About the Super Nintendo
After the massive worldwide success of the NES, Nintendo were in a fine position to continue their dominance with their next machine. Released as the Super Famicom in Japan, the machine was re-designed for the US market (and what a botch-job they made of that - it looks terrible). Thankfully, PAL gamers were given the original Japanese shape, which must rank as one of the sexiest consoles ever.
In the US the SNES was given a hard time by Sega's Genesis (Megadrive), but when the dust had settled Nintendo came out on top, athough in worldwide terms the machine was not as successful as the NES.
The machine was home to what must rank as some of the finest games ever made - Super Mario World, Castlevania IV, Super Metroid...many still view the SNES as the ultimate console. Nintendo were on the top of their game and the third party support they got from companies like Konami, Capcom and Squaresoft was second to none. If you take your retro gaming seriously then you really should have one of these consoles.
Super Nintendo Reviews
Game Title | Magazine | Genre | Publisher | Score | ||
ActRaiser | MM - 7 | Platform Game | Enix | 91% | ||
Contra III: The Alien ... | MM - 19 | Shoot 'Em Up | Konami | 95% | ||
Cybernator | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | NCS / Masaya | 94% | ||
Cybernator | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | NCS / Masaya | 94% | ||
Dinosaurs | MM - 24 | Platform Game | Irem | 78% | ||
Donkey Kong Country | NMS | Platform Game | Nintendo | 97% | ||
Doom | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | ID / Williams | 95% | ||
F-Zero | MM - 9 | Driving Game | Nintendo | 90% | ||
F1 Exhaust Heat | MM - 19 | Driving Game | Seta | 91% | ||
Final Fight | NMS | Arcade Conversion | Capcom | 92% | ||
Hagane: The Final ... | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | Hudson | 90% | ||
Hook | MM - 24 | Platform Game | Sony Imagesoft | 72% | ||
Krusty's Super FunHouse | MM - 23 | Platform Game | Acclaim | 90% | ||
Lemmings | MM - 21 | Puzzle Game | Sunsoft | 92% | ||
Magic Sword | MM - 22 | Beat 'Em Up | Capcom | 71% | ||
Parodius | MM - 23 | Shoot 'Em Up | Konami | 93% | ||
Pilotwings | MM - 8 | Simulation | Nintendo | 90% | ||
Prince of Persia | MM - 23 | Platform Game | NCS / Masaya | 93% | ||
Pro Soccer | MM - 14 | Sports Game | Imagineer | 55% | ||
R-Type III | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | Irem | 93% | ||
Secret of Mana | NMS | Role Playing | Squaresoft | 93% | ||
SimCity | MM - 10 | Simulation | Nintendo | 94% | ||
Smash TV | MM - 20 | Arcade Conversion | Acclaim | 92% | ||
StarFox | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | Nintendo | 96% | ||
Street Fighter II: The ... | MM - 22 | Beat 'Em Up | Capcom | 98% | ||
Super Aleste | MM - 22 | Shoot 'Em Up | Toho | 92% | ||
Super Battle Tank | MM - 23 | Simulation | Absolute | 56% | ||
Super Castlevania IV | MM - 16 | Platform Game | Konami | 93% | ||
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | MM - 14 | Platform Game | Capcom | 94% | ||
Super Mario Kart | NMS | Driving Game | Nintendo | 92% | ||
Super Mario World | MM - 17 | Platform Game | Nintendo | 98% | ||
Super Metroid | NMS | Platform Game | Nintendo | 92% | ||
Super R-Type | MM - 12 | Shoot 'Em Up | Irem | 90% | ||
Super Scope | MM - 21 | Shoot 'Em Up | Nintendo | 46% | ||
Super Soccer | MM - 20 | Sports Game | Human | 73% | ||
Super Tennis | MM - 13 | Sports Game | Tonkin House | 93% | ||
The Addams Family | MM - 21 | Platform Game | Ocean | 89% | ||
The Legend of the ... | MM - 13 | Platform Game | Konami | 92% | ||
The Legend of Zelda - ... | NMS | Role Playing | Nintendo | 96% | ||
The Legend of Zelda: A ... | MM - 20 | Platform Game | Nintendo | 95% | ||
Tin Star | NMS | Shoot 'Em Up | Nintendo | 85% | ||
Top Gear | MM - 22 | Driving Game | Kemco | 92% | ||
Turtles in Time | MM - 23 | Beat 'Em Up | Konami | 80% | ||
Ultraman | MM - 9 | Beat 'Em Up | Bandai | 77% | ||
UN Squadron | MM - 12 | Shoot 'Em Up | Capcom | 94% |