Super Nintendo (SNES) Buying Guide & Best Games!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Adding a couple notes to the buyer's guide. Look for a 1-CHIP model for the sharpest RGB output (see MyLifeInGaming feature: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5yVeYl4brhreaM ). Also, check out the Analogue Super NT: www.analogue.co/pages/super-nt/ Features FPGA HDMI and supports 8bitdo Wireless controllers. Comes out in February.

[@ModestGamer84]

MetalJesusRocks would've loved to have seen zombies ate my neighbors in this video. Also do you plan on hacking your SNES classic and if so what games would you put? Actually that would be a good idea for future video what are your top games to hack onto your SNES classic. 😁

[@1afeatherstone]

MetalJesusRocks Some Games I would include is Donkey Kong Country 2, which I personally think is better than the original, I think Gradius III is a must have for sci-fi side scroller shooter, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a guilty pleasure of mine which I personally love, Sunset Riders I think is one of the best games for the console, Mega Man X, StarFox and the Star Wars Games I think are great as well

[@ModestGamer84]

Austin Featherstone Definitely Sunset Riders. And I think Power Rangers is a lot of peoples guilty pleasure including mine LOL

[@mattafaak]

I'm pumped for the Analogue Super-Nt. Preordered!

[@loonylenny]

Wing Commander is fun to play it has some RPG elements (if you talk to people at a bar on your ship they give you clues about the enemy). You have limited fuel, a map of your mission area, and if you lose one gun your other gun shoots faster. It’s just fun.

[@johnhancockretro]

I it always an honor to come on this amazing channel and talk classics. Already looking forward to next time!

[@footyfam8990]

John Hancock Hi :)

[@RetroGamers717]

Great inspiration John,thanks for all you do buddy!

[@overlordalfredo]

John Hancock So your next project will be show caseing to us the complete US SNES library CiB? ;D

[@GOJOWrestling]

Donkey kong country was no where near a tale end game are you drunk

[@rynnetaylor1277]

Pathetic. Clickbait kings.

[@hippocrates72]

09:35 Donkey Kong Country 10:22 Super Metroid 11:16 Street Fighter II Turbo 11:57 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 13:03 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts 13:39 Final Fantasy III 13:46 Chrono Trigger 14:59 NBA Jam T.E. 16:12 Biker Mice from Mars [WTF!?] 17:03 ActRaiser 17:29 TMNT IV: Turtles in Time 18:34 Super Mario All Stars 19:24 Super Mario World

[@101Volts]

No segment on Zombies Ate My Neighbors? Ooh.

[@stratogustav]

They forgot many 10s like: • Killer Instinct • Axelay • Contra III The Alien Wars • Super Castlevania IV • Super Punch-Out! • Kirby Super Star • Earthbound • Mega Man X • Yoshi's Island • Secret Of Mana • F-Zero • Super Mario Kart • Super Mario RPG • Space Megaforce • Tetris Attack • Kirby's Avalanche • Harvest Moon • SimCity • Sunset Riders • Wild Guns • Illusion Of Gaia • Robotrek • Soul Blazer • Run Saber • Hagane • Skyblazer • Prince Of Persia • Cybernator • Goof Troop • Gradius III • R-Type III • U.N. Squadron • Final Fight 3 • Etc... The Super Nintendo had a lot of 10 out of 10 games, even games that people don't like anymore, like the Mortal Kombat games, are great if you don't suck.

[@obigrichoify]

Gradius 3!!!!!!

[@NYCJoeBlack]

stratogustav - Agreed!

[@Klynch111]

Super Mario kart still the best racing game on the Snes dunno why they picked biker mice

[@jackkellythorn1556]

Seriously dude, this channel is like crack. thanks for the enthusiasm and keeping me entertained. Respect from the UK.!

[@boredsights3923]

Jack Kellythorn I know, right? 🤘🤓

[@Nintendrew]

It's finally here! 😊 Great to see the SNES get some love on the channel. My personal favorite is Yoshi's Island!

[@benpreston7962]

You watch metal Jesus respect

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

Yoshi's Island isn't anyone's favorite game on the SNES. SMW is easily the better game. It's the original Ocarina vs. Majora's Mask, and as we all know, Ocarina is a better game. Facts are facts, and sometimes you have to face them...with your face.

[@benpreston7962]

Your school must suck they did not ever tell you the difference between fact and opinion.

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

Your life must suck. You take yourself, and the internet, too seriously. Good job doing a good job, though.

