Thanks for the great replies, everyone! I spent my whole night playing Super Mario Kart with a buddy... man, that game is INTENSE. I like how the weapons are more of an afterthought compared to the other games in the series. It's all about the jump turns.

Here's the first chunk of games that I plan on checking out that I haven't already played or owned at one point, thanks to you guys. I'm sure I'll be calling this thread up again in the future when I'm scrounging eBay for some good SNES deals.

- Uniracers
- Wild Guns
- Axelay
- Soul Blazer
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Demon's Crest
- Plok
- Super Turrican 1/2
- Lufia 2

And, thanks to this huge stack of Nintendo Powers I have: Joe and Mac.

I already played this one to death before. I'm not really interested in playing it again.

Nah, man. I'm going to stick to the NA released SNES carts for now, at least.

Great choices, Zane!
Even if you don't like the actual games, you're in for some kick-ass music!

@Svenlove2003 : I've watched a friend play Live a Live and Bahamut Lagoon, but can't really comment on how much fun they are. They both have decent soundtracks though.

I did play Treasure Hunter G, and rather liked it. If you like grid based strategic battles (the ones where you get a certain amount of "action points" each turn deciding how far you can walk and how many times you can attack), you can't really go wrong.
Didn't finish it though.

Here's 100 SNES games in 10 minutes:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pjak4ByHnco

Yeah.  I felt that Seiken 3 was more of a button masher thanks to the removal of the percentage meter for attacks.  I still liked it, but not as much as Seiken 2.

I'm a big fan of Legend of Mana though.

Seeing as how this is the only one I've put considerable time into out of the ones you listed (although they're all known to have good scores, particularly LAL and THG), I'd say that the music is interesting enough.  It might be the only Dragon Quest score that sounds a little different from the others.  It's like a cross between Sugiyama's traditional DQ style and what he did for E.V.O. in that it's a little more ambient or synthetic than usual.

Definitely.

I will be playing this sometime soon. Thanks for the recommendation, man!

Well, I only played THG and BL on an emulator for a short time, and I wasn't very impressed with either.  From what I've read, Live A Live sounds really cool, and I'd love to see that one hit the U.S. virtual console.  I  have no reason to want the others, but I suppose DQ6 has some chance of being released here on the DS.

For the music, they all have good soundtracks, but Live A Live's is head and shoulders better than the others (and most game music, for that matter).  This is Yoko Shimomura at her finest.  Really fantastic stuff.

Awesome, I hope you love it as much as I do!

Sorry everyone, I've been away for a week and am just now getting caught up with the forums.

I love you.  Quintet games for the SNES contained something magical.  Weren't they published under the Enix label?  Would that mean that Square Enix owns the rights to them, and thereby could theoretically put them out on the VC?  (extremely wishful thinking, right?)

I'm glad to see all the Lufia II love on this board.  I remember wandering into "Joe's Game World" in our local mall and seeing a used copy for either $50 or $60.  Needless to say, I picked it up and haven't regretted it since.  And yes, the ending did bring a tear to my eye as well.  That seems to be a common trait in most RPG's I play (Baten Kaitos, FF series [not so much XII], KH, Chrono... whatever)

Anyone play Smartball? The original japanese name was "Jerryball", but knowing their tendency for mixing "r"'s and "l"'s, shouldn't it have been "Jellyball"?  Anyways, some decent platforming with a killer soundtrack.  Believe it or not, Akira Yamaoka (SH) worked on it with a few other composers.  It was given to me by my grandma (probably one of the typical "Grandparent video game gifts" where the cover looks fun, so they'll pick it up) and I still enjoy playing through it today.

The wife and I still play a couple games of Tetris Attack every now and then even though she kicks my butt.  Lately, she's been dying for me to finish up Super Mario Galaxy (we play it together.  She's a wonderful 2nd player!).   She says that she will never play a game as good as Chrono Trigger ever again.  Even with the SNES hooked up, I can't convince her to play through it again as it might mar her previous experience with it.  I love that woman!

I just remembered this little gem:  Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse.  One of the most fun I've had platforming in a long time, and given Capcom's impressive Disney library (DuckTales, Little Mermaid, TaleSpin {all for the NES]), this one was a no-brainer.  Bright graphics combined with solid platforming and a wonderful soundtrack (if I didn't know any better, I'd say that Junko Tamiya was behind some of it, but I'd have to play it through again to read the credits) made this one a win for me.

