The Super Nintendo in 1991 | Classic Gaming Quarterly

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Episode 50 - When the Super Nintendo launched in August of 1991, its launch lineup was solid, but small. The legendary Super Mario World was of course the pack-in game, but the only other games on the shelf that day were Pilotwings and F-Zero. While Sega would latch on to the fact that, having released two years prior, the Genesis had a much larger library, several games were released on the Super Nintendo in 1991 that have come to be considered absolute classics on the system. Gradius III, one of the best shooters on the console, came out about a week after launch, and other noteworthy titles released that year include ActRaiser, Final Fantasy II, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, and Super Castlevania IV.
Show Notes:
- That is veteran character actor “Mike Starr” in the SNES commercial at the beginning of the video.
- This is the longest "documentary" style episode I've ever made, at just over 1 hour long.
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was originally announced as an Autumn 1991 release, but the game was delayed until early 1992.
- Work began on this video in June of 2017, and the episode was finished 10 minutes before midnight on December 31st.
- All gameplay footage was captured using an RGB-modded model 2 Super Nintendo upscaled through a Framemeister and recorded using an Elgato Game Capture HD.
Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (www.smartsound.com/royalty-free-music/i­ncompetech)
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Classic Gaming Quarterly, Outstanding job on the video! Thank you so much for the content. You Rock!

[@FinalBossMusic]

I would be so stoked to see you upload a Super Nintendo in 1992. (or 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996.. haha) These videos are amazingly well done. You are an evoker of nostalgia in your own league.

[@2010MrIsaac]

And 1997, 1998, since the console did not automatically die out in late ‘96 with the n64 release. 🤗

[@MrSlicktherick]

@@2010MrIsaac I think that’s what the extra .. dots were for.

[@doublec3]

When you mention 1991 games, are you referring to their part first copy of the later made ones for same system?

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@@doublec3….wha…. What?

[@Criticcizm]

Is this seriously an hour long SNES documentary? I fucking love you.

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It amazes me how small channels like this can create such great content that will never be seen by the masses and large ones can crank out crap for the world to see. Keep up the great work!

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What I really like is that you shine a light on all the devs and surroundings.

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Holy shit! an hour long video from one of the best KZbin channels to start they year!

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I'm in the process of re-watching this episode on a daily basis because this is CGQ gold extra-plus. Classic Gaming Quarterly is the real deal on video game documentaries, nothing else comes close.

[@SeaToSkyImages]

Another killer retrospective of one of my favourite years in gaming. I bought the SNES the day after Christmas, and the first game I rented was Super Castlevania 4. I was in heaven. Your video brought me back to that day, my man. Awesome, awesome work.

[@GEEKFREAK01]

Same here. My cousin still had his SNES in storage and he had Super Mario RPG. We played a lot of that game when i first met my cousin. Good times

[@cn3ls3n]

I just received a bunch of original SNES games for Christmas! Lol I’m honestly enjoying these games a lot more than most of the games on my PS4.

[@tchitchouan]

That's the power of retro, we should embrace the future but never forget the past, for once it was the present.

[@harryballs6652]

he suffered a head injury and has the mental capacity of a child.

[@mOczakowski]

That's what SEGA mentioned in the Classic Game compilation for Dreamcast, "there's something missing in modern games that a lot of classic ones have". It's the love, care & craftsmanship that developers used to make amazing memorable games, and not just impress with flashy 3D graphics. When 3D came to consoles there was an initial influx of crap games, both Saturn & playstation with companies trying to quickly cash in on poorly thought out and developed 3d games, Bugsy3D, Twisted Metal, Barbie, Kileak DNA imperative, come to mind on ps1 right away, anything on the Atari Jaguar sucked a huge hole in the universe,

[@MichaVelli1983]

I agree much simpler

[@Rattler808]

wow what a treat this was. i grew up playing these titles and i must say you did an excellent job with this video. bravo.

[@MrRooke]

These videos are my favorite format of yours, they complement the "Launch Of" videos so well! Do you have any plans to make one for the N64?

