SNESdrunk's Favorite Games

Super-fast countdown of my favorite games of all-time in some haphazard order I thought of in about 90 seconds. I thought this would be useful as a frame of reference since I've got a lot of reviews out there now.
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[@eviljigglypuff2329]

It’s gonna sound super lame but sometimes hearing SNESDrunk wish me a nice rest of my day just gives me hope

[@reagandow850]

Kevin Gil - it’s not crazy at all. I have always appreciated hearing it too. It makes me smile and think “things are pretty darn good today” !

[@svankensen]

He's just so chill. Like I didnt like 90% of the games in his list, but he was so clear and relaxed about why he liked them, I was just glad to listen to him talk about games.

[@neswhobruv873]

Yeah man that’s not lame that all, it always puts me in a good mood hearing snes drunk say that and makes me think life is pretty rad :)

[@incultus89]

Not lame, and I too hope you have a nice rest of your day!

[@bigduke5902]

That's why ALL retail employees are trained to do it. I have no doubt this guy has paid his dues there.

[@sixshooter500]

You went from Atari to SNES? Dude. Wow! That would be like going from a silent film to Batman 1989

[@bigbaddawg101]

I went from Atari to SEGA back in the day.

[@sotitofanschop]

Same here! Atari 800XL to the SNES. Blown away.

[@bigbaddawg101]

To be more specific, I went from Atari to SEGA to SNES to NES to PC to Commodore 64 to Playstation.

[@greensun1334]

From Commodore 64 to Playstation 5... - Prison!

[@Cimone90]

@@greensun1334 dannnnng dude. you were in a long time

[@SNESdrunk]

Other games that are way up there for me: Secret of Mana, Bust-A-Move, Final Fight, X-Men (arcade game), Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Panzer Dragoon, Gradius III

[@childofthesun32]

Have you ever played the Thief games. Thief: The Dark Project. Thief: The Metal Age. Thief: Deadly Shadows, and to a lesser degree, Thief 4? Those are my favourite games of all fucking time as an adult. Though Thief 1 and 2 could probably do with a small AI overhaul by today's standards, perhaps.

[@dartcron2]

mine are probably: Final fantasy 6, final fantasy 5, Seiken Densetsu 3, Legend of Mana, Megaman legends, Megaman3(i think), Megaman7, Path of Exile, League of legends, Final fantasy XI, Everquest2

[@louieyork1158]

Dude? You didn’t play Super Metroid?!

[@PHILIPWATSON82]

SNES drunk I like how you give gams a good review on sega too that’s what I was brought up with. Master system 2 / mega drive/ Saturn / and so on.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎮

[@Gaskinmoo79]

As mentioned by someone else, No Super Metroid? Its probably my number one, number two being Chronotrigger.

[@titmaus7732]

"Through your windows." Proceeds to miss every window. 😂😂

[@EZDoes1t]

Great list. I really thought it was going to be more rpg heavy. I was pleasantly surprised with the various genres you covered. It shows what a genuine appreciation you have for all types of games. Thanks so much for the for continued great content!

[@EZDoes1t]

@Chad Mulligan What snes drunk has a mastery of is delivering insightful, interesting, compact reviews without being overly bias. He has a calm temperament and doesn’t rely on gimmicks or shock value to carry his content. I have watched a lot of game review channels and he is by far one of the best. The mastery of his approach and delivery is far more important to me than any game he could master... which by the way, is not a quality of what makes a good game reviewer.

[@thomasmaher6880]

I LOVE that some of your favorite games are goofy or odd games. I feel like any honest gamer has a “guilty” pleasure game or two that they love.

[@xelthos2051]

Glad I'm not the only one in contra three that pops dual guns pose in level one when the fire arcs over me.

[@SNESdrunk]

If you don't do that, you're not playing the game right

[@niespeludo]

I have a screenshot of that as my profile pic in many accounts around gaming.

