Top Ten Must Have SNES RPGs
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- Stuck on what to play or what to buy? Join TVGS as they list and discuss ten of the greatest Nintendo SNES RPGs the system ever received. Many great RPGs released for the Super Nintendo so let us know your top 10 best games down below!
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I recently unpacked my old SNES. After sitting in a garage for 15 years in the south Louisiana heat it still runs like a champ. I immediately started up Chrono Trigger!
Old consoles seem to last forever. My Sega Genesis still works.
@@vogonp4287 Be interesting to see if the current generation of consoles still work in 25-30 years. I'm betting they won't.
@@stashmerkin9576 They probably won't. There are too many things to fail.
@@vogonp4287 Truth! And all the servers to download patches from will be long shuttered.
after watching this video i dug out my old snes just to play illusion of gaia again. oh the nostalgia
Terranigma is my favorite game of all time. Every time I hear the soundtrack, I'm 7 years old again.
One of the greats!
Mine too!
Same here, Terranigma for me is the best game ever made along Skies of Arcadia.
Good taste
I'm on my first run threw and its great
Final Fantasy VI was truly something special. Out of all the Final Fantasy games I've seen and played, none have have nailed their atmosphere quite like that one.
One snes rpg that I don't see getting talked about is Robo Trek by Enix. It had an interesting battle system that was a bit like pokemon, where instead of your character doing the fighting you had robots doing all the dirty work. You had up to three, though only one was on the battlefield at a time. You had a lot of modification options for your robot, ranging from different equipment types to special skills that you could program. Battles had a system similar to the active time battle system, where if your robot performed an attack or skill, it's bar would be depleted and need to recharge. Depending on the action taken, the bar would deplete by different amounts, so your waiting time was not always the same. Each battle featured a timer, and if you managed to win within the given time frame, you could earn bonus experience, and possibly earn other bonuses (ranging from bonus experience to consumables or even traps) gathered out of capsules strewn across the battlefield.
The golden age of rpgs were the ones on the snes. Epic list. Unfortunate Mario rpg 2 was never made.
Its said paper mario is the closest we saw.
Because the Mario RPGs suck...
I would like to add Dragon Quest 5 on this list, however the DS version is the best out there
Great suggestion
Yup
I think he didn’t add it cause the game was never released on the SNES, just the Super Famicom.
@@taintedtaylor2586 SNES = Super Famicom. Just because one of them is a japanese version, doesnt mean its completely different.
@@SleuthCriminalGaming I know that man, I meant to say that DQV was never released to the West (SNES), just Japan (Super Famicom).
There's way too many good SNES RPGs to fit in the top 10, so let's add to it. Final Fantasy 4 (FF2 for the US version back then), Tales of Phantasia (eventually got 4 remakes and a port to smartphones), Seiken Densetsu 3 (will get a remake this year 2020), Star Ocean (one remake and will have a remake of the remake), Dragon Quest V (eventually got 2 remakes and a port to smartphones), Rudora no Hihou (Treasure of the Rudras, no remakes), Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (eventually got 2 remakes) stand out in my mind, whether it be gameplay, story/story telling, and/or characters interactions.
Great suggestion Debi! Thanks for watching.
Excellent taste! I’d add Live A Live to the list too, if only because there’s really not been much like it since. I miss the old squaresoft days when they weren’t afraid to experiment
Tales of Phantasia is one of the best games the SNES ever put out, easily top 5.
Seiken Densetsu 3 is a fantastic game too, especially since you can choose how your character progresses and grows.
The original Lufia will also hold a place in my top 5 because of the soundtrack and story. The opening sequence is truly epic.
Some of the best rpgs ever made are on snes
Amen!
That Video Games Show I’ve heard star ocean is supposed to be great as well
There were some real good ones on the early Xbox, and some beauties on PC also from like the 1995 - 2004 era imo.
Kyle Robinson legend of Dragoon ps1
Unfortunately many rpgs from the 90s (Chrono cross, trigger, ff6, parasite eve, ect) were never released here in PAL regions :(
Lufia 2 is really, really underated, thank tout putting it on your list
FF6 and Chrono Trigger were true masterpieces. If you have never played them. Do it. Unreal amount of content, secrets, and replay ability.
Secret of Mana 3 FINALLY came out for the Switch. I swear I've seen trailers of a 3D remake.
