Best (and Worst) SNES Games You were Playing in 1993

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  • 1993 was an epic year for Video Games. Some amazing video games came out but it was also flooded with a bunch of not-so-great games. Here's a chronological look at just some of the SNES games you were playing in 1993.
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Komentáře • 250

  • @SNESdrunk
    @SNESdrunk Před 7 měsíci +70

    In 1993 I was in 6th grade, and I swapped games to try out with my friend Tom. He gave me Gradius 3, I gave him SimCity. When I brought Gradius 3 back, Tom wasn't at school that day, so I just kept it in my locker, where it got stolen. (Friggin Lorenzo.) So my mom thought it was justified that since I lost his game, he got to keep mine. Parenting! Because of this, I asked for SimEarth for Christmas, and I got it, and... it sucks. One of the most disappointing game experiences of my life. At least I was able to get Star Fox that year

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +15

      Yeah, trading games at school was always a gamble, especially with lockers. Once I traded my game (forgot what it was) for my friend's Spider-Man and X-Men (terrible). We traded back before school started, later that day he told me his copy was stolen. I felt bad for him, but was also thankful that we traded back early as I always kept my games on me (I never used my high school locker)

    • @mjdf122
      @mjdf122 Před 7 měsíci +5

      SNESdrunk i appreciate you I’ve been blessed to see all of gaming from 1980-Now

    • @mjdf122
      @mjdf122 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@JohnRiggsappreciate all you do Riggs

    • @RedTabletTalk
      @RedTabletTalk Před 7 měsíci +1

      Dewd I was in fourth grade in 1993!

    • @audiooddities9982
      @audiooddities9982 Před 7 měsíci +2

      SNESdrunk! Love your channel too! I feel like the old guy as I was 7 - 8th grade in 93!

  • @mattuw82
    @mattuw82 Před 7 měsíci +16

    He's surprisingly lukewarm about Batman Returns. I thought that game was incredible. So many badass moves. I'll never get sick of throwing guys through windows.

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +7

      It's not a terrible game, a great rental. If it was 2-player I probably would have loved it more.

    • @umairsqu
      @umairsqu Před 7 měsíci +2

      it was awful

    • @Swoll826
      @Swoll826 Před 7 měsíci

      I can't figure out the platforming stages without dropping several lives. The beat em up portion is super solid

  • @dschult3
    @dschult3 Před 7 měsíci +14

    I rented games a lot from a store called Phar-Mor. Games were a buck a piece for 3 nights. I miss that store, and I miss the days of renting, although I think that's rosy colored glasses talking for me. Now that I think of it, I rented a lot of bad games. The good ones were always out!

    • @aldoushuxleysghost
      @aldoushuxleysghost Před 7 měsíci +3

      I got great deals at Phar-Mor. I miss that place

    • @Luigitime2015
      @Luigitime2015 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Me too ,but was Rx place here it nes ,alot then later snes and Sega Genesis which bought cheap then and alot of VHS tapes

    • @turismofoegaming8806
      @turismofoegaming8806 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Renting games and movies back then was better if you ask me?
      Nowadays it’s more convenient sure, but back then everything had more to experience and as a Result was more enjoyable imo!!
      Going to Blockbuster on Friday after a long School week was always so exciting, even when you rented a Turd..
      I’ll never forget one of my Favorites of all time that I rented and then later when it was time to Return it, Trading my friend Shawn RE 2 for, was none other than Gran Turismo for PlayStation!! (I know wrong Video)
      But in general I don’t at all think it’s just “Rose Tinted Glasses” because it really was more of an Experience back then?!
      I was 11 when PS1 came out in 95! I never got to play many SNES Games…

  • @Pixelmusement
    @Pixelmusement Před 7 měsíci +18

    With SMB All-Stars you're not completely wrong. Lost Levels specifically (as well as the original Japanese SMB2) has a feature where if you finish the game with zero warp pipes you get to move on to "World 9" and finishing that world brings you to the letter worlds A through D which are mostly just harder versions of earlier levels. And don't forget that Secret of Mana supported THREE players simultaneous with a multi-tap! ;D

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +8

      you're right about 3 players! I never got to try that. I only played it briefly as a two player

    • @philipbickham7551
      @philipbickham7551 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Every few days It was a sickness I spent more time at Video Express and Video center than the house 7-mile round trip not a problem and I was a chubby kid that is from over doing it after the trips

    • @kintozero3169
      @kintozero3169 Před 5 měsíci +1

      The US version (Lost Levels) lets you die & continue on world 9, but the original Famicom version just gives you ONE life. If you die there, it's instant game over.

