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Vapor · 07-18-2010, 02:10 PM

So I recently felt a mood for some gamin'. So I decided to get an emulator for the SNES, which I hadn't experienced before, and got Roms for Super Metroid and Castlevania IV.

and it's awesome. It is all so awesome

Anything else you people would recommend along the lines of SNES stuff? Becuase it looks like a lovely system with a good catalogue.

Vgfian · 07-18-2010, 02:15 PM

Super Mario Worls

Yoshi's Island

Super Mario All Stars

Super Mario RPG

Ken Griffey Jr.s All Star Baseball (haven't played this in a while, last I checked it was okay if you like sports games.)

I'm sure I'll think of more fairly soon.

The list of good games for the system is exceedingly appealing.

I grew up on SNES. Even into the PS1 years, I played it. I've got mine here with me and I've been meaning to play it, I'm just missin mah dang power cord.

I would also suggest that if you like it, try and find a cheap system, because I'm sure its better than the emulator. Luckily they're usually pretty easy to find cheap, online at least (though you would then have to buy the games I guess, so maybe not).

Edit: Oh yeah, I remember some of the Disney movie games being good too.

And also, Batman Forever is a game TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Have fun!

Rainbow Dash · 07-18-2010, 05:31 PM

chrono trigger

FF2/4

FF3/6

soul blazer

donkey kong country 1 and 2

Robotazy · 07-18-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FALCON KECK

And also, Batman Forever is a game TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Guildmaster you suck.

Batman Forever is an awesome game that he needs to play

Also, Eek the Cat, Rocko's Modern Life, and Maximum Carnage. He must play those.

TANOYYYY

Vapor · 07-18-2010, 05:55 PM

cool beans, friends. Although, don't give me many Mario suggestions. I've played many of those in my youth and want something different.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-18-2010, 07:38 PM

I went through that SNES phase too, so I have a bunch of games I can recommend (roughly ordered by decreasing RPGness):

Final Fantasy V (with fan-translation) - Classic RPG with job system
Earthbound - This is a cult-classic RPG. May not be to your taste.
Tales of Phantasia (with DeJap fan-translation) - The first "Tales of" game; the second biggest SNES game ever. It even has a title song with (crappily encoded) lyrics.
Terranigma - Action RPG. I loved it. This game is the third in a series of games by Quintet (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma), all of which are great, but Terranigma is greaterer.
Secret of Mana - Action RPG. Another classic. If at all possible, play with friends. (Good emulators have internet multiplayer)
Cybernator - Mecha fighter shooter thing.
Mega Man X, X2, X3
Wild Guns - Third-person shooter. Setting is a steampunkish Wild West. I found this one to be very entertaining.
Contra III - Run and gunner. Also play with a friend.
Space Megaforce - Classic sh'mup. Eight different weapons, and very nice level design.

I have a huge list, though. If you have any genres in particular you want to play, you should mention it. There's also a bunch of fan-translated patches for Japan-only games; most emulators should be auto-patching, so it should be a snap to get that working. Depending on your stomach for strategy and puzzle games, there's also Front Mission and Puyo Puyo 2 (respectively).

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-18-2010, 09:57 PM

TMNT: Turtles in Time is hands-down the best Brawler/Beatemup title on the system, and possibly of all time. Runner up for the system's crown is probably Final Fight Two (it's actually the same game as One, but with two-player included) or Super Double Dragon. SDD took a few risks and ended up with something both closer to the arcade feel, but still very different from the original.

Street Fighter II Turbo is the quintessential SF, and Mortal Kombat 2 is probably the most memorable MK game, but I think Killer Instinct tops it as the best Tourney Fighter on the system.

F-Zero is great for an early release, and has a visual and aural style unfelt later in the series.

The first two Donkey Kong Country games are essential gaming, but the third is a miss if you're sensitive to reduced art quality.

If for any reason you still haven't experienced Mega Man X, the first one is from back when the series still had its soul. There was a bit of that lost with each subsequent release.

