How many snes games are there

Neither could the legacy of the console have been truly appreciated back in The bit console lasted 13 years and in that time saw the introduction of enhancement chips, the adaptation of its games to the Nintendo Gameboy, and the creation of a world of different peripherals.

The most cited reason for this? The games. In total there were different SNES games released between and now — incredible! All of these were released on the 23 rd of August, the official date that the console began shipping to the US. The last game to be released in the American market aside from Star Fox 2 — see below was Frogger, a reboot of the classic arcade game in which you try to get a family of frogs to successfully cross a busy road.

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu ' Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou 2. Kabuki Machi Reach Mahjong: Toupuusen. Kabuki Rocks. Keiba Eight Special 2. Keiba Yosou Baken Renkinjutsu. Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba. Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki. Kid Klown in Crazy Chase. Kidou Butoden G-Gundam. Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor.

Kidou Senshi V-Gundam. King of Dragons. Kingyo Chuuihou! Game Gakuen. Kirby's Dream Course. Kishin Korinden Oni. Knights of the Round. Koushien 3. Koutetsu no Kishi 2. Kunio no Oden. Leading Jockey. Carrozzeria Japan. Lemmings 2: The Tribes. Lester the Unlikely. Libble Rabble. Liberty or Death. Lode Runner Twin. Magna Braban: Henreki no Yusha. Mahjong Club. Mahjong Goku Tenjiku. Mahjong Sengoku Monogatari.

Mahjong Taikai II. Mahou Poi Poi Poitto! Shouei System. Melfand Stories. Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibouken. Monster Maker Kids: Ousama ni Naritai. Multi Play Volleyball. Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero ' Nakano Kouichi Kanshuu: Keirinou. Nankoku Shounen Papuwa-kun.

The World. Nice de Shot. Ninja Warriors. Nontan no Issho: Kuru Kuru Puzzle. Okamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf. Olivia's Mystery. Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures.

Pachi-Slot Gambler. Pachi-Slot Kenkyuu. Pachi-Slot Land. Pachi-Slot Monogatari: Universal Special. Pachinko Fan: Shouri Sengen. Pachinko Maruhi Hisshouhou. Pachiokun Special 2. Panic in Nakayoshi World. Pink Goes to Hollywood. Popful Mail. Nihon Falcom. Power Instinct. Power of the Hired.

Pro Mahjong Kiwame II. Rise of the Phoenix. Rokudenashi Blues: Taiketsu! Tokyo Shitennou. Sankyo Fever! Sanrio Shanghai. Sansara Naga 2. Saturday Night Slam Masters. SD Gundam GX. SD Hiryu no Ken. Seifuku Densetsu: Pretty Fighter.

Shanghai III. Shien's Revenge. Shimono Masaki no Fishing to Bassing. Shin Mahjong. Shin Megami Tensei if Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling ' Shounen Ninja Sasuke.

Sid Meier's Civilization. Sonic Blast Man II. Sugoi Hebereke. Sun Sport Fishing: Keiryuu-Ou. Super Bases Loaded 3: License to Steal. Super Casino 2. Super Castles. Super Double Yakuman.

Super F-1 Circus 3. Super Family Circuit. Super Famista 3. Super Final Match Tennis. Super Fire ProWrestling Special. Super Fishing: Big Fight. Super Formation Soccer Super Gomoku Narabe: Renju. Super Gomoku Shogi. Super Hanafuda. Super Honmei: G1 Seiha. Super Igo Go-ou. Super Indy Champ. Super Jinsei Game. Super Koukou Yakyuu: Ichikyuu Jikkon. Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium 2. Super Loopz. Super Mahjong 3. Super Naxat Open. Super Ninja-Kun. Super Off Road: The Baja. Super Pachi-Slot Mahjong.