  • @rvd5261
    @rvd5261 Před 7 měsíci +13

    Hey John, you got one thing wrong. SSF2 for the SNES was released in 1994. We got SF2 turbo in 1993. Great video. I really enjoyed it.

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +6

      according to the wiki release date it was 93

    • @takmsdsm
      @takmsdsm Před 7 měsíci +7

      Hey @@JohnRiggs the arcade was 1993, but SNES was August 1994. :)

    • @hectormontalvo5565
      @hectormontalvo5565 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@JohnRiggs wiki is not GamePro!🤔

    • @chrisrj9871
      @chrisrj9871 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@hectormontalvo5565 - The crew behind the site try their best; they link to every reference and try to clear up any inconsistencies that occur.
      Besides, I was 13 and a reader of EGM, and I saw the article and cover for Super Street Fighter II in 1993. Then there was an article the next year that said it was coming to SNES in 1994.
      So yes, wikipedia was 💯% correct on its release dates and I CAN CONFIRM.

    • @hectormontalvo5565
      @hectormontalvo5565 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@chrisrj9871 I used to have all Nintendo Power, GamePro, EGM, EGM2, GameFan and Super Juegos until the PS3. But when I sold my collection to pump the money into my x-ray tech career I also sold the magazines for $.25 a quarter each! Of course I don't remember everything as there were hundreds of magazines.🤔

  • @umairsqu
    @umairsqu Před 7 měsíci +3

    rock n roll racing is probably the best 16 bit racing game ever. such an under rated gem.

  • @supermustachepika
    @supermustachepika Před 7 měsíci +2

    Had a friend who had Rock N Roll Racing and played it till I beat it as you can upgrade your vehicle like RC Pro AM minus collecting letters. Also, played countless hours of WWF Royle Rumble and remembering the arm drag trick but remember the awesome intro music when highlighting each wrestler. I don't recall bonus levels in All Stars and I would borrow 7th Saga from a classmate and try to get as far as I could in the game with the same aava without them overriding it and getting stuck. I also still have a copy of Final Fight. Friends had Mortal Kombat and remember hitting R button with Johnny Cage and crotch shot everyone except Sonia through the tournament. Also had all three of the Super Star Wars games as a kid but no more.

  • @retrojoe85
    @retrojoe85 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Oh, sometimes I still play Rock & Roll Racing, John. For me, that I love as s**t the nice old "RC Pro AM" for the NES, it was the best: futuristic feeling, cartoon graphics, rockin' music...it was everything for me.

  • @felix-ve8jk
    @felix-ve8jk Před 7 měsíci +8

    I had a Genesis but my friends had SNES. We used to go back and forth about which system had the better games. Little did we know the answer was actually the PC Engine (or Turbografx 16, minus some of the stellar Japanese only releases like Rondo of Blood)

    • @hepwo91222
      @hepwo91222 Před 7 měsíci +4

      I was one of the few kids that had a TG-16 and even had the CD add on and it was not region locked so I had Dracula X Rondo of Blood. SNES was still my fave, but by 1993 TG-16 was just doing game sby mail order by the end of the year as stores no longer were carrying their games and it was the end of support for the most underrated console ever.

    • @johngavalas74
      @johngavalas74 Před 4 měsíci

      I also had a Turbografx 16 wish i had the CD attachment Turbografx 16 and Turbografx 16 CD had some amazing shoot em ups

  • @lyrand6408
    @lyrand6408 Před 7 měsíci +4

    StarFox blew my mind to pieces back then, could not believe that game. Love it to this day. And WWF Royal Rumble was _AMAZING_ to play with friends, me and my buddies during highschool years had an absolute blast every week-ends playing this together, so much fun. I'd say 1993 is the year when the 'dominance' of the SNES was truly starting, and probably 1994 being - overall - the best year of the system (in my opinion).

  • @aldoushuxleysghost
    @aldoushuxleysghost Před 7 měsíci +14

    To me, 1993 was all about Secret of Mana. I couldn't put it down

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +8

      IMO the highlight of 1993.

