I'm looking back on this video now in 2017. I can't believe I beat Hagane when I made this video. I must have been out of my mind. (that much hasn't changed..) I barely even remember playing half of these games now it's been so many years. And I totally forgot how much I liked Firepower 2000. Anyway hope you guys enjoy the video! Thanks for watching -Mike
Nice vid, but just a little correction on Firepower 2000, it was originally an Amiga game called SWIV which stood for SilkWorm IV (Silkworm was another amiga game of the same type but was two player and side scrolling) They never actually made a 2 or 3 and just jumped to IV because they believed it was a massive jump in terms of graphics. If you enjoyed firepower you should try the amiga version of SWIV, many consider it to be the best shooter on the platform (I personally think Xenon II takes the crown, but it amazing)
Hey Mike you should look at the Wild Guns Reloaded on the PS4 or PC. It pretty much fits all your notes for how to make the game better. You could make a video about how to properly remaster a game.
Rock and Roll racing was my dad's second favorite game right after Link to the Past. He was 35 or so when they came out, so as a kid I thought he was a huge nerd. How things seem to come full circle.
0:44 Rock & Roll Racing 3:18 Hagane 5:58 Knights of the Round 8:35 Magic Sword 12:23 Run Saber 15:20 Space Megaforce 15:59 King of Dragons 18:02 Demon's Crest 22:44 Firepower 2000 27:33 Special mencions 28:07 Wild Guns
I remember the SNES for its super satisfying CHUNK when you insert the game, then the other CHUNK when you switched it on. Simple pleasures lost on new consoles.
10. Rock n Roll Racing 9. Hagane 8. Knights of the Round 7. Magic Sword 6. Run Saber 5. Space Megaforce 4. King of Dragons 3. Demon's Crest 2. Firepower 2000 1. Wild Guns
Most of those were prominently featured in Nintendo Power, and other gaming publications. The only game I'd actually consider somewhat obscure is Hagane, because it was rental only. I don't think there's many obscure SNES games left, with 700ish releases and tons of coverage on the net. I might pick these 3 though. 1. Claymates (above average platformer with some puzzle elements, and speeds that top Sonic). It has excellent graphics, controls, and catchy music. 2. Phantom 2040 (under appreciated action/adventure). 3. Ghoul Patrol (seeing how its basically a sequel to the cult hit Zombies Ate My Neighbors, I am ways surprised at how few SNES fans know about it. While it may not have lived up to ZAMN, its definitely worth playing. I think any future obscure/hidden SNES gem lists should definitely focus on the SFC/SNES Japanese and Euro markets. There are tons of amazing games that never made it out here.
@VideoGameObsession 1. "speeds that top Sonic" lol no. Sega's processor was nearly 3x faster than SNES. 3. Not that obscure, it was on the Wii Virtual Console.
How about teleporting back in time and telling LJN to wait with the Roll n' Rocker, until SNES. Then Nerd would play Rock n' Roll Racing on Roll n' Rocker drinking Roll n' Rock.
I remember playing all of these games when I was younger. Knights of the Round, King of Dragons, and Wild Guns were my most favourite of the bunch. The game on this list that I loved the most though was Wild Guns. As for the reason behind the Birdman name I think it has something to do with the way his helmet was shaped in the game kind of resembling a bird skull.
Duuuude i rented demon's quest as a kid and always wondered what the hell it was cause I forgot the name of it! thanks for including it. Classic, highly reccomended!
I have a similar memory of the game at the now defunct rental store Encore, I use to stare at the cover art but my Mom wouldn't rent it for me! Lol the game looks rad.
Magic Sword is a great port from the arcade. I used to play the heck out of it on the arcade back in the day. Metal Marines is a great snes strategy game I could see ranking on a list like this.
Note: The Lost Vikings look-alike character in Rock'n'Roll Racing wasn't plaigarism-- they wer both developped by Blizzard (then Silicon Synapses or something like that)
My favourite obscure SNES title was Terranigma, it was one of the few action adventures that was actually officially released over here - and strange enough, it didn't even make it to the US. As far as Zelda-type games go, this one is still my favourite. It incorporates both town builder and RPG elements, and sees the the main character on an adventure through the pre-history and history of the Earth with a conspiracy-story that follows all the way through.
You sir, just got a thumbs up from me. Yes. The Gaia Trilogy. Obscure games, but oh so great games. With Terranigma being the third in the Trilogy. Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma =D
I love Mike's lame attempts at humor in this video. And I'm not being sarcastic. I legitimately love it, and I hope he never changes. He's someone I wish I could hang out with in real life.
Gonna add an Honorable Mention to this list: King Arthur's World. It was more of a strategy game, it wasn't a shooter exactly, but nailing far off enemies with the catapult is always great fun.