Played it to death while in Afghanistan. Liked the song "High Tension Wire" so much I bought the domain. Lucked out, the guy squatting on it for $300 finally gave up and I got it for $10.
Seiken Densetsu 3 is called Trials of Mana now officially, and it is the best Mana game. Even better than Secret of Mana. There is an official translation on Collection of Mana on the Switch, and a 3D remake coming to PS4, Switch, and Steam in April.
@@starknightlumina8680 to be fair, secret of mana has it's own shortcomings and just like final fantasy, it tends to overshadow games that might be better than itself, or even games that should be seen just as equal but are not, just because they are beneath the giant of the franchise.
Panel Vixen it’s called trials of mana
Clicked just to make sure Chrono Trigger was number one. Was not disappointed
This is the way.
For me, last 3 games are the best!!
Especially >> Earthbound
mugiwara yuko Yesssss!
dragon quest 3?
Great list, and I'm so glad I own all of them! I would like to give a honorable mention to soul blazer too!
Soul Blazer is amazing, and a underrated gem, one of my all time favorites.
Instant like for the inclusion of Secret of Evermore.
I love illusion of time ...or illusion of gia! one of the last games I played on the Super Nintendo! I loved the demon with the big hands, I did not play alot of Rpg's on the SNES kinda missed out as there are so many bangers!
Such a great game man! If you’ve still got you SNES mini I’ll show you how to get them all on there mate.
Your is one of the commentaries I can actually stand listening to since you genuinely like these games, in contrast to many other youtubers! Great vid as always
Thanks for the kind words man. Really glad you enjoy the content, cheers!
FFIV also belongs on this list. Magnificent game.
That seems to be a theme nowadays...leaving off FFIV for some reason. It's clearly much better than some of these and one of the best in the FF series. I think some people are afraid to clutter it up with too much FF? Baffling.
This video is a beautiful piece of work, fantastic from beginning to end. May the creative spirit of the SNES genre games live on forever!!
Glad you enjoyed it mate!
Earthbound is still among my top 5 favorite games ever. Here's hoping to one day get to play mother 1 and 3.
There's a port of Mother one available for the Wii U called "Earthbound Beginnings."
I’ll tell you this now... Nintendo doesn’t care about releasing Mother 3 in English. If you want to play Mother 3, I’d recommend just using a flash cart or emulator to play the Mother 3 fan translation. It’s a full translation and has no issues. If you want an official first party cartridge, you can find them on eBay, but the game is in Japanese. Mother 3 overall is an incredible experience, and I think you should play it if you want to, especially if you’ve already completed earthbound.
Please do play both Mother 1 & 3 if you ever get the chance to! I recently just completed all of the Mother games and I am just so proud to experience them all! :)))
The SNES has so many great RPG’s just like the PS2. I wish developers would focus on great and new RPG’s again for one of the newer systems.
SNES and PS2 are definitely in a league of their own when it comes to RPGs. Modern gaming has brought a whole bunch of improvements with it, but when you look at SNES/PS2 RPGs, something was clearly lost too.
I hope they will release Mario RPG onto the switch or do a remake of it. I still keep hoping for a lufia collection to finally come out
Just emulate the game
Wonderful List all around. Dragon Quest V is the only one I'd say missing from the list, but understandable considering it was only released in Japan. However it is still one of the best RPGs on the system, and one of my favorite Dragon Quest games.
Sadly never got to play Terranigma, as it was never released in the US. I kept hoping for a VC version, considering it was translated in Europe...but sadly it has yet to happen. Its one I really hope they revisit. I would not mind a collection much like they did with the Mana games.
Great list, but I would put Final Fantasy IV on my list as well. Noticed the top of your list is Squaresoft heavy, but it should be. Square was even involved with Super Mario RPG as a collaboration with Nintendo.
You have a solid list, sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
i cant wait to play through lufia 2, i just picked it up =D
Have fun! Such a great game!
My fav well one
Great video! I just came across your channel today and I'm glad I did! I can't tell you how many times I've watched top ten lists, reviews, and just general videos regarding RPGs of yesteryear. Thanks for letting me relive some of those treasured moments again vicariously through your video!
Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
I felt so nostalgic watching this video! Never tried Super Mario RPG and never finished Secret of Evermore, but maybe I'll give it another go!
Well worth giving a go!
