3 friends + no bedtime + multitap + Super Bomberman 2 + too much Dr. Pepper = some of the most fun, and hardest I've laughed, in my life What our parents thought was a waste of time provided some of my fondest memories to this day.
I love it too! I actually had the opportunities to play and finish it with both my dad and my sister a few years ago. Neither of them are “gamers,” but we all had a lot of fun with the puzzles and the teamwork required to move on.
The first game that came to mind for me was Kirby Super Stars just as an awesome co-op game but ultimately, I'd go with TMNT 4. That game is just amazing and has endured as one of the best beat'em ups of all time. I'm glad TMNT: Shredders' Revenge really has lived up to the original legend so well.
I played Goof Troop with my dad when I was just 5 years old. An unforgettable experience, but it's not just nostalgia. The game really is that good, and it's undeniably made to be played in co-op.
Goof Troop is my go-to "hey let's play a chill retro game together" game. It's quick and really hits the sweet spot for difficulty for all players. Catchy soundtrack too. I would have put it at number one, simply because I don't ever feel compelled to play the OG Mario Kart when Mario Kart 64 exists.
With 3 players, no less! Secret of Mana is absolutely fantastic with a friend or two! Although, you do have to "unlock" the other two characters first, but I don't think it takes too long.
_Secret of Evermore_ has a 2 player patch as well, I think by fusoya. You're a bit limited as the second player but if you like Secret of Mana (as you should, it's amazing) then Evermore has a very unique feel to it and is absolutely worth a try.
Hey guys it's me Snesdrunks lawyer. I just wanted to add that this list is definitive, so if any other person makes statements contradicting this, please tell us, so we can send the appropriate seize and deceit letter to them.
Having recently got the TMNT collector's pack, I'm shocked at how much better the SNES version of Turtles in Time is than the arcade version. They cleaned up some stuff and added a bunch of fun things.
Last time my wife’s best friend visited, I invited her to join me playing Goof Troop. She’s just a bit too young to have experienced the SNES era herself but she’s familiar with most titles that did later rerelease on GBA and the likes. This one was new to her. I just wanted to show her the first level and see if she liked it, yet in the end, we spend the whole afternoon playing through the whole damn game. We had a blast! That’s a timeless gem of a game and really easy to get into. And unintentionally throwing a barrel in your partner’s face will never get old! 😂👍 Great list. I don’t know how many months of summer vacations me and my friends spend playing Mario Kart, MKII and Street Fighter II Turbo from early morning till sunset… and that’s not even including Turtles in Time, Secret of Mana (which is missing here) and the likes. What a fantastic childhood we had! ✌️🥲
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is still my favorite SNES game. It gets hard later on, but even as a 12 year old kid, I was figuring out strategies to conserve ammo, when to use things like the can soda (they have a few good uses) the weed-eater, all the obscure weapons, and save those bazookas and potions for the Baby in the shopping mall and the rockets and potions for the hedgemaze. You had to start from Level 1 though, couldn't use the codes, you needed to collect the potions and weapons/ammo, and always, have a strategy to always save one person so you don't game over or die.
Tetris Attack was always a million times better than Tetris 2 was. Tetris 2 was just irredeemably bad. Tetris Attack has very little to do with Tetris, they just used that name to boost sales, it's got nothing in common with tetris other than being a puzzle game. But it's a hell of a good puzzle game, one of the best ever made. I still play the gameboy version to this day. It fits the niche of tetris better than tetris 2 did, i.e. it's the perfect game for a handheld console, a little pick up and play game that you can play for 5 minutes or 5 hours and both are great.
@@duffman18 I'm in the same boat. I really didn't like Tetris 2, but Tetris Attack was one of my favorites puzzle games ever! It is just one of those puzzle games that you can get absorbed in as you build your skills.
So many fantastic memories of these equally fantastic games. When I was in in the 90s I absolutely LOVED games like Donkey Kong Country, Turtles in Time, Zombies ate my neighbors or Street Fighter II Turbo. Also obviously Super Mario Kart, to this day still the best Mario Kart I've ever played.
SuperBomberman 3 is sooo good I wish it would be re-released on modern systems and the classic battle modes in mario kart should always be included in every mario kart edition as they are simply the finest
Yeah I'm surprised that there isn't a Super Bomberman Collection or anything, or a TurboGrafx Bomberman Collection. Kinda wild actually, I feel like they'd do well, especially to help build up hype for the new one coming out.
DKC is one of my favorite games, but I barely consider it "multiplayer" as you take turns playing, and you don't go through the stages co-operatively. It's the same as playing any one-player game but passing the controller between levels or parts of levels. Great list and video as always! 😁
Excellent list. An honorable mention I'd throw in would be Sunset Riders. I fondly remember many a weekend playing through that with a buddy back in the day.
I play Goof Troop, Pocky & Rocky 1 & 2, Turtles in Time, Zombies Ate My Neighbours, Donkey Kong Country and Super Street Fighter 2 regularly with my kids! We especially love Goof Troop. It's our favorite Co-Op game.
Super Mario Kart really was the GOAT. The most fun we had was battle mode with the pools of water. Our rules were, if you got the feather, you were allowed to jump in and wait it out while the others collected items, but if they got a banana, you had to freeze and then it became a game of sniping them from a distance.
