Super Nintendo Games That Will Always Be Enjoyable - Retro Bird
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Often considered one of the greatest video game consoles ever made, in this video I'm going to take a look at 5 games that I feel are uniquely qualified to be designated as games that will always be fun.
Super Nintendo Games That Will Always Be Fun - Retro Bird / Timeless Super Nintendo Games / SNES Games / Super NES
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Games played: Super Mario World (0:00), Mega Man X (0:20), Super Castlevania IV (1:00), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1:10), Goof Troop (4:50), Castlevania (9:13)
Here's my top five Super Nintendo games that always will have a replay value or it was just a game that pulled me in or it was just hard to beat and I beat it and I appreciated it here they are my amazing list...
Spider-Man and X-Men
Soul Blazer
Star Fox
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Final Fight 2
I made sure the last one didn't start with an s
Chrono Trigger, F-Zero, Harvest Moon, The Legend of Zelda and TMNT
If you want super soaker war , I’m down!
I saw Chrono Trigger was absent from the list, so I typed in Retro Bird Chrono Trigger. I watched that video. I appreciated how you talked about Glen and Robo. I was slightly let down that their was no goofy allusion to bananas or some such. Snes was gold, keep up the good work bro.
Why have you deleted my comment on outside of this?
I don't think I've ever been sold on a channel in only 1/3 of one video until now. The peppered in humor is fantastic.
Welcome to the channel!
Growing up during the console wars, I was a Super Nintendo guy. A ridiculous amount of memories with the SNES, so many amazing games. Whenever a snowstorm hits and we’re stuck in the house, me and my daughter play Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV and Super Mario World all day.
I am convinced retro bird is some kind of weird alien that came to earth during the 80s and his master plan is to get people to play old games and eat bananas.
I am convinced it don't mater if he is he's a plessure to have in the retro gaming world.
Plot twist: He's actually Donkey Kong in disguise!
Yeah, and the bananas definitely gave it away.
Sounds like a cool alien to me.
Throws hat on the floor.
ME: (I KNEW IT! ) Lol. 🤣
Your passion for Goof Troop is infectious; after having written it off for years but now seeing it represented in several of your videos, I decided to track down a complete copy earlier this year. When it arrived, my sister came over and we played it through start to finish and had a blast!
All right! Glad you two had a great time with it!
I really love your sense of humour and how you insert all these skits in-between your info, really elevates the entire video :D
Thank you :)
Inspiration from James Rolfe (AVGN).
Not only does the snes have a crazy great library, so many more of the games (compared to NES) allowed you save your progress and pick it up later. For games like Super Metroid and Zelda - A Link to the Past, that's HUGE.
Tons of games with save features on the system for sure.
I remain convinced that if Super Mario Bros 3 for the NES had had a save battery, Super Mario World wouldn’t have felt like such a quantum leap in comparison. SMB3 was such a struggle to finish in one day, and my parents would often kick me outdoors to “play outside” long before I could finish it. Only once did I make it to World 8 without any warp whistles.
Almost 40 now. My best friend and I have never stopped playing snes almost every weekend for about 30 years now... still having a lot of fun!
you love to hear it :)
Snes is my fave console. My gma taught me how to read playing Mario RPG and Chrono Trigger. She passed away when I was 9 from cancer. It's a big part of how I preserve her memory playing my snes and collecting for it.
Awww. So sorry for your loss. That’s beautiful what you said at the end. It’s very important to remember those close to us that we lost, to always keep them in our heart.❤
Sorry for your loss and glad to hear you have such a cool way of preserving her memory.
I have to write this comment: I found your channel because algorithm recommended it to me and I gotta say - I'm absolutely positively in love with all the content you produce. You deserve a lot more subscribers for all the care you put in every detail of your videos and for an immensely positive way of covering different topics and overall outlook on things.
I mean, you sir, are truly a masterful presenter and are very fun to watch too! Subscribed and can't wait to see more of your videos and more people giving you the recognition you deserve!
Thank you for that. It means a lot. Good folks like yourself are what drive me to try my best with my videos. Glad to have you on the channel and much more content to come!
