Best games for snes, nes, and genesis

[FritzWhite]

Hi all, I'm planning to get a snes classic and want to add the best titles for snes, nes, and genesis. Share your lists please. Thanks!

[FritzWhite]

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What are your faves

[sheep2001]

Snes:
Super ghouls n ghosts, super tennis, uni-rally, rock n roll racing, Star Fox, sink or swim (The one on the sinking ship), Tetris and bombliss, bomberman, super Star Wars, street fighter 2, clay fighters, turtles in time, turtles tournament fighters, final fight series, rival turf series, actraiser, zombies ate my neighbours, f -zero, pop n twin bee, axelay, r-type 3, super r-type, gradius 3, donkey Kong country series, Mario kart,  un squadron, thunder spirits.........seriously I could go on for days!

[FritzWhite]

Snes:
Super ghouls n ghosts, super tennis, uni-rally, rock n roll racing, Star Fox, sink or swim (The one on the sinking ship), Tetris and bombliss, bomberman, super Star Wars, street fighter 2, clay fighters, turtles in time, turtles tournament fighters, final fight series, rival turf series, actraiser, zombies ate my neighbours, f -zero, pop n twin bee, axelay, r-type 3, super r-type, gradius 3, donkey Kong country series, Mario kart,  un squadron, thunder spirits.........seriously I could go on for days!

Thank you for the reply! I just finally remembered to check this out.

So I still want to add some games to the SNES classic, but am trying to remember what the best games are. I found my old list from back when I had the SD2SNES.

I've updated the list with your suggestions Sheep. What else am I missing guys? Any games I have here that you think suck and don't deserve to be on a best games list? I'd like to hear your opinion

Thanks in advance

NES
Batman
Battletoads
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble 2
Castlevania
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 3
Chip n Dale
Chip n Dale 2
Contra
Contra- Super C
Contra Force
Donkey Kong Classics
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 2
Double Dragon 3
Ducktales
Ducktales 2
Excitebike
Final Fantasy
Gargoyle’s Quest
Ghost ‘n Goblins
Kid Icarus
Kirby’s Adventure
Kung Fu
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda 2- Adventures of Link
Little Mermaid
Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Metroid
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden 3
Rad Racer
The Original Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Tennis
Tetris
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
Wrecking Crew

SNES
Actraiser
Actraiser 2
Aerofighters
Aladdin
Alien 3
Arkanov
Axelay
Batman Returns
Battletoads Battlemaniacs
Battletoads Double Dragon
Blackthorne
Boogerman
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire 2
Captain Commando
Castlevania Dracula X
Choplifter
Chrono Trigger
Clay Fighter
Clay Fighter Tournament Edition
Contra 3
Cybernator
Darkwing Duck
Demon’s Crest
Donkey Kong Country World Championships
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Doom
Doom Troopers
Earthbound Uncut
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
EVO
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Final Fight
Final Fight 2
Final Fight 3
Final Fight Guy
Firepower 2000
F-Zero
Gradius 3
Hagane
Home Alone
Hook
Illusion of Gaia
Joe & Mac
Joe & Mac 2
Killer Instinct
Kirby Superstar
Legend of Zelda Link to the Past
Legend of Zelda Parallel Worlds version 1.1
Lion King
Lost Vikings
Lost Vikings 2
Mega Man 7
Mega Man Soccer
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Metal Warriors
Mickey Mania
Mickey Mouse Great Circus Mystery
Mickey Mouse Magical Quest
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate
Ms. Pacman
Nightmare Busters
3 Ninjas
Ninja Warriors
Peace Keepers
Pilot Wings
Plok
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky 2
Pop’n Twinbee
Rival Turf
Rival Turf 2
Robocop vs Terminator
Rock and Roll Racing
Rocket Knight Adventures
R-Type 3
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Mana
Sink or Swim
Sky Blazers
Sonic Blast Man
Sonic Blast Man 2
Soul Blazer
Space Megaforce
Sparkster
Starfox
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Street Fighter 2 Super
Street Fighter 2 Alpha
Sunset Riders
Super Bomberman
Super Castlevania 4
Super Double Dragon
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2 Yoshi’s Island
Super Metroid
Super Punch Out
Super R-Type
Super Smash TV
Super Star Wars
Super Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
Super Star Wars Return of the Jedi
Super Tennis
Super Tetris 2 & Bombliss
Super Turrican
Super Turrican 2
TMNT Turtles in Time
TMNT Tournament Fighters
Terranigma
Thunder Spirits
Tiny Toons Buster Busts Loose
UN Squadron
Uniracers
Unirally
Wild Gunz
Wolfchild
X-Men
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Super Famicom
Assault Suits Valken
Final Fight
Final Fight 2
Final Fight 3
Final Fight Guy
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
Rockman & Forte
Yu Yu Hakusho Final