Super Pachinko. Super Pinball: Behind the Mask. Super Power League 2. Super Robot Taisen EX. Super Rugby. Super San Goku Shi. Super Shogi 2. Super Tetris 3. Super Troll Islands. Super Tsume Shogi Bottom Up. Super Ultra Baseball 2. Super Wrestle Angels. Super Zugan: Hakotenjou kara no Shoutai. Super Zugan 2. Sutobasu Yarou Shou. Sword World SFC 2. T2: The Arcade Game. Tadaima Yuusha Boshuuchuu Okawari. Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League Soccer.

Tenshi no Uta. Tetsuwan Atom. The Blue Crystal Rod. The Great Battle IV. The Incredible Crash Dummies. The Last Battle.

The Lawnmower Man. Virgin Interactive. Thoroughbred Breeder II. Tokoro's Mahjong. Tony Meola's Sidekick Soccer. Top Management II. Tsuri Taro. Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai Taisen Puzzle-dama. Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone. Twinbee: Rainbow Bell Adventure.

Uchuu Race: Astro Go! Ugoku E Ver. Ultima: Runes of Virtue II. Ultima: The Black Gate. Ultra Baseball Jitsumeiban 2. Umi Tsuri Mejin: Suzuki Hen. Umihara Kawase. Virtual Soccer. Wagyan Paradise. Waratte Iitomo! Wild Snake. Wonder Project J. World Class Rugby 2. World Cup Striker. World Cup USA X-Kaliber Yokozuna Monogatari. Yume Meikyuu: Kigurumi Daibouken. Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2: Kakutou no Sho.

Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Tokubetsu Hen. Yuujin no Furi Furi Girls. Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen 2. Zan III Spirits. Zenkoku Koukou Soccer. Zero-4 Champ RR. Media Rings. Zico Soccer. Zig Zag Cat. Zool: Ninja of the "Nth" Dimension. AIII S. Alice no Paint Adventure. American Battle Dome. Bass Masters Classic. Battle Pinball. Battle Racers. Battle Robot Retsuden. Battle Submarine. Pachi-Slot Dai-Kouryaku 2. Its sidescrolling nature and basic pixel art seemed a tad dated in an era in which the industry was sprinting towards 3D graphics.

It may seem surprising that one of the biggest, most iconic action shooters of the 90s managed to secure a spot as one of the SNES' rarest titles. But given the circumstances behind this one, it does make more sense. On the one hand, sales were somewhat tough to come by given the sheer quantity of Mega Man games on the SNES' strong library, creating a competitive landscape.

More significant, though, was a rare graphics chip that enhanced the visuals compared to most games on this bit machine, called the Cx4. This was a pricey piece of tech that was hard to come by, thus leading to the extremely limited number of carts being produced.

But unlike the popular, abundant mainline games - this refined, slightly modified version of the original was limited in terms of its availability. The reason for this is that the English rendition of this software was only accessible via rental from the now mostly defunct Blockbuster chains.

Basically, collectors had to be lucky enough to have the foresight to purchase one of these rare carts from the store to secure one, unless one happened to work there and were able to score the game that way. Again, even though this aerial shooter managed to be fairly well-known and renowned elsewhere, the SNES port of this game was a far different story. Being something of a "paint-by-numbers" port amidst a sea of great Super Nintendo games, Aero Fighters largely flew under the radar for most owners of the console, leading to the brief and limited printing of these carts.

This scarcity has made this is a top target for SNES collectors, who have shelled out over a cool grand to get their hands on a copy - a price that gets quite a bit steeper for an even rarer boxed copy. Between the game's limited release in Scandinavia, the need of the Super Scope to get the most out of it, and its lack of appeal compared to similar shooters, this was somewhat doomed to obscurity.

For as strange and obscure as this cartoon was—which featured a femme fatale crossing into the real world—try an SNES game based on this movie.

As one might expect, the results weren't exactly astounding for an audience used to playing the more kid-friendly Mario software.

Much like the film itself, the quality and content of Cool World was "questionable" to say the least. There's also the fact that this title was released for the NES too, further cutting into potential sales of this version, and its PAL release which was mostly limited to Spain.