Props for King of Dragons! It seems to be forgotten on lists like this. I’m hoping Firepower 2000 shows up on your next video, but let’s be honest you could do a top 25 and still leave great multiplayers off.
My dad and I played Goof Troop together. I am an only child so it was great when friends were not able to come over. We always had that together and it was a great cooperative puzzle game. My instruction manual is still full of post it notes with passwords of pictures of fruit he drew.
Great list! The SNES has a good amount of fun 2-player games. Tetris Attack, Super Mario Kart, Super Bomberman (any), Turtles in Time, Goof Troop, Pucky & Rocky, Donkey Kong Country trilogy, and King of Dragons are some of my absolute favorites as well. I will give a shoutout to another underrated one: *Kirby's Dream Course* ! It is a fun 1-player game, but add in another player and it is an absolute blast!
Turtles in time, donkey kong country and zombies ate my neighbors bring back so much nostalgia. I would spend hours with my brother and best friend playing snes. I wish I could go back in time to relive those days. So many fond memories.
One of my younger cousins loves Turtles in Time and always wants to play it with me when I'm visiting during my December vacation. He's a late 2000s kid but loves playing the classics. I'm more than happy to oblige with the co-op games since his little brother won't play them with him. I think we haven't played Pocky and Rocky together yet so I'll keep that one in mind.
True! It was almost kind of a secret, as it didn't make it obvious at all. You had to go into the menu options and "assign" party members to controller two. It worked best if you had a situation where you're the primary player and you have a helper with you - like if you had a little brother or something. That's what I did anyway - it wasn't my first playthrough, and my little brother had no RPG experience, so I basically was like battle commander telling him what to do until he got the hang of it. Even if you play with someone who does know what they're doing, it still helps to not be on equal footing since it's inherently set up that way - like for example only player 1 will control on the overworld map, towns, item/menu screen, and story sequences. Player 2 is relegated to just controlling 2 out of 4 party members during battle.
Your list is very similar to my own.. some of my fondest memories playing video games with my brother include, NBA Jam, Ken Griffey JR’s Major League Baseball, Metal Warriors (battle mode.. so glad you included this game.. the battle mode is so much fu€king fun!) Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Uniracers (I know not many people love this game but I recall having so much fun playing it against my brother), Street Fighter, F Zero, Super Mario Kart (and I totally agree, the battle mode is so much f’ing fun! Or at least it WAS fun.. I’m sure it still would be now).. also, Donkey Kong Country.. and I’m sure there are many more I’m forgetting
I still can't believe all that awesome Donkey Kong Country music was able to come out of the SNES. Did they have some secret sound development tool that no other developer had because it just sounded different & better? Great video!
DK country 1, 2 and 3 are AMAZING games to play co-op. Me and my buddy recently ran through all of them on Fightcade (great netcode emulator made for fighting games but it also had these games). There are some really challenging levels, especially in 2 and 3 and the secret levels from those games, there were some levels that we literally had to play for multiple days to beat. So much fun, and the co-op aspect of trading off characters makes for an interesting and unique co-op experience, you don't play at the same time, but deaths and barrels are enough that unless you are an expert at the game you will be trading off multiple times per level.
Oh man this takes me back! I'm a present retro gamer, never stopped playing nes and the SNES games from childhood. Love the SNES and now the switch. Great video dude.
Couple of years ago me and my friend played trough all 3 DKC games. I'm not a nintendo fan, but that was one of the best experiences which I miss from time to time.
Awesome video! It was great to see Pocky and Rocky and Tetris Attack on here. I think the multiplayer SNES games I've spent the most time with are Rock n' Roll Racing and Kirby's Dream Course. I'd include Strike Gunner STG and Super Baseball 2020 on my list, too.
I remember when Mario Kart seemed to have just appeared out of nowhere. My mom took my brother and I to Sears to do some shopping, I don't remember what for. But my brother and I saw a crowd of kids around some display and as we got closer we saw it was a Super Nintendo display playing some racing game. We stood there in awe watching kids pass around controllers playing this game. I think we all were I awe. Everyone was friendly and amazed. Like you have to try this game. We were all having a great time. I think we got the game for Christmas that year and had a blast playing it for months.
Always a great way to start the day with one of your videos! It puts me in such a good mood that It practically guarantees that I will have a great rest of my day.
Saturday Night Slammasters; takes me back to the days of taking my console around. I brought it to church on Sunday’s and we would have 4 player matches after service. So fun!!
Goof Troop at 2 is a big YES! Played this game with my cousin growing up. We ranged from trying to speed run it to trying to race to get the best items by throwing things at each other. So much fun!
Great list! I’m crossing my fingers that The Great Battle IV makes it onto the honorable mentions video. Granted, it’s a Japan-only import, but there‘s an English patch and the co-op is crazy good fun. I used to play the crap out of it with friends and my sister back in ‘94. We all loved how each of the characters had unique abilities- it was kinda like Lost Vikings in that respect where you had to switch around characters to access hidden areas, etc. Easily one of the 2-player greats on the console, IMO. I wish it would have come out in the USA in some fashion back in the day, even if I acknowledge the amount of reworking that would have been needed to make that happen would have been prohibitive.
