The lack of walkthroughs and limited access to help is something that people really don't understand about playing these old games. I remember playing some of these games for hours just trying to figure out what I needed to do next. That sense of accomplishment when you finally figured it out was amazing.
I never thought about this aspect, but damn...you are 100% right! Just like movie trailers in recent years giving away the entire freaking movie, as opposed to old school movie trailers giving you about 10 seconds. It's the same thing. You don't get really any surprises anymore because everything is given to you before the games even freaking come out now.
1. Super Castlevania 4 2. Super Metroid 3. Zelda- A Link to the Past 4.Shadowrun 5. Actraiser 6. Final Fantasy 3 7.Demon's Crest 8. Chrono Trigger 9. Final Fantasy 2 10. Castlevania Dracula X Honorable mention - Soul Blazer
I couldn’t figure out why i love your videos so much and felt so nostalgic but then it hit me…the background music of each game. It’s such a small touch but so powerful.
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's SNES List: [0:00] *Intro* [0:48] *Honorable Mentions* - *U.N. Squadron* - *F-Zero* - *Ninja Warriors, The* - *Final Fight* - *Street Fighter II - The World Warrior* [2:42] 10. *Starfox* [3:30] 09. *Super Mario World* [4:37] 08. *Secret of Mana* (Seiken Densetsu 2) [5:43] 07. *Final Fantasy II (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy IV) [6:54] 06. *Super Ghouls n' Ghosts* [7:58] 05. *Super Metroid* [9:28] 04. *Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past* [11:14] 03. *Earthbound* (Mother 2) [13:00] 02. *Chrono Trigger* [15:08] 01. *Final Fantasy III (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy VI) The End!
Love your energy, your passions oozes off the screen and elevates the mood! Enjoyed the video and re-visiting the good old days with so many great games. 🙌🏻
I turn 30 this year and I feel lucky that I got to experience all the classic consoles when I was younger. When everything was through word of mouth, no internet, no walkthroughs, no DLC, no microtransactions, just plug n play bliss
@@drsquid8124 yup that's true when consoles actually showed huge leaps in graphics and gameplay going from the SNES to the n64 was mind blowing and playing games like mario 64 and ocarina of time was amazing plus on the playstation side metal gear solid and final fantasy 7 resident evil 2 those were the days :)
Wow, this list IS my childhood. I have so many memories with ALL of these titles (minus NinjaWarrior). Just this summer I replayed: A Link to the Past Secret of Mana Chrono Trigger Earthbound & Super Metroid They still hold up to this day. A golden age in gaming!!
I grew up with Mega Drive (it was the most popular console back then in Russia), but when I grew up I had the chance to appreciate some of the amazing games snes had. My favorite games were Super Metroid and FF 6
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's SNES List: [0:00] *Intro* [0:48] *Honorable Mentions* - *U.N. Squadron* - *F-Zero* - *Ninja Warriors, The* - *Final Fight* - *Street Fighter II - The World Warrior* [2:42] 10. *Starfox* [3:30] 09. *Super Mario World* [4:37] 08. *Secret of Mana* (Seiken Densetsu 2) [5:43] 07. *Final Fantasy II (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy IV) [6:54] 06. *Super Ghouls n' Ghosts* [7:58] 05. *Super Metroid* [9:28] 04. *Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past* [11:14] 03. *Earthbound* (Mother 2) [13:00] 02. *Chrono Trigger* [15:08] 01. *Final Fantasy III (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy VI)
Ant Wilder True, I feel like people started collecting video game boxes in the middle of the SNES generation! I did it because a local game store gave you more money for a used game if it came with the box. heh
I had a SNES growing up. Unfortunately I missed out on all the amazing jrpg games when they came out, I just didn’t know anything about them until I got older
"Level of control"...you mean like falling through the bottom of the screen even though there's ground right underneath you? The fact that sub weapons feel trivial because the whip goes in 8 directions? Hagane, as well as the Gen Shinobi games anyday, more advanced controls and gameplay.
Ryan Weiss : super castlevania 4 " mediocre " !!! are you silly ??? are you blind ??? super castlevania 4 is a masterpiece and vampire's kiss/castlevania Dracula x is a masterpiece too !!! same thing for rondo of blood for the pc engine cdrom2 . stop the nonsense and the dubious comparisons...
castlevania symphony of the night is a masterpiece too , of course . howether , the only castlevania that i don't like are the ( 3) " lords of shadow " . even castlevania 64 , legacy of darkness , lament of innocence and curse of the moon are largely better than the 3 lords of shadows for me . the others in 2d are masterpieces .
Your enthusiasm and nostalgia is infectious! Your videos always get me feeling very nostalgic. Good list. Swap Castlevania IV in there somewhere, and my list would be very similar!
Man, the Super Nintendo was my sweet spot 1991-1995 age 11-15. My favorite system and why I love all the retro games coming out these days in that HD SNES style. Was the golden age of gaming for myself and I really love the music chip the SNES had. The soundtracks in those SNES games still rank as some of the best music in video games. Compare the music in Chrono Trigger to Dragon Quest 11, it’s not even close. The Final Fantasy Prelude from IV and VI on that SNES chip are the best versions of it. I don’t think I could do a top 10 list it would have to be 20. Not only do a lot of these games still hold up as some of the greats of all time, when some of these were released they were mind blowing games that we hadn’t even seen before on top of being excellent. Great video. Fun Story... I got stuck on that wall jump segment where it is first introduced to you and ripped up my Super Metroid box is a serious rage quit moment before I was able to get out of that damn hole 😂.