I'll have to second Secret of Mana - it's easily my favorite RPG. The settings and music were executed in a way that is very distinct, that Square has not successfully recreated since. Playing it multi-player is a must, though.

The original Star Fox is another experience totally unto itself - the series really took a different direction with SF64 as the basis and probably the only game in the series really worth playing after it. Check it out, and marvel over how, using just a few basic shapes, the designers still managed to effortlessly create identifiable imagery.

If you want the SNES to actually wow you with its visuals, try the cinematic Prince-of-Persia-similar Out of this World. It's one of the few SNES games to employ 2D polygons for smooth animation, and it does it very well.

**Valigarmander** · 07-18-2010, 10:50 PM

Am I the only person who didn't think SoM was that great? I guess it may be because I've almost never played it with someone else, though.

Other games I'd recommend would be Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, Super Mario RPG, Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country 2, and EarthBound. There's more, but I can't be bothered to remember them.

Rainbow Dash · 07-18-2010, 11:20 PM

triple recommendations means a triple-good game right

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-18-2010, 11:57 PM

**X-3** · 07-19-2010, 12:08 AM

It could also set you up for triple-disappointment, though.

What everyone has suggested is good. There's also this rpg called Live a Live I've read about that sounds like it could be good. It wasn't released in the states, though I think there's a patch for that.

suggesting games I have not played
yeahyeahyeah
alright

Vgfian · 07-19-2010, 05:38 AM

Spiderman - Maximum Carnage was pretty good as well.

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Street Fighter 2 Turbo is amazing.

Any Megaman game you can find as well.

**Loot** · 07-19-2010, 06:55 AM

I can't stress how much I loved Super Castlevania IV. It's probably my favorite SNES game as of now. It's the fun of the past Castlevanias without most of the annoyances.

I played Actraiser some time ago and thought it was really fun. The Sim part was pretty fun, if somewhat basic, and the action stages were great. The music is an absolute wonder, really gives the game a kick.

I'd second Tales of Phantasia, but after playing the recent PSX translation, I'd say go for that one if you can. It's a beauty to the eyes, the translation team did an excellent job keeping the Tales feel, and the combat is, for some reason, a lot better than Tales of Destiny. Still, for what its worth, the SNES version really was something.

Vapor · 07-19-2010, 12:22 PM

The absolute worst enemy in Castlevania IV? falling. dammit.\

Started Chrono Trigger last night. Lives up to my expectations so far. I'll check out FFVI and Tales of Phantasia next.

Also, before now I had only heard of SoM in the context of how much Jay hates it

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-19-2010, 03:23 PM

I still maintain Chrono Trigger is the best JRPG to date. If you don't like Chrono Trigger, you don't like JRPGs.

Vgfian · 07-19-2010, 03:34 PM

Hook was a OK platformer as well if I remember correctly.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-20-2010, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vapor

The absolute worst enemy in Castlevania IV? falling. dammit.\

Started Chrono Trigger last night. Lives up to my expectations so far. I'll check out FFVI and Tales of Phantasia next.

Also, before now I had only heard of SoM in the context of how much Jay hates it

Not much reason to hate it, IMO. Just take it as its own thing - it's actually the sequel to a Zelda clone, released in the west as Final Fantasy Adventure on the Gameboy. I tend to think people try to evaluate it as an RPG, when it's more like an interesting hybrid of Action/Adventure and RPG to me. It was unprecedented, at the time, and has a wholly different art style and music style from other series.

**Loot** · 07-22-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Loot

I played Actraiser some time ago and thought it was really fun. The Sim part was pretty fun, if somewhat basic, and the action stages were great. The music is an absolute wonder, really gives the game a kick.

Just remembered how frustrating the Sim part was at times. If you can manage both directing the town and killing enemies (Gets easier when upgrading the bow), then it's still pretty fun.

Also, the combat stages are hard. But that's probably what was fun for me. Learn the enemies, learn the bosses, kick their asses.

