My Top 10 Super Nintendo Games

[@TheABElia]

Unless you lived through it, you can't possibly fathom how huge it was when they announced that 'Street Fighter II' was coming to the SNES. An almost perfect replica of the Arcade, right at home, to play endlessly. I read that SFII Edition of Nintendo Power every night, for months, waiting for it's release. And I didn't even own a SNES!!!

[@rustymixer2886]

There slowdown, no location voice, it's kind of sluggy to play but ok

[@Niarfor]

Same for MK2, and I read my mag over and over and over waiting for it. It seemed like that summer would never end so September could get here! Also, playing the original SF2 on the SNES recently, I found it to be soooooo slow. Still a great game, of course, but I prefer the much faster Turbo versions of SF2 now.

[@danielkuva7966]

Back when waiting for a games’ release meant something. Didn’t have the internet to quell your curiosity with endless tidbits and details of the coming release. It was definitely different back then.

[@reliablereview4723]

It was perfect..ever minute detail.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@reliablereview4723 every slow down , every glitch perfect 😆

[@Tarman85]

Some of the greatest and happiest times of my life was playing these games with my best friends. I'll always remember them fondly.

[@samuelstyles5031]

my dad sold my snes for painkillers then beat up my mom and went to jail

[@davebassi7340]

@@samuelstyles5031 ☹️

[@jmac79ers]

That first playing Castlevania IV, walking out into the courtyard. The metal fences go up, and that music starts....whoa!!

[@jmac79ers]

Wow, to think you "guys" joined youtube within a day of eachother. Must be soulmates

[@Jack_80]

@@jmac79ers just bots i see all through the youtube comments.

[@jmac79ers]

@@Jack_80 yeah, it's pretty weird. I like to interact with them from time to time though lol

[@Jack_80]

@@jmac79ers the one time the second bot replied 5 minutes after the first and said something like "wow, it took like 15 minutes but it actually worked.

[@jc.1191]

Still blows me away. Just an awesome presentation!

[@stephenoleary9579]

Had the mega drive myself and a friend had the snes. Occasionally we'd swap consoles for a week or two. Consoles were much easier to swap when they were cartridge based.

[@JohnnyParrotJoe]

Matt Eskandari I had both. So I never put them to compete each other. There were better games on snes and there were better games on genesis. ❤️

[@stephenoleary9579]

@@eskanda3434 I got the snes a few years after, but it was alway fun having those arguments about which was better. It got hard to argue the md was better when street fighter 2 came out on the snes first. 😂

[@absoluteclownworld]

@@stephenoleary9579 even harder after SFII Turbo came out ;)

[@stephenoleary9579]

@@absoluteclownworld to be honest, was never a fan of the speed boost they added to turbo. But the four extra characters were great 😁

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

I never had a Mega Drive. I was a Nintendo nut. I was gutted when the Mega Drive version of Mortal Kombat featured blood and the SNES didn't.

[@TheGryf0xxx]

Loved the Million Dollar Man theme in beginning.

[@imyanigmw]

Money, money, money, money, moneeeeeeyyyyyy

[@INFERNO95]

@@imyanigmw Everybody got a price.

[@BoozeAholic]

You will be bought!

[@imrandawe7857]

Before that was the menu music for the royal rumble game on snes! Yes i played that game way too much lol

[@Halbared]

Same, I was gonna comment just for this! :D

[@SlyBeast]

Of the games mentioned, 3 things that never get old: 1) throwing bad guys against a background window in Batman Returns; 2) firing your shotgun backward like a total badass in Blackthorne; 3) the candles lighting up on your way to Dracula's staircase after defeating Death in Super Castlevania IV.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I love the CRUNCHY sound effect when Batman slams someone. Its soooo satisfying.

[@daveeol1987]

Best Dracula battle ever

[@megavolt67]

@@daveeol1987 I think so too because of the presentation and the dramatic shift when Dracula is on his last legs.

[@harrisontashjian752]

4) destroying mother brain at the end of super Metroid

[@Edexote]

5) Super Metroid in it's entirety.

[@Y2Kaynen87]

Super Castlevania 4, Super Metroid Mega X, Gundam Wing Endless Duel, Street Fighter 2 and Killer Instinct were definitely favorites of mine.

[@Y2Kaynen87]

@bee boo Great games as well.

[@PeterGargan]

Both the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis came out a good few years before I was even born but I can safely say that they both have amazing libraries that have aged tremendously well, I prefer a good number of them over the ones I grew up with in this era.

[@secretysecret1551]

Man, the music that you picked as your background music gave me chills. Especially the ending music for Castlevania IV.