Mine are: 1. Secret of Mana 2. Ninja Warriors 3. Skyblazer 4. Super Metroid 5. Super Turrican 6. Mega Man X 7. Chrono Trigger 8. Super Castlevania IV 9. Space Megaforce 10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Heck of a list but always love the passion and the love for gaming :). It is a true blessing at 47 years old I have seen and played gaming from the start of it all to it's current present.
Dude, good for you! Your top 10 was solid and I wasn't even angry that you didn't include DK games into the mix. Good for you for holding onto some of those gems that were sentimental. You rock! Keep doing what you do, friend!
My Top 10 SNES list? Sure...my #1 is probably very different from most people's list: 1. Secret of Evermore 2. Yoshi's Island 3. Super Metroid 4. Star Fox 5. Final Fantasy VI 6. Donkey Kong Country 7. Donkey Kong Country 2 8. Secret of Mana 9. A Link to the Past 10. Illusion of Time (Gaia)
Ow, definitely. This game just has the perfect mix of everything. Great music, atmospheric soundscape’s, graphics, characters and a great, simple story that just speaks to me. Just having a boy going on a big adventure with his trusty dog was just so much fun and it’s so well done.The gameplay is very similar to Secret of Mana, but it has enough unique ideas if it’s own that I really love!
I actually like Yoshi's Island more than Super Mario World as well. It's drastically different, the graphics are unique, and playing as yoshi doing the 2 player mini games were fantastic
I love this channel. I rewatch videos all the time. Some channels I follow are ran by people who honestly talk down to fans and are generally rude, but Johnny never lets me down.
Your FF3 description brought back so many memories of me thinking EXACTLY the same thing bro. Only buying an imported SF2 on release day from an importer and playing it until my thumbs hurt or spending a whole summer playing chrono trigger could top it!
This is three years too late, but your top 3, is my top 3, and the leveling of fondness and nostalgia I share for these three games is immeasurable. I revisit them each, at least once a year.
A Link To the Past. I know a lot of people love it but I'm 24 years old, I never owned a Super Nintendo, I recently played that for the first time ever and it is one of the best games that I've ever played. No nostalgia here. I hear that a Switch version is in the horizon, can't wait to play that again.
You should also try Link's Awakening, it's very similar in play to A Link to the Past, some people even say it was better, but A Link to the Past is still my favorite, though I never tried the DX version of Link's Awakening on the Game Boy Color, which was fully colorized, and there is also the remake coming to the Switch later this year, so it could still become my new favorite.
Sir, your video came as a recommendation for me here on TH-cam, and I honestly didn’t know what to expect. After sitting here watching your video, I immediately subscribed to your channel. We share the same love and admiration for video games, and we're the age practically. These memories will be something nobody will ever be able to take from us. I sincerely appreciated your video. Well done my friend..
This! I was so sad when Prince of Persia Classic was released without the SNES exclusive levels. At the time I didn't know they were exclusive to the SNES, since it was the only version I had ever played.
DUDE, samurai pizza cats and secret of mana. You literally just described my childhood. Edit: are you me? This list is incredible, literally only one thing I would change, I would take out ghosts and goblins and add mega man X. Also, fuck yeah man, FF6 defined a generation. Most people go to chrono trigger, but in my opinion FF6 was the one.
The Lion King - Congo's Caper - Earthworm Jim - Super Mario World - Super Castlevania 4 - Donkeykong Country - R-Type - Chronotrigger - Zelda - Secret of Mana......... 1st 10 games that came to my mind, so Im just gonna go with that XD lol
Part 2 is great, but part 1 sure is a weird game lol. Still wonderful though! I compare them to Lufia. Part 2 is phenomenal, but part one is still charming and beloved.
Love the list! FF3 is one of my all time favorite games. I legit just got my first turbo controller ever and as I'm watching this video as I get to do the Lete river exp trick for the first time in 25 years!
10. killer instinct 9. super mario kart 8. link to the past 7. street fighter 2 6. alien vs predator 5. contra 3 4. final fight 3. mega man x 2. ranma 1/2 hard battle 1. super metroid
I didn’t get around to FF6 until my 20s. I had beaten quite a few of the games already, 10 having been my first and still possibly my favorite. I was afraid to tackle 6 because the internet is known to overhype things. It was not overhyped.
I just watched your video for the first time and I think it’s awesome how compassionate you are about the games and how excited you were to buy them and they brought me back towhen I played all these games. Thanks for the awesome video look forward to watching more of them
1: The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past 2: Super Mario World 3: Super Mario Kart 4: Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy‘s Kong Quest 5: Yoshis Island Super Mario World 2 6: F-Zero 7: Pilotwings 8: Donkey Kong Country 9: Secret of Mana 10: Street Fighter II (Never had Super Metroid, otherwise it‘ll be here) Edit: living in Germany, we never had Final Fantasy II/III, nor got we Chrono Trigger - I played FF3 on my SNES Mini (Same Games as the Us) and I was stuned by the opening Soundtrack walking towards this town!
1. Secret of Mana 2. Zelda 3. Super Mario RPG (The secret fight against Culex blew me and my friend's minds back then haha!) Illusion of Time, Demons Crest, Mega Man X, Turtles in Time, Mario Kart. There are so many great games on the Snes and a lot of good memories. Great video man, love the positivity!
I remember figuring out that you could play Co-op on Secret of Mana: I was like 10 and my friend owned a copy. He's fighting the water temple boss (I think). He is struggling and I'm screaming at him what to do, like a kid does, I picked up the other controller to do what I was telling him or something and HOLLYY SHIT! I'm playing the Sprite guy. That was awesome.