Dude, you literally made my day with this video! I was born in 2006, but I've literally been playing my dad's SNES my entire life! The sheer nostalgia of hearing "Big Apple, 3 AM" brought me right back to beating that game with my dad when I was, like, 7! And SFII Turbo? That was my entire childhood and early teens! I've sunk hundreds of hours into that. both single and solo! Bro, you NAILED IT with the sound effects being music, they're the best! The SNES is the best gaming console of all time, so thank you for this video. I am TOTALLY subscribed!
Contra 3 is a go to. That one and Turbo are the ones we keep coming back to in 2023. We've recently gotten into BroForce. If you need a modern retro run and gun to mess around with, that's a solid one.
As much as I love Mario Kart, I put Super Bomberman 2 (the one I played) above it. The ability to play 4 players and the crazy hectic gameplay of SBM was S tier for me. We rented a multitap and had the greatest gaming sessions all weekend, great times!
God I love me some Super Nintendo lists, in this case, I love the Capcom Disney games, pretty much every Konami game and sports games, also Top Gear And obviously fighting games like Killer Instinct and MK3
This list was spectacular! No argument from me for #1. One of my cousins and I would spend _hours_ doing the battle mode as kids. The nostalgia is mighty for me thanks to this video. An honorable mention for me would be "Saturday Night Slam Masters."
great video as always. Zombies is good but a bit to high on the list for my taste. Also missed my personal fav. Contra III which is a good challenge too and a blast in 2P mode when you are in sync with your friends
NBA JAM: it's like I always tell people, I'm not really a sports game guy the sole exception (well group of exceptions) are the arcade-style MIDWAY stuff! JAM is definitely my favorite basketball game ever. MKII, TMNT: Turtles in Time and SF2 Turbo I all managed to pick up again on SNES, all great choices!
Goof Troop KICKS ASS! Just enough simple yet fun combat and plenty puzzles to figure out together with each character's unique abilities. It is the perfect wife/girlfriend co-op game.
Theres a shocking amount og games on both this list and your second multiplayer list that me and my cousin would spend entire weekends playing together as kids. One that i would add is Mickey Mouse: The Great Circus Mystery. Awesome job!
The only reason Contra beats Wild Guns is because of name recognition and the fact it's longer than Wild Guns, but both are amazing games to play with friends
Love me some Super Mario Kart. I remember going to my first local tournament in 2019 and there were about 15 of us. Did lots of training and was #2 in qualifiers. When I got to the game store, I waited until we did some Battle Mode for fun. How did I do? I defeated all of 'em until I remembered a glitch you can do that makes your character keep going after you lose. The main tournament started and we did 100cc with one on one. I chose Yoshi and everybody did Toad, Mario or Princess. I managed to win every race without losing once thanks to my training. The grand prize was a European NES Classic and I still have it. Hope they do another sometime. Mostly to see if anyone can beat me or if they'll give me a challenge.
Still remember that made all my family play Tetris Attack one day my parents became too competitive with it and it became banned quite fast lol Mickey and Donald still top of the list for me was such a charming co-op game
One co-op game I really enjoyed was MechWarrior 3050. One player controlled the torso and weapons, the other controlled the legs. I had fun kiting enemies and dodging attacks while my friend blasted everything to smithereens.
Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a great two player game! So much fun to be had. A guy on youtube called SNES drunk did a video about it and said "this, along with Mario Kart and Secret of Mana are probably my favourite multiplayer games on the Super NES."
Big ups Metal Warriors. Finally someone recognizes how fun it is for multiplayer. Me and my friends played that head to head mode FOR HOURS, we literally didn't see the day passing when we got into it. And to be honest the single player mode felt kinda meh because the level design was kinda shitty. Edit: Prometheus (the ED209 looking mech) is broken and can kill most other mechs in few shots, but he can't jump.
Still play Super Bomberman 3 when my mates come over and we have a Retro Gaming Night. Didn't know they were called Louie's though, we call them Crack Rabbit's because we thought a rabbit would look like that after you did some crack.
My favourite Super Bomberman game is the fourth one, the co op campaign is just so freaking good and the five player battle mode is the stuff of legends.
@@hirschlord341 I'd usually game over around level 37-39 when I got really good at it, I think I made it to level 40 once. I just had to go look at the names of the levels again to remind myself. Either the big pyramid or the vampires.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors was one of those sleeper games. All your friends were not talking about it. My local store had five of them in the bin for like 4 bucks each. But got dang! Heckava game that takes tons of playing/understanding/planning/replaying to master.
I knew goof troop was going to make your list, but was definitely pleasantly surprised with the two ranking. My favorite thing about that one is actually forgetting what the puzzles are to only playing at every handful of years so it feels extra fun and new again.
I did that with my ex-gf. It was novel, but suffered from alpha player syndrome. There really wasn’t much room for a 2nd player to creatively contribute too much.
@@agentmith yeah it can be frustrating. Some parts of the game are better suited than others. If a timer is counting down then nope. Bosses depend on the boss. The multi-party phoenix cave and final tower are also interesting with 2 players split up. The game is more conducive to 1 person playing Maestro, but some planned strats seem to work well for general play. Each player has a mostly-attacker and a mostly-support chr. Front row and back row or dual back row. Lowest hp gets healed first, default target etc basic stuff. It’s fun with 2 players who have both been through the game many times and know how to get around
I was born in the early 80s and can confirm: My friends and I played the heck out of SF2 Turbo, MK2, Mario Kart, Turtles in Time, and NBA Jam. Those would be my top five (in no particular order) so I'm glad to see them all on this list.