Ever played Legend of the Mystical Ninja? This game motivated me through life to eventually move to Japan. And it even introduced me to Japanese culture, food, and geography. One of the greatest games I've ever played. And one that no one really seems to discuss or know about.
yeah, this game is one of my all time favorites, the art is this game is phenomenal, and I;m not even saying anything about music music is pure classic
Cinemassacre u know mike u should have mentioned the original hagane which is harder than the u.s game hagane the final conflict as it was harder than it. The Japanese game had only 9 continues while the u.s game had infinite continues and some of the bosses took more hits to kill in the Japanese game. But anyway awesome list. U should also make list of other obscure games of other consoles too.
+Cinemassacre Yeah, thanks for this video, Mike. Some time after watching it, I found a copy of Demons Crest at a used game store. It was pretty expensive, but it's such a great game, really don't regret buying it.
I agree that it's quite difficult at times, but with a bit of practice and unlimited continues, you can definitely make it! some bosses took me a lot of tries, too though.
Demon's Crest was an amazing game to play as a kid. I couldn't find the last crest that me and my friend were looking for to fight the end boss so I just drowned my character so we could go get dinner. Turns out it was right in the water I drowned in!
Here are a few SNES games that were never released outside of Japan in their original form, which I personally highly recommend: *Dragon Quest 5 *Final Fantasy 5 *Tales Of Phantasia *Star Ocean
Laurelindo awesome, unfortunately i cant get that snes yet :-/ For one, they are more expensive than i thought. And secondly, im moving this month so im saving my money for deposits and bills and wantnot
BRUH this is the first time ive watched this specific video for some reason, but the fact that king of dragons is on here makes me extremely happy! Easily one of my favorite side scroller beat em ups
Omg!!! Magic Sword! I remember playing that as a kid but all I remembered was the helpers that would follow you around like the archer but couldn't recall the name of the game until now.
Demon's Crest is one of my top 5 greatest games of all time...That and Act Raiser...which to me is right up there with Super Mario World. So I guess TOP SNES games of all time (and probably games in general) would be: 1) Super Mario World/Act Raiser (along with Mega Man X 1-3)...(and Ultimate MK3) 2) Demon's Crest/Street Fighter 2 3) Maximum Carnage 4) Xardion 5) Donkey Kong Country It would be great to have a sequel to Demon's Crest...
***** yeah.. It was a nice game to have back in the day- for kids that couldn't afford actual computers. But it just pales too much in comparison with the PC version to be considered anything more than a novelty.
Thank you for talking about Hagane! it is one of my favorites and is soooo fun! when you said the words "Hagane" I had a nergasm and it got all over my nostalgia!
I haven't played on an SNES (because I don't have one) but i played some remakes on the gba and they are amazing! Super mario world probably the third best mario platformer, i just wish they didn't add the cape or make it less op..
I'm surprised that Rock & Roll Racing is considered obscure, likewise with Firepower 2000 aka SWIV (which was originally on the Amiga) - I saw both of these games reviewed and on sale in the UK.
Knights of the Round and other Capcom fighting games always made me wonder, who stops in the middle of beating up guys to eat a salad they found just lying in the road? I wouldn't fight that guy. He eats road salad, imagine what he'll do to your ass.
Rock N Roll Racing was one of my FAVORITE games. My buddies and I would take turns racing each other all night at sleepovers. SO much fun.. shooting people from all the way across the track was awesome!
How is Demon's Crest obscure? It may not have sold much for it's time, but it's one of the most famous franchises for the time. Here's an obscure title for you, Dragon View. Great action RPG content done in a western RPG style and I doubt many people have even heard of it. Look at the wiki, they have an entire two paragraphs dedicated to it.
These videos help me choose what to play when I'm looking through the laundry list of games on my emulator. Love this stuff, thanks for the upload Mike.
Wild Guns.... always thought of it as a sequel to Blood Brothers.... even tho it wasnt. both are pretty identical with gameplay....and the western setting. Both are great games.