Man you really know how to squeeze nostalgia out of people! Glad to see Secret of Mana made it. That’s my favorite SNES game of all time. Such a fantastic adventure.
Your #1 and #2 are the same for me, but I'd pull Earthbound and bump up Link to the Past and Super Metroid to the #3 and #4 spots respectively, adding Super Mario Kart to the #5 spot simply due to the amount of hours and fun I've dumped into it being my favorite two-player game on the system growing up.
something about that certain overworld music so perfectly encapsulates all the emotion and feeling and atmosphere and tone of the game. it is truly special!
It was such a different feeling when games came out back then. Great times that I shared with my friends and even the friends that I gained later in life felt like I grew up with them just because of these experiences.
Final Fantasy II (IV) is not only my favorite SNES game but my favorite game of all time. Much love for the kind words on Final Fight! I know it was missing Guy but look, having that at home and being able to play it as much as you wanted was mind-blowing. Final Fight is one of my favorite arcade games and I was over the moon to add it to my SNES collection!
Wow, my list would be virtually the same. FF 3(aka 6) is the best FF all time, and in my opinion the best game of all time. I was 13 when it came out. That overworld theme is indeed the best one in any videogame. Chronotrigger is definitely the 2nd best RPG of all time. And LTTP is the best Zelda, maybe tied with OOT.
The super Nintendo is seriously 16 bit gaming perfection. And this is coming from a die-hard Sega fan. I find myself drawn to the Super Nintendo a lot for retro gaming and I'm still playing Classics I missed growing up. I recently finished Donkey Kong Country and was just floored at the amazing-ness of that game. Truly a timeless wonderful system that brings back many emotions. I remember getting up at 6 AM when I was in 5th grade to have time to play A Link to the Past before school. So many magical memories and many more as I'm continuing to play these amazing games. Great list!
1. Chrono Trigger 2. Earthbound 3. Seiken Densetsu 3 4. Terranigma 5. Yoshi’s Island 6. Final Fantasy 3 7. Super Castlevania 4 8. Zombies Ate My Neighbors 9. Super Metroid 10. Secret of Mana
First video I catch of you. Love the charisma and how damn happy you look. Being 35 and growing up with an NES and SNES, I can relate. Those were happy days ! Thanks for the memories.
That game is actually super pimp. I love that it had rpg elements to it where you could equip different abilities from your menu screen. I just wish it wasnt 2.5D. It didnt age too well.
My top 10 1 Super Castlevania 4 2 Legend Of Zelda LTTP 3 Super Mario World 4 Super Star Wars 5 Starwing 6 Street Fighter 2 Turbo 7 F Zero 8 Plok 9 Super Mario Allstars 10 Cybernator
This list is pretty typical(nothing wrong with that) and it demonstrates the main problem I have with the SNES. Many games that are generally considered to be the best on the system are games I don't like. Super Mario World is great. But I'm not a big RPG guy. I don't love Zelda and Super Metroid like others do. I don't like Contra 3. I don't like Axelay. I don't like Super Ghouls n Ghosts. I don't like Castlevania 4(I love 1 and 3 on NES, Rondo on PCE, and Bloodlines on Genesis). I'm not complaining about the games you chose -- your list is your own -- just pointing out a problem I have unique to the SNES. I do like some SNES games, just stuff thats not as popular and some imports. Ninja Warriors, which got an honorable mention, is probably my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Were you more of a Sega person back then? I had friends in high school who said the same thing, and I was cool with it, because it gave us quite a variety of games to play!
@@dschult3 I was. I started to second guess things later in 1994 when I decided to get the SNES. I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, but I did like it and got to play a bunch of cool games for it between what I had, friends, and rentals. I mentioned Contra 3 and it's the mode 7 that kills the game for me. Some games I did like didn't hold up over time for me. I agree with your conclusion as it was a real treat visiting friends and getting to play some good games on a system you didn't have.
Man, when I modded my SNES Classic, I added games I found in these types of videos. "Must haves" for the SNES, and I found myself in the same shoes.... I didnt like 90% of them. Most of the games that are exalted by popular opinion are just overrated. I think part of it may be because they aren't nostalgic to us? Either way, yeah...I had to sift through a lot of titles to find what I wanted.
Mad respect for your number 1.FF3 was the one that really got me into the series.I've played all the others before ff3 but that game was an experience.
Yes! Those are all great games. Your views reflect how I felt playing these too. So many great other ones too. Actraiser and Actraiser 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Contra 3, Super Adventure Island, Mystic Quest, Super Castlevania, Pocky and Rocky, Mortal Kombat games, Killer Instinct, Axelay, Knights of the Round, Top Gear games, Super Punchout, Sprigan Powered and so, SO many other ones!!!
My top 10: 10. Kirby's Dream Course 9. Super Mario Kart 8. Super Castlevania IV 7. Super Mario World 6. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 4. Super Metroid 3. Final Fantasy VI 2. Earthbound 1. Chrono Trigger I think the SNES pretty much defined gaming, as unlike the NES, some of the games still hold up to this day, and it was the first time the world got to see just how deep games could be.
I’m 6 years older than you so I missed being able to play all these games in High school. I think I get more enjoyment listening to your stories than I do actually playing the games.
1:21 i LOVE those aesthetics! I have to play this. I had a set of those small rubber ninja guys you could get in a package, and they all had that exaggerated sprite art. Still my favorite style for games. Most people prefer realism, i like the more exaggerated and stylized stuff.
Just came across the channel and top content. Went crazy today and bought a Wii U. Watching The Thing (1982) on it. Subscribed to both this and the film channel!!!