@@RetroBirdGaming Same here actually, randomly found the channel a few months ago (not sure if it was through search or algo) and wow! I've been into retro game collecting for decades now and have been consuming such content on YT for years, i was very surprised to see this channel having never heard of it before and then seeing you have years of content uploaded. You've quickly become one of my favorite retro gaming people lol. Hope to meet at a convention one day (come to Long Island Retro one year! I'll show you around NYC!)
He really is a unique creator, I been waiting for him to get big. I watch every video and no matter what, I enjoy his content. In a sea of retro game TH-camrs, he is the best
Same, the algorithm brought me here and I'm glad that it did! You're doing a great job with your videos and I love your sense of humor! Your brand of humor really stands out among the sea of other retro gaming YT creators.
This channel is highly underrated. Comedy mixed with nostalgia. Yes sir! This is the channel for me. Zelda ALTTP and Mario RPG are 2 games that never get old
Donkey Kong country was simply a Master piece of it's day
The soundtrack was amazing. Swim levels amazing
It’s pretty great, but I couldn’t get anywhere with it as a kid (had Donkey Kong Land). As an adult playing the proper SNES version, I still think it has too many cheap deaths to make my top 10 SNES games.
Inarguably great music though. My god.
@@Sone781 I would agree with you on that with Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy Kong Quest..Very frustrating game but fun at the same time
@@2REAL4MOST Would you recommend the third one to someone who had some trouble with the first one? I’ve been thinking about giving it a go.
Also I since my last comment, I met an 8 year old kid who could beat DKC in an hour and a half. Apparently I just need to get gud. haha
Great game. I also really liked Earthworm Jim
You briefly mentioned it, but Super Metroid is ultimately my favorite game on SNES. So I'd highlight that one. Its influence also cannot be disputed.
If I was your neighbor, I'd join you in a Super Soaker battle.
I actually have thought about potentially trying to plan a Super Soaker battle with my subscribers at some point :)
Chrono Trigger. My personal favorite 16-bit RPG. Some would say it's rather... Timeless...
Some good choices here 🙂 Here's a list of other great SNES games that never get old for me:
- Donkey Kong Country
- Turtles in Time
- Street Fighter II Turbo
- Super Smash TV
- Sunset Riders
- Top Gear 3000
- Kirby Super Star
- Sensible Soccer
- Mario Allstars
Honestly, the SNES is still one of my favorites. It has aged beautifully. It was like the perfect evolution from the original NES. It took the groundwork from the original NES and just made it even better!
Unfortunately, I didn't get an SNES until later in my childhood, but a friend of mine let me play his and the SNES constantly had me in awe at all the amazing games in its library.
One of my absolute favorites is the puzzle game *Tetris Attack* I still remember renting the game on a whim as a pre-teen and playing it non-stop. It is one of those games that is easy to learn, but hard to master. Although, there are still dozens more SNES games that I still revisit to this day!
Oof gotta say I definitely winced at the sight of you downing ketchup water....
Man, you are an absolute goof.
Thank you for making me smile while taking me for a trip down memory lane. -80s baby
Dude, you are hilarious! I can’t help feel stupid when I bust out laughing to myself every time I watch your videos! 🤣🤙
'fun, now theres something that never stops being fun' genius
Super Metroid is pretty good! Also started on Donkey Kong Country recently, enjoying it so far!
Last weekend I sat down for a casual super Metroid playthrough. I managed to get the varia suit early, and I felt on top of the world at that moment.
As much as I love the 2D sprite based games, I feel the original Star Fox is worth mentioning. It's still my favorite in the series. The gameplay is excellent and I honestly like the blocky polygon graphics. They give the game a unique look that adds to the charm in my opinion. And the music and sound effects are outstanding. It's short length makes it an easy choice to replay every now and then, and the 3 different paths add a lot of challenge and replay value as well. I still have yet to beat the hardest one after all these years.
Don't hear many people mention the original starfox game - I loved it back in the day and still love it now the music is awesome!