The adrenaline-fueled gameplay of this R-Type -esque shooter would seem appealing enough to garner widespread success. Yet, Rainbow Art's romp was pretty much doomed for obscurity from launch—being a Japan-only game with just 10, copies in circulation. Western publishers opted out, leaving its release in the hands of a Japanese branch of Virgin Interactive. It wasn't just cosmetic. Games like Spore continued the tradition of letting players craft weird, wild creatures to control.

But E. The franchise-launching first installments of long-running series continue to appear as our countdown continues, and Ogre Battle is the next to be honored. This in-depth tactical strategy game had so many different elements included in its design that you could play it for weeks and still not see everything inside — from forming parties of characters to marching across the world map looking for fights, from an alignment system that tracked the morality of your actions to a tarot card mechanic that could change that course of a battle, this game had it all.

Another great series that the Super Nintendo helped to start. How do you make a cybersuit-wearing mutated earthworm superhero even weirder? Give him a backpack stuffed full of snot.

That was Shiny's big addition to this bit sequel, as our hero Jim gained a sidekick whose name actually was Snott and who was, in function and form, just a giant sticky booger. Snott would assist Jim by helping him to stick to and swing from certain ceilings, while also blowing him into a parachute-like snot bubble to help our hero slowfall from precarious heights.

The new dynamic, while gross, actually added a lot to the experience — and made us decide to give Earthworm Jim 2 a loftier position on the countdown than its predecessor. Turtle Power!

You can't have a nostalgic look back on any part of the '90s without running into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at some point, and sure enough here they are clocking in at 39 on our countdown thanks to the SNES port of their incredible arcade brawler Turtles in Time.

This game had it all — bright graphics that perfectly captured the look and personality of the classic cartoon, a cool Mode 7-utilizing throw attack that let you toss enemies into the screen and, best of all, time travel.

Seeing Leo, Raph, Don and Mikey warp through history and pop up in the age of the dinosaurs, the wild west and the far-flung future was even more epic and awesome than we could have imagined. And, spoiler warning, it'll also be his last on the list. Kirby's Dream Course trumps all of the pink hero's other bit efforts in our eyes for how amazingly inventive it was. Because it was, essentially, a mini-golf game with Kirby as the ball.

As simple as that sounds, though, this design was deviously difficult to master — you had to use precision tactics and exacting timing to get the rotund hero to roll, hop and drop into the hole and make par. While also dodging loads of Dream Land enemies, and occasionally absorbing their powers to help Kirby move along. Proving that Konami's Gradius series wasn't the only shooter worth playing early on in the SNES library, Capcom also offered up an energetic port of their arcade game, U.

This game is nuts — a side-scrolling shooter starring real-world jet fighters instead of spaceships and featuring a cast of anime-styled characters, it packed in tons of power-up items, explosive boss battles and even a running cash total for your pilots. You could use that money to buy more planes and wilder weapons, of course. Even crazier was the fact that Capcom went the extra mile for this SNES port, actually infusing it with even more options and upgrades than the arcade original had.

Home console ports usually go the other direction, sacrificing content in order to fit the home format. Not U. It soared. Professional basketball has never been as much fun as in NBA Jam, the '90s arcade great that took nearly every rule of the game and threw it out the window — replacing them with a vision of the sport where every contest is reduced to a two-on-two matched between superpowered superstars who can leap 50 feet into the air, drain jumpshots from the farthest reaches of the court and literally catch on fire without being burned.

NBA Jam was an absolute blast in its coin-op cabinet, and when it came home to the SNES it got even crazier with a wide variety of secret codes and hidden playable characters — like President Bill Clinton. The game that made Will Wright a household name and really put the simulation genre on the map, SimCity had already been a success on home computers for a couple of years before the SNES was released — and Nintendo, liking what they saw, worked out a rare deal to develop their own version of the title for the new bit console.

Nintendo's SimCity launched alongside the Super Nintendo in , and it supported its core gameplay of city management and construction with a generous helping of Nintendo fanservice — Bowser would rampage through your 'burg as a Godzilla-sized monster and a Mario statue was available as a unique city landmark. Wright, the new host character created for this game, even went on to become a minor Nintendo star himself with cameo roles in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Smash Bros.

