Underrated SNES games

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:30 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Yes, WIld-Guns is underrated. That's a SNES game I recommend

I also recommend

Pocky & Rocky 2
Out to Lunch
Cybernator
Tetris Attack
Super Punch-Out
F-Zero 2

Ok, not all of those are "underrated", but I guess those are my fav SNES games.

There's an F-Zero 2?!? Screen shots NOW!!

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:09 pm

Stormwatch wrote:the SoulBlazer trilogy

I thought I was the only SoulBlazer fan on Earth up till now, heh. I actually prefer it to Gaia for sopme reason...no idea why, as I acknolwedge the game's multiple shortcomings, but I've come back and played through that thing again and again more than almost any other SNES game I have...I've yet to try Terranigma though.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:41 pm

F-Zero 2 isn't much different from F-Zero 1. I think it's basically the same game with different tracks.

I only played it in emulation, may even be a hack and I am completely uninformed

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:55 pm

Flashback!

That was pretty cool at the time#

Not sure how it would look these days though

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:56 pm

freddiebamboo wrote:Flashback!

That was pretty cool at the time#

Not sure how it would look these days though

The scene clips are alittle slow on the Snes port

btw Shatterhand nice av

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:26 pm

megadrive port of flashback is far superior to the snes one but the snes port is still quality gameplay wise. great game but hard as a bastard

marcus12024 · Post by **marcus12024** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:29 pm

sjewkestheloon wrote:megadrive port of flashback is far superior to the snes one but the snes port is still quality gameplay wise. great game but hard as a bastard

I'll third the recommendation of this game - it's great fun. But sjewkestheloon's right - this game most definitely won't hold your hand, or help you out in any way. It's damn tough.

And yeah, the cut-scenes in it on SNES run at anywhere from 1-10 frames per second. Seriously, the intro scene runs at about 1 fps for a few seconds. It's awesome, seriously.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:37 pm

man youre all whack!!, when th ehell were games like FF3, chrono T, super metroid and castlevania 4 underrated.. ??

no-ones mentioned Metal Warriors a semi-sequel to cybernator, with a very addictive 2player deathmatch mode to boot.. USA release only..

Total carnage is another awesome game, sequel/prequel/whattever to smash TV only with a war theme.. I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!!

R-type 3 maybe not that underrated but dammit.. best damn shmup on the SNES, and only 2nd in th ertype series to delta.. one bitching game.. both to play and track down

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:33 pm

Flashback is awesome. But the SNES port surely isn't the way to go... every other version available is better than the SNES one.

But HARD? I don't think so, It took me just 4 days to finish the game... against 1 week that Another World took me (And Another World is usually regarded as a "Stupidly easy game"

)

But it doesn't matter, I've finished Flashback hundreds of time... up until the point I finished it in one sitting, without using any continues!

btw Shatterhand nice av

Heh, thanx

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:47 pm

F-Zero 2 was a Satellaview game - that was Nintendo's satellite modem for the SNES. If you find any ROM with "BS" before the name, that's a Satellaview game.

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:36 pm

Hagane.

And I second the Skyblazer suggestion from earlier in the thread.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:02 am

Umihara Kawase. That's only one, but I can't think of any others

PSX versions are preferable, but whichever.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:07 am

I think the Super Scope Battleclash series is definatly underrated. Both Battleclash and Metal Combat rock quite heavily and can be found for peanuts.

DarkWolf7 · Post by **DarkWolf7** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:38 am

Jim Power - one of the best action platformers on the system.

jp · Post by jp » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:41 am

DarkWolf7 wrote:Jim Power - one of the best action platformers on the system.

Indeed. But that game could whip some ass like nobody's business!!!

Fun game though. Great bosses.

russ · Post by **russ** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:04 am

I'd have to agree with the people who mentioned Jim Power and Biometal - both are excellent games.