Dr. Furball · 07-25-2010, 12:59 AM

Allow me to suggest some not been recommend yet: the first Earthworm Jim, NBA Jam, and Super Punch-Out!!. I love Mortal Kombat II, but it's a love-it-or-hate-it kinda series.
And Tetris Attack, is good, too.

Dizzy · 07-25-2010, 07:25 PM

Mega Man X-X3, 7, & Bass
Aladdin
The Lion King
MMPR: The Movie
NBA Jam
DKC 1-3
Lagoon

That's just off the top of my head.

07-18-2010, 02:10 PM	#1
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	sweeet So I recently felt a mood for some gamin'. So I decided to get an emulator for the SNES, which I hadn't experienced before, and got Roms for Super Metroid and Castlevania IV. and it's awesome. It is all so awesome Anything else you people would recommend along the lines of SNES stuff? Becuase it looks like a lovely system with a good catalogue.

07-18-2010, 02:15 PM	#2
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	Super Mario Worls Yoshi's Island Super Mario All Stars Super Mario RPG Ken Griffey Jr.s All Star Baseball (haven't played this in a while, last I checked it was okay if you like sports games.) I'm sure I'll think of more fairly soon. The list of good games for the system is exceedingly appealing. I grew up on SNES. Even into the PS1 years, I played it. I've got mine here with me and I've been meaning to play it, I'm just missin mah dang power cord. I would also suggest that if you like it, try and find a cheap system, because I'm sure its better than the emulator. Luckily they're usually pretty easy to find cheap, online at least (though you would then have to buy the games I guess, so maybe not). Edit: Oh yeah, I remember some of the Disney movie games being good too. And also, Batman Forever is a game TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Have fun! Last edited by Vgfian; 07-18-2010 at 02:23 PM.

07-18-2010, 07:38 PM	#6
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I went through that SNES phase too, so I have a bunch of games I can recommend (roughly ordered by decreasing RPGness): Final Fantasy V (with fan-translation) - Classic RPG with job system Earthbound - This is a cult-classic RPG. May not be to your taste. Tales of Phantasia (with DeJap fan-translation) - The first "Tales of" game; the second biggest SNES game ever. It even has a title song with (crappily encoded) lyrics. Terranigma - Action RPG. I loved it. This game is the third in a series of games by Quintet (Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma), all of which are great, but Terranigma is greaterer. Secret of Mana - Action RPG. Another classic. If at all possible, play with friends. (Good emulators have internet multiplayer) Cybernator - Mecha fighter shooter thing. Mega Man X, X2, X3 Wild Guns - Third-person shooter. Setting is a steampunkish Wild West. I found this one to be very entertaining. Contra III - Run and gunner. Also play with a friend. Space Megaforce - Classic sh'mup. Eight different weapons, and very nice level design. I have a huge list, though. If you have any genres in particular you want to play, you should mention it. There's also a bunch of fan-translated patches for Japan-only games; most emulators should be auto-patching, so it should be a snap to get that working. Depending on your stomach for strategy and puzzle games, there's also Front Mission and Puyo Puyo 2 (respectively).

07-18-2010, 11:57 PM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	yse

07-18-2010, 05:31 PM	#3
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07-18-2010, 05:55 PM	#5
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	cool beans, friends. Although, don't give me many Mario suggestions. I've played many of those in my youth and want something different.

