10 Hidden Gems For The SNES
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- The Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Like the Nintendo Entertainment System, but super! One of the greatest consoles of all time, Nintendo's 16-bit powerhouse was home to some of the finest video games ever made. Today we are bringing you some of the console's most uncelebrated and overlooked gems. From Pocky & Rocky to Phantom 2040 here are 10 Hidden Gems For The SNES!
VO: Ashton Matthews (@ScrambledAshton)
Script: Simon Pike (@Sim198k)
Video Editor: Anthony Hambling (@anthambling)
#snes #Phantom2040 #PockyAndRocky
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It's an amazing feeling when you try a game you know nothing about and love it, no other feeling like it
I love that too. Best one I played like that recently was Little Noah: Scion of Paradise. I love roguelike games overall, but the aesthetic and overall gameplay of it was just genuinely fun. It's not one of those "Souls-like" roguelikes, but uses roguelike mechanics in an anime like setting with a good story and fun characters. Kind of reminds me of the 90s magical girl style anime how it's written. Good stuff.
one time as a kid, my mom randomly rented me Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest and of course, over the years i found out it doesn't have the best reputation but i've always LOVED it.
In my opinion games should be personal and fun.
I like Final Fantasy mystic quest
and the music is cool too 👍
@@Fascistbeast this guy gets it
@@Agju It was only called "Mystic Quest" here in Germany. The first game officially released under the title was Final Fantasy VII. As a kid, I had no idea that Mystic Quest was actually my first FF game. I loved it back then and played it quite a bit.
Super Adventure Island 2 is another hidden SNES gem and one of my favorite games on the system! It's a complete departure from the arcade platforming of classic Adventure Island games and is more of a Zelda II - style side scrolling action game with RPG elements and even a bit of a "Metroidvania" feel to it with the sprawling and interconnected worlds that require some backtracking as you gain new powerups and abilities.
Adventure Island is a franchise that definitely needs a "retro gaming with a modern look" revival. Maybe they could get the people at Wayforward to look into it.
Y además no te olvides que contenía "Mini juegos" para obtener "dinero" para conseguir nuevos "Power up" . Definitivamente esta franquicia debería tener nuevas secuelas. Saludos
One small correction; Super castlevania 4 didn't really do anything to cement the term "metroidvania" which didn't really take off until after Symphony of the Night introduced metroid-like elements.
(and yes technically Castlevania 2 simons Quest did have some elements metroid used, it was more akin to an adventure or even light RPG game than a metroid game)
Yes, Super Castlevania IV is NOT a Metroidvania…. For shame TripleJump
Turtles are not amphibians, they're reptiles. Welcome to Ariurotl's Nitpick Corner.
Milon's secret castle was a cult classic for the NES. I never knew Milon's secret castle had a 16 bit follow up!
RIGHT!!!! I put this on to go to sleep as background noise.... ... ... Milon? Nah... hudsonsoft... nah. ... blows bubbles. ... ! Wait... there was a fucking follow up???
One hidden gem I highly recommend is Soul Blazer, in addition Illusion of Gaia is one worth playing too.
Agreed. Also Terranigma (part 3 of the series).
@@samusx2175 Spulblazer was a lot better than Terranigma. I never could get onto it for some reason.
@@Wayne-vz3ii I agree Soul Blazer is one of the most underrated games for the SNES, but wow. Ive never heard a bad thing about Terranigma before. I think it's up there with CT and FF6.
BTW not judging I feel that way about Earthbound.
@@OzymandiasWasRight I can't exactly point it out but Terranigma just don't have the feel of Soul blazer. Soul blazer is the best of the three games.
@@Wayne-vz3ii The three together are a super unique set of RPGs. Somehow everyone is split on which is their favorite. Those games are a great example of how things can be be similar and different simultaneously.
I have said and will say that the SNES has the most solid library of any gaming system ever. Not a total nostalgic thing either. The NES and Genesis I am very familiar with too but it is genuinely difficult for me to find that many bad games out of any I have or still do play.
Nintendo was (somewhat successfully) filtering out junk games like it always does, but developers like Square were also still putting out high-quality games. That combination hasn't really been matched; most other system either have too much junk or their best games are merely good. Granted it's rather easy to just ignore junk, but that doesn't change the fact that the junk brings down the average.
SNES is easily the best library.
PS2 is still better IMO
@@ImWatchingYou69 But that came so long after it should be better.
@dr their is a solid argument fie that and easily in my opinion gives it a run. Honestly I was waiting for someone to say PS2 and even though SNES gets my vote I can clearly see why some would say PS2.