My biggest annoyance with people making top lists for games, even "hidden gem" and "unknown games" lists, is that people go for the 'best'. For example, with SNES. Top 10/20 lists always end up being the same games. Mario, Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, Kirby, etc. And then the "hidden gem" and "lesser-known" game lists are ALSO usually the same list of games as every other hidden gem list. The thing is, there's 700+ SNES games in just the US region. Even more if you count the Europe and Japan exclusives. There are a LOT of games that aren't the best, but are also still fun. But they almost never get mentioned because they're not the best, but also not bad enough to be memorable. They're just fun games that aren't quite good enough to make lists. So no one mentions them. Which sucks, because there are actually quite a few games that SHOULD be mentioned, but aren't. I have a huge set of ..well..EVERY SNES game ever on my computer. All organized by region. I'm currently just slowly scrolling through the entire 700+ US section, picking out and trying games that sound like they could be interesting. And so far, just in the past hour, I've found a good 10-15 games that I enjoyed, that I've never heard of. None of them were amazing, but they were still fun, and definitely worth playing. Just to name a couple games I've found in the past hour that were quite fun: Cutthroat Island, Captain Commando, Blazeon, Bonkers, Boogerman, Brain Lord, and Brawl Brothers. Personally, I think this whole "top #" thing needs to stop. And people should instead just make a huge list of every game they think is good and worth someone's time. It would make lists a lot more varied, as well as allowing people to add games that may not be worthy of a top 10, but still are worth trying. Think of it was a huge "honorable mentions" list, except it also includes the games that'd make the top lists.
Jamy Franken Yeahhh..my point is that the lists are made more for views rather than for making a list of games. People already know about "the best". There's already a million "best" lists. Why not make a list of less mentioned games that people haven't heard about 600 times before?
TXF I completely agree with you, but i just don't see it happen. Maybe if you were a bit better known you could pull that crap on youtube or else people won't even be interested.
+TXF Its not even possible to do a Top 10 List of Video Games. You can only do a Top 10 List, if you have played ALL Games on this Planet. And even than its belongs to your personal Opinion wich one you like. So all Top 10 List are just Bullshit. In this Video you can clearly see he have 6 or 7 Games where you walk around with a Sword and fight Enemies. He have not only one Jump n Run Game. Thats cleary his personal Taste of Games. And far away from a Top 10 List.
Karl S. Well yeah. Top 10s are personal favorites. It's more of a "my 10 favorite games" list. I still think they're a bit pointless because they're all the same, and no one mentions the lesser-talked about games.
Natal Ribeiro Sunny Burrito That's awesome guys! Thanks for takin the suggestion, and confirming my opinion of this game bein awesome! =) Good people you are =) We just gotta see James and Mike's take on it to see if they agree with us now =)
Man, thank you Mike! I would have never heard of Hagane if not for this video. I was a little stumped on what to play next and for now Hagane is my main game.
One thing that makes the big guy with the hammer so easy in Knights of the Round is the block button (which is the X button, unless you change it in Options). If you learn how to time using the block button properly, you can even block him when he's jumping on you.
Top gear 2 is my favorite snes game. I play the tunes when I drive. They even include Canadian cities in the game like Toronto and Vancouver. Here we go now!
The King of Dragons and Demon's Crest are some of my favourites on this list! A few more would be ActRaiser and Judge Dredd the game, for SNES, the latter one is pretty good to give a go. Not sure if it's obscure, but it's fun for what it is.
I agree, back in the day me and many of my friends were hyped when it came out because it focused on a kegenday Ghouls & Ghosts character also it represented somewhat a continuance of the Super Ghouls and Ghosts games for the SNES
"wild guns is one of those games that you play for a night then put on the shelf." "the replay value is immense." I feel like those two statements contradict one another.
Why were so many of these games platformer/beat-em-ups and top-down shooters? The list is dying for an RPG like Lufia, Illusion of Gaia, 7th Saga, or Soul Blazer, a strategy game like Ogre Battle, or a goofy game like Plok. I think it's a good list, just not as diverse as it could be.
Derpurs Machinest what do you expect they arent populoar so they arent sold as well so there are less of them so they are more rare so they cost more solution: EMULATORS
+Derpurs Machinest (Gamer88) you could always just buy a SD Card cart that you can plug a SD card into then download a bunch of roms. they are pretty expensive but a one time investment will give you access to every game on the console, and they are made for every console.
+Jordan Mattes Best thing ever! and the few games you can't play on either model (Super Everdrive or SD2SNES) you can buy or play on emulator and be good to go!
I never beat it but I recommend Hagane to anyone who likes awesome games anyway, it's brutally hard, but it's such a cool game it's a waste to never play it IMO
I'm looking back on this video now in 2017. I can't believe I beat Hagane when I made this video. I must have been out of my mind. (that much hasn't changed..) I barely even remember playing half of these games now it's been so many years. And I totally forgot how much I liked Firepower 2000. Anyway hope you guys enjoy the video! Thanks for watching -Mike
Cinemassacre Thanks for these videos Mike! Keep em coming!