[@Christdeliverme]

LOL. You mean,.. The music from the game HAHA Relax with dem feelz. Keep your pants on at 15:37 homie. He didn't pick it... It's from the game

[@secretysecret1551]

@@Christdeliverme no vato, i'm referring to 17:30. And I'll take my pants off wherever I want.

[@daveeol1987]

Best final score of any game

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

Super Nintendo was the best 16 bit system ever made. Also Shinobi Return of the Ninja Master made me want a Genesis back in the day.

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

Wild Guns, EarthBound, Ardy Lightfoot, Live-A-Live, Sunset Riders, Wario's Woods, Tetris Attack. So much good stuff.

[@Shauddi]

Great list - I think we can safely say that all old school gamers have a soft spot for the SNES and the golden era of gaming. Some of these are my fav games of all time, stacking up against modern day games with ease. Love going down memory lane and seeing all of these phenomenal masterpieces discussed :) You missed a few, but that’s the beauty of subjective lists 👍🏻

[@Benjamin-David]

Super Metroid is an excellent game. A+

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

Absolutely true. It has everything that an amazing video game needs. It has fast movement, precision, exploration, nice grafics, and many things more. And everything is so well executed, you never feel hindered in any way at any time. Super Metroid is just a masterpiece.

[@jackcobb1090]

My 18-year-old nephew enjoys speed runs and is experimenting with randomizers. My 8-year-old nephew is starting to play it too. Fun Fact: Super Metroid bombed in Japan but quickly went platinum in North America.

[@MacCready_]

Super Metroid is a marvel.

[@kdubyah8787]

Just did a nostalgia playthrough and already wanna do a speeed run playthrough

[@Trax2able]

@@Der_Kleine_Mann and if you have skill, you can go other ways in that game. I often play it nowadays with Rom hacks which converts the whole game.

[@tsunamirider9895]

Another great video SLX! Back in the day, I was mainly in the Sega camp. Also couldn't afford both consoles, so never owned an SNES. Now, years later, I'm able to go back and play a lot of these via SNES mini, Nintendo Switch Online, etc, but I imagine it was quite more exciting back in the day, like when you mentioned you couldn't play these on other systems, these were exclusives that served as the identity of the system. Wish I could go back in time and give myself an SNES to experience it in that time period of gaming, lol.

[@VetsRage]

There are just so many amazing games on the SNES. He shows some brief footage of Cybernator, I liked that alot as a kid. Plus Metal Marines, U.N. Squadron, just too many to list. The games art style has aged well, unlike the ps1 era with its early 3d polygons.

[@Shishkebarbarian]

Cybernator is such a slept on game. Japan got a bunch of these types of Mech-Side-Scroller-action/platformer/run-n-gun-style games across multiple consoles and this is one of the very few that made it over here. It's a really fun game. Also, i love early 3d polygon graphics. they're so quaint compared to today but most of the games still hold up as very fun today.

[@melvinblackburn195]

My favorite all-time console, by a scant margin. I will say however, that the Japanese Super Famicom library more than plays an integral part. Games like Doremi Fantasy, Ganbare Goemon 2, The Violinist Of Hamelin, Macross Scrambled Valkyrie and Magical Pop'n belong up there with the finest North American releases, in my humble opinion. Of The games you mentioned, I keep remembering how, at the time I thought Batman Returns was an arcade port, because of those big, detailed sprites.

[@ravagingwolverine]

The japanese games go a long way, as I don't love a lot of what are considered the best games on the system. Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie is my pick for best shooter on the system. I like the Mazinger game too(also by Winkysoft, just like Macross). It has flaws, but I still find it a lot of fun.

[@Bloodreign1]

That is why I have many imports for the SFC (including the last 3 Goemon games, and Mystical Ninja, the first and only western SNES one), and some Mega Drive games as well, Japan had some damned great stuff we never saw in the west.

[@megavolt67]

It's nice to see a post like this because all too often I've seen Genesis fans or Sega fans in general describe the SNES as having a few good first party titles that they think are overrated and a bunch of RPGs which don't interest them because of their preference for arcade-style games. In the same way that some Nintendo fans who wrongly dismiss Genesis as little more than a Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage machine should check out the good but lesser known Genesis titles (the Treasure games, the various shmups, the Wolfteam/Renovation games, etc..), Genesis fans who are true gaming fans should do the same with the SNES.

[@mr.cooldude1068]

I love how you can really feel how personal this list is for you. It comes across that each of these games really means something to you beyond how fun they are to play. Great video and list!

[@robertdanker6193]

My favorite console along with the Saturn! Great video!! I also really enjoyed Batman Returns, wish it was 2 player!

