Top 10 SNES Games

OwaynOTT

o1s1n wrote: »

For me, F Zero and Mario Kart were fantastic when they came out but haven't really stood the test of time. I just can't stomach mode 7 racers anymore!

I can see that point in regards to Mario Kart, although in comparison to N64 Kart it still plays better, but can't stomach it for Fzero.
There is stil a sense of speed and weight to the vehicles and the track designs are still interesting.
The music is better than anything on later Fzero games and to be honest the racing is more enjoyably. Later Fzero games are lazy with track designs at times and thy can be a bit samey. Too random at times too with all the racers and is just about speed. Acceleration low please, top speed at top speed please.
Sure there's more cars.
Fzero is possible one of the games I've played the most and most often over the years, so I might have a bias issue.

Retr0gamer

I have to agree, there was no better controlling racing made than F-zero until Sega Rally came along. It's just glorious. Any game with airbrakes I love but While wipeout imitates and relies more on weapons F-zero is far better and all about the feel of the craft.

The PAL version is proper naff though. The slow down really kills the sense of speed in it.

OwaynOTT

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I have to agree, there was no better controlling racing made than F-zero until Sega Rally came along. It's just glorious. Any game with airbrakes I love but While wipeout imitates and relies more on weapons F-zero is far better and all about the feel of the craft.

The PAL version is proper naff though. The slow down really kills the sense of speed in it.

I haven't played the NTSC version yet. I have a sealed copy, thought I could open it but just can't seem to
It will be be first new snes game as well, everything I had when younger were hand me downs, very good hand me downs however.

CiDeRmAn

I never found the similarities between Wipeout and FZero to be anything other than a futuristic theme and levitating vehicles.
The controls and game play are entirely different.
Wipeout has far far more in common with the ST and Amiga title Powerdrome.

I never liked FZero on the Snes but got a lot of fun out of Fzero's X and GX.

Hank Scorpio

More skill in the snes version than those two games, the GBA version is very good too. Would been amazing if it had multiplayer

OwaynOTT

nuxxx wrote: »

More skill in the snes version than those two games, the GBA version is very good too. Would been amazing if it had multiplayer

Especially on the unlockable difficulty level. Always hated white world the one with the 90 degree turns.

Hank Scorpio

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Especially on the unlockable difficulty level. Always hated white world the one with the 90 degree turns.

Always had problems on firefield on the master difficulty, I always picked the purple car but it sucks for that course, you need fast acceleration there

I probably played courses like big blue 600 times trying to tap off like a hundred of a second off my times, addictive stuff.

Agree with you the game is great, anything made by nintendo in that era was fantastic

OwaynOTT

Ha, I wasted many a hour trying to shave a few seconds off my times as well. Got them down very low and went to play the game a few years back and the battery had died. I haven't got the heart to attempt those times again.

richymcdermott

HOLD On now just a second , we are talking about top 10 snes games right ?

i was under the assumption we all played mortal kombat as kids in the 16 bit era correct ? so i am shocked to say the least not one ive scrolled to so far ( could be mistaken ) have not at least mentioned mk 2 in the list


shocking lads :pac:

o1s1n

richymcdermott wrote: »

HOLD On now just a second , we are talking about top 10 snes games right ?

i was under the assumption we all played mortal kombat as kids in the 16 bit era correct ? so i am shocked to say the least not one ive scrolled to so far ( could be mistaken ) have not at least mentioned mk 2 in the list


shocking lads :pac:

That's because it's an arcade game :P

Ports should never be in top 10 console lists. Unless the console literally has nothing else of worth!

richymcdermott

Many people were including earthworm jim though which was also on the megadrive

Top 10 list is a top 10 list at the end of the day and not including perhaps the best game to play with your mates at the time which is mk is blasphemy :pac:

o1s1n

richymcdermott wrote: »

Many people were including earthworm jim though which was also on the megadrive

Top 10 list is a top 10 list at the end of the day and not including perhaps the best game to play with your mates at the time which is mk is blasphemy :pac:

Well that's just your opinion, maan. :pac:

Personally I don't like putting ports in my top 10 lists. I know others do, that's up to them.

Just pointing out a reason why MK2 might not have been on any lists. It's not actually a game which deserves to be on a top 10 snes game list (IMO!), there are so many better games.

richymcdermott

o1s1n wrote: »

Well that's just your opinion, maan. :pac:

Personally I don't like putting ports in my top 10 lists. I know others do, that's up to them.

Just pointing out a reason why MK2 might not have been on any lists. It's not actually a game which deserves to be on a top 10 snes game list (IMO!), there are so many better games.

Ha this is the best thats your opinion banter for the last 2 days :L

In terms of better games sure but more fun games i throw a couple off the list and slip mk in there somewhere but hey thats....just...
.my.....opinion :pac:

Retr0gamer

MK2 is that great a game. Fact. When you have SF2, SF Alpha 2, Turtles Tournament Fighters, Fatal Fury 2 etc. on the console MK2 isn't getting near a top 10 list.

