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Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:16 pm
by The Grassy knoll
Turtles In Time.Dudes that game rocks I remember taking a day off school to play that.


Anyone remember Super DoubleDragon?

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:24 am
by rogwilco
The Grassy knoll wrote:Turtles In Time.Dudes that game rocks I remember taking a day off school to play that.


Anyone remember Super DoubleDragon?


Yea both okay games. Funny in the first few years of the SNES that a large majority of the games released had 'SUPER' in the title. :D

The same happened with the N64 and '64'

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:16 pm
by ~Earl Grey~
PJ wrote:
franklk wrote:I used to love Sim City but after downloading it I wouldn't recommend it, best stick with the cuurent versions of the game


Indeed, I downloaded it for an emulator a few years ago and it just wasn't the same. Even with the money cheat in place. :(


I still like that version for it's simplicity and accessibility. I love the quaint little musical pieces too.

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:27 pm
by The Grassy knoll
Ever play Shaq-Fu? What a pile of s***.

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:51 pm
by consolegaming
Anyone think it is worth getting the Super Famicom Classic Controller off ebay for the authentic experience or is the classic controller sufficient?

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:13 pm
by Alpha eX
magicmilner wrote:When the game first came out in America I got an import copy of Super Mario Kart that was about £70+ from a shop in Walthamstow :D


It wasn't Awesome Games was it? It was either that place or the now closed dodgy game shop that was on Wood Street.

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:55 am
by Jazzem
consolegaming wrote:Anyone think it is worth getting the Super Famicom Classic Controller off ebay for the authentic experience or is the classic controller sufficient?


I paid £35 for mine and feel like an absolute loon for doing so, but on the other hand it makes SNES VC games a joy to play, to the point I can't use the classic controller on them any more. It's wonderful :D

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:10 am
by ~Earl Grey~
The Grassy knoll wrote:Ever play Shaq-Fu? What a pile of s***.


Too true. The slowness of the game actually gave me a mild RSI, as I was subconsciously pressing all the buttons really hard.

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:15 am
by ~Earl Grey~
Has anyone played Dharma Doujou? It's an obscure Japanese puzzle game that I randomly acquired in my huge ROM collection. It's really good and so addictive. Here's a clip - it's a pretty simply premise:

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FbIzaAZlrcE[/youtube]

OK, so why doesn't that work?

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:45 pm
by Osito
~Earl Grey~ wrote:Has anyone played Dharma Doujou? It's an obscure Japanese puzzle game that I randomly acquired in my huge ROM collection. It's really good and so addictive. Here's a clip - it's a pretty simply premise:



OK, so why doesn't that work?

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:52 pm
by ~Earl Grey~
Play that game! I implore you.

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:56 pm
by Yggdrasil
*Decided to unearth this topic*

By far, my favourite console of all time...hell, I love it so much I have three of them - the European one which I got some 16 years ago, an American SNES Junior and a Japanese Super Famicom. Usually I wouldn't do such a thing but being my favourite console, I decided I would not put up with the inferior treatment that we, PAL gamers, endured through many years. So when I found out an American SNES Junior on eBay with relatively low shipping fees, I was all over it and shortly after grabbed a copy of Chrono Trigger. You might say "It's on PS as well" and now it's even on DS...yes, but for me, it has to be played on a SNES, following strict orthodox rites :mrgreen: last year I grabbed FF3 [meaning, 6] with box and instructions for a nice 25 euros, hehe

However, one thing was missing - sure, the American SNES is great but American games are usually expensive, especially if you are looking for the full package with box and instructions...this requires going for the Japanese versions...if my American SNES was the original model, it would be easy - I'd just need to cut off the two plastic bits next to the cart slot to slide in the Japanese cart...but the SNES Jr. has two more obstacles, two other pieces of plastic which are not so easy to get rid off, so I played it safe and I got a completely yellow and dirty Super Famicom without any cables except for the transformer [which is actually a European Mega Drive transformer...] which costed 15 euros...

So my policy about looking for SNES games is the following:

- games without much text and which are fairly easy to understand --> Japanese version, it's much easier finding them boxed and with instructions, not to mention they are usually in a better condition

- RPGs --> US or European versions, which is kind of bad because this means I'll never be able to play Tales of Phantasia on any of my SNES...

- games which I already own in European version and want to own in NTSC for speed reasons --> usually Japanese, I did this with F-Zero and the difference is remarkable; next up, Mario Kart!

This is my video of Mute City and Big Blue, Japanese version. My performance isn't as good as I'd like it to be, but I always underperform when I'm playing with the console connected to the PC...meh. Compare the race times to the European version and see the difference.


Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:28 pm
by NickSCFC
Any chance of a 'Favourite exclusive SNES game/series?' poll being added to the thread?

Some suggestions

Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country
F-Zero
Final Fantasy
Killer Instinct
Kirby Super Star
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Mega Man X
Secret of Mana
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World/Yoshi's Island
Super Metroid
Street Fighter II Turbo

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:48 pm
by ITSMILNER
Yeah i'll get a poll up and running shortly and see if we can get this topic jumping :D

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread (Now with added poll)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:54 pm
by SEP
No Starfox?

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread (Now with added poll)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:31 pm
by NickSCFC
Always one, best add an option then :)

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread (Now with added poll)

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:17 pm
by Zerudaaaaa!
My favourite SNES games:
Pocky and Rocky 2
Battletoads in Battle Maniacs
Goof Troop
Putty Squad
Mario is Missing
Megaman X

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread (Now with added poll)

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:10 pm
by Drumstick
DKC by miles.

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread (Now with added poll)

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:19 pm
by The People's ElboReformat
Voted for Super Mario World.


Game just makes me so happy and i love it.


I tried setting my SNES up the other day actually, sadly I seem to have lost the power cable so couldn't. :(

Re: Super Nintendo - Official Thread (Now with added poll)

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:51 pm
by Uppa
I'll discount Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island from my options, given that I have only played through the GBA versions.

Admittedly, I'm not too fond of a lot of the SNES catalogue. I think Super Metroid is the best SNES game that I've played, though there were occasions when I felt some of it was a bit stuffy--a vibe I got from a lot of PAL SNES games. In that respect, the Donkey Kong Country series somehow came away feeling a lot cleaner--probably because of the quality of the music.

Didn't get on with A Link to the Past or the Mario RPG at all, though their respective forms on the N64 were responsible for some of my fondest virtual experiences.