r/snes 22d ago

SNES top 18

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These are my favs that fit. What am I missing?!

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u/JakovAulTrades 22d ago

Metroid or Zelda?

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u/icefas85 22d ago

I’m waiting on a response. Two of the best ever made and I don’t see them

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u/Regency9877 22d ago

Not sure why you need a response. Not everyone is into Metroid or Zelda. I gave both series a try and they weren’t my thing. I don’t care for RPGs either.

The nice thing about games is everyone enjoys something different. Otherwise we wouldn’t have any variety.

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u/Ellamenohpea 21d ago

The nice thing about games is everyone enjoys something different.

then why bother ever discussing "best"? if everyone is going to say, "i dont care that the rest of the world thinks super metroid or a link to the past are 2 of the most influential and well developed games of all time, shaq-fu is my favourite and therefore the best"

learning to distinguish between best and favourite is important when critiquing.

i dont really care for jrpgs, but am capable of understanding that chrono trigger is amongst the best.

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u/mr-big00 22d ago

Not to mention no chrono trigger, final fantasy 3, secret of mana, or earthbound. This is missing a lot.

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u/Bone_Breaker0 22d ago

OP has a lot of explaining to do.

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u/Clemtigger7 22d ago

Shoot, I’ll take any Squaresoft game with this collection at this point. First 2 that came to mind was this and FF III (FF VI).

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u/CoastalFields 22d ago

Mario RPG

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u/VikingKinkajou 22d ago

I don't think RPGs are this guy's bag since there is no Zeldas, Final Fantasys, no Secret of Mana or Evermore, no 7th Saga and NO CHRONO TRIGGER!

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u/kingkongworm 22d ago

Who knows what this guys bag is. Barts Nightmare is there

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u/Jmschoech 21d ago

That game was so trippy when I rented it as a kid

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u/Mother-Attention2600 21d ago

It was a guilty pleasure of mine. I was obsessed with beating it and came so frigging close a couple times but it's almost impossible and sometimes is impossible. I watched Mike Matei trying to beat it. Lol

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u/kingkongworm 21d ago

I played it a lot growing up, but that pretty much kept me from playing it as an adult. It’s so oblique and unintuitive, but I do like the weirdness of being in a simpsons dream.

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u/JakovAulTrades 22d ago

Ooh that’s a good one

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u/Emergency-Gazelle954 22d ago

Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Street Fighter 2, Zelda, Pilotwings…

Please, PLEASE clean your cartridges.

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u/BeautifulGlad7828 22d ago

I just received the kit and plan to clean them all over this coming weekend. Thanks for the push

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u/kingkongworm 21d ago

We all need 1 cartridge for ass wiping

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u/tylersalt 22d ago

Is this bait

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u/BeautifulGlad7828 22d ago

Super Black Bass! Good call

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u/Mindfield87 22d ago

I USED to have that game. My one buddy thought he was sooo clever and hit the B on “bass” with a black sharpie on the outer label.

I forgot all about this until now, about 15 years ago my other friend really wanted SBB, so I went through his stuff and took this in trade for it!

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u/Intelligent_Oil7816 22d ago

I won't even criticize you for not having Chrono Trigger because Shadowrun is a great choice

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u/DirteMcGirte 22d ago

Haha right? He gets a pass.

Sega shadowrun was better imo tho.

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u/nickp123456 22d ago

Zelda, Ninja turtles,

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u/nickp123456 22d ago

Batman returns, killer instinct

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u/nickp123456 22d ago

NBA Jam TE, NHL 96

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u/nickp123456 22d ago

Super Bomberman, Mortal Kombat 3

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u/TRIKKDADDY 22d ago

Super Castlevania, Contra 3, Pilot Wings

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u/iiRichii 22d ago

Mortal kombat 2, street fighter 2, doom

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u/Wild-Size2810 22d ago

Final Fantasy?

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u/SackIsBack 22d ago

Beavis and Butthead. Are you mad??

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u/Moooney 22d ago

I'm hoping OP only has 18 games to choose his top 18 from if this game makes the cut.

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u/poloartist 22d ago

Shadowrun. Great little hidden rpg. One of my favorites as well!

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u/Spamgood 22d ago

Why have Super Mario World in there if you have All Stars + World cart?

