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Must Have SNES titles

clayhillpeakclayhillpeak Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Games and Technology
im looking to boost up my snes collection, so i was wondering what games you guys remember being awesome and worth checking out? I only have 15 games or so, so chances are i dont have the game youre thinking about

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    Doc HollidayDoc Holliday Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    from the Nintendo vs. Sega thread:

    My top 20 SNES games:

    1: Super Mario RPG
    2: Final Fantasy III
    3: Chrono Trigger
    4: Super Mario World
    5: TMNT: Turtles in Time
    6: Mario Paint
    7: StarFox
    8: Legend of Zelda: a Link to the Past
    9: SMW2: Yoshi's Island
    10: Donkey Kong Country
    11: Top Gear 2 (don't laugh)
    12: Earthworm Jim
    13: Disney's Aladdin
    14: Secret of Mana
    15: Super Mario All-Stars
    16: Super R-Type
    17: the Super Star Wars series
    18: NBA Jam : Tournament Edition (I won an NBA Jam :TE Tournament once!)
    19: Sim City
    20: Super Bomberman

    Runner-ups that don't get any love but I remember them being awesome:
    B.O.B., Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage, Captain America and the Avengers, Hook, Aero Fighters, Battle Clash, Krusty's Fun House, Looney Tunes B-Ball, MechWarrior 3050, Vegas Stakes, Roadrunner's Death Valley Rally, King of Monsters, Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

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    MarathonMarathon Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Secret of Mana

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    AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Act Raiser. The game was great fun combining side scrolling action with city building / God game.

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    TheCrumblyCrackerTheCrumblyCracker Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Super Mario World

    My favourite game of all time.

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    MarathonMarathon Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I also thought Demon's Crest was fun too.

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    MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Why no love for Super Metroid? D:


    Seconding ActRaiser.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition

    Buster Busts Loose

    Death Valley Rally

    ah, I remember when licensed games were good.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I failed to mention Earthbound because I thought one of you assholes would have nailed it on the first post

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Mega Man X, X2, and X3

    Super Castlevania IV

    Mortal Kombat II

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    No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Spider-man: Maximum Carnage.

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    Milquetoast ThugMilquetoast Thug Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Gradius 3 and Axelay, if you really like shoot-em-ups

    but seriously, earthbound is the best thing ever.

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    Phoenix SmasherPhoenix Smasher Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
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    KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2007
    Kirby Superstar

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    strike_the_tripstrike_the_trip Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Earthbound
    E.V.O. The Search for Eden
    Chrono Trigger
    Super Mario World
    Final Fantasy III
    Zelda: A Link to the Past
    Actraiser (wouldn't have remembered unless I saw it here!)


    Wow, I was going to be embarrassed about putting Spider-man: Maximum Carnage, but I guess I don't have to. Other good games (but not "Must Have") include: Illusion of Gaia, Royal Rumble, Shadowrun (though it's terribly frustrating at points). Hmm, what else...?

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    Kirby Superstar

    I bought kirby's avalance because I mistook it for this game

    you can call puyo pop whatever you want, but I don't want to play it

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    DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Megaman 7.

    Um. What else hasn't been mentioned yet? Oh! Contra! Contra 3. Get it.

    Also, the shadowrun game was really good. Don't know how common it is, though.

    Also, there was some good stuff that never left Japan. Rockman&Forte was great (although it saw a US GBA release as, of course, Megaman&Bass and might be easier to find there), Mario vs. Wario (best use of SNES mouse, because Mario Paint sucked), etc.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    shadowrun was better on genesis though whine whine

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    SaddlerSaddler Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    What's the game where you control a piece of putty and you have to change its properties to get through a maze? Like, sometimes you change to lead, sometimes you bounce, sometimes you float. Not a must have for just anyone, but would be good for puzzle fans.

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    DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    shadowrun was better on genesis though whine whine

    Shadowrun sucked on the Genesis.

    Me and my brother used to get in this argument all the time.

    Of course, they're two completely different games and some things are not for everybody, etc. etc.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    the closest thing I can think of is a boy and its blob but that's for nes

    although for some reason that reminded me of UNIRACERS

    SWEET SWEET SWEET UNIRACERS

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    Kaosu ReidoKaosu Reido Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Claymates?

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    nnzqsnnzqs Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Secret of Evermore
    Megaman X
    Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (I had to get this one off ebay for like $60. I almost failed high school because of this one.)

    OMG UNIRACERS GET! Make sure you have a friend to play it with and compete with each other.

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    hambonehambone Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I'm not usually the kind of person to post "WTF WHY ISN'T SO AND SO GAME ON THIS LIST", but damn.

    Mario Kart.

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    JebuJebu Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Kirby's Dream Course

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    DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    F-Zero and Mario Kart! I think most everything else I can think of has been mentioned.

    Also, it's far from a must-have, but Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a quality game. Great co-op.

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    Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    God, I remember F-Zero for the SNES, oh man was it crazy.


    Crazy Awesome!

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    see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
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    Rock and Roll Racing

    Everything else I want to say has already been mentioned.

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    ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
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    Edit: kind of a shitty picutre. UN Squadron.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    The Lost Vikings

    Blackthorne

    Killer Instinct (don't laugh)

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    yomamayomama Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Metal marines :) I love that game

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    anti-everythinganti-everything Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I'm giving the 3rd recommendation for Uniracers. Super underrated.

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    DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    Blackthorne

    Now, for this one, the Sega version was better.

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    jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Hm. Lots of good stuff up already, but I'll add these 3.

    - The Adventures of Batman and Robin
    - NBA Jam
    - Final Fantasy II

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    -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Tetris Attack

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    FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Yoshi's Island
    Gradius 3
    Super Double Dragon (super short though)
    Super Metroid
    Super Punchout
    Pushover
    Flashback

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    lofloloflo Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    R-Type III

    Forget Super R-Type. It was a bitch with the restart points waaaaay too far apart. In fact, from memory I can't say with certainty if it even had restart points.

    But R-Type III is pretty nifty, and exclusive to SNES, apart from the GBA version.*

    Also, Gradius III on the SNES is alright, but riddled with slowdown. If you have a ps2, you're better off with the Gradius III and IV pack.

    *edit:Whoops, forgot that R-Type III is on VC too.

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    SilvanosSilvanos Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    ActRaiser
    Chrono Trigger
    Earthbound
    E.V.O: The search for eden
    F-Zero
    Illusion of Gaia
    Lufia and the Fortress of Doom I & II
    Mother Fucking Pilotwings
    Secret of Mana
    Super Mario RPG

    Pretty much every single game that Squaresoft ever released. You really can't go wrong.

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    ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Saddler wrote: »
    What's the game where you control a piece of putty and you have to change its properties to get through a maze? Like, sometimes you change to lead, sometimes you bounce, sometimes you float. Not a must have for just anyone, but would be good for puzzle fans.

    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/g/super_nintendo/super_putty/overview.php

    A 'Super' Nintendo game about 'putty.' Really, you couldn't figure this one out? ;p

    My friend famously glitched this game up and got the now-legendary 'Fatal Error : Dead.'

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    ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Kirby dream course, I can't stress how awesome that game is.
    Street fighter 2-turbo for SFII hot action.
    Secret of mana, one of the most enjoyable RPGS, ever.

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    BlueDestinyBlueDestiny Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Phoenix Smasher wrote: »
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    Holy freaking YES.

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