Playing With Power: The 25 Best SNES Games of All Time

February 29, 2008 | By: Robert Workman

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24. Blackthorne (Interplay/Blizzard, 1994)

Here's a game that oozes coolness. Blackthorne is a straightforward action/adventure that pits you against all kinds of foes in underground caverns. The twist, however, is that you don't have a sword -- you have a shotgun. The visuals and gameplay rock, especially when you pull off the "no-look shoot". If you're up for it, you can also "take out" innocents chained to walls, to put them out of their misery, of course.

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regectedsoul at 7:44 pm on November 11th 2009

WHAT HAPPENED TO MEGA MAN X!!!???

breathecoldfire0 at 3:15 pm on March 4th 2008

what about The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers the Movie game????

mrbean4president at 4:29 pm on March 1st 2008

Didn't really play most of those but the ones that i did play were not only the best games on SNES but some of the best ever.... but i did notice killer instinct wasn't on there......

blizzardregulus at 4:08 pm on March 1st 2008

Aw... where's Megaman X? Great list, by the way, I found myself nodding in agreement a lot towards the end.

mosttrespuntos at 2:45 pm on March 1st 2008

very good list. but i think a lil mario allstar power would have fit perfectly. and mario world shouldn't have been number 1# i agree its should have been zelda. but thats just me... good work most_out!

shadowsheex at 12:54 pm on March 1st 2008

Goos list, just one problem. Wheres Secret of Mana?!? That's one of my favorite rpg's and games of all time. I'd say it definitly makes the top 25 list in my opinion.

wontbebrokenlol at 10:06 am on March 1st 2008

oh and by the way i wasnt saying, cause it was a girl it was a bad thing im just saying it was the only real good thing because there werent, and still arent very many games where a girl is the main character I just want to clarify that, is all.

wontbebrokenlol at 9:59 am on March 1st 2008

aside from metroid and a few other stinkers this list is quite correct, I wouldnt exactly give mario #1, the game itself was simple, mario is a simple character ... you know like, his backstory and such, he's just a regular plumber, where as characters like Terra, Locke, Chrono, Lucca (im not a squaresoft fanboy srsly) are just harder to get into and require more time, and patience... If you gamed a little but not a lot then this list would be dead on. As for dissing metroid, sorry but, corny, slow, cornycornycorny okay its a girl, still corny = boring.