• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 18:54
CEST 00:54
KST 07:54
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Power Rank - Esports World Cup 202552RSL Season 1 - Final Week9[ASL19] Finals Recap: Standing Tall15HomeStory Cup 27 - Info & Preview18Classic wins Code S Season 2 (2025)16
Community News
BSL Team Wars - Bonyth, Dewalt, Hawk & Sziky teams7Weekly Cups (July 14-20): Final Check-up0Esports World Cup 2025 - Brackets Revealed19Weekly Cups (July 7-13): Classic continues to roll8Team TLMC #5 - Submission re-extension4
StarCraft 2
General
The GOAT ranking of GOAT rankings Power Rank - Esports World Cup 2025 RSL Revival patreon money discussion thread Jim claims he and Firefly were involved in match-fixing RSL Season 1 - Final Week
Tourneys
Esports World Cup 2025 Master Swan Open (Global Bronze-Master 2) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) FEL Cracov 2025 (July 27) - $8000 live event
Strategy
How did i lose this ZvP, whats the proper response
Custom Maps
External Content
Mutation #239 Bad Weather Mutation # 483 Kill Bot Wars Mutation # 482 Wheel of Misfortune Mutation # 481 Fear and Lava
Brood War
General
BSL Team Wars - Bonyth, Dewalt, Hawk & Sziky teams BW General Discussion [Update] ShieldBattery: 2025 Redesign BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Ginuda's JaeDong Interview Series
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues CSL Xiamen International Invitational [CSLPRO] It's CSLAN Season! - Last Chance [BSL 2v2] ProLeague Season 3 - Friday 21:00 CET
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers I am doing this better than progamers do.
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread [MMORPG] Tree of Savior (Successor of Ragnarok) Path of Exile CCLP - Command & Conquer League Project
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Post Pic of your Favorite Food! Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine Russo-Ukrainian War Thread The Games Industry And ATVI
Fan Clubs
SKT1 Classic Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[\m/] Heavy Metal Thread Anime Discussion Thread Movie Discussion! [Manga] One Piece Korean Music Discussion
Sports
Formula 1 Discussion 2024 - 2025 Football Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 NBA General Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Installation of Windows 10 suck at "just a moment" Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Ping To Win? Pings And Their…
TrAiDoS
momentary artworks from des…
tankgirl
from making sc maps to makin…
Husyelt
StarCraft improvement
iopq
Socialism Anyone?
GreenHorizons
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 669 users

TOP 10 NES and SNES games, objectively

Blogs > xarthaz
Post a Reply
1 2 Next All
xarthaz
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1704 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 19:11:57
April 30 2011 11:28 GMT
#1
Or well, as objectively as you can get. The ratings are gamespot user ratings, with all games having more than 100 votes to be statistically significant.

NES

8.7 Final Fantasy for NES
8.7 Dragon Warrior III for NES
8.7 Final Fantasy III for NES
8.9 Dragon Warrior IV for NES
8.9 Contra for NES
9.0 River City Ransom for NES
9.1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt for NES
9.1 The Legend of Zelda User for NES
9.2 Tecmo Super Bowl for NES
9.2 Super Mario Bros. for NES
9.4 Super Mario Bros. 3 for NES

SNES

9.7 Chrono Trigger for SNES
9.5 Final Fantasy III for SNES
9.5 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for SNES
9.5 Super Metroid for SNES
9.5 Super Mario World for SNES
9.4 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for SNES
9.3 EarthBound for SNES
9.3 Secret of Mana for SNES
9.3 Super Mario All-Stars for SNES
9.3 Tales of Phantasia for SNES

Honorable mentions
9.2 Seiken Densetsu 3 for SNES
9.2 Terranigma for SNES
9.1 Final Fantasy II for SNES
9.1 Kirby Super Star for SNES
9.1 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for SNES
9.1 Donkey Kong Country for SNES
9.1 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island for SNES


Interistingly, the ratings seem to coincide with what the most common criticisms of AirbladeOrange's rankings were.

