AWESOME! Can you drop an extended hidden gems list in the comments so we can explore some more?
Love your channel. Glad I found it!
Best retro gaming channel
Great vídeo, that wild guns game brought me good nostalgia! ✌🏼🤓🎮
Thanks for your hidden gems TechDweeb ; here's mine : Mister Nutz on the Super Nes (the superior version). A game with some flaws (hard with no saves nor passwords, thanks you emulation and saves states !), but the charm, atmosphere, music and graphics are top notch.
Love this series!
I love ALL the hidden gem videos you do. Will watch every time my dude 🙏🏼🤙🏼🍓
Thanks buddy. More to come!
chopliter 3 is for me one of the best
Excellent video! My backlog hates you... lol Now Im waiting for the part two video where you cover the other 95 games on your list, rapid fire ! 🤘
My favourite console! Just a great nostalgia trip all round. I’m STILL completing Link to the Past and Super Metroid, installed on my Steam Deck. I love playing SNES on the Steam Deck, just plays so well with the controls and that screen ❤. Will check out your games, thanks 🙏
Oh and also SNES on your iPhone with Delta app (they now allow emulation) is pretty darn cool, you can install a skin that allows analogue sticks which plays great 👍
Hey TechDweeb, nice list! Ghoul Patrol is new to me, I’m surprised that one’s slipped under my radar after all this time, I’m a huge fan of Z.A.M.N.
Check out The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang when you get a chance, it’s a cool little ARPG with simple yet fun combat and a charming art style. Fond memories of playing this one as a kid, I hope you enjoy :o) love your vids btw
I'll check it out!
Great picks, all Natsume games are a blast
It's interesting how close King of Dragons is to Tower of Doom/Shadow over Mystara that would come to the Arcade a few years later. If it wasn't that it predates those games by a a few years, I would swear it was just a demake or serials-filed-off home port of those games.
Like you, I really wish I had known about it back in the day, because Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara are two of my favorite beat 'em ups of all time.
I felt the same way! I'm just happy to find another game with a similar genre and setting to a game I love :D
Good Job on the list and Video! When I was in College I had a friend who would just be playing E.V.O all the time lol, he really loved the game and that's how I was exposed to it.
As always, great video. However, "The King of Dragons" is a weird suggestion. This is originally an arcade game, which also explains the level style. On an emulator, best to play the arcade version instead of the inferior SNES version.
EVO looks really interesting, thanks TechDweeb! "Sips coffee"
Thank you, TechDweeb!
Wild Guns is on Steam too. Really underrated.
King of dragons is my go to arcade run game. I like the simplicity over the D&D games.
I loved evo! Was one of those random picks id never heard of before.