My personal go-to is E.V.O., great music, original concept that still hasn't really been replicated and tons of replayability with all the evolution paths
I love that game. It was so fun first making funny looking animals… followed hastily by trying to fix the animal into something more well-rounded. That’s a game I come back to every couple of years. Hey… I’m due…
Super Punch-Out is a Super Nintendo game that I come back to very often to have a few minutes of fun barreling through a handful of opponents.
King of Dragons and Total Carnage are a couple of games that I keep going back to and never get tired of. Timeless classics!
Those rule. I've loved King of Dragons since it came out and just picked up Total Carnage last week
Super Metroid, Link to the Past, Demons Crest, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Super Mario World, Mega Man X, Final Fantasy 2&3, Street Fighter 2, and Final Fight are my top 10 in no particular order and can still play them all today even though I’ve been playing PS5 for almost a year. They really take me back to my high school days (90-94’) and hold up exceptionally well !!!SEGA!!!
Demon's Crest is amazing. Such good graphics, atmosphere, great powerups, and the challenge is just right. The only nitpick I have is that I wished it was a little longer, but it still has a lot of depth and replay value. One of the best of all time.
I really gotta play Demon's Crest. My top 10 would probably be Chrono Trigger, Zelda A Link to the Past, F-Zero, Final Fantasy IV, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario World, Shadowrun, Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Earthbound, and Actraiser. Ugh hate leaving Earthworm Jim 2 and Donkey Kong Country off the list.
@@homerthompson416 Yes, those last two games are awesome, so I can see your disappointment. Btw is it just me or are the Earthworm Jim games ridiculously hard? Seriously, I have never beat them but all the Donkey Kong Country games, including the new ones, I have beat.
@@homerthompson416 Actraiser is one of my top 10 also. The sim mode is relaxing and unique, and the 2d action is great. For some reason I always liked how the character holds the sword straight up, even while jumping. The graphics and animation are very satisfying.
@@daryl4841 Music is unreal in Actraiser too. Plus it wasn't that popular at the time so if everything I hadn't played yet was checked out of Blockbuster on a Friday night I'd just rent either it, Earthbound, or Uniracers. At least one of those three, and usually all three, would be in stock no matter when I showed up at Blockbuster.
I'd like to highlight one game and that's The Legend of the Mystical Ninja. Beautiful sprites. Has that fun Japanese charm. Memorable music. Great platforming. Awesome boss fights. Exploring the world and levels is a delight. It's fun in single player mode, but it's just downright a blast and hilarious with two players.
Great suggestion!
Actually I still play the SNES/ Super Fam , because I'm catching up on games I missed during the 90's, also the Genesis/Mega drive as well
Great video retro bird! So many great snes games! I'd go with super mario RPG, DKC 2 and earthbound. For something a little less known I'd suggest checking out smartball. Great snes hidden gem
All good suggestions!
You can't forgot Super Mario Kart.. The one where it all started. When that game first came out I was hooked on it for weeks maybe even months. Trying to beat every track every cup with each character. Trying to get the best score and time on tracks. The battle modes were fun. My older brother hated playing me in battles. And the tremendously satisfying feeling of knocking your opponents out the way with a red turtle shell or even a green one if you get the timing right.
I just finished playing Zelda: A Link To The Past recently, it is truly a masterpiece and the combat was way ahead of it's time 🤩
Which Zelda?
@@corrosyon Link To The Past haha
Yeah I like breath of the wild but I prefer older Zelda’s I like temples and solving them. More then walking around a huge world with only a couple of dungeons
@@NegativeGamer418 Cool, my favorite Zelda after Ocarina.
@@corrosyon I love Ocarina but I never got to beat it, but I plan on getting it on N64 again 😁
Your humor always has me making sure I catch the latest video. Keep up the passion, it's the best youtube has to offer for retro gaming talk.
Thank you!
Wow, I've never seen Goof Troop get so much love! It's definitely a hidden gem and the music and sound design in particular are really memorable. I think it might be the first co-op game I ever played and it holds a special place in my heart.
Glad you like it!
PLOK is one of my all time favorite snes games. This game gives motivation through a hard day
Super Nintendo truly is one of the best gaming consoles in history It's one of those gaming consoles that shows how much technology evolves giving us some impressive visuals and many wonderful games that are timeless classics. I love the Super Nintendo. Cool video. ^_^
Great list! I'd add F-Zero to the list for racing fans - such a great game which can be played in short bursts but which takes a long time to master.