I never liked Super Mario RPG. Hated the isometric claymation art style. it gave me the creeps in that Gumby sort of way. Even though it still plays like a good Square RPG. The Paper Mario games later on were beautiful and artistically true to the namesake, but i didn't like the gameplay really lol. I think they really really got it right with Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga on the GBA. That's the best one I've played.
This is a solid list
Chrono Trigger was developed by a dream team and it shows. It's definitely my pick for the best SNES RPG.
Lufia 2 is a top 5 RPG, and I'm sure most who have played it will at least agree that it's top 10.
I tried to play it when I was little (on emulator) And got stuck on a puzzle that wasn't possible to complete through emulation. I'll try to pick it up again when possible though.
@@MegamanGuy444 Yeah the puzzles are a really good part of the game and are well thought out, and I think I know the part you're talking about because the time I played it all the way through was also on emulation but I somehow figured out a way to progress in the game. I hope I remember on my next playthru, though I could be wrong but that sounds very familiar. Lufia 1 is very good too.
@@MegamanGuy444 what puzzle?
+ 1 Respect to Final Fantasy 4
One of the greats!
Why is the music in the first games scrambled and in the latest ones correct?
For instance, the music during illusions of legaia is from Chrono Trigger and the music for secret of evermore is from lufia 2.
Relax dude
@@carlossoto3725 Are we not allowed to ask questions? Chill jefe
I thought the same, and I'm not relaxed because Seiken Densetsu 3, Albert Oddyssey, Star Ocean, Tales of Phantasia, Live a Live and some others aren't here~
KnolanCross illusion of Gaia, not legaia
because....bad editing?
Duuuude secret of Mana 2 (seiken densetsu 3) where is it? It poops hard on the gameplay of the first one and characters are way more charismatic. Oh well.
This list had all my favorites. Best list ever. Good job
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I can't make a rpg list on snes, too many masterpieces.
Good video, in my opinion the SNES and the PS1 have the best RPGs of all time
I was hoping for a game I DIDN'T play . . . But the golden age of RPGs was on the SNES and I played them all. Oh well. Nice list.
Riddle me this buddy, if you played them all, then how do you hope to see a game you didn't play 🙄😐
I can't argue with most of the list, although I would likely remove secret of evermore and replace it with either ogre battle or ff4
i think you mean secret of mana. ff4 is better on the psp or gba tho.
wtf?no
SoE is a entirely different experience, a atmospheric one. I currently play it, because Jeremy Soule delivered it so well with his first job.
Thanks for another great list
Glad you enjoyed it mate!
For real tho, this dude is probably the best when it comes to ranking RPG's here on TH-cam.
Really great selection ! Wow Illusion of Time (Illusion of Gaïa) i played it in french version and this game is really wonderful (maybe the best RPG on Snes, in all cases, int he top 3), Secret of Evermore, secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger are just masterpieces, Terranigma is also a great game, FFVI is awesome, i never played Mario RPG, nor Earthbound, but, it's never too late ^^... i remember Young Merlin, nice game too, and, Mystic Quest of course ! :)
1. Chrono Trigger
2. Final Fantasy VI
3. Illusion of Gaia
4. Final Fantasy IV
5. Earthbound
6. Terranigma
7. Final Fantasy V
8. Soul Blazer
9. Secret of Mana
10. Treasure of Rudras
11. Bahamut Lagoon
12. Shin Megami Tensei 1&2
13. Alcahest
14. 7th Saga
15. Last Bible 3
16. Romancing SaGa 2&3
17. Brain Lord
18. Robotrek
19. Trials of Mana
20. Ys IV Mask of The Sun
21. Ys III Wanderers of Ys
22. Legend of Zelda A Link To The Past
23. Secret of Evermore
24. Fire Emblem Genealogy of The Holy War
25. Front Mission Gun Hazard
26. Fire Emblem Thracia 776
27. Majin Tensei 1&2
28. Dragon Quest V
29. Dragon Quest VI
30. Mystic Ark (7th Saga 2)
You don't like Lufia 1 or 2, Breath of Fire 1 & 2, Burning Heroes?
@@Elrinth oh sorry i liked that too, btw Breath of Fire 2 and Lufia 2 were great
Great list...but link to the past isn't a jrpg in my opinion. And if you do count it, it can't be...22! It'd be like top 3 c'mon now!