[@pattol666]

AquaDump Entertainment its his opinion. How can he be wrong about his own opinion. If he likes yoshis island more than smw how is that wrong. Im just surprised you just tried to tell a man his opinion on his choice of video game preferance is wrong .

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Moder Kemptris created the best overall SNES clone system called the Analogue NT system. Outputs in full 1080p and is region free. Only downside is it’s incompatible with the SuperScope being you need a CRT to get it to work.

[@Randomark3087]

My favorite console of all time! Sooo many great titles!

[@BenadrylJackson]

You guys get major cred for showcasing Biker Mice from Mars. I remember when my friend got it for Christmas one year - he was disappointed at first, but then we started playing it and got HOOKED. Seriously underrated title!

[@tiglionabbit]

What other games would I include? Yoshi's Island Donkey Kong Country 2 Mega Man X 1 and 2 and Mega Man 7 Super Mario RPG Kirby Superstar Super Castlevania 4 EVO Search for Eden Demon's Crest

[@jacobhumphreys1891]

Nick Retallack what about earth bound

[@voldy3565]

Earthbound.

[@colinj5291]

I'm really surprised they didn't mention Mega Man X. Absolute must-have.

[@themadnes5413]

@@colinj5291 in germany the game goes for 150€ +(complete copy with box and manual), it is a great game but i would suggest to play it on one of the collections that are out there. If you dont want to spend so much on a single game.

[@colinj5291]

@@themadnes5413 I'm 34 years old dude. I had Mega Man X when it was new. And I live in the US where you can buy a used copy for 30 to 40 dollars. I already have it.

[@Strife72]

I’m glad you added actraiser in there! That game is an instant classic, beautiful graphics, addictive gameplay, excellent music... Only other game I would add is earthbound, been playing it on the SNES mini and it’s great.

[@travieeeee]

These are the ones I would have personally included - + Yoshi's Island + Mega Man X + Kirby Super Star + Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars + Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest + Tetris Attack/Panel de Pon + Killer Instinct + Super Punch-Out - and dare I say... + Super Gameboy

[@CheetosStainedLips]

Darius Twin, Dragon Ball Z Hyper Fighting (Super Famicom), Super 8 console attachment, Super Game Boy, Final Fantasy III, Street Fighter II, Super Star Wars, Zelda, Fatal Fury Special. This list can go on and on.

[@XxMeMeDxX]

dudes .. my god that period we had bunch of lovely memories and how they shaped our personalities at this time u just summoned it in a glance i almost was going to tear ^^

[@McBerts522]

How do u not have mega man x, contra 3 and super castlevania 4 on that list.

[@khawajaali933]

I agree

[@twoninjas20151]

When x said hadoken i cringed.

[@zerobrine5226]

IKR, Super Castlevania 4 is def in my top 5 best games of all time list.

[@fizzbang9838]

Love, love, LOVE the SNES! 4 games that I absolutely adore for this system (beyond the usual like Zelda, Metroid etc) are: 1 - Demon's Crest 2 - Blackthorne 3 - Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse 4 - Castlevania: Dracula X I'm not a Mickey Mouse fan, but man, that game was absolutely beautiful.

[@BOG0690]

I was a big Mickey Magical Quest fan. Great graphics and excellent mechanic with the different outfits per stage.

[@blastedmcgraw152]

Great video! I have to mention Final Fantasy IV (released in NA as Final Fantasy II). It's common for people to automatically think of Final Fantasy III (aka VI) and Crono Trigger as the great pillars of Square's SNES output (which they are), but IV is an absolutely amazing game as well. It was the first RPG I ever played that had a story and characters that REALLY mattered.

[@pxpin89]

You got that first RPG nostalgia for it. It was good and all but eh

[@panzerdragoon5172]

10- Earthworm Jim 2 9- Hagane 8- Clock Tower 7- Killer Instinct 6- Front Mission 5- Spriggan 4- Contra 3 3- Mario RPG 2- Donkey Kong 2 1- Megaman 7

[@d.l.rittenberry6394]

Sunset Riders, Killer Instinct, and Bust-a-Move are timeless.

