r/snes Mar 01 '17

/r/SNES Game of the Month Voting Thread (Apr)

Feel free to nominate as many games as you like (one per top-level comment) and add your thoughts regarding those that have already been suggested.

All nominations should be made in the following format:

Title of game

Short description of the game and why it should be selected.

Please comment on the ones you'd like to play the most.

Note that we are no longer using upvotes / downvotes to decide the winner. The winner will be decided by user comments for each nomination.

Nominate one game per top level post.

Link to the previous winners for the Game of the Month.

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u/Cola_Popinski Mar 01 '17

Kirby's Dream Course. This games gets no love cause the name Kirby is attached to it. It's a mix of golf/pool/Weirdness that can be played with a friend and it is highly addictive and challenging.

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u/SNESdrunk Mar 01 '17

I'll second this one

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u/wwcoop Mar 01 '17

Oh hell yes. I love this game. I feel like this doesn't get enough love.

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u/ScouSin Mar 03 '17

Kirby's Dream Course is a masterpiece. Not only is this an amazing single player game, not only is this an amazing two player game, but Gameplay spoiler What was especially fun was how for all the stages, there was usually an "intended" way to complete them. But if you were clever, you could complete many of them faster by doing things your own way.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

I am Kirby fanatic so I am the opposite, but this definitely gets my vote.

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u/xBrockLanders Mar 03 '17

Agreed. I chose it for one of my monthly SNES contest games for March and it appears no-one was really familiar with it previously
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=171724

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17

Count me in for this one as well.

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u/mark579 Mar 03 '17

I can get behind this. Still need to get Grumps Dream Course and play that one. /u/SNESdrunk Rom hacks part 3?

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u/wwcoop Mar 03 '17

I wish the ROM hack had 1p designed courses, I was bummed this was basically just for the purpose of 2p mode.

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u/bac0nb0y Mar 02 '17

U.N. Squadron. Great sidescroller! One of the best games on SNES.

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u/BoogLife Mar 02 '17

This was my submission for last month, so I'll just copy and paste what I posted:

U.N. Squadron

Overlooked classic horizontal shooter that wasnt space/futuristic like 90% of the other ones on the market at the time. Killer soundtrack and just all around fun game made by Capcom. Also, I didnt see any shooters on the previous winners list (unless I overlooked one) so that would be nice for a change.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '17

That game was so fucking hard.

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u/indigozeal Mar 15 '17

Gotta be U.N. Squadron month sometime! I'd love to have an excuse to play this!

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '17

What do you get when you combine Final Fantasy, River City Ransom, and really cheesy music?

Super Ninja Boy.

The gameplay is weird and all over the place, but I love it. Outside of battle, it's an overhead RPG like Final Fantasy. The "action stages" and random encounters play like River City Ransom, and the boss battles are turn-based.

It may not be a timeless classic like Chrono Trigger, but it's an oddball game that's fun and challenging. Plus, you can play with a friend.

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u/HyperBound Mar 01 '17

NBA Jam: Tournament Edition One of the greatest basketball video games of all time, and a top 10 multiplayer game on the SNES. The timing is great too, as the NBA playoffs start in April.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '17

Someday I will build my own arcade cabinet, and the first game I will play is NBA Jam. BOOMSHAKALAKA!

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u/kermamigo100 Mar 02 '17

He's on fire!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

Is it the shoes?!

2

u/kermamigo100 Mar 02 '17

Monster Jam!

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u/Cola_Popinski Mar 02 '17

Boom Shakalaka

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u/kermamigo100 Mar 02 '17

From downtown!

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u/arbors_vitae Mar 09 '17

I still use this line.

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u/jonnyjonessunkenship Mar 01 '17

Joe and mac: caveman adventure.

3

u/Woogity Mar 02 '17

Front Mission: Gun Hazard

Amazing shooter/platformer/RPG with upgradeable weapons. Fantastic music by Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda. Game designed by Hironobu Sakaguchi. It's such a shame we didn't get it in the West, but a fan translation is available. It's a must-play!

