EVERY SNES Game of 1997 - All of them!

[@jonspreadthedread]

Here before Riggs updates the title from “EVER” to “EVERY”

[@lady1kaka]

Also Seen it. Instant unsub.

[@JohnRiggs]

I'll fix it, but just for you.

[@urbanknish]

How dare you call out Riggs. ;)

[@JohnRiggs]

@@urbanknish I appreciate being called out.

[@jonspreadthedread]

@@JohnRiggs Classy as always

[@pacmancdi]

I remember seeing most major retailers like Kmart, Walmart, EB games, ect selling snes games and systems well into 1999. The system was popular for longer than most people think.

[@dosadi512]

John I hardly ever play retro games but I absolutely love your videos and watch them all. No sh*t, sometimes I'll put on a marathon to fall asleep to - something about it is so soothing. Thank you!

[@krisfrederick5001]

Nostalgia

[@FaithFallRepentGraceRepeat]

I have done the same thing. He’s got a great voice.

[@MyRetroLife]

Always forget the SNES had 1997 releases! We didn’t pick up any of these as we were fully moved over to N64. Great video

[@mjdf122]

I had Harvest Moon NBA Live 98 NHL 98 Madden 98 and Kirby’s Dreamland 3 great games

[@NateTheGnat]

97 was a great year for video games. I wish the SNES could have lasted longer, and they could have released more games for years to come. Maybe they could add expansion packs for graphics but keep it a great retro sprite-based console that's still around. The SNES could handle Street Fighter Alpha 2 and you had games that were up to 48 MB. And by then it was close to a decade old, imagine if it stuck around.

[@nerdcraftercoley7305]

Lane oil makes a world of difference. My dad was a left-handed bowler and it would cause the ball to get into his path of bowling I guess. I actually learned how to bowl with my left hand because if I hit where his ball had went when bowling with my right hand it would sling my ball into the gutter. So by learning to bowl with my left hand I was able to get to the same lane as him and keep my ball from becoming a gutterball.

[@dwightdixon8508]

Lost Vikings 2 shield dude launching via gas blast cracks me up

[@MikeRay1978]

I was a senior in high school. I always thought I didn’t play a lot at this point but I remember playing these.

[@DarthMarino]

Arkanoid: Doh It Again did support the SNES mouse as a good alternative to the spinner.

[@samuelallen2831]

End of an era. Kirby’s Dream Land 3 is a low key beast

[@customsongmaker]

Only 10 years from the release of a Super Nintendo game to its release for download on Wii Virtual Console. It was a short 3 generations.

[@giovannimatus3139]

Do a video for 1998 as well. Only 2 games were released for the SNES that year: NBA Live 98 and Frogger.

[@JohnRiggs]

I 100% plan on it.

[@jennid8123]

Maybe make it a hybrid supergameboy games ep since there isnt a lot of them

[@blackenedheart9592]

​@@jennid8123I have a Super Gameboy 2 and Donkey Kong and a repro cart of Castlevania Legends for the Gameboy and both of them look absolutely amazing with the Super Gameboy! It's amazing (especially Donkey Kong) what they could do with a regular Gameboy game. Shame not many companies utilized the super Gameboy like that.

[@mjdf122]

That’s incorrect just frogger was released in 1998 NBA Live 98 was released in 1997 blessed to see all from 1980-Now

[@krisfrederick5001]

Jesus, I was a Freshman in 1997...What the hell happened??? Scary how fast time goes by. We had every kid in the neighborhood gathered playing GoldenEye.

[@miamimagicians]

Fun times

[@RedTabletTalk]

Yes I remember that! I was a freshman in fall 1997 and that was a GREAT time to be a gamer! A lot of iconic video game bangers came out during the fall of that year. I played Castlevania Symphony of the Night many evenings after school during my freshman year in fall 1997!

[@louyork8379]

I was a junior, Bro! You right, time went wicked fast!!