Nice vid, but just a little correction on Firepower 2000, it was originally an Amiga game called SWIV which stood for SilkWorm IV (Silkworm was another amiga game of the same type but was two player and side scrolling) They never actually made a 2 or 3 and just jumped to IV because they believed it was a massive jump in terms of graphics. If you enjoyed firepower you should try the amiga version of SWIV, many consider it to be the best shooter on the platform (I personally think Xenon II takes the crown, but it amazing)
Hey Mike you should look at the Wild Guns Reloaded on the PS4 or PC. It pretty much fits all your notes for how to make the game better. You could make a video about how to properly remaster a game.
I wonder if Mike has played the scroller shooter "U.N. Squadron", that game is just as great as "Space Megaforce".
Np.
Rock and Roll racing was my dad's second favorite game right after Link to the Past. He was 35 or so when they came out, so as a kid I thought he was a huge nerd. How things seem to come full circle.
Wish me dad was into games.
Man, imagine growing up with pong and seeing what gaming became even by 1985.
R&R racing is the 💩
What about COntra!!!!
0:44 Rock & Roll Racing
3:18 Hagane
5:58 Knights of the Round
8:35 Magic Sword
12:23 Run Saber
15:20 Space Megaforce
15:59 King of Dragons
18:02 Demon's Crest
22:44 Firepower 2000
27:33 Special mencions
28:07 Wild Guns
Thank you
Legend
I remember the SNES for its super satisfying CHUNK when you insert the game, then the other CHUNK when you switched it on. Simple pleasures lost on new consoles.
Now it's "NNNNNNNN."
Don’t forget the KERCHUNK when you press down the little eject lever
Sounds like an ASMR video
My PS4 upon start: "Preparing for takeoff. Please stow your tray tables"
10. Rock n Roll Racing
9. Hagane
8. Knights of the Round
7. Magic Sword
6. Run Saber
5. Space Megaforce
4. King of Dragons
3. Demon's Crest
2. Firepower 2000
1. Wild Guns
Saro Lucero!
Most of those were prominently featured in Nintendo Power, and other gaming publications. The only game I'd actually consider somewhat obscure is Hagane, because it was rental only.
I don't think there's many obscure SNES games left, with 700ish releases and tons of coverage on the net. I might pick these 3 though.
1. Claymates (above average platformer with some puzzle elements, and speeds that top Sonic). It has excellent graphics, controls, and catchy music.
2. Phantom 2040 (under appreciated action/adventure).
3. Ghoul Patrol (seeing how its basically a sequel to the cult hit Zombies Ate My Neighbors, I am ways surprised at how few SNES fans know about it. While it may not have lived up to ZAMN, its definitely worth playing.
I think any future obscure/hidden SNES gem lists should definitely focus on the SFC/SNES Japanese and Euro markets. There are tons of amazing games that never made it out here.
@@videogameobsession Hagane wasn't rental only, that was a rumor only.
@VideoGameObsession
1. "speeds that top Sonic" lol no. Sega's processor was nearly 3x faster than SNES.
3. Not that obscure, it was on the Wii Virtual Console.
I finally own all of them!
How about teleporting back in time and telling LJN to wait with the Roll n' Rocker, until SNES. Then Nerd would play Rock n' Roll Racing on Roll n' Rocker drinking Roll n' Rock.
@2:51 "There's a guy who looks like Olaf," Olaf's name is right on the screen.
I want to believe that was originally a joke
And both games were made by Blizzard.
Please make another obscure games video.
Psx, N64 , Sega Saturn, there are stil many consoles with hidden gems to discover Mike !
I liked bangaiio on n64 and Dreamcast. From one of the greatest; treasure
And sega genesis
I'm surprised that there was no mention of Soul Blazer, Brain Lord, or Terranigma. I highly recommend all 3.
I remember playing all of these games when I was younger. Knights of the Round, King of Dragons, and Wild Guns were my most favourite of the bunch. The game on this list that I loved the most though was Wild Guns. As for the reason behind the Birdman name I think it has something to do with the way his helmet was shaped in the game kind of resembling a bird skull.
Duuuude i rented demon's quest as a kid and always wondered what the hell it was cause I forgot the name of it! thanks for including it. Classic, highly reccomended!
I have a similar memory of the game at the now defunct rental store Encore, I use to stare at the cover art but my Mom wouldn't rent it for me! Lol the game looks rad.
same .. I been trying to remember the name of that game for years wow ahah
Legend of the Mystical Ninja is one of my favorite games of all time. And I'm not sure how many people even know of it's existence.
It's a good game. The 2 n64 games are even better.
It was pretty unique and fun
Agreed. I always pull that one out when I get nostalgic for the SNES days.
Are you kidding ? Goemon is legendary ... he’s just big in Japan.
Magic Sword is a great port from the arcade. I used to play the heck out of it on the arcade back in the day.
Metal Marines is a great snes strategy game I could see ranking on a list like this.