[@davidprice7162]

I'm only two years late, but your comment is completely right. This format is excellent

[@samtron5000]

Great job, dude. I love that you chose to focus on ONE year only. I love the length. I'm still only half way through but i appreciate what you do a great deal.💜

[@gozinta82]

yeah, keep it up, chronologically if you can. I won't hate if you don't :)

[@RamonMSilva-fs8qe]

Your channel is a one of the best KZbin! I remember seeing the Super Nintendo in 1991. It was on a TV show, the games were Super Mario and World and F-Zero. Amazing games for the time! F-Zero with the graphical effects of Mode 7. Yes! They're incredible even today! Greetings from Brazil. :)

[@anthonyroberts6839]

The day of comeing home on Fridays from school and my parents taking me to local movie store to rent a game and comeing home and chilling and not care in the wolrd but to beat the game be4 I had take it back.

[@invisigrl]

Then we hit puberty and High School happened. Drama ensued and you couldn't wait to get home and back to your games. You just couldn't tell anyone.

[@anthonyroberts6839]

Jp111 so true man

[@redcrimson1028]

@Jp111 thats real talk I try to tell my son the same thing

[@MRBIGCOHONEZ]

Brings tears of joy hearing your story cause it was identical to mine. I still remember the name of my local store more than 30 years ago

[@anthonyroberts6839]

@@redcrimson1028 true freedom, tell your son enjoy it while he can.

[@Ferrichrome]

Hey man, this was awesome. your vids are seriously underrated. Good luck with your channel in 2018!

[@CGQuarterly]

Thanks!

[@Domarius64]

I like how you capture video footage from the actual system where possible instead of an emulator, that's much appreciated.

[@ichigokarasu]

I'm so glad this video was suggested to me. Your research and level of detail, as well as production values and editing are spot frigging on. And one piece of praise I want to heap is your pronunciation of Japanese words and names. There are so many people who have chosen to make retro/classic gaming channels, and naturally a lot of that subject revolves around Japan. Yet some narrators' elocution when it comes to Japanese, ranges from miserable to "lolwut?". I think it's awesome that, either you already knew how to pronounce things correctly, or took the time to research that as well. Either way, kudos, man. It's music to my ears haha.

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It baffles me why you still don't have 1mill subs. This is probably one of the best gaming channels on KZbin

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Same could be said for Game Sack, My Life in Gaming or Retrosnow.

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moviemetalhead very true I've commented the same on their channels.

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beefcurtainz69 yes, but I use his old name. Either way you find his channel.

[@samtron5000]

These creators are too real for the masses. Most people aren't interested in history yet. They're just interested in collecting rare games and need jokes. Even though i know most of that stuff these guys talk about, I love watching and listening to them and nodding my head.

[@eppskevin]

Welcome back! As always with accurate information that even is new to me at times. Always love your work!

[@sammylane21]

Dance Of The Holy Men is by far my most loved CASTLEVANIA theme,the moment it started playing a 2nd time at the games end,I smirked at Dracula.

[@gabemewell3643]

It's odd, that song I've always seen the song referred to as 'Theme of Simon". I didn't even know it had another name.

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

Bloodlines Bequeathed and Heart of Fire was outstanding theme.

[@thewizardmountain]

Really dug the comprehensive look at first year releases! Great that you dig into the background of all the big series... super nice touch. Also the long play format video rocks. Subscribed!

[@xaer0knight]

What a New years gift! Keep up all the hard work, I am glad there are more historians out there!

[@edstar83]

20 minutes in I'm still watching this on the toilet. Amazing vid as always.

[@CGQuarterly]

Careful, man. That's how you get 'roids. And not the kind that make you swole.

[@rbflooring1]

Does anybody know if he's at on the toilet a year later?

[@timbdotus]

Legend has it, he’s still on the toilet to this very day.

[@tylerkeller8869]

My favorite part of this entire video: 00:16. A newspaper insert for Kaybee Toys which has since folded (as well as Toys - R - Us as of May 2018) I feel so old every time I view these videos, but don’t care. I’m just glad I was able to be a part of platform gaming which contributed to the industry as a whole as well as improving it.

[@derekfelska5683]

Outstanding episode Chris! I swear, its like you crawled into my mind as you put it together. I now realize what your tweets about being amazed that your game saves on Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy still being there were about! I thought you did a fantastic job summarizing these notable titles of 1991 many of which are the basis of my collection of SNES games. Super Castlevania IV, U.N. Squadron, Gradius III, Sim City, John Madden Football, Super Baseball Simulator 1,000. I like how you demonstrated the game's history from the NES or Famicom to the SNES as well as some of the Turbo Grafx 16 connections. Outstanding work and for anyone who is curious. Pick up a T-shirt, its fantastic and they are very well made.