[@mattm7798]

Looking back, I think the 16 bit generation holds up better than the 32/64 bit, but at the time, having even really bad 3d games was pretty mind blowing and somehow we didn't notice how bad the 3d was lol. Anyone else remember going in to Target and seeing the Playstation kiosk and just being floored by the graphics?

[@MotherKojiro]

Harvest Moon was such a strange experience back in the day; I remember looking EVERYWHERE for it after reading about it in Nintendo Power, and when I finally found a copy, it wasn't quite the "Farming RPG" they'd made it out to be, but I don't think anyone knew how to classify it. Nobody else was talking about it at the time, and now, there's a whole genre of games inspired by it. I really enjoyed it, mostly because there was a goal and an end; the later games failed to grab me because they just went on forever.

[@JLAvey]

Better bowling on the SNES--- that's a phrase I wasn't expecting to hear when I woke up this morning.

[@JJB11]

1997 (Jan. 1, 1997-Dec. 31, 1997): 1. Lost Vikings 2 2. Harvest Moon 3. Brunswick World: Tournament of Champions 4. Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 5. Kirby's Dream Land 3 6. Arkanoid: Doh It Again 7. Madden NFL '98 8. Space Invaders 9. Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games 10. NHL '98

[@mjdf122]

You forgot NBA Live 98 I’ve seen all from 1980-Now good try though you also forgot Maui Mallard it was released in 1997 in USA but 1996 for Japan and PAL regions

[@JJB11]

@@mjdf122 No. On Nintendo wiki, NBA Live '98 was released in 1998

[@JJB11]

@@mjdf122 No. On Nintendo wiki, NBA Live 98 was released in 1998 on SNES.

[@JJB11]

@@mjdf122 No. 2. Cold Shadow was released in 1996 in North America.

[@WrestlingandFilmReviews]

I used to read review of Harvest Moon for SNES in 1998 gaming magazine, I always wanted to own Harvest Moon, but I didn't own SNES in 90s.

[@RedTabletTalk]

1997 was quite simply a magical and potentially life changing year for me. So many things happened that year in my personal life and in regards to video games. I was in the 8th grade as a middle schooler going to the 9th grade and becoming a freshman in high school. That in itself was a big change for me. I’ll tell my full story later since it’s a lot!

[@shenloken2]

Can you believe the SNES still released and sold new games in 1997?? Well given how previous console longevity is no stranger to the likes of Nintendo and Sony; yeah I can actually!! Kirby’s Dream Land 3 released the same year as FF VII and Symphony of the Night is still crazy though….

[@jasonwomack4064]

I just started watching some of John's videos. Dude really deserves credit for his creative merch.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

BroBee likes to play Kirby's Dream Land 3! I think I'm a piece of gum! Plex likes to play Arkanoid! Whoa Laser! Pew-Pew-Pew! This game is dangerous! Foofa likes to play Harvest Moon! Growing Flowers is fun! Muno likes The Lost Vikings 2! Yeah, I'm a Viking! TooDee likes to play Space Invaders! Because learning new games is hard!

[@AltimaNEO]

ProJared dropped "Now in the 90s". Im glad youre still keeping the theme alive!

[@insaneasock3156]

And after a while, you realize, time flies. ~Porcupine Tree~

[@NoThanksnothanks]

John, do u know of a coffee table book with video game endings? I’d have seen it I swear at a convention in one of ur videos. I would love to know more.

[@kuruptein]

Out mowing .. Friday.. everyone went home early didn't help me..grrr.. but listening to the riggamortis makes me happy. I'll watch the video later

[@Bad-Mister-Frosty]

Thanks John. I didn't know SNES was still getting games in '97.

[@thedefonegamer636]

That Yo Gabba Gabba shirt is awesome

[@darktetsuya]

funny enough I imported a copy of SNES space invaders a year or so ago. also saw someone streaming that arkanoid game the other day, it did look fun! so might have to track that one down.

[@garb7477]

Arkanoid Doh it Again is like DK Gameboy levels of deceptive. Starts of like Arkanoid but there's some neat boss battle every now and than. Level 100 culminates in an insanely hard boss fight against Doh. There's also a plot...and thematically fitting endings. Bizarre for Arkanoid that in this random release they decided to give it a plot.