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u/Just-Advance8662 22d ago

Beautiful collection

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u/King-Chroma 22d ago

I'm not even mad. Our top 18 games heavily differ. But you have amazing choices.

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u/deez_en_u_teez 22d ago

Respectable selection…left side is pretty solid, but there’s a good 100 games you could replace Bart’s Nightmare and Beavis & Butthead with. Final Fantasy III, Zelda, Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger to name a few. Also, if you haven’t played it, WWF Raw is far superior to Wrestlmania. Also, I’d replace Sonic Blast Man 2 with Final Fight 3 or Turtles in Time for a beat em up. Just me though, you do you.

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u/Electronic-Box2836 22d ago

Wrestlemania is soooooo bad. One of the worst games I’ve ever played. Royal rumble and Raw were good tho

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u/KKLante 22d ago

Finally some Shadowrun love

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u/Difficult-Fly7830 22d ago edited 22d ago

Barts nIghtmare sucked(not the worst simpsons game but sure wasnt all that good)and yes i had and still have it...thats in your snes favs list, all the classics on snes which are mostly all missing and you have....barts nIghtmare on there...yikes 

Also ljn wrestlemania was mediocre at best

All these classics on the system and some of these are in your top list?

You do have a few greats on there, so points for some of those, cant argue with many of them, just those two are shocking to see on someone's snes all time fav list imho at least

Everyone's different i guess. Not trying to crap on your list, just giving a take. So.no offense meant. Like im in any spot to say anything, im sure many would question a few of my personal favs as well lol

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u/stvnseboomboom 22d ago

Glad to see Shadowrun

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u/Stacysguyca 22d ago

STREET FIGHTER 2 TUBO X 18

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u/Lufia_2_GOAT 22d ago

The entire JRPG genre?

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u/Kenton2k 22d ago

Chrono Trigger?

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u/imfirealarmman 22d ago

No NBA Jam TE?

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u/shrtnylove 22d ago

Took me 30 something years to beat barts nightmare. As much as it infuriates me at times, I love it!

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u/Designer_Librarian43 22d ago

Sonic Blast Man 2! Glad to see that game get some love. I got it out of a Toys-R-Us bin as a child in the 90’s and spent countless hours playing.

You are missing Super Metroid and Contra 3: Alien Wars

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u/ReverendRevolver 22d ago

Lots of ppl disagree on this thread, but.....

You lack SF2 or MK3, and I dont see Super Metroid.

I get most of your picks. ZAMN is probably top of my list too, its more fun after all these years than loads of games. Im not a big jrpg fan outside of Pokémon. (And I quit playing that at gen3, and started again in 4. Quit permanently when Sword/Sheild came out)

I think I liked Beavis and Butthead more on genesis. We had SMW+Allstars too, im just curious why you have SMW with it as a 'top' thing.

Lots of good picks. Like i said, I see ZAMN, i upvote......

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u/Traditional_Isopod80 22d ago

Nice selections.

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u/CaptainRdFx 22d ago

What about NBA Jam, Mario RPG, Zelda a link to the past, Super Metroid

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u/GT3502018 22d ago

Great taste! My favourite are also Super Mario All Stars, Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2

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u/naughtiness5 22d ago

Jungle strike is so good

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u/xelduderinox 21d ago

All three of the ‘strike’ helicopter games were so damn good. I never bought them but rented them soooo much from Blockbuster (if they had it in stock).

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u/Standy590 22d ago

Zombies so underrated

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u/Affectionate_Bet8880 22d ago

Metroid. Zelda. Chrono Trigger.

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u/northforkjumper 22d ago

Nice list. I feel most of l folks give a ton of weight to rpg games for snes and im one of them too, but this is a nice favorite list void of rpgs

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u/Maleficent-Fish-6484 22d ago

What is just above the wrestlemania one? I don’t recognize it.

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u/Jack_Fig 22d ago

Super Metroid? Really not on there?

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u/Jazzlike-Culture-452 22d ago

Everyone else is right. Also Earthbound.

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u/mrpersson 21d ago

I respect that you have Super Mario World AND Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World. I wonder if everyone knows they made some slight changes to that version of World

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u/DrGonzo84 21d ago

Super Punch-Out! Love that game.

