Every launch title for Game Boy and the rest fo the games for 1989 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d6hidLdzuJ_MgIE.html

The f in f zero probably stands for formula. Considering the highest formula racing car is formula 1. Numbers higher denote less advanced vehicles so it's stands to reason that a 0 being before 1 would be more advanced than an f1 facing car

Definitely Super Mario World!!!! I remember it being on the SNES demo displays at all the department stores, toys r us, and kay bee. I was only 6 years old... good times.

Easily my favorite console of all time. The quality of the majority of games on this system is legendary.

Formula One is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. So I would guess that F(ormula) Zero is the highest class of INTERGALACTIC racing for single-seater formula racing cars.

Me and my best friend used to dump our entire allowances into Final Fight every weekend at the bowling alley. It was the first game I got with my Super Nintendo for my birthday at the time. We hooked it up asap, plugged into two controllers, and franticly tried to figure out how to get the 2nd player to work. We were heartbroken when we saw that it was only one player. Something I'll never forget.

That flow would leave Michael Bolton in tears, Bruh!

Genesis was my first console and I absolutely loved it but as a “gamer” I bought the SNES and enjoyed it the same. To me it wasn’t what console was better because both had their advantages and I would make game buying choices based on that.

U.N. Squadron is the jam!

I was so eager to play Final Fight in my home when I got the SNES. And it's astonishing how F-Zero throws you to the title screen right off the bat without any further presentation or explanation. Besides, its soundtrack remains dope after all those years. Mute City, Big Blue, Silence and especially Port Town theme are so urgent, upbeat but still atmospheric to the game. Even the records screen has got a fine keyboard theme!

I was only born in '91 and you still do SUCH a great job with the nostalgia factor. Like I feel like i'm in a KB Toys seeing the Super Nintendo display

FF2 is my favorite RPG of all time. The nostalgia factor definitely plays a role and it was my introduction to RPGs also. It made such an impact that I play RPGs more than any other type of game.

I honestly never noticed that Final Fight wasn't 2player compatible on SNES. As an only child and not having many friends that lived near me, I played almost everything back in the day in single player. Cool video, John!!😎

The greatest console. Gaming never really got better. The balance of simplicity and great games has never really been beaten for me.

I never buy a system right away when it's released I wait a year or two. But I played at a friend's house. We played Clay Fighter, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts, Super Mario and Super R-Type. The one we played the most was Ghouls 'N Ghosts. Cool video John!👍

Truly an amazing launch year. I ended up playing and enjoying the majority of these games (although it took years to acquire them since I was too young for a part-time job back then and could only manage to get a limited number of games per year). I never realized that Lagoon was released that early since I didn't even play it until a good two or three years later when one of my friends got it out of nowhere.

My best friend opened up a Super Nintendo in October 1992 as a surprise for his birthday and also got Final Fight. I would stay over at his house and we used to play it together and take turns swapping the controller every time one of us lost a life. Awesome time!

I was late to the SNES party since I was born in 1989. My mom bought me for my 4th birthday the SNES with Mario World and Mario Kart. I played Mario Kart so much, I absolutely loved it as a kid and never got sick of it. Never had F-Zero as a kid, but would have loved that one as well.

SimCity was my original love. I remember riding my bike all over to the video rental places to scope videos or games for a while, and then have the snes running full blast on my city, to come back and hope it went to a Megalopolis, only to find out that the donut trick sucks, and other things like when a plane crashes... Half the damn city has collapsed to a spreading plane fire... 😂 Good times.

SNES is the greatest console. Fight me. 👊🏽✊🏽🗡️

I remember quite fondly going through stores when Super Nintendo was coming out. The displays in the electronic centers that would have Super Mario World cued up. I was blown away by how just the opening title screen menu was so lively, colorful and sounded great. The console was just saying “forget everything you knew about Nintendo!” And sure ‘nuff my 8th Christmas had a SNES under the tree. Still the SNES stays near the top of my own all time personal favorite consoles.