  • @snbks4ever
    @snbks4ever Před 7 měsíci +11

    I've gotta comment. WWF Royal Rumble for me as a kid was so so enjoyable. And in a few ways was so much better than WWF Super Wrestlemania. More moves, larger roster, has the rumble and the game itself isn't lagged down like the previous release. Great video John

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +5

      I played it all the time.

    • @Linuxpunk81
      @Linuxpunk81 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I loved it, I used to cheat with my turbo controller 😂win every grapple

    • @snbks4ever
      @snbks4ever Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@Linuxpunk81 there was a cheat in the game you could unlock one punch to drain their life instantly

    • @Linuxpunk81
      @Linuxpunk81 Před 7 měsíci

      @@snbks4ever 😂no way. It never occurred to me to look for cheat codes for this.

  • @ACL84Fla
    @ACL84Fla Před 7 měsíci +2

    Mortal Kombat with the Genesis 6 button controller was the best way to play it outside of the arcade.

  • @ultramaximusreviews
    @ultramaximusreviews Před 7 měsíci +2

    You should totally do a video on "clone games" so games that cloned super popular games like Asteroids, Centipede, Super Mario, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Metroid, Zelda, etc.

  • @rjcolombe
    @rjcolombe Před 7 měsíci +2

    Going to the video store to rent games back in the day is great nostalgia that ill always miss.

  • @dire51
    @dire51 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Shanghai was released for the Master System and PCs. Same kind of game, of course. And the Genesis Captain America and the Avengers stomped the SNES version into the mud.

  • @MrJechgo
    @MrJechgo Před 7 měsíci +7

    Many anime games were rebranded in the West due to licenses. That changed over time though 😉

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +4

      ain't that crazy?

    • @MrJechgo
      @MrJechgo Před 7 měsíci

      @@JohnRiggs not really… Japanese animation wasn’t mainstream until the late 90s, mostly with Dragonball Z, Pokemon and Digimon. Not only were anime series kinda niche and obscure, but licensing rights were all over the place 😅

    • @SteveBrandon
      @SteveBrandon Před 7 měsíci +1

      It's a shame that we never got an official western release of the Sailor Moon: Another Story JRPG for the Super Famicom but at least there are fan translations.
      I also somewhat liked the Tenchi Muyo! tactical JPRG for Super Famicom but that one was a lot easier than the Sailor Moon JRPG.

  • @joesshows6793
    @joesshows6793 Před 7 měsíci +5

    16:17 7th Saga was so good BUT it was brutally unbalanced and at one point the game got to the ‘not fun’ level of hard.

    • @hepwo91222
      @hepwo91222 Před 7 měsíci

      I have heard the Japanese version is much better balanced.

  • @WavesNGames
    @WavesNGames Před 7 měsíci +16

    Silicone and Synapse is now Blizzard. so maybe Microsoft will remake Rock 'N Roll Racing where the drivers are WOW, FallOut, and Elder's Scrolls characters?

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +6

      Blizzard! That's what I meant.

    • @WavesNGames
      @WavesNGames Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@JohnRiggs but now that Microsoft owns them both you technically weren't wrong.

    • @EirkenElite
      @EirkenElite Před 7 měsíci +2

      They already remade rock and roll racing

    • @WavesNGames
      @WavesNGames Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@EirkenElite as an official remake or a fan remake?

    • @GenerationPixel
      @GenerationPixel Před 7 měsíci +1

      This is the first time I've seen E.V.O! I must play this!

  • @HybridDivide
    @HybridDivide Před 7 měsíci +2

    If you liked that Bubsy idle animation, play Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run, and when you're pitching, don't press anything.
    "Play the game, kid!"

  • @Owazrim
    @Owazrim Před 7 měsíci +5

    Shanghai was on the Master System.
    Star Fox is good because it laid the ground work for the 64 version.
    EVO is a lot of fun. Painful when you choose the wrong upgrade and have to grind to get to the next one.
    Captain America was such a good arcade game.

  • @SPac316
    @SPac316 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I think this was the apex era for the 16-bit era. SO many great variety of games came out! I was 14-15 years old by then and it was truly a memorable time for me.

