After dominating sales charts with its 8-bit NES console, Nintendo turned its attention to the 16-bit generation. Sega had already made serious headway with its Genesis, and to a lesser extent, NEC attempted to snatch a piece of the pie with the TurboGrafx-16.

Not to be outdone by its competitors, Nintendo released the Super Nintendo, a powerful system with superior audio and slick Mode 7 graphics that allowed for pseudo 3-D gaming. Even better, it came bundled with one of the best games in history, Super Mario World.

Throughout its life, the SNES played host to numerous hits, from Super Mario Kart to Earthworm Jim. To celebrate this important system, we partnered up with GoNintendo to deliver the Top Ten SNES Games of All Time. First, let's kick things off with games ten through six.

Read GoNintendo's Top SNES Games of All Time, numbers one through five.

10. Star Fox

In the early 90s, gamers debated which 16-bit console had the most power, the Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis. Nintendo partially answered that question with Star Fox, one of the system's most visually impressive games. Powered by the Super FX chip, this on-rails shooter sported 3-D graphics that made Sega's claims of "blast processing" seem ridiculous.

Sure, it looks primitive by today's standards, but Star Fox's graphics were a big deal. On top of that, the game's incredibly enjoyable, as players pilot their Arwings (as the heroic Fox McCloud) and thwart Andross' evil schemes. With numerous enemies to blast, catchy music and plenty of eye candy, it's without question one of the greatest games of all time.

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time

After wowing us with TMNT: The Arcade Game and The Manhattan Project on NES, we wondered how Konami would respond on a 16-bit console. How about an arcade port of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time?

Similar to the previous games in the series, up to two players (four in the arcade edition) embark upon a quest to stop Shredder and Krang from taking over the world. This involves stomping lots of Foot Soldiers, devouring pizza and riding hover boards. In addition, the turtles get sent back in time, and must battle their way out of the Wild West and Prehistoric times; they even fight aboard a pirate ship. In addition, the game sports this cool Mode 7 effect where players can throw Foot Soldiers into the TV screen.

The SNES version differs from its arcade counterpart, but Konami still delivered one heck of a hack-and-slash experience.

8. Super Punch-Out!!

Nintendo captured our attentions with the original Punch-Out!! on NES and its sequel, Super Punch-Out!!, was just as good. Similar to its predecessor, players attempt to guide Little Mac through the ranks of the World Video Boxing Association, using his rights and lefts to knock out a series of off the wall characters, including Bear Hugger, Bald Bull and Mr. Sandman. Each fighter has a weakness, and the fun comes from figuring them out and putting those chumps on their backs.

Aside from featuring new brawlers, Super Punch-Out!! also benefits from snazzy looking 16-bit graphics and exceptional audio. If you haven't played it, download it via the Wii's Virtual Console immediately.

7. Mega Man X

The Mega Man series will never die, thanks in large part to quality adventures like Mega Man X. The Blue Bomber's SNES adventure not only has attractive 16-bit graphics, but also traditional Mega Man gameplay, where gamers attempt to take down Sigma and eight Maverick bosses; in whatever order they please, of course.

With Mega Man X, Capcom added the ability to climb up walls (now a series staple) and the biggest feature of all, the chance to upgrade Mega Man's body parts, including his helmet, legs and powerful X-Buster. Overall, just a phenomenal video game.

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6. Super Street Fighter II

Capcom did exceptional work bringing the original Street Fighter II to SNES, but the company took things a step further with the excellent follow-up, Super Street Fighter II. Although the addictive combat remained mostly the same, the developers added new character animations, victory poses, a new opening sequence and scoring system, making it a much more attractive looking package.

The biggest addition, though, are the four new competitors. Instead of reusing the same characters, players could master T. Hawk, Fei-Long, Dee Jay and the sexy (and scantily clad) Cammy. For the price of Cammy alone, SSFII was worth it.

Read GoNintendo's Top SNES Games of All Time, numbers one through five.