The best SNES games of all time

When the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) launched, it was an instant success following some of the legendary Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Nintendo sold out the initial shipment of 300,000 systems within hours, making it one of the best-selling consoles of all time. While not quite as big of a quantum leap as the jump to the N64 would be, the SNES was a technical powerhouse for its time.

The system offered now-classic games and follow-ups to some of the best NES games withMortal Kombat, Legend of Zelda, Castlevania, and, of course, some of the best Mario games.The system brings back fond memories for lots of players, but because it was so long ago, some of our favorites have been lost to time. To highlight some of these missing classics, we have compiled a list of some of the best games the SNES had to offer.

If you’re diving into Nintendo history, you should also check out our round-ups of the best Game Boy Color, best Nintendo 64 games, and best Game Boy Advance games. There are also a lot of great Nintendo titles included in Digital Trends’ ranking of the top 50 best video games of all time.

Mortal Kombat II

76% Platforms PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PC DOS, Amiga, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, Arcade, Sega Master System Genre Fighting Developer Midway Publisher Midway, Acclaim Entertainment Release April 03, 1993 The original Mortal Kombat made waves because of its gruesome and theretofore unseen levels of violence, but the second installment made waves because it was one of the best fighting games. Admittedly, the early Mortal Kombat games have been long-since surpassed in terms of gameplay, but at the time they were something special. The hyper-violent gore was novel, but it also was one of the first game to feel like an “adult” experience. In hindsight, they were certainly more juvenile than “mature,” but along with games like Doom, the Mortal Kombat series pushed the