Note: All the roms contained on this page are intended for back-up purposes only! By downloading them, you agree that you will delete them within the next 24 hours, unless you own the original cartridge. We cannot be held responsible for any of your violations of this agreement. Thank you and have a pleasant visit.
Snes9x v. 1.39 -- Windows/MacOS/Linux/Dos
Snes9x is a surprisingly good emulator. It has very good sound playback, good visual quality, especially when running filters, and good joystick support. It also has a good number of other features which you may or may not even notice. The only detractant is that the speed seems a bit slower than Zsnes, but it may not be noticable depending on the speed of your computer. Every game I've thrown at it has worked so far though, so its reliable too.
Rating: 9/10
Zsnes v.1.36 -- Windows/Linux/Dos
Rock solid emulator that's been around for quite some time. All other emulators, regardless of the system are judged in quality against this one (as far as I'm concerned). Great playability, great stability, great sound, and great visual quality. Nothing to complain about here.
Rating: 10/10
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7th Saga
- 792Kb
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I actually found this RPG to be rather fun. You begin by selecting a character from 6 different characters, each with their strengths and weaknesses. You progress across the realm, searching and collecting the mystic runes. A bit after the beginning, you can recruit another member of the six possible choices to your team, to make a maximum party of 2. While you can only control two characters, the turn-based battles are somewhat impressive, making use of mode 7 effects. The world is a bit dull though, with very few (if any), side quests, but the character growth is great and the gameplay is fun, so all in all, its a decent game.
Rating: 7/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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7th Saga 2
- 1.48Mb
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Well I wish I could review this game but the fact that it is in Japanese prevents me from playing it. Well it doesn't really prevent me from playing but it is a good excuse for my laziness and short attention span. This game was requested by a vistor to the site.
Rating: N/A - Reviewed By: Homer
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Act Raiser
- 671Kb
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This is a mix between platformer action, city management, strategy, and RPG. A true hybrid, actraiser pulls it off with much aplomb. You play a god that must clear the world of evil, and you send down a little angel, cupid thingee, to keep your towns protected from the monsters flying about. Of course, before you can build your towns, you have to clear the monsters and a boss in a sidescrolling action bit, one for each town, and then do it again at the end of the town's growth. This is a very neat game.
Rating: 8.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Alcahest *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 1 Mb
Alcahest Patch
- 115 kb
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Make sure you use the ZSNES emulator, any other and I hope you know Japanese. Of course most is regualr RPG banter. "Before I bestow my power upon you, you shall have to defeat me to prove you are worthy." I actually played this game for quite a while. If you like RPG's you will like this game, it is also for people who like slash'm up games.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Bahamut's Lagoon *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 2.3 Mb
Bahamut's Lagoon Patch
- 272 kb
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One link is the game, the other is the patch. You are Byuu, well in game sense, cuz I really dont know who you are. You are a Draogn Rider. A big evil man (sooooo cliche) destroyed your kingdom and took the princess. Now it is time for some payback via dragon. The best thing about this game is the ability to control dragons alongside party members. Hard to explain. Each dragon has his/her own abilities- like healing, fire, ice, water, things you have come to expect in an RPG. Graphics are nice, as is sound. A must have for RPG gamers.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Black Thorne *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 695 Kb
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Brought to you by Blizzard. Yes the ones behind Starcraft and Warcraft. The evil Orcs (or creatures resembling them) have destroyed your town. Before they could get to you, you are transported to earth with the "Lightstone". With this "Lightstone" the orcs will take over the world. Unless we pay them one billlllion dollars, Muhahahaa, muhahahaha, hehe, ha. Wait never mind the money part. You are transported back 20 years later. Now you are a pissed off, shotgun toting, long haired man. Which kind of resembles a redneck from the south, anyways, game is good, of course any game that lets you blow people away with shotguns is sweet.
Rating: 7.7/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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BlaZeon *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 695 Kb
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A side scrolling space shooter. It's an ok game. Never ran across any power up's. If there were some this game would have been higher. But it is still a good game for the genre. So put on your space suit and blast people out of space. Just try not to let anyone see you as you walk outside.