  • @diegoarmando5489
    @diegoarmando5489 Před 7 měsíci +8

    I've never been a 1993 guy.
    All of my favourite 16 bit games came out in '91,' 92, '94, '95, and '96. (I'm talking NA releases here, so Asians, Brazilians, and Europeans probably had different experiences than I did.)
    I guess the North American localization of Shining Force came out that year, and that kicks ass.

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +8

      93 was a pretty grim year. Amazing games just before and just after, and there's a few hits in 93, but few and far between.

    • @NickFlanaganlaffs
      @NickFlanaganlaffs Před 7 měsíci +1

      Jogurt!

    • @chrisrj9871
      @chrisrj9871 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Did you play Secret of Mana at all? It's one of my favorites and deserves the title of "a classic" in my eyes. The worst of it is that sometimes the enemies tend to attack and attack while the HP-loss animation is still going so you can't move, and you can only hold 4 of each item.
      Still, it's a favorite for the gameplay, story and music, and the graphics really take you there, from right when the RPG boom was starting.

    • @diegoarmando5489
      @diegoarmando5489 Před 7 měsíci

      @@chrisrj9871 I didn't play it till years later, so it doesn't trigger any nostalgia for me. (in comparison, I played FF4, Super Mario RPG, and most of the best Sega Genesis RPG and PS1 RPGs within a year or two of release).
      Never got into it, but I respect it. I think Quintet's trilogy of action RPGs (quadrology if you count Actraiser) are superior, especially as a single-player experiences.

  • @metrorican
    @metrorican Před 7 měsíci +2

    I didn't get my SNES until the following year for Christmas. If I had one in '93, then my picks would've been Batman Returns, Royal Rumble (had it on Genesis. Hulkamania brother!) and Super Mario All-Stars (which came with my SNES, along with the Super Game Boy). One you didn't mention, which would've been a must-have for me, is Tecmo Super Bowl. I know people have more love for the NES version, but I really enjoy the 16-Bit versions on SNES and Genesis.

  • @BlackMoore82
    @BlackMoore82 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Fatal Fury was created by people that used to work at Capcom so… Whether it’s a clone or not I loved it and over the years found myself playing more SNK fighters from any other company. 3 Count Bout, Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, Samurai Showdown, Savage Rain, and World Heroes. Love them all!

  • @shenloken2
    @shenloken2 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Pocky and Rocky is so cool! I love the colorful graphics and excellent music! It was also really fun! But man was it hard! I never was able to legitimately beat it! When I tried to get someone else to help me; we eventually gave up and popped in Mario Kart!

  • @erneststackhouse1133
    @erneststackhouse1133 Před 7 měsíci +2

    If you like Haggar from Final Fight 2 then you need to watch Godzilla: Final Wars 2004 because the character Captain Douglas Gordon looks just like Haggar from the video game!
    Also, never even heard of Harley's Humongous Adventure for the SNES will have to check that game out!! My favorite fighting game is Clay Fighter just because it looked so different at the time!

  • @BlackMoore82
    @BlackMoore82 Před 7 měsíci +2

    My all time favorite game Illusion of Gaia came out in ‘93 as well, although North America didn’t get it until the following year.

  • @susanfit47
    @susanfit47 Před 7 měsíci +1

    2 years after the launch of the Super Nintendo, I became a fan of the Super NES in 1993. I had the 8-bit Nintendo NES, and the Game Boy. And I didn't have a Super Nintendo at that time, but I got it later in life in 2002.

  • @bigmarty940
    @bigmarty940 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Honestly this is my favorite gaming channel on CZcams. Loving the content.

  • @Lost_n_Found_1
    @Lost_n_Found_1 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Idk, it's arguable that the Nintendo Switch version of Star Link is the best Star Fox game we've had in a long, long time. Only on the Switch version, though.

  • @retro_jandro7530
    @retro_jandro7530 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I definitely remember renting Power Moves, Tiny Toons, Bubsy, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, and Fatal Fury back in the late 90s. Had a cousin let me borrow Plok back in the day. Now I own the Super Famicom version. The artwork's alot different on the label.

  • @brianhatcher2799
    @brianhatcher2799 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I really need to play Secret of Mana again. I got stuck early in the game and quit playing it for awhile. Honestly, it was kind of hard to get into but the soundtrack and the visuals were amazing. Batman Returns and Star Fox are both EPIC games, Sunset Riders is challenging but a lot of fun, and back in the 90s I beat both of the Fatal Fury games. Terry Bogard and Kim Kaphwan were awesome!! Thanks John 🙏

  • @takmsdsm
    @takmsdsm Před 7 měsíci +2

    Already bought one of the air fresheners at PRGE, its great in my game room.