[@BlackMoore82]

Illusion of Gaia is and always will remain my favorite game, not just on the SNES but of all-time

[@Redfoot138]

This was my OG collection-- November 1992 through August 1996-- in rough order of when I got them. I went to a boarding school from 1994 to 1996 where I couldn't bring my SNES so I missed out on a lot of the great games released in the latter half of 1994 on through summer of 1996. The last three listed here I picked up heavily discounted from Toys R Us in July/August 1996. I'd recommend all of these. (I sold off console and games that August 1996 in order to get a N64. A year later I had buyer's remorse and bought a SNES/Super Gameboy combo from Wal-mart and started my collection all over again). 1) Street Fighter II 2) Super Mario Kart 3) Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past 4) ActRaiser 5) Super Star Wars 6) Star Fox 7) Cybernator 8) Batman Returns 9) Street Fighter II Turbo 10) Super Bomberman w/ Multitap 11) Secret of Mana 12) Super Empire Strikes Back 13) ActRaiser 2 14) Super Ghouls N Ghosts 15) Mega Man X 16) NBA Jam 17) Super Metroid 18) Killer Instinct 19) Doom (just for it being a red cartridge!) 20) Illusion of Gaia

[@colinj5291]

I had a lot of those games too. I can't remember the exact order as it was over 25 years ago. I know I got the Super Set for Christmas which came with Super Mario World and 2 controllers. So that was my first game.

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

lol. everyone I know(myself included) had the regular street fighter 2, and the turbo version, despite being very similar(with the addition of being able to play as the "bosses" from the first game.)

[@BOG0690]

Batman Returns is 1 of my all-time favorite fighting games.

[@Redfoot138]

@@colinj5291 I got my SNES for $90 at a Wal-Mart. It came with one controller and I got a second controller fairly soon, if not the day I bought the system. I knew I was getting a multitap for Christmas 1993 and asked for an additional controller from my siblings.

[@42.0fmthefever5]

Zombies Ate My Neighbors is and always will be my favorite! ☺❤

[@TheOGNoName]

Idk what it is about ZAMN, but I have a special feeling when I think of it. Not on par with DKC trilogy...but still a good one.

[@yerabbit]

same here! one of the best co-op games ever.

[@pstrap1311]

I just got the rom... maybe with save state I can finally beat it!

[@randybradley4151]

Ghoul Patrol is another good one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3TCfXWoftOYaKM

[@mikefloresflotexknives7945]

I remember staying up all night with my big bro. With no sound so my Mom won't wake up. Such a underrated game that has a lot of stages. Killer instinct is my close second

[@BryantCJ74]

One of my favorite games on SNES and a must own in my opinion is Disney's Aladdin.

[@Itsfayd]

Erik Cobra Kai never Dies great game but I would recommend the one on sega. it’s sooo much better and you have a sword which makes a huge difference we’re on the snes it’s more platformer and your attack method is throwing apples which you can run out of so sega is better

[@santikingz]

@@Itsfayd did not know that... thanks for the info

[@santikingz]

Lol no lie it was a good game tho

[@juniorpintodarthvader9998]

Hi john I just survived category 5 hurricane Maria and my home town of Yabucoa Puerto Rico was destroyed...... We have no electricity..... It's been over a month and today I got a decent signal on my cell phone..... And I Had to watch your channel! !! Thank you for being honest with your opinion and entertaining content on your channel !!! It lifted my spirits and now I'm not so depress anymore! ! Love what you are doing on your channel!! Great info! Maybe when I get electricity in my home town I could be able to purchase one those snes clones, in the year 2025 maybe,LOL!! Thanks again John Just a fan wishing you the best from P.R.

[@zkorp100]

If you want a really good game for the SNES, get Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It's one of my favourite games of all time.

[@cristianmaldonado949]

TMNT 4 is legendary! I make sure to replay it every year

[@SmashJT]

Love how detailed you guys get with the specifics on outputs with these. SNES is one of the best consoles ever created. So many incredible memories with the RPGs that I had with it! Super Mario World is still my favorite Mario game... But Odyssey will certainly give that a run for its money!

[@tomasdelizia3695]

Gabbiadini the Super NT is coming with HDMI output at 1080p

[@FinalBaton]

+Smash JT I'm sorry but you can't seriously say they get "detailed" regarding the machine's output when they don't even mention that the SNES(not jr, although can be moded) outputs RGB video natively... (I wouldn't have harped on you if you hadn't specified this but... you did).

[@jamieryan6991]

RGB scart doesn’t exist in the US that’s why they probably never mentioned it as unless you use a scaler or get a pvm you cant use an RGB cart cable on a standard US Television unlike in the Pal regions where it’s just plug in and play

[@bilyerkriscos9301]

Biker Mice from mars was awesome it was a cartoon and was a big hit back then....That game was heaps underated IMO me and my friends played it for months

[@jimisonfireparralax5670]

I never thought the super Nintendo looked bad at all.