[@pungisotu]

Always do that yo

[@Busternutt69]

dude that is one of the most vivid memories of my childhood. i also ran around in the fire before it did damage too. lol

[@blacksunshine7485]

I thought I only did weird stuff like that. Glad I'm not so weird after all lol

[@Bloodgaze]

Adventure was one of my earliest gaming memories. That dragon freaked the shit out of me.

[@Simon0]

For me the music of chrono trigger deserves special mention. One of the best musical scores I've heard in a game

[@michaelsong5555]

If you're just talking about music, I prefer FF6 music. ToP had great music too.

[@Simon0]

@@michaelsong5555 yes ff6 is the one with sabin and the blitz moves? Also phenomenal music 😎

[@michaelsong5555]

@@Simon0 Yes.

[@Robert-hc4vu]

Chrono Trigger, yes!! Perfect finish to a good list.

[@rossfryer3902]

I LOVE how unique your list is (for the SNES games) ... it proves the SNES is the greatest console of all time. I could go 30 games deep and still be hitting classics.

[@miamimagicians]

SMB3, Zelda Link to the Past, the Sonic series on the genesis, PS1 Metal Gear, R.E2, and halo 2.

[@leegray6344]

Dude you make great videos. Your reveiws tell people the good and the bad keep up the great work

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for taking the time to watch

[@minusp895]

So, five years later...what are your thoughts on Limbo's sequel, Inside?

[@stevieavail5773]

Great video. If you will indulge me, I will give my favorite video games: Chrono Trigger- Do I really need to give an explanation here? Super Mario Bros 3- My favorite NES game, and it still holds up to this day. I think it has basically become the gold standard of platformers. Muramasa- This one is a Wii game, and it's the perfect blend of a Hack n Slash, and a RPG. Plus, it's easily one of the most beautiful games that I have ever seen. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2- Always a huge fan of the Tony Hawk series. #2 is probably my favorite because I remember renting it first before buying it, and I couldn't put it down for like 4 days straight. The Godfather: The Game- This is where I reveal that I am a huge fan of mafia movies. Well, Rockstar took one of the greatest mafia movies of all time, and made a fantastic video game out of it. Honestly, I only have one complaint, and that is it's too short. I wanted more when I finished it. Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past- This game is just so good, and along with Chrono Trigger is the best reasons to own a Super Nintendo. I bought this game twice: once for me, and once for my wife because she bought a Game Boy Advance back in the day, and I believed that she had to own a copy of this game. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition- My favorite sports video game of all time. Back when I was a teenager in the 90's, I was actually the first person to beat this game in Season mode at my local arcade. (You have to beat every team.) It is probably one of my biggest video game accomplishments.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Love these

[@TJ_Actual1]

YES! Finally someone who also likes Blake Stone. Played the hell out of that game back in the mid 90's on PC

[@iAmLOPSIDED]

I absolutely love UT3! Dude, im glad you put out great content with every video. I always end up rewatching each video a couple times before the next comes out!

[@spookerd]

I had my doubts when I initially subscribed, and then the first game you throw out for your favorite games is Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold? I'm never going to unsubscribe now.

[@DhinCardoso]

Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold? I tought... must know this guy

[@PhazonOmega]

MMX2 is so good, but I never hear anyone talk about it! The music, the bosses, the feel... it's perfect!

[@MegaTCash]

Good to see the variety on your list! Like you, I have some lesser known games that I have very fond memories of, like Ghost House on the Sega Master System...

[@koopakape]

"I really hope there's a sequel to this game someday" (referring to Limbo): Well, I'm sure you've played it by now, but I believe you'd like "Inside"! There's also Night in the Woods which has a very similar gamefeel, but it's more about dialogue and characters than the platforming and puzzle solving. Also wow what a unique list! Mad props for Mega Man 3 love, too, it's my fave as well, and GOTTA agree with CT for #1.

[@polarbeargloves]

Came here to see how many people recommended inside, I always thought of this and limbo as connected in my mind.

[@Sircreepington9th]

Beat Chrono Trigger for the first time last week and a New Game Plus file just today, this time completing every side mission. It is easily in my top 5 games of all time.

