The video game industry continues to evolve in surprising ways that only point towards an even more exciting future. How this immersive medium changes is always incredible, but certain constants feel like they’ll never disappear, like Nintendo’s involvement as a first-party game developer. Nintendo’s Switch has achieved unprecedented success, and the company doesn’t have to worry about the future.

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However, it’s just as important to look back to the past and pay respect to the past titles that helped Nintendo get to where they are today. The Super Nintendo was a groundbreaking console for the company that kickstarted some iconic franchises. That being said, some fantastic SNES games remain in the shadows, but are just as worthy of praise and attention.

10 Mega Man Soccer Turns The Blue Bomber Into A Sports Star

Mega Man Soccer Match in Super Nintendo Game

Mario is typically Nintendo's go-to mascot to headline a sports game or multiplayer party venture, but Mega Man Soccer is a Super Nintendo game that attempts to put Capcom's popular action-platformer hero in a slightly exaggerated take on sports.

Curiously, Mega Man Soccer is a decent soccer game and a fun twist on the Mega Man formula, but it failed to receive any follow-up despite its success. Then again, Mega Man Soccer doesn’t seem nearly as niche or weird as Klonoa Beach Volleyball.

9 Metal Warriors Is A Destructive Action Delight For Mecha Fans

Mecha Fight in Metal Warriors Super Nintendo Game

Zombies Ate My Neighbors was a groundbreaking console release from LucasArts that was able to break through to the mainstream because of its outlandish titles. The same development team was responsible for Metal Warriors, an even better game that mixes action, combat, shooting, and exploration-based missions that draw inspiration from mecha anime.

Metal Warriors is very ahead of its time, and it's a game that would immediately find an audience today, but its generic presentation back in the mid-1990s led to it getting lost in the shuffle.

8 Uniracers Does Its Best With Its Atypical Competitive Premise

Versus Race in Uniracers Super Nintendo Game.

There is no shortage of strange racing titles that attempt to do something different with the competitive gaming genre. The Super Nintendo is fairly limited with what it can accomplish in a racing game, and it's really just Super Mario Kart and F-Zero that make their mark.

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Uniracers leans into an exaggerated design scheme with absurd 2D and emphasis on stunts, all of which are performed by riderless unicycles. The whole concept is weird, and while it's easy to understand why a “Uniracers 64” never happened, it's an entertaining risk that deserves more love.

7 Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures Perfectly Recaptures The Best Of The Film Franchise

Indiana Jones Explores Cave In Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures Super Nintendo Game

There are some exceptional original Indiana Jones stories told on the PC through point-and-click adventure games. LucasArts' Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures instead functions as the franchise's equivalent to the SNES' Super Star Wars series. The expansive action-platformer covers Indiana Jones’ original three adventures, which showcase engaging gameplay and seriously impressive graphics, including rudimentary cutscenes, that push the console to its limits.

Modern audiences have gotten accustomed to sprawling collections that recreate a huge cinematic series through LEGO, but there’s a directness to Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures that’s missing in a lot of newer titles.

6 Goof Troop Is A Disney Game With Surprising Depth That Comes From A Growing Design Master

Cooperative play between Goofy and Max in Goof Troop Super Nintendo Game

Capcom has a history with several Disney property adaptations, many of which showed up on Nintendo consoles. It's very easy to underestimate these types of games as soulless licensed products, but they occasionally bear surprising fruit.

The Super Nintendo's Goof Troop, for instance, was one of the first video games designed by Shinji Mikami of Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and The Evil Within fame. There's surprising depth to this Goof Troop adventure, and the game's structure was even used for a very early beta build of Resident Evil.

5 Phalanx Is Sublime Shoot-’Em-Up Action That Was Derailed By Poor Marketing

Shooter Chaos Plays Out In Phalanx Super Nintendo Game

Phalanx is one of the most entertaining space shooters to arrive on the Super Nintendo, but it's a game that was widely overlooked because of its puzzling box art that highlights an actual photo of a banjo-playing prospector instead of anything from out of the shoot-'em-up title.

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This box art proved so controversial that the Game Boy Advance re-release for Phalanx created a completely different look to avoid the same mistake. Now, more than ever, the engaging gameplay of Phalanx is needed to rejuvenate the flailing genre.

4 Blackthorne Is A Unique World Of Loss And Ruin That’s Crafted By Master Storytellers

Humans search for hope in Blackthorne Super Nintendo Game

An early effort from Blizzard Entertainment, Blackthorne is an extremely ambitious platformer that throws audience's into the futuristic dystopia of Tuul, a planet where humanity is on the brink of extinction. Blackthorne thrives through its maze-like worlds that truly feel alien in nature.

The platformer also has impressive world-building for a game of its nature, and the gameplay incorporates unique gun-based combat that relies upon leaning against walls. It's a challenging adventure, but one that's absolutely worth it, and the audience for Blackthorne has only increased after its release in 2021’s Blizzard Arcade Collection.

3 Secret Of Evermore Is An Ambitious Action-RPG That Gets Lost In The Shuffle

Mad Science is activated in Secret of Evermore Super Nintendo Game

Squaresoft was synonymous with top-tier RPG titles during the 1980s and 90s, and Secret of Evermore is one of their more obscure offerings for the Super Nintendo; its Japanese release was even entirely canceled. Secret of Evermore hops through different realms that are defined by their contrasting periods, plus the player's shapeshifting dog sidekick makes for the perfect companion.

However, the game's basic title makes it blend in with every other SNES Squaresoft RPG, and it needs to be played to be properly appreciated.

2 Shadowrun Is A Cyberpunk Action-RPG That Goes Back To The Fundamentals Of The Genre

Shadowrun on the Super Nintendo

The video game industry has finally reached a point where it feels like it can adequately explore and take full advantage of what the cyberpunk sci-fi sub-genre has to offer. 1993's Shadowrun is a flawed masterpiece that's more successful than not, but it deserves serious credit for attempting such a lofty adaptation on the 16-bit console.

Set in 2050, Shadowrun is an action RPG that draws deep inspiration from the traditional pen-and-paper mechanics of role-playing. This proved too intense for mainstream audiences, but those who want an adult, old-fashioned RPG will not be disappointed.

1 The Legend of the Mystical Ninja Is A Unique Platformer With Endless Personality

Many Nintendo fans first learned about Goemon, the Mystical Ninja, through his pair of inventive titles on the Nintendo 64. However, there are still some earlier Legend of the Mystical Ninja games for the Super Nintendo that received localization outside of Japan.

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the SNES stands out as one of the strangest titles on the 16-bit console due to how it retains its Japanese personality, especially with its boss designs. There's a lot of depth in terms of what the player can do in this world, and its unusual box art and vague title have kept audiences at a distance.

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