Top Ten 16 Bit (that isn't Mario or Sonic) ((Or anything from the good old days Pre N64/PS1)) - The Bear and Badger

Scotswahey

Hello again strangers.

So a long long time ago I decided I'd make a retro mini arcade. But since having a 2nd child I've not had time to do feck all until recently. I finally got around to putting RetroPie onto my Raspberry pi.

I've picked some classy snes Controllers from Amazon but what I really need to know is which games. So without naming ANY Mario or Sonic games... whats your top 10 or even top 5 SNES and Megadrive games?

To be honest the list can be more extensive and include anything 8bit C64, Speccy, NES etc.

WorKid

Hello there stranger! Glad to see you back.

Micro Machines is on the list for sure.

kneecap

Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star IV
Dynamite Headdy
Streets of Rage 1
Streets of Rage 2
Shinobi 3
Revenge of Shinobi
Probotector
Golden Axe
Comix Zone

Moto70

Road Rash
Super Monaco GP

optimark_prime

Gunstar Heroes
Streets of Rage 2
Dragon's Fury
Revenge of Shinobi
Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Toejam & Earl
Thunderforce IV
Super Tennis
Zombies
Star Fox

....off the top of my head.

Moot_Geeza

Top 10 16-bit overall, Sonic & Mario excluded:

1. Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
2. Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Streetfighter 2 (Variations)
4. Shining Force 2
5. Landstalker
6. Super Punch Out!
7. Red Zone
8. Streets of Rage 2
9. EA/NHL Hockey (Variations)
10. Dynamite Headdy

Nearest miss: Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Top 10 MD exclusives

1. Shining Force 2
2. Landstalker
3. Red Zone
4. Streets of Rage 2
5. Dynamite Headdy
6. Rocket Knight Adventures
7. Story of Thor
8. Sub Terrania
9. Gunstar Heroes
10. Road Rash 2

Nearest miss: Pulseman

Top 10 SNES exclusives

1. Zelda: A Link to the Past
2. Super Punch-Out!
3. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
4. Castlevania IV
5. UN Squadron
6. Donkey Kong Country
7. Super Metroid
8. F-Zero
9. Megaman X
10. Axelay

Nearest miss: Contra III

No Mario takes a huge bite out the God-tier SNES games (removing three games from the top half of my top ten), so I enjoyed making today's lists as it makes this particular console war a lot less one-sided. Never played any SNES RPGs, so obviously can't comment on Chrono Trigger et al, other than 'critics and fans say they're good'.

WorKid

And Madden of course.

retroking1981

Desert Strike and Mortal Kombat II deserve a mention...

Chief

Shadowrun on SNES.

mk64

A link to the past
Shadowrun
Saturday nights slam masters
Micro machines
Super street fighter 2
Super ghouls n ghosts
Secret of mana
Top gear
World Cup striker
Turtles in time

optimark_prime

No Mario Kart, MK?

acemuzzy

FF VI
Zelda ALttP
SoM
Super Metroid
Oh and did anyone say Mario yet?

Scotswahey

I tried Coolspot... I used to think that was good when I was a kid. Road rash is pretty bad by todays standards too.

But theres a lot on peoples list I've never played so I'll try putting them on the Pi later tonight. Definitely going to try Comix zone because I remember seeing that on GamesMaster and thinking it looked amazing.

optimark_prime

It's bloody hard.

optimark_prime

Also, I think Aladdin is better than Cool Spot.

Moot_Geeza

Earthworm Jim rarely gets mentioned in these lists. The controls could be tighter and it's punishing compared to most modern games, but it's varied, still highly playable and a far better Perry effort than Cool Spot. I think I'll play the sequel soon, I only ever had a quick go at a mate's house.

Aladdin nearly made my MD list, despite the complete lack of challenge - I don't think I've ever played such a polished game.

optimark_prime

Cool Spot 2 (Goes To Hollywood) is an abomination!

[Deleted User]

No particular order. (All MD, didn't have a Snes)
Streets of rage
Streets of rage 2
Stryder
Ristar
Micro Machines 2 Turbo
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Mega Bomberman
Golden Axe
Mickey Castle of Illusion
Toejam and Earl 2: Panic on Funkatron

wonderbanana

Alien Soldier (MD) not mentioned yet.
Super Turrican is also pretty good.

wonderbanana

Oh and Musha Aleste (MD) and Super Aleste (SNES) are ace.

mk64

optimark_prime wrote:

No Mario Kart, MK?