Super soaker is worth a whole video on its own
I love them just as much as video games. If only there was as much opportunity to use them.
@@RetroBirdGaming If I ever saw you out there with a super soaker I'd for sure get on your lawn.
I lost it when my man started drinking water ketchup.
SNES was my childhood system, and I still love it today. I've heard European's say the North American SNES is ugly, but in my opinion, I never really saw it that way. But I can see why European's say that. They got the same shell design as the Super Famicom.
Going door to door with the Get On My Lawn hat.... 👌
Super Ghouls & Ghosts, F-Zero and Dracula X(yes, that Castlevania) will always hold a special place in my heart!
First, kudos that you give drinking water such a positive image in many of your vids, I really love that👍.
BTT: The Super NES, was the first console my two brothers and me put our pocket money on to afford it together. And as you already stated in this video, these games have aged superb IMHO.
Finding a Top 5, not an easy one, since you already picked my favorite ones 😂.
1)Mario Kart:
This is definitely a candidate for me. Even my mother loved to play it and it was a game that defined a whole new genre. Many tried to copy this formula some failed and some came out greater (like Crash Team Racing or Sonic All Star Racing).
2) Street Fighter 2, a great fighting game which brought Arcade feeling home.
3) Asterix and Obelix a cool Jump And Run with some "beat em up" influence and this is Coop playable.
4) Turtles In Times
Yes, again a beat em up but great to play together.
5) The Super Star Wars games
Technically these are three games, but these run and gun games are still fun to play nowadays.
And last but not least, a little bit off topic: it's great to see your channel is growing and how many people you are reaching. You are good guy and your vids give so much joy in a world where things don't look that lovely.
Hey, thanks for the positive vibes! Means a lot :) You've been a loyal viewer for quite a while now and it is appreciated.
You forgot TMNT 4 Turtles in Time.. It's one of the best co-op games on the system that kids can get into real quick. One thing is everybody loves ninja turtles. Two is it's easy to pick up and play. And three it's just down right a fun play through.
Too many games to name great times during the Console War thanks as always Retro Bird
Ahhh, the 90s, where you had two of the most popular entertainment wars: the Console Wars and the Monday Night Wars.
Super Mario RPG will continue to age like wine. I enjoy a glass once a year or so.
NHL 95 is amongst my favorites, always fun to fire up in practice mode and play one-on-one with various teams.
The Goof Troop love is appreciated. TMNT 4: Turtles in Time is the most replayable game in the franchise bar Shredder’s Revenge. SNES has several all time great RPGs but most of all Chrono Trigger, FF4, FF6, Earthbound and SMRPG. And of course Super Metroid and DKC2 all platforming perfection and Tetris Attack is such a great puzzle game.
DK Country was my JAM. Super Mario and Mario Kart were always in the lineup too
first time I see your videos, but I love the humor in this!
Glad to hear it and welcome to the channel!
I haven't played SNES for so long. I mean for so many years. But there's one game (for SNES) that I always remember that was beyond amazing: "Zelda 3". Such a masterpiece!
I hope I can play that game soon again!
Love your videos man... always so amusing and informative!
Thank you!
Can't forget Super Double Dragon. I loved the game when I was a kid and bought it as an adult. Double Dragon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were two of the biggest game franchises through my childhood.
One of the best retro gaming channels ever, you're so hilarious and assertive at the same time, thank you for this very enyoable content, it helps to cope with dull days and also enjoy spare time even more. New suscriber!
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger, contra 3, the Final Fantasys, and Gundam Wing (MY first import game) along with your suggestions. All timeless.
I always go back to Sunset Riders, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Top Gear, Street Fighter II Turbo and Megaman X2
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, did you managed to beat that game ?? At best I managed to get to the turbo tunnel, but that's about it, and the Dark Queen laughed at me while Professor T Bird insulted me for losing the game...
2:43 that's some dedication my man!!
Keeping a banana behind your Sega games is like keeping a chill dog behind your Nintendo games.