Nice list! If it's allowed to mention Japan only games, I would HIGHLY suggest Tetris Battle Gaiden. It's an often overlooked master take on the Tetris genre. Keep up the awesome work!
Drunk, have you ever thought about compiling a "Games with in-game Diversions" list? Your mention of Mystical Ninja brings fond memories of too much time spent playing Dice, Lottery, Gradius, Horse Racing, and Whack-a-Mole to name a few. Princess Yuki ain't going anywhere! One more round of this memory game!
Tetris Battle Gaiden is a top pick for me, if not the best. It's just so much fun. I don't even like falling block puzzle games but still got countless hours of enjoyment from playing it via emulator on Wii years ago. I think it would be a legendary game if it came out in US.
Yeah, Tetris Battle Gaiden is a lot of fun! There is an English patch as well as a patch to play as the boss characters. It is one of those games where you just want to play "one more round".
Man, I miss hanging out with friends, ordering pizza, and staying up all night playing Mario Kart. Truly, we were kings.
Dude, just do it. There's still time. I do it, just not as often as I did as a kid =)
@@MacMuskelAttack now I just need friends. 😂
@@TopHatJackStudiosTrue, so many fake and/or selfish people...
@@MacMuskelAttack well said, man. Cheers to every gamer 🍻🍻
Same except when we couldn’t take anymore mario kart we switched over to super Mario world
3 friends
+ no bedtime
+ multitap
+ Super Bomberman 2
+ too much Dr. Pepper
= some of the most fun, and hardest I've laughed, in my life
What our parents thought was a waste of time provided some of my fondest memories to this day.
Oops, I misread your coment at first and saw 'multitap' as 'mutifap' :D
Always glad to see Goof Troop get some respect. One of my all time favorite co-op games. I appreciated the Always Sunny reference as well.
Fiance and I are playing it now
I played it as a kid too. Funny how Shinji Mikami went from making that to then direct Resident Evil.
I love it too! I actually had the opportunities to play and finish it with both my dad and my sister a few years ago. Neither of them are “gamers,” but we all had a lot of fun with the puzzles and the teamwork required to move on.
Goof Troop is the gold standard of Co-op gaming.
My cousin who has a SNES was nice enough to let me keep his copy of the game as well as "World Heroes 2" and "Mario Paint" with the SNES mouse. ^^
That Sweet Dee callout on Pocky and Rocky was amazing.
BIRD!
Sweet Deez Nuts.
She`s just the worst, I tell you the worst!
@@eheieh85Bird 🐦
omfg i died xD
Turtles in Time stands the test of time and I can prove that with the fact that my daughter and I play it together fairly often to this day.
Nice! 👍🏼
Man, go check out Shredders Revenge, it's really a worthy successor for Turtles in Time!
Get a room
Thanks for letting Aquatic Ambiance just play out for a moment. Easily one of the best video game songs ever.
I just saw a short documentary on the song and it was really fun
It's not really even a multiplayer game. He just threw it in so we could listen to the best sound track 😄
That tune always takes me right back to childhood.
My favorite video game song ever. 🌊 🎶
@@thedopplereffect00it’s like a relay race type of multiplayer!
The first game that came to mind for me was Kirby Super Stars just as an awesome co-op game but ultimately, I'd go with TMNT 4. That game is just amazing and has endured as one of the best beat'em ups of all time. I'm glad TMNT: Shredders' Revenge really has lived up to the original legend so well.
TMNT 4 has always been one of my favorites!
I played Goof Troop with my dad when I was just 5 years old. An unforgettable experience, but it's not just nostalgia. The game really is that good, and it's undeniably made to be played in co-op.
when you were 5?
you mean last year kid??
Goof Troop is my go-to "hey let's play a chill retro game together" game. It's quick and really hits the sweet spot for difficulty for all players. Catchy soundtrack too. I would have put it at number one, simply because I don't ever feel compelled to play the OG Mario Kart when Mario Kart 64 exists.
I'd probably put Secret of Mana in my top 10 if only because you get so few action RPGs with multiplayer
With 3 players, no less! Secret of Mana is absolutely fantastic with a friend or two! Although, you do have to "unlock" the other two characters first, but I don't think it takes too long.
I'd put Trials of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 3 above it.
_Secret of Evermore_ has a 2 player patch as well, I think by fusoya. You're a bit limited as the second player but if you like Secret of Mana (as you should, it's amazing) then Evermore has a very unique feel to it and is absolutely worth a try.
@@mattb6522You mean “3 players, no more” right? ;)
Hey guys it's me Snesdrunks lawyer. I just wanted to add that this list is definitive, so if any other person makes statements contradicting this, please tell us, so we can send the appropriate seize and deceit letter to them.
Well, as my brother says, ”as far as I'm concerned, SNESdrunk is an expert on the topic"
Lawyer?
Go forth & multiply...
Witg yourself!
@@zero-theaveragegamer1159 As your brother is legally required to say*
Thank you Mr. Lionel Hutz
Free consultation? No, Money down!
Having recently got the TMNT collector's pack, I'm shocked at how much better the SNES version of Turtles in Time is than the arcade version. They cleaned up some stuff and added a bunch of fun things.