[@NineteenEightyFive]

super famicom was a better design

[@Thebossstage1]

The Japanese and European design aged better

[@Thebossstage1]

@@subzero8679 Yes really

[@Thebossstage1]

@@subzero8679 Well the US SNES looks like a plastic toy.

[@Thebossstage1]

@@subzero8679 They aren't supposed to be.

[@RK-rf8rc]

"This is a controller you can beat on, extensively, and it'll still work" - John Hancock, 2017.

[@raulesparza7564]

Killer Instinct

[@tueemsyhu4846]

Right,have could I forgot Killer Instinct?😱😀

[@dacypher22]

A lot was lost for the SNES port of Killer Instinct but it was decent enough to give KI fans something to hold them over to the N64's Killer Instinct Gold, which mopped the floor with the SNES KI.

[@Thatblackz28]

I just picked up a retron 3. First 3 games I bought were Killer Instinct, Tetris Attack, and Mortal Kombat (the sega genesis copy)

[@Johnny82Utah]

Just picked it up for the retro duo 2.0 cannot wait

[@krisfrederick5001]

Good call. Primal Instinct?

[@derekwischmann6123]

Great Video! I remember playing the SNES M-16 rifle game at US Army Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1998! I also have to mention Mortal Kombat 2 as one of my must-haves for SNES. Great graphics, great port from arcade version, fatalities, & friendships! Finish Him! So many great memories of playing MK2 with my little brother & next door neighbor!

[@solid_snake5744]

Super castlevania 4!!!

[@questionblock8949]

indeed! the best! :)

[@phil333333de]

I love Warios Woods, usually I'm not into puzzle games but this one is soooo great!

[@stashmerkin9576]

Shadowrun was a great game for the SNES. It's set in Seattle!

[@JohnRyder-]

Stash Merkin One of my favorite rpgs.

[@GoOKuSj33]

to me its better on Genesis.

[@roguecactus7]

Yes. 👍 Saving the princess just didn’t strike my fancy as much as having a cortex bomb strapped to your wetware and only 30 hrs to get rid of it. 😁 And a talking dog. 🐕

[@stashmerkin9576]

+SaitoGamer I agree! I finished both versions and prefer the Sega one just a bit more. I still have my complete copy, I wish I had kept my SNES version too.

[@shreknet]

Yes Yes Yes Shadowrun No 1!

[@dunbar91]

I love the way Metal Jesus always says “that’s so funny” or “too funny”...in the most serious tone

[@EposVox]

Awesome, I've been looking into the SNES more and more lately. I have the ugly original with a yellowed bottom half. But some RGB + FrameMeister should have it looking smexy. I also pre-ordered the Super NT when it was announced. HYPE. Thanks guys!

[@sir_mattimus7069]

I would include Rampart. Such a great 2 player game. I have very fond memories of this game. And Clay Fighter was great

[@KWKBOX]

SNES Jr is best for RGB mods. Also you should have mentioned that the Japanese Super Gameboy2 is much better and about the same price.

[@grawman67]

What is it that made the Super Gameboy 2 better? Sounds like a neat buy!

[@KWKBOX]

has accurate timing and more backgrounds/features

[@wschippr1]

KWKBOX Also has the link Cable port to play multiplayer, which is probably its best feature, at least imo.

[@hesselhessel8018]

Hey man! You guys are great together! Bring on more of John.

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'm off to go play my SNES classic mini

[@tommypheap]

Legend of the Mystical ninja is one of my Favorite game of all time on the SNES xD

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

If I had a Super Nintendo, I would get the very first model because the first model has an eject button which pops out your cartridges. Accessory-wise, I would get Super Nintendo arcade sticks for fighting games, beat 'em ups, shooters and so on and I would get a multi-tap for the Bomberman series on the Super Nintendo. Plus, I would also get the Super Game Boy add-on for the Super Nintendo because the Super Game Boy plays all of your classic Game Boy games on your TV. Warning: the Super Game Boy cannot play Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games. If you want to play Game Boy Color games on your TV, then I recommend getting the Super Game Boy 2. Game-wise, I would get: 1. Ms. Pac-Man (Like the Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive version, the Super Nintendo version has the Pac-Booster option, original arcade, big, mini and strange mazes and so on). 2. Final Fight. 3. Final Fight 2. 4. Final Fight 3. 5. Final Fight Guy. 6. Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers. 7. Kirby's Avalanche. 8. Super Mario All-Stars. 9. Pac-Attack. 10. Super Bomberman. 11. Super Bomberman 2. 12. Super Bomberman 3. 13. Art of Fighting. 14. Mortal Kombat. 15. Mortal Kombat 2. 16. Mortal Kombat 3. 17. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. 18. Street Fighter Alpha 2. 19. Space Invaders. 20. Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. 21. Fatal Fury 2. 22. Fatal Fury Special. And 23. Super Mario Kart.