Rating: 7.2/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Bob *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- Guess Kb
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This is like a Megaman game. Dont know what the story is since I passed up the intro. So far I know you are a robot named Bob, and you destroy your enemies with an arsenal of weapons. And for some reason this game comes with cheats that you can activate on the main screen, of course I am not one to cheat. Considering one of my motto's is "Cheaters never prosper, unless they do it right". Anyways enough blah, download the game, if you are not happy with it return it and get Homer as my free gift to you. Void the free gift in the entire galaxy. Offer good after the year 99,999,999 AD.
Rating: 7.7/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Breath of Fire
- 1.03Mb
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An entertaining RPG, Breath of Fire is based around a character that can change into a dragon during the turn-based battles and has the destiny of saving the world. There are eventuall 8 total characters to control, each with their special abilities, and its these characters that probably make the game more interesting than it might not have been. The graphics in the game feel very solid, and the gameplay is rather fun, albeit a bit slow at times, but not painfully so. At any rate, its a good RPG to while away the hours.
Rating: 8/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Breath of Fire 2
- 1.03Mb
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On paper, this game should be better in ever aspect then the original Breath of Fire. The graphics are strictly better. The game is longer. There are more things to do, and places to see. More monsters to kill. But it just doesn't feel right, this one. The progress is slow. The plot, while less cliched than the previous game, is less interesting and takes far too long to get anywhere. And while probably just a personal preference, the charm of the previous game is completely absent from this one. Nontheless, it can still be fun to play now and then. And as a plus, the fishing is much better in this game than the previous one. And changing Ryu into dragons has always kicked much ass.
Rating: 7.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Chrono Trigger
- 2.94Mb
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Arguably the best RPG on the Snes. Rivaled perhaps only by FF3(6 Jap). Battles are phased real time (think Final Fantasy), since it is a Square game aftter all, but the true beauty of the system is the magic subsystem. You can combine allies turns to use a multiple spell technique. As well, the story is interesting, for the most part since you have the ability to travel through time and space. Anyways, it is extremely recommended.
Rating: 9.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Dragon Quest V
- 1.32Mb
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This is the English translation of the 5th game in the Dragon Quest series (Dragon Warrior series state-side). It was a treat for me to recently play this game, as I grew up with the first four games in the series, and am a big fan. If you've played any of the previous four, this game should feel familiar, thanks in part to the good translation, but also because of the relatively simple graphics that appear a bit to be little better than NES quality. Despite this, the gameplay is as good, if not better, than the previous games. The story also is an improvement over the previous games. At any rate, this is a great RPG by most any standards, and you shouldn't pass up this opportunity to play it, unless you happen to know that crazy japanese language and have played and understood this game already.
Rating: 8.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Earthbound
- Says 1k but the hell thats right
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You are Ness, and some aliens are trying to kill everyone, you must stop them. Thats all the story I pick up from screen shots.
Rating: 9/10 By the other people who downloaded this rom. - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Final Fantasy 2(4)
- 660Kb
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This classic Final Fantasy game for the Snes was the US follow-up to the original Final Fantasy game for the Nes although there were two sequels to the game on the Nes. Nevertheless, this particular game stands alone and above and beyond most other RPG's for this system with its mix of interesting characters, great music, and its not as cliched storyline as either lufia game. At any rate, have fun with this one, cause the next one, Final Fantasy 5 isn't nearly as good.
Rating: 8.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Final Fantasy 5
- 1.47Mb
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This game was never released in the US, so this is the translation of the Japanese version. I can sort of see why this one wasn't released too. The plot takes a step backwards from the previous version, as does the characterization, and, in my opinion, the music too. Its only redeeming factor is its job functions for your characters. Much like FF3 on the NES, FF5 allows you to change the class of the characters at any time, like fighter, and blue mage. Its interesting to play, but doesn't hold one's attention for too long.
Rating: 7/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Final Fantasy 3(6)
- 2.14Mb
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This game's reputation precedes its review here. The prestigious Final Fantasy games seem to climax at this title. It is perhaps the best RPG on the snes because of its interesting plotline, numerous playable characters, excellent music, and simply fun gameplay. If you've never played it, you should be ashamed of yourself, and if you have the weeks to devote to this game all over again if you have played it, go ahead and do so.
