Game Reviews7.2/10
Super Bomberman (1993): A Grid of 143 Squares, a 7.2/10 Foundation
Super Bomberman (1993) reviewed: the 143-square grid, chain reactions, Diamond City plot, and why it scores 7.2 of 10.
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Game Reviews8.6/10
Street Fighter II Turbo on the SNES: Faster, Meaner, and the Version That Made the Game Complete
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting turned a great SNES port into the definitive one. Thirty years on, it's still the Street Fighter II people mean.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man X3 Review: Zero’s Debut and the Last SNES X Game
Mega Man X3 review: Capcom's final SNES X game brings playable Zero, the Cx4 chip, and Doppler's story — a solid 7.6/10 that never outruns X and X2.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Mega Man 7 Sticks to the Blue Bomber’s Formula, for Better and Worse
Mega Man 7 hit the SNES in 1995 as a safe, familiar sequel. A 6.9/10 look at its four-then-four stages, Auto's bolt shop, Bass and Treble.
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 Reviews7.9/10
Killer Instinct on the SNES: A Combo Machine Squeezed Into a Cartridge
Killer Instinct, Rare's 1994 arcade fighter, brought two energy bars and combo chains to the SNES in 1995. A review of what still works.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Co-op Carries Final Fight 2 Past Its Own Caution
Final Fight 2 hit the SNES in 1993 with no arcade version, adding co-op play and Maki Genryusai. A competent but safe sequel that repeats the original.
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 Reviews9.2/10
Mario’s Dinosaur Sidekick Was the Real Revolution of Super Mario World
Super Mario World review: how Nintendo built the SNES platformer around Yoshi, the Cape Feather and a branching Dinosaur Land map. Score: 9.2 of 10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Review — A Crossover That Shouldn’t Have Worked
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars review — Square's 1996 SNES crossover put Bowser on Mario's side, destroyed the Star Road, and scored 8.4.