I played and finished Zelda when I was only 7-8 years old. And I'm swedish, so I had to deal with the language barrier as well. We initially got it when I was 6, but me and my older brother didn't understand the game at first, but we grew to love it. We didn't have a clue what the dialogue was about, but we would figure out where to go by wandering around. The dungeons themselves were not hard. But I think my mindset when playing the game was a bit different to what modern gamers are used to. I played it pretty much like a point and click adventure game. If I got stuck, I would walk and poke around and see if I could reach a new location, then go to a new location and repeat. A great thing about Zelda is that the exploration was so enjoyable, since you were constantly looking for heart pieces and other items, so you didn't really mind that much if you were stuck. I have a memory of one time I would walk around and bomb walls randomly, trying to find some hidden location. Concerning Final Fantasy, we didn't get any of them in Europe until FF7. That's how long we had to wait. Most of the Final Fantasy fans here started with 7, and then we looked back and played the american versions of the older games on emulator. You could also find fan translations of FF5 pretty early on. At first FF5 was my favorite of the older games, mainly because I liked the job system, but eventually, I think as my english was improving, I learned to appreciate the story in FF6 more. And that soundtrack is probably the best video game soundtrack ever made. For some reason I could never get into Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana, but I'll have to finish Chrono Trigger atleast, one of these days.
I share a lot of similar titles in my top ten, but my all-time favorite game on the console was Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Sure, it was also a Genesis title, but my cousin and I would play the shit out of ZAMN on SNES. It is, in my opinion, possibly one of the greatest co-op experiences on consoles. I love you Johnny! You and Rob have kept me company for years, and I love listening to your videos when I play my games. The only TH-camr that I watch and look forward to new content from.
The lack of walkthroughs and limited access to help is something that people really don't understand about playing these old games. I remember playing some of these games for hours just trying to figure out what I needed to do next. That sense of accomplishment when you finally figured it out was amazing.
I never thought about this aspect, but damn...you are 100% right! Just like movie trailers in recent years giving away the entire freaking movie, as opposed to old school movie trailers giving you about 10 seconds. It's the same thing. You don't get really any surprises anymore because everything is given to you before the games even freaking come out now.
1. Super Castlevania 4
2. Super Metroid
3. Zelda- A Link to the Past
4.Shadowrun
5. Actraiser
6. Final Fantasy 3
7.Demon's Crest
8. Chrono Trigger
9. Final Fantasy 2
10. Castlevania Dracula X
Honorable mention - Soul Blazer
Cool name :)
Shadowrun. So good.
Shadowrun and Act Raiser were stellar. 👌
I prefer Shadowrun on the Genesis.
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I couldn’t figure out why i love your videos so much and felt so nostalgic but then it hit me…the background music of each game. It’s such a small touch but so powerful.
I love when Johnny does these types of videos, takes me back man. Keep up the fantastic job with the channel.
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's SNES List:
[0:00] *Intro*
[0:48] *Honorable Mentions*
- *U.N. Squadron*
- *F-Zero*
- *Ninja Warriors, The*
- *Final Fight*
- *Street Fighter II - The World Warrior*
[2:42] 10. *Starfox*
[3:30] 09. *Super Mario World*
[4:37] 08. *Secret of Mana* (Seiken Densetsu 2)
[5:43] 07. *Final Fantasy II (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy IV)
[6:54] 06. *Super Ghouls n' Ghosts*
[7:58] 05. *Super Metroid*
[9:28] 04. *Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past*
[11:14] 03. *Earthbound* (Mother 2)
[13:00] 02. *Chrono Trigger*
[15:08] 01. *Final Fantasy III (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy VI)
The End!
Donkey Kong Country 2 would definitely be on my list.
Should be on "your" list lol
@@averagehuman3161 Definetely. You are right. I am not joking.
I've changed too much in a year. I'm gonna edit my original comment. Thanks.
Me Too That Donkey Kong Country 2 is My 2nd All-Time Favorite SNES Game
Not even a mention of it. What a crime.
Love your energy, your passions oozes off the screen and elevates the mood!
Enjoyed the video and re-visiting the good old days with so many great games. 🙌🏻
About to turn 21 in a few weeks and I love watching these videos from you Happyconsolegamer! Keep up the awesome work.
21 damn enjoy it mate I remember when I was 21... I'm 27 this year.. getting closer to the three zero.. :)
I turn 30 this year and I feel lucky that I got to experience all the classic consoles when I was younger. When everything was through word of mouth, no internet, no walkthroughs, no DLC, no microtransactions, just plug n play bliss
@@drsquid8124 yup that's true when consoles actually showed huge leaps in graphics and gameplay going from the SNES to the n64 was mind blowing and playing games like mario 64 and ocarina of time was amazing plus on the playstation side metal gear solid and final fantasy 7 resident evil 2 those were the days :)
I just played Final Fantasy III (VI) for the first time recently. One of the best video game experiences I've ever had!!
I spent so many hours on Desert Strike.
Man... the SNES was loaded with classics. My favourite console of all time.
Urban strike was awesome too
I remember I accidentally destroyed ONE civilian building. Sticks with you through the rest of the game lol.
Wow, this list IS my childhood. I have so many memories with ALL of these titles (minus NinjaWarrior). Just this summer I replayed:
A Link to the Past
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
Earthbound &
Super Metroid
They still hold up to this day. A golden age in gaming!!