Rating: 9.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
- 350Kb
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Think of this game as RPG Lite! Primarily, you simply follow a completely and obtrusively set, linear path. Impossible to miss anything, the game even makes it so that you will essentially be at the level it wants you to be when you get there. You control one hero character not of your choosing and during your quest you will recruit the assistance of a few other people, but never more than 1 at a time. This character is either controlled by the computer or you and its a tradeoff to choose which. On one side, if you control the character yourself, you can be more strategic and prevent bonehead moves, but on the other side, you have to press the a-button fewer times and the character can behave precognitively at times. At any rate, this game breaks no new ground anywhere, but it didn't intend to. On the level it set to reach, it succeded admirably, but the level was rather low.
Rating: 6.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Fire Emblem 3
- 553Kb
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This game is in Japanese, any patch I found was only about 2 percent done. What I can say is if you do download this go over to Gamefaqs.com and look up the faqs for it. I have not played it considering I don't know Japanese and don't feel like hasseling with it.
Rating: ?/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Gradius 3
- 424Kb
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Gradius 3 is one of the few sidescrolling space shooters that I have found satisfying. This is probably due in part to the interesting weapons/ship modification system, and, not to mention, the action packed gameplay. The control is very easy to use and become accustomed to, and the game is somewhat addicting at times. However, after a while, there isn't enough variation after you've gotten really far into the game and played it a lot, but it still is fun nonetheless.
Rating: 8/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Harvest Moon
- 1.10Mb
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Harvest Moon is the ultimate farm simulation game. The starting of the farm sim revolution was probably started with this game. You control a farmer in this game and must grow crops and looking after cows, chickens, and even your own horse. You must strive for a good life rather it is becoming a millionaire or settling down with a wife. This game is either addicting or annoying depending on your taste.
Rating: 7.5/10 - Reviewed By: Homer
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Lagoon
- 620Kb
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Half the fun of Zelda with all the same mechanics! I guess what sets it apart is that there are hardly any places to wander and its anime style. Also the animation is truly some of the most horrendous I've ever seen. The hero's sword swinging animation is truly the weakest thing I've ever seen in my life. Its no wonder the Game Over screen popped up lots of times. If for nothing else, download the game to look at the stupid sword, flashing out of his clothes apparently to scratch the mindless foes that walk aggressively in his direction. Don't be surprised when you hear a little bell dinging upon striking your foes. It means success! And don't be surprised when an enemy steps on your feet, sending you flying backwards ten feet into a pit. And don't be surprised by the 3 frames of animation signifying you have fallen into a bottomless chasm, followed be the game over screen. The music is neat though.
Rating: 6/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 691Kb
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Link returns to magical land of Hyrule to save not only Zelda again but also Hyrule. You must solve perplexing puzzles that not only boggles the mind but are really complex in nature. Some are so complicated that not even I got all of the puzzles and secrets. Unlike most Role Playing Games, in Zelda 3 you do not gain any levels, but as a trade off the battles are all real-time. The graphics and sound are above average and the gameplay is through the roof.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Homer
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Live a live *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 691Kb
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This game is pretty good. I only played it for 10 minues do to the fact that I have to go to work soon. I will give a better review later on.
Rating: ?/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Mega Man X
- 920Kb
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Mega Man X is a very good action platformer, where you control a little android man (basically) and run around shooting all manners of creatures and robots in order to reach your goal of killing some evil boss villain (like every other game like this). The graphics in this game are excellent, and the sounds fit perfectly. Gameplay is fast and furious, and very easy to come to grips with, though its probably easiest to use a gamepad with this game. If you like this genre, get this game and be happy.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Mortal Kombat 2
- 2.53Mb
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This fighter game, like the other Mortal Kombats focuses on 1-on-1 combat while combining its premise with blood, gore, gratuitous violence, lots of special movies, and bloody fatalities. This game is great to vent some sadistic intents and blow off steam, and is fun in 2 player mode as well. The animation and graphics are top-par and suit the game well. The sound is good also, and all in all, this is a good fighter, though the button suquences to accomplish the special attacks virtually require a gamepad for ease of play.