[@chronicler2313]

I still have yet to complete U.N Squadron. I still have not beat the final boss.

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

I just referred Super Castlevania.

[@bakerXderek]

Your videos are straight quality, loving them man !

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hetero quality is popular

[@davidprice7162]

Straight up. So informative and interesting

[@jsands4027]

The soundtrack of UN Squadron was unremarkable?... THE SOUNDTRACK FOR UN SQUADRON WAS UNREMARKABLE!?!? Sir, you have insulted me! I have been humming that shit to myself for 20 damn years lol.

[@gozinta82]

oh well, deal with it.

[@HybridDivide]

Agree!

[@potupchik]

I came to the comment section to say the same thing. But since someone else has already said it, I'll just add my strong concurrence to this sentiment.

[@Greensky02]

Too bad you didn't grow up playing Earthbound...! Now there's a soundtrack!

[@ladyvavashund46]

@@potupchik Same here, Its even better than the arcade. One of the best if not, THE best soundtrack on the console.

[@adrian86196]

Amazing video! I like how you’re breaking down individual years for classic consoles. Fills in a lot of holes from my childhood memory. Thoroughly enjoyed!

[@jferg300]

Long time fan here. Just wanted to let you know that your work is greatly appreciated. I was born in late 80s so I remember and had most of these systems but not their launches and the details behind it. Thanks for making your content and please don’t slow down. Your channel is awesome!

[@andrewhoffman7879]

Normally I don't like when anyone doing a documentary style video gives opinions but the way you give your opinions are great. I love this video. Great job!

[@hermanvonroth1555]

Thank you so much for doing this! This was a real pleasure to watch! On Christmas 1991 I got my NES with Super Mario Bros 3, but rumours had spread to Sweden about the upcoming system... My friend got it the following fall (it was released in April of '92 in Sweden) and all of a sudden my "new" NES became old... Bought an old SNES some years ago and started to collect the old games and today my collection also includes MegaDrive, NES, GameBoy and N64. Seeing these kind of videos make me wanna learn more and more about the games, developers and all - once again, thank you!

[@BigMack9737]

I was expecting the usual 10 sec clip for each game but you really covered each game in depth. Very well done. I'd love to see more in this series

[@bobbyratanasim5306]

This is one of the best videos around. Would be awesome if you did more videos for subsequent years following the release of the Super Nintendo and other systems. Great channel.

[@Dongled]

Nice video...a few things about Final Fight...the producer of the original arcade game said that the game was originally called Final Fight, but the higher ups wanted to release it as a sequel to SF, but after that trade show the producers really felt like it was it's own thing and reiterated that to Capcom, who agreed to reinstate the original title. Also, The Streets of Fire thing is a bit tough because, which the producer does say he told the staff to watch American Hollywood Action flicks, he claims the game isn't directly based on any specific one.. Personally I doubt this, as there are too many coincidences between the movie and the game.

[@georgelea4297]

A Happy New Year to you thanks for all the amazing work you've done 👍

[@CGQuarterly]

Happy New Year to you, too!

[@NoThanksnothanks]

I absolutely love how u included the history of each SNES title. This is quality. Thank you for your efforts I’m really enjoying this.

[@javieralejandro8703]

Your time and effort are much appreciated. I really liked the magazine cutouts in the beginning of the video advertising the Sega Genesis and Nintendo consoles and controllers. I can't believe the NES controllers were only $5.99. Looking forward to more videos about the 8bit and especially 16bit Era. Great work!!

[@bishopinskipp2113]

I've just watched your video, along with the previous part. I've really enjoyed your recollections and stories about your mum and dad (I was quite choked up at some points)...not really sure why I've responded, just to say it was all quite moving and nostalgic..thank you.

[@CGQuarterly]

Thanks bud.

[@SlowDaddie]

When I played FF2 on the SNES, I was so blown away by the game's soundtrack that I would have the game running with a tape-recorder next to the speaker. I sold the tapes to kids at school who also liked the music. This was way easier to do on the Sega Genesis though, because it had a headphone jack that the recorder could plug directly into and get near-perfect sound quality. I sold a lot of mix tapes of games such as FF2, FF3, Secret of Mana, Super Ghouls N Ghosts, Shinobe, Street Fighter, Streets of Rage 1 and 2, Valis 3 and Sonic. My biggest selling mix-tape was Donkey Kong Country. Kids were willing to buy it just for the underwater stage music. Although, I cheated on that one because DKC's soundtrack was released on CD in Japan, but I got it at a Japanese-import store that was far away from school (2 hour long bus ride) so I was only one who had it. I just made recordings directly from the CD itself :) This was around the time CDs were becoming mainstream but not everyone had a CD player yet.

