August 14, 2016|
Filed under: Super Smash Bros. Series
Nintendo is releasing a miniature NES with 30 games packed in. So we made a list of 30 realistic* (at least semi-realistic) SNES games, including 3rd Party that could possibly be included if the SNES Mini becomes a thing.
*Games which weren’t localized aren’t likely. Also Rare owned IPs.
3rd Party companies that have games on NES Mini: Capcom, Konami, Namco, Taito, Tecmo.
No Licensed Games
| Super Mario World | Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Donkey Kong Country 3 | A Link To The Past |
| Super Metroid | Super Mario Kart | Earthbound | Super Mario RPG | Super Punch Out |
| Star Fox | F-Zero | Pilotwings | Yoshi’s Island | Kirby’s Dreamland 3 |
| Joe & Mac | Super Castlevania 4 | Pac-Attack | Final Fantasy VI | Sim City |
| Contra 3 | Sunset Riders | Earthworm Jim | Zombies Ate My Neighbours | Super Bomberman |
| Street Fighter II New Challengers | Megaman 7 | Super Ghouls N Ghosts | Final Fight | Captain Commando |
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| Super Mario World | Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Donkey Kong Country 3 | A Link To The Past |
| Super Metroid | Super Mario Kart | Earthbound | Super Mario RPG | Super Punch Out |
| Star Fox | F-Zero | Pilotwings | Yoshi’s Island | Kirby Superstar |
| Super Bomberman | Super Castlevania 4 | Pac-Attack | Final Fantasy VI | Chrono Trigger |
| Contra 3 | Earthworm Jim | Sim City | Zombies Ate My Neighbours | Demon’s Crest |
| Street Fighter II New Challengers | Megaman X | Super Ghouls N Ghosts | Final Fight | R-Type III |
| Super Mario World | Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Donkey Kong Country 3 | A Link To The Past |
| Super Metroid | Super Mario Kart | Wario’s Woods | Super Mario RPG | Super Punch Out |
| Star Fox | F-Zero | Pilotwings | Yoshi’s Island | Kirby
Super Star |
| SimCity | Super Castlevania 4 | Pac-Attack | Final Fantasy III (VI) | Final Fight |
| Contra 3 | NBA JAM | Secret of Mana | Mortal Kombat II | Kirby’s Avalanche |
| Street Fighter II New Challengers | Megaman X | Super Ghouls N Ghosts | Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon | Gradius III |
| Super Mario World | Super Mario
All Stars |
Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Donkey Kong Country 3 |
| Super Metroid | Super
Mario Kart |
Earthbound | Super Mario RPG | Super
Punch Out |
| Tetris Attack | F-Zero | Pilotwings | Kirby
Super Star |
Kirby’s Dreamland 3 |
| Super Soccer | A Link To
The Past |
Secret of Mana | Final Fantasy VI | Chrono Trigger |
| Contra 3 | Super Castlevania 4 | Gradius III | Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon | Super Bomberman |
| Street Fighter II’ Turbo: Hyper Fighting | MegaMan X | MegaMan 7 | Final Fight 2 | Pac-In-Time |
*I (PushDustIn) agree with Spazzy’s list!
Let us know in the comments what games you would like to see if the SNES Mini were a thing!
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I was going to question the games that aren’t on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, but then I realized Bubble Bobble and Final Fantasy aren’t there yet either. Speaking of which, Star Fox and Yoshi’s Island have never made it the Virtual Console at all (excluding Super Mario Advance 3). Is it true that the FX chip has something to do with it?
T rated games may not make the cut for marketing reasons (which sadly includes EarthBound now). Parents feeling like they can share these systems with their young kids is too valuable to pass up!
It’s gonna be way tougher coming up with 30 plausible N64 games…
Yeah, it’s really suspicious that Star Fox, Yoshi’s Island and every other Super FX-Chip-Game were never released on the Virtual Console. This is also the reason why I excluded them in my list, since there might be a copyright-issue preventing Nintendo to release any game, who uses the Super FX-technology.
I don’t think I’d be able to come up with a full list, but it’d have to have Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Island, Super Metroid and Kirby Super Star at least.
All the above, plus the Top Gear racing games trilogy. Just ask permission from Kemco first.
A mini SNES with Top Gear 3000 would be an instant buy for me!
Square Enix also has a game for the NES Mini with Final Fantasy I.
Super Mario World All Stars & World, Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem (with Archanea Saga as bonus content)/Genealogy of the Holy War/Thracia 776, Final Fantasy VI, Kirby Super Star, Kirby’s Dream Land 3, Link to the Past, Super Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Country Trilogy, F-Zero, Mega Man 7, Mega Man X, EarthBound, Super Mario RPG and Super Punch Out.
*breathes*
I’m looking over these lists in wake of recent rumors, and Nirbion’s list is clearly the best. He remembered to include Tetris Attack.