[@kabutops87]

Videos like this is why i enjoy your channel. Your reviews are fair and they dont try to shit on Snes and downplay Nintendo and your Sega videos gives Sega there respect too without overrating everything Sega does like most Sega fan's seem to do.

[@kabutops87]

@21st 'I'm not a fan of them. Nintendo fanboys can be just as bad.

[@kabutops87]

@TrueSinister Sega fans can be just as toxic and immature. you've proved it, Thumbs up from me.

[@kabutops87]

@TrueSinister and your comment wasn't generalising Nintendo fan's? saying its most toxic fandom out there. Honestly who care's. i enjoy both Sega and Nintendo, You just taken my comment out of context. Go outside and get some fresh air.

[@Bloodreign1]

TrueSinister, there are plenty of toxic Sega fans out there, they aren't hard to find either (there is one trolling these comments if you lok hard enough), they are just as bad as the SNES fans that are toxic.To be honest, most of them probably never played an SNES or a Genesis when they were brand new and hot.

[@lldjslim]

Sega lord x is just killin' it For me my top 10 is not in no particular order. Mortal Kombat II Chrono trigger Super Mario kart Super mario all-stars Mega man x 2 Legeng of zelda - link to the past Super metroid Street fighter ii turbo Teenage mutant ninja turtles - turtles in time R-type iii

[@jordinpagel5976]

Nice list, mines pretty close to that just dkc2 would definitely be in there for me.

[@jron5113]

I was a Sega guy growing up, so it ticked me off how good MKII on SNES was.

[@lldjslim]

@@jron5113 Yes it was like Nintendo knew that it was gonna be blood or die

[@lvitntnmrcls]

Awesome list.

[@absoluteclownworld]

Good list, interesting to see r-type iii on a list for once.

[@mr_5lade]

This brings back amazing memories. I still remember my first time playing Super Mario World as a kid and just being in complete awe

[@josh6453]

About time someone put Mario All-Stars on their top 10 SNES list.

[@LateNiteCrew01]

I agree!!

[@andysentertainmentcorner1421]

im actually a little bit annoyed that it didnt end up on the snes mini, the snes mini has the kirby super star which is 8 games but not the mario all-stars which i hoping to finally own as it such a great collection of the original 4 games

[@miamimagicians]

The reason why it does not get mentioned more often is because it’s really considered an NES game if you know what I mean

[@josh6453]

miamimagicians magician miami I know, but their 16-bit counterparts are way better, yet underrated.

[@HeNnEsSy_HiCcUpS]

Should of been super Mario all stars +world

[@franco7363]

Super Castlevania IV is my fav game of all time.

[@zachkuykendall1048]

Mega Man X is still one of my most memorable games of my childhood.. it was perfect in every way, even the soundtrack was awesome

[@sweeterscience83]

I played through X1 and X2 multiple times. That and Zelda were sooooo good

[@markvsmachine5546]

Simcity taught me that Detroit was a crime infested dump even back then. Loved that game.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Say nice things about Detroit.

[@shooting6lasers]

@@MrBoyYankee Without Detroit as it is, we wouldn’t have had Robocop.

[@AFR0MAMBA]

@@MrBoyYankee I can’t think of anything nice. Can’t even think of a word that rhymes with Detroit.

[@MrBoyYankee]

@@AFR0MAMBA try Beverly Hills Cop, Strohs Ice Cream, The F-150,The Ram, & Silverado, American, National & Lafayette Coney Island, Buddy's Pizza.

[@AFR0MAMBA]

@@MrBoyYankee booking my trip right now

[@johnriddlebaugh7436]

Actraiser was a kickass game and one often underappreciated.

[@AveMcree]

John Riddlebaugh I’m not a fan of that in terms of playing it but I like watching people beat it.

[@TrevRockOne]

I enjoy the game, but that boss rush at the end is too much for me.

[@AYANAMlREl]

@@TrevRockOne it is easiest game i played on snes

[@JFeather1]

They just finished a remake on the new consoles. Haven't tried it yet. But definitely plan on it.

[@jubei20111]

Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse is probably the most under rated game I've played on the SNES.

[@Bloodreign1]

And there were two more of those right after, all play just as good as the original.The third one though remained a Japanese exclusive till the GBA.

[@Bman4hire]

You ain't lying. The changing theme of the character and environments is phenomenal even by today's standards.

[@bobbydazzler329]

Illusion of Gaia

[@reznor6507]

Mine would have to be The Adams Family Pugsleys Scavenger Hunt

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

The mickey mouse circus game was good to

[@donmorton4597]

Great list. Always said Super Metroid was the best game on any system anytime and great to see it so high on your list.

