Noah’s Barks pages relating to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game platform, as well as its Japanese variant, the Super Famicom (SFC).
Produced by Gunpei Yokoi and developed by Intelligent Systems, ‘Battle Clash’ is the first stand-alone video game to use the Super Scope, the SNES’s proprietary light gun. What first impression will this mecha-battling action game leave?
I’m late to the party with SquareSoft’s classic 16-bit JRPG. Will I still be able to love ‘Chrono Trigger?’
‘Disney Magic in 16-Bits’ is an article for the May 2025 issue of ‘Old School Gamer Magazine.’ I summarize Capcom’s output of Disney-licensed games for the SNES.
EarthBound Name(s): EarthBoundRelease Date(s): August 27, 1994 (JP) / June 5, 1995 (NA) EarthBound Review I recently beat EarthBound for the first time. I’m ready to comment on it. There isn’t much about this game that hasn’t been said a…
Nintendo’s long-exclusive visual novel series receives its first remake for the Super Famicom, ‘Famicom Detective Club Part II.’
Localized for the first time in this port to the Nintendo DS, what did English countries miss out on with Squaresoft’s strategy RPG game, ‘Front Mission?’ In my opinion: a highly flawed, frustrating game.
With five animal friends and a slime ball at Kirby’s side, can ‘Kirby’s Dream Land 3’ step out of the shadow of ‘Kirby Super Star?’
‘Live-A-Live’ is probably my favorite 16-bit RPG, and certainly is one of the most unique. Choose between seven protagonists across different time periods and experience various gameplay gimmicks, narrative stylings, and the consistently remarkable music of Yoko Shimomura.
A landmark game both for the ‘Mega Man’ franchise and platforming games as a whole. ‘Mega Man X’ successfully elevates the classic formula for a new generation with confidence and gusto.
‘Mega Man X2’ competes with one of the best platformers of the generation: its own predecessor. Can it really be even better?
Capcom’s myopic decision to outsource the development of ‘Mega Man X3’ results in a trilogy finisher that’s far weaker than its predecessors.
‘Megami Tensei: The Old Testament’ is an SNES remake of the first two ‘Megami Tensei’ games made for the NES. Can it prove that those are still experiences worth having?
As the Super Scope fails to catch on in the video game market, a sequel to the first standalone Super Scope game, ‘Battle Clash,’ comes in the form of ‘Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge.’ Is the rebranding a bad omen?
‘Shin Megami Tensei II’ is a contender for the most influential game in the franchise, codifying many tropes that have become standard in the series. Why, then, is it one of the most frustrating entries to play?
Not even Louie can save ‘Super Bomberman 3’ from being a disappointing dud when compared to its two 16-bit predecessors.
‘Super Castlevania IV’ is infamous for its addition of eight-directional whip aiming. Will this make the game or break it?
The developers of the ‘Final Fantasy’ franchise give Mario his first RPG. As an adult playing for the first time, will the reputation of ‘Super Mario RPG’ hold up?
‘Wario’s Woods’ is an underrated SNES action puzzler featuring unique gameplay that Nintendo refuses to rerelease.
Bearing the name of one of Nintendo’s most iconic characters, surely ‘Yoshi’s Safari’ is the highest quality of all Super Scope games… Right?