[@bigdaddyyc]

Nice list, my favorites from your choices are Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter 2, NBA Jam TE, and Super Mario World. I'd add: - Super Castlevania IV - Super Mario Kart - Contra III - Killer Instinct - Mortal Kombat 2 - Super Punch Out - X-men mutant apocolypse - Ken Griffin Jr's Baseball Those are the ones I remember enjoying the most in grade school, but not sure how they've held up.

[@ronniehankel]

I like how John went in for a handshake 🤝 at the end and got left hanging 😂

[@chrispacheco8590]

Excellent list of games, I would've also included Axelay, Pilotwings, Super Adventure Island, Super Turrican, Super Castlevania 4, Contra 3, Batman Returns, Alien 3..

[@feethebunny]

What about the mouse? I know it was a bit gimmicky, but it's still an accessory that should have been mentioned.

[@penguinjay]

Mario Paint was pretty sweet honestly, very advanced for the time, but the fact that you couldn't really save certain things or reproduce the work makes it seem gimmicky. Full music composer and that cool fly swatter game. They also had little 4 step animations, and custom track ins for objects, shit was really tight. For its time it was way up there, Id take that over ms paint any day, even today's. It does almost all the same stuff one way or another.

[@KillaEVO1]

I always loved how it looked, its definitely my favorite system. I use it with the HD retrovison component cables, omg you've never seen a snes look that good before!!

[@magneticcompass8648]

Batman Returns was dope.

[@cloud2018]

Earthbound is a must play. My all time favorite game of all time. I do a full playthrough at least once a year. The demand is high and it did not sell well so it is an expensive game but totally worth it. Really great game.

[@ReplayStation]

There were a lot of really good shmups on the SNES, too... U.N. Squadron, Darius Twin, Super R-Type, Axlay... lots of good stuff for shooter fans

[@7wrenchbench]

I like your avatar, ReplayStationShow.

[@leebeatles4ever]

ReplayStationShow Ehh.. obviously the Snes didn't feature as many shmups as Genesis or Turbografx, but it had some good ones as you say. But you forgot the best Snes shmups of all - Super Aleste aka Space Megaforce, what an awesome game, one of the very best 16 bit shmups!

[@mazze84]

Church!

[@retrosoul8770]

It's honestly shocking how well Space Mega runs on a vanilla Snes (Compile are technical wizards). Anyways, Thunderforce IVs the king of 16-bit shmups! (imo)

[@leebeatles4ever]

Retro Soul Thunder force 4 is undeniably awesome. In fact, now I kinda want to play it tonight after the wife and kid are tucked up in bed... Think I will.

[@jasonmyers8278]

Love the SNES one of my favorite consoles.

[@mazze84]

Contra 3 dude! Come on now! Super Castlevania baby! Get it in there!

[@Jmac1493]

Here's what I would put on this list that they did not mention: - Bust-A-Move - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest - F-Zero - Megaman X - Earthbound - Pilotwings - Super Mario Kart - Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars - Wario’s Woods -Phalanx -Space Megaforce -Kirby Super Star -Super Punchout - Indiana Jones: Greatest Adventures -Joe & Mac -Goof Troop - Zombies Ate My Neighbors - Super Bomberman 2 -Super Castlevania 4 -Super Star Wars (the whole trilogy)

[@Krisipoke]

Very good selection! It's obviously missing many fantastic titles, as the SNES has a great library, but if I had to add just one more, my absolute favorite game for the system is Kirby Super Star. It consists of many smaller adventures with very different stories and play styles, the many abilities and moves you can use is amazing, the graphics and music are fantastic, and it has 2-player co-op. It should absolutely be on every SNES owner's shelf.

[@stratogustav]

I was thinking how I have made big lists before, but it is unrealistic to have collections that big, even when the Super Nintendo was out, we only had about 20 games total. I feel the SNES Classic list is pretty solid already, so I would mention 30 games that are very enjoyable not included in the SNES Classic: - ActRaiser - Axelay - Battletoads & Double Dragon - Captain America & The Avengers - Chrono Trigger - Diddy's Kong Quest - Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! - Goof Troop - Gradius III - Hagane The Final Conflict - HyperZone - Illusion Of Gaia - Imperium - Killer Instinct - Mega Man X2 - Mega Man X3 - Mortal Kombat II - Mortal Kombat 3 - Ninja Warriors - Prince Of Persia - Robotrek - Run Saber - Skyblazer - Soul Blazer - Space Megaforce - Sunset Riders - Tetris Attack - Turtles In Time - U.N. Squadron - Wild Guns

[@NYCJoeBlack]

stratogustav - I’ve been slooowly building back up my complete-in-the-box Super Nintendo games collection.