[@michaelp4122]

Not what I was expecting, but then you finish on Mega Man, Contra and Chrono Trigger! You are unique. Very surprised you stopped console gaming after SNES, I loved the PS1/N64/Sat generation. Lots of SNES style games without software limitations. You get to see what each developer actually wanted to do. By the PS2/GCN/XB gen it was just more of the same. Another Smash Bros, another Final Fantasy, and Halo (which was great under Bungie). I'd try out PS1 Squaresoft and N64 Nintendo games if I were you.

[@godofdeath58]

katamari damacy is such an amazing game. Defiantly in my top 10 games of all time too.

[@elbitxo5945]

watching old videos of SNESdrunk... what a personal and original list I thought, not your typical Top list at all. But thinking about what my favorite 15 or 20 would be, I realize there are plenty of niche PC strategy games and even some weird not so good games I'm attached to, and not so many everyone's favorites.

[@Quimper111]

Snes: Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Legend of Zelda - a Link to the past PC: Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Master of Orion 2, Masters of Magic, Star Control 2

[@KNEXBUILDER19]

The AoM remake actually runs perfectly on my computer, and I have found little bugs. So I love that version, but glad to see a video like this from you, I loved it!

[@Meltedcheese567]

SUCH a good call on mega man 3. It is totally underrated.

[@sethrohl1997]

WAY better than MM2.

[@araknair9605]

This might be the most personalized list I've ever seen a video for; very interesting.

[@Hunter_s_morrison]

The fact you put ken griffy Jr on here Earned alot of respect from me !

[@ryanmcmaster4373]

i'm actually really glad i found this. i was just thinking about blakestone the other day, but i didn't know the name. thanks!

[@shionkreth7536]

That's quite a varied list you've got there; seeing blake stone brought me right back to my 386, good times. :) I find it interesting that your top game of all time is the only jrpg entry on the list.

[@KLAW.kompany]

Good selection of different styles of game. Good choices

[@Ramjet164]

Loving the diversity of the list. I also appreciate the megaman 2/3 thing. Have u played moonstone on the amiga? It’d be great if u gave that game a go and could make others aware of its existence. It makes my top 5 of all time and is a truly remarkable game.

[@coryrenshaw3666]

Dude, love your videos! Glad to hear your thoughts and critiques. I started watching your channel to get an idea of some SNES games I wanted to play since the SNES Classic just came out. I grew up owning a SNES and it will always be my fav. console. I just love that pixellated look (which some games really push that art amazingly) accompanied with fun game play. The more I've watched your channel as well as a few others, the more I've learned how under educated I've been about the SNES world. I feel like I'm getting to know it better now, but I thought it might be cool if you made a video just defining words, genres, & hardware. For example; sprites, jrpg, mode 7 chip. I am getting better at understanding this kind of vocabulary. But I thought it might be helpful to others like me who are jumping into this 16-bit world. I know, I know, we could go to Google and look them up, but we're lazy and would rather enjoy the comfort of entertaining KZbinrs with witty humor, explaining it all. BTW, love the openings to all these videos! I'm easily entertained. Haha.

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks for taking the time to watch

[@anabainein]

I wasn't allowed to have a nes at home. My dad had a ti994a computer and made me code my own games. When my parents split I got a snes, but I will never forget the old school I played. Still discovering some of the nes in my 40s.

[@andrewquick4176]

OF COURSE WE CARE WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTERS! We LOVE your channel (The fact you picked 17 is most excellent)

[@loganh1017]

I don't think i've ever seen a "fav game list" that I could agree more with!

[@InsaneD602]

Age of mythology is a nostalgia bomb for me jusT hearing the music takes me back to being a little kid on my grandpas computer

[@craiganderson7085]

Contra III has a special place in my heart as it was the first snes game I finished + it's awesome! Only downside is my country is weird and here Contra III was called Super Probotector and you were a robot instead of a army soldier. Other than that the game was identical?