[@ryananderson4315]

Im really not sure how anybody puts another game above Super Metroid.

[@martinkerrmusic]

@@ryananderson4315 Yeah, Castlevania is worse in every respect.

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

Finally, a top 10 Snes games list where LTTP is not number one. 👍

[@sozaj]

I KNOW!!!

[@miguelvieira9223]

I have watched many retro reviews from many different people, but by far you are the best at it, I love every video you have, and I have watched every single one, and you're detailed game reviews are amazing, thank you, and I always admire you're work buddy! Miguel

[@Des_Zee]

I remember back in 96 I was at an uncle's house and he had a SNES. And he had blackthorn but it was kicking his ass so he let me try it. It kicked my ass too but it was fun so I kept on and finally beat it. Good times

[@CobraShuttle]

This was definitely one of the better personal Top 10 SNES lists I've seen on KZbin. It's a diverse list, and doesn't have many of the usual suspects. You've got a certain taste in games and this list shows it. I respect that!

[@powwow360]

This channel is like Sega in their prime, lots of unexpected gems at an unusually high rate!

[@greenkoopa]

Have you seen the add-ons?

[@thisisakodibox2635]

True except SLX management is excellent 😉

[@greenkoopa]

@@thisisakodibox2635 just the American branch. SLX JP is a mess

[@gimme4641]

N O W A Y! Before the countdown began, I was thinking, "it's crazy how Blackthorne will never be in anyone's top 10." I look away for one sec and hear, "I was never really a big fan of Prince of Persia..." I immediately look down and see Blackthorne LMAO Man, that's why I'm subbed. You're knowledgeable and think outside the box.

[@ToxicCarnageThrash]

Awesome!! As a Sega boy i know i can enjoy the super nintendo too Regards from Brazil

[@romulodornelas3206]

Exactly how I feel. If this guy is a SEGA dude and he knew super well with SNES, man, I woudering about MEGA DRIVE 😉

[@LittleBigKid707b]

The Genesis and Super Nes is pretty close for me. Dont think I can pick a favorite.

[@urbanmidnight1]

Not if you're hardcore like me 👍

[@Bloodreign1]

Everyone can. I was a Nintendo fanboy growing up, coming off the Atari 2600, but gave Sega their fair shot in 1998 by buying a Model 2 Genesis (own a Model 1 these days, retired the Model 2). Some of us can be fair and play games for both systems, but there are those who are so hard assed about certain consoles, that they refuse to give them their just due. If I can get off my ass and give the Genesis/Mega Drive a chance by playing a lot of it's library and buying many games for it (to compliment my also big SNES/SFC library), there are Genesis fans who can get off their ass, play more SNES stuff, and see what they missed out on.

[@ToxicCarnageThrash]

@@Bloodreign1 I just love the sega genesis, sega saturn and Dreamcast. They are part of so many happy moments in my life. But i Also Enjoy the Super Nintendo (The nintendo 64 not very much haha). I Remenber when i was a kid, every friday me and my cousing going to the rent store with our bikes, trying to choose the best games for Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. I always tought...I Wish i had a super nintendo too hahaha. Great memories Have a nice day my friends!

[@Belmont6830]

I am Ultra Happy to know that Super Castlevania 4 is Number One for you. As for me, I love Super Castlevania 4 above every other game. Thank you, my friend! A huge hug from Italia.

[@chrisc2037]

SNES is still the best console of all time. There were so many Games that where just awesome.

[@RDSports5]

From that generation for sure, but PS2's game library is the most impressive in my view

[@miriamalmeida6687]

The best.

[@Gloryboyquan]

​@@miriamalmeida6687I'm sorry psp is best c

[@bramangraphics]

These games look better than PS 1.

[@UuddlerLeRoyBaStart]

9:46 dude... When you took that shortcut, and played a few short seconds of F-Zero pinball, then hit the jump and blew up. I felt that

[@gurgamous]

Love cv4. It was one of the first snes titles I saw with my own eyes and I was blown away as a 9 year old kid when I first saw it.

[@franciscor390]

Love the list, a true connoisseur of video games. Could play Castlevania 4 indefinitely.

[@philmason9653]

Solid choice for #1. And you're right, gen 4 was great. At the time gen 5 and its stuttery polygons really felt like a step back to me.

[@jc.1191]

Gen 5 3d looks terrible to me. Huge step backwards imo.

[@philmason9653]

@@jc.1191 I've since learned to appreciate it, especially Saturn 3D which in the right hands appears more solid. But that's a lot easier to in hindsight, when it's not out there taking up all the oxygen in gaming.