[@stratogustav]

@@NYCJoeBlack Nice! I loved those plastic transparent protections for the cartridges.

[@jaahherb7611]

top gear 2, killer instinct and of course the mortalkombat series also great titles to have

[@ridub]

Yuuup Top Gear and K.I... K.I soundtrack is dope!!

[@aussiesparks]

The first game i was introduced to was dkc1. I'm so grateful i got to experience that moment in contrast to what kids experience as their first game today.

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

I turned off xhamster for this

[@rogregg29445]

Strachan Lmao

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

I knew where I was needed

[@tada2018]

Strachan good for u

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

Thanks, I aim to please

[@sp00kiestchannelevah76]

I prefer pornhub

[@AdamMann3D]

I can't say enough good things about Rock N Roll Racing. Still worth the $35 it costs.

[@ja2383]

I absolutly agree one of my all time favorite great racing games!! I dunno about biker mice but I highly doubt it tops r and r racing.

[@niels1755]

Absolutely right. Since biker mice was a kids series it fid not adppeal to me back then. R&R racing was one of those games that stood out. With real metal tracks by actual world renown artist!! No game had that!!

[@TheDrapetomanic]

SNES was the golden age of console gaming. There wasn't really a parity in games vs. PC as there is today (in terms of quality and volume). SOOO many amazing games that hold up today.

[@huskyjakehornerable]

A couple buddies and I just built our own 4 player arcade cabinet. TMNT Turtles in Time was the first game we put on there. That game is so much fun getting 4 friends together and playing through

[@jus_ttkrl]

Watching some videos since I caught the super NT restock :P looking forward to playing some classics again.

[@sarmagal]

Hey Metal Jesus guy! I am not a gamer at all. However, i am watching all of your videos and i am.enjoying them so much. Your passion and happiness is really contagious. It really inspires me watching passionate people. Keep it up. Your channel is like a museum of videogames, really awesome content. Greetings for Argentina!

[@superduper7655]

The Jurassic Park game is super good and Top Gear also you didn’t mention star fox!

[@andygcl6]

Brilliant review of a classic system! MJR and IJH doing the SNES buying guide is just a perfect introduction to a legendary system!

[@Bojanglez667]

Dude! Knights of the Round and King of Dragons!

[@ZyferWarriorPrime]

Bojanglez667 TC No doubt. I loved the game in the arcade. It was later released on PSP as part of one of the Capcom Classic collections.

[@MindBodyWhole]

This is not related to the video, but thought I’d mentioned that I’m so addicted to your videos MJ, that I’ve been watching you pretty much solidly all weekend, who needs Netflix. Thanks for helping me get through lots of decorating.

[@martijn208]

you forgot there is also Europe, where you can use RGB SCART cable. and a handful of exclusives. sometimes i have the idea that people forget that there is more then just america and that europe has it's own market.

[@seanmcc09]

50hz games... /puke

[@martijn208]

we we can't help it. we just have to live with it. but on the other hand the north american SNES is ugly as hell so we got that going for us which is nice.

[@psychedelicbee5039]

OK but he lives in the US so why would he know anything about Europe's SNES cables.

[@martijn208]

well he could look it up, so he can also inform his European viewers. if you make something on the internet try to make it as globally as possible.

[@davidgregory4602]

I always think it's funny when yanks say the world wide video game crash. Never really had that out side of America.

[@nheme87]

Excellent video MetalJesusRocks & John Hancock. As for mentioning hidden gems for the SNES, I was surprised how good Phantom 2040 was, and I'm struggling finding anyone mention this game in their "hidden gems"-lists here on youtube. I had to replay it quite a few times before I finally would get what would be considered a "good" ending for the game. If you are not familiar with this game I would recommend to look it up.

[@dustbucket7949]

"Top" racer on the SNES with one of the best orginal soundtracks of any era none other than Top Gear!!!