[@CGQuarterly]

Dude, that's awesome!

[@brillopad6901]

That's cool, I love the FFII soundtrack so much I bought the CD of the game music and will listen to it all the time. I list a lot of things on Ebay and that will be one of the albums I will have playing while I'm working. It doesn't hurt that it's my all time favorite game anyway.

[@andrewlearmount2639]

Love this! I used to make similar recordings from my Amiga. The tape recorder I had was very basic so they never came out great. Pretty sure nobody would've bought the tapes :'D good enough for me though

[@gozinta82]

I remember doing stuff like this. I even video recorded my game playing cuz I had a VCR inside of my tv. Man I wish I still had those LOL

[@nathanielmills4678]

Hingle McCringleberry awesome. I live in the UK and I owned Donkey Country and Killer Instinct which came out with CDs with their games. No idea where the CDs are now. If I had any idea how great retro gaming would become I would have kept everything in mint condition. I even had the Ocarina of Time on a gold cartridge but a "friend" stole it.

[@canag0d]

This video clearly shows you worked super hard. I am appreciative and thankful. Keep up the awesome work I enjoyed it immensely!!! Happy New Year!

[@VinylJoe]

An excellent and worthy companion piece to the SNES launch video. The quality and resources put into your videos is not lost on me, or anyone paying attention. One thing I really appreciate is how deliberately and well-spoken you are. As a retro gamer and collector myself, I find your videos to be essential viewing. And as a parent of gamers and KZbin viewers, not having to worry about off-color language or subjects is very refreshing. My kids and I love your videos, Chris! Keep up the great work!

[@sammylane21]

AREA 88/U.N. SQUADRON is a great game and I totally feel like I am flying the plane when in dog fights against the...I think they're called the Wolf Pack....bosses you fight in the blue sky level.

[@ChescoYT]

*THIS VIDEO WAS AMAZING!* *You need to upload more, you're videos are FANTASTIC!!*

[@ABQSkywatcher]

They are good. Can tell they put a lot of work into them.

[@sheepnoisebah]

just found this channel. i really like the structure of the video, showing the history of each game to give more context when pointing out the positives and negatives.

[@RetroCat31]

You really should have over 100k subs, all of your videos are very well produced. Keep up the hard work and thank you :)

[@Richter.Belmont]

What a great New Years gift! Thanks so much for this video!

[@gtabro1337]

That's the best New Year's gift I've received, thanks dude!

[@Exigentable]

This is one of my favorite videos of yours. Thank you for the hard work editing this long one, and for the gift of an HOUR OF CGQ MAN FUCK YES

[@James-ky6pt]

I’ve enjoyed many of your videos and was completely surprised while watching this and realizing I wasn’t even subscribed to your channel. I am now. Keep it up man this is great content

[@boodro2122]

Still my favorite gaming system, and the only one I play.

[@SarahLJP]

3:46 Over the III it says 伝説から神話へ (densetsu kara shinwa e) "From legend to myth". Above it says 力ありし者たちの神話 (chikara arishi mono-tachi no shinwa) "The myth of the mighty men".

[@cultofdis]

This is probably my favorite video on KZbin. I watched it so many times and I'm about to do it again

[@Kapi.23]

it takes a while to get a new upload from CGQ, but when you when one, you know it's a really good video!!! Great way to start a new year! thanks for all the great videos on retro gaming!

[@MaidenHell1977]

Wow man, incredibly well done!!

[@turkeyman0773]

Great long-form video with a wide array of games, some I had completely forgotten about. Overall, great video!

[@copheart]

I was 11 when SNES was released, and was one of the kids who got it for Christmas. I went to visit some friends of the family and the kid there who was my age had gotten a Sega Genesis. I remember looking at Sonic while he played it and thinking how much better it looked then Super Mario World did in the 30 minutes I was able to play it before we had to leave. After getting back home and playing well into the night, all my doubts disappeared. It's funny to think back and remember how happy you were capable of being as a kid into video games. Ripping off the wrapping paper and seeing the SNES logo was as close to a spiritual experience as I'll ever have LOL!

