TGVGD The Great SNES Game Draft - Voting

[Cole]

theres a lot of good games.

I don't share a TON of similarities in terms of gaming with a lot of people from here. I've never been a fan of Zelda, I don't play RPGs, etc. On the NES list, there were peoples lists that I wouldn't care about any of the games.

On SNES, for me, even with my narrower and also different to the majority my tastes are, there is *AT LEAST* one game in every persons list that I couldn't live without.

 

[Raine]

Why the fuck is Super Smash TV not on anyone's list? Only one fucking Bomberman? No Joe & Mac?!

WHOSE TABLE I GOTTA START FLIPPING OVER HERE? CAN'T TRUST YOU PEOPLE WITH ANYTHING I SWEAR.

@Jon - Tetris Attack

@TD - Super Bomberman

@Rick52 - The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

...Okay I can't trust most of y'all. These are some good, non-standard picks.

You can play Panel de Pon forever so Jon has to win. It's just simple math.

 

[TD]

Only one fucking Bomberman? No Joe & Mac?!

Both Joe & Mac games were among the several games that I was surprised weren't picked. Nice to see someone call them out.

 

[Local Hero]

Why the fuck is Super Smash TV not on anyone's list? Only one fucking Bomberman? No Joe & Mac?!

WHOSE TABLE I GOTTA START FLIPPING OVER HERE? CAN'T TRUST YOU PEOPLE WITH ANYTHING I SWEAR.


...Okay I can't trust most of y'all. These are some good, non-standard picks.

You can play Panel de Pon forever so Jon has to win. It's just simple math.

I thought about Joe and Mac, but went with Uncharted Waters II instead, sorry!

 

[Raine]

Honestly, Joe & Mac is usually the series people know they've played but can't remember the name of even while seeing screenshots.

 

[TD]

Honestly, Joe & Mac is usually the series people know they've played but can't remember the name of even while seeing screenshots.

I only know because I own both of the cartridges like a true caveman.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I have never played Joe or Mac

But I can picture em

 

[Jon]

This one is way more spread out than the NES one was.

 

[Mark]

Three way tie between @Cole, @Ants!, and @Local Hero for me… gonna have to think on this one. Tough picks all the way around, y’all have some solid lists.

 

[canadaguy]

Cole almost pulled me over with nhl 94 but TD has turtles in time (for real this time)

 

[Mark]

Cole almost pulled me over with nhl 94 but TD has turtles in time (for real this time)

Yeah, that, Wrestlemania, and NBA Jam were what landed him on my list.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Too much RPG bias here, IMO.

I appreciate the person who votes for my list despite the lack of RPGs

 

[Local Hero]

Too much RPG bias here, IMO.

I appreciate the person who votes for my list despite the lack of RPGs

No one's voted for me yet

 

[TD]

Too much RPG bias here, IMO.

I mean that's a loaded statement when SNES is arguably the console that popularized RPGs and made them so mainstream.

I'm genuinely not sure if I'd love them so much if it weren't for the SNES.

 

[Cole]

I mean that's a loaded statement when SNES is arguably the console that popularized RPGs and made them so mainstream.

I'm genuinely not sure if I'd love them so much if it weren't for the SNES.

there are probably a disproportionate number of RPG fans on GW though.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Yeah this is where the cool kids hang out

 

[Cole]

Yeah this is where the cool kids hang out

nerds, you spelled nerds wrong

 

[Tubby23]

I'm a nerd but I wasn't into RPGs. I don't think I have the mental capacity

 

[TD]

I'm a nerd and I am not ashamed of it.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I'm a nerd but I wasn't into RPGs. I don't think I have the mental capacity

That's not a nerd that's a geek

 

[Fool's Requiem]

No one's voted for me yet

I gave you my pity vote

 

[Tubby23]

Brilliant! I'm one of those

 

[Zell 17]

Lost Vikings and Ogre Battle put Jon over the top for me. Those games are just lots of fun.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I think Local had the most varied and interesting list.

And I didn't mention it in the draft thread but I think xDXxAscension had the best final pick by a mile. Very underrated game.

 

[TD]

Lost Vikings and Ogre Battle put Jon over the top for me. Those games are just lots of fun.

Ogre Battle is so good.

 

[TD]

Games I was surprised weren't picked that were hovering on my list at the end (in no order):

Joe & Mac (1&2)
Lufia and Fortress of Doom
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Dragon View
Stunt Race FX
UN Squadron
Yoshi's Cookie
Pocky & Rocky 2
Madden 94
Super Double Dragon

 

[Jon]

UN Squadron

I had this one as my last pick. But wedding...

 

[Cole]

I think Local had the most varied and interesting list.

And I didn't mention it in the draft thread but I think xDXxAscension had the best final pick by a mile. Very underrated game.

excuse ME

 

[VashTheStampede]

Games I was surprised weren't picked that were hovering on my list at the end (in no order):

Joe & Mac (1&2)
Lufia and Fortress of Doom
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Dragon View
Stunt Race FX
UN Squadron
Yoshi's Cookie
Pocky & Rocky 2
Madden 94
Super Double Dragon

WARIOS WOODS

 

[TD]

WARIOS WOODS

...never played it.

 

[Raine]

Too much RPG bias here, IMO.

I appreciate the person who votes for my list despite the lack of RPGs

I'll be honest, I would never pick an RPG-heavy list within the context of "these are the only games you can play." (J)RPGs are near-exclusively one-and-done affairs for me, and the ones that aren't have special caveats such as the gameplay being the central draw, or there being some astounding class/job/stat/build/whatever flexibility that totally changes up how the game is played.