I always say Natsume is the king of hidden gems. Ninja Warriors, Wild Guns, and the Pocky & Rocky games are classics!
2:47 Milon Secret Castle? More like Milon Sheethy Arsehool
AVGN Moment 😂😂😂
Surprised you didn't mention gems like Alchahest, Arcana, Front Mission, Terranigma, and many more unknown but amazing games. SNES had A LOT of hidden gems compared to other consoles!
Terranigma is so good! Still one of my favorite games.
Front Mission is fantastic. I was glad to get my hands on a copy when visiting Tokyo. Due to it's lack of fame, I snagged it for 200 yen. Lol.
Those are all literally known games though lol. They're like in every single must have ds game video
They are the more known hidden gems, on the contrary many games on this list are true hidden gems.
@@awetistic5295 Mine too ❤️
I'm amazed King Arthur's World flew under my radar for this long. I ADORE console strategy games and seek them out constantly. Never came across this one before!
Very cool game
King Arthur’s world 🌎
Illusion of Gaia is my favorite for the SNES, also often overlooked.
Also known as "Illusion of Time" in Pal regions, indeed quite a decent one and the "middle" of the inofficial "Quintet Trilogy" with "Soul Blazer" and "Terranigma" being the other two. All three pretty decent games :)
Always love your guys humor and the videos covering the retro games!! You deserve a bigger following, keep it up!!
SNES is always has been and always will be one of the all time greatest 16-bit consoles in gaming history. Of course they’re a lot of obscure gems on the SNES,and thanks with the help of the internet to play these underrated games.
Indeed, no other 16bit console has such a massive library with SO MANY good and even stellar games. Of course it has it's shovelware as well, but I'd say in terms of "Okay, Good and Great VS. Bad Games Ratio" the SNES stands at a admireable 90/10%
pocky & rocky is "hidden"? I thought everyone knew about it.
and oh shi- they made another Milon game? and it actually looks good
Bro i really think if I had "Wild Guns" as a 7 year old I would have loved it, I didn't know there were games like that on the SNES until now lol wow
Wild Guns also got a fancier re-release for modern consoles, with two new extra characters. Highly recommend it as well.
There was also Pocky and Rocky 2 on SNES, it's similar but new story and unlockable characters, just as fun as the original
And 'Pocky & Rocky with Becky' for GBA in 2001. They made it sounds like there were no titles between the SNES version and the new game.
There's also a Rocky Rocky that was schedule to come out for the PS1. But they didn't get the licensing for it and they had to change the characters and named of the game.
@@JohnSmith-nj4zqwhat was it changed to?
The spiritual sequel for Pocky and Rocky for the PS2 is called Heavenly Guardian. They had to change the name and characters because they couldn't get the licenses to continue the series.
Just checked Ebay, I am surprised this hidden gem is under 20 dollars. I guess it shows the importance having a game that's licenses vs it being unknown.
Robotrek is one of my favorite SNES games. It really did not get the love or recognition it deserved.
I was so excited for the Wild guns remaster, because I expected twin sticks and/or mouse and keyboard controls, the one thing i missed playing the original was the ability to move and shoot. Too bad we didn't get that.
I miss great e-shop possibilities to easily buy such hidden gems, nowadays. Doremi Fantasy was available on the Wii Virtual Console and I was wise enough to buy it before the shop closed down.
I have fond memories of Robotrek, and I still love that cheery and undeniably catchy Rococo Town theme.
Oh wow, I haven’t thought about Pocky and Rocky or Wild Guns in years. I had Wild Guns but only rented Pocky and Rocky when I had friends coming over
Good news! (And not fake robospam good news either) A Pocky and Rocky remake just came out for modern consoles
I remember playing Bahmaut Lagoon on the zsnes emulator. Not sure if it was poorly translated but one of the bosses drop an F-bomb after defeating him. My sister told my mom and I had to delete the game. 😂😂😂. I will never forget that game. It was actually good too. They should bring it back.
It could be intentional. I heard that a fan translation for one of the Klonoa games had a profanity warning and they wanted the text to be true to the original as possible and not dumb it down.
You had to delete the game because of a word? What is wrong with you? 🤨
@@d.e.2338 I was a kid. 🤣😂 This was years ago. I really should look into getting it again. I remembered playing FFV and it wouldn’t play a certain stage correctly. It was the early stages of zsnes.