**
Aah thats the stuff..
MapleLeafSirup
Profile Joined July 2009
Germany950 Posts
April 30 2011 11:36 GMT
#2
ohh where is mario kart?!
Ingenol
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1328 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 11:44:02
April 30 2011 11:43 GMT
#3
Really disagree with FF at #1, although it was good.
xarthaz
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1704 Posts
April 30 2011 11:44 GMT
#4
Uhm the NES ratings are actually upside down.. the number in front of the game is the user rating so SMB 3 is the best NES game.
Aah thats the stuff..
Jugan
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1566 Posts
April 30 2011 11:46 GMT
#5
Chrono Trigger is right where it deserves to be. I love that game
Even a Savior couldn't fix all problems. www.twitch.tv/xJugan
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
April 30 2011 12:30 GMT
#6
User ratings are bad. This shouldn't be the way to make an objective ( lol ) top 10.
The best top 10 will always be made by an expert. Also a top 10 with different genres will never be accurate.

Look at the games seriously. Some great choices but they are all rpg or platform.
No SFII in a SNES top 10 ? Are you kidding me ? LOL
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
GinDo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
3327 Posts
April 30 2011 12:42 GMT
#7
You forgot great games like BoF 1/2 and DK3
ⱩŦ ƑⱠẬ$Ħ / ƩǤ ɈƩẬƉØƝǤ [ɌȻ] / ȊṂ.ṂṼⱣ / ẬȻƩɌ.ȊƝƝØṼẬŦȊØƝ / ẬȻƩɌ.ϟȻẬɌⱠƩŦŦ ϟⱠẬɎƩɌϟ ȻⱠẬƝ
xarthaz
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1704 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 12:45:12
April 30 2011 12:42 GMT
#8
On April 30 2011 21:30 Boblion wrote:
User ratings are bad. This shouldn't be the way to make an objective ( lol ) top 10.
The best top 10 will always be made by an expert. Also a top 10 with different genres will never be accurate.

Look at the games seriously. Some great choices but they are all rpg or platform.
No SFII in a SNES top 10 ? Are you kidding me ? LOL

One opinion reflects the opinion of one person. An array of opinions describes the opinion of the entire population of consumers, assuming test sample is evenly distributed(or some other distribution that is determined and adjust ratings accordingly) among it.

And those games arent that great, they are good games but not the top of the crop, the culmination of a platform as judged by its users - BF 1 is 8.4, BF 2 8.6, SF 2 8.6, DK3 8.7, Mario Kart admittedly 9.0 so is close to the cut off point of the list.
Aah thats the stuff..
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
April 30 2011 12:45 GMT
#9
On April 30 2011 21:42 xarthaz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2011 21:30 Boblion wrote:
User ratings are bad. This shouldn't be the way to make an objective ( lol ) top 10.
The best top 10 will always be made by an expert. Also a top 10 with different genres will never be accurate.

Look at the games seriously. Some great choices but they are all rpg or platform.
No SFII in a SNES top 10 ? Are you kidding me ? LOL

One opinion reflects the opinion of one person. An array of opinions describes the opinion of the entire population of consumers, assuming test sample is evenly distributed(or some other distribution that is determined and adjust ratings accordingly) among it.

Like if all the opinions have equal value =)
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
April 30 2011 12:52 GMT
#10
Oh the memories of Kirby Super Star...but I really missed out on most of the SNES games. But seriously this needs room for E.V.O. Search for Eden. Has anyone played/heard of it? It's true sex.
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
Bosu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3247 Posts
April 30 2011 13:06 GMT
#11
Secret of mana is definitely one of the most fun games I ever played with friends. It is different from any other RPG before or since as far as I know. The sequels to secret of mana don't come close.
#1 Kwanro Fan
KillemallCFH
Profile Joined December 2010
United States45 Posts
April 30 2011 13:55 GMT
#12
As someone who's heavily into retro gaming, those lists seem okay, except for the disturbing lack of Mega Man games.

On April 30 2011 22:06 Bosu wrote:
Secret of mana is definitely one of the most fun games I ever played with friends. It is different from any other RPG before or since as far as I know. The sequels to secret of mana don't come close.
Ever played Seiken Densetsu 3 (aka Secret of Mana 2)? It was never released in American, but you can easily find fan-translations online. Although there are 3 characters like in SoM, it's only two player. Thankfully, though, someone also made a hack (that's a bit buggy) to make it 3 player. My friends and I played through it last summer. It was really good. I'd still put SoM slightly above it, but there's a lot of things SD3 did better than SoM. I'd highly suggest checking it out if you're a fan of Secret of Mana.
"A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer." - Mitch Hedburg || "oh my god feel bad but now drink melon juice haha" - NaDa
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8748 Posts
April 30 2011 14:06 GMT
#13
On April 30 2011 20:43 Ingenol wrote:
Really disagree with FF at #1, although it was good.

