Trying to List All SNES RPG Titles by Date [Updated May 23]

[fuctfuct]

My brother and i have decided to try and play every SNES RPG in the order (year) they came out. lol. The goal is to try and finish them, but, if we absolutely cannot stand the game we can quit after 8 hours.

Anyways, I am trying to compile a list of all English and Japanese games with good translations (over %90). For now i am using just the year the game was first released on the system. If a game was released to NA in 95 and JP in 93 i used 93. I might try to hunt down exact dates as well.

Here's what i have so far. If anyone has anything to add i would be extremely grateful.

1991
Drakkhen (USA)
Dungeