10 Scariest Super Nintendo Games
10 Scariest Super Nintendo Games
From licensed classics like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to pioneers like Another World, the SNES had some unique horror games that are worth a try.
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Although there was an intense rivalry with the also popular Sega Genesis console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) eventually became the best-selling 16-bit console. Even now, the console still has a strong fanbase with many people playing the old games and making new ones.
Unlike the Sega Genesis, the SNES could not show much violence and gore because Nintendo wanted to keep the console family-friendly, which meant that the horror genre was much more limited compared to other genres on the console. Despite this limitation, there are a couple of notable horror games that are worth a try.
10 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Based on the 1994 film of the same name, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a 1994 action platformer where the player controls Frankenstein’s monster as he searches for the scientist, Victor, who created him in order to get revenge. As he moves through the town of Ingolstadt, Bavaria in 1793, he is attacked by the other townspeople who consider him a demon.
Unlike Sony Imagesoft’s previous horror movie licensed game Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this game is better on the SNES rather than the Sega Genesis. While Bram Stoker’s Dracula had some extra details in the Genesis version that made it seem like the game was ported to the SNES, this game feels like the SNES version is the original with all the details and the Genesis version is the weaker version.
9 Nosferatu
Another action platformer released in 1994 is Nosferatu, but this one was released exclusively for the SNES. With gameplay similar to Prince of Persia but with just bare fists as weapons, the player guides a young man named Kyle through Nosferatu’s castle in order to rescue his girlfriend Erin.
While the graphics and music are incredible, the gameplay can be frustrating because the movements feel slow and sometimes unresponsive. This game is still worth the effort because it has a unique atmosphere that many games of the time did not have, which makes Nosferatu one of the scariest games of the time.
8 Demon’s Crest
Demon’s Crest is a 1994 action platformer that centers around the demon Firebrand, who is one of the enemies from the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series. This is the third game in Firebrand’s spin-off series after Gargoyle’s Quest and Gargoyle’s Quest II, and it consists of Firebrand trying to retrieve the six powerful elemental crests from the rival demon Phalanx, who stole the crests from him.
All of the levels have a dark and beautiful art style that creates a perfectly grim atmosphere. Also, similarly to Mega Man games, the different crests give Firebrand different designs and abilities that allow him to explore more of the levels, which is a cool feature. While the overall experience is worth a playthrough, it is an extremely short game that becomes a little repetitive later on when the player has to revisit levels.
7 Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror
Released in 1992, Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror is an action platformer where the player controls a warrior named Imoto who must descend into an abyss in order to save a woman named Shizuka who has the power to seal the abyss. As the player explores the abyss, they will fight various bosses that will give the player different magic spells once the bosses are defeated. The gameplay feels really slow and a little uncomfortable. But it does have great level and enemy designs, which makes the game have a gritty and creepy atmosphere.
6 Majyūō (King of Demons)
While there is a user-generated English patch available, King of Demons, or Majyūō in the original Japanese, was sadly never officially released outside of Japan. This 1995 action platformer has the player control a man named Abel who travels through various monster-filled levels in order to rescue his wife and child.
Although Abel’s sprite is extremely small, it works for this game since it is filled with creatures and bosses that are meant to look enormous. After the player defeats bosses, Abel gains the ability to turn into other demons with different abilities, which makes this game feel like a more polished Demon’s Crest. With the creepy monsters and detailed level designs, this gory and slightly disturbing game feels more like the more bloody and violent games on the Genesis.
5 Laplace No Ma
Another incredible horror game that never had an official English release was Laplace no Ma. Originally created for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 in 1987, this survival horror RPG was also ported to the SNES in 1995, and this particular version has a fan-made English patch. The player, who can either be a male or female protagonist, gathers a group of people in order to investigate a mansion in the fictional town of Newcam, Massachusetts, which is where several children have mysteriously vanished.
Interestingly, gamers can investigate almost every detail in the game for clues, and the player’s party is picked by the player themself at the start of the game. Although the turn-based combat is pretty typical and tedious at times, the different classes in the game have some extremely unique abilities and dead party members stay in the party as a body bag, which adds to the horror vibe.
4 Zombies Ate My Neighbors
If players are looking for a 90s cheesy and campy horror title, then the 1993 run-and-gun Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a perfect game that makes players feel like they are playing a 90s horror flick. As either one or two players, the player controls either a boy named Zeke or a girl named Julie as they explore environments such as movie theaters and hedge mazes in order to rescue their neighbors from multiple horror film monsters.
With different weapons such as fire extinguishers and exploding soda cans, the player navigates through several fun and well-thought levels that even have some interesting gimmicks such as the player needing to use the enemies in the hedge maze to create new paths. Although there was a sort-of sequel titled Ghoul Patrol, it was not originally intended to be a follow-up and does not have the same life to it.
3 Super Castlevania IV
While the Genesis had Castlevania: Bloodlines, the SNES also had its own console exclusive Castlevania game with Super Castlevania IV. Considered by some to be one of the greatest video games of all time, this 1991 side-scrolling platformer once again follows the vampire hunter Simon Belmont on his quest to defeat Dracula.
Despite many players being divided about whether the gameplay is enjoyably challenging or just frustrating, most people agree that this game has beautiful graphics and one of the best soundtracks in the series. Even though the later levels are just a remake of the same levels from the original Castlevania, it is still an enjoyable experience that shows why it helped define the Metroidvania genre.
2 Clock Tower
Worthy to be considered as one of the most influential horror games, Clock Tower is a 1995 survival horror point-and-click adventure game that was only officially released in Japan, but there is a fan-made English patch. In this game, players control a young orphan girl named Jennifer who is being chased by a serial killer known as the Scissorman. As she avoids Scissorman, she explores the Barrows mansion and tries to find the other orphans.
Based on the 1985 film Phenomena, the player feels as if they are in a horror film as they play the game. Since some of the rooms can change location and the Scissorman can appear from anywhere, the game has a good amount of replay value if the player wants to get all the different endings.
1 Another World (Out Of This World)
Another World, also called Out Of This World in North America, is a 1991 action-adventure platformer that was originally released for the Amiga. The SNES port, however, is basically the same without many differences. The main protagonist is a scientist named Lester who accidentally gets sent to an alien planet when his invention is struck by lightning.
While the gameplay is extremely brutal and the load times can be agonizing, the game is significant for its unique art style and surreal plot. Also, this game inspired other major game franchises such as Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid.
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