@@julesdouglas2372 Anyway... I smell a snitch in this story... 😂
@@d.e.2338 my sister snitched on everything I did or what happened to me. She was the official reporter of the family.
I was skeptical when I saw Pocky and Rocky since that makes it onto a lot of the various "hidden gems" videos around YT, but this list was really good. Firemen and Robotrek I'd never heard of and I'm excited to give them a go.
Man it feels like every time i see someone mention a game that "never made it out of Japan" it's always something that looks like a game i would have Loved to play back when it was new, some of them look like awesome fun right now
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Yeah buddy same shit I say lol.. Japanese gamers definitely got every rpg ever made for every system ever made, would be nice to be able to have the repertoire of games they have over there in English and not have to emulate everything. These days though hell if you didn't save all your games and systems from the past and you'll never be able to afford 80% of it now. Hence emulation is almost always needed to play a lot of the great games especially RPGS.
@@llnemesisll7129 yeah, i had a pretty large collection for everything PS2, XBox and older that started when i was young and decided i didn't want to lose any of my video game stuff while playing NES one day. Fast Forward more than 20 years and my former Stepfather throws it all away when i'm at work, claiming he didn't realize what it was and thought it was "his stuff since it was in his garage." despite the fact that everything was labeled in boxes. When i told him it was all worth over 75K he started to smile until he heard my mom come home, that happened back in 2015 so i don't even like to think about what it would all be worth now.
At this point i'm definitely glad to have emulators so i can atleast play some of the games i used to have.
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@@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 damn bro that sucks I would have been pissed!! Yeah I still got my original Nintendo from Christmas in 87, still have the Super Nintendo from Christmas in 92, Panasonic 3D0 that I traded 10 Super Nintendo games to funcoland for in 94 after it failed miserably lol.. I'm on my second PlayStation 1 and 2 I still have the original that I use for parts if I need still have the original Xbox 360, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast and after that I stopped keeping game systems. So basically I was born in 1980 and I kept all the stuff from the first like 25 years of my life. Still have all the Nintendo power issues to,all 256.. I don't know how is a kid that I resisted taking all the posters out but they still have the posters I still have the player guides and all the little inserts.. but I sold a lot of my regular Nintendo games and Super Nintendo games like way before they got outrageous in 2020 with the prices. So I'm 42 now but yeah I kept a lot of that stuff like a geek lol and a lot of it is worth pretty good money but I'm a sentimental fool and I can't get rid of my old stuff, love it too much. Yeah they just got way too many good games in Japan that you really have to emulate because we just never got them here, so I don't feel bad about emulating it's a must-have especially these days you can't even afford to buy a regular game hell Mario and duck hunts is probably 25 30 bucks now for the NES and it was a pack in game hahaha
@@llnemesisll7129 damn, i'm 39 in June and i was the same way about my games. Felt like i was reading a list of stuff i used to have, not sure i'll ever get over him doing that but thankfully my mom finally got a restraining order on his ass since throwing my stuff away was the least awful thing he was doing compared to how he conducted himself the rest of the time.
At this point i'm just glad there's a way for me to still atleast enjoy some of what i lost without having to spend a ton of money.
It's crazy to think just a handful of my old games could buy me a new car now. 🤦♂️
@@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 Yeah definitely crazy what games are worth now. I have a modded Sega Saturn so I sold my copy of panzer dragoon saga bc I emulate it now. I got $1400 for it on ebay.. I was like this is crazy what people will pay for a game now. They probably won't even play it and are just collecting them like baseball cards now.. Best of luck to you bro
You like the Firefighters? How about trying out Ignition Factor. It was another firefighter game that was a bit grittier than the Firefighters, but it had amazing set pieces and you had to deal with various types of fires that required specialized fire suppression loadouts. I would recommend this because it, too, was forgotten by a lot of players.
No need to be PC, it was called The Firemen.
Omfg I was looking everywhere for Pocky and Rocky. I used to rent that game a lot as a kid and could not remember what it was called or how to even explain it to people. I typed in “forgotten SNES games” on UA-cam and it’s the FIRST game on this list. Bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
*sigh* Just once on a non strictly RPG channel would I love to see a list like this and see Secret of Evermore listed. Such an underappreciated and forgotten gem.
There's a reason no one ever talks about it...it's not very good.
@@Marc_Araujo Agreed. Frustrating gameplay, leveling up magic is a pain in the arse because resources are so limited unless you fork out a lot of cash and the multiple money types was another irritation. And the many glitches that could softlock a game.