A quick rundown of my library, and then I'll go: 

- FF IV, VI
- Chrono Trigger
- DKC 1, 2, 3
- Smartball
- Super Smash TV (awesome 2-player mode)
- Illusion of Gaia
- Lufia II
- Earthbound
- Ys III
- Super Mario World, SMW2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario All Stars
- Joe & Mac

Those are the ones I can remember off the top of my head (the most important ones anyway).

I was reading the super-sized issue of Nintendo Power with this on the cover last night. I'll put it on my list of stuff to get!

Was there a GBA port of Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse or am I thinking of another Capcom Disney title?

Yeah, that was a game that I picked up in my youth for whatever reason.  I remember it was fairly unique, though I haven't played it years.  Maybe the Raphael Raven boss fight in Yoshi's Island was inspired by the Moon stage in Smartball.

There was, and it was pretty well done.  They also developed two GBA-specific sequels, starring Minnie and Donald in conjunction with Mickey, which were pretty solid as well.

I'll still fire up the original Magical Quest for the grappling hook mountain level.  Daring, great times. :)

Oh yes, I loved Smartball!  The original Japanese title was Jerry Boy, actually, though I suspect it was intended to be Jelly Boy.  The American version was stripped down to remove almost all plot elements (there were towns in the Japanese version), so I highly recommend tracking down the original if you can.  Oh yes, and the music is fantastic!  To add to the game's strange history, it was created by GameFreak (the people who went on to create Pokemon), and distributed by Sony.

Awesome.  You won't regret it.

That boss fight blew my mind the first time I played it.  Another triumph from the fine folks at Nintendo.

So how about this one:  Joe & Mac.  Back when platformers were the developers genre of choice, there was a fun little romp starring two cavemen out to rescue their womenz.  Nothing really special, but some of the tracks were really well done (Waterfall and one of the last tracks) and the platforming was decent.  Maybe it appeals to my nostalgic side more than anything...

"That boss fight blew my mind the first time I played it.  Another triumph from the fine folks at Nintendo."

What fight in Yoshi's Island wasn't out of this world though   I really liked that game, just so creative the setup of it!  Blast, and I'm still missing a few red coins here and there in the game too...

I played this for about an hour today. For a "golf" game, it is retardedly good. As a video game it is retardedly good.

Apparently I am making this thread into a little blog to show my SNES progress. Awesome.

Check out this badass auction I just won!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 0190825791

Mega Man X, Cool Spot, and Mystical Ninja FTMFW!

-Mike

Good man!  Will be waiting for your opinions on Mystical Ninja and Cool Spot, in particular, with great anticipation.  :)

Just remembered another recommendation that I'm surprised no one's mentioned: Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose.  Trust Konami to take a TV license and create a fun, solid, and great looking game out of it.  It's action-platforming, with a slight Sonic The Hedgehog sensibility to it, what with the dash attack aspect.  Add in some enjoyable end-of-level mini-games and superb theme music adaptations a la the TMNT and Simpsons arcade games, and you've got a winner.

Here's a couple more:

The Lost Vikings
Blackthrone
Flashback
Out of This World

And if you like dungeon crawlers:
Eye of the Beholder
Wizardy V
Brandish 2

Lastly here's one I know a lot of people absolutely hate but I'll throw it out there (I enjoyed it back in the day).

Drakkhen

Too bad Super Drakkhen never came to the States, I played a ROM of the PAL version and its a huge improvement over the original.

EDIT: My bad it must have been Brandish 2 that I played

Brandish 3 was never released on SNES...1 and 2 were though.

It did, albeit under the name Dragon View.

"Good man!  Will be waiting for your opinions on Mystical Ninja and Cool Spot, in particular, with great anticipation.  "

I too await news of Mystical Ninja.  I've read a lot about it but it was among the games I missed when I focused on SNES.  The 7Up game, not so much

OMG,Cool Spot.I had even forgotten this one ever existed.A small red...thing...going to Hollywood,right?Wearing sunglasses?

Though the Super NES wasn't known for its shooters, you may want to check out U.N. Squadron.

Don't pass up Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, either.  It's the easiest game in the series; don't let the horror stories scare you away from it.

That's like saying getting run down by a Monte Carlo at a Nascar race hurts less than getting clobbered by another brand of car!