[@rosselliswilkinson]

The Scart version runs alot faster than the pal version.Scart version is super contra and super probotector is the pal version.Super contra is much tougher due to the speed of the enemies.

[@boxerblake1]

Love your videos. So many games I enjoyed, but don't own now.

[@DR-hy6zw]

2 of your choices are in my top 20 favorite games of all time...sim city 2000 and Ken Griffey presents MLB. Dope list !

[@stucazzo2000]

Great video! I'm a Patreon because you're able to point out the best and worst qualities of a game in a short time frame. And we have very similar tastes in games and favorite games.

[@mathewsoltan8487]

I love your channel, so it's cool to see you have a favourite video games list. Mine are Super Metroid and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. My favourite single player game and my favourite multiplayer game.

[@tysonasaurus6392]

Obviously the best frame of reference is that he likes uneven numbers

[@hotchymotchi]

Smiled and nodded for 6 minutes. Thank you!

[@themightymesprit7325]

Awesome list SNES Drunk. I’ve been a huge fan of your channel. Some of my favorite games are: Tales of Xillia Eternal Sonata Super Mario Galaxy 2 Persona 4 Golden Super Smash Bros Melee Conception II Children of the Seven Stars Mario Party 3 Skies of Arcadia Legends Forza Motorsport 3 Borderlands 2 Demon’s Crest (Special Honorable Mention because I love this game even though it’s my most expensive game)

[@matthewvecchio]

Wow my list of favourite games is pretty much the same! Love all these games too

[@itskmillz]

Dude those newspaper articles from Sim City 2000 and also I believe SimTown inspired me to make my own fake absurd tabloid like newspapers as a little kid. We had so much fun just making up silly stories on printer paper.

[@DhinCardoso]

Man! You've made my day, I used to do that too, such good ol'days! Thought that nobody never had fun with this

[@mattcampbell1451]

Love seeing Age of Mythology. Top 10 for me. Also dozens of hours of Ken Griffey baseball.

[@hagakuretv]

Man I would love a 2023 Edition of this video

[@user-ee5fw6cm3w]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@Bitsandglory]

Dude, Blake Stone was great! Glad to see it getting some love

[@OttoBittoSplatoon]

A really wide variety of genres and hardware: even though I don't particularly enjoy these games, I'm impressed!

[@Sparkbomber]

Honestly, I'm glad you did this vid. Yeah, its almost 4 years old, yeah you might have re-evaluated things for all I know, but honestly? Good list, mostly. Everyone gets nostalgia goggles, but even so there are simply a lot of worthwhile games on the list. Adventure and the fps's though? Get motion sickness from the latter and the Atari was dead in the Netherlands when I started gaming.

[@stucazzo2000]

Seeing and hearing Simcity 2000 makes me really miss MS-DOS PC gaming back in the 90's. Especially the music and sound from a soundblaster or Adlib sound card. I get really nostalgic... I think most gamers do.

[@Monechetti]

Holy shit, I remember Adventure, I just couldn't remember the name. I played the bejesus out of that when I was a kid. Thanks for the hardcore nostalgia bump!

[@jarhead1762]

Ken Griffey jr. Was one of the Best games on SNES. My child hood in a nutshell! I really feel it has been overlooked. Thanks.

[@ReaperCore15]

as an pc gamer who also loved RTS games, my fav is still Command & Conquer - Tiberian sun, the story and the ambiance were just intense and so futuristic.. Kane Lives !

[@Tellin08]

Very nice list. I have a similiar gaming background but I still don't don't play current console games nowadays either, mostly because there are tons of games I want to play on SNES/Gensis in addition to PC.

[@15-Peter-20]

6 years old and still fresh .

[@el_amigo_reptiliano]

Man, please make an updated version of this video. I come from the future!!

[@michaelhill1256]

Thanks for sharing a little bit about yourself. Some of my favorite games are X2 and Chrono Trigger too.