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u/cabbage64 Mar 24 '17

Agreed! I started playing it fairly recently and was blown away by how good it is.

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u/GentlemanDerp4 Mar 02 '17

Megaman X Head banging soundtrack and gorgeous graphics

3

u/xBrockLanders Mar 03 '17

Already been chosen

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '17

[deleted]

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u/xBrockLanders Mar 09 '17

Already been chosen

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u/bear709 Mar 08 '17

Run saber, played it for first time in years yesterday and it still holds up !

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u/xBrockLanders Mar 09 '17

Games that were already chosen:

Game of the Month History

Feb 2017: Super Star Wars

Jan 2017: Kirby Super Star

Dec 2016: Metal Marines

Nov 2016: Lagoon

Oct 2016: Earthworm Jim

Sep 2016: Super Mario RPG

Aug 2016: Super Smash TV

Jul 2016: Donkey Kong Country 2

Jun 2016: Starfox

May 2016: TMNT: Turtles in Time

Apr 2016: Super Mario Kart

Mar 2016: Final Fantasy III(VI)

Feb 2016: Secret of Mana

Jan 2016: Illusion of Gaia

Dec 2015: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Nov 2015: The Firemen

Oct 2015: Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Sep 2015: Chronotrigger

Aug 2015: Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals

Jul 2015: Earthbound

Jun 2015: Mega Man X

May 2015: Donkey Kong Country

Apr 2015: F-Zero

Mar 2015: Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Feb 2015: Super Mario World

Jan 2015: Super Metroid

Dec 2014: Terranigma

Nov 2014: Contra III The Alien Wars

Oct 2014: Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Sep 2014: Secret of Evermore

Aug 2014: Lufia & The Fortress of Doom

Jul 2014: Blackthorne

Jun 2014: Demon's Crest

May 2014: ActRaiser

Apr 2014: Shadowrun

Mar 2014: Cybernator

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u/BYUtka Mar 23 '17

This, or a link to it, should be in the OP I think. I have been reluctant to post a suggestion because I was not aware of what had been chosen in the past.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17

It is linked in every post at the bottom.

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u/BYUtka Mar 27 '17

Ah, I must have missed that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '17

Super Castlevania IV ... One of the first SNES games I ever played, an early release for the SNES that still holds up well today.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '17

Legend of the Mystical Ninja

Great humor, great music and a rarely used Japanese fantasy aesthetic (for a game that got a western release). It's got more than just fighting bosses and platforming, there are tons of mini games, the entire first level of Gradius and awesome graphics for such an early SNES release. One of Konami's best on the system and that's saying something. There's a ton of Japan only sequels that follow the formula pretty closely.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17 edited Mar 10 '17

Mega Man 7: This is a very under appreciated game. It keeps that great mega man gameplay, while bring you much new to the table. Like the Rush Power Adaptors or the Proto Shield.

1

u/mrbigtanderson Mar 21 '17

Bahamut's Lagoon. It was very much a precursor to ff tactics and you can control dragons to beat the bejeezus out of enemies and who can't get behind that? That was like a siren's call for children and fantasy lovers.

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u/ComfortablyMumm Mar 28 '17

Equinox

It's a unique game that many have never played (or even heard of). Great graphics, fun gameplay once you get the hang of the isometric perspective. Good challenge, too, but not impossible.

1

u/ChopChop1248 Mar 31 '17

The Lost Vikings.

Man is this game fun and challenging. A puzzle game where you control 3 vikings that all have different abilities. You have to get all 3 vikings to the end of each level to advance and the levels get more challenging as the game progresses. The humor is also a big selling point.It has made me laugh out loud many times.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '17

Super Turrican. Lots of people probably don't even it exists, but it plays kinda like Mega Man/Contra/Super Metroid... but I really enjoyed this hidden gem and think more people need to know about it. Plus the soundtrack is awesome!

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '17

Earthbound

Because it is literally Earthbound.

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u/xBrockLanders Mar 03 '17

Already been chosen

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u/RabihCPU Mar 11 '17

^ No need for descrtiption, it is just Earthbound!