Last time my wife’s best friend visited, I invited her to join me playing Goof Troop.
She’s just a bit too young to have experienced the SNES era herself but she’s familiar with most titles that did later rerelease on GBA and the likes.
This one was new to her.
I just wanted to show her the first level and see if she liked it, yet in the end, we spend the whole afternoon playing through the whole damn game.
We had a blast! That’s a timeless gem of a game and really easy to get into.
And unintentionally throwing a barrel in your partner’s face will never get old! 😂👍
Great list. I don’t know how many months of summer vacations me and my friends spend playing Mario Kart, MKII and Street Fighter II Turbo from early morning till sunset… and that’s not even including Turtles in Time, Secret of Mana (which is missing here) and the likes.
What a fantastic childhood we had! ✌️🥲
dude might as well write a 200 page book instead of this long comment!!!
@internet2025: 200 pages isn’t even considered a reasonable length for any book, dude. That would be pretty short, my not so well read friend. 😅
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is still my favorite SNES game. It gets hard later on, but even as a 12 year old kid, I was figuring out strategies to conserve ammo, when to use things like the can soda (they have a few good uses) the weed-eater, all the obscure weapons, and save those bazookas and potions for the Baby in the shopping mall and the rockets and potions for the hedgemaze. You had to start from Level 1 though, couldn't use the codes, you needed to collect the potions and weapons/ammo, and always, have a strategy to always save one person so you don't game over or die.
One honorable mention I’ll throw in is *Tetris & Dr. Mario* , especially for it’s exclusive Mix Match mode which is excellent for multiplayer gaming.
That’s for Nintendo, not Super Nintendo you dumbass
Thank god. I was just looking for a video listing and ranking stuff. You came through as always, Drunk!
Those countdown vids can become so important for a channel, it’s ridiculous!
Four player Puyo Puyo 2 is a thing of beauty. Hard to argue with Tetris Attack though. Phenomenal game.
Puyo Puyo 2 is definitely one of my favorites, too. If you can get a group of similarly-skilled Puyo players together, it is so much fun!
Tetris Attack was always a million times better than Tetris 2 was. Tetris 2 was just irredeemably bad. Tetris Attack has very little to do with Tetris, they just used that name to boost sales, it's got nothing in common with tetris other than being a puzzle game. But it's a hell of a good puzzle game, one of the best ever made. I still play the gameboy version to this day. It fits the niche of tetris better than tetris 2 did, i.e. it's the perfect game for a handheld console, a little pick up and play game that you can play for 5 minutes or 5 hours and both are great.
Tetris Battle Gaiden is really good.
Jealous of the magical friend-group you have in which a 4player anything of a semi-obscure classic like that is possible.
@@duffman18 I'm in the same boat. I really didn't like Tetris 2, but Tetris Attack was one of my favorites puzzle games ever! It is just one of those puzzle games that you can get absorbed in as you build your skills.
So many fantastic memories of these equally fantastic games.
When I was in in the 90s I absolutely LOVED games like Donkey Kong Country, Turtles in Time, Zombies ate my neighbors or Street Fighter II Turbo.
Also obviously Super Mario Kart, to this day still the best Mario Kart I've ever played.
Tetris and Dr. Mario is one of my favourites. Setting up a match with rounds from each game was a lot of fun and led to many re-matches.
SuperBomberman 3 is sooo good I wish it would be re-released on modern systems and the classic battle modes in mario kart should always be included in every mario kart edition as they are simply the finest
Super Bomberman 3 is excellent! It is a shame it was only released in Europe and Japan.
Have you played 4 and 5?they are really good.
@@rolljack4779 4 and 5 are great, too, yes! Actually, 4 might just be my favorite of them.
Oh boy, bomberman and a multitap was a way to have a crazy fun afernoon with friends...😂
Yeah I'm surprised that there isn't a Super Bomberman Collection or anything, or a TurboGrafx Bomberman Collection. Kinda wild actually, I feel like they'd do well, especially to help build up hype for the new one coming out.
So beautiful that you included Metal Warriors
Great list! - my only addition is Contra III (I assume this one will be in the 'honorable mention' video)
Yeah, Contra III is definitely up there as one of the best SNES co-op games!
and Sunset Riders 😊
Agreed on both
Most everyone of us would drop that Bomberman trash from this list and instead add Alpha playing Contra III game
DKC is one of my favorite games, but I barely consider it "multiplayer" as you take turns playing, and you don't go through the stages co-operatively.
It's the same as playing any one-player game but passing the controller between levels or parts of levels.
Great list and video as always! 😁
Funny enough many did play it together back in the day but i see your point.
Excellent list.
An honorable mention I'd throw in would be Sunset Riders.
I fondly remember many a weekend playing through that with a buddy back in the day.
That game is expensive af to buy it used now because it is a classic.
@@trustnoone3007 As SNESdrunk would say, "any way you can"...
I play Goof Troop, Pocky & Rocky 1 & 2, Turtles in Time, Zombies Ate My Neighbours, Donkey Kong Country and Super Street Fighter 2 regularly with my kids! We especially love Goof Troop. It's our favorite Co-Op game.
Super Mario Kart really was the GOAT. The most fun we had was battle mode with the pools of water. Our rules were, if you got the feather, you were allowed to jump in and wait it out while the others collected items, but if they got a banana, you had to freeze and then it became a game of sniping them from a distance.