The rating scale is 1-10 with 10 being the best. Tied at 8.7, Final Fantasy has the lowest rating of all the games.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
eazo
Profile Joined March 2008
United States530 Posts
April 30 2011 14:17 GMT
#14
Looking at those SNES games brings back a wave of nostalgia... that system such awesome games T_T
sung_moon
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10110 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 14:37:19
April 30 2011 14:36 GMT
#15
just wondering what makes ff 3 (and 2 apparently) higher than 6 in SNES department. i fucking loved 6 on snes (although i never played 2 FF 2 or 3)

and wheres sf2 D:
Forever Young
howerpower
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States619 Posts
April 30 2011 14:40 GMT
#16
Donkey Kong Country is my favorite game of all time. It's a great list, even if I find it odd that an rpg is at the number one spot.
Turgid
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1623 Posts
April 30 2011 14:44 GMT
#17
On April 30 2011 23:36 sung_moon wrote:
just wondering what makes ff 3 (and 2 apparently) higher than 6 in SNES department. i fucking loved 6 on snes (although i never played 2 FF 2 or 3)

and wheres sf2 D:

Could FF2 and FF3 be the american enumerations, making them FFIV and FFVI?
(╬ ಠ益ಠ)
Zurles
Profile Joined February 2009
United Kingdom1659 Posts
April 30 2011 14:47 GMT
#18
seems fine, but tecmo super bowl??
plated.rawr
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Norway1676 Posts
April 30 2011 14:47 GMT
#19
I'm pretty agreeable with the lists, although I'm deeply saddened that Rock n' Roll Racing isn't on the SNES list.

Seriously.

I still play that game!
Savior broke my heart ;_; || twitch.tv/onnings
Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
April 30 2011 14:48 GMT
#20
FUCK, Nintendo is just sooo good! The SNES days were the best, but man, Super Mario Galaxy is just soooooo good!
rsol in response to the dragoon voice being heard in SCII: dragoon ai reaches new lows: wanders into wrong game
1 2 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 12h 6m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Nathanias 213
Nina 113
StarCraft: Brood War
Sexy 10
ivOry 8
Dota 2
monkeys_forever863
League of Legends
Dendi1000
syndereN180
Counter-Strike
Fnx 1681
Stewie2K822
Super Smash Bros
Liquid`Ken37
Other Games
summit1g10126
tarik_tv4288
FrodaN2849
C9.Mang0187
ViBE168
ToD44
PPMD38
Organizations
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 17 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 84
• davetesta44
• musti20045 35
• Kozan
• Migwel
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• sooper7s
• intothetv
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 47
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
League of Legends
• TFBlade464
Other Games
• imaqtpie1573
• Shiphtur421
Upcoming Events
Esports World Cup
12h 6m
Serral vs Cure
Solar vs Classic
OSC
15h 6m
CranKy Ducklings
1d 11h
BSL20 Non-Korean Champi…
1d 15h
CSO Cup
1d 17h
BSL20 Non-Korean Champi…
1d 19h
Bonyth vs Sziky
Dewalt vs Hawk
Hawk vs QiaoGege
Sziky vs Dewalt
Mihu vs Bonyth
Zhanhun vs QiaoGege
QiaoGege vs Fengzi
FEL
2 days
BSL20 Non-Korean Champi…
2 days
BSL20 Non-Korean Champi…
2 days
Bonyth vs Zhanhun
Dewalt vs Mihu
Hawk vs Sziky
Sziky vs QiaoGege
Mihu vs Hawk
Zhanhun vs Dewalt
Fengzi vs Bonyth
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
[ Show More ]
Online Event
4 days
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
5 days
The PondCast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

CSL Xiamen Invitational
Championship of Russia 2025
Murky Cup #2

Ongoing

Copa Latinoamericana 4
Jiahua Invitational
BSL20 Non-Korean Championship
Esports World Cup 2025
CC Div. A S7
Underdog Cup #2
IEM Cologne 2025
FISSURE Playground #1
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 7
IEM Dallas 2025
PGL Astana 2025
Asian Champions League '25

Upcoming

CSLPRO Last Chance 2025
ASL Season 20: Qualifier #1
ASL Season 20: Qualifier #2
ASL Season 20
CSLPRO Chat StarLAN 3
BSL Season 21
RSL Revival: Season 2
Maestros of the Game
SEL Season 2 Championship
uThermal 2v2 Main Event
FEL Cracov 2025
HCC Europe
ESL Pro League S22
StarSeries Fall 2025
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.