As far as other underrated games go, here's a few I enjoy:

Super Castlevania IV - tough game, but in my opinion, it's the best one before the playstation/gba Castlevanias.
Secret of Evermore - easily one of my most favorite RPGs. Great gameplay system, balanced difficulty, and a decent story to top it off.
Metal Warriors - great side-scrolling mech platformer. Multiplayer is just a ton of fun.
Run Saber - mediocre platformer, choppy controls, but I always still enjoyed it.
Sparkster - a smooth, slick, but ridiculously tough platformer by Konami. Full with a pseudo-shmup level at the end.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:08 am

Secret of Evermore was an ok game for me, but I wished it wasn't so damn glitchy at times!! I actually managed to LOSE the airship you get in the game by parking it in the wrong spot.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:47 am

DarkWolf7 wrote:Jim Power - one of the best action platformers on the system.

How does the SNES version compare to the Amiga version?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:59 am

BrianC wrote:
DarkWolf7 wrote:Jim Power - one of the best action platformers on the system.
How does the SNES version compare to the Amiga version?

The main sprite has been changed to a blonde stereotyped superhero. Some shooting stages, like the jetpack ones, are removed, and some other are added: there are shmuppy sections with a tiny ship now, and some overhead view mode7 stages in which Jim rides a motorcycle and must exit from a maze (think Alien Breed on vehicle).

The whole game makes use of a weird pseudo 3D effect and is sold with the mandatory special glasses but, unlike many atrocius 3Dglasses games, the effect is not noticeable at all if you don't wear them, so you can still play it normally.

The music does make a good use of the Snes. The Amiga original sounds better, and the PCEDuo version has rearranged redbook audio, but the Snes version will not disappoint you. Have a look, it is worthy.

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:10 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Heh, thanx

No problem Sensei

Post by **Shatterhand** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:23 pm

Turrican wrote:
BrianC wrote:
DarkWolf7 wrote:Jim Power - one of the best action platformers on the system.
How does the SNES version compare to the Amiga version?
The main sprite has been changed to a blonde stereotyped superhero. Some shooting stages, like the jetpack ones, are removed, and some other are added: there are shmuppy sections with a tiny ship now, and some overhead view mode7 stages in which Jim rides a motorcycle and must exit from a maze (think Alien Breed on vehicle).

The whole game makes use of a weird pseudo 3D effect and is sold with the mandatory special glasses but, unlike many atrocius 3Dglasses games, the effect is not noticeable at all if you don't wear them, so you can still play it normally.

The music does make a good use of the Snes. The Amiga original sounds better, and the PCEDuo version has rearranged redbook audio, but the Snes version will not disappoint you. Have a look, it is worthy.

Aah.. that makes sense.. how the effect look?

I always found the parallax scroll in SNES Jim Power completely weird. There's one layer going to LEFT and another layer going to RIGHT while you move. It's very weird, and it you look only at the background while playing, you'll get headaches.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:06 pm

Accutron wrote:Sunset Riders.

Hells yes.

I'm happy someone mentioned Run Sabre here, too, because that game never gets mentioned. It's a definite ripoff of Strider and Contra, but it's freaking awesome. Kinda hard to find too, because Atlus published it.

I keep seeing a loose cart of Skyblazer for like a buck at a store but keep on passing it because of the craptascular box art.

Oh, and I hate the Rushing Beat (Japanese name) trilogy. I heard their original forms were good, but I sure as hell know the localised games (Rival Turf, Brawl Brothers, and The Peace Keepers) bore me to death. Just incredibly mediocre beat em ups to me, nothing more.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:16 am

RUN SABRE

OMG, I've seen a review of this in a magazine AGES ago, and I never played the game. I always remembered that by the review , the game looked awesome, but I could never remember the name of the game!

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:56 am

Shatterhand wrote:RUN SABRE

OMG, I've seen a review of this in a magazine AGES ago, and I never played the game. I always remembered that by the review , the game looked awesome, but I could never remember the name of the game!