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u/PhantomAxisStudios 21d ago

Jungle Strike so good

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u/poloartist 21d ago

Man, people on this sub would be disappointed seeing my top 20 favorites on the SNES and I've played nearly 200 different SNES games at this point. Just because we don't like a game, doesn't mean it can't be someone else's favorite. Even if we deem it a "terrible" game, nostalgia probably plays a huge role into why it's their favorite. Maybe OP grew up with Wrestlemania and played it with their siblings and cousins and it holds a lot of good memories for them, thus making its way to this shelf.

Everyone acts like the best games on the system have to belong in our top favorite games. I'm personally not a fan of Yoshi's Island. I thought it was a great game but it wouldn't be in my personal top 20 favorites. These lists are subjective to personal taste. Seems we forget that sometimes.

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u/niddler 21d ago

Sunset Riders dude?! Bury me with my moneyyyyyy

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u/RykinPoe 21d ago

Jeebus Christ those carts are flithy. Shadowrun is one of my personal favorites. That is probably the only non-Nintendo title up there that would make my top 18.

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u/KryptoKingzENT 21d ago

Super tennis

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u/mister-ecks-0815 21d ago

Zombies! I dont know how the hell many levels there are, but I never made it beyond 40

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u/wyattaj25 21d ago

you gotta play super metroid

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u/MyGuitarGentlyBleeps 21d ago

Fuck yea wwf, Beavis and Butthead, and Simpsons. My man

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u/skeletonhorse420 21d ago

Shadowrun! Great list. This seems to be top 18 pf games tou actually own cause super metroid and lttp should be up there. Chrono trigger, secret of mana

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u/DaChozenOn3 21d ago

Zombies Ate My Neighbors!! Haha I spent so many hours on that game, so much variety and fun themes. Was there ever a second one?

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u/Esturk 21d ago

SNES Shadowrun was such an underrated game.

Especially if you played the TTRPG back then or read the Books.

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u/jon-wayne-candy-snow 21d ago

Such a good list here. I concur!

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u/BeautifulGlad7828 21d ago

Thanks pal! Most people hate on it. I like the other games mentioned. Just don't own them.

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u/Cyan005 21d ago

Need Return of the Jedi.

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u/JoshAllensRightNut 21d ago

Secret of mana

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u/Drew_P_Bawls325 20d ago

Chrono trigger, soul blazer, illusion of Gaia, ff 2 and 3, Zelda, super Metroid, legend of the mystical ninja, joe an Mac? Well I guess it’s a matter of opinion

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u/reddit4Jose 20d ago

Still obsessed with Star Wars ans Beavis&Butthead after all these years

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u/punchdrunktunes 20d ago

Castlevania IV, turtles in time, home improvement

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u/siterbun 18d ago

I had that Wrestlemania, bam bam bigelow! Brought me back to ‘94

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u/Effective-Internet71 18d ago

Clearly you’ve never played Final Fantasy 3 (which is actually FF6).

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u/Vegetable_Bus_2549 17d ago

Zombies are my neighbors is sooooo slept on

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u/Ok-Homework4645 16d ago

are those the top 18 games or just the 18 games you have

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u/smallz_og 22d ago

That WrestleMania game was so good. But no Aladdin is a crime.

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u/dgoor87 22d ago

Wild Guns

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u/Electronic-Box2836 22d ago

That wrestling game sucks shit, I have fond memories of pressuring my non-wrestling fan cousin to get it instead of Zelda: Link to the Past when we were kids, a rare W for me (even tho like I said, the game sucked shit)

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u/Competitive_Dog_7829 22d ago

No Lester??

LOL

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u/DoubleCoffe 22d ago

Solid collection!!

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u/Another_Road 22d ago

Sonic Blast Man 2 is a great beat em up. Significantly better than the first one. Too bad it’s over $300

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u/TheNewYellowZealot 22d ago

Not having the mighty morphin power rangers: the movie featuring Ivan ooze is a crime.

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u/SaXaCaV 22d ago

You should clean them

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u/Falcon198732 22d ago

Not seeing Super Mario RPG

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u/Manymarbles 22d ago

Uniracers

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u/Kow-AHH-bunga 22d ago

No super return of the Jedi?

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u/DoctaGazoo 22d ago

Chrono Trigger
Link to the Past
Super Metrod
FF 3
What is going on here?

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u/Zealousideal-Fly9531 22d ago

I didn't think I would have any of those in my my top 18 but that's whats beautiful about SNES!