Rating: 7.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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NBA Live 98
- 1.31Mb
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If you can't tell from the name, this is a basketball "simulation" game which includes the team rosters and various team ratings from the '98 season. It turns out this game is very playable, though it defies believability very often. You'll find yourself shooting full court shots for kicks, and half court shots for fun, and making a fair number of each. Lots of slam animations are cool, but everyone slammin' all the time isn't really. Oh well, in a way, its kind of funny.
Rating: 7/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Ogre Battle
- 1.2Mb
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This game blends in a morsel of rpg into a scandalously sultry pot of strategy goodness to create a rather delicious stew...wait, why am I making otiose comments about soup.... Oh well; in Ogre Battle you control small fighting units, who will advance in levels provided that they survive the battles (it would be rather odd if they gain strength or accolades posthumously...this isn't the American military), to clash with the Forces of Evil, and perhaps the Axis of Evil as well.... This game offers up multiple endings depending on your actiona, be they virtuous or just down right dastardly devilish. Destroying sinister monster parties is rather entertaining but it does get monotonous so I doubt most will view all the endings. This game was requested by a visitor.
Rating: 8/10 - Reviewed By: Homer
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PilotWings
- 265Kb
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A very unique and unusual game, pilotwings attempts to put you in the shoes of an airplane/skydiver/hanglider/rocketpack trainee with mind-boggling mode 7 effects. Well, they are not so mind-boggling, in fact they are simply adequate, but each of the seperate mission types have a good feel of their own, and falling head first into the ground in skydiving missions is humorous. After you've done well enough for a while, you even get to go on a helicopter mission to rescue your kidnapped trainers.
Rating: 7/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Sailor Moon: Another Story
- 2.7Mb
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Sailor Moon: Another Story is a digustingly poor attempt at a game nontheless a Role playing Game. With average graphics at best and mediocre sound this repugnant game allows you control all the Sailor Scouts to fight evil. Perhaps the only good part in this game is that it allows up to 4 characters to fight at the same time. The story according to sources follows the television series. I thankfully did not play this game for various reasons. Unless you like Sailor Moon, this game is only for the feeble-minded.
Rating: 4.5/10 - Reviewed By: Homer
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Secret of Mana
- 1.44 Mb
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If there is a patent on classic game-making, square has it. Yet another masterpiece of theirs, Secret of Mana is not a traditional RPG. Rather it is an adventure/rpg. You play the untimely hero of the land who's quest is to protect and restore the world which is in dire straits, partly because of you, and shortly after the beginning, you recruit two allies. They are computer controlled, unless you have 2 other friends to play with, as they can control them. At any rate, the battles are handled realtime, but are based around an HP / MP system like your traditional RPG's, and there are a number of spells to cast and weapons to use and charge up. In my book, this is a classic.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Secret of Mana 2/(Seiken Densetsu 3)
- 2.69 Mb
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This game was never released in the US, and it wasn't until recently that some helpful rom hackers decided to grace us with a very good original translation. Kudos to them. Kudos to square as well for creating this excellent follow-up to the original Secret of Mana. Good features: Great gameplay, great replayability, great music, and perhaps the best graphics for the snes. Bad features: Very slow to start and a not too intriguing storyline.
At any rate, if you liked the first one, and have a bit of patience to go through the slow start, then I highly recommend this one.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Soul Blazer
- 816 Kb
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From some sites I've visited, it doesn't look like many people like this game much, but I think its pretty fun. It works a bit like zelda, the fighting in real time from a birds eye view, but as you kill monsters, you release people that were trapped in limbo, or something along those lines, all the while upgrading your weapons, armor, and spells as you find them. By the sounds, it would seem like it has something in common with Actraiser, but I can't be sure about that. At any rate, this is a decent game, with passable graphics and average sounds, but has good gameplay.
Rating: 7/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Sunset Riders *DOWN FOR THE TIME BEING*
- 768Kb
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Grab your spurs and stop sleeping with your uncle cuz it's time to play cowboy. For those who wouldn't dare step foot into Texas(Can't blame you) then here is a rom that could satisfy that bronco wannabe. You can pick between four different characters. You kill bad guys, with your trusty guns. A couple power ups and you have a double automatic handgun.
