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10 underrated Snes games

SantaC

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When I mean underrated, they're not refered to as games you normally mention when you talk about snes. If I would recommend 10 underrated snes games my list would be like this:



Cybernator
One of my favorite SNES games of all time. The music score is simply awesome. One of the top5 OSTs on snes imo. The gameplay is a mixture between Contra and a mech game with weapon upgrades.

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Mickey's Magical Quest 1 I remember buying this game as a kid. It was a time when disney games were great efforts and not just shovelware like today. Beautiful graphics and atmosphere.

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Pocky and Rocky
Fun action sidescroller game with co-op.

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Demon's Crest The sequel to Gameboy's popular Gargoyle's best with superb visuals and challenge.


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Bubsy 1 Okay, I know that some people hate this game, but I bought it back in the day and thought it was an entertaining platformer. Plus the graphics were very colorful.

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Goemon 3 snes This game is amazing. It's too bad that it never made it to the west though. It's a Zelda III esque adventure game and if you don't know japanese it's difficult.

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Goof Troop Another good disney game with a top view like zelda. Shinji Mikami's first game.

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EVO
This game was a bit different. It's about a character whose goal is to evolve into the dominant life form on Earth. A sidescroller with RPG elements.

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Goemon 2 snes Another Goemon game that didn't make it to the west. This one is a pure action-sidescroller so you don't need a lot of japanese knowledge.

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UN Squadron One of my favorite shot em ups.

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Well.. I can think of one underrated.. ;)

Shadowrun

The year is 2050 and the Megaplexes are monsters casting long shadows. When you become a Shadowrunner you live in the cracks between the giant corporate structures.

With those two lines you step foot into the world of Shadowrun, a dystopian future where corporations control the world and criminals, or runners, can be anything from orcs, to elves, to a hyrbrid of man and machine.



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Music:
http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/shadowrun/music/Shadowrun.mid
 
Gekkonidae said:
I bought it thinking it would be a sequel to secret of Mana. It was awesome in spite of my mistake.

When reading the first half of your post I thought for sure I would be able to guess the second half. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised.
 
Knights of the Round
TMNT Tournament Fighters
Sparkster
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
X-Men (um, the Capcom one)
There was some vampire action rpg that was cutesy I can't recall....
Batman The Animated Series
 
Maximilian E. said:
Well.. I can think of one underrated.. ;)

Shadowrun

The year is 2050 and the Megaplexes are monsters casting long shadows. When you become a Shadowrunner you live in the cracks between the giant corporate structures.

With those two lines you step foot into the world of Shadowrun, a dystopian future where corporations control the world and criminals, or runners, can be anything from orcs, to elves, to a hyrbrid of man and machine.



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Music:
http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/shadowrun/music/Shadowrun.mid


yep and soul blazer
 
Shadowrun on SNES was some awesome. Infact, Beam Interactive was an awesome developer. It is a shame we never got appropriate sequels in the same vein (but with the addition of multiplayer)..

Well then there is the CRAP Shadowrun on 360. Seriously WTF!
 
Two that immediately come to mind are Super Star Wars and Judge Dredd.

Not sure what others think of them. All I know is that I played the hell out of them and had a great time.
 
UN Squadron and Cybernator are two of my favorite SNES games. UN Squadron was so sweet, I would beat the game using only the default plane. :lol
 
Operation Logic Bomb

Wild Guns

And that other one GAF recommended--it's an action game with a Ninja and huge bosses. Awesome stuff.
 
Co-signed on mothafuckin Goof Troop. Some of the puzzles were pretty damn hard towards the end.
 
Jeremy Soule's soundtrack in Secret of Evermore was awesome. It made a mediocre game into a charming if unorthodox ARPG experience.
 
Maximilian E. said:
Well.. I can think of one underrated.. ;)

Shadowrun

The year is 2050 and the Megaplexes are monsters casting long shadows. When you become a Shadowrunner you live in the cracks between the giant corporate structures.

With those two lines you step foot into the world of Shadowrun, a dystopian future where corporations control the world and criminals, or runners, can be anything from orcs, to elves, to a hyrbrid of man and machine.



shadowrun02.gif

shadowrun-burnt.jpg


Music:
http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/shadowrun/music/Shadowrun.mid


Awesome Game.
 
It's awesome to see the Secret of Evermore love. Also, E.V.O. was one of the best rpg's on a sysmtem known for nearly perfect rpg's. I wonder if there's any chance either will be coming to the VC..
 
Yay UN Squadron! The awesomeness of that game forced me to find the manga!

90% of the Capcom Disney games did indeed rock. Mickey Mouse was probably my favorite of the bunch. Throw Super Bomberman 2 in there and your golden!
 
I've heard from multiple folks that Metal Combat for the Super Scope was a fantastic game, but I've never tried it because I can't find a Super Scope anywhere. There's a store near me that has a still sealed copy too :lol
 
SantaC said:
Mickey's Magical Quest 1 I remember buying this game as a kid. It was a time when disney games were great efforts and not just shovelware like today. Beautiful graphics and atmosphere.

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Such a great game. Even now I still play it from time to time. Great levels, challenging bosses and a memorable soundtrack.

Plok also deserves to be mentioned. I have no idea how they managed to put such a soundtrack in a SNES game. A pity the game itself was only mediocre.
 
Brawl Brothers, my favorite side-scrolling beat 'em up

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S.O.S, extremely cool POP/Flashback kind of adventure game, set in a sinking ocean liner with rotating environments and the works

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The Ignition Factor- a firefighting simulator... kind of. Whatever it was, it was cool.

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Man I need to try Shadowrun.

I also liked Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures, Lufia 2, Ogre Battle, the Pitfall game, and Zombies ate my Neighbors (if this counts)
 
SantaC said:
Mickey's Magical Quest 1 I remember buying this game as a kid. It was a time when disney games were great efforts and not just shovelware like today. Beautiful graphics and atmosphere.

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Yeah this game was awesome. I had it when I was a kid and I'm sure I got it because it was a Disney game, but man it turned out great. This of course was back when Capcom had the Disney license and they did wonders with it.
 
Doodlebug said:
Two that immediately come to mind are Super Star Wars

I can't believe I forgot to list this game. It was awesome.

As for Kirby's Dream course, I am not sure if it is underrated anymore.
 
Demons Crest was truly a awesome game. I loved the gameplay and music.

Firebrand also appeared in Super Ghouls and Ghost too :D thats where I remember him from.

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Metal Warriors
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(THIS SCREENSHOT IS INACCURATE! The game looks better.)
A cross between Metal Slug and some game whose name I can't remember (:lol.) Really cool Mech game that allowed you to jump out and steal other Mechs, really fucking cool with some sweet anime cutscenes.
 
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