[@random_gamer_guy82]

Your work in genuinely second to none. I don't own a sega system anymore but have many collections but sadly my megadrive broke last year and my saturn was lost in a move. But I'm driven still to sega and your videos and content keep me hooked for litterly hours on days off . keep up with the amazing work you sound like a very decent genuine fella 👊👊👊(I'm glad someone else hated Megaman on nes and preferred X )

[@random_gamer_guy82]

@@PhilWaylon I'll will definitely look into it, never heard of that system myself. Can you download roms for it ? Or are they download based from there site?

[@random_gamer_guy82]

@@PhilWaylon lord X is my usual channel but I will take a look at both definitely. Thank you buddy for taking the time to help ✋appreciated

[@wirlogx]

OH my! a top ten that left out as Honorable mention the "Generic List games" and goes for games to discover!! Thanks!

[@notarant5107]

There is something very *clean* about your channel. I can't put my finger on it man but I like it. It's nostalgia but *clean*

[@deftones8717]

At first I was taken aback by Super Mario World and Zelda, A Link To The Past being honorable mentions, and not making your list, but then you listed 10 amazing games that helped me to understand your point of view. Also, I have to remind myself that we all have our own opinions and favorites, and nostalgia for certain games which had the biggest impact on our lives at the time.. this factor plays the biggest role for me when I list my favorites.. some of my picks are games that weren’t nearly as popular as the games that you might see on other people’s lists. Games like Ken Griffey Jr’s Major League Baseball for instance, would be on my top 10, due to all of the happy memories, playing against my brother for hours upon hours. Another game that you don’t hear about a whole lot, which would likely make it to my top 10, is Metal Warriors. I never even played the story mode.. but my brothers and I put countless hours into the battle mode (SO MUCH FUN!).. Then we got WWF Super Wrestlemania, which admittedly, isn’t a very good game lol but back when I was a youngin, my brother and I played this game A LOTTT. Also, my top ten would definitely include Earthbound, which was my very favorite game growing up. I loved it so much, and this was before I ever knew how much of a cult classic it was lol. I have a lot of fond memories of Super Mario World and Zelda ALTTP, so I’d have to include them. Donkey Kong country MIGHT make the list. Definitely F-Zero. Secret of Mana for sure! Also NBA Jam Mario Kart gotta make the cut! Some games to consider for me would be, Street Fighter 2, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Illusion of Gaia, Turtles in Time.. umm believe it or not, me, my bro, and my uncle, played the sh!t out of Uniracers 😆 I know the game isn’t popular among critics, but playing it against a friend, is soo much fun dude! I could go on and on and list so much more games, but I’ll spare you all. The SNES will always be in the running for the best system of it’s time, no doubt, despite the Genesis rivalry lol I was fortunate enough to have owned both consoles, as well as a ton of games for both, and I gotta say, the Genesis had a lotttt of great titles too, of which I spent countless hours playing. 😂 for ME, the SNES had the edge, but they both rule! P.S. YOU RULE TOO SEGA LORD X! I know I’m 2 years late to the party lmao but I only discovered your channel not too long ago, so thankfully I can now binge on all of your videos :)

[@james441]

You lived the best era of gaming man

[@jackcobb1090]

I was beside myself that Zelda A Link to the Past wasn't in the top 10. I scrolled the comments because I knew I couldn't be the only person thinking that.

[@james441]

@@jackcobb1090 alttp is number 1

[@lucaslease4571]

This video is one of the best SNES Top 10 videos I've ever seen. No other SNES Top 10 video includes Batman Returns, Blackthorne and Actraiser, which are 3 of my Top 10 as well. Thank you for making this video, my faith in humanity is partially restored.

[@truepatriot3768]

I love all these games but still my favourites are missing dkc trilogy, super Mario RPG, earthbound , terranigma, secret of Mana, Yoshi's island. Boy SNES library was huge

[@stonerdemon]

Excellent list. Congrats for making a list of your own. For me, the ultimate beatemup on the system is Maximum Carnage. It's long, difficult and chock full of characters. And Demon's Crest would also be on my list.

[@Livingtree32]

ALTTP as an honorable mention? 🤨 Let's just say, interesting choice 😄

[@bobbydazzler329]

No Donkey Kong Country either

[@Livingtree32]

@@bobbydazzler329 Yes. But my opinion is to each his own 😁 I just found it curious

[@r100curtaincall]

Let’s be real even a top 20 would not cover even half of the really good games for this console

[@Livingtree32]

@@r100curtaincall Absolutely. As I said, to each his own. It's just rare to see, that anyone would place ALTTP so far down, but hey, it's his list.

[@jd.3493]

It’s his list, but he published it on a public forum so we are allowed to diss on him

[@Dfish2229]

This reminds me of playing Castlevania IV and listening to Bone Thugs album E.1999. Idk why but it fit together unbelievably well.