@@samusx2175 It was a even-crappier version of Secret of Mana...an already overrated, rushed and unfinished broken game that had the the same flaws you just mentioned of Secret of Evermore. The only good things from both those games were the nice-looking sprites and their soundtracks. My biggest gripe is the near impossibility of leveling up the magic and weapons amd how if you don't have them leveled up all the way by a certain point, it becomes impissible to do so afterwards.
@@Marc_Araujo based, I'll take Ys or that Quintet trio over the Mana games any day
@@ImWatchingYou69 I never cared for the Quintet games but Ys: Book I and II and Ys III: Wanderes From Ys on the TG-CD were superb...too bad Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys never got a translated western release.
I loved Bahamut Lagoon. Unlike most tactical RPGs, it actually gives you stuff to do between battles: you can run around like a typical JRPG, talking to people and stuff, not to mention raising your dragons, which makes it less monotonous imo. It has a surreal story with some unique twists too.
Would love to play it also if I could get an English version on my Wii U shop. Guess I'll look into getting a English ROM to play on the emulator on my Wii. Love square soft games from the 90's during the SNES and PlayStation 1 days. We always missed out on half the good RPGs in America. The Japanese gamers are lucky bc they get every good RPG game for every system ever all the time.
pocky and rocky has a twin stick control patch, works perfect!
Dragon ball + Chrono Trigger + Robotrek = Akira Toriyama ...That was a great man !! he did so much for the gamer / anime fan !!! miss you
i'm horribly offended that she listed some of the SNES' biggest RPG titles in the Bahamut Lagoon entry and omitted Final Fantasy 6!
No but seriously....that did annoy me lol
The best final fantasy for me, still. It’s aged well, but I still wish it would get a 2dhd remaster, or a remake like FFVII to make it more accessible to a new generation.
@@makasete30 oh not only is it my favorite RPG ever, its my second favorite game of all time PERIOD. Wish it got more love from Square and were at least available on Switch
Knowing I have played about half those games makes me proud somehow. Robotrek is one I remember renting a few times too as a kid, but never got too far in it.
There's so many "Best of" lists that feature the same games, so seeing hidden gems instead is very refreshing. And because "hidden gem" is so subjective, every list is different. Please make this an ongoing series (especially for N64 and PS3)!
The Firemen is one of my all-time favorite games.
Also, Super Castelvania IV isn't a Metroidvania. None of the Castlevania games were Metroidvanias before Symphony of the Night on PlayStation and Saturn. Well, no, actually Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is Metroidvaniaesque, but that'sbesidethepoint!
3:00 oh so Milon actually got out of that secret castle.
aha just ordered pocky and rocky re-shrined thanks to this channel, hadn't heard of it before as i was a Sega boy
awesome
great work guys and funny
Robotrek was my favorite game back in the day. I used to play Mr. Roboto during boss battles to help me focus.
Buster busts loose is still one of my fav games of all times. Snes classic
You mean Starwing? Star fox was clearly a Commodore 64 game
i'm glad to see robotrek it's definitely overlooked for sure
The Firemen - an excellent example of a quench'em up
My childhood! The SNES!
Playing Final Fight 2 as we speak. Love the SNES
You listed all but the most iconic SNES back catalogue at the beginning....SUPER METROID yeahhhhhhhhh!
Everyone should play the Firemen. It's very short but fun as hell.
Wild Guns and Tin Star are so underrated .
This SNES is my favorite console, but to the other rabid fans in this comment section, take a chill pill. Curb your elitism and gatekeeping. Am I not allowed to appreciate the Twilight Zone and Gilligan's Island because I was born in 81? Don't like this video? Go watch the latest influencer drek.
Other hidden gems of the Super NES are these:
Robotrek
Dragon View
Uniracer
Top Gear
Secret of Evermore
WeaponLord
Looney Tunes B-Ball
Plok!
the Ignition Factor
Panel de Pon
I had both Ninja Warriors and Robotrek growing up! I loved Robotrek's goofy sense of humour, but the crafting system was too clunky. This was pre-internet, so figuring out item combinations was literally: Try to combine item A one at a time with EVERY OTHER ITEM YOU OWN. Okay, now do the same with item B. Doesn't help the some items are one-of-a-kind (which you can't know at the time) and could be used in multiple combinations, the other item you might not get until much later (which you also can't know at the time).
Still on my list of favourite games.
Ninja Warriors was way better than it had any right to be. The controls, hit boxes, and difficulty scaling were actually pretty tight, and it was just a solid game start to finish.
