Greatest 16-bit Game Ever

[Cauterize]

in my opinion i would say the 16bot era was the best era ever for games! with all these amazing titles! such a good time!

[RetroYoungen]

Whoh, I don't remember NEARLY as many different games named in the "Best 8-Bit Game" thread. Rock on.

My faves are these, no order:
Comix Zone (Genesis)
Final Fantasy II (SNES)
Cardfighters Clash (NGPC)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Flicky (Genesis, though I've only played it in Sonic Mega Collection :embarrassed: )
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
Oekaki Puzzle (NGPC)

[Neonsolid]

Gone.

[alexkidd2000]

NHL 2004 GENESIS

I think most of us missed out on Herzog Zwie. I never tried it, it never appealled to me and nobody told me it was good.

[8-Bit Master]

Some of my favorites include (one for each "major" 16 bit system):

Ristar - my all time favorite Genesis game. An excellent platformer that was completely ignored at the time of it's release. It recently resurfaced as an unlockable game in Sonic Mega Collection. :)

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - probably my favorite Zelda game of all time. I spent a large portion of my first year with the Super Nintendo on this title (and Super Mario World).

World Class Baseball - I find this to be the most fun baseball in existence. Only on the Turbografx-16.

[Damon Plus]

There are a lot, and I can´t decide wich is the best

Sonic 2
Shining Force 2
Super Mario Kart
Final Fantasy III

[Wavelflack]

The topic header apparently translates to "List your favorite 16 bit games".

[max 330 mega]

mega man 8 had an amazing sound track, i loved every song on it.

[max 330 mega]

what the hell?
disregard the mega man quote, i entered that in "greatest game soundtrack" and it ended up here..
O_O

[cracked8ball]

Super Metroid is one of the best 16 bit games ever.

[Aldynes]

Hello guys, this is my first post.
To my mind, the best 16 bits games ever are :

PC Engine : (CD rom² Sup CD rom²)
(if the PC Engine is concidered as a 16 bits).

Akumajô dracula X chi no rondo
Ys IV the Dawn of Ys
Serei Senchi Spriggan

PC Engine : (HuCard)

Hana Taka Daka !?
Mizubaku Daibôken
Gunhed

Mega Drive/Genesis

Contra : Hard Corps
Twinkle Tale
Aleste Fullmetal Fighter Ellinor

SFC :

Final Fantasy VI
Ganbare Goemon 2
Earthbound

[Aldynes]

Hello guys, this is my first post.
To my mind, the best 16 bit games ever are :

PC Engine : (CD rom² Sup CD rom²)
(if the PC Engine is concidered as a 16 bit).

Akumajô dracula X chi no rondo
Ys IV the Dawn of Ys
Serei Senshi Spriggan

PC Engine : (HuCard)

Hana Taka Daka !?
Mizubaku Daibôken
Gunhed

Mega Drive/Genesis

Contra : Hard Corps
Twinkle Tale
Aleste Fullmetal Fighter Ellinor

SFC :

Final Fantasy VI
Ganbare Goemon 2
Earthbound

[MetroidFan1164]

See my avatar. :)

I changed my avatar. It might still be easy for many of you to tell what my answer is anyways, but in case it isn't, it's Super Metroid (the front of the game box used to be my avatar).

[AlexKidd]

I'm suprised I havn't posted in this thread before. Considering all of my favorite games are 16-bit there's no way I can pick just one. I'll do a top ten.

In no order:
1.Chrono Trigger
2.Yoshi's Island
3.Dracula X
4.Galaga '90
5.Ys book 1 and 2
6.Final Fantasy III
7.Gunstar Heroes
8.Devil's Crush
9.Streets of Rage 2
10.Castlevania 4

That's the best I can do. There's still a ton of my favorites that aren't on the list. The ones I feel worst about leaving off are Golden Axe,Sonic and Bonk series and Ghouls n' Ghosts.

[AlexKidd]

I know I already made a pretty big list but I forgot a few of my favorite ones:

Shinobi III
Mega Turrican
Metal Slug series
Magician Lord
Outrun
Blazing Lazers
Valis III

btw I believe all of you guys about Super Metroid. From what i've played it looks great but I never could get anywhere in it. I suck at Metroid games in general. I have 5 of them and have never beaten one. Maybe I should invest in a strategy guide.