[@MrAwesomeGuyblah]

Things to note if you don't want to spend alot more for physical SNES carts, or if you want to play on HDMI Displays w/o any adapters or additional cables; A SNES Classic will give you Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Final Fantasy 3, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Super Ghouls and Ghosts, Zelda: A Link to the Past Most games just listed are available off of nintendo's eshop (at least on the Wii U's eshop) Chrono Trigger can be purchased on Steam, or you can get the original DS version, both are very identical to the version on the Super Nintendo Super Mario All-Stars is available physically on the Wii, I recommend playing WIi games on the Wii U Only exclusives I see here that haven't been rereleased are Biker Mice From Mars, ActRaiser and Turtles In Time

[@DanDoesGame]

I would have cried if Turtles in Time wasnt recommended :) haha Another INCREDIBLE Under the radar game would be Congo's Caper, its such a good game!!

[@egpmh2891]

I do have both the NES and SNES Classics, any 80s or 90s kid must have them I will be getting the Sega Genesis Classic as well

[@BlakeDaniels]

Was just playing dk country yesterday!! Love it truly one of the greats

[@rossrobertson674]

me too, its my brothers girlfriend's favorite game, even my nephew likes it

[@Clinkety]

Blake Daniels DK Country 2 is even better!!

[@slamjackson2137]

Games I had as a kid that still hold up: DKC, Mario Kart, Mario All Stars, Aladdin, F Zero... What a gift. Used to play Zombies at my neighbor’s house, awesome co-op, along with Mario World. Another friend had Turtles In Time, DKC2, and Kirby Super Star, man what a library. It was the mid to late 90s and everyone still played the crap out of the Super Nintendo. So grateful for that era. Then when Pokémon exploded I felt like the biggest badass playing Pokémon Blue on my basement TV. They no longer made games for the system by then, but we barely noticed. PS1 and N64 crept into the circuit very gradually, the system just refused to die. Long Live The Super Nintendo!! (Nobody I knew ever called it SNES)

[@Chewy4687]

I'm surprised no super Castlevania or super Mario rpg

[@christophersoper]

Mario rpg was good

[@sgtmadness22]

It was but it's not super note worthy since they mentioned all stars and Mario bros.

[@sirwilliamous3879]

Mega Man X

[@sonicmario64]

I never really cared for "Super Mario RPG", mainly because I didn't find it to be as fun or enjoyable as "Paper Mario" on the Nintendo 64 or "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" on the Game Boy Advance. :P

[@ellessandraramsay1841]

One of my favorite games on the SNES was King Arthur's World. Nice little strategy game sorta like a cross between Lost Vikings and Lemmings I guess.

[@raypadilla254]

I think the SNES didn't get all three elephants on both sides because it didn't have enough CPU speed to animate them, and the Genesis had the CPU speed but it didn't have enough colors to color all six elephants! And the TurboGrafx 16 didn't have the parallax scrolling to do all the elephants! Sucks that all the 16 bit systems had their limitations to get all the elephants on that stage! I think if it were made for the neogeo it would've been a perfect Port! I have no idea why I'm knit picking it was still awesome on all three consoles! Maybe if the SNES would've used a DSP chip for more speed then it would be possible on it! And if the TurboGrafx 16 had added a parallax scrolling chip to the hu card then maybe it could've been done on it! But the Genesis is the only one that it wouldn't be possible on because of the 64 colors on screen unless programmers could find a way to use more colors out of the 512! Lol

[@ssjsmith8879]

Want a "Tetris game" with 2player competition and awesome music? "Pac-Attack" gave Pac Man a reason to exist on the SNES. BTW, where is "Harvest Moon" on this list?

[@videogameobsession]

Some inaccuracies... The SNES controller was not based on the NES/Famicom dogbone controller. The NES-101 (top loader) was released with the newky designed dogbone controller in the USA and Japan in 1993. The SNES, of course, was released in 1990 (Japan) / 1991 (USA). So the dogbone controller was in fact based on the SNS -001 controller. The SNES 101 (AKA SNES 2, JR, Mini). It's biggest shortcoming is the lack of native RGB. Luckily there is a mod for it. With this mod, you will have the very best looking RGB color output. RGB is important if you plan on using the mention HDRetrovision YPbPr component cables. Otherwise it will not work AT ALL! Svideo is also a huge improvement for a CRT as well. Composite looks pretty poor on a CRT IMO.

[@CanonGames]

I was more of a Sega guy growing up. So this video is REALLY HELPFUL! METAL JESUS AND THE IMMORTAL JOHN HANCOCK RULE!!!!

[@theWoodrow321]

Super Castlevania 4, Mega Man X, Tecmo Super Bowl, King of Dragons.

