![]() ![]() But that’s what I’ve attempted to do here.īecause of this, it’s also probably the least surprising of my 30 Best features, with most of the established classics making an appearance. Picking just 30 of the best SNES games is like a rabbit picking just 30 of its favourite children. The North American SNES with its Parma Violets tribute colours. ![]() There’s no point having tools if you don’t have the ability to use them, but Nintendo was at one of its most fruitful creative periods during the 16-bit era.Įstablished series like Mario, Zelda and Metroid saw their arguable high points reached on the SNES, while brand new franchises like F-Zero, Pilotwings and Star Fox made their debut on the console. Much of this was made possible by the console’s special graphics capablities, both those provided with the system itself – the Mode 7 sprite scaling technique giving new life to the likes of racing games – and later those built into cartridges, like the groundbreaking Super FX chip. The SNES was host to a wide number of technically impressive games, many of which redefined existing genres or created entirely new ones altogether. It says a lot about the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that more than a quarter century after it first launched, there are still some who claim it’s the greatest games console that ever existed. The European and Japanese SNES, with its lovely coloured buttons ![]() If you want to contribute and help me reach my next goal (to start a Tired Old Hack podcast), please visit my Patreon page. ’30 Best’ will now be a monthly series, thanks to my lovely Patreon followers helping me reach a stretch goal. In case you missed them, I’ve already covered the 30 best Wii games, 30 best Amiga games, 30 best DS games, 30 best GameCube games and 30 best Dreamcast games. This is the sixth in my ’30 Best’ series of articles in which I discuss my favourite games ever on a system-by-system basis for the first time in my career. ![]()
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