CiDeRmAn

richymcdermott wrote: »

Ha this is the best thats your opinion banter for the last 2 days :L

In terms of better games sure but more fun games i throw a couple off the list and slip mk in there somewhere but hey thats....just...
.my.....opinion :pac:

We can only thank glob that Sonic Adventure didn't come out on the Snes

OwaynOTT

Didnt like Alpha myself dont think the system was any use for it, Turbo is by far the best fighter on the system, but thats just like my opinion.

richymcdermott

only thing snes lacked were sonic games and streets of rage hey ohhhhh :pac:

CiDeRmAn

Streets of Rage, Snes didn't need that shoite, it has Batman Returns and Final Fight!

o1s1n

I played Batman Returns recently for the first time, it's pants. Mindless walking right and pressing punch. Who would play such garbage? :pac:

CiDeRmAn

But, but, it's Batman, and he's returned, from places unknown to kick clown ass in Gotham, what's not to love?
Plus it has an excellent digitised Michael Keaton/Bruce Wayne aka Batman (spoilers?) looking all moody and stuff as the Bat Signal is lit, awesome!
Besides, there are definitely moments where a walk to the left is needed, as well as also some mindless kicking, batarang throwing, rope swinging and jumping going on, so a far more varied game that your standard mindless pile of stinking, infected dog pancreas....

o1s1n

o1s1n wrote: »

...Ports should never be in top 10 console lists. Unless the console literally has nothing else of worth!

Hmmm. I agree with you there, a port would have to be exceptionally good for me to consider it worthy of inclusion in an overall top 10, but how about a top 10 Snes PORTS list? There would be plenty of good ones in there.

Street fighter 2 turbo would top the bill for me but there were loads of good mortal kombat ports, killer instinct, final fight, and there were a shed load of launch games based on arcade shooters and action games. Bomberman, ghouls and ghosts, smash TV, contra, and more all got decent (at least by the standard of the 16 bit era) ports onto the console.

To my mind the SNES was the first time the home console market got sufficiently close to the then level of arcade graphics, sound, and action that it was actually possible to justify buying a console and playing at home versus spending 20p coins to beat the band in Doctor Quirkeys. The first time I ever saw the Snes version of the original street fighter 2 (the world warrior) I was gobsmacked at what capcom had pulled off versus the arcade version. Not as good, but a damn close copy.

Myrddin

Deleted User wrote: »

Not as good, but a damn close copy.

Ah it's not really, it's an incredible achievement what they done, & back then it was gobsmackingly close...but comparing the two side by side the arcade version is vastly superior for me.

I grew up playing SF2 in the arcades, & then on the Snes when it came out...I've owned to played both the pcbs & console versions to death. The Snes version has inferior sound, missing animations, it's slower, colours are not as good, the sprites are smaller...& loving the Street Fighter series like I do, I can't help but notice the flaws in the 16bit versions.

It wasn't until the 32bit era for me, with the advent of the 3DO & Super SF2T, that I can truly say the arcade versions were encroached upon in the home.

o1s1n

Oh there are most definitely some fantastic ports.

I just think you're doing a disservice to a console like the Snes when it has exclusive games like Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, FF VI, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, ALTTP to name but a few.

All superior to any port ever released on the system, and they're 100% original titles to boot.

Would be interesting to see a top 10 ports list put together as there is definitely some great stuff out there.

EnterNow

EnterNow wrote: »

Ah it's not really, it's an incredible achievement what they done, & back then it was gobsmackingly close...but comparing the two side by side the arcade version is vastly superior for me.

I grew up playing SF2 in the arcades, & then on the Snes when it came out...I've owned to played both the pcbs & console versions to death...

I agree totally, I think we're coming at this from the same point if view, I loved (and still love) the arcade versions, and they are superior in ways that arcade aficionados would spot straight away. The NTSC to PAL slowdown bothered me immensely versus the arcade, I noticed the missing frames on stuff like guile's flip kick, ken and ryu's dragon punch, etc, and in particular the CPS1 soundtrack was vastly watered down for the SNES sound, but for the time it was, being able to squash what they did onto a cart was an amazing achievement.

It wasn't arcade perfect, not by a long shot, but it was good enough to keep causal players out of arcades in their droves.

Agree with you on the 32 bit SF ports by the way. The dream cast code for SSF2T is still the definitive arcade port of that game and the first time they got a SF home port bang on.

briany

o1s1n wrote: »

I played Batman Returns recently for the first time, it's pants. Mindless walking right and pressing punch. Who would play such garbage? :pac:

I played the Atari Lynx port which I found out much later was considered very hard. I'd agree with that summation. No saves and there was little getting beyond stage 4 or so. Poor Batman got bombarded in that version, so he did.