[@jorycole4742]

Nice! I liked UN Squadron, Joe & Mac, Mystical Ninja, Mega Man 7, DKC, Demons Crest, and Mario RPG

[@drrrrzz9145]

great channel - your love of games really shines through. the snes library is insane - your honourable mentions list alone has several contenders for many people’s greatest games of all time...

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

>starts with Ted Dibiase theme Me: this is going to be good

[@EdwinTheGreat337]

They call me Ed Dibiase. Hahahaha.

[@TBrizzle01]

Everybody's got a price...

[@danielrecommends]

Super Castlevania 4 is my favorite SNES game of all time too. Everything about it is brilliant and perfectly executed. You have a good selection of games here and I agree with most of them. Some of them I haven't heard of so I have some exploring to do. I'm glad that you are covering the SNES and showing that its really the games more than the hardware that make a gaming generation great.

[@stuvo1977]

The music is incredible. I can't believe it was on a cartridge.

[@donkique956]

I was lucky in having a job and being able to afford a SEGA, and SNES. When it came to games I would rent them and then decided if I would buy or not. Good times.

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I miss renting games! It was so fun going to the video rental store and picking out a movie and an NES or Genesis game to rent for the weekend.

[@sandy60]

I miss going to blockbuster as a kid and me and my friend would steal many n64, ps1, SNES games cause they had no beepers on the entrance door so we would walk out when someone walked in and it was always packed on Friday and Saturday nights and I can't believe how many games we got away with

[@davidconlee2196]

It is fun to see a top ten SNES list from someone that was a Sega kid. There are a few games you would see from many SNES fans, but then there is a throw-away Batman beatemup, Blackthorne, and F-Zero. Fitting of a Sega kid, this is the only list I have ever seen that didn't have at least one of SMW and ALttP in the top 10. Thanks for making this video!

[@oopopp]

A game that continues to be UNDERrated.... Soul Blazer... the music in the game was also incredible...

[@martincrazereptiles8477]

mine are 1. Street Fighter 2 Turbo 2. Animaniacs 3. Tiny Toons Wacky Sports 4. Road Runner 5. Mortal Kombat 2 6. Batman Returns 7. Donkey Kong country 8. Killer instinct 9.Primal Rage 10. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Snes is ny number 1 favourite game console so many more games still play to this day

[@stepheng8061]

Snes was the main console of choice at hollymead elementary school growing up among my peers but among older kids and adults sega was king, so of course my dad was more interested in sega

[@moradomusic2823]

What an awesome pick for number 1! I remember feeling so accomplished after beating it!

[@kevinf2757]

I was a total SNES head in the 90s and didn't realize how much busier and faster Genesis games were which made for much better arcade style games. The SNES games you highlighted are all designed really well around the limitations and strengths of the system! Good choices!

[@shanehess8380]

Awesome video. Thoroughly enjoyable with the small bits of game play

[@PopeTheRevXXVIII]

My Saturn and Super Famicom rest on the same shelf

[@ericg979]

Stoked to see Actraiser again after all these years! It rarely gets love in these kinds of favorite-list videos. And I definitely did some heavy work on pilot wings and f-zero during rainy weekends

[@PTminatoPT]

Ahhhh. The mighty Snes.. My favorite console ever. That being said, I thank Mel for helping the Japanese Sega saturn to become my 2nd favorite ever 😊 Before watching, I can almost bet his number 1 game is :Super Castlevania 4😂

[@darinherrick2503]

Mighty? Wasnt it the slowest consoles of the generation? Not arguing just find your choice of words interesting.

[@fullmoon808]

Darin Herrick mighty in terms of library

[@Bloodreign1]

Darin Herrick, the things the SNES was able to do with sprites, like Mode 7,sprite rotation, and all, is what many consider why the SNES is a powerhouse. At the time, no consoles were capable of scaling backgrounds, nor sprites (Genesis actually could with software tricks if the developer was talented enough (see Panorama Cotton to see what a talented developer could do with scaling floors on a Genesis).

[@Edexote]

And after you carefully analyse it's library, you realise that those games with it's weaker CPU? It makes it even mightier.

[@MEGAD-nb9uu]

@@Edexote and the genesis had weak looking washed out colors and sounded like one of those old speak and spells lol

[@rsreston]

Fantastic script! I can't believe I missed this episode... And thanks for the recommendations! 👌

[@SEANIEHSHINE]

I like how you did the honorable mentions 1st

[@EpicAlternative]

I'm replaying FF3 on the GBA for fun. Glad it was in your list. A deserted island with 20 SNES games is all a person needs haha

[@KidNato]

Ahhh Contra Alien Wars, aka: the war America forgot

[@awesomereviews1561]

Super Castlevania IV’s ost is GOD TIER!