Great list!
Zelda = not an RPG
Secret of Mana was good, but it gets even better once you apply the improvement hacks on it. Not only they fix the gameplay flaws present in the vanilla game, but they also remove nearly all sorts of censorships in the English translation, giving it the naming conventions more faithful to the original Japanese version (been waiting for YEARS to see this become a reality). But, where is Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana)?
And of course Chrono Trigger(ed) gets the no.1 spot. It really is timeless and near-impossible to forget, even after 15 years since my first time playing through it. Freaking 12,000 BC and its overworld theme. Although I personally prefer the DS version of the game for cleaning-up the translation (I'm sorry, Woolsey-ism fans).
This channel always keeps my regions moist
Awesome video! You deserve so many more subscribers.
Thanks mate! We’re slowly getting there 🙂
Might as well have just titled it Square Enix RPGs, with only 2 of the games not being owned by the, not surprising though.
Tales of Phantasia should definitely be on the list though.
4:38 I wouldn't consider Terranigma being a cliché story of saving the world, because you don't save the world, the world is already dead and you revive it.
To any American that loves retro games / snes RPGs, this game was never released in America, only in Japan and Europe, and that's why it is almost never brought up when speaking about great SNES games, give it a try, it's a masterpiece, I'd put them just below FF6 and Chrono Trigger, and it's my personal favourite game for the console, really great title that got forgotten because it wasn't released in america.
I remember in the early 2000s i came across emulators zsnes800 on my computer. I found sites that had snes roms. Played all these for free!!
Seeing Super Mario RPG on this list makes my heart happy.
Great list, but Tales of Phantasia isn't on the list. Or at least an honorable mention. Truley amazing game with a fantastic soundtrack, characters, and a great, but sad, ending.
Your theme music gives me that bunch of 80s movie jump cut scenes with no dialogue vibe.
I own every one of these and all these years later i still cant get into secret of mana. Idk why, hell i even find it difficult. Every other one on this list is amazing
What is the intro music? It sounds so freaking familiar. Great list by the way!
Super Hang-On - Outride a Crisis
Where do you guys find retro game soundtracks?
@@depht Thank you!
Good list! Would have changed secret of evermore for final fantasy iv, personally.
Considering the recent flood of Tenchi Muyo anime, I'm surprised the Super Famicom game hasn't been re-released.
Great video mate
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it.
Great list! Happy to say I have them all. I really love the First Breath of Fire as well.
Probably would’ve replaced illusion of gaia and lufia with star ocean and tales of phantasia but that’s just me 🤷🏻♂️
Super Hang on music at the beginning, quality👍🏻
Spot on list mate! I have the exact same games in a very slightly different order, except I wouldn't count Terranigma because it was never officially released in the US, otherwise you should have Secret of Mana 2 because its much better than the original. I would replace it with Final Fantasy 4 to keep it simple, but there are a lot more RPG's on SNES that fly under the radar. The 7th Saga, Robotrek, Paladin's Quest, Tecmo and the Seven Stars, Soulblazer to name a few.
Chrono Trigger can't be touched. I still love Final Fantasy III/VI and Lufia 2.
Rudra no hiho
Dragón quest v
Seiken dentsetsu 3
Star ocean
Tales of phantasia
Far east of eden zero
También están muy buenos.
More like snes games that Nintendo should have already put on the switch snes app >.>
Agreed!
Amen to that, but at least they added BoF 2 in the latest update. Hopefully that’s a sign of good things to come
Sailor Moon RPG is interesting to play in an emulator. You can remove background layers and see all kinds of things. One scene it's supposed to be Hotaru in bed, but it is Sailor Saturn. Then for whatever reason she turns into Hotaru.
The only game from this list I never played or beat is Terranigma. I've played and beat all the rest, multiple times. :)
What's the music in the intro?
Where is Final Fantasy IV????!
>Top 10 SNES RPGS
>Leads off with Illusion of Gaia
>Plays Chrono Trigger music in background
Another worth checking out is robotrek, one of enix last entries and an amazing rpg
Fantastic list, thanks!
Thanks for watching Marco!
Talks about Illusion of Gaia...plays Chrono Trigger Soundtrack 🥲
Lufia is so old and a snes game but it's still in my ranked top nr. 1 list with Star Ocean 2. I mean srsly, these games has more content than most 80$ games these days.