"I trained my girlfriend at the time to be amazing at it." That could be read so many ways! :)
Lmao 🤣
I grew up with Mega Drive (it was the most popular console back then in Russia), but when I grew up I had the chance to appreciate some of the amazing games snes had. My favorite games were Super Metroid and FF 6
Johnny "HappyConsoleGamer" Millenium's SNES List:
[0:00] *Intro*
[0:48] *Honorable Mentions*
- *U.N. Squadron*
- *F-Zero*
- *Ninja Warriors, The*
- *Final Fight*
- *Street Fighter II - The World Warrior*
[2:42] 10. *Starfox*
[3:30] 09. *Super Mario World*
[4:37] 08. *Secret of Mana* (Seiken Densetsu 2)
[5:43] 07. *Final Fantasy II (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy IV)
[6:54] 06. *Super Ghouls n' Ghosts*
[7:58] 05. *Super Metroid*
[9:28] 04. *Legend of Zelda, The - A Link to the Past*
[11:14] 03. *Earthbound* (Mother 2)
[13:00] 02. *Chrono Trigger*
[15:08] 01. *Final Fantasy III (USA)* (Actual game: Final Fantasy VI)
Absolutely love how much credence you pay to the music in games. You are absolutely right to do so - it adds such an important layer of emotion
I completely agree. Snes has some haunting soundtracks ❤
The fact that he has cartridges with the boxes from games that came out day 1 is historically amazing
Ant Wilder True, I feel like people started collecting video game boxes in the middle of the SNES generation! I did it because a local game store gave you more money for a used game if it came with the box. heh
My first exprience with Chrono Trigger was the DS Release i got this when i was 13 and it is now my favourite game of all time.
I had a SNES growing up. Unfortunately I missed out on all the amazing jrpg games when they came out, I just didn’t know anything about them until I got older
That FFVI (III?) overworld track...best of all time
The entire soundtrack is amazing.
Absolutely amazing soundtrack. My favorite game of all time
Terra's Theme. it's fantastic. Tied for my favorite FF piece of music of all time along with To Zanarkand from FFX
My favorite will always be SuperCastlevania IV
Kind of a mediocre Castlevania though, tbh. The SNES version of Rondo was better, and that's an abomination compared to the Turbografx version.
"Level of control"...you mean like falling through the bottom of the screen even though there's ground right underneath you? The fact that sub weapons feel trivial because the whip goes in 8 directions? Hagane, as well as the Gen Shinobi games anyday, more advanced controls and gameplay.
The mood the music set was just amazing,took your mind on a journey with the game
Ryan Weiss : super castlevania 4 " mediocre " !!! are you silly ??? are you blind ??? super castlevania 4 is a masterpiece and vampire's kiss/castlevania Dracula x is a masterpiece too !!! same thing for rondo of blood for the pc engine cdrom2 . stop the nonsense and the dubious comparisons...
castlevania symphony of the night is a masterpiece too , of course . howether , the only castlevania that i don't like are the ( 3) " lords of shadow " . even castlevania 64 , legacy of darkness , lament of innocence and curse of the moon are largely better than the 3 lords of shadows for me . the others in 2d are masterpieces .
Your enthusiasm and nostalgia is infectious! Your videos always get me feeling very nostalgic. Good list. Swap Castlevania IV in there somewhere, and my list would be very similar!
Beating “A Link to the Past” was one of my top favorite play through’s of all time and still is today. I’m planning on doing it again very soon.
Man, the Super Nintendo was my sweet spot 1991-1995 age 11-15. My favorite system and why I love all the retro games coming out these days in that HD SNES style. Was the golden age of gaming for myself and I really love the music chip the SNES had. The soundtracks in those SNES games still rank as some of the best music in video games. Compare the music in Chrono Trigger to Dragon Quest 11, it’s not even close. The Final Fantasy Prelude from IV and VI on that SNES chip are the best versions of it. I don’t think I could do a top 10 list it would have to be 20. Not only do a lot of these games still hold up as some of the greats of all time, when some of these were released they were mind blowing games that we hadn’t even seen before on top of being excellent. Great video.
Fun Story... I got stuck on that wall jump segment where it is first introduced to you and ripped up my Super Metroid box is a serious rage quit moment before I was able to get out of that damn hole 😂.
Amazing nostalgia and stories. This is why we all love you John!
Solid list but it’s Criminal you don’t have Donkey Kong on here.
Rob Steele he seems like a rpg guy though so it makes sense
I don’t understand the big fuss about Donkey Kong country myself. Controls are clunky as hell. Game play was just flat out annoying to me.
@@Tenshin66 I'm an RPG guy, too, but I'd have both DKC 2 and 3 in my Top 10 SNES.
@@rowlandbuck2703 Controls were super smooth....
@@Livingtree32 dkc3 was the worst one
1. Donkey Kong country
2. Super Mario world
3. A link to the past
4. Super Castlevania 4
5. Final Fantasy 3
Mine are:
1. Secret of Mana
2. Ninja Warriors
3. Skyblazer
4. Super Metroid
5. Super Turrican
6. Mega Man X
7. Chrono Trigger
8. Super Castlevania IV
9. Space Megaforce
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
@@dakkefernet8585 Other than the first 4, the rest were really in no particular order.
@storgriniggubbe Plus, I don't see ALttP at number 10 (out of 750+ games) as a bad thing.
Heck of a list but always love the passion and the love for gaming :). It is a true blessing at 47 years old I have seen and played gaming from the start of it all to it's current present.
Dude, good for you! Your top 10 was solid and I wasn't even angry that you didn't include DK games into the mix. Good for you for holding onto some of those gems that were sentimental. You rock! Keep doing what you do, friend!