Contrary to its numbering, Lufia II is actually a prequel to the first Lufia released on the SNES — it's set years earlier in the timeline and chronicles the events that led up to the first game's story.

Those events? The rise of the Sinistrals, of course, a group of villainous would-be gods who appear suddenly on the planet and challenge any of the world's warriors to try to oppose them. The combination of Gundam-like mobile suits and Americans taking a break from the galaxy far, far away turned out to be a great one, though, as Metal Warriors was a total blast to play. The game also broke new ground by including a two-player split-screen versus mode, another rarity thrown into the already odd mix of uncommon elements.

Ganbare Goemon! It's a bit upsetting to get to The Legend of the Mystical Ninja here on our countdown, because it reminds us how many different Goemon games have never been localized for American audiences.

We've got to celebrate the ones we have received, though, and this SNES sequel served as the series debut for our audience — and it was a great first pick. Though it called him "Kid Ying" at the time, The Legend of the Mystical Ninja introduced us to Goemon's world — a wacky take on feudal Japan where cartoonish demons are just as likely to goof around and crack a joke as they are to attack you.

This sequel was also supported by a variety of fourth-wall-breaking nods to other Konami properties, like a playable Gradius mini-game. Following up the explosive debut of the Mega Man X series was no small task, but Mega Man X2 accomplished the job admirably.

X2 also succeeded in bringing series sidekick Zero back to life. After his sacrificial death in the first X game, our hero Mega Man could complete a set of sidequests to restore his friend to working order. Good thing, too — otherwise Zero would have just been a one-and-done cameo character in a single game.

Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout are a trio of time-traveling Norsemen who've gotten themselves into quite a puzzling predicament. They've been kidnapped by an alien emperor who wants to put them on display as part of his intergalactic zoo, and they've got to escape and make their way back home to good old Norway. The puzzle dynamics Blizzard created for The Lost Vikings were nearly perfect, as each level was a head-scratching brainteaser that you could only solve by taking full advantage of each viking's unique skills — Erik's speed, Baleog's bow and Olaf's ability to stand there and get stepped on.

OK, Olaf could do other things too. This was an early masterpiece for Blizzard, and thankfully we also got a sequel, The Lost Vikings 2, before the company moved on from Nintendo development.

This first-party puzzler is mostly known for the distinction of its NES edition, as it served as the last officially released game for that 8-bit system when it shipped to stores over 9 years after the NES first went on sale in America. A SNES version debuted that same day, though, and it was such a great game that it deserves this lofty placement on our bit list — no boost from its NES version needed.

While most other games in the genre just had you direct the falling blocks themselves, Wario's Woods innovated in the puzzler category by actually giving you a character to control inside the playing field — Toad from the Mario franchise, who's taking on the oddball Wario and trying to keep him from wreaking havoc in a friendly forest.

It was a great design, and also served as Wario's first title role. Donkey Kong Country is the game that saved the Super Nintendo. When Sony's first PlayStation arrived, people started getting drawn to its modern media format and promise of 3D visuals. Many thought the bit SNES just wouldn't be able to keep up anymore.

But a little company called Rare shocked us all by developing such an amazing and eye-catching new graphical style that no one could imagine the Super was actually capable of such graphical feats. But it was, and CGI graphics burst onto the scene to redefine and redirect the entire industry. Donkey Kong was entirely reinvented in the process too, transforming from a girlfriend-napping arcade villain to a necktie-wearing headlining hero. He's been restored as one of Nintendo's most notable mascots ever since.

Two great tastes that taste great together. Mario at first appeared to be a simple bit repackaging of Nintendo's two most popular 8-bit puzzler — the classic falling block puzzler from Russia, Tetris, and the color-matching capsule-dropper, Dr. But the most unique thing about this joint cartridge wasn't that you could play those games separately — it was that you could play them together.

Mario included a unique multiplayer mode that challenged you to play both games at the same time. You clear some lines in Tetris, jump over to zap some viruses in Dr.