Props for King of Dragons! It seems to be forgotten on lists like this. I’m hoping Firepower 2000 shows up on your next video, but let’s be honest you could do a top 25 and still leave great multiplayers off.
My dad and I played Goof Troop together. I am an only child so it was great when friends were not able to come over. We always had that together and it was a great cooperative puzzle game. My instruction manual is still full of post it notes with passwords of pictures of fruit he drew.
Great list! The SNES has a good amount of fun 2-player games. Tetris Attack, Super Mario Kart, Super Bomberman (any), Turtles in Time, Goof Troop, Pucky & Rocky, Donkey Kong Country trilogy, and King of Dragons are some of my absolute favorites as well.
I will give a shoutout to another underrated one: *Kirby's Dream Course* ! It is a fun 1-player game, but add in another player and it is an absolute blast!
Turtles in time, donkey kong country and zombies ate my neighbors bring back so much nostalgia. I would spend hours with my brother and best friend playing snes. I wish I could go back in time to relive those days. So many fond memories.
Nice to see Pocky and Rocky getting some love❤
One of my younger cousins loves Turtles in Time and always wants to play it with me when I'm visiting during my December vacation. He's a late 2000s kid but loves playing the classics. I'm more than happy to oblige with the co-op games since his little brother won't play them with him. I think we haven't played Pocky and Rocky together yet so I'll keep that one in mind.
Great list I approve! A lot of people forget that final fantasy 6 (3 on the snes) was in fact 2 players
True! It was almost kind of a secret, as it didn't make it obvious at all. You had to go into the menu options and "assign" party members to controller two. It worked best if you had a situation where you're the primary player and you have a helper with you - like if you had a little brother or something. That's what I did anyway - it wasn't my first playthrough, and my little brother had no RPG experience, so I basically was like battle commander telling him what to do until he got the hang of it.
Even if you play with someone who does know what they're doing, it still helps to not be on equal footing since it's inherently set up that way - like for example only player 1 will control on the overworld map, towns, item/menu screen, and story sequences. Player 2 is relegated to just controlling 2 out of 4 party members during battle.
Earthbound (Mother 2) is also playable in coop mode, kinda like FFVI but the second player can command any character at any moment.
Your list is very similar to my own.. some of my fondest memories playing video games with my brother include, NBA Jam, Ken Griffey JR’s Major League Baseball, Metal Warriors (battle mode.. so glad you included this game.. the battle mode is so much fu€king fun!) Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Uniracers (I know not many people love this game but I recall having so much fun playing it against my brother), Street Fighter, F Zero, Super Mario Kart (and I totally agree, the battle mode is so much f’ing fun! Or at least it WAS fun.. I’m sure it still would be now).. also, Donkey Kong Country.. and I’m sure there are many more I’m forgetting
Uniracers was awesome.
That song at the very end.. MAN - I have TONS of memories to that 😅 Battle mode was the best.
I still can't believe all that awesome Donkey Kong Country music was able to come out of the SNES. Did they have some secret sound development tool that no other developer had because it just sounded different & better? Great video!
I'm glad King of Dragons and TMNT made the list.
Side scrolling co-op games like those, Battletoads & Double Dragon are my favorite!
DK country 1, 2 and 3 are AMAZING games to play co-op. Me and my buddy recently ran through all of them on Fightcade (great netcode emulator made for fighting games but it also had these games). There are some really challenging levels, especially in 2 and 3 and the secret levels from those games, there were some levels that we literally had to play for multiple days to beat. So much fun, and the co-op aspect of trading off characters makes for an interesting and unique co-op experience, you don't play at the same time, but deaths and barrels are enough that unless you are an expert at the game you will be trading off multiple times per level.
Oh man this takes me back! I'm a present retro gamer, never stopped playing nes and the SNES games from childhood. Love the SNES and now the switch. Great video dude.
Couple of years ago me and my friend played trough all 3 DKC games. I'm not a nintendo fan, but that was one of the best experiences which I miss from time to time.
Awesome video! It was great to see Pocky and Rocky and Tetris Attack on here. I think the multiplayer SNES games I've spent the most time with are Rock n' Roll Racing and Kirby's Dream Course. I'd include Strike Gunner STG and Super Baseball 2020 on my list, too.
I remember when Mario Kart seemed to have just appeared out of nowhere. My mom took my brother and I to Sears to do some shopping, I don't remember what for. But my brother and I saw a crowd of kids around some display and as we got closer we saw it was a Super Nintendo display playing some racing game. We stood there in awe watching kids pass around controllers playing this game. I think we all were I awe. Everyone was friendly and amazed. Like you have to try this game. We were all having a great time.
I think we got the game for Christmas that year and had a blast playing it for months.
NICE LIST!!
SO MUCH NOSTALGIA!!
I played NBA Jam at the arcade a couple weeks ago and it’s still a blast.
Always a great way to start the day with one of your videos! It puts me in such a good mood that It practically guarantees that I will have a great rest of my day.
That goofy game & zombies ate my neighbors are classics
Saturday Night Slammasters; takes me back to the days of taking my console around. I brought it to church on Sunday’s and we would have 4 player matches after service. So fun!!