I've always thought that SNES had the most iconic games and Sega Genesis had more of the classic games. Hopefully that makes sense.
Classic *arcade* games on genesis yes
I reckon it's about 50/50. Moreover, Sega does what Nintendon't :)
@@mobaby1979 u catch my drift 🤘
lol, no, that makes zero sense to me. But hey, if that’s how you feel I dig it.
SNES had both lol.
I have all these games for this exact reason lol. i never tire of them
Edit: i love showing new people these games and i try to remind them that if it seems natural to me it is because ive beaten them all completely a dozen times lol
Great vid, I'm a Sega guy through and through...but the SNES is one of the best consoles off all time with the library to go along with that. Picking 5 games for it that will always be be fun is only hard b/c there's so much awesome stuff in the library. I'm going to go with SMW, F-Zero, A Link To The Past, Final Fantasy III, and Super Street Fighter II. Still, there's just so many classics on the SNES.
Really enjoyed the content and your sense of humor shining through in this one.
Absolutely DYING at "Sometimes in the comfort of my own home, I call it Castlevania 4 to myself." Just found your channel a few days ago and I have to hand it to you, your videos are awesome. Love the humor incorporated into each one. I think we all need more laughs these days.
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
God I love Goof Troop! My mom and I always rented that and played together. I still play it to this day on my emulator.
My 5 always enjoyable are
1. Link to the Past
2. Super Mario All Stars +Super Mario World
3. Super Castlevania 4
4. Turtles in Time
5. Contra 3 the Alien Wars
I introduced my 8 year old son the A Link to the Past and it's one of his favorite games. He's 12 now and speedruns randomizers that can put any item in any chest or pot. Shout out to Andy Laso for getting us both started on the randomizer thing.
Me and my friend used to play Goof Troop all the time, such an amazingly fun and simple game.
Water is what we were drinking while gaming back then. Now it’s Mountain Dew and coors lite
43 seconds in you invited me to play your Super Nintendo. I accept!
I love they way you talk and the examples you give - quite funny (for some of us at least)
My top 5 SNES games are Super Double Dragon, Street Fighter 2, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, The Legend of Zelda a Link to the past, F-Zero 👍😎🎮
I think it's my second favorite console of all time. There are so many truly iconic games on the system. I think my favorite is chrono trigger even if that is a cliche answer.
Just now starting to play Rocket Knight adventures. Thanks to this channel. It's a classic that I've never picked up. I just completed Super Mario World on GBA and finally got all the dragon coins finally after about 15 years of the game being out.
Just look up youtube guides for secrets or hidden things
Super Metroid. My favorite game of all time. It's the most immersive 2d game I've ever played, and at one point when I was younger I would play through this game pretty much once a week. I recently played it again to prepare for finally buying a Switch to play Metroid Dread, and IMO it hold up just as well today as it ever did.
Some of my all-time favorites, I have owned four out of five of them since childhood. Goof Troop was always my second favorite co-op game for SNES after Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Super Mario World, Mega Man X, and A Link to the Past are my favorite installations in each series.
Matthew should cosplay as Daemon Targaryen. He has resemblance to him and Al Bundy.
Turtles in Time is the game I always go back to
Goof Troop was probably the best co-op game on SNES hands down! Tied with Snake, Rattle, N' Roll on NES
Great list, I would definitely add Super Metroid & Chrono Trigger
Man, I'm really not qualified to talk about this. I really like a lot of SNES games that most people would consider unplayably dated. I remain a big fan of F-Zero, Stunt Race FX and even Starwing (which runs a lot worse than the 60Hz Star Fox). The 2D platformers are typically the most universally welcoming. The 16-bit era was probably the best for cartoon licences, and there's a lot of great surprises if you go digging through them. Aladdin is one of my favourites on the SNES, and Inspector Gadget's surprisingly really fun too.
Aladdin was so exciting when I played it in the 90s!! I still would like to try the Genesis version as I hear it’s quite different from the SNES one. Thanks for recommending Inspector Gadget. I will have to try that one.