Note: The Lost Vikings look-alike character in Rock'n'Roll Racing wasn't plaigarism-- they wer both developped by Blizzard (then Silicon Synapses or something like that)
My favourite obscure SNES title was Terranigma, it was one of the few action adventures that was actually officially released over here - and strange enough, it didn't even make it to the US. As far as Zelda-type games go, this one is still my favourite. It incorporates both town builder and RPG elements, and sees the the main character on an adventure through the pre-history and history of the Earth with a conspiracy-story that follows all the way through.
I wouldn't say Terranigma is obscure. It was basically the Chrono Trigger of Europe since they didn't get Chrono Trigger but got this instead
I suppose it is worth noting that I am European :P It was still fairly obscure, at least in Romania and Germany.
I enjoyed Illusion of Gaia more as a kid that was from the same series.
By over here you mean PAL?
You sir, just got a thumbs up from me. Yes. The Gaia Trilogy. Obscure games, but oh so great games. With Terranigma being the third in the Trilogy. Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma =D
Man I wish Mike did more videos like this. I really love these.
I love Mike's lame attempts at humor in this video. And I'm not being sarcastic. I legitimately love it, and I hope he never changes. He's someone I wish I could hang out with in real life.
Gonna add an Honorable Mention to this list:
King Arthur's World.
It was more of a strategy game, it wasn't a shooter exactly, but nailing far off enemies with the catapult is always great fun.
Ever played Legend of the Mystical Ninja?
This game motivated me through life to eventually move to Japan. And it even introduced me to Japanese culture, food, and geography. One of the greatest games I've ever played. And one that no one really seems to discuss or know about.
I thought Mystical Ninja had great Japanese music
Thanks for shining a light on Demon's Crest! It is now on the snes, via switch online.
Demon's Crest is my favorite game of all time. OF ALL TIME.
Same, one of the best snes games ever.
Mike how bout a live stream for demons Crest or a avgn vid this game is pretty but it is awesome
it wa so good, and the music was great.
Kanye?
yeah, this game is one of my all time favorites, the art is this game is phenomenal, and I;m not even saying anything about music
music is pure classic
I think snes is one of the greatest consoles, a lot of friends had it when I grew up but I never had one on my own :c
I think Playstation 4 buried it in the spot for top console, but it sure was amazing.
i got my snes after n64
If a horse gonna shoot energy beams, might as well be blue
Great revieuwvideo Mike, i love your videos.
marlb0r015 Thanks! -Mike
Cinemassacre u know mike u should have mentioned the original hagane which is harder than the u.s game hagane the final conflict as it was harder than it. The Japanese game had only 9 continues while the u.s game had infinite continues and some of the bosses took more hits to kill in the Japanese game. But anyway awesome list. U should also make list of other obscure games of other consoles too.
Lars Petter Johannessen only for 2???? wow......
+Cinemassacre Yeah, thanks for this video, Mike. Some time after watching it, I found a copy of Demons Crest at a used game store. It was pretty expensive, but it's such a great game, really don't regret buying it.
I agree that it's quite difficult at times, but with a bit of practice and unlimited continues, you can definitely make it! some bosses took me a lot of tries, too though.
Demon's Crest was an amazing game to play as a kid. I couldn't find the last crest that me and my friend were looking for to fight the end boss so I just drowned my character so we could go get dinner. Turns out it was right in the water I drowned in!
I loved rock n roll racing
A dog is a man's best friend
Cyberhawk 😎
Who else is using this to find roms?
Me lol
I have a modded SNES mini. 😂
@@manpower386ify I’m just using batocera
Me L.O.L
Yep
Kings of dragons was one of my favorites as a kid. Me my mom and my brother would all play that together. Such a classic.
It's probably not very obscure, but I loved Saturday Night Slam Masters.
I didn't think R&R racing was obscure...
Speaking of saturday night slam masters, that game is compatible with the multitape too- just imagine the four player mayhem... xD
If I saw correctly, Hagane was a Hudson Soft game. They were one of my favorite developers when I was younger. Wish they were still around.
2:03
"FUCK! You should avoid mines!"
i miss snes desperately. im going to buy one next week. total nostalgia.
Here are a few SNES games that were never released outside of Japan in their original form, which I personally highly recommend:
*Dragon Quest 5
*Final Fantasy 5
*Tales Of Phantasia
*Star Ocean
Laurelindo awesome, unfortunately i cant get that snes yet :-/ For one, they are more expensive than i thought. And secondly, im moving this month so im saving my money for deposits and bills and wantnot
Harley Quinn true, but I want the authentic, original system.
@@dglesterhardunkichud5178 Did you ever buy a SNES?
Where did you learn to fly?
***** and mountains
soupalex there great aren't they :D
corey drew bruce
Gherst-basterz!