My Top 10 SNES list? Sure...my #1 is probably very different from most people's list:
1. Secret of Evermore
2. Yoshi's Island
3. Super Metroid
4. Star Fox
5. Final Fantasy VI
6. Donkey Kong Country
7. Donkey Kong Country 2
8. Secret of Mana
9. A Link to the Past
10. Illusion of Time (Gaia)
I love Secret of Evermore. After reading about how much the internet hated that game, I didn't think another human on the planet agreed with me!
Ow, definitely. This game just has the perfect mix of everything. Great music, atmospheric soundscape’s, graphics, characters and a great, simple story that just speaks to me. Just having a boy going on a big adventure with his trusty dog was just so much fun and it’s so well done.The gameplay is very similar to Secret of Mana, but it has enough unique ideas if it’s own that I really love!
Solid list. Evermore is so underrated that it should be a crime. Gaia is another one that's often overlooked.
Super Mario RPG is excellent too
I actually like Yoshi's Island more than Super Mario World as well. It's drastically different, the graphics are unique, and playing as yoshi doing the 2 player mini games were fantastic
I love this channel. I rewatch videos all the time. Some channels I follow are ran by people who honestly talk down to fans and are generally rude, but Johnny never lets me down.
Loved your passion and nostalgia, keep up the great work man!
I love your enthusiasm Johnny, and you remind me constantly of why videogames are so dear to me. I can hear you talk about them all day!
I dont know about top 10 Becoz Theres too many good games but My top 3 is
1-final fantasy 6
2-secret of mana
3-mega Man x
Yeah. The snes is one of the greatest consoles ever.
Chris The Pocket Master for me its the best console ever . You cannot compare , all the catalogue of great games.
@@jayt2917 a timeless console without a doubt. My nephews n nieces loves playing it
The problem with Top 10 lists is that there are only 10! Super Castlevania 4 is probably tops for me.
Is that you're favourite Castlevania game?
big problem especially for snes
Definitely one of the best games ever existed on any platform!
Love these videos they are keeping me sane in these crazy times lol
This is a gamer and not a collector. He talks about the games in a way that hits home. Subscribed.
Man, I love the original Star Fox, but Star Fox 64 blew my mind.
I've only known them as Starwing and Lylat Wars lol
"Slippy get back here!"
None of them are my flavor, but I remember how ground breaking they were for my friends who did play te StarFox games..
Agreed. It was like the 1st starfox with a better framerate
Your FF3 description brought back so many memories of me thinking EXACTLY the same thing bro. Only buying an imported SF2 on release day from an importer and playing it until my thumbs hurt or spending a whole summer playing chrono trigger could top it!
5. Mega Man X
4. Donkey Kong Country 2
3. Final Fantasy VI
2. Chrono Trigger
1. Super Metroid
This is three years too late, but your top 3, is my top 3, and the leveling of fondness and nostalgia I share for these three games is immeasurable. I revisit them each, at least once a year.
A Link To the Past. I know a lot of people love it but I'm 24 years old, I never owned a Super Nintendo, I recently played that for the first time ever and it is one of the best games that I've ever played. No nostalgia here. I hear that a Switch version is in the horizon, can't wait to play that again.
You should also play A Link Between Worlds on the 3DS.
You should also try Link's Awakening, it's very similar in play to A Link to the Past, some people even say it was better, but A Link to the Past is still my favorite, though I never tried the DX version of Link's Awakening on the Game Boy Color, which was fully colorized, and there is also the remake coming to the Switch later this year, so it could still become my new favorite.
Sir, your video came as a recommendation for me here on TH-cam, and I honestly didn’t know what to expect. After sitting here watching your video, I immediately subscribed to your channel. We share the same love and admiration for video games, and we're the age practically. These memories will be something nobody will ever be able to take from us. I sincerely appreciated your video. Well done my friend..
The SNES has my all time fav Port of Prince Of Persia.
This! I was so sad when Prince of Persia Classic was released without the SNES exclusive levels. At the time I didn't know they were exclusive to the SNES, since it was the only version I had ever played.
PoP would go to my top ten SNES list.
I love your retelling of the day you got these games, reminds me of my time spent with them as a kid
DUDE, samurai pizza cats and secret of mana. You literally just described my childhood.
Edit: are you me? This list is incredible, literally only one thing I would change, I would take out ghosts and goblins and add mega man X. Also, fuck yeah man, FF6 defined a generation. Most people go to chrono trigger, but in my opinion FF6 was the one.
The Lion King - Congo's Caper - Earthworm Jim - Super Mario World - Super Castlevania 4 - Donkeykong Country - R-Type - Chronotrigger - Zelda - Secret of Mana......... 1st 10 games that came to my mind, so Im just gonna go with that XD lol
FF6
Secret of mana
Terranigma
Chrono trigger
Lufia 2
Soul blazer
Zelda link to the past
Donkey kong
Seiken densetsu 3
Super mario rpg
omg almost forgot terranigma 😯
The way you describe every game took me back to that time when legendary games were born and our childhood was more than magical. Thank you!
Breath of Fire 1/2 are my two favorite games of all time
Part 2 is great, but part 1 sure is a weird game lol. Still wonderful though!
I compare them to Lufia. Part 2 is phenomenal, but part one is still charming and beloved.
I played 1....how would you rank 2 compared to 1? Better , even or worse?
Love the list! FF3 is one of my all time favorite games. I legit just got my first turbo controller ever and as I'm watching this video as I get to do the Lete river exp trick for the first time in 25 years!
10. killer instinct
9. super mario kart
8. link to the past
7. street fighter 2
6. alien vs predator
5. contra 3
4. final fight
3. mega man x
2. ranma 1/2 hard battle
1. super metroid
Dude! Aliens vs Predator!! That game was so badass. I remember renting that so many times as a kid.