I'm in complete agreement on ActRaiser. I'm sure a lot of it is nostalgia for me, but that's one of the few games that I go back and play almost every year.

F-Zero had a really good soundtrack! Especially the Death Wind track.

I got mine in early '92 for my 13th birthday. I had the choice of the SNES or Genesis, and I chose the SNES. I didn't regret the choice, although there were some Genesis exclusives that i felt like I missed out on.

"Populous" was the type of game I would buy in the early 90s on the Amiga because I liked the idea of playing a 'serious' game. After 15 minutes of being confused, I'd pop 'Sensible Soccer' back in.

1991 was a great launch year. I didn't realize that there were this many classics released that early in the SNES life cycle.

Always thought the “F” in F-zero stood for formula, like formula zero instead of formula one.

I was a die hard Genesis/Sega guy, but SNES had some great game and was the superior console in terms of specs(which makes sense since it came out 2 years later in Japan and US). This really was the golden age of video games with the 16 bit wars

I agree %100 on Final Fantasy 2. Had to add it to my snes mini and played through it again during quarantine.

Man I played the hell out of Gradius 3. The energy swell lasers with the free-moving Options were OP. Also, I remember being dog-tired staying up for two-day stretches without sleep because i couldn't stop playing FF2.

You've been spoiling us with so many videos lately. Thank you.

Drakkhen John...that was special. That was my introduction to a PC medieval kind of game. The first person view exploration, the creepy atmosphere and awesome dungeons...UNFORGETTABLE DUDE!!

From 1991 until Xmas 1994, I only got to play SNES at Target, Toys R Us, and occasionally renting one at the start of summer vacation. I dreamed about SNES, finally obtaining the dream on 12/25/94 along with DKC & Super Punch Out. Memories 😔

In 1991 I was playing these gems- the SNES was, in my opinion (and many others) THE GREATEST game console ever made. The NES is right up there but the SNES had just enough technical power to scratch that itch. I’d love to go back in time to ‘91 & experience all this for the first time. The world was a hell of a lot better off back then too 👍🏼

I have memories of going to my friend Andy's house and watching him and his neighbor playing FF2 going into the underworld and then up into space. That nostalgia is probably why I like 2 more than 3(4 more than 6) I just got my SNES from highschool back but not all the games I had. FF2 and 3 are on my list of games to get to play on it again.

I have a copy of Populous. It’s a really fun game. For the most part you develop lots of flat land to try to increase your kingdom. As you grow you gain power ups such as a knight, or sabotaging the enemy with a volcano. Once you feel your army is big enough you can try to wipe out the enemy by either invading, or flooding them or whatever other means you have. It helps if you either have the manual or watch a how to video of what all the icons at the bottom mean.

I remember seeing the Paul Rudd commercial where he is playing the Super NES at an abandoned drive-in, and we FINALLY got a glimpse of Zelda 3. I lost my mind waiting for that game to come out. Once it did, the neighborhood didn't see me outside for a solid week.

Damn you really undersold super castlevania 4. I got that Christmas of 91 and that game was a revelation. Played it over and over and it’s still one of my favorite games of all time.

My friend Tim had an SNES back then. He had Super Mario World and F-Zero. I was terrible at F-Zero, but I loved it. Thanks Riggs. It's nice to go back to simpler times. Keep up the great work buddy.

I'm pretty sure the 'F' in F-zero stands for 'formula' (like Formula 1 racing), and the 'zero' stands for zero gravity (because the cars float in the air)...what Formula 1 eventually evolves into in the future. Also, i loved this video and fondly remember playing most of these launch year titles when they were released (and play some of them even to this day, on my hacked SNES Classic).

I played on our Amiga that year, Another World was amazing on that machine in 91 the Snes didn't impress me until 92 with Super Star Wars, i bought the Snes and that era with the Amiga and the Snes was the best gaming time of my life.

