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That list seems a bit weighted towards JRPGs, though many are well known, and it seems like the SNES had several to choose from. As much as I must admit I have

by korethr 10y ago

That list seems a bit weighted towards JRPGs, though many are well known, and it seems like the SNES had several to choose from. As much as I must admit I have a moral obligation to complete every one that you mentioned (except Chrono Triger, did finish that one), I think it'd be good to include some types of games. What about, say, Earthworm Jim, MegaMan X2 or X3, or one of the Mortal Kombat titles? I have to agree with GP, this is kinda hard.

cableshaft 10y ago
I had Mortal Kombat 2 on there until right at the end. I considered the ones you mentioned. Earthworm Jim seems more like a Genesis game to me, and I didn't think Capcom would be too keen on giving Nintendo all their Mega Man games, considering they like to repackage and resell them about once every couple of years. Again, I'm not saying my list is definitive and there are no other worthy contenders. It was mainly something I put together based on the games included in the NES Classic, what was really popular, what would likely not be too hard to get the rights to include, and my own personal preferences to a degree. Also, many would argue the SNES was when JRPGs were at their height and the main thing that differentiated the platform compared to the Genesis.
- korethr 10y ago
  I was going to argue that if one was going to include an MMX game, it might as well be X3, because it had a different ending than then Saturn/PSX port that more people have played. However, doing some searching, I can't find any evidence for that now. Oh well, any of them would do -- all three were good. > Also, many would argue the SNES was when JRPGs were at their height and the main thing that differentiated the platform compared to the Genesis. This, I can't argue with. Now that I think about it, a lot of the SNES titles I've played were JRPGs.
justintime2002 10y ago
It's incredibly hard to narrow down to 30. The above list is missing Super Mario RPG even though it's weighted towards JRPGs.

by korethr 10y ago

cableshaft 10y ago

I had Mortal Kombat 2 on there until right at the end. I considered the ones you mentioned. Earthworm Jim seems more like a Genesis game to me, and I didn't think Capcom would be too keen on giving Nintendo all their Mega Man games, considering they like to repackage and resell them about once every couple of years. Again, I'm not saying my list is definitive and there are no other worthy contenders. It was mainly something I put together based on the games included in the NES Classic, what was really popular, what would likely not be too hard to get the rights to include, and my own personal preferences to a degree. Also, many would argue the SNES was when JRPGs were at their height and the main thing that differentiated the platform compared to the Genesis.

korethr 10y ago
I was going to argue that if one was going to include an MMX game, it might as well be X3, because it had a different ending than then Saturn/PSX port that more people have played. However, doing some searching, I can't find any evidence for that now. Oh well, any of them would do -- all three were good. > Also, many would argue the SNES was when JRPGs were at their height and the main thing that differentiated the platform compared to the Genesis. This, I can't argue with. Now that I think about it, a lot of the SNES titles I've played were JRPGs.

justintime2002 10y ago

It's incredibly hard to narrow down to 30. The above list is missing Super Mario RPG even though it's weighted towards JRPGs.