Metal Marines was my fav obscure game
Rock and Roll Racing is my favorite game of all time. So glad you threw it on your list!
I'm down for darknuts quest.
Still got the username
wild guns is obscure?
never heard anyone mention it ever in real life.
SoilentGr33n cybernators was great...
Ave Mcree
One of my favs
SoilentGr33n lol, I played the rust off of wild guns yesterday. I still have about 200 games on my SNES from years of working at funcoland.
Daaaaammn
Would a water gargoyle, technically, be a gargleoyle?
Nice one
😆
BRUH this is the first time ive watched this specific video for some reason, but the fact that king of dragons is on here makes me extremely happy! Easily one of my favorite side scroller beat em ups
Demons Crest is on the eshop now. It's pretty cool! Surprised you didn't mention the final fantasy airship-like level select. It's pretty neat.
Yes! Love that Demon's Crest made the list, definitely a hidden gem. :)
Rock n Roll Racing! Music arranged by the legendary Tim Follin!
Shred is in anther timezone!
Tarquin... should avoid mines!
Rip is about to blow
mootbooxle who?
Olaf launches himself!
Omg!!! Magic Sword! I remember playing that as a kid but all I remembered was the helpers that would follow you around like the archer but couldn't recall the name of the game until now.
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen and the 7th Saga are pretty good also
Man do these guys have an effect on prices, Firepower 2000 went from ~$5 in June of 2012 to $37 after this video was released... wow!
damn really? they had clout like that 4 years ago?
Demon's Crest is one of my top 5 greatest games of all time...That and Act Raiser...which to me is right up there with Super Mario World. So I guess TOP SNES games of all time (and probably games in general) would be:
1) Super Mario World/Act Raiser (along with Mega Man X 1-3)...(and Ultimate MK3)
2) Demon's Crest/Street Fighter 2
3) Maximum Carnage
4) Xardion
5) Donkey Kong Country
It would be great to have a sequel to Demon's Crest...
***** yeah.. It was a nice game to have back in the day- for kids that couldn't afford actual computers. But it just pales too much in comparison with the PC version to be considered anything more than a novelty.
***** much agreed
Thank you for talking about Hagane! it is one of my favorites and is soooo fun! when you said the words "Hagane" I had a nergasm and it got all over my nostalgia!
Will you ever do one of these for Genesis? I'm looking all over for hiddeb gems videos for Genesis.
That's fine. I just want to see a Genesis hidden gems from Cinemassacre.
Pasta Master metaljesusrocks?
Beer Me From CINEMASSACRE. MetalJesusRocks is cool. But I'd like to see James or Mike do one.
Pasta Master i agree lol
Pasta Master .sog
Personally I think that the SNES is by far the best console ever.
Not that other consoles aren't good, play a lot on my PS3 and Wii U
I haven't played on an SNES (because I don't have one) but i played some remakes on the gba and they are amazing! Super mario world probably the third best mario platformer, i just wish they didn't add the cape or make it less op..
It's a great console but the best is the PS1, IMO.
cloudtx you must be to young, everyone knows that the SNES an Megadrive (Genises) are the best consoles 4 ever
Poul N My age has nothing to with it. I've owned and played extensively in the SNES and the PS1 has a better library for me.
ps2 is unreachable. fact!
I loved rock and roll racing. One of the greats.
Knights of the Round provides hundreds of hours of fun with my friends
I'm surprised that Rock & Roll Racing is considered obscure, likewise with Firepower 2000 aka SWIV (which was originally on the Amiga) - I saw both of these games reviewed and on sale in the UK.
i agree for Rock n Roll Racing... it was quite popular.
1 of the best racing games on snes
Terranigma. Play it.
ok
Just started it today. 4 hours never went by so fast.
@@johndiggle4229 Hope you're still enjoying it.
2:53 I'm not sure, maybe because it is Olaf from The Lost Vikings?
He's just a kid reviewing games he doesn't know about... He should just stick to Halo.
He's around 40 at this point.
***** k...same age then. but when reviewing an item, the person should know what he's talking about. For the joy of the viewers.
In heroes of the storm there is also one who looks like Olaf hmm strange
xefillion It is the Lost Vikings... 24 years later and they are still very much alive !
Some great looking games, and I don't think I heard about any of them before this vid. SNES was/is such a great console.
Knights of the Round and other Capcom fighting games always made me wonder, who stops in the middle of beating up guys to eat a salad they found just lying in the road? I wouldn't fight that guy. He eats road salad, imagine what he'll do to your ass.
I'd love to see you make more top 10s, Mike. Your videos are really entertaining.
Obscure SNES Gems ---> SMW on the thumbnail
IRONY........