Ah man, terrific memories. Mario World, Final Fight were my first two games. Then I got Pilotwings, F-Zero, Castlevania 4, even NBAA basketball all that same year.

I wasn't alive in 1991 but still love the SNES and many of it's games.

Guy wasn't the only thing removed from Final Fight- they removed the entire Industrial Area level and its boss Rolento, and also modified the enemies Poison and Roxy into Billy and Sid.

So many great memories! I got Pilotwings, Drakhen, Populous & Gradius all when they came out in 1991. I have beaten Pilotwings so many times, & I've NEVER seen those bonus stages, with the flying chicken! Crazy! I still have my copy of Gradius III I got for Christmas of 1991 complete in box, manual & everything, I absolutely LOVE that game, just incredible! Drakhen was weird I first got it as a gift for Easter I think, they would would all just randomly whack their weapons around, with *BLAH BLAH* sound effects would crack me up every time. Never beat it, just started playing it again not too long ago. Me & my best friend would always rent UN Squadron all the time, & he was way better at it than me & he had F-Zero too. With Populous I think the objective of the game was to appease your God, convert citizens to your God, & then defend or attack against other tribes God(s) & if you didn't appease your God he would send plagues on your city a weird but fun game, I enjoyed it! Never played Lagoon before, & I've had it for years, it looks a lot like Illusion of Gaia(another favorite I had growing up)so I'm going to have to give that a try now! Awesome video, so much gaming nostalgia!

I remember seeing the store demo of Super Mario World and as a Genesis kid, I absolutely lost my mind! I do have all of the Castlevania games on my bucket list, and plan on going thru those here sometime soon.

One of my favorite consoles of all time and one of my most cherished collections in my VG collection.

I was still playing on Nintendo back in '91,I didn't get my SNES until '94 with Street Fighter 2..But Donkey Kong country one was my favorite game at time when it came out in '94 Great memories!🎮📺🕹️

That Super Mario World intro played so often on the TV of my local Service Merchandise (hey, 1991 here) that the title letters eventually burned itself into the monitor when they at last switched out to a different game.

The original SNES was my first home gaming console. The first three SNES games i remember playing were SMW, F-Zero and Zelda A Link to the Past. Back when i was in elementary school my teacher allowed a student to bring in an SNES and a copy of DKC to use as a math lesson since you had to collect bananas and that banana counter was on screen, the lesson was very brief but still interesting. Great topic for a video.

Let's see, in 1991 I began kindergarten but my father bought me and my brother a snes. And I remember playing Super Mario world day one and absolutely being fascinated with the game. And it still holds up to this very day. A true immortal classic.

I'll never forget seeing the SNES in action for the first time. It was hooked up to a TV in Walmart electronics, dozens of kids sitting around taking turns, blown away at the new graphics of Super Mario World. Unforgettable for an 11 year old.

I thought the same, "this is too much", like I remember being scared and excited at the same time. When I finally did get a SNES it was magic!

My friends and I loved Populous! I played it so much I couldn't look at the ocean without wanting to raise land under it.

You are a GIFT to the Retro Gaming Community!

Pilot wings was really fun. It most defintitely grows on people

Visiting you from the Future, my parents weren't rich by any means, but I was blessed enough to wake up Christmas morning (1992) to my Super Nintendo and A Link to the Past. When the SEARS catalog was more holy before Christmas to a kid than the Bible. Just to see the ads was incredible.

Never realized I missed “mode 7” so much. Got the same shiver from the original HBO movie opening. Thanks Rock on

I used to play UN Squadron with a friend whom lived down stairs from me where i live in some apartments at one point as a kid. Adam, he and i would play Super Nintendo a lot. Most of my friends over the years were short lived friendships... have not had friends in years.. But when i did, there were games involved.

that paralax in flying game looks super cool - gotta remind others there weren't really 3d games back then ( especially for snes )

SNES was pure glory whren it was released in 1992 in germany. Over 200 games in my SNES collection and I I (almost) love them all.

