Super Nintendo Games That Should Have Been Added To The SNES Classic.

As great and nostalgic the SNES Classic was, it left out some impressive games. Despite allowing older players to relive their childhoods, the SNES Classic left out some of the best SNES games ever created.

It is really upsetting because as great as these games were, it just seemed they were unworthy of being additions to the SNES Classic. For whatever the reason, nobody is for certain. However, considering the popularity of these games, they would have made the SNES Classic much more impressive.

Below is a listing of ten games that should have been added to the SNES Classic.

1. Chrono Trigger.

A role-playing game with a time traveling plot element, Chrono Trigger proved that even the best RPGs didn't need to be part of the Final Fantasy series . With a cast of characters and world maps from various time lines, the issues affecting the plot of Chrono Trigger truly impacted the past, present, and future. Featuring character designs by Akira Toriyama (known for the Dragon Ball franchise), and music by the talented composer Yasunori Mitsuda (known for Xenogears and Shadow Hearts), Chrono Trigger possessed a great combination of talents in the formation of this masterpiece.

2. Pilot Wings.

This game alone really set the standard for flying games. Although players were limited to four different flying apparatuses (there are actually five, but I won't spoil it for you), the game play alone made up for it. The same could be said for its bare bones plot. In fact, players didn't even need a plot to play Pilot Wings. All players needed was to fly. When it comes to flying simulators on the SNES, nothing beats Pilot Wings.

3. Mortal Kombat.

A renowned staple of the fighting game genre. Originally starting out as an arcade game, Mortal Kombat was really ahead of its time. Not only with its game play and graphics, but also the controversy surround it. Back when Mortal Kombat was released, there was a lot of issues with the violence in it. Especially with the finishing moves of its characters. Several examples include Scorpion burning an opponent to the bone and Kano tearing out an opponent's heart.

4. Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

The premise Zombies Ate My Neighbor is very entertaining to say the least. A mad scientist has flooded the neighborhood with not only zombies, but aliens, monsters, and just about anything from an old school horror film. The heroes job is quite simple: clean out the neighborhood of these fiends and thwart the mad scientist. With over fifty-five levels of horror, players were guaranteed hours of fun.

5. Secret of Evermore.

Another impressive role-playing game. The plot behind Secret of Evermore was purely simple. While exploring an abandoned mansion once owned by a mad scientist, a boy and his dog are whisked way to the world of Evermore. A land where each town is stuck in a different time period from the stone age to the space age.

Fun Fact: Characters from Final Fantasy 6 make a cameo appearance during a cut scene segment.

6. UN Squadron.

Based on the popular manga franchise, Area 88; UN Squadron was one of the greatest shooters from Capcom. Players were tasked with protecting the Kingdom of Aslan from the terrorist group known as Project4. Although UN Squadron featured three playable characters starting out with the basic of stats, players could purchase upgrades and new weapons between levels.

7. Final Fight/Final Fight Guy.

Final Fight was the premier side-scrolling fighter of the SNES. In retaliation for Mayor Mike Haggar's promise to clean up Metro City of Crime, the Mad Gear Gang kidnaps his daughter, Jessica. Rather than cave in to their demands, Mike Haggar, aided by Jessica's boyfriend, Cody, embark on a journey to not only rescue Jessica, but also defeat the Mad Gear Gang once and for all.

Ported from the arcade game of the same name, there were numerous changes made to the SNES version of Final Fight. For example, Guy was originally a character playable in the arcade version of Final Fight. However, because of space limitations, Guy was removed from the SNES port. He was later reinserted in a special addition of Final Fight titled Final Fight Guy. (Hence the above title of this listing.) In this version, Guy replaced Cody. Complete with a new intro and ending to explain the latter's absence. Also, for censorship reasons, two female members of the Mad Gear Gang; Poison and Roxy, were replaced in the SNES version of Final Fight with generic punks named Sid and Billy.

8. ActRaiser.

Part platformer, part world builder, ActRaiser combined both elements to become the best of both worlds. As it turns out, the entity known as Tanzra has wreaked havoc on the world. Even going as far as to lock up a higher power of good known as The Master. In order to rebuild the world, and defeat Tanzra, the player assumes the mantle of an avatar working on behalf of The Master.

9. Killer Instinct.

In 1995, Rare Inc. entered the fighting genre with Killer Instinct. A dystopian fighting game where a Mega Corp organization called Ultratech hosted a tournament called "Killer Instinct". An interesting fact was unlike most fighting games, which featured the hero on promotional materials, Killer Instinct went the opposite direction by featuring its villain character, Fulgore. Also, a unique attribute was players could knock off opponents off rooftops.

10. Stunt Racer FX.

In the mid-1990s, Nintendo released a handful of games equipped with the Super FX Chip. One such title was Stunt Racer FX (known in Japan as Wild Trax). A simple racing game, players were pitted against each other in the way of living vehicles. While not as popular as Star Fox, Stunt Racer FX did manage to become a popular game in its own right.

Although not every SNES game could be listed, these number of titles that were left out of the SNES Classic. As stated previously, these titles were impressive enough to garter a fanbase. Was it because of limitations of the SNES Classic? A lack of a sizeable fanbase warranting these games as being classic? The answer may never be known.

If Nintendo does decide to release another version of the SNES Classic, it would be good on their part to include all of these games. Even if Nintendo were to include one of these titles, it would show that these games were indeed, after all, classics in their own right.