[@Maurice.L.235]

Brilliant as always. This was my favourite Super Nintendo year growing up and I played so many of these titles. Regards from London.

[@luisnoriega997]

Still waiting for "The Launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)"

[@CGQuarterly]

It's coming, I promise.

[@luisnoriega997]

Classic Gaming Quarterly Thank you, I love your "The Launch of" videos, they're very well edited and professional.

[@luisnoriega997]

@@CGQuarterly It's been two years, when is "The Launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System (1985)" coming?

[@luisnoriega997]

@WhatThuSmell Still no updates, lol.

[@cgamyes]

This video is awesome!

[@john-paulhunt4541]

Steal this idea and have fun with it.

[@maskedkoopakid1405]

I agree

[@creativecatproductions]

this is great! Your channel is just amazing. I can’t get through an entire hour in one sitting......but I’ll be coming back bit by bit whenever I can.

[@thumblister]

That was fantastic! A perfect way to end my new years day. I love the work you put into your videos.

[@KonamiKonami]

45:40 that FFIV title screen is beautiful

[@gauthier314]

Hoping this becomes a series covering each year in the SNES lifespan. Awesome video!!!! Great presentation, and the fact that Classic Gaming Quarterly provided the history for each title of focus is an example of an exceptional content creator. Looking forward to the next video.

[@sibbyeskie]

Really enjoyed this episode! I especially like the vicarious feeling of what it was like at the time as you go through the chronology of titles as they released. It's like a vicarious trip into an alternate '91 universe where I was a Super Nintendo kid rather than a Genesis kid.

[@Maltebyte2]

Just wanted to say i love you’re channel! Happy i found it! Keep up the great work!

[@reploid2953]

Keep being awesome CGQ.

[@snowcon3]

I've heard "GRAD-ius". I've heard "GRADE-ius". Never in all my years have I heard "GRAHD-ius" until just now.

[@moviemetalhead]

Hey man, Happy New Year!

[@seansretroverse9082]

Hahaha, Don't forget about "DRAH-ken" instead of "DRAK-en" and "Seh-sil" versus "See-sil" in Final Fantasy IV/II. No one ever knew how to pronounce original game names back in 1991, and no one still knows what the proper pronunciation is. Part of the exprience in 1991 was arguing with your buddies whether it was GRADE-ius or GRAD-ius... Yep, that one was actually a real debate I had with a buddy in 1991! =D

[@mrburns366]

Yeah.. Grod-ius is a new one for me

[@taiga1295]

It's great someone from an English-speaking country pronounces that correctly.

[@GarrySugabo]

Yeah and Google pronounces it correctly in three different ways. LOL I grew saying, “Grade-ius”.

[@FinalBaton]

I love these episodes, rounding up the library up to the christmas season. These periods are equally as legendary as the launch lineups, and we get to have you talk about a bunch more games for these legendary systems :D which is awesome. Your format is just so good, and I love to hear your take on games. Love how for each game you went to the game/serie"s roots. Amazing episode man, I'm always hyped when I see a new episode on your channel! Wish you the best for you and your channel in 2018

[@rellik187redrum]

I knew you must have been cooking up something marvelous for us during your short hiatus.Thanks Always!!

[@calvinbaII]

Oh shiiit an hour long episode?? You're too kind!

[@Alamyst2011]

I just bought Final Fantasy 3 and Secret of Evermore. Factory Sealed. Damn near cried

[@PeruvianPotato]

How much?

[@stefanohlson7351]

Best start of 2018 a new video from Classic Gaming Quarterly!

[@z41n]

Great videos man!! Thank you for taking the time to create them - living my childhood again through your vids haha cheers

[@BasementBrandon]

Really enjoy these. Nice work dude.

[@auntjenifer7774]

Let's go Brandon !

[@namephanan]

WOW! what a great vidoe! All your video should be this long. I made popcorn and went to giant for a diet dr pepper.

[@turtleanton6539]

😂👏👏

[@amerikanish07]

What a comprehensive video! That was amazing work.

[@Maxfli82]

So much game time on that. Thanks for making this video. Lots of hard work evident.