From my understanding they're gonna keep the super thing going... I've heard the new switch will be called SUPER switch
Great channel! Just subscribed!!! Woot woot!!!
Milon’s DoReMi Fantasy looks like the kind of game I would have loved playing when I was growing up
I really wish you would just get to the point so I don't have to skip like the first 2 minutes of every video. I guarantee you, nobody who intentionally clicked on this video needs an introduction to the SNES. We all know what we're here for.
Never seen a Pinnochio platformer, also great to see Milon still finding work
Don't take the Mark of the Beast! (666)
loved phanton 2040 for snes
Robotrek is decent but it's just weird AF we got that in the US but not the 16-bit Dragon Quest games.
Odd you didn’t mention DoReMi Fantasy being a sequel to Milon’s Secret Castle.
You need three hands to play Wild Guns. I only have two, so I find it difficult to move, aim, jump and shoot simultaneously. Same with N64 Sin & Punishment.
Someone has been watching SNES drunk videos to make this list lol
*metaljesusrocks entered the chat*
Ah, you know Mercs. You are not Herbert. :D
Fireman and pocky and rocky 100% fire
I've heard of Pocky and rocky. I don't know where I heard about it or how I heard about it maybe I heard about it from SNES drunk, but yeah that first one Pocky and Rocky I actually have heard of I just didn't remember much about it
Nice touch naming one of your Robotrek bots Crooooooow. :)
My absolute favorite was Porky Pig's Haunted Vacation
King Arthur looks amazing! Come on Nintendo get that online catalogue filled up already - on and square: more snes RPGs in HD2D please 🙏
Human Entertainment also made Taekwondo on the SNES which is a great beat em up. It's in Japanese or Korean
+McShufts
I added that to my SNES mini console back in the day. It's great, I just wish I could read the text, and knew how to perform the moves consistently!
Ghost sweeper Mikami. It was made by Natsume. Pretty good platformer.
P.S. also check out anime. It fun comedy
Super Ninja Boy, Pop'n Twinbee Rainbow Bell Adventures and a little entirely unreleased gem called Jelly Boy 2.
Sunset Riders & Wild Guns!
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I bought Doremi fantasy when it was released on wii in late 00s. Top game
I played bahamutlagoon once, it was fun until I found a way to make every dragon an omnidragon and was too overpowered and lost interest, one game I think should be on this list is E.V.O, it's the snes version of spore and it's absolutely amazing
Ashton from Triple Jump, where you even alive for the Super Nintendo?
I am surprised, actually a nice choice of games.
Here is an AI generated list of the games mentioned in the video:
Pocky and Rocky (1993)
Do-Re-Mi Fantasy (1994)
Phantom 2040 (1995)
The Firemen (1994)
Wild Guns (1994)
Bahamut Lagoon (1992)
The Ninja Warriors (1993)
Don’t Look Now! Kazayukiyu (1992)
RoboTrek (1992)
King Arthur’s World (1992)
I had King Arthur's World growing up, unfortunately I gave up halfway through when my sister colored over my passwords.
Why she did that? :(
This is one of them videos my inner child is like "OOOOOOOOOOOO"
I like seeing Ashton in that shirt. :-)
Unirally is a hidden gem.
dore mi fantasy ok, but other title were known, maybe they sold poorly but the media mentioned them alot.
Does anyone else remember Tuff E Nuff?
Great list. It's actually pronounced "Tie Toe" 😉
Am I glad that I have own RoboTrek, it's one of the greatest RPG games that I ever played 💯
Funny that a number of these hidden gems seem like copies of Mega Drive games.
Rainbow Isles? Its Rainbow Islands.
You were close, but not right.
Did anyone else think Bahumat Lagoon looked like Golden Sun?
Pink guy had a videogame? Who knew
and there is a pocky and rocky 2 also
Please show the name of the games in time-line stamps or in labels on top of the screen
The lost viking !
That intro was way too long before you finally got to the list
Its hilarious in a way. Number 2 on the list is a game I love while number 1 is a game I hate.
Hidden gems that cost a fortune......
Upvote for the Pepsi endorsement!!!
Great vid 😊
How about Terranigma?
Who had the nerve to say The Ninja Warriors was a bit easy? They must have not played past the 3rd level because the rest of the game is very challenging...especially the last boss. If it wasn't for infinite continues and was limited to 3 or something I probably couldn't beat it as sometimes you have to die to continue with full health at the checkpoint. Or sometimes you need to switch Ninjas that are better suited for certain levels.
Great video