[@Midlife_TimeCrisis]

I really liked the 2 lost vikings games for snes and when I got the Playstation version I was mad it's just part 2 with a different name. And then a few years later I realized I should have got it for Saturn instead, I have bad memories of lost Vikings 2 LOL

[@averagejoe_789]

LoL @ "Sim City gives me anxiety." True words right there. I love SNES Sim City, though. 🙂

[@JP47471]

Selena was not the best movie of 1997. But Aqua's Barbie Girl may have very well been the best song!

[@JohnRiggs]

I just wanted to give a shout out to Selena. Top movie was probably Men in Black.

[@oldskoolpaul77]

Great memories. Really enjoyed this video! 😀

[@mjdf122]

Best games for Super Nintendo 1997 Harvest Moon NHL 98 NBA Live 98 Madden NFL 98 and Kirby’s Dreamland 3

[@battlenerd8179]

Another good video man. Jeep it up.❤

[@retroworld8090]

Goldeneye, Turok, FF7! That's a powerhouse year! Some of the best games ever made!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Brunswick World Tournament of Champions was the last game I ever got for the SNES. I found it more difficult than actual bowling.

[@goranisacson2502]

Kirby DreamLand 3 and Lost Vikings 2 were the only ones here I played, and while I adore them for being good evolutions of a familiar concept I can't deny they're not really big, special games. Good craftsmanship, but it was clear to see, especially considering the other games here, the end was fast approaching for this old faithful.

[@ventiankraus777]

I can't tell you the amount of time I spent playing Harvest Moon in my early teens. It was such a good time and so different from the other games I was playing back then. I'm a Stardew Valley junkie these days because of it.

[@NipplesTheEnchilada2323]

Fun Fact: The 1994 Game Boy version of Space Invaders has a full SNES version of the game on the cartridge if played on a Super Game Boy, and the SNES version of Space Invaders is a modified version of that Super Game Boy Enhanced version of Space Invaders.

[@bw2273]

I feel like I was the only teen in America playing Harvest Moon in the summer of 1997. I got it for my birthday and have fond memories playing it. Yes, I had N64 by then, but revisited my SNES for this one.

[@Veganerd_]

I hope you kept Harvest Moon, the cart is worth $340 on it's own, now...

[@troysleeth3709]

Arkanoid works great with the snes mouse

[@robertbussie9979]

I would like to by your cereal book for my library. I cannot find it on Amazon. Is it available through them or only directly through your website?

[@kh7955]

Sports games are dated the year that their championship(season) ends. Ex: Madden 98 the season was 1997-98 same with NBA, NHL, and MLB

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

I know Kirby's Dreamland 3 is a different type of game and was meant to play more like the Gameboy games, but at the time it just felt like a step backward from Kirby Superstar which came out a year prior. You can't see the word Doh and not think of Homer. It's impossible. LOL. Surprised you didn't go ahead and include the one SNES game released in 1998. Guess it gets it's own video.

[@FaithFallRepentGraceRepeat]

I miss games with vector graphics. Are there any modern games or remakes that are good?

[@JJB11]

Two of the SNES video games released in 1998 are NBA Live 98 and Frogger.

[@mjdf122]

Just frogger NBA Live 98 was released in 1997

[@JJB11]

@@mjdf122 No. On Nintendo wiki, NBA Live '98 was released in 1998.

[@GhostJamm]

Sounds like John is fighting a cold. Me too dude.

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

I have age of empires A friend of mine had a PC version of Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1, however under the name Microsoft Arcade A classmate of mine had Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games

[@TheRealPapaChico]

Weird, I had Playstation in 1996 and I deff rented harvest moon a lot and played it. Harvest moon must have been the last snes game I played at the time.

[@diegog1853]

To give credit to the snes, lost viking 2 on snes has to be the best version of that game. The prerendered 3D graphics of the pc and ps1 versions look horrible

[@Kevinsyel]

"So you have As...teroids" you did that on purpose John! don't lie!