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Let me just say this first Chris, I LOVE the Super Nintendo!! Yes, you know me for adoring the Neo-Geo, but the Super NES was so iconic that even I had to admit at times I would ditch the Neo-Geo MVS in the arcades to sit in my room playing away with such legendary titles on the unit. Yep, that says plenty on me bro. People think I'm just a Neo-Geo fella, but the SNES is really up there on the top ranking brackets for me . 8^) Well done as always Chris. This goes up there with your Sega Saturn version you made a few years back. 8^) Anthony..

[@GameplayandTalk]

Holy crap this episode is huge. *grabs popcorn*

[@KMFDM_Kid2000]

This just exudes love and effort. Thanks for putting this together. It's great.

[@shahid1296ify]

This is unbelievable. What a video to kick off the new year!

[@supergeoff]

Love the Super nes great video man

[@magnumforcemopar402]

Right on time.

[@oddioblinker]

This was a pleasure to watch thank you so much.

[@DialSforSam]

Great start to the year with a video about my favorite console! Great job, and looking forward to more.

[@lukamagicc]

I wish every other KZbinr would take notes on how to make a quality video w effort. Man..

[@GaryHodgesDVSM]

Great, great fun to watch this - you should be proud of it! Just one thought: you don't have to say "in my opinion" so much - not only is it self-evident (it's a video by you), but your opinions are legit anyway. Keep it up! Sub'd and excited for more.

[@gozinta82]

You are right. Unfortunately, too many people on the internet mistake a statement as fact when it isn't explicitly stated, like every other sentence. I.E. Some people have the attention span of dogs and their intelligence isn't much better, either.

[@HellScream107]

Awesome video man. great work and information here. You started 2018 on the right note!

[@arcademcfly1039]

Thank you for the Beat em Up section of this!

[@PixelGameSquad]

Stellar!

[@cosmickatamari]

Are you planning on doing one for every year of the SNES? Because this was awesome to watch.

[@CGQuarterly]

I am ideally planning on doing one for every year of every console, but at the rate I'm going I think I'll probably grow old and die before I finish. Glad to hear that you liked this one, though!

[@andyvalenzuela9763]

Just watched this video, subscribed immediately! Quality is genuinely amazing! Fantastic job 👍

[@johntrek187]

You guys have such an awesome channel... seriously keep yoir console related videos comming. Lover learning all i can about the classic consoles of yesteryear....

[@Omahamaho]

you're basically carrying on where G4TV/TechTV died (around the time AOTS came out)

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Super Metroid. The golden standard which all such games should be compared. Years later though.

[@thevi0lat0r]

I'll never forget watching that cinematic intro for the first time. Gives me chills to this day. Also, I had a subscription to Galoob's quarterly Game Genie code mailings at the time, and the only time I ever recall them breaking schedule and mailing out an addendum for one single game was when Super Metroid came out.

[@gozinta82]

I still remember seeing it the first time on my friends tv, along with Super Mario RPG, which on a CRT tv at the time looked like the best thing ever on SNES. People just don't understand what it was like using a CRT before these HD tvs came out.

[@peterc504]

Totally agree on Super Metroid. Greatest game ever to this day. Prime is garbage in light of Super. Honestly the Super Nintendo had pretty much the greatest games in gaming history on it. Games of today just dont come close to giving that feel

[@Redfoot138]

As a SNES fanboy, this is my favorite CGQ video yet! Love all the catalog and flyer screenshots. I had just gotten my Genesis in the summer of 1991 so I wasn't really paying close attention to the SNES launch the latter half of that year. Keep up your good work and I promise I'll get that t-shirt of yours some day!

[@SonofTiamat]

Great video! Your writing is succinct and appropriately eloquent at the right times.

[@wogsykirk1156]

I so love your videos man. Can we get a "launch of the PlayStation 2" vid pls? That would be a biblical video👍👍👍

[@JazGalaxy]

Wogsy Kirk ugh. Were you around for the launch of the ps2? While Sony and Ken Kutaragi being absolutely insane leading up to the launch of the console was entertaining, the actual launch of the ps2 was a big mess and the games weren’t very good. It was actually almost a full year before any truely decent ps2 games came out. Several months in, game magazines were writing articles like, “where are the games?!”

[@Clay3613]

PS2 had the biggest launch lineup of a new console at the time.

[@Lightspeeds]

The ps2 really didn't pick up until holiday 2001.

[@darthv72]

Awesome video. Very well thought and crafted. I love the backstory you added to the games leading up to their 16bit iterations.

[@blackprobegt2000]

Excellent episode!! Brought me back to the golden days of my video gaming childhood