  • @kouheicoppola2157
    @kouheicoppola2157 Před 7 měsíci +4

    The arcade collection has a revamped version of rock and roll racing as a definitive edition. The music used for it was modified to be the real deal and not just a rendition, but some tracks were replaced (paranoid was one track replaced by breaking the law). Also, they tried a free to play with heavy metal machines (even had Larry do the voice work), but lack of players made them have to shut it down.

    • @Luigitime2015
      @Luigitime2015 Před 7 měsíci

      Oh that's good news and ok I guess music I only SNES version

  • @VidiverseExplorer
    @VidiverseExplorer Před 7 měsíci +1

    I learned pretty early on not get any movie licensed games, and that saved me a lot of heart ache.

  • @chaseman94
    @chaseman94 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Cybernator that game was awesome .

  • @raygunpyle
    @raygunpyle Před 7 měsíci +1

    I completely agree that THQ was like the new LJN. I grew up more SNES than NES, and when I saw the THQ logo on a SNES game, I got the same fear NES fans get from LJN. I remember THQ games always being in the bargain bin at the entrance of KB Toys.

  • @Redfoot138
    @Redfoot138 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Super Street Fighter 2 did not come out for the SNES in 1993 It came out in 1994. The arcade version came out in 1993. Street Fighter 2 Turbo came out in August of 1993. I picked it up from Kay-Bee Toy Store, brought it home, and then realized my copy was defective.
    Two great games I picked up in 1993 were Cybernator and Super Bomberman (which came with the Super Multitap).
    Christmas was pretty sweet as I landed ActRaiser 2, Super Empire Strikes Back, Super Bomberman, Secret of Man (which you could actually play with up to three players with the Multitap).

  • @BnomicaL
    @BnomicaL Před 7 měsíci +1

    I thought people preferred the Sega version of Aladdin more because you had a sword in that version.. Great video btw John.

  • @DaBigCheeso
    @DaBigCheeso Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was a Genesis kid, so I played none of these in 1993...except at the Wal-Mart display. That being said, Royal Rumble on Genesis was probably the game I played more than ANYTHING. I even had my own notebook Federation tracking champions, King of the Rings, Rumble winners, etc. WWE 2K Universe mode, but analog 😂

  • @JohnRiggs
    @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +6

    Grab your '80s Arcade air freshener johnriggs.myshopify.com/
    and look out for more scents in the future like 'high school cafeteria', 'new game smell', 'grandma's house' and more.

  • @ManAboutTown1000
    @ManAboutTown1000 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I like The 7th Saga, I played it a lot as a teenager, but it is a hard game and it just gets harder as you go through it. Jurassic Park was an alright game. The lack of a save function in such a huge complex game was a major problem.

  • @wilso171
    @wilso171 Před 7 měsíci +1

    TMNT is phenomenal. Great soundtrack, great visuals, and challenging.

  • @markula_4040
    @markula_4040 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I guess as a fan of Rock n Roll Racing I was fully aware of the remaster as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection but I'm surprised by John here and many comments that it isn't common knowledge.

  • @endrankluvsda4loko172
    @endrankluvsda4loko172 Před měsícem

    Thank you for the upload! I must say to this day I'm still convinced the SNES is the greatest console of all time. The NES got peeps back into video games but the SNES was just like so many levels above it. I absolutely loved Mario World, Star Fox, and Lost Levels, but there were also all of the amazing RPG games like Link to the Past, Secret of Mana, Legend of Gaia, and Secret of Evermore. It most definitely had a huge effect on the person I am even to this day.

  • @holddamayo7474
    @holddamayo7474 Před 7 měsíci +1

    This is my favorite series u do. It’s like a step back in time lol

  • @kylekostamo1880
    @kylekostamo1880 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Rock n roll racing deserves something, be a remake or remaster. I dont think it should change much, mb some updated graphics, more drivers and tracks, some new weapons and music. Gameplay and perspective are perfect the way they are! Fantastic game!