Rock N Roll Racing was one of my FAVORITE games. My buddies and I would take turns racing each other all night at sleepovers. SO
much fun.. shooting people from all the way across the track was awesome!
*Jurassic Park.....love that game, NO SAVE feature though....pity it won't be on the SNES Classic mini*
Noelio Emerald-Isle then hack the snes mini
How is Demon's Crest obscure? It may not have sold much for it's time, but it's one of the most famous franchises for the time.
Here's an obscure title for you, Dragon View. Great action RPG content done in a western RPG style and I doubt many people have even heard of it. Look at the wiki, they have an entire two paragraphs dedicated to it.
I've never heard of it so good choice
The single-most damaging video to video game prices?
The cousin of 'where did you learn to fly' 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fug, I loved King of Dragons. I rented that game so many times!
If you have a Switch, it’s part of the Capcom Beat ‘em Up Bundle.
Olaf IS Olaf. Lost Vikings was a Blizzard game.
Demon's Crest is hardcore af and way ahead of its time.
These videos help me choose what to play when I'm looking through the laundry list of games on my emulator. Love this stuff, thanks for the upload Mike.
lots of Capcom games, i really miss that old days
Fucking Capcom put out nothing but hits!
Jeffrey Carpenter Well, almost.
One word for both of you:EMULATOR
+Tekai Wellington softmodded wii is the way to go, you can use the wiimote or gc depending
sunset riders should've been number 1
I'm suprised no Phantom 2040 on this list , it's an awsome metroid clone and it has 20 endings !
Phantom 2040 is an awesome game, but I wouldn't call it a Metroid clone.
My #1 lessor known SNES title?
*SHADOWNRUN*
Hagane is super expensive.
+Kaiser499 "Hagane is super expensive."
I'm surprised that even Japanese copies are expensive. Must've been a low-key release all round.
+Michael Ross I thought it was around 200$ before and then jumped to 400$ i'm about to put my poorly taken care of cart up on ebay.
because of the bullshit lie about it being rental-only..thanks to people like Mike
The Western game is available for the switch snes game collection
SNES was great. Showing Uniracers took me back! Used to have a blast with that game.
+Nick Comello
I think Uniracers has best easter egg ever. When you change your player's name to Sonic game says "Not Cool Enough". That's funny I think.
I loved uniracers. Such a unique game idea
Wild Guns.... always thought of it as a sequel to Blood Brothers.... even tho it wasnt. both are pretty identical with gameplay....and the western setting. Both are great games.
My biggest annoyance with people making top lists for games, even "hidden gem" and "unknown games" lists, is that people go for the 'best'. For example, with SNES. Top 10/20 lists always end up being the same games. Mario, Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, Kirby, etc. And then the "hidden gem" and "lesser-known" game lists are ALSO usually the same list of games as every other hidden gem list.
The thing is, there's 700+ SNES games in just the US region. Even more if you count the Europe and Japan exclusives. There are a LOT of games that aren't the best, but are also still fun. But they almost never get mentioned because they're not the best, but also not bad enough to be memorable. They're just fun games that aren't quite good enough to make lists. So no one mentions them. Which sucks, because there are actually quite a few games that SHOULD be mentioned, but aren't.
I have a huge set of ..well..EVERY SNES game ever on my computer. All organized by region. I'm currently just slowly scrolling through the entire 700+ US section, picking out and trying games that sound like they could be interesting. And so far, just in the past hour, I've found a good 10-15 games that I enjoyed, that I've never heard of. None of them were amazing, but they were still fun, and definitely worth playing.
Just to name a couple games I've found in the past hour that were quite fun: Cutthroat Island, Captain Commando, Blazeon, Bonkers, Boogerman, Brain Lord, and Brawl Brothers.
Personally, I think this whole "top #" thing needs to stop. And people should instead just make a huge list of every game they think is good and worth someone's time. It would make lists a lot more varied, as well as allowing people to add games that may not be worthy of a top 10, but still are worth trying. Think of it was a huge "honorable mentions" list, except it also includes the games that'd make the top lists.
+TXF It's usually the best. That's how you get views. 'nuff said
Jamy Franken Yeahhh..my point is that the lists are made more for views rather than for making a list of games. People already know about "the best". There's already a million "best" lists. Why not make a list of less mentioned games that people haven't heard about 600 times before?
TXF
I completely agree with you, but i just don't see it happen. Maybe if you were a bit better known you could pull that crap on youtube or else people won't even be interested.
+TXF
Its not even possible to do a Top 10 List of Video Games.
You can only do a Top 10 List, if you have played ALL Games on this Planet. And even than its belongs to your personal Opinion wich one you like.