[chuckwalla]

This is easy... LOL

Genesis:
Sonic 1,2,3,Sonic n Knuckles
Gunstar Heroes
Ghouls n Ghosts
Truxton
Contra Hard Corps
Starflight

SNES:
Super Mario All-Stars and World
Super Mario World 2
Contra III
Super Castlevania IV
Super Metroid

[chuckwalla]

This is easy... LOL

Genesis:
Sonic 1,2,3,Sonic n Knuckles
Gunstar Heroes
Ghouls n Ghosts
Truxton
Contra Hard Corps
Starflight

SNES:
Super Mario All-Stars and World
Super Mario World 2
Contra III
Super Castlevania IV
Super Metroid

[joeuser]

My vote goes to the SNES aswell. Best game was Super Castlevania 4. I love this game.

Also great are: Super Mario World, Top Gear, Donkey Kong Country series.

[LaRule]

Chronotrigger is the best 16 bit gamer i've ever played with. grew up with it and never stopped loving it.

[NintendoMan]

Easy, Super Mario World, with Super Mario Kart coming in a close second!
Other TOP of the list favs are:
Sonic 2
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs

[Tron 2.0]

Super Mario World
Sonic The Hedge Hog serise
Gunstar Heros
Rocket Knight Adventure
Contra Hard Corps
Snatcher
Super Castlevania IV
Super PunchOut!
Super Metroid
Zelda a link to the past.
Contra III AlienWars
Streets of Rage 2
Sonic CD
Popful Mail
Shining Force CD
Zombies Ate My Neighbor
M.U.S.H.A
Phantasy Star IV
Beyond Oasis
Magician Lord
Samurai Shodown II
Nam 1975
KOF 95 hey it was my frist KOF.
Fatal Fury Special when the serise realy took off.
METALSLUG!

Just mention what, i think are the best rangeing from SNES,Genesis and NeoGeo.

I mention the games from the, TG16/PCE but that system was realy 8-bit.

[Fuku-san]

Snatcher for the Sega CD and Donkey Kong Country for the SNES

[zerohero]

Mario Kart
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Star Fox
Super Metroid
Contra III Alien Wars
SF II Turbo
MK II
UN Squadron
TMNT in Time
Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong 1 - 2
Super Mario RPG
SpiderMan Maximum Carnage

Those are just off the top of my head. These games where the one's I was fortunate enough to play when I was younger and own.

[zerohero]

Forgot to add Lttp!

[EricRyan34]

Zelda: A Link to the Past
All Mario Games
Mortal Kombats
FF III
Turtles In Time
NBA Jam TE
Super Metroid
Donkey Kongs

[syd]

I grew up with the SNES, so I little, if any, experience with the genesis. Here's my SNES favourite list:

Illusion of Gaia
Donkey Kong Country 1-3
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Chrono Trigger
Contra 3: The Alien Wars

The SNES was such a great system. It may have had it's share of crap, but there were a lot of great games.

[daminmancejin]

shadow dancer
rolling thunder 3
thunder force 3

[Gamebrain]

Super Mario World

Hands down

[Austin]

Just have to say, I started playing Snatcher for the first time recently, and it's hard to believe that I'm not playing it on a Playstation or Saturn. Wow. @_@

[zerohero]

Zelda - Lttp
Super Metriod
Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
............................................ I just can't list one ;)

[mr_pollock]

I am forced to say Final Fantasy VI.

[randyt7801]

Star Fox

[danielscheil]

SNES Final Fantasy 6
Genesis Alien Soldier

[darknut101]

SNES - either Zelda: A Link to the Past or Final Fantasy IV

[clawx]

a tie between Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Chrono Trigger.

[kidkool]

Mario's Time Mac...



Nah. I think that Link to the Past is what really broke the mold for the Zelda series and is what brought me into the series.

Super Punch-out is a close second for me. I love the goofy graphics and the large characters and animations I thnik are done really well.

[googlefest1]

for the 16 bit area id have to say that the genesis has "more" "better" games than all the systems but as for the best 16 bit game id have to cast my vote for chrono trigger on the snes with a second place for final fantasy III (VI)

[B - Mark]

My lis of best 16 bits games.