Told no mario games

Billy

Magical flying hat turbo adventure
James pond 2 robocod
Herzog zwei
Violinist of hamlyn
Super metroid
DoReMi fantasy
Rockman x

Yay for listing cool games that makes me want to bust out the super Famicom and md

retroking1981

Can't be bothered with a top 10 so will just list recommendations:

SNES
Aladdin
Batman Returns
Contra 3
Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country Trilogy
F1 Roc
Final Fight 2
F-Zero
Goof Troop
Joe & Mac Caveman Ninja
Jurassic Park
Killer Instinct
Legend of Zelda: ALttP
Mega Man X
Mickey's Magical Quest
Pilotwings
Push Over
Starfox
Stunt Race FX
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls N' Ghosts
Super Metroid
Super Punch Out!
Super Star Wars Trilogy
Super Tennis
Tiny Toon Adventures
Top Gear
Turtles in Time
UN Squadron
Unirally
Wolfenstein 3D

Mega Drive
Aladdin
Castle of Illusion
Castlevania Bloodlines/New Generation
Contra: Hard Corps
Decap Attack
Golden Axe Trilogy
Ghouls N' Ghosts
Gunstar Heroes
Hellfire
Mercs
Quackshot
Revenge of Shinobi
Road Rash Trilogy
Rocket Knight Adventures
Ristar
Shinobi III: The Ninja Master
Streets of Rage Trilogy
TMNT: Hyperstone Heist
Thunder Force III
Thunder Force IV

Multiformat
Cannon Fodder - best on SNES
Earthworm Jim - best on MD
Flashback - best on SNES
Mortal Kombat Trilogy - best on SNES
NBA Jam T.E. - best on SNES
NHL 94 - best on MD
Rock N Roll Racing - best on SNES
Saturday Night Slam Masters - best on SNES
Street Fighter 2 - best on SNES
Strike Trilogy - best on MD
Super Bomberman - best on SNES
Super Smash TV - best on SNES
Super SWIV/Firepower 2000 - best on SNES
WWF Royal Rumble - best on SNES
Zombies Ate My Neighbours - best on SNES

optimark_prime

mk64 wrote:

optimark_prime wrote:

No Mario Kart, MK?

Told no mario games

Ah, fair point. I assumed 'traditional' Mario games though.

hylian_elf

The essentials kinda in order. At least first 2 or 3 are anyway. I would put these in a top games of all time list.

Zelda: LttP
Super Metroid
Terranigma
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Secret of Mana

And some 'great' games:

Shadowrun
Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Super Castlevania IV
Contra III (3 Konami games in a row! They used to be good at making games)
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG
F-Zero
Actraiser
Soul Blazer
Illusion of Time

That'll do for now.

hylian_elf

Oh, forgot Super Aleste.

hylian_elf

And Zombies! I loved that game!!!

Moot_Geeza

Billy_Hologram wrote:

Violinist of hamlyn

I had to look this up to check if it was real.

Moot_Geeza

retroking1981 wrote:

Multiformat Cannon Fodder - best on SNES Earthworm Jim - best on MD Flashback - best on SNES Mortal Kombat Trilogy - best on SNES NBA Jam T.E. - best on SNES NHL 94 - best on MD Rock N Roll Racing - best on SNES Saturday Night Slam Masters - best on SNES Street Fighter 2 - best on SNES Strike Trilogy - best on MD Super Bomberman - best on SNES Super Smash TV - best on SNES Super SWIV/Firepower 2000 - best on SNES WWF Royal Rumble - best on SNES Zombies Ate My Neighbours - best on SNES

Different games, same titles:

Robocop Vs Terminator: Best on MD
Jurassic Park: Best on SNES
Aladdin: Best on MD
Shadowrun: No idea, both supposedly great
TNMT: Tournament Fighters: Best on SNES
The Terminator: Best on MD
Batman Returns: Best on SNES
The Adventures of Batman & Robin: Best on SNES, but only because of the insane difficulty of the MD one.
Sparkster: Never played either properly.
Pirates of Dark Water: Always thought both looked great.

any more?

AJ

What's being ignored here is the fact that a few of the games (Cannon Fodder, Flashback, etc.) should be played using the Amiga version.

Since I've mentioned Flashback, I really have to mention Another World.

retroking1981

True some of them are better on Amiga but the OP only asked for SNES/MD

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Different games, same titles:

Robocop Vs Terminator: Best on MD
Jurassic Park: Best on SNES
Aladdin: Best on MD
Shadowrun: No idea, both supposedly great
TNMT: Tournament Fighters: Best on SNES
The Terminator: Best on MD
Batman Returns: Best on SNES
The Adventures of Batman & Robin: Best on SNES, but only because of the insane difficulty of the MD one.
Sparkster: Never played either properly.
Pirates of Dark Water: Always thought both looked great.

any more?

Some of these (definitely the bolded) are different games completely and thus not better on one than the other. Thats why I put Aladdin in both individual console lists.

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