Good choice, you clearly know your stuff
great games , great list
I just replayed earthbound and am looking for what game i should finish next. I actually got to own it with the players guide when it wasnt a big thing. My brother just liked big rpgs with walkthroughs. Wish we'd known then how important itd be now.
So whats next? Im thinking Terraria.
I love these amazing rpgs I barely heard about, you treat all they as a super common game 😂.
I was thinking, lufia this one I get for the mega drive CD 😁
Great, as always!
Thanks for watching!
I'd add Seiken Densetsu 3 to the list. What an incredible game.
Awesome choice there!
I would have added trials of Mana, either the fan translation or official game, but since it has no official physical release in English, I see why you didn't include it
Oh yeah, it did finally get released on Switch in a Of Mana collection.
@@indumatipngtuber2790 yeah, I meant on the snes. The official Rom is out there.
@@TheDetectingZone
Yeah, but it's the original SNES game...
*has chrono trigger music playing during footage of illusion of gaia*
Golden era. Snes. Ps1. ps2.
Chrono trigger
Final fantasy
Zelda
Star ocean
I was curious, if EarthBound wos in top ten. Glad it is.
So now we just need them to port/remaster this entire list to current generation. I think only three of them have a port/remaster and one that got remastered was not so great.
snes was rpg golden era, simple as that with ps1 right behind snes...
Great list.. I'd add: Soul Blazer
Seiken Densetsu 3 (English patch)
Gald you enjoyed it Sergio. Great suggestions!
Dude. Seiken Densetsu 3 is oficially out in the west by the name of Trials of Mana. Go check out the Mana Collection on the Switch. It's even getting a remake lol
So...
You mention breath of fire 2 but not seiken densetsu 3? (Sword of mana 2)
Smh. I honestly think sd3 is one of the best rpgs ever made in snes
the only one i couldn't get into was breath of fire. played and loved the rest.
Lufia 2 has better music than Chrono Trigger. It's got the best boss themes of any RPG in my opinion.
#3 on my list.
My #1 of all time.
Not having shadowrun on this list is a bit of a joke.
I’ve started playing crono trigger on my snes mini on recommendation of TH-cam videos wanted to play ff6 to eventually.
Got my snes mini 4 months ago. Have played chrono trigger, super metroid and I am currently 20 hours into FF VI. All Great games! Only thing Im missing is puzzles in those rpgs. Golden sun had those in the "temples". Storys are memorable tho
Robert Lind I grew up on megadrive never owned any RPGs so this all new to me.
FYI I also have sega master system game boy advanced arcade and others on my snes. I bought it modded.
Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy VI, are the three best. Earthbound is pretty awesome, and everything else is varying degrees of EH
.... it's like that sittin by on a Sunday afternoon with a hot cup of cocoa topped off with some whipped cream it's a nice day listen to that video game show
Damn.. I want a hot chocolate now 😅
I already finished most of the games
I see you have not played Trials of Mana yet. Definitely the superior Mana game on the system. Otherwise, it was good to see Terranigma on the list. My ranking:
1. Terranigma
2. Chrono Trigger
3. Final Fantasy 6
4. Super Mario RPG
5. Lufia II
6. Final Fantasy 4
7. Final Fantasy 5
8. Breath of Fire 2
9. Earthbound
10. Trials of Mana
Honorable mentions (that are all JP-exclusive lol): Fire Emblem 3-5, Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean.
Great suggestions! Thanks for watching.
Terranigma was never released In the US.
The Best NTSC-U Super Nintendo RPGs By Year
1991 Soul Blazer
1992 Final Fantasy IV
1993 Secret of Mana
1994 Final Fantasy VI
1995 Chrono Trigger
1996 Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals
humm i've played all those 10 games except mario, i have to say, i agree but tales of phantasia is one of my favorite game of all time, he will be top 2 on my rpg list.....for me tales of phantasia is easy better than terranigma... seiken densestsu 3 have to be on the top 10 too
I'm rather surprised Final Fantasy mystic quest didn't make the list.
Aside from Secret of Evermore, this is a very solid list.
What about Link to The Past?
Technically not a RPG but an action adventure game tho
Swap out illusion of gaia,secret of mana and earth bound for final fantasy 5,seiken densetsu 3 and star ocean.