[@mex420x4]

My 1st game ever to own and play over again has a kid even to this day. I recently bought Tecmo Super Bowl II Special Edition and got a great deal not knowing it's actually the most expensive of the 3 game series 😉👌🏽

[@derekdacus4437]

Have Tecmo Super Bowl in the box. It's my favorite boxed game :)

[@johnnycarnevale]

These 2 guys are the best retro video game experts on KZbin hands down, thanks for the great videos guys 🤓👍🏼

[@caffeineadvocate]

PC gamers when they talk about Super Mario World: "Is that the one with the overworld map?" Jeeeeesus, say it ain't so!

[@ElBribri]

lol

[@Czab]

I was shocked too. I owned SNES when it came out so I was like "How can Metal Jesus not have played this game to death!?" It was packaged with the console and probably the best Mario game out there overall.

[@Marc-tl4dc]

After watching this I've just been and bought a boxed snes (Europe) I can't wait to get back into this. Thanks MJR!

[@CharlesJClark]

Hey man! Love this video, best game console ever made without a doubt! Some other great games, and repeats on the very best: Super Metroid FF6 Contra 3 Castlevania 4 F-Zero FF2 Final Fight Killer Instinct Mega Man X Star Fox Super R-Type Gradius 3 Doom

[@alexcoolio849]

Mother 2? Or earthbond

[@TheFallenSithMaster]

I will always miss all these old gaming consoles I grew up with I hope remastered collections continue to get made

[@filolansky6119]

Why on earth do so many of these snes must have lists not include zombies ate my neighbors?? Its just so amazing...i don't get it. Love your channel though. Keep rocking 🤟🏻

[@cuauhtemocbojorquez94]

I never see anyone mention fkin mortal kombat 2, 3, 3 ultimate, killer instinct... I still wonder why...

[@1185AspAve]

Wish I would've caught this episode when it was newer. Sadly , the shirt your rockin is no longer on the website :(

[@heyitsvo]

I love that Super Metroid was the thumbnail since I just got a copy and played for the very first time! I"m addicted to metroid now (picked up the amigos and the new 3ds title shortly after.)

[@rossrobertson674]

the new 3ds metroid is one of the best games I have ever played also one of the best uses of the 3D feature

[@johnrose879]

Few more must haves just in my opinion: UN Squadron, Gradius III, and Pilotwings. Great video!

[@mrmatt5588]

I'd say secrets of evermore it's an amazing game loved it

[@doomybaya]

international superstar soccer deluxe- this game is one big gem

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

I liked this video enough to like the video.

[@frod79]

AquaDump Entertainment I liked this comment enough to...oh you know the rest

[@spectratio]

frod79 i liked this reply to the comment that said i liked this "video enough to like the video" enough to like this reply to the comment that said i liked this "video enough to like the video"

[@xROCKLOBSTUHx]

Metal Jesus & The Immortal John Hancock. Love watching you guys & I finally gave in... ordered a Analogue Super NT.

[@SaltySparrow]

Konami was the king developer on the SNES. Wtf happened?

[@colinj5291]

They did an awesome job with the Batman Returns game (1992). It was a lot like a Final Fight game.

[@HollowRick]

They found gambling machines

[@ryanjay6241]

They switched to the PS1 to develop classics like Silent Hill when Nintendo both refused to move away from cartridges and pissed many of the Japanese developers off (just like Square!).

[@robertherrera419]

I completely agree with FF3. My first rpg game ever played, still my favorite and still in my collection, with manual and game guide. Absolutely love it. Great video, guys. 😎

[@oldgamegeezer3215]

I like Zombies ate my Neighbors my wife and I are coming to Seattle in June 2018 for the SRGE which will be our first expo can't wait to meet the whole gang we will be traveling from the east coast of Canada Halifax NS about 3600 miles I watched your video on retro games shops from I think 2012 any new shops since then thanks love your channel see you in June

[@goofyrulez7914]

Yea! The SNES, my favorite system. I bought one on the day it first came out and never regretted it.

[@GaryGrimtooth]

Chrono Trigger was on PSP? I don't recall that. PSN maybe?

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I had a custom firmware on my PSP which allowed me to play SNES roms

[@GaryGrimtooth]

You sneaky man! I played it on an emulator too.. it never got an Australian release until the DS =(

[@Mar-O899]

Chrono Trigger is on PSN but it's the PS1 version with the bad load times.

[@ZyferWarriorPrime]

MetalJesusRocks Haha ya. You can buy it to play on PSP or load the PS1 version. GBA stuff worked like a champ too. Honestly, best part about custom firmware is running my PSP games to reduce the horrible load times.

[@GaryGrimtooth]

I have the DS version now =) But thanks for the link, that's an awesome site!