[PlayDoh003]

Well, on Genesis if you're a fan of vertical and horizontally scrolling shooters, you'll have plenty:

MUSHA
Gaiares
Thunder Force III
Lightening Force (Thunder Force IV)
Truxton
Eliminate Down (Mega Drive JP)
Wings of Wor
Sagaia
Aero Blasters
Fire Shark
Zero Wing (Mega Drive EU - OK, not a "Great" shooter, but worth it just for the "All your base are belong to us" during the intro!)

If that's too many shooters, then enjoy some of these other Genres

Castlevania Bloodlines
Contra Hard Corps
Streets of Rage (all 3, but 2 is usually the most well regarded)
Gunstar Heroes
Vectorman and Vectorman 2 (Wow, did those games push the technical limits of the Genesis!)

and then there are the Sega Classics

Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
AfterBurner
Super Monaco GP
Golden Axe
Phantasy Star series
Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, and Shinobi III
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Herzog Zwei

and some Sports games really worth checking out (all were EA Sports titles except for NBA JAM TE!):

John Madden Footbal '92 (back when Madden football was fun!)
NHL Hockey and NHL Hockey '94
NBA Jam TE
Mutant League Football (and Hockey)
NBA LIVE '95

and if THAT list of Genesis games doesn't keep you busy enough, you can always add these:

Rocket Knight Adventures and Sparkster
Dynamite Heady
Decap Attack
Ristar
QuackShot stariing Donald Duck
Batman
Aladdin
Desert Strike and Jungle Strike
Road Rash and Road Rash II
MERCS
Rambo III
Street Fighter II: Championship Edition
Mortal Kombat II
Comix Zone
Toe Jam and Earl

[FritzWhite]

*snip*

Thank you sir! I will update a Genesis section of the list. Also, I'm going to omit some games to avoid dupes. No point in having 2 versions of Final Fight series. I'll go with the uncensored SFam version. I'll take out Street Fighter 2 since it's pointless with Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

I'm also curious if you guys have recommendations about the best versions of games. I know for instance that for the original Mortal Kombat, I'd prefer to play the Genesis version since it's uncensored. I know that for most games that came out on both SNES and Sega that people usually prefer SNES for a slight visual and sound upgrade. Any other games that came out for both systems were you guys prefer the Genesis version?

[PlayDoh003]

You are correct - SNES was known for it's larger color palette and sample-based sound. In the case of Street Fghter II, the SNES version just pops as it is more colorful. I think you'd find the same with Mortal Kombat, lack of blood aside. For the Sports games that EA released as multi-platform titles, they generally played better on Genesis.

In general the SNES is more colorful, can display larger sprites, and while subjective, a lot of people do like the sound more. The Genesis, however, can move more sprites without encountering slowdown (which is why it was the shmup lover's dream machine), and in the right hands, a sound producer could make the Yamaha FM Synthesis chip do amazing things - personally, I used to love putting on my headphones and listening to the 'Heatwaves' theme in Super Monaco GP's sound test mode. It was truly Golden to have been a very young adult during the 16-bit console war. I was the Sega guy, while my kid brother always had Nintendo consoles - so naturally, the Genesis was better.