I remember seeing a web site with some pictures of it a few months ago, but forgot where from.

It's a really cool game with some huge bosses (albeit they're easy); that skeletal princess is one of the most awesome graphical techniques I've seen the SNES do.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:31 am

I remember renting that thing WAY back when...I scarcely remember it now, but I do remember that it was a pretty short game. For the couple of bucks you'd spend for it, though, it probably wouldn't be too bad a purchase. I also remember another sword-slashing side-scroller called X-Kaliber 2097 (or something like that)...I remember that one even less though.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:34 am

LoneSage wrote:
Shatterhand wrote:RUN SABRE

OMG, I've seen a review of this in a magazine AGES ago, and I never played the game. I always remembered that by the review , the game looked awesome, but I could never remember the name of the game!
I remember seeing a web site with some pictures of it a few months ago, but forgot where from.

It's a really cool game with some huge bosses (albeit they're easy); that skeletal princess is one of the most awesome graphical techniques I've seen the SNES do.

Ironic how the skeletal princess was a non-skeletal princess in the Japanese version, if I remember correctly.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:13 am

Get these SNES game:

Alien 3
Arabian Knights
Area 88 - U.N. Squadron
Axelay
Bahamut Lagoon
Batman Returns
Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team
Black Thorne
CastleVania - Vampire's Kiss
Contra III - The Alien Wars
Cho Jikuu Yosai Macross
Choplifter 3
Chrono Trigger
Cutthroat Island
Cybernator / Assault Suit Leynos (J)
Darius Twin
Darius Force
Demon's Crest
Death & Return of Superman
Doom
Doom Troopers
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donald Duck - Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
Firemen, The
Gokujyou Parodius (J)
Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou
Gradius III
Hagane
Iron Commando - Kotetsu no Senshi
Jim Powers - The Lost Dimension 3D
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (J)
Joe and Mac - Caveman Ninja
Joe and Mac - Caveman Ninja 3
Final Fight
Final Fight 2
Final Fight 3
First Samurai
Flintstones, The
Flintstones, The - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock
F-Zero
Front Mission
Front Mission 2 - Gun Hazard (J)
King of Dragons, The
Legend of The Mystical Ninja
Lost Vikings 2
Mortal Kombat 1
Mortal Kombat 2
Mortal Kombat 3
Mega Man 7
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X3
Metal Warriors
Musya
Ninja Warriors Again
Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai he (J)
Pirates of Dark Water
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky 2
Pop 'N' Twinbee
Realm
Rendering Ranger R2 (J)
Rockman & Forte
R-Type 3
Run Saber
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Mana
Shin Kidoesenki Gundam Wing - Endless Duel
Shin Nekketsu Kouha Kunio tachi no Bannka
Sparkster
Spriggan Powered
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter Alpha II
Super Adventure Island
Super Adventure Island II
Super Bonk
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Super Genjin 2 (J)
Super Mario All-Stars & World
Super Metroid
Super R-Type
Super Shadow of the Beast
Super Star Wars Series
Super Street Fighter 2 - The New Challengers
Super SWIV
Super Turrican
Super Turrican 2
Super Valis IV
Tales of Phantasia
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles IV - Turtles in Time
Terranigma
Universal Soldier
Wild Guns (U)
Wolf Child
X-Men Mutant Apocalypse
Yoshi's Island
Zelda 3

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:55 am

Axelay
Black Throne
Contra III - The Alien Wars
Demon's Crest
Gokujyou Parodius (J)
Gradius III
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (J)
Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai he (J)
R-Type 3
Return of Double Dragon (J)
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Super Mario All-Stars & World/2
Super Metroid
Super Street Fighter 2 - The New Challengers
Yoshi's Island
Zelda 3

IMO these are the ones to Acquire before any other titles.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:53 pm

You guys keep leaving Earthbound out. WHY!?!?

Accutron · Post by **Accutron** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:11 pm

I wouldn't say Earthbound is an underrated game.