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| *aderack: Like the meeting point of //[[game:Rastan]]// and //[[game:SimCity]]//. It's actually got power! | *aderack: Like the meeting point of //[[game:Rastan]]// and //[[game:SimCity]]//. It's actually got power! | ||
| *spinach: [...]a deplorable story of the virtues of colonization[...] | *spinach: [...]a deplorable story of the virtues of colonization[...] | ||
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| + | ***//Aim for the ace!//** | ||
| + | * Glam Grimfire: a very interesting [[hardware:snes#mode 7]] based [[genre:tennis|tennis game]] for the [[hardware:snes|SNES]]. | ||
| ***//Alcahest//** | ***//Alcahest//** | ||
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| ***//Biometal//** | ***//Biometal//** | ||
| *swimmy: There's so much going on in the background of the first level that I can't see anything, | *swimmy: There's so much going on in the background of the first level that I can't see anything, | ||
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| + | ***//Brandish//** | ||
| + | * Glam Grimfire: also since you can find it in english, the SNES version of //Brandish// is a great game with a nice soundtrack (and a weird control scheme) | ||
| ***//Cacoma Knight in Bizyland / Cacoma Knight (JP)//** | ***//Cacoma Knight in Bizyland / Cacoma Knight (JP)//** | ||
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| *gatotsu2501: The writing is lovely, but I found the game to run out of steam in a big way after about a dozen hours. | *gatotsu2501: The writing is lovely, but I found the game to run out of steam in a big way after about a dozen hours. | ||
| - | ***//Earthbound//**(also on: Wii U VC) - [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=7913|forum thread]] | + | ***//Earthbound//** (also on: Wii U VC) - [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=7913|forum thread]] |
| *Sniper Honeyviper: The precise moment when the Japanese Role-Playing Game gained self-awareness. (//[[game:mother|Mother 1]]// wasn't //quite// there yet, I think.) Far outclassed by [[game:mother_3|its sequel]], but still a precious artifact. | *Sniper Honeyviper: The precise moment when the Japanese Role-Playing Game gained self-awareness. (//[[game:mother|Mother 1]]// wasn't //quite// there yet, I think.) Far outclassed by [[game:mother_3|its sequel]], but still a precious artifact. | ||
| *Talbain: What can be said about this game that hasn't already been said? It's pretty much an RPG that revolutionized thinking about RPGs. It made the abnormal normally accessible. It's hard to really describe this game unfortunately, other than generalizations which everyone's heard before. If I had to say what it is, I'd say to look for what it isn't and you'd begin to understand it. | *Talbain: What can be said about this game that hasn't already been said? It's pretty much an RPG that revolutionized thinking about RPGs. It made the abnormal normally accessible. It's hard to really describe this game unfortunately, other than generalizations which everyone's heard before. If I had to say what it is, I'd say to look for what it isn't and you'd begin to understand it. | ||
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| ***//Firestriker / Holy Striker (JP)//** | ***//Firestriker / Holy Striker (JP)//** | ||
| - | * MrSkeleton: //[[game:final_fantasy_series|Final Fantasy]]// + //[[game:Breakout]]//. Aim for the ace! a very interesting [[hardware:snes#mode 7]] based tennis game for the [[hardware:snes|SNES]]. | + | * MrSkeleton: //[[game:final_fantasy_series|Final Fantasy]]// + //[[game:Breakout]]//. |
| ***//The Firemen//** | ***//The Firemen//** | ||
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| * MrSkeleton: An interesting little 90's anime based game for the [[hardware:snes|SNES]] that's actually a loving homage (and actually better than every game in) the //[[game:valis_series|Valis]]// series. | * MrSkeleton: An interesting little 90's anime based game for the [[hardware:snes|SNES]] that's actually a loving homage (and actually better than every game in) the //[[game:valis_series|Valis]]// series. | ||