Your videos are the best, Riggs. Since you're like the only person that asks me how I'm feeling on a daily basis, I'm gonna subscribe now.

Super Mario World, F-ZERO, Castlevania IV - loved the music, the colors and the memories made along the way!

It really was a stellar launch line-up for the most part and through the year. Almost entirely great games all round, and some that we still consider up their with the greatest of all time. Getting Super Mario World bundled in the box was just amazing at the time.

F-Zero was supposed to mean it was like an upgrade to F-1 but it does take place in the future.

Final Fantasy 2 was the main reason why I got an SNES! I played it at a friend's house and I just fell in love with the music. I had played the first one on the Nintendo, but this one just captured my attention forever. My nine-year-old and I are playing through it again :-) and she loves it

I got a SNES for Christmas in '91. Games I got at the time were Super Mario World, F-Zero, Super Castlevania IV and Populous

I have to assume someone already pointed it out, but you get the cape IN THE SECOND LEVEL in Super Mario World. No boss fight needed. I had Hyperzone as one of my first SNES games. It may have two or three things in common with F-Zero, but it's really nothing like F-Zero. ActRaiser is absolutely my favorite game out of these. I didn't quite understand it at first, as it was also one of the first SNES games I ever had, but it grew and grew and grew on me and eventually became one of my favorites.

My favorite system. Put soooooo much time into it then and still do to this day. The Sim City start screen theme song is absolutely god tier. But I will say Actraiser really blew my mind at the time. Everything about it. I have the vinyl for it hanging on my wall and still hum those tracks (along with most of Chrono Trigger as Schala's Theme stays in my head). My friend and I would play SMBW together by calling each other and keeping the phones on speaker so we could talk the whole time through and freak out about each new little moment or level.

This console had arguably the best launch window of any console before or since.

"Your sword isn't very long, but it is effective." I know that feeling, mate.

I love hyperzone. I still best it every once in a while. Game has cool music.

D-Force was one of my favorite SNES games and has one of the catchiest soundtracks

I got my SNES Christmas of 1993. It came packed with Super Mario World and Super Mario All Stars. Great console.

I was a Genesis person as a kid, around 1993 or so. I only got into SNES with the Classic Edition a couple of years ago. Even then, I've only played Super Punchout.

In 1991 I was playing Zelda A Link to the Past. It is a game that stands alone. Along with Super Metroid which was released several years later

I remember we got a SNES for Christmas one year, best day ever!!!! :D

This was my 1st console, got in for Christmas what a great Xmas that was.

I remember our family going to my next door neighbor’s house for dinner right after the SNES came out. They had gotten one and we played FZero and Pilotwings. Sadly, they moved away the next week. Another friend had Populous and I loved it (still do).

Pilotwings is such a forgotten gem. My favorite snes game, no kidding. I loved flight sims and games growing up and the chill vibes and variety in Pilotwings made it an awesomely unique experience.

SimCity - rented it so much, my parents ended up buying it for me. I remember getting the Megalopolis on map 061 (or 063?) finally after discovering that you can undercut buildings.

I was lucky enough to work in small computer shop in the early 90s.The shop was an official Nintendo stockest in the UK so I got to take one home on day of release to play test all the new games. I was amazed by mario and f zero . Played sim City for hours.. Later that year super ghouls and ghosts made me buy one

super mario world in the k-mart store display was the best thing. my parents would drop me off there while they shopped in the mall and came back to get me back when it was okay to do that for parents lol

I have a huge emotional attachment to final fantasy 2. My grandfather passed away the day before valentine's day but got the game for me before he had passed. I used to play ff, zelda, and Ultima with him. He is the reason I game. And still, final fantasy 3 is not only a better RPG, it's my personal favorite game of all time.

Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 was the game we played at my friends house as a kid a lot in 91 and 92. Noticeably missing from your list! Was a Christmas time release in 91 if memory serves me right.

Pilotwings is SO GOOD. I love the relaxed gameplay for many of the missions, and then other missions are incredibly hard. lol

We were definitely wow'd by this system. Better sound than anything SEGA had.