    • @MinorLG
      @MinorLG Před 7 měsíci

      There was a gba game, but we really need a 3rd installment

    • @patg108
      @patg108 Před 7 měsíci

      @@MinorLG it did get a indie clone but was taken down

    • @MinorLG
      @MinorLG Před 7 měsíci

      @@patg108 right, but an official release, licensed rock songs...

    • @patg108
      @patg108 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@MinorLG its almost that, but spiritual successor/clone game tribute with unlicensed music in terms of use (it uses real songs but without the licenses)
      Worth pirating to play it to see what it could look like, its pretty close to what the rock n roll racing would look and feel like

    • @goranisacson2502
      @goranisacson2502 Před 7 měsíci

      Rock'n Roll Racing has gotten a re-release, something called the Blizzard Arcade Collection along with Lost Vikings and Blackthorne... AND it still has the music in it!

  • @bildo1977
    @bildo1977 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Blizzard Arcade Collection has an HD remaster of Rock N’ Roll Racing. It’s available digitally for all current gen consoles and PC.

  • @masterquake7
    @masterquake7 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Best idle animation was Earthworm Jim taking a piss.

  • @notjustklownin9506
    @notjustklownin9506 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Lots of childhood nostalgia in this video.

  • @CoachTabe
    @CoachTabe Před 7 měsíci

    Shanghai was on many computers in 1986. The Apple IIGS version was outstanding - played it for many, many hours. And even my dad, who didn't like games, played it a ton.

  • @jcruz5050
    @jcruz5050 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Moms playd SNES?? Must've had a really cool mom, ONLY time mine touched my games was to clean or throw 'em in "storage"! Never did find em after that 🤔lol

  • @jqwright28
    @jqwright28 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I remember seeing Star Fox for the first time. I thought it looked amazing but after a few minutes playing it, I was done. Which is partly the opposite of Doom, I couldn't get enough of that shareware floppy going around at my school and it was my dream to have a PC that could play it at home. Took a few years but I eventually got one.

  • @SharifSourour
    @SharifSourour Před 7 měsíci +1

    I learned about Secret of Mana from a schoolmate who was roleplaying the stories and characters in the schoolyard. I eventually got it and beat it.

  • @tonycoffee7335
    @tonycoffee7335 Před 7 měsíci

    I have gave it some thought .. This is my favorite channel. Thank you

  • @mattgilson697
    @mattgilson697 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Let’s go!

  • @PineVinyl
    @PineVinyl Před 7 měsíci

    I’ve watched this channel for awhile now but I never knew John Riggs thinks so little of one of the greatest Beat-em-ups ever in Batman Returns. He actually pauses and debates if this is better than the NES version.

  • @davidbales6355
    @davidbales6355 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I found your channel via Metal Jesus. I love all your videos, but these best-ofs are my most-favs.

  • @Marc_Araujo
    @Marc_Araujo Před 7 měsíci +2

    I got my SNES for mybirthday in 1993 with Super Mario All-Stars for free via mail...f*ck yeah!!
    P.S. Shout-out to Final Fantasy II, F-Zero, and Super Mario World, the other games I got with my SNES...an awesome birthday indeed!!

  • @SpencerDrummer
    @SpencerDrummer Před 6 měsíci

    @johnriggs I laughed at the “a game your mom would play.” I completely understood the context, but I couldn’t help hear it in that schoolyard diss tone “your mom would play this” 🤣🤣

  • @warlock253
    @warlock253 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I love Tiny Toons: Buster Busts Loose! It's an underrated snes game. easy to learn, difficult to master.

    • @goranisacson2502
      @goranisacson2502 Před 7 měsíci

      Not a lot of people mentioning Buster Busts Loose in the commets, makes me wonder if it's an obscure game not a lot of people played... but yes, it was cool. Very easy though, a breeze to run through, but I really remember liking how wallrunning made the levels FEEL different from other platforming game levels, like Sonic and Mario.

  • @joeyfarris2543
    @joeyfarris2543 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Super Nintendo Aladdin for the win and no I'm not wrong, I'm right. Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh 👍👍

  • @carrito1981
    @carrito1981 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I rented all those SF clones in 1993. Street Combat was the worst offender XD

  • @lordrayden3045
    @lordrayden3045 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Speaking of always playing as haggar,
    Be sure to play Saturday night slam masters

  • @patman683
    @patman683 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I’m sure someone has already mentioned this, but you could hook up the Super Multitap and play Secret of Mana 3 player! One of my all time favorites!