[@sandromentetzides2530]

Age of mythology was amazing

[@frydemwingz]

Nice list, similar to mine. I didn't see Jackal for NES though.

[@seankhoury2584]

Dude I literally spent my childhood playing jackal. Hell yes.

[@aidanb4477]

Bro Chrono Trigger is my favorite game as well (I honestly think if you believe in objectivity as something that matters you could easily argue it's the greatest game of all time as well)! I think effortless is the best way to describe that game. Also passionate. More than anything the thing that makes me love Chrono Trigger so damn much is the fact that this game is such a work of passion from the devs. Everything about the game just screams how much the devs love the artform and how passionate they were about making as special of a game as possible. From the music, to the artstyle, to the buttery smooth, yet complex, gameplay, to the perfectly balanced story and the way it's told, everything about this game shows every part of the dev team firing on all cylinders and putting as much effort as possible into every single detail. I'm sure you know the story of Yasunori Mitsuda, my favorite video game composer, during the development. As an artist, his story of relentless hard work and passion to the point of physical illness speaks to me, and honestly makes me emotional everytime I think about it. Sorry, everytime I mention Chrono Trigger I have to gush.

[@Cracramon]

Hey Mr Snes drunk, I was wondering, how old are you ? It's funny, because we have a similar course with videogames, i had an atari somehow, but no NES at home, had to go to a friend of mine for memorable plays, then I received the Super Nintendo. However, if I had to make a ranking of my favorites games, we would not share a single game ahah. Still, I find your channel recently, and I'm very happy to find it, I'll buy a controller for my computer as soon as possible, so I can try all those games you mention I had never the luck to play when I was a child. Continue the great work and.... have a great rest of your day mate !!!

[@inukgamerrz6341]

I know you already did your favorite SNES games, I think that you should do an update and include all games, from all regions, just for SNES. So factor in your all time favorites in conjecture with the new favorite (post Snesdrunk Channel) I'd be really interested to see that - I often use your channel as an indicator of what to check out on the SNES (any way that I can, that is)

[@GarrettStelly]

Glad that this list isn't all SNES titles and you actually have variety. You've listed 'adventure' and 'limbo' on the same list, and it's not a list of games who started a genre

[@DanDoesGame]

pretty good list man, i like alot of those :)

[@oldDNU]

Choosing between Mega Man II or III as the best NES Mega Man is like choosing between The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly or Once Upon a Time in the West as the best western. There’s no wrong answer.

[@psyduck3260]

My Top 5 favorites are: -- Chrono Trigger & Final Fantasy VI (I count this two as one because both are so freaking great imo) -- The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask -- Shadow of the Colossus -- Team Fortress 2 -- Super Castlevania IV

[@bryanedds8922]

LOL, break dancer guy is just on bath salts >:D

[@Smackosynthesis]

Brandon Tackett ....... Well I can't play paperboy anymore now.

[@102kennyworld]

Thx for sharing.

[@Metallizombie]

Major props for Blake stone. I loved it too even though I knew it wasn’t that good.

[@jiraiya0698]

It´s hard to believe how spot on you are in most of your reviews, yet, you like games that I personally dislike like sim city or the OG Doom.

[@Alianger]

Really enjoyed the list. I wish there was a proper SNES focused site, like Sega-16, where we could read more about the games you cover as well as discuss them in depth. Obviously it should feature this series on its front page. Do you use favslist, btw? Would be cool to see your game lists on there.

[@celestialbody6890]

Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy V and VI, Seiken Densetsu 3, Zelda Link to the past, Phalanx, U.N. Squadron, Wild Guns, Super Mario World, Ken Griffey Jr, MLB, Super Mario kart, Star Fox, Donkey Kong Country and man more!!!...Snes still the best for me today...I have a nintendo wii and I mostly play gamecube games in it with nintndont...there's something about nintendo that only a true gamer will understand!