Think I got mine in 92 when I entered highschool. Might have been a birthday present. I'm not sure if I owned Pilot Wings or just borrowed it a lot. 🤣

Every once in a while I wish I could go back and play that football game where you could play both college and NFL. My only problem was the way the CPU's defense line man intercepted passes thrown over the middle. To this day Secret of Mana is my favorite RPG because it was real time fighting (no waiting a turn) and two characters/helpers controlled by the computer.

Final Fantasy II (IV) on the SNES is still my favorite Final Fantasy game. The music is amazing, I love the sprites, and the sound that Nuke makes in the original version was epic to me for some reason.

I actually bought the SNES for Sim City. I loved that game on my friend's PC, but was too poor at the time to buy my own PC.

You are absolutely not alone! Final Fantasy 4 is my absolute favorite of the series, second-favorite JRPG of all time (maybe even second-favorite game, period; I'd have to give that some thought), and 6 probably doesn't even crack the top 10; I do love 6, but to me, 4 was such a mind-blowing experience, and I even liked the stilted prose of its admittedly awkward translation. So yeah, Final Fantasy 4 is easily my pick for this list. So many absolute classics on this list, though! There's Lagoon, which is just an incomparable experience, and has music and atmosphere like no other game I can think of, not to mention great character portraits for the shops. There's Final Fight, which has its drawbacks versus the Arcade version, but for my money, has far superior sound effects; there's just such a satisfying WHOOP to each punch, and the hits are great, too. F-Zero is one of those rare Racers that I really love - I suck at them, too - largely for its great music and wild scenery. Even Drakkhen has such lovely atmosphere and music - love the marshland right around sunset - and some neat Point-and Click elements, even if it doesn't have the I Love You Monster; I have to play the PC original sometime, though I do have it. I think it'd be quicker to mention the games on this list that I didn't get super into: Pilotwings, SimCity, Populous, and D-Force, though I did think D-Force was alright. I know I know: I'm gushing, but this is my all-time favorite system, and it had a pretty incredible lineup at launch, as is obvious here. To this day, I can't think of a system that ever had me more excited for it. I love hearing you talk about this stuff, too, because you know so much of it; your comparisons aren't just the usual basic bro games that everyone knows. Interestingly enough, I do remember having similar reservations about it; I remember wondering if I could really accept the SNES as a system with great RPGs, since I'd loved the NES Dragon Warriors so much. Little did I know that it would have what is arguably the best JRPG selection of any console ever made.

I remember 1991. I had a Sega mega drive, a super Nintendo and a commodore Amiga A500. Oooh, those were happy days 👍

Super Mario World…Just can’t go wrong with this classic of classics!

Your sword isn't very long but it's effective. That one made me laugh for about 20 minutes🤣

I played Super Mario World, Populous, Final Fight and Final Fantasy II. Those were the games I got when I first got a SNES. My grades tanked after I got it, so it was a while before I was gifted any new titles. Later on, when my grades rebounded, I got F-Zero, Contra III, Super Castlevania IV and Zelda: Link to the Past

I still remember when my dad came home with u.n. squadron and final fight. Such amazing games.. some of the most difficult on the Super Nintendo. I love suplexin' dudes with Haggar, and if you want to get smoked, try playing U.N. Squadron on hard or gamer. I totally agree on FFIV over VI. Yeah, the evil wall, the spectacular ensemble cast, the amazing score, the ongoing theme of redemption, the plot twists. The Dark Knight white knight transformation. It's truly a masterpiece.

Had no idea that final fight was single player on console... At least we had streets of rage on sega!

Thanks for bringing me back to my high school freshman year! I bought the SNES shortly after its launch and I remember passing by the video game store every week to check out the new releases in that first year! And yes, FFII is my fave FF! The complexity of the plot blew me away!

Wow I didn't get one till 1995. A friend got it in 1993 - we'd play it all the time.