The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time

In no other console’s history have the quality of games been better & more diverse. Here are 100 best SNES games that defined the system.

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We’re not going to name names, but some of us here at Complex consider the SNES the greatest system of all time. And yes, we’ve played the Sega Dreamcast. It’s the SNES library of games that sells it for us. In no other console’s history have the quality of games been better and more diverse than they were for the SNES. Not even the PS2’s. The first party, Nintendo games were great, of course. But perhaps in the last time in Nintendo’s history, the third-party games were just as good. It was a system that rivaled and beat the Sega Genesis at the finish line and still holds up today. So, enough gushing from us, here’s the damn list already.

100. The Death and Return of Superman

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99. Mortal Kombat

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98. Populous

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97. Batman Returns

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96. Blackthorne

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95. Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs

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94. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

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93. The Lost Vikings

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92. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

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91. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball

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90. Stunt Race FX

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89. Knights of the Round

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88. Cool Spot

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87. Final Fight

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86. Illusion of Gaia

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85. Captain America and the Avengers

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84. Rock N' Roll Racing

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83. Art of Fighting

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82. Castlevania: Dracula X

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81. ActRaiser 2

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80. Super Adventure Island

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79. Captain Commando

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78. The Lion King

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77. Pilotwings

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76. Final Fight 2

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75. Breath of Fire II

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74. Fatal Fury: King of Fighters

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73. Mega Man X3

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72. Harvest Moon

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71. Street Fighter Alpha 2

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70. Lemmings

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69. Joe and Mac

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68. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

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67. Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

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66. Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

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65. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

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64. Tetris Attack

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63. Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage

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62. World Heroes

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61. Mega Man Soccer

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60. Out of This World

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59. Demon's Crest

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58. Final Fight 3

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57. Mega Man X2

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56. Darius Twin

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55. Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures

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54. Earthworm Jim

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53. Killer Instinct

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52. Uniracers

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51. Kirby Super Star

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50. SimCity

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49. Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse

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48. Zombies Ate My Neighbors

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47. Doom

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46. Gradius III

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45. The Adventures of Batman and Robin

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44. NBA Jam Tournament Edition

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43. Flashback: The Quest for Identity

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42. Disney's Aladdin

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41. Secret of Evermore

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40. Samurai Shodown

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39. Battletoads in Battlemaniacs

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38. Super Star Wars

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37. Super Bomberman

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36. Sunset Riders

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35. Mario Paint

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34. Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

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33. ActRaiser

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32. R-Type III: The Third Lightning

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31. F-Zero

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30. Saturday Night Slam Masters

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29. Ninja Gaiden Trilogy

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28. Battletoads and Double Dragon: The Ultimate team

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27. Breath of Fire

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26. Super Street Fighter II

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25. Donkey Kong Country

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24. Star Fox

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23. U.N. Squadron

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22. Super Ghouls'n Ghosts

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21. Contra 3: The Alien Wars

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20. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

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19. Final Fantasy II

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18. Super Punch-Out!!

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17. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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16. Secret of Mana

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15. Mega Man X

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14. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

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13. Super Castlevania IV

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12. Mortal Kombat II

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11. Earthbound

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10. Super Mario All-Stars

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9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time

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8. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

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7. Super Mario Kart

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6. Street Fighter II Turbo

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5. Super Mario World

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4. Final Fantasy III

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3. Super Metroid

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2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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1. Chrono Trigger

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