So all Top 10 List are just Bullshit.
In this Video you can clearly see he have 6 or 7 Games where you walk around with a Sword and fight Enemies. He have not only one Jump n Run Game.
Thats cleary his personal Taste of Games. And far away from a Top 10 List.
Karl S. Well yeah. Top 10s are personal favorites. It's more of a "my 10 favorite games" list.
I still think they're a bit pointless because they're all the same, and no one mentions the lesser-talked about games.
+cinemassacre you gotta try blackthorne! i just played it, one of the best overlooked games EVER!
Il try it
Zeina107 let me know how you like it =)
+Zeina107 same
+Sunny Burrito very true,the character are badass
Natal Ribeiro Sunny Burrito That's awesome guys! Thanks for takin the suggestion, and confirming my opinion of this game bein awesome! =) Good people you are =) We just gotta see James and Mike's take on it to see if they agree with us now =)
this freakin guy didn't think to say "Gee, Hikagi sure looks kind of a fucking plagiarizing lot like Shinobi"
Man, thank you Mike! I would have never heard of Hagane if not for this video. I was a little stumped on what to play next and for now Hagane is my main game.
G.Gargoyle stands for "Ground Gargoyle"
So he reviews games but misses things like that?
One thing that makes the big guy with the hammer so easy in Knights of the Round is the block button (which is the X button, unless you change it in Options). If you learn how to time using the block button properly, you can even block him when he's jumping on you.
Avoid the mines... Where did you learn to fly???
Top gear 2 is my favorite snes game. I play the tunes when I drive. They even include Canadian cities in the game like Toronto and Vancouver. Here we go now!
Love demon Crest never hear anyone talk about it
The King of Dragons and Demon's Crest are some of my favourites on this list! A few more would be ActRaiser and Judge Dredd the game, for SNES, the latter one is pretty good to give a go. Not sure if it's obscure, but it's fun for what it is.
I really do not think Demon's Crest was obscure at all >_>
+keffypoo It became famous thanks to the internet about 10 years ago, it wasn't famous at all when it came out
ive never heard of it till now
I agree, back in the day me and many of my friends were hyped when it came out because it focused on a kegenday Ghouls & Ghosts character also it represented somewhat a continuance of the Super Ghouls and Ghosts games for the SNES
None of the games on this list are obscure at all
Lagoon was very unknown. I guess it was considerate for this top ten. I just love that game!
I aint paying $1k for 1 snes game lol
knights of the round was top arcade game in bulgaria : )
who cares
@@uzieric1 why be an ass?
"wild guns is one of those games that you play for a night then put on the shelf." "the replay value is immense." I feel like those two statements contradict one another.
Nice list! But hey, Knights of the Round's OST is MAGNIFICENT!
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Rock'n'Roll racing is well known in Russia
Weedus2 pc remake sucks
Weedus2 That rip off was renamed and shutdown, only part thay made was the no good UI & medioca grafix It manly just stole content from blizzard and the bands as all sounds & names where from the SNES game thay just riped the content from the game and yes the name, music, voice & sounds used in the SNES game are still under © & ™ of blizzard and the bands.
It was also very popular in Brazil.
Why were so many of these games platformer/beat-em-ups and top-down shooters? The list is dying for an RPG like Lufia, Illusion of Gaia, 7th Saga, or Soul Blazer, a strategy game like Ogre Battle, or a goofy game like Plok. I think it's a good list, just not as diverse as it could be.
mcjamdonald 16-Bit Gems has covered some great games in the RPG category.
None of those games you mentioned are obscure
plok was the shit
Soul Blazer is not obscure, though, I think?
Man. I had a great childhood. I loved so many of the games mentioned.
almost every single game is expensive as shit to get :-(
Derpurs Machinest what do you expect they arent populoar so they arent sold as well so there are less of them so they are more rare so they cost more
solution: EMULATORS
+Derpurs Machinest (Gamer88) you could always just buy a SD Card cart that you can plug a SD card into then download a bunch of roms. they are pretty expensive but a one time investment will give you access to every game on the console, and they are made for every console.
+Jordan Mattes Best thing ever! and the few games you can't play on either model (Super Everdrive or SD2SNES) you can buy or play on emulator and be good to go!
What do you expect? Nintendo resellers are some of the worst people on the planet.
the only game on here that qualifies for the video title is hagane. the rest were well known well advertised games. bloody youngns!
i cant wait for the retro bubble to explode, then all the games will be cheap. It will happen. Just have to wait.
if not just steal them
or you could learn how to emulate, noobie nubs
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I never beat it but I recommend Hagane to anyone who likes awesome games anyway, it's brutally hard, but it's such a cool game it's a waste to never play it IMO
ActRaiser!