07-18-2010, 09:57 PM	#7
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,156 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	TMNT: Turtles in Time is hands-down the best Brawler/Beatemup title on the system, and possibly of all time. Runner up for the system's crown is probably Final Fight Two (it's actually the same game as One, but with two-player included) or Super Double Dragon. SDD took a few risks and ended up with something both closer to the arcade feel, but still very different from the original. Street Fighter II Turbo is the quintessential SF, and Mortal Kombat 2 is probably the most memorable MK game, but I think Killer Instinct tops it as the best Tourney Fighter on the system. F-Zero is great for an early release, and has a visual and aural style unfelt later in the series. The first two Donkey Kong Country games are essential gaming, but the third is a miss if you're sensitive to reduced art quality. If for any reason you still haven't experienced Mega Man X, the first one is from back when the series still had its soul. There was a bit of that lost with each subsequent release. I'll have to second Secret of Mana - it's easily my favorite RPG. The settings and music were executed in a way that is very distinct, that Square has not successfully recreated since. Playing it multi-player is a must, though. The original Star Fox is another experience totally unto itself - the series really took a different direction with SF64 as the basis and probably the only game in the series really worth playing after it. Check it out, and marvel over how, using just a few basic shapes, the designers still managed to effortlessly create identifiable imagery. If you want the SNES to actually wow you with its visuals, try the cinematic Prince-of-Persia-similar Out of this World. It's one of the few SNES games to employ 2D polygons for smooth animation, and it does it very well.

07-18-2010, 10:50 PM	#8
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Am I the only person who didn't think SoM was that great? I guess it may be because I've almost never played it with someone else, though. Other games I'd recommend would be Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, Super Mario RPG, Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country 2, and EarthBound. There's more, but I can't be bothered to remember them.

07-18-2010, 11:20 PM	#9
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	triple recommendations means a triple-good game right

07-19-2010, 12:08 AM	#11
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	It could also set you up for triple-disappointment, though. What everyone has suggested is good. There's also this rpg called Live a Live I've read about that sounds like it could be good. It wasn't released in the states, though I think there's a patch for that. suggesting games I have not played yeahyeahyeah alright

07-19-2010, 05:38 AM	#12
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	Spiderman - Maximum Carnage was pretty good as well. BatmanForeverSucksBatmanForeverSucksBatmanForeverS ucksBatmanForeverSucksBatmanForeverSucksBatmanFore verSucksBatmanForeverSucksBatmanForeverSucksBatman ForeverSucksIMO Street Fighter 2 Turbo is amazing. Any Megaman game you can find as well.

07-19-2010, 06:55 AM	#13
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I can't stress how much I loved Super Castlevania IV. It's probably my favorite SNES game as of now. It's the fun of the past Castlevanias without most of the annoyances. I played Actraiser some time ago and thought it was really fun. The Sim part was pretty fun, if somewhat basic, and the action stages were great. The music is an absolute wonder, really gives the game a kick. I'd second Tales of Phantasia, but after playing the recent PSX translation, I'd say go for that one if you can. It's a beauty to the eyes, the translation team did an excellent job keeping the Tales feel, and the combat is, for some reason, a lot better than Tales of Destiny. Still, for what its worth, the SNES version really was something.

07-19-2010, 12:22 PM	#14
Vapor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WHERE IT'S AT Gender: Posts: 5,211 Thanks: 314 Thanked 413 Times in 249 Posts	The absolute worst enemy in Castlevania IV? falling. dammit.\ Started Chrono Trigger last night. Lives up to my expectations so far. I'll check out FFVI and Tales of Phantasia next. Also, before now I had only heard of SoM in the context of how much Jay hates it

07-19-2010, 03:23 PM	#15
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I still maintain Chrono Trigger is the best JRPG to date. If you don't like Chrono Trigger, you don't like JRPGs.

07-19-2010, 03:34 PM	#16
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	Hook was a OK platformer as well if I remember correctly.

07-25-2010, 12:59 AM	#19
Dr. Furball Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mad Science Academy, 12th Floor Gender: Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 185 Thanked 97 Times in 60 Posts	Allow me to suggest some not been recommend yet: the first Earthworm Jim, NBA Jam, and Super Punch-Out!!. I love Mortal Kombat II, but it's a love-it-or-hate-it kinda series. And Tetris Attack, is good, too.

07-25-2010, 07:25 PM	#20
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Mega Man X-X3, 7, & Bass Aladdin The Lion King MMPR: The Movie NBA Jam DKC 1-3 Lagoon That's just off the top of my head.