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Top 100 best Super Nintendo games

The Super Nintendo is the absolute peak of 16-bit: Super Mario World, A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country. This Top 100 gathers the best of the SNES library, re-tested and re-ranked by RomWize, each title with its re-evaluated score, its versions, their rarity and their collector value.

"Super Mario Kart lays the foundation of kart racing, two player friendly. Short but addictive, essential for arcade racing fans."

"The full alternative title of Super Street Fighter II, identical in content. Absolutely essential for Capcom versus fans."

"Tales of Phantasia is a Namco Japanese JRPG peak with ambitious narrative. Real time combat and synthesized voices, essential for fans."

"A cute Japanese action adventure by Lenar, mixing exploration and light shooting. Charming, short, truly obscure but worth the detour."

"Final Fantasy V shines with deep jobs and a lighter tone. Combat is joyful, customization vast, a true gameplay peak."

"The Japanese name for DKC 3, identical in content. More laid back and dense, for Rare platformer fans in VO."

"A Natsume Ninja Warriors very different from the arcade, a SNES brawler peak. Weighty, tense, stunning animations, essential."

"The SNES port of Killer Instinct, technically stunning and arcade faithful. Brutal combos, heavy atmosphere, a versus must."

"A Rare platformer that dropped jaws on release with prerendered graphics and an unforgettable soundtrack. Still pure joy today."

"The NHL 94 SNES port, smooth and snappy for its time. Still playable today, perfect for short matches with friends."

"Quest's cult tactical RPG, with majestic staging and an original alignment system. Long, dense, still spellbinding today."

"A wacky, hilarious Konami Gradius parody with a strong cartoon flair. Inventive, funny, joyful for genre fans."

"The first F-Zero quite literally defined futuristic racing. Mind blowing speed, timeless design and a still iconic soundtrack."

"An ambitious Imagineer Japanese JRPG with mature writing and an original judgment system. Lesser known, worth seeking out."

"Fire Emblem Thracia 776 is a brutal tactical peak, demanding and surgical. Harder and trickier, for series veterans only."

"R-Type III is Irem's horizontal shooter peak on SNES, demanding and gorgeous. Three Force types and memorable levels, essential."

"Pocky and Rocky is a folkloric Natsume top down shooter, two player friendly. Wacky, demanding, colorful, a SFC coop peak."

"A two player Disney coop platformer, tasty and accessible. Ideal for a session with a beginner friend."

"A Capcom brawler with multiple characters, faithful to the arcade. Fun with friends but limited by repetitive waves."

"A surprisingly polished Sailor Moon action RPG blending battles and chats, made for the fans. A real little SFC surprise."