Mario, then head back over to Tetris to wrap things up. It was a great idea and a great way for two puzzler lovers to square off in a head-to-head challenge too. The last of the three installments released in the Super Nintendo's groundbreaking Super Star Wars series, Super Return of the Jedi featured the same tough-as-nails, action-heavy version of its adapted film as the two titles preceded it — but it eclipsed them in gameplay variety.

The roster of playable characters grew to five different heroes here, as in addition to controlling Luke, Chewie, and Han, you also now got to step into the role of the rugged, bow-wielding Ewok Wicket and wear the gold bikini as slave-costumed Leia. Leia wasn't showing that much skin for the entire adventure, of course, as she also wore her bounty hunter disguise and Endor forest survival gear at the appropriate points in the story — which just added more variety to the gameplay, since each wardrobe change gave her all-new moves and abilities.

Mortal Kombat II is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series. The cast of characters got larger, the moves were expanded, and the fatalities got bloodier.

Seriously, all the best character got introduced in MK II. Kung Lao, Kintaro… not to mention awesome locations like the acid pits and the living forest. Mortal Kombat II is still one of the most fun bit fighters to play, and it looked awesome on the SNES, with huge, colorful characters, and lots of blood unlike the previous censored Mortal Kombat.

Konami used every trick up the Super Nintendo's sleeve to make Contra III: The Alien Wars the ultimate SNES shooter: Giant bosses, synthesized hard rock sounds, a crazy, spinning Mode 7 top-down mode and a boss fight where you freaking hang from flying missiles were just some of the things that made Contra III the most "extreme" game available at the time.

While previous Contra games drew inspiration from action movies like Rambo and Aliens, Contra III features some suspiciously Terminator-like cyborgs, an evil Boba Fett wannabe and whole host of other blockbuster movie references that add to its distinct early s charm. In fact, the company was so good that many of its licensed titles would rival even the efforts of Nintendo itself.

DuckTales, anyone? The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse was seemingly yet another title starring the iconic cartoon character, but it mixed spectacular platforming with costume-based action to great effect.

While the SNES Mouse peripheral never really took off in the grand scheme of things, it did give us Mario Paint, a Nintendo themed creativity studio complete with drawing, animation, music composition modes Dozens of familiar Mario shapes appeared in the forms of stamps and brushes and players could even recreate the tunes from popular Nintendo games using the sound effects from the games themselves, leading to hundreds of 1UP sound cover versions of popular songs that are still a blast to listen to today.

The Castlevania series has a long and distinguished legacy, and Super Castlevania IV is among the best it has to offer. A perfected and greatly expanded on reimagining of the first Castlevania for the NES, IV follows the trials of Simon Belmont as he and his legendary whip, The Vampire Killer, attempt to defeat Dracula and restore order to the world. Castlevania IV took the original premise and added five new levels including ones that take place outside the castle , as well as tighter controls and a few additional gameplay mechanics like enhanced whip functionality.

All of these reasons make it one of the best the SNES has to offer. Crazy, right? Still, when you're talking about the first three Super Mario Bros. Before remakes and upgrades were common, Nintendo pulled together some of Mario's grandest adventures, included the original Super Mario Bros. In some ways these games are so good that it was hard not to make this compilation 1 on our list. How do you sell the usually PC-centric building simulation genre to a generation of console gamers? Easy, you just sandwich those parts inside of an awesome action game.

Half sidescrolling platformer, half godly action game, ActRaiser manages to juggle both genres brilliantly and with excellent pacing to boot. Way back when the racing genre was still finding its bearings, F-Zero came along and set the standard.

This futuristic racer was hard and fast, with mind-bending Mode 7 graphics and an impressive variety of tracks to challenge even the most seasoned racing fan.

The game also introduced Captain Falcon, a talented driver and mysterious bounty hunter who came to be the poster boy for the series, and we'll never forget when he first showed us his moves 20 years ago. As awesome as it was fighting Mike Tyson, the more surreal and exaggerated characters of Super Punch-Out!! The gameplay of Super Punch-Out!! It's the same hooks, uppercuts and super punches as always.