  • @Jebbreh
    @Jebbreh Před 7 měsíci +1

    So many games on the list I loved and put so many hours into.

  • @TimBitten
    @TimBitten Před 7 měsíci

    Ahhh, the year video game hockey made me a lifelong fan of the sport, and of video game hockey up until 2005 or so.

  • @BossZnakemaster
    @BossZnakemaster Před 7 měsíci +1

    In addition to the games you mentioned, 1993 has one of my all time favorite SNES games Super Bomberman. I will also argue that Aladdin on the SNES is the better game.

  • @turbomario
    @turbomario Před 7 měsíci +2

    Bubsy is a great game that doesn’t deserve the hate it gets. Once you learn how to play it (take your time, DON’T treat it like sonic) it’s actually quite fun

  • @UstraMage
    @UstraMage Před 7 měsíci +1

    The 7th Saga is my favorite SNES game I've never beat

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +2

      I never beat it, either. My fault for trying to play as the Robot haha

  • @MinorLG
    @MinorLG Před 7 měsíci +1

    Battletoads battlemaniacs is one of my all time favourite snes game

  • @brandonflynn8047
    @brandonflynn8047 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Goof troop is in my top 5 all time love love this game, my sister and I played it all the time

  • @RyuGamerJapan
    @RyuGamerJapan Před 7 měsíci +2

    Fun fact: The Sega Genesis version of Mortal Kombat outsold The SNES version by a 3 to 1 ratio.

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +1

      good!

    • @goranisacson2502
      @goranisacson2502 Před 7 měsíci

      Suddenly them putting blood in the SNES release of MK2 makes a lot more sense...

  • @machomusprime50
    @machomusprime50 Před 7 měsíci

    Buster Bust Loose was one of my favorite games growing up, period!!

  • @audiooddities9982
    @audiooddities9982 Před 7 měsíci

    Out of these, i had Fatal Fury, SMB:All Stars, Star Fox and, of course Mortal Kombat. But in 94 as i didnt get my SNES till Christmas 93, lol. Its really crazy to look back on these games 30 years later, as i didnt know what somenof them were. I would have loved EVO if i had known anything about it! 😂 Actraiser 2 was one i always wanted but never had too

  • @mjdf122
    @mjdf122 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Good games and year 1993

  • @Longie1321
    @Longie1321 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Played Royal Rumble alot always liked picking Tatanka haha. Also a buddy had Plok so I'm familiar with and liked the game

  • @spitt0110
    @spitt0110 Před 7 měsíci +1

    the Shark Video Game MANEATER plays like E.V.O. for you fun evolving character game types. its fun punchy, and on modern systems.

  • @hepwo91222
    @hepwo91222 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Street Fighter 2 Turbo was 1993 on SNES, Super Street Fighter 2 was 1994, which further proves your point in the video, DLC before DLC.

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +2

      wiki is wrong

    • @hepwo91222
      @hepwo91222 Před 7 měsíci

      @@JohnRiggs yes, 1992 was SF2 WW, 1993 was SF2T, 1994 was SSF2, and if I remember correctly they all released in consecutive summers. Also I think the first Genesis SF2 was SF2 Special Champion Edition which was really Turbo/CE options and it was delayed until fall 1993 in the US, anyway.

  • @PhillipJackson-rl5ty
    @PhillipJackson-rl5ty Před 7 měsíci +1

    Rock and roll racing I want it on switch pull some strings John 😁

  • @RyanWndchannel
    @RyanWndchannel Před 3 měsíci

    18:28 I’m a big fan of this game! Plok’s ost is so damn sick! I worked so hard on Child’s play mode on this round! Rank 9/10

  • @metalmovies
    @metalmovies Před 7 měsíci

    I played the NES version of tmnt tournament fighters as a kid. I quite liked it! Also I love the 16 bit LJN wwf games!

  • @mikec3949
    @mikec3949 Před 7 měsíci

    NHL 94 came out in 1993. One of the best hockey video games of all time

  • @nene71286
    @nene71286 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Goof Troop was a master piece

  • @reinforcedpenisstem
    @reinforcedpenisstem Před 7 měsíci +2

    Don't literally beat games. It will break them
    Just figuratively beat them.