Genesis Aladdin's an entirely different game from a different developer. It's from Virgin Interactive, so if you like Cool Spot or Earthworm Jim you might enjoy it.
Just as a note, I think Nintendo is in a weird spot with 2D Mario games. They did the whole lazy as heck “New Super Mario” thing (which admittedly could have done a LOT more to push the genre forward). But once they made Super Mario Maker, I struggle to see them besting what the community has made with rather simple tools. So unless they want to do a whole Yoshi’s Island thing and completely rethink the series, they might not do anything with it again.
Also of note, Nintendo’s internal teams are split up very specifically. The team that makes 2D Mario games are also the team that makes Pikmin. That’s why we are finally getting a new Pikmin for the first time in years: no new 2D Mario game in awhile. My guess is they started working on Pikmin 4 several different times over the years but started in earnest after the DLC for SMM2 was completed back in 2020. So yeah, I’ll be very interested to see what that team does next after Pikmin 4 ships.
Good comment. All very interesting stuff to bring up :)
Since no one has mentioned it yet, Nintendo actually did release a modern Mario side-scroller called New Super Mario Bros. U. It was released on the Wii U back in 2012 and was fun because it was a 5 player game. I played it with my wife and we jokingly called it the relationship tester as you can easily cause the demise of another player if everyone playing doesn't work together. It was a blast though and I think you can buy it on Switch now.
If you haven't gotten Super Mario Maker 2, the story levels alone make it IMO easily the best 2D Mario game since at least New Super Mario Bros on the DS, and I'd probably even put it above that classic and call it the best 2D Mario since Super Mario World.
New Super Mario Bros. U is indeed a fun game to play with friends, but I was referring specifically to 2D sprite-based Mario side-scrollers. As for Super Mario Maker 2, the story mode didn't seem like a true successor to the classic side-scrollers to me. It's been a while since I tried it though. Your comment has me curious to try it out again.
@@RetroBirdGaming Ah gotcha. Yeah, Super Mario Bros. U is indeed 3D, so that wouldn't quite be the same.
you almost lost me at the ketchup water...but fun video and thanks for the content. SNES is still my favorite home console of all-time. I still play these games regularly
Yeah, that part was nasty enough that I almost left it out. Somebody said their kid really enjoyed it haha. I never know how people are going to react to certain things :) Thanks for watching the video and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the video. First time seeing your channel and loved your sense of humour.
Welcome to the channel!
Goof Troop I didn't remember that game. I will get it and play it again. Thank you!
Goof Troop! ❤ I have some amazing memories with that game.
And indeed, it's still as fun as ever!
UniRacers is also one of those games that's still a lot of fun to play with friends today.
3:55 Retro Bird defying gravity!
Super Nintendo was awesome, wish I still had one.
You got to love the super Nintendo. I do so much so that last year I paid $125 bucks for a SNES Jr more I think than it actually costed at its most expensive when it was brand new. One consolation it did come with a game. Seeing super Mario world really takes me back that's when I still don't own on the super but it when I think of video games is a little kid that's like the video game that comes to mind over any other ones. A dark horse title that people probably don't think of as much final fantasy 6 that game has some serious replay value
I CONSTANTLY go back to StarFox and F-Zero. The Vibrant Colors and the Music are what Blew my mind when the SNES first popped up at my local KB TOYS, especially as a SEGA kid.
That burned disc dreamcast joke was golden, they run so slow , but God was it great.
How have I only just discovered this channel??? Great stuff! Keep it up x
Welcome to the channel!
@@RetroBirdGaming 🤗
I didn't complete earthbound, and super metroid until I revisited them in my mid thirties. They still hold up very well.
For me, it's definitely a holy quintet (pun intended) of Super Mario World, Kirby Super Star, Earthbound, Super Metroid, and Sword Blazer. Those are timeless treasures that I think we'll be coming back to again and again for years to come!
That clip @1:44 is hilarious, true dedication, bravo
I will get a neighborhood super-soaker battle going with you! Give me a call.
We gonna ignore that this man just drank ketchup water 😂
Totally agree about Contra 3. Tried playing it with my friend but he kept dying.
Glad I found this channel. Bringing the fun back to life 😂