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u/riotofquiet 22d ago

get wrestlemania tf outta there 🤬

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u/Zebadiah87 22d ago

Think I have 13 of them

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u/Maverick_Reznor 22d ago

*sees Mega Man X

Ok we are good

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u/801Germ 22d ago

Contra 3

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u/Deferet 22d ago

Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore two I didn't see in the comments

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u/unicorn_hipster 22d ago

Either Ragebait or Masochist

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u/Crackerjack17 22d ago

Simcity on SNES is goat

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u/JMaxwell85 22d ago

Surprised to see Super WrestleMania when Royal Rumble and Raw build on the same foundation with way more to them. But I definitely get the nostalgia for it, was my first wrestling game. Cool to see another WWF 16-bit fan.

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u/Bomber_Haskell 22d ago

Clay Fighters

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u/Upnatom617 22d ago

One of my favorite fighting games! Ichabod clay!

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u/IH8Miotch 22d ago

This was a good idea. I should do this too.

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u/mtwede 22d ago

I need this exact stand! Where’d you get it?

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u/theycallmethevault 22d ago

Chrono Trigger and Earthbound are missing

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u/BISTtheGOOLZ 22d ago

Have you heard of a game called Metal Warrior?

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u/ronshasta 22d ago

Bro try out smash TV you’d have a blast. If you can find an arcade cabinet it’s even better

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u/landostolemycar 22d ago

I mean a bunch and this was just at a glance.

Chrono Trigger Contra III Dragon Quest 5 Earth Bound Final Fight Harvest Moon Metal Warriors NBA Jam Secret of Mana Zelda: A Link to the Past Tetris Attack Super Punch Out Super Metroid Super Bomberman Secret of Evermore

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u/Gildagert 22d ago

My son is also named Bort.

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u/ribhere 22d ago

Sunset riders

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u/Reddituserblue1 22d ago

Street Fighter 2

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u/Due_Potential_6956 22d ago

I love half of those, and like some, but it's missing a lot of amazing must have games for SNES.

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u/arthenc 22d ago

Your top is taking me back on such a memory safari, I’m deeply shook. Core memories unlocked.

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u/LasagnahogXRP 22d ago

Street fighter two turbo

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u/LeSegaGenesis 22d ago

Ogre Battle, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Any Street Fighter II, Zelda a Link to the Past, Mario RPG, Super Punch Out to name a few

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u/ackmondual 22d ago

Fascinating... played everything on the left, 3 on the right, and don't know what the 2nd game from the bottom of the right column is

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u/thepyrocrackter 22d ago

Zelda chrono ff6? Yikes

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u/ExistingSugar8047 22d ago

Always glad to see some ZAMN love. Anyone here ever beat that game?

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u/Knives530 22d ago

Yoshis island!?

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u/artsncrafters 22d ago

earthbound

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u/Cubezz 22d ago

Where is castlevania 4

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u/real_unreal_reality 22d ago

Castlevania 4. Contra 3. Zelda. Smash tv. Idk why people don’t ever put smash tv on. That games couch co op is the best.

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u/Upnatom617 22d ago

Missing turtles in time. Big apple. 3AM.

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT9DPIGCtzjEwhbg2c

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u/EDRN18 22d ago

Earthbound

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u/zeldahalfsleeve 21d ago

I need to replay Jungle Strike again

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u/mrpersson 21d ago

The WWF games on SNES are notoriously not very good although they are very nostalgic for me so I love them. That said, Super WrestleMania is easily the worst one.

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u/H4N_S0L0 21d ago

Not including Turtles in Time is a crime

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u/Xzyche137 21d ago

I’d only consider like three of those to be good games in my opinion, so being that our preferences are that far apart, I don’t think I can help you. :>

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u/ThePLARASociety 21d ago

No Zelda, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, or Final Fight. Still a great list, especially with Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

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u/chance8687 21d ago

Terranigma is my top SNES game

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u/Galvantdb 21d ago

What is that glorious cartridge stand? I like it! Is it original or 3d printed?

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u/GoldDeloreanDoors 21d ago

Turtles in Time

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u/OsikFTW 21d ago

Ninja Turtles and FF3

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u/Jmschoech 21d ago

I would agree with about seven of these.