[@AlexElectric9001]

Bro you are hands down my favorite youtuber. You bring new meaning to Tuesday and Thursday mornings! I love your videos so much. I too stopped following consoles after SNES and moved to PC gaming! Our top 17 games are quite similar. Never stop my friend :)

[@jackburton6239]

Nice. I never see Unreal Tournament 3 get some love. It is so good.

[@efilwv1635]

I also got a SNES for Christmas 1991 😊

[@schafferstephen2]

Me too :)

[@mshartz5]

Such a good list and so many agree with. My only drop ins are Diablo and fallout.

[@seanfeld-]

O shit I remember Blake stone. I've been trying to remember the name of that one for awhile. I remember I loved that game. Edit. Great list. There were only like 2 I never played on it and loved the rest.

[@SirenoftheVoid]

Definitely have a taste for quirky stuff,you do.i mean,sports games?Katamari as an all-time favorite?Shocked me.

[@fadetoblack1026]

No game sound track gives me chills quite like Chrono Trigger.

[@drebin1381]

UT2003 was pretty good Used to love sitting on the tower in the Face map in the OG UT and just peg off guys left right and center with the sniper rifle racking up 100s of kills more than the 2nd place player just because lol And CT...nuff said. One of the greatest of all time period ☝️

[@matthewvolb94]

I absolutely loved starfox 64 and Conker's Bad Fur Day for 64

[@Jburneyjr]

I rented Chrono Trigger all because of the box art. Not knowing I was at the end of the game I had absolutely no clue what I was doing or even what to do. Fast forward 10 years later played it on an emulator and it is definitely one of the best games I ever played.

[@jdee0]

No SM or GSH. I’m honestly surprised! Feel like you reference those games lots. Granted, this video is older and I know these lists can’t be exhaustive and can be subject to change :)

[@GT_LeviPlays]

Never thought I'd see the Age of Mythology on anyone elses list of favorites.

[@frozenaorta]

Love the list. I'd add a couple other RPGs (namely Xenogears), but overall great picks.

[@kaiisixx9106]

💯#1 Chrono Trigger🤘 Ya got great taste

[@oaktownklaygrounds5514]

I am giving you a standing ovation for including Ken Griffey Jr baseball, greatest sports game of all time, still!

[@pliniomsann]

You would love the Paperboy on the SMS on that time

[@arkanjoteixeira]

You should try Resident Evil 4, if you haven't already (I know I'm biased here lol)

[@julesmcgrules3860]

That's the game that got me into the series, I couldn't get into the predecessors.

[@georgielockhart6686]

My top 5 SNES games are 1. Chrono Trigger 2. Final Fantasy 3/6 3. Seiken Densetsu 3 4. Super Mario RPG 5. Super Mario World Although the SNES is an amazing system with so many great games (which for the most part have all agee wonderfully) Zelda a Link to the Past, Earthbound, Final Fantasy 2/4, Secret of Mana and Evermore all get honorable mentions.

[@michaelsong5555]

I'm surprised Super Metroid and LttP didn't make your list. Here's my list, but I'll limit to only one per franchise (I only had up to PS2 and NDS): 1) Super Metroid (SNES) 2) Custom Robo Arena (NDS) 3) Front Mission Gun Hazard (SNES) 4) Zelda Oracle saga (GBC) 5) Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2) 6) Chrono Trigger (SNES) 7) Go Go Nekketsu Hockey Club (NES) 8) Super Smash Brothers Melee (GC) 9) Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (PS2) 10) Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (NDS) 11) Soul Calibur 2 (PS2) 12) Custom Battler Bomberman (NDS)

[@highspeedenthusiast6628]

Can't even begin to explain the importance of Adventure on the 2600.... change the world

[@raindrainxi]

Frog's Theme is still my favorite game theme music of all time. Bar none.

[@danielhoover2394]

If you like Star Fox for the SNES, check out the newly released Star Fox 2. It's a marked in improvement over the original, especially when it comes to frame rate and game speed. But instead of being a rail shooter, the game is based on dog fighting, exploration, and castle defense. Lots of fun, and pretty challenging on higher difficulties.