I don't really have much to add to this thread other than I still have my SNES and its' helped me through many a tough times...especially as a procrastination tool during papers/exams. But one name I haven't seen yet is Super Buster Brothers. Panic Mode is oh so addicting (and structured much better than the arcade version). One of the unsung great SNES titles for me.

Oh, and Kendo Rage. Quirky, Japanese-themed platformer with an awkwardly fantastic translation.

And I'll prop Mystical Ninja until the dogs come home. Such a shame the rest of the series never made it over for the SNES. Brilliance, although it does spike in difficulty pretty quick.

You've got the small, red thing correct.  But don't confuse the "Spot Goes To Hollywood" title with the original "Cool Spot."  Though both were published by Virgin Interactive, Hollywood was created by a different developer (Eurocom, I think?), and is a decidedly different sort of game.  Where the original Cool Spot is straight up sidescrolling action/platforming, Hollywood takes on an isometric view.

Hollywood was a decent game, from what I can remember, but I think those who've played both will universally agree: the original Cool Spot was a much better game.

Huh...Didn't know there were two Cool Spot games...The one I played was "sidescrolling action/platforming",so it must have been the first one.Maybe did I rent the "goes to Hollywood" one,with a friend,as I have the impression I had played it too.
Did you guys in US get a SNES game called Mickey Mania,or did it have another title?It was the story of Mickey Mouse travelling through his old movies.Anyone liked it?I found it pretty hard back then.Anybody also remembers a game called Pagemaster,based on the movie?I was never able to complete it though.

I've played through it on the Genesis and that one was quite fun, although unforgiving like you said. 

Here's a few others from my back library:

Bubsy.  A pretty standard platformer that seemed to borrow some elements from Sonic the Hedgehog (huge levels minus the speed).  Another smart-alecky protagonist with a decent game.  The only thing that really ruined it was the one-hit kills, other than that, there were a couple of good tracks, and some good times.  I picked it up for about $12.00 used at an old mom 'n pop video rental store. 

Super Smash T.V..  I believe my Grandma also got me this one, and while it wouldn't have been anything I would have picked out, it was fun nonetheless.  For those who don't know, it was like cybertron with its top-down perspective and endless wave of enemies.  Co-op mode was a blast (unless you had someone who died every 3 seconds *sigh*), and really, the whole game held its own compared to the arcade version.  Not bad by any means.

"Bubsy"

Oh, ah!  I remember owning that game (well, the sequal actually) and I thought it was god-AWFUL.

Anyway, has anyone voted in SMRPG?  Ok, it is one of the classics that everyone's played, but I was just going through it again after some prodding from a friend and wow!  It just amazes me each time I play it. 

And Wild Guns is still ace!  I really hope you're able to find a copy Zane.  I honestly think that game is one of the best I've played... and at the time I played it it had ~60 SNES games and +100 total games in my experience to compete against.

Just thought I'd link to something I was recently looking through:

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/02/ … -snes.html

It should cover a good amount of stuff that may or may not have already been mentioned, and it's fun reading about classic games either way.

Super Drakkhen has basically nothing to do with the original Drakkhen. It's one of the rare cases where a Japanese sequel was developed to what was original a Western game (Drakkhen was originally for home computers). The closest thing to a proper sequel is Eternam, which is another kettle of fish entirely - it shares a lot of the same basic engine style as Drakkhen, but plays much differently. It's also a crazy, silly and bizarre game compared to the relatively lifeless but still bizarre Drakkhen.

I wish I could recommend Brandish 2 along with you, but despite how much better it is than the first game, it's really only worth playing if you weren't instantly turned off by the original. Fantastic music, though.

That's a cool website. Reminds me that I've always wanted to play:

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

but never did... I still think it has one of the best names of any games

cheers,

-avatar!

As far as Super Nintendo games go, I'd suggest Ninja Gaiden Trilogy despite the various problems explained here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Gaid … en_Trilogy

Yeah, I know they're not really SNES games per say (and Ninja Gaiden III isn't too great despite being the one game in the collection that is better than the NES original) but since Ninja Gaiden I and II are on the VC such a purchase is hardly attractive or needed. The remixed music isn't nearly as good as the original NES sound either.

I'm just going to point out my fav SNES games....off the top of my head.

Super Turrican
Super Ghouls n Ghosts
Sparkster
Actraiser
Alien 3
Demons Crest
Donky Kong Country 2
Gradius III
Super Metroid
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Cybernator
Dracula X
Megaman X~X3
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Judge Dredd
Inidana Jones Trilogy
Knights of The Round