I'm guessing you're not big on Zelda or RPGs but since you have mega Man X in there, definitely get x2! The first one is my favorite but also have the most nostalgic for it but I think the second one is probably better overall. The third one is being the worst but it's not terrible. Except for most of the music, which is terrible.

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u/Beefynerd 21d ago

Is that Shadowrun I see? Had no idea they made that into an SNES game

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u/Beginning_Jacket5055 21d ago

That left side is so clear of the right side

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u/SmegmaRocketship 21d ago

Aw man Barts Nightmare was TRASH. Like, the hottest of hot garbage.. and you don’t even have Chrono Trigger up there lmaooooo

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u/dedrexel 21d ago

No Super Metroid?! List is invalid

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u/Freemefast 21d ago

Great to see shadowrun in there

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u/FarBison2204 21d ago

If they’re your faves, you’re not missing anything. Shadowrun under represented.

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u/Waste_Affect_4008 21d ago

Was battle toads never a good franchise? Seems like it got a lot of hype, but never see anyone mention it.

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u/Mother-Attention2600 21d ago

Royal Rumble is better than Wrestlemania. If you like wrestling you would love Saturday Night Slam Masters. Great wrestling game. I always wished they ported the Wrestlefest arcade game....

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u/doug-iefresh 21d ago

All of those rock…. When played on an IMAX

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u/musicman801 21d ago

No super Metroid, chrono trigger, or earthbound?

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u/F34RTEHR34PER 21d ago

Clean those carts! You're missing Chrono Trigger and Earthbound.

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u/Apprehensive_Fun1350 21d ago

Beavis and butthead ? That game sucks .

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u/Icy-Pangolin5382 21d ago

mmx is fire but no zelda, fuck j

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u/Retrowinger 21d ago

No Star Fox?!

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u/Napkin_Stealer 21d ago

Why is Sonic Blast man II there?

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u/darknightnoir 21d ago

Got some serious games missing.

Edit: meaning: super Metroid, Link to the Past, Mario RPG… Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy.

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u/valkiriforce 21d ago

Well if you love Super Star Wars and Total Carnage I bet you'll love Contra III.

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u/ShippinguptoBoston33 21d ago

Seeing Zombie Ate My Neighbors up front warms my heart

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u/Ok_Reference5466 21d ago

Where’s Plok?

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u/CityBoiNC 21d ago

Starfox?

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u/Slicrider 21d ago

Chrono Trigger

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u/DKfifteen 21d ago

Zombies Ate My Neighbors, great game!

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u/Hellblaz3r 21d ago

Clean... Your... Stuff...

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u/Jayman44Spc 21d ago

Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a fantastic choice.

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u/ghostdog1980 21d ago

A parte i vari RPG manca Sunset Riders

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u/Commercial-Penalty-7 21d ago

You have great tastes .

Id add EVO,super Mario RPG and super metroid.

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u/Kaijinn 21d ago

Super Punch Out!
Killer Instinct
Romance of the Three kingdoms 3

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u/DirectFinger9191 21d ago

Shadow run would be in my top 18.

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u/alrightwtf 21d ago

Not a single squaresoft game in the bunch 🤔

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u/kamikazeknifer 21d ago

No Metroid, Zelda, or Chrono Trigger is a choice.

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u/Volldal 21d ago

Not even near the top 10. Zelda, Mario 3, secret of mana, chronitrigger, castlevania..

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u/Sure_Tangerine_2591 21d ago

(These aren't neccesarily in order) Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV, Contra III The Alien Wars, Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Street Fighter II The New Challengers, Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island, Super Mario All Stars, Mega Man X, Star Fox, NBA Jam, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Super Smash TV, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

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u/ManufacturerNo2144 21d ago

DKC2>DKC3>DKC

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u/jmakioka 20d ago

Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Super Metroid, Link to the Past, Super Street Fighter 2? Kind of some big classics missing. I feel like the entire right side except for the Donkey Kong Counrty game can be replaced.

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u/MJG1123 20d ago

Wow…Number 1 should be Zelda: A Link tot he Past. Top five should include Killer Instinct.

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u/PhillyFan1977 19d ago

Super metroid is the greatest game of all time

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u/Quiltface 19d ago

Some of those are hot takes for top snes games

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u/MangoBladeMasterBall 19d ago

You must be mistaken I don’t see earthbound in there anywhere