Like if someone puts FFXI on their PS2 or X360 list, that list wins my vote. But... that's basically it.

I have a stupid idea that I'll do this weekend if I remember. Along with that damn Top 25 Character list...

 

[Fire Queen]

Madden 94

almost picked this one

 

[Rick52]

thats neither madden 94 nor an snes madden to begin with

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

It's weird to say people are too swayed by "characteristic X" in a poll where you vote your preference.

Yeah I love me some SNES RPGs, but A Link to the Past is far and away my favorite from the system. Super Mario World is up there as well, same for Mega Man X and such. Just the RPGs were more well rounded out seems throughout the life of the system in my opinion (both action and turn based).

 

[VashTheStampede]

...never played it.

I'm not surprised, based on the fact that no one else in the draft apparently did either

 

[TD]

I don't think I even realized Wario was a character until I want to say Mario Kart 64?

 

[VashTheStampede]

I don't think I even realized Wario was a character until I want to say Mario Kart 64?

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a top 10 Mario game and oh god I might have to make a new ranking list what have I done

 

[Rick52]

wario was a big star on the game boy

Mario Land 2 (wario was the bad guy)
Mario Land 3 which was really Wario Land 1 but he needed the marketing
Wario Land 2
Wario Land 3
that weird Bomberman game he got to be in

that was all before he was banished to the microgame mines, quite sad honestly

 

[VashTheStampede]

Wario Blast is my favorite Bomberman game

 

[TD]

Have never owned or played anything on Gameboy so that makes a lot of sense why I didn't get introduced to him until later.

 

[BigDaddy]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a top 10 Mario game and oh god I might have to make a new ranking list what have I done

Mario Land 2 (wario was the bad guy)
Mario Land 3 which was really Wario Land 1 but he needed the marketing

Yes! I played both of those games so much. I feel like Wario Land (SML3) especially got overlooked.

 

[Ants!]

I think there is a disproportionate amount of non-rpgs in the lists.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a top 10 Mario game and oh god I might have to make a new ranking list what have I done

Super Mario Land 2 was like playing Super Mario World or Super Mario Bros 3 on a handheld device back before those games came out for the GBA. Except you got to choose which area you wanted to go to after the first level (which I never understood why that was a one time play). Bunny suit was OP, BTW.

The second space level was total ass.

 

[Smacktard]

I'm not surprised, based on the fact that no one else in the draft apparently did either

I knew it was on the NES. I didn't know it was also put out on the SNES.

Why the fuck is Super Smash TV not on anyone's list?

That's the game I was thinking of! It popped into my mind a few times but I forgot to add it to my offline list of picks.

No Joe & Mac?!

Never heard of this, but I'm intrigued. I see they're making a remaster.

I think xDXxAscension had the best final pick by a mile

Demon's Crest is such a great game. That was supposed to be my last pick

 

[Smacktard]

It sounds like everyone has a different method for picking their list/votes. I noticed I tend to give more weight to quantity of good picks than quality of good picks. So while Super Mario RPG is my favorite game of all time, and I could probably play only it forever and be happy, if you throw three sports games on that list, I wouldn't even consider voting for it.

I don't understand why anyone would ever want to go back and play a sports game from the 90s, but then again, I don't like sports games. So that's why Cole's list of sports games doesn't appeal to me at all. But I found it really interesting that so many picks I would consider as total whiffs were applauded by others. It really showed me my biases when it comes to games, and surprised me with what others like.

It does seem like there's a jRPG + sports game bias, and not many people seem to care about platformers. I'm a whore for platformers though.

 

[Tubby23]

I don't understand why anyone would ever want to go back and play a sports game from the 90s, but then again, I don't like sports games.

This is so funny to me because now days they are almost the only games I will go back and play.
It's the whole sense of nostalgia I think, both for the game and also for being able to use legendary players of yesteryear.

 

[shortkut]

This is so funny to me because now days they are almost the only games I will go back and play.
It's the whole sense of nostalgia I think, both for the game and also for being able to use legendary players of yesteryear.

This and sometimes the simpler games are better. Also, I don’t think there is a better basketball game created than nba jam

 

[Smacktard]

This and sometimes the simpler games are better. Also, I don’t think there is a better basketball game created than nba jam

I know I said I don't like sports games, but I remember having a blast with NBA Showtime on the N64. I loved how you could toggle rules off and play a crazy match with no out of bounds and that sort of thing.

I get why people would want to play sports games as the old legends, too

 

[Raine]

That's the game I was thinking of! It popped into my mind a few times but I forgot to add it to my offline list of picks.

At least someone sort of remembered!

I don't think it's nostalgia; I think it's legitimately the best version of the game. The Arcade and NES versions (I assume the former was the one ported to X360) just don't have the same feel, and the Genesis version's sound is just... that is maybe a preference thing, but the SNES sounds fucking amazing. I don't think playing the Genesis version without the 6-button pad would do it any favors, either.

Never heard of this, but I'm intrigued. I see they're making a remaster.

I haven't played them in probably 30 years, but my memory tells me they were a fun romp! Especially with a co-op partner.

I know the remake exists, but I don't know who's developing it off-hand to know how worried I should be.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I didn't have Smash TV, I had Total Carnage which was made by the same team. GREAT for couch co-op. If I was playing it likely would have made my list in the later rounds.