Rating: 8.3/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Super Adventure Island
- 521Kb
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You area caveman, although in the first level you can ride a skateboard. Were those cavemen smart or what. Anyways some dude on a broom turned your girl to stone and now it's time to return her to normal so you can get some poonanny. This game is your basic side scroller, jump, use some weapons to kill enemies, blah blah blah. Only played through half the first level till i got tired of it.
Rating: 4/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Super Adventure Island 2
- 779Kb
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The Islands need your help. The king is too lazy to do it himself so therfore you decided to help. Anyways this game is about the same as the other one. Boring. Can't believe I am wasting space with these roms. I hope someone downloads them. This goes to prove that sequels always beat out originality. Which is a shame. The rating is so low due to the fact that it is a crappy sequel which need better story and gameplay. Enough complaining, you be the judge.
Rating: 3.5/10 - Reviewed By: Mantis
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Super Mario Kart
- 349Kb
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A simple game featuring the famous characters from all of Mario's games, Mario Kart is actually kinda fun. You get to choose from 8 characters, such as Luigi, Mario, and Princess Toadstool, and race them on a number of tracks in varying degrees of difficulty. It uses mode7 effects, or something like that anyway, to scale the screen in a kind of 1st person vantage, so the graphics are halfway decent, though the controls are fairly annoying since there is absolutely no physics at all in this game.
Rating: 7.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Super Mario RPG
- 2.57Mb
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You might think that an RPG based on Mario would be a flop. You would be thinking wrong then. Smrpg is an excellent RPG and one of my favorites. The characters are the usual mario stars, and many of the enemies will look familiar in the turn based battles as well. Also, the game actually is funny at times, so not only is it fun, but its funny too. The game uses graphics in the style of Donkey Kong Country, so it has a rendered look, but to play this rom well, you'll need a pretty speedy computer for a reasonable speed at good visual quality. Anyway, this RPG is surprisingly good, and recommended.
Rating: 9/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- 1.24Mb
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Resembling the original Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island has better graphics, better gameplay, but a completely annoying Mario. Let me explain... Basically you control a number of Yoshi's of different colors and abilities, per level, that have to carry a baby Mario on their backs. If they are hit they have to run down Mario, who is being stolen by enemies, and retrieve him. If you fail in that, the level ends. Despite the annoying Mario, the game manages to be very fun and playable and can retain even my interest.
Rating: 8/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Super Metroid
- 1.5Mb
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Now this is an interesting game. In essence, it is an action platformer, but it is one of the most cohesive of those that I have played. Super Metroid is extremely atmospheric, has good control, excellent sound, and great graphics. You basically control a character that runs jumps and shoots through alien hoardes, but you'll hardly notice the simple premise. Also, there are lots of suit/weapon modifications that you come across to keep the gameplay interesting. Recommended.
Rating: 8.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Tales of Phantasia
- 4.41Mb
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It took many years but this game was translated fully into english by the great people at Dejap Translations and I'm saving you the trouble of downloading the patch and japanese rom by providing you with them combined. At any rate, I was extremely impressed by this RPG. Not only is it probably the biggest one for the snes (48megabit, chrono trigger was 32 in comparison), it contains vocals, including a lyrical song (albeit in japanese), as well as the best graphics for this genre. The music is also quite good, though not quite on par with FF6 or chrono trigger. The story gets the job done, even though it is somewhat cliche at times. But where the game really shines is the battle system. It's real time, but its THE BEST real time rpg battle system I've played on the snes. Altogether it is a game you do not want to pass up.
Rating: 9.5/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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Wordtris
- 392Kb
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Like Tetris, only with words. The game has a surprisingly large database of words, so large in fact that half the time you end up constructing words like "sex" and "girl", whatever those mean, on accident. The music is a bit surreal when combined with odd background pictures of clowns, elephants, lions, and other things circus related, and after what seems like too short a time the letters start dropping way too fast for their own good. Luckily, you can pause and still see everthing easily in order to plan your attack.
Rating: 8/10 - Reviewed By: Paragon
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