[@gfear24]

Did I hear the 16-bit instrumental version of "Money, money, money...", the theme song for 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase at the beginning of the video (1:20)?

[@anthonymenardmoquin9753]

All your videos are so f good! Thx bro you bring me to sleep every nights with such great memories! From Montreal Canada thx for those masterpieces and I’ll catch you next time!

[@MrMekmek29]

You finally went there Sega Lord X....... You traitor!!! LOL just kididng im glad you have made a video of this. :)

[@Rei_Tatekei]

A real traitor when he covers PS1!

[@cultofdis]

When the honorable mentions consist of everyone else's top 10, you know this is gonna be a good list.

[@chrispan4126]

SNES and shoot 'em ups. Why does nobody remember the awesome UN Squadron ?

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

It was based off an anime in Japan and it kicks ass too.

[@chocolaterain8137]

What a beautiful intro. Please never change it.

[@RaoulDuke789]

I was one that owned both consoles back in the day, and even though I loved the Genesis/Mega Drive, I sure knew the SNES/Super Famicom was superior when it came to the software.

[@RaoulDuke789]

@DejaVoodooDoll I had a Sega Genesis too. Yeah, it’s preference. Streets of Rage was a fun beat-em up. Next to its excellent soundtrack. Although there were other excellent beat-em up’s. Final Fight and Rival Turf were fun beat-em up’s. Graphics end game play are good, soundtrack, not so much compared to Streets of Rage, but pretty good games. Gunstar Heroes is a good game too. Although Contra lll came out a year earlier. You have some good games for the SNES The same that you have good games for the Genesis. There are games that are made for each console. That have their ups and the downs. Sound is always been very important to me. The Genesis has great beats, but the sound effects are not so good. I can tear apart both consoles honestly. Dare I go into the SNES Mortal Kombat.

[@n00bfishie]

It’s personal preference. Genesis had better arcade-style, pick-up-and-play games, and sports games. SNES had great platformers and RPGs. I think that looking back in hindsight the best games in the SNES library have a sort of timeless quality and stand out as masterpieces (A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, etc). But that doesn’t diminish the fact that the Genesis was a worthy competitor in its time. I will say though, I think it is a bit unfortunate also that Sega later did a lot of damage to some of its core franchises (* cough * Sonic * cough*) that have left a bit of a stain on its legacy. It also made a lot of dumb business decisions that burned a lot of fans with the 32X and Sega CD. But back in the early/mid 90s they were still at the top of their game. And the Genesis was great. If you were a kid back then in the 90s, you could have bought either system and been very happy. I owned a SNES then, but my neighbor had a Genesis, and I loved them both.

[@retrosoul8770]

It's certainly personal preference. But it's also undoubtedly true the MDG has its own timeless classics as well. Sega commiting suicide out of the console market from poor business practices as you said, has stained its reputation and legacy, and damaged the perceived quality of their consoles too. Leaving Nintendo fans to re-write a false narrative, at the MDG's expense. The Snes has adventure style masterpieces as Noobfish mentioned...(Chrono, Lttp etc) while the MDG has arcade style masterpieces. Imo they are Streets of R2, Alien Soldier, Thunder Force IV, Shinobi 3, Musha give or take a couple others. With so many great honorable mentions like Rocket Knight, Ristar, Monster World IV etc just as the Snes does. It's unfair that these excellent games are devalued because of contrasting game designs, and the aforementioned. Even though the Snes does arguably have a software advantage, they are both still fantastic systems, but rarely is that the narrative that I see. Usually it's dismissive Nintendo fans ignorant of the MDG library, and dismiss it with close mindedness. "Thunder Force? What's that, it probably sucks"

[@Halbared]

I think you're right rduke. @Orzuum What are they?

[@icewolf1974]

The Super Nintendo is my all-time favorite video game console. So. Many. Amazing. Games!!!

[@saintorlamb]

I like before even watching. Haha. I grew up with Genesis but my brother had SNES. My top 3 (just list 3) : Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, A Link to the Past 😊

[@angelus4282]

Started things off with a surprise by placing A Link to the Past and Super Mario World in the honorable mentions. Most people (myself included) wind up placing those games at or near the top, so kudos for being different. Happy to see that Mega Man X, F-Zero, Super Metroid, Super Mario All-Stars and Super Castlevania IV all made the cut!