  • @Fluoride_Jones
    @Fluoride_Jones Před 6 měsíci

    The Sega Genesis port of "Captain America and the Avengers," which was released in 1992, was much better. I got it that year for Christmas, along with "John Madden Football '93."

  • @DavidPetrizzo
    @DavidPetrizzo Před 7 měsíci +1

    Wow lots of fighting games in 93'

  • @matthewlane518
    @matthewlane518 Před 7 měsíci +1

    What? No, shut up, lol that cracked me up 😅

  • @MSUHitman
    @MSUHitman Před 7 měsíci +1

    Rock N Roll Racing is on the Blizzard Collection on current platforms, but it doesn’t have the licensed music.

    • @markula_4040
      @markula_4040 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yes it does. It might be a missing a specific track or 2 but it does have the licensed music.

  • @RetroReWire
    @RetroReWire Před 7 měsíci

    Whoa! Haha, interesting to learn that Street Combat was just a reskin of Ranma 1/2!

  • @BDBD16
    @BDBD16 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Actraiser 2 should've TOTALLY been named something else, like "Angels Strike!" or something

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +2

      ooh, I like that name. Can even be in the same universe and everything, I wouldn't mind.

    • @rickylucas6503
      @rickylucas6503 Před 7 měsíci +1

      going from actraiser 1 to 2 was a real downer. i agree with the name change and agree it can be in the same universe. i wish actraiser can make a comeback.

  • @philipbickham7551
    @philipbickham7551 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I was big renter

    • @JohnRiggs
      @JohnRiggs  Před 7 měsíci +3

      Same. Every weekend if I could.

  • @StewNWT
    @StewNWT Před měsícem +1

    Never finished Secret of Mana? Let's fix that asap! I'll play with you.
    Also didn't Lufia and the Fortress of Doom come out in 1993? That's a pretty big miss off this list. Great soundtrack and excellent RPG

  • @MotherKojiro
    @MotherKojiro Před 7 měsíci

    Lots of great titles here; biggest stand-outs to me are SimEarth, Super Valis 4, Shadowrun, Rock & Roll Racing, EVO, and Secret of Mana. I first played SimEarth for my old Mac Classic (still have it), and while that version has more sophisticated terminology (e.g. avians instead of birds), the SNES version has color and music, and the soundtrack is borderline industrial at times; very interesting port. Loved Shadowrun, but couldn't get all that far; now that there's a mouse hack, I'm going to give it another shot, but I really loved the rereboot trilogy. Rock & Roll Racing was rereleased as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection (also includes Lost Vikings and Blackthorne), but I couldn't tell you if it has multiplayer or anything like that.

  • @mevb
    @mevb Před 10 dny

    You could also play three players on Secret of Mana but in addition to three controllers, you needed the special adapter to plug in three controllers as the SNES only had three controller plugins like with the NES.

  • @freddyvidz
    @freddyvidz Před 7 měsíci +1

    Good Troop was awesome.

  • @SteveBrandon
    @SteveBrandon Před 7 měsíci +1

    I know it wasn't on SNES because Acclaim had the console rights for the Simpsons duing the 16-bit era but the Simpsons Arcade Game would've looked fine on SNES assuming that Konami would've used the same graphics engine as TMNT: Turtles in Time. I wish Konami could've worked something out with Acclaim even if it meant Acclaim releasing it under their own label.

    • @Redfoot138
      @Redfoot138 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Some other CZcamsrs have covered it, but the SNES port of Captain America & The Avengers was just complete garbage and should have been at least as good as the Genesis version, if not better. Technologically, I think those Konami arcades beat 'em ups like Simpsons and X-Men could have been pretty good for the SNES, if not arcade perfect. I think Capcom had the X-Men license for the SNES. X-Men Mutant Apocalypse was pretty fun on the SNES, btw.

  • @johngavalas74
    @johngavalas74 Před 7 měsíci +1

    There is Starfox for Nintendo Switch called Starlink Battle For Atlantis

  • @DestroyerOfWombs
    @DestroyerOfWombs Před 7 měsíci

    Hey, John! How about a video about all the NES games that were remade/rereleased on the SNES? You could cover cartridges, and if that’s not enough to fill the video, add in the ones from Satellaview. I can’t seem to find a video, or article, specifically covering this topic. Thanks!