Hundreds of games were released for the Super Nintendo during the lifetime of the consoles. There are so many, it can be difficult to choose which one you want to buy for your collection. Below is a list of the top ten must-have games for the SNES and why they should be in your collection.
10. Donkey Kong Country: Play as Donkey Kong as he tries to get back all the bananas that were stolen from him, do him the favor by stealing Peach from Mario in the original Donkey Kong arcade game. The first game made with pre-rendered 3D graphics, so for a SNES game it looks great. A fun game with a lot of replay value because there are different things to collect in each level.
9. Super Mario Kart: The first kart racing game in history. You get to run around a track and shoot objects at your opponents to slow them down. Good as a single player game, but great with multiplayer. Racing against a friend or fighting is one of the first great multiplayer experiences on a console.
8. Tetris and Dr. Mario: Two great puzzle games on one cartridge. Classic Tetris with enhanced graphics (color) and virus-busting Dr. Mario puzzles as well. For puzzle fans, these are two of the best and are good for hundreds of hours of fun.
7. Starfox: It paved the way for the 3D games that we all play today. It was the first major game to use 3D models for all graphics. You play as Fox McCloud and pilot a spaceship as you try to shoot down enemies, fly through hoops, and defeat giant bosses. Fox McCloud is now a playable character in the Super Smash Bros series, so you can see the beginning of him in this game.
6. Super Punch-Out: The follow-up to Mike Tyson’s NES Punch-Out. This game has better graphics, new characters, and even appearances from your old favorites. The game is just fun to play. Funny characters, a slow increase in difficulty, weaknesses that you have to learn. You will enjoy this boxing game especially if you played the original.
5. NBA Jam – “It’s on fire.” Anyone who has played this game will remember this phrase from the announcers. Every time a player makes three baskets, they literally catch fire and can make shots from anywhere. One of the original arcade style sports games where you can push and hit other players and it doesn’t follow the typical basketball rules. See if you can find the “Big Head” mode and other hidden Easter Eggs that change the appearance of your players.
4. Zelda Link to the Past: The sequel to Zelda on the NES, Link to the Past is an adventure game through Hyrule with big puzzles, new weapons, and amazing gameplay. Link has to navigate between light and dark worlds as he fights his way to save Princess Zelda. Many people think that LTTP is their favorite Zelda game, which, considering the other great Zelda games, is saying a lot.
3. Super Mario RPG: A rare game that can be hard to find, but it’s worth it. It’s a very fun RPG game that takes place in the Mushroom Kingdom with all the Mario characters including Bowser, Peach, Toad and more. Mario RPG pokes fun at previous Mario games and leads into the Mario and Luigi RPG and Paper Mario games. It was developed by Square who are well known for their Final Fantasy RPG games.
2. Super Metroid: The sequel to the original Metroid for Nintendo. Super Metroid has more weapons, new areas to explore, and more difficult bosses. Consistently rated on the many top 100 lists, it was rated the greatest game of all time by Electronic Gaming Monthly. His fantastic level design is often considered a pinnacle in game development.
1. Super Mario World: The Super Nintendo launch game and the most popular game on the system in terms of sales. Super Mario World takes the Mario game ideas from Super Mario 3 and adds better graphics, better sound, and even more levels. Yoshi also makes his first appearance in this game. Super Mario World has a 97% rating on gamerankings.com, one of the highest of any game ever made.
If any of these games are not in your game collection, you should try to buy them. All ten games in these games are great gaming experiences that all gamers will enjoy.
Copyright (c) 2007 JJ Hendricks