Goof Troop at 2 is a big YES! Played this game with my cousin growing up. We ranged from trying to speed run it to trying to race to get the best items by throwing things at each other. So much fun!
You had some nasty combos in Tetris Attack. That was satisfying fun to watch
Great list! I’m crossing my fingers that The Great Battle IV makes it onto the honorable mentions video. Granted, it’s a Japan-only import, but there‘s an English patch and the co-op is crazy good fun. I used to play the crap out of it with friends and my sister back in ‘94. We all loved how each of the characters had unique abilities- it was kinda like Lost Vikings in that respect where you had to switch around characters to access hidden areas, etc. Easily one of the 2-player greats on the console, IMO.
I wish it would have come out in the USA in some fashion back in the day, even if I acknowledge the amount of reworking that would have been needed to make that happen would have been prohibitive.
Super Bomberman 2 was our favorite Multiplayer when we were kids, good old times
Dude, you literally made my day with this video! I was born in 2006, but I've literally been playing my dad's SNES my entire life!
The sheer nostalgia of hearing "Big Apple, 3 AM" brought me right back to beating that game with my dad when I was, like, 7!
And SFII Turbo? That was my entire childhood and early teens! I've sunk hundreds of hours into that. both single and solo! Bro, you NAILED IT with the sound effects being music, they're the best! The SNES is the best gaming console of all time, so thank you for this video. I am TOTALLY subscribed!
Ah, another list for Turtles in Time to top!
Contra 3 is a go to. That one and Turbo are the ones we keep coming back to in 2023. We've recently gotten into BroForce. If you need a modern retro run and gun to mess around with, that's a solid one.
As much as I love Mario Kart, I put Super Bomberman 2 (the one I played) above it. The ability to play 4 players and the crazy hectic gameplay of SBM was S tier for me. We rented a multitap and had the greatest gaming sessions all weekend, great times!
God I love me some Super Nintendo lists, in this case, I love the Capcom Disney games, pretty much every Konami game and sports games, also Top Gear
And obviously fighting games like Killer Instinct and MK3
Metal Warriors- just such great memories renting this at the grocery store and planying my older brother head-to-head for hours.
This list was spectacular! No argument from me for #1. One of my cousins and I would spend _hours_ doing the battle mode as kids. The nostalgia is mighty for me thanks to this video. An honorable mention for me would be "Saturday Night Slam Masters."
^Yes to Saturday Night Slam Masters. Also, let's not forget WWF Wrestlemania
great video as always. Zombies is good but a bit to high on the list for my taste. Also missed my personal fav. Contra III which is a good challenge too and a blast in 2P mode when you are in sync with your friends
Turtles in Time is one of the few rare arcade ports that is actually better on the console.
NBA JAM: it's like I always tell people, I'm not really a sports game guy the sole exception (well group of exceptions) are the arcade-style MIDWAY stuff! JAM is definitely my favorite basketball game ever. MKII, TMNT: Turtles in Time and SF2 Turbo I all managed to pick up again on SNES, all great choices!
Goof Troop is my all time favorite SNES game. I always recommend it to people who are looking for a Co-op game
nothing makes my smile reach to the moon more than a new SNES drunk video. it's like receiving an early Christmas gift, but like every week!
Thank you for showing NBA Jam some love.
Right! I'd somehow forgotten all about that game, absolute gem.
Goof Troop KICKS ASS! Just enough simple yet fun combat and plenty puzzles to figure out together with each character's unique abilities. It is the perfect wife/girlfriend co-op game.
Theres a shocking amount og games on both this list and your second multiplayer list that me and my cousin would spend entire weekends playing together as kids. One that i would add is Mickey Mouse: The Great Circus Mystery. Awesome job!
Figured that Contra 3 and Wild Guns would make this list. Both are insanely fun co-op games.
The only reason Contra beats Wild Guns is because of name recognition and the fact it's longer than Wild Guns, but both are amazing games to play with friends
Tetris Attack! My friends and I got hard into that game back in ‘99. We even put GoldenEye aside to dethrone each other as the Tetris Attack champion.
Man, Tetris Attack was a BANGER growing up. I'mma have to re-visit that,
Love me some Super Mario Kart. I remember going to my first local tournament in 2019 and there were about 15 of us. Did lots of training and was #2 in qualifiers. When I got to the game store, I waited until we did some Battle Mode for fun. How did I do? I defeated all of 'em until I remembered a glitch you can do that makes your character keep going after you lose. The main tournament started and we did 100cc with one on one. I chose Yoshi and everybody did Toad, Mario or Princess. I managed to win every race without losing once thanks to my training. The grand prize was a European NES Classic and I still have it. Hope they do another sometime. Mostly to see if anyone can beat me or if they'll give me a challenge.
Great list. I totally dig it. Dont forget "Wild Guns" in the "Best of the rest" video.
Fighting Big Baby in Zombies Ate My neighbors brings back memories. That was my favorite coop games on SNES
Still remember that made all my family play Tetris Attack one day my parents became too competitive with it and it became banned quite fast lol
Mickey and Donald still top of the list for me was such a charming co-op game
Oh, man! My brother and I had so much fun with King of Dragons. TMNT IV was the one I played with my dad when I got back from school.