This is my first time watching your videos. I love your personality and your joy for retro games is contagious
I didn’t get around to FF6 until my 20s. I had beaten quite a few of the games already, 10 having been my first and still possibly my favorite. I was afraid to tackle 6 because the internet is known to overhype things.
It was not overhyped.
I just watched your video for the first time and I think it’s awesome how compassionate you are about the games and how excited you were to buy them and they brought me back towhen I played all these games. Thanks for the awesome video look forward to watching more of them
1: The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past
2: Super Mario World
3: Super Mario Kart
4: Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy‘s Kong Quest
5: Yoshis Island Super Mario World 2
6: F-Zero
7: Pilotwings
8: Donkey Kong Country
9: Secret of Mana
10: Street Fighter II
(Never had Super Metroid, otherwise it‘ll be here)
Edit: living in Germany, we never had Final Fantasy II/III, nor got we Chrono Trigger - I played FF3 on my SNES Mini (Same Games as the Us) and I was stuned by the opening Soundtrack walking towards this town!
Whoa FFIII is the best, hands down. And that world theme brings chills still
Good video! I like your back stories to each of them also! You're an awesome TH-camr!
1. Secret of Mana
2. Zelda
3. Super Mario RPG (The secret fight against Culex blew me and my friend's minds back then haha!)
Illusion of Time, Demons Crest, Mega Man X, Turtles in Time, Mario Kart. There are so many great games on the Snes and a lot of good memories. Great video man, love the positivity!
I remember figuring out that you could play Co-op on Secret of Mana: I was like 10 and my friend owned a copy. He's fighting the water temple boss (I think).
He is struggling and I'm screaming at him what to do, like a kid does, I picked up the other controller to do what I was telling him or something and HOLLYY SHIT! I'm playing the Sprite guy.
That was awesome.
You have a good positive channel instead of others that are angry. Keep it up man! Great top 10 list BTW
ff6 is my top 1 snes game too.
Man you really know how to squeeze nostalgia out of people! Glad to see Secret of Mana made it. That’s my favorite SNES game of all time. Such a fantastic adventure.
Your #1 and #2 are the same for me, but I'd pull Earthbound and bump up Link to the Past and Super Metroid to the #3 and #4 spots respectively, adding Super Mario Kart to the #5 spot simply due to the amount of hours and fun I've dumped into it being my favorite two-player game on the system growing up.
something about that certain overworld music so perfectly encapsulates all the emotion and feeling and atmosphere and tone of the game. it is truly special!
“I trained my girlfriend at the time to be amazing at it.” Thanks for paying it forward.
Great video man. I’m 36 and a lot of these games hold special places in my heart as well.
Thank you for mentioning Samurai Pizza Cats.
Great to see your love for this top 10 dude. Thanks for the video cheered me up this morning.
Under rated gems: Joe and Mac, Mystical Ninja (Ganbare Goemon), Smart Ball (Jerry boy), Bio Metal, Goof Troop, Clayfighter,
Hahaha!! Joe and Mac!! I used to play that along with Super double dragon with my brother.
@@syminite1 Yeah i use to play with my sister, so much fun 2 player co op
Brain lord
It was such a different feeling when games came out back then. Great times that I shared with my friends and even the friends that I gained later in life felt like I grew up with them just because of these experiences.
love earthbound and chrono trigger
Final Fantasy II (IV) is not only my favorite SNES game but my favorite game of all time. Much love for the kind words on Final Fight! I know it was missing Guy but look, having that at home and being able to play it as much as you wanted was mind-blowing. Final Fight is one of my favorite arcade games and I was over the moon to add it to my SNES collection!
Wow, my list would be virtually the same. FF 3(aka 6) is the best FF all time, and in my opinion the best game of all time. I was 13 when it came out. That overworld theme is indeed the best one in any videogame. Chronotrigger is definitely the 2nd best RPG of all time. And LTTP is the best Zelda, maybe tied with OOT.
Yeah, alttp, and oot, are magnificent games. I couldn't decide which is better between the two.
The super Nintendo is seriously 16 bit gaming perfection. And this is coming from a die-hard Sega fan. I find myself drawn to the Super Nintendo a lot for retro gaming and I'm still playing Classics I missed growing up. I recently finished Donkey Kong Country and was just floored at the amazing-ness of that game. Truly a timeless wonderful system that brings back many emotions. I remember getting up at 6 AM when I was in 5th grade to have time to play A Link to the Past before school. So many magical memories and many more as I'm continuing to play these amazing games. Great list!
These are not ranked as I can't.
-Super Castlevania IV
-Final Fantasy IV/Vi
-Super Maro World
-Super Metroid
-F-Zero
And the list is growing.
As another Canadian Gamer in his 40s, great list. Thanks for the memories
Everyone loves Chrono Trigger, I've never played it. I think I'm missing out. 😔
It's never too late :) it lives up to the hype
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Earthbound
3. Seiken Densetsu 3
4. Terranigma
5. Yoshi’s Island
6. Final Fantasy 3
7. Super Castlevania 4
8. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
9. Super Metroid
10. Secret of Mana
"I trained my girlfriend at the time to be amazing at it". What a badass thing to say about sf2.
Lol
First video I catch of you. Love the charisma and how damn happy you look.
Being 35 and growing up with an NES and SNES, I can relate.
Those were happy days !
Thanks for the memories.
Needs more Donkey Kong Country 😛
Anyone who was an RPG fan back then remembers how special and amazing FF6 was. Squaresoft really captured a moment in time with that game.
You said you'd love a sequel to Super Ghouls N' Ghosts. Are you aware of Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins?