[@Mintcar923]

There’s no wrong answer.. I place stuff like SMW and DKC at the top too mostly because I was able to finish them.. Most while admittedly great I haven’t for whatever reason.. I’ll get stuck at some point and change off to another game..

[@PutlerHuyIo]

Trump appears on 17:00, guys!

[@midnitekreapa8372]

😂 For real

[@MaidenHell1977]

Absolutely crushing top 10 dude. As I said on the fb page, both the SNES & Genesis had their strong and weak points. While most of us had to pick our sides in those days, I'm super grateful and happy to be able to enjoy the best of both worlds today. Cheers brother!

[@kinorai]

Wuh? Top 10 Snes games? *Sega Fanboyism intensifies* NOTHING WAS GOOD ON THE DAMN SNES! I HATE SNES! *Hyperventilating* ... Why didn't we have a Donkey Kong Country on Genesis? 😭😭😭

[@maverickhuntermeta4954]

You had something similar such as Vectorman 1 & 2.

[@chrisg1621]

I was, and still am, a die hard Nintendo fan, but I still loved going to my cousin's house and playing edgy Sega games with him. Never could get used to the controller though.

[@digitalworms]

I owed or rented most of these multiple times on the list, and it's a solid list! As always man good job!

[@Ledlin99]

What I remember most was that FF 3 was being able to play co-op with someone else. You could choose which characters you controlled while someone else plays the others.

[@Notisfan77]

Being a Sega fan doesn't have to mean that you are a Nintendo hater. Great video!

[@tm0054]

Very happy to see Actraiser here! I blindly bought a copy of it when I got my SNES back in the day and man it didn't disappoint. It turned out to be one of my favorite games on the system.

[@steuph1976]

Being a Sega guy as well, I basically picked up an SNES for the Street Fighter II bundle (remember it wouldn't come to Sega for a year), and got hooked to Nintendo since then. And in that regard, Super Mario All Stars was such a massive deal, it made me catch up with Super Mario games in one package, with great quality of life improvements like the save feature. Great selection with not too obvious choices ! -

[@zenzenzen4741]

Got Super Nintendo for Christmas along with FZero the holiday it came out. I remember running upstairs to my room hooking it up and playing in huge excitement. The Super Nintendo was so advanced for back then

[@MrKanejoe1]

Soulblazer has always been a favorite for me. I recall renting it as a kid and playing it with my cousins. I bought it as an adult and immediately played through it again. It's not without faults, but I still love it! Totally agree with Metroid and Castlevania.

[@Erinski]

Cool to see you giving some respect to "Run Saber", even if it was just shown as footage without placing on your list. I loved that game, and it seemed like no one else knew about it. Very underrated. My undying devotion to "A Link to the Past" made me surprised to see it only make the honorable mentions, though. I think that's still my all time favorite game. "Blackthorn" looks cool. I'd never seen it before this video. Kinda reminds me of "Flashback", with the animation and alien worlds.

[@araknair9605]

A truly unique list with my first ever emulated game to stand atop it all, thanks

[@gregoryberrycone]

didn't play it growing up but chrono trigger still holds up as a masterpiece

[@maniacsatwork]

Great video Mel, your channel is my absolute fav on KZbin.

[@lucascates7689]

Most excellent list! Illusion of Gaia and Breath of Fire were always fun as well.

[@jaiba3074]

I liked that you grabbed the orb from the Castlevania boss like a pro.

[@domymbd]

Man, you can love Sega as much as you want, im so glad that you loved the SNES too ;) I owned both back in the 90s and oh boy! The 16 bit generation was my golden age of my gaming career. Both SNES and Genesis are my favorite consoles of all time! Great video!

[@Bloodreign1]

SLX is one of those Sega fans with sense, he doesn't beat his chest and call a console superior over another, like I have seen a number of other rabid Sega fans do. With age comes maturity, and this is a video that was done with that maturity, and mostly a fanbase that follows this channel that also has it (MOSTLY, not all who come here).

[@Hogscraper]

When I was really little I remember a game at the gas station called Rastan. I wasn't old enough to play it but I remembered everything about it so when I got Actraiser for Christmas it instantly became my favorite game at the time. The only bummer about the game was that no one else in my school seemed to have heard of it at the time.

[@DreamcastQ]

really loved my SNES back in the day! fantastic system, thanks SLX

[@thelunchlady8276]

I remember getting Super Metroid at launch and it blowing my mind. My brother and I stayed up the whole weekend beating that thing. Then, I re-started and carefully went over every inch of it to get everything i could. A friend told me about saving my "friends" at the end so I went back to beat it again to save them! My all time favorite game on any system. The SNES and Genesis was definitely the golden age of games. Never played Blackthorne, now I got a new game to beat! Thanks!!