Game Reviews8.9/10
Super Mario All-Stars Review: Nintendo’s 16-Bit Compilation Still Holds Up
Super Mario All-Stars put four NES Mario games on one SNES cartridge with 16-bit graphics, save files and a battle mode. Why it still holds up.
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Game Reviews8.2/10
Griffey’s SNES game is remembered for its ballparks, not its namesake
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball (SNES, 1994) had real stadiums but fake players. Why its ballparks still make it a classic.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Tetris Attack Is the Best Puzzle Game on the Super NES, and It Is Not Really Tetris
Tetris Attack (Panel de Pon) is a 1995 SNES puzzle masterpiece with nothing to do with Tetris — and one of the best versus games on the console.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Super Punch-Out!! Referees a Faster, Meaner Rematch
Super Punch-Out!! hit the SNES on October 24, 1994. A look at its stance-based boxing, power meter, roster and why it feels colder than the NES classic.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Pilotwings: A Landmark Tech Demo With a Real Game Inside, and Not Quite Enough of One
Pilotwings launched the SNES with Mode 7 flight school thrills, but four vehicles and one scoring axis leave it a tech demo more than a game.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Kirby Super Star’s Eight Games Fit Together Better Than a Cartridge Has Any Right To
Kirby Super Star packs eight games onto one SNES cartridge. A look at the copy abilities, the Helper system, and why this 1996 anthology still holds up.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 Looks Like a Storybook and Plays Like a Slog
Kirby's Dream Land 3 was Nintendo's last SNES game in North America, but its real legacy is Zero, the blood-spitting final boss that pushed Kirby into horror.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Kirby’s Dream Course turns golf into a puzzle, and Kirby into the ball
Kirby's Dream Course review: HAL's 1994 SNES mini-golf puzzle game where Kirby is the ball, with Copy abilities, multiplayer Keeby, and a score of 8.2.
Game Reviews7.4/10
F-Zero Turned the Racing Game Into a Test of Nerve
F-Zero launched the SNES with Mode 7 racing at 2560 speed, four hovercars, and a power meter that made going fast cost something.
Game Reviews9.5/10
A Link to the Past Still Sets the Standard for Zelda’s Overworld Design
A Link to the Past review: Nintendo's 1991 SNES classic restored the overhead view, added diagonal movement and parallel worlds, and set the standard. 9.5/10.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Super Metroid’s Map Was the Real Innovation, Not Its Shooting
Super Metroid review: Nintendo R&D1's 1994 SNES classic that defined the Metroidvania genre, scored 9.1/10 for its map design and wordless ending.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Review: A Crayon-Drawn Departure That Works
A retro review of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Nintendo's 1995 crayon-drawn SNES platformer starring Yoshi and Baby Mario.