However the precision-based action of each match is truly spectacular, boiling down to studying each outlandish opponent for weaknesses.

Best of all was finding a boxer's instant KO point. While it was certainly possible to wear an enemy down, even taking advantage of low defenses, most of your foes featured openings that would instantly take them down.

Bigger, badder, and more barrel-filled than the original, Donkey Kong Country 2 took the DKC recipe and pumped it up with gorilla steroids. Along the way they enlist a wacky cast of ride-able animal buddies like a spider and a rattlesnake to kollect koins, kill kreatures, kartwheel over kanyons and… do other things that inexplicably start with the letter K.

Tetris Attack is an early entry in a series of puzzle games that began with the Japan-only Panel de Pon. This game was localized by adding the cast and settings of Yoshi's Island in the US, and then remade again as Pokemon Puzzle League for the Nintendo If you've played any of these games, you know how addicting and clever the dual panel-switching mechanic is.

What really makes Tetris Attack stand out is its competitive mode in which you can send evil blocks raining down on your opponent's game. Back in , the term "rage-quit" hadn't been coined yet, but many SNES controllers suffered, nonetheless.

Final Fantasy IV is all about character development, with copious amounts of dialogue and back stories for each of the wildly different fighters on your team: the young wizard twins, a kung-fu master, a girl who can summon crazy gods to kick butt.

Characters like Cecil, Rydia, and Kain are memorable not only for their varying ability to beat up dragons, but as tiny, pixelated actors on a digital stage. However, its hilarious commentary on American culture, psychedelic premise, and unique take on the RPG genre instantly cemented it as a cult classic.

The story follows Ness, a character who grew to know greater popularity than his game thanks to his inclusion in the Super Smash Bros. A prophetic alien bee named Buzz Buzz changes the course of the young boy's life, setting him on an adventure that those of us who have experienced it would never forget.

The evolution of the original series, Mega Man X changed the game by introducing new mechanics, new characters, and a new take on the Blue Bomber. The addition of wall jumping and dashing propelled X into a class of its own, allowing the player to interact with practically every square inch of the entire game.

Rousing rock tunes offset the frantic, fast-paced gameplay. Killer bosses like Chill Penguin and Sting Chameleon give you ample motivation to perfect your skills. X was the first — though certainly not the last — reinvention of Mega Man. It somehow managed to build upon the brilliant foundation of the original, and for that alone it more than deserves a spot on this list. This delightful action RPG shook up the genre with its fun and deep battle system, incorporating real-time action with a brilliant use of timed attacks.

Players are required to know just when to evade and when to go in for the kill, and the depth only increases as the story progresses. There are also plentiful characters and weapons to equip, making for a highly strategic, and highly satisfying, RPG experience. Secret of Mana, which is actually the sequel to Final Fantasy Adventure for the Game Boy, also allows for co-op gameplay, which was highly unique for an RPG at the time.

Throw in beautiful music and a timeless story and you have a delightful mash between Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda that shouldn't be missed. With just one entry, Square and Nintendo created a game that is not only noteworthy for its crisp gameplay and clever JRPG innovations, but also for its ability to let Mario work side-by-side with his nemesis Bowser.

That might seem fairly standard today, but back then Nintendo fans across the globe were blown away. Adding Mario or not, Nintendo and Square pulled out all the stops, creating an RPG that stands alongside some of the best products from either company. Now if only we could get a true sequel…. Long before Fox McCloud barrel rolled into our lives, his father, James, was already facing off against Andross with his fellow furry flyers.

In addition to fast-paced, frenetic gameplay, this action-packed flight simulation game was also distinguished as being the first Nintendo title to feature three-dimensional graphics, back when this was still incredibly rare.

Throw in some beyond memorable characters Falco, Slippy, and Peppy, for instance , and you have a title that is worthy of being remembered.

Mario has visited many established genres and franchises, but with Super Mario Kart he started something new.