[@jromero925ify]

You are better at these kinda videos than the, "open cart surgeries"! Those vids have gone down hill bro.

[@Ubebread1]

9:45 wait this game wasnt exclusive to pc? I didnt know there was an snes port.

[@LordNazerous]

Oh wow, I still have Lost Vikings 2 and Harvest Moon!

[@thomasgebert6119]

Arkanoid Doh It Again actually works with the SNES mouse, if you want analog controls.

[@danielespeziari5545]

Where is Street Fighter Alpha 2? It should be in this video, or in the 1996 one

[@claymccoy]

Came out in 1996.

[@JoshWagner-l7t]

These are my favorite videos

[@0Akeldama0]

It would be cool to list the games that came out on the 64 at the same time, chronologically. Which games were drawing kids to the 64?

[@bes03c]

Wasn't Space Invaders released on a Gameboy cart? It has a SNES version in it, but you need the Super Gameboy to play it.

[@cutsupremenumba1]

This arkanoid also supported snes mouse controls. Thats how i played

[@lovemadeinjapan]

Did you know that of the 101 titles that came out on both NES and SNES, at least half of them are better on the NES, and another 30 are on par? I was totally confused when I found out. Turned out the SNES was really handycapped with its slow CPU.

[@insaneasock3156]

Yooooooo Gabba Gabba!!!!

[@stgenerations]

Harvest moon was stardew valley before stardew valley

[@jamesmoss3424]

1997 was coming to the end of the snes with great games.

[@k-slapz1339]

Please review Terrignma for snes?

[@JumboJosh-lv3mo]

Wow! A historic video game calander. There’s when Atari was founded, when pong was created, wait… Why are the years 1983- part of 1985? SHHH….

[@thedoise459]

cool typo in the title bro

[@dentstowel4230]

Didn’t Maui Mallard come out in 97?

[@mjdf122]

Yes it did for USA but for Japan and PAL 96

[@gilpederiva]

In 1996 and after, people would wanted to play ps1 or N64 games, unfortunately the 16 bits age has gone and the new age was growing as fast as it could.

[@gumpyflyale2542]

Should have combined these with 1997 genesis games

[@xboXDarkHunterXbox]

A Turok shoutout 😎

[@penagolfer]

Man I love the lost vikings. Microsoft needs to stop closing studios and make a new installment

[@thetechn1que518]

Have you played any of the Trine games? They are very similar and available on modern platforms.

[@dcboys4195]

Lost Vikings 2 is very good. Kirby's Dreamland 3 was a massive disappointment. 1996 was the true last hurrah for 16-bit gaming. 1997 releases on Genesis were a flat out embarrasment.

[@mark6302]

kirby games are awesome

[@PineVinyl]

The best Arkanoid game

[@leefischer5814]

There is a better" farming"game than Harvest Moon and it is Farm Sim from 93.

[@pacmancdi]

Kirby's dream land 3 is such a massive downgrade from Superstar. When I finally played it on switch online I was disappointed

[@miamimagicians]

Great year movies wrestling tv shows radio music rap

[@miamimagicians]

96 was a much better snes year!

[@robonintendo]

Nintendo dropped support for the SNES very quickly after the N64 launched.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Not nearly as quick as they dropped support for the GameCube.

[@howitusedtobe]

It’s weird to me how people classify harvest moon and similar games as “RPGish” why? becuase you are by all accounts and in no uncertain terms role playing … as a farmer …

[@michaeladams9807]

👍👍™️

[@sharonlowman8806]

The year I was born 1997

[@magicmike618]

"Super nintendo" never actually released a single game, I think nintendo did though, for their super nintendo

[@jhighturntup5558]

🤘😝🤘

[@jamesreece9502]

D'oh it again? Like Homer Simpson?

[@andrewcoxon5214]

Remember PlayStation was expensive and snes was super fun

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

6th grade for me

[@pete8475]

7:11 - Kirby 64 is a straight up turd.

[@19Hatchetman79]

I was thumb up 666!!!