My brother and I used to love Goof Troop. Took us forever to beat it but we eventually did. We always had fun playing it
One co-op game I really enjoyed was MechWarrior 3050. One player controlled the torso and weapons, the other controlled the legs. I had fun kiting enemies and dodging attacks while my friend blasted everything to smithereens.
Dude I loved King of Dragons. One of my favorite games growing up. Didn’t think too many people knew of that game
Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a great two player game! So much fun to be had. A guy on youtube called SNES drunk did a video about it and said "this, along with Mario Kart and Secret of Mana are probably my favourite multiplayer games on the Super NES."
I totally agree with the sf turbo version, and I also can't point my finger on why I don't like the super sf as much
Hey, man! I just want you to know that you create the best video games reviews on internet! Watching your videos always make my day!
4:17 "fighting sweetdee in knight's armor" BAHAHAHA
Big ups Metal Warriors. Finally someone recognizes how fun it is for multiplayer. Me and my friends played that head to head mode FOR HOURS, we literally didn't see the day passing when we got into it. And to be honest the single player mode felt kinda meh because the level design was kinda shitty.
Edit: Prometheus (the ED209 looking mech) is broken and can kill most other mechs in few shots, but he can't jump.
Still play Super Bomberman 3 when my mates come over and we have a Retro Gaming Night. Didn't know they were called Louie's though, we call them Crack Rabbit's because we thought a rabbit would look like that after you did some crack.
Fighting games and beat em up are the best experience to play co-op with your friends. Such great times.
My favourite Super Bomberman game is the fourth one, the co op campaign is just so freaking good and the five player battle mode is the stuff of legends.
Always glad to see ZAMN on any SNES list 🧟
Great job supplying the Timestamps right off the bat, and for the most part I agree with your list so definitely up-voted.
Zombies ate my neighbor's is the best and I wish they would make a new one! Another great video! Keep them up.
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Same. Technically, they kind of made a sequel, but nothing like the original.
Did you ever finish that game without cheating ?
@@hirschlord341 I'd usually game over around level 37-39 when I got really good at it, I think I made it to level 40 once. I just had to go look at the names of the levels again to remind myself. Either the big pyramid or the vampires.
@@lwvmobile 😂😂 you can look , as i remember we got only to the giant ants 2 or 3 revenges not that much far 😂😂😂
@@lwvmobile agreed I would love to see a remake for this Game which deserves a fresh look
Zombies Ate My Neighbors was one of those sleeper games. All your friends were not talking about it. My local store had five of them in the bin for like 4 bucks each. But got dang! Heckava game that takes tons of playing/understanding/planning/replaying to master.
“It’s always good for a laugh when you see a wolf man dunk from the other team’s baseline.” LOL
Love your videos always. Keep up the great work!
I knew goof troop was going to make your list, but was definitely pleasantly surprised with the two ranking. My favorite thing about that one is actually forgetting what the puzzles are to only playing at every handful of years so it feels extra fun and new again.
This list was a real Rollercoaster of emotions. I never knew what was coming next
Fun list. One satisfying co-op I’d add and rarely see mentioned is Soldiers of Fortune. Also FF3 where each player controls 2 characters
I did that with my ex-gf. It was novel, but suffered from alpha player syndrome. There really wasn’t much room for a 2nd player to creatively contribute too much.
@@agentmith yeah it can be frustrating. Some parts of the game are better suited than others. If a timer is counting down then nope. Bosses depend on the boss.
The multi-party phoenix cave and final tower are also interesting with 2 players split up. The game is more conducive to 1 person playing Maestro, but some planned strats seem to work well for general play. Each player has a mostly-attacker and a mostly-support chr. Front row and back row or dual back row. Lowest hp gets healed first, default target etc basic stuff. It’s fun with 2 players who have both been through the game many times and know how to get around
LOVE Zombies Ate My Neighbors, got it on my Switch last summer, even after all these years that damn baby still kicks our ass.
Seeing Super Bomberman reminds me that the Saturn version of Bomberman supports a whopping 8 players with it's multitap.
10 players with the wide mode level it’s it too wide and a little hard to see so 8 players is the way to go
I was born in the early 80s and can confirm: My friends and I played the heck out of SF2 Turbo, MK2, Mario Kart, Turtles in Time, and NBA Jam. Those would be my top five (in no particular order) so I'm glad to see them all on this list.
I had gone almost an hour without a video listing things, so this upload is a life saver.
Nice list! If it's allowed to mention Japan only games, I would HIGHLY suggest Tetris Battle Gaiden. It's an often overlooked master take on the Tetris genre. Keep up the awesome work!
Drunk, have you ever thought about compiling a "Games with in-game Diversions" list? Your mention of Mystical Ninja brings fond memories of too much time spent playing Dice, Lottery, Gradius, Horse Racing, and Whack-a-Mole to name a few. Princess Yuki ain't going anywhere! One more round of this memory game!
Tetris Battle Gaiden is a top pick for me, if not the best. It's just so much fun. I don't even like falling block puzzle games but still got countless hours of enjoyment from playing it via emulator on Wii years ago. I think it would be a legendary game if it came out in US.
Just bought this one a few days ago for my Super Famicom! Excited to try whenever it gets delivered!
Amazing game witch Doctor is the best character
Yeah, Tetris Battle Gaiden is a lot of fun! There is an English patch as well as a patch to play as the boss characters. It is one of those games where you just want to play "one more round".