That game is actually super pimp. I love that it had rpg elements to it where you could equip different abilities from your menu screen. I just wish it wasnt 2.5D. It didnt age too well.
Such a great video! I love watching your videos. Really chill, cool. I also really like this list!
My top 10
1 Super Castlevania 4
2 Legend Of Zelda LTTP
3 Super Mario World
4 Super Star Wars
5 Starwing
6 Street Fighter 2 Turbo
7 F Zero
8 Plok
9 Super Mario Allstars
10 Cybernator
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. So many marvelous memories from that era.
This list is pretty typical(nothing wrong with that) and it demonstrates the main problem I have with the SNES. Many games that are generally considered to be the best on the system are games I don't like. Super Mario World is great. But I'm not a big RPG guy. I don't love Zelda and Super Metroid like others do. I don't like Contra 3. I don't like Axelay. I don't like Super Ghouls n Ghosts. I don't like Castlevania 4(I love 1 and 3 on NES, Rondo on PCE, and Bloodlines on Genesis). I'm not complaining about the games you chose -- your list is your own -- just pointing out a problem I have unique to the SNES. I do like some SNES games, just stuff thats not as popular and some imports. Ninja Warriors, which got an honorable mention, is probably my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Were you more of a Sega person back then? I had friends in high school who said the same thing, and I was cool with it, because it gave us quite a variety of games to play!
@@dschult3 I was. I started to second guess things later in 1994 when I decided to get the SNES. I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, but I did like it and got to play a bunch of cool games for it between what I had, friends, and rentals. I mentioned Contra 3 and it's the mode 7 that kills the game for me. Some games I did like didn't hold up over time for me. I agree with your conclusion as it was a real treat visiting friends and getting to play some good games on a system you didn't have.
Man, when I modded my SNES Classic, I added games I found in these types of videos. "Must haves" for the SNES, and I found myself in the same shoes....
I didnt like 90% of them. Most of the games that are exalted by popular opinion are just overrated. I think part of it may be because they aren't nostalgic to us? Either way, yeah...I had to sift through a lot of titles to find what I wanted.
Mad respect for your number 1.FF3 was the one that really got me into the series.I've played all the others before ff3 but that game was an experience.
Chronotrigger
Earthbound
Link to the past
Yes! Those are all great games. Your views reflect how I felt playing these too. So many great other ones too. Actraiser and Actraiser 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Contra 3, Super Adventure Island, Mystic Quest, Super Castlevania, Pocky and Rocky, Mortal Kombat games, Killer Instinct, Axelay, Knights of the Round, Top Gear games, Super Punchout, Sprigan Powered and so, SO many other ones!!!
My top 10:
10. Kirby's Dream Course
9. Super Mario Kart
8. Super Castlevania IV
7. Super Mario World
6. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Super Metroid
3. Final Fantasy VI
2. Earthbound
1. Chrono Trigger
I think the SNES pretty much defined gaming, as unlike the NES, some of the games still hold up to this day, and it was the first time the world got to see just how deep games could be.
I’m 6 years older than you so I missed being able to play all these games in High school. I think I get more enjoyment listening to your stories than I do actually playing the games.
Best video game related content on the internet. Cant wait till the next pickup video
1:21 i LOVE those aesthetics! I have to play this. I had a set of those small rubber ninja guys you could get in a package, and they all had that exaggerated sprite art. Still my favorite style for games. Most people prefer realism, i like the more exaggerated and stylized stuff.
I struggled so much with Ghosts n Goblins but my little brother picked it up and was just naturally good at it. Drove me crazy.
100% agree with your comments on Star Fox. Wow what an amazing game for its time. I played it through multiple times and loved every minute of it.
Just came across the channel and top content. Went crazy today and bought a Wii U. Watching The Thing (1982) on it. Subscribed to both this and the film channel!!!
Great List Johnny! I have a couple of games id probably switch out but thats def a top 10 list of games that are must haves for the system!
I played and finished Zelda when I was only 7-8 years old. And I'm swedish, so I had to deal with the language barrier as well. We initially got it when I was 6, but me and my older brother didn't understand the game at first, but we grew to love it. We didn't have a clue what the dialogue was about, but we would figure out where to go by wandering around. The dungeons themselves were not hard. But I think my mindset when playing the game was a bit different to what modern gamers are used to. I played it pretty much like a point and click adventure game. If I got stuck, I would walk and poke around and see if I could reach a new location, then go to a new location and repeat. A great thing about Zelda is that the exploration was so enjoyable, since you were constantly looking for heart pieces and other items, so you didn't really mind that much if you were stuck. I have a memory of one time I would walk around and bomb walls randomly, trying to find some hidden location.
Concerning Final Fantasy, we didn't get any of them in Europe until FF7. That's how long we had to wait. Most of the Final Fantasy fans here started with 7, and then we looked back and played the american versions of the older games on emulator. You could also find fan translations of FF5 pretty early on. At first FF5 was my favorite of the older games, mainly because I liked the job system, but eventually, I think as my english was improving, I learned to appreciate the story in FF6 more. And that soundtrack is probably the best video game soundtrack ever made. For some reason I could never get into Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana, but I'll have to finish Chrono Trigger atleast, one of these days.
I share a lot of similar titles in my top ten, but my all-time favorite game on the console was Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Sure, it was also a Genesis title, but my cousin and I would play the shit out of ZAMN on SNES. It is, in my opinion, possibly one of the greatest co-op experiences on consoles. I love you Johnny! You and Rob have kept me company for years, and I love listening to your videos when I play my games. The only TH-camr that I watch and look forward to new content from.