Mega Drive / Genesis
- Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3
- Sonic and Knuckles
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantasy Star: The End of Millenium ( AKA Phantasy Star IV )
- Road Rash
- Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition ( Street Fighter II Plus Champion Edition in Japan )
- Ayrton Senna´s Super Monaco GP II
- Castlevania Bloodlines ( Vampire Killer in Japan and Castlevania the New Generation in Europe )
- Contra Hard Corps
- Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3
- Kid Chameleon
- Shadow Dancer
- E SWAT
- Golden Axe
- Super Street Fighter II
- Mortal Kombat II

Super NES
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario All Stars: The Super Mario 8-bits games with 16-bits graphics
- Castlevania IV
- Contra III: The Alien Wars
- Street Fighter II Turbo
- Super Metroid
- F Zero
- Secret of Mana
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy II ( Final Fantasy IV in Japan )
- Seiken Densetsu 3
- Fire Emblem games
- Zelda: A Link of the Past
- Super Street Fighter II
- Mortal Kombat II

[PSerge]

I think that Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest 16-bit games of all time... I still play them today, even though I have beaten all 3 multiples times....

[daminmancejin]

shadow dancer :D

[M15fit]

Only had a megadrive and a snes, I played the snes alot more.

1. Super metroid

2. Starfox

3. SF2 turbo, snes

4. Final fight, snes

5. Secret of mana

6. Mk2, snes

7. dk country, 1,2,3

8. Bomberman, all, snes

[chuckwalla]

Right now its:

M.U.S.H.A.
Super Mario World
Sonic 2
Starfox
Desert Strike (Genesis)
Yoshi's Island (SMW II)

[NCN]

I was a Nintendo kid. I never owned a Genesis when I was younger, and therefore can't comment on the games. However, I have a very biased top 5 list of SNES games for you.

1) Final Fantasy Mystic Quest: Most people hated Mystic Quest with a passion. It is my all time favorite game. I don't know what spell that frickin game held over me, but it gets me to this day...

2) Secret of Evermore: SoE is flat out amazing. Music, graphics, storyline...But the best feature is the snarky commentary and jokes.

3) Earthbound: Earthbound is the most creative RPG I have ever seen. I am sure alot of people will agree with me after seeing Mr. Saturn. Nuff said.

4) Final Fantasy III: Who can have an SNES list without FF3?

5) Breath of Fire II: BoF2 was so different when it came out. I wasn't a huge fan of the original but MAN did the sequel ever have me hooked.

[bangtango]

My two cents, in no cohesive order.

The Street Fighter 2 games for Super NES or Genesis
Super Mario World
Zelda: Link to the Past
Double Dragon for Genesis
Fatal Fury 2 for Super NES
WWF Royal Rumble for Super NES or Genesis
World Series Baseball 96 for Genesis
NHL 95 for Genesis
Final Fight 1-3 on Super NES
Sonic 1-3 on Genesis
Mortal Kombat series on SNES and Sega Genesis
Altered Beast on Genesis
Golden Axe on Genesis

There are numerous other games which I could think of. However, I figured this would be a good start.

[tom]

>>>>>sabre2922 said: On a side note: yes Im well aware that the turbographix-16 is actually an 8-bit system with a 16-bit color processor but hey I believe it to be one of the 16-bit era systems im mean the graphics always looked just as good as most genny games and just as colorful as most supernes games right?<<<<<


The SNES is a cut down 16 bit processor with an 8-bit bus, is it really an 8-bit machine? (The Ricoh 5A22 is the microprocessor CPU produced by Ricoh for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console. The 5A22 is based around the 16-bit CMD/GTE 65c816, itself a version of the WDC 65C816 (used in the Apple IIGS personal computer)).
All of the above mentioned processors are based on the MOS Technology 6502 (8 bit) family of processors.

Amiga and ST for example. Think about it, Motorola 68000's has 32-bit internals and a 16-bit external bus, the Amiga and ST are therefore 32 bit computers with a 16 bit bus.... yet they were classed as 16 bit, hence SNES must be 8 bit.
You decide.

Anyway, best 16 bit games (top of my head, and not a console in sight):
Hunter (Atari ST)
Balance of Power (Atari ST)
Millenium 2.2 (Amiga)
Monkey Island 2 (Amiga)
The Fools Errand (Amiga)
Civilization/Colonization (Amiga)
Rise of the Dragon (Amiga)