| * The Blueberry Hill: I have a soft spot for this pretty average game (and the rest of [[game:makerun_makendo_series|the series]]) because of its [[company:Datam Polystar]] connection, and [[people:Ano Shimizu]] illustrations, but that's about all I like about it. | * The Blueberry Hill: I have a soft spot for this pretty average game (and the rest of [[game:makerun_makendo_series|the series]]) because of its [[company:Datam Polystar]] connection, and [[people:Ano Shimizu]] illustrations, but that's about all I like about it. | ||
| + | * Glam Grimfire: Is an interestin little 90's anime based game for the SNES that's actually a loving homage (and actually better than every game in) the //[[game:valis_series|Valis]]// series, | ||
| - | ***//Kirby's Dream Course / Kirby Bowl (JP)//** (also on: Wii VC, Wii U VC) | + | ***//[[game:kirbys_dream_course|Kirby's Dream Course / Kirby Bowl]] (JP)//** (also on: Wii VC, Wii U VC) |
| *SplashBeats: a wonderful, weird, one-of-a-kind game that's a complete blast multiplayer. | *SplashBeats: a wonderful, weird, one-of-a-kind game that's a complete blast multiplayer. | ||
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| ***//Legend of the Mystical Ninja//** | ***//Legend of the Mystical Ninja//** | ||
| - | ***//The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past//** (also on: GBA, Wii VC) | + | ***//[[game:the_legend_of_zelda_a_link_to_the_past|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]//** (also on: GBA, Wii VC) |
| *Sniper Honeyviper: Your enjoyment of this game will hinge entirely on your nostalgic attachment to the series. | *Sniper Honeyviper: Your enjoyment of this game will hinge entirely on your nostalgic attachment to the series. | ||
| *gatotsu2501: Even when I was young and obsessed with all things Zelda, I always found ALttP kinda... boring. Next to Ocarina of Time (which is practically a remake) it feels like it lacks personality, even if it's technically held up better. | *gatotsu2501: Even when I was young and obsessed with all things Zelda, I always found ALttP kinda... boring. Next to Ocarina of Time (which is practically a remake) it feels like it lacks personality, even if it's technically held up better. | ||
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| ***//Phantom 2040//** (also on: Game Gear, MD) | ***//Phantom 2040//** (also on: Game Gear, MD) | ||
| - | *MrSkeleton: Based on a terrible cartoon, //Phantom 2040// is a metrovania/platformer for the SNES based on the phantom license. Really good. | + | *MrSkeleton: Based on a terrible cartoon, //Phantom 2040// is a [[genre:metroidvania|metrovania]]/platformer for the SNES based on the Phantom [[theme:licensed_games|license]]. Really good. |
| ***//[[game:Picross NP]]// (vols. 1-8)** | ***//[[game:Picross NP]]// (vols. 1-8)** | ||
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| ***//Star Fox / Star Wing (PAL)//** (also on: Wii VC) | ***//Star Fox / Star Wing (PAL)//** (also on: Wii VC) | ||
| - | ***//Star Fox 2//** | + | ***//Star Fox 2//** - [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=25665|forum thread]] |
| * The Blueberry Hill: This unreleased game is one of the highlights of the 16bit era. The map screen in now //alive//, and events will take place here, even as you play missions. | * The Blueberry Hill: This unreleased game is one of the highlights of the 16bit era. The map screen in now //alive//, and events will take place here, even as you play missions. | ||
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| ***//Super Mario RPG//** (also on: Wii VC) | ***//Super Mario RPG//** (also on: Wii VC) | ||
| * gatotsu2501: A charming little game with several impressive-for-its-time innovations that periodically poked their heads up again in both its more polished Nintendo-developed spiritual successors and a handful of subsequent Squaresoft games. May not quite live up to its reputation if you're over the age of 10 the first time you play it. | * gatotsu2501: A charming little game with several impressive-for-its-time innovations that periodically poked their heads up again in both its more polished Nintendo-developed spiritual successors and a handful of subsequent Squaresoft games. May not quite live up to its reputation if you're over the age of 10 the first time you play it. | ||
| + | * CubaLibre: I actually think //SMRPG// is probably a contender for best [[genre:JRPG]]. People remember it fondly as charming and cute and so forth but I think it's also eminently playable and briskly, minorly challenging the way a good JRPG should be. It and //[[game:Chrono Trigger]]// are probably the only JRPGs I'd pick up and replay for fun (not counting //[[game:Earthbound]]// and //[[game:Mother 3]]//, which are sort of different beasts). | ||
| + | * Broco: I think //Mario RPG// is a bad game primarily because it's ugly-looking. Much of the reason to like the [[company:squaresoft|Square]] games of the same era is their fantastic pixel art; //SMRPG// has this really disjointed pseudo-3d look. | ||
| + | * schroeder: My favorite part of //SMRPG// is that it harnessed the impatient tapping everyone does in JRPG battles and made it a mechanic. | ||
| + | * Felix: unless you absolutely hate the isometric pre-rendered 2D aesthetic or you're not into relatively literal interpretations of jRPGs circa 1996 (with cool vertical level design and no random battles), very charming and lots of fun. actually has a run button to motivate its platforming elements, which later titles lost sight of. frankly the only thing keeping me from rating it higher is that saying "mario x final fantasy circa 1996 is close to perfection" is sort of depressing. | ||
| ***//[[game:super_mario_world]]//** (also on: GBA, Wii VC, Wii U VC) | ***//[[game:super_mario_world]]//** (also on: GBA, Wii VC, Wii U VC) | ||
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| ***//Super Turrican 2//** | ***//Super Turrican 2//** | ||
| * RT-55J: basically the Anti-Turrican. Gone are any vestiges of the series' large, maze-like levels. In their place is a linear action game that competently apes the Konami's situation-rushes of the day. The result is marked improvement over [[game:mega_turrican|Mega Turrican]], which was already going in that direction anyway. The weapons feel balanced, the grappling hook is no longer cripplingly unwieldy, and the setpieces don't need to be forgivingly idealized. The bosses are rather impressive, with the spider and the final boss being the standouts. | * RT-55J: basically the Anti-Turrican. Gone are any vestiges of the series' large, maze-like levels. In their place is a linear action game that competently apes the Konami's situation-rushes of the day. The result is marked improvement over [[game:mega_turrican|Mega Turrican]], which was already going in that direction anyway. The weapons feel balanced, the grappling hook is no longer cripplingly unwieldy, and the setpieces don't need to be forgivingly idealized. The bosses are rather impressive, with the spider and the final boss being the standouts. | ||
| - | * RT-55J: Just a word of warning: the Axelay stage is the stuff of horrors. | + | * RT-55J: Just a word of warning: the //Axelay// stage is the stuff of horrors. |
| ***//Sutte Hakkun//** ([[hardware:snes#Satellaview]] & [[hardware:snes#nintendo_power|NP]] only) | ***//Sutte Hakkun//** ([[hardware:snes#Satellaview]] & [[hardware:snes#nintendo_power|NP]] only) | ||
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| * The Blueberry Hill: This is my second favourite SNES [[genre:shooters|shooter]]. Its structure feels unconventional, and its difficulty is just the right amount of //hard//. | * The Blueberry Hill: This is my second favourite SNES [[genre:shooters|shooter]]. Its structure feels unconventional, and its difficulty is just the right amount of //hard//. | ||
| - | ***//Umihara Kawase//** (also on: DS, PlayStation) | + | ***//[[game:umihara_kawase_series#Umihara Kawase]]//** (also on: DS, PlayStation) |
| *dessgeega: possibly the most perfect game ever designed. one of the few games genuinely worth playing on the super famicom. | *dessgeega: possibly the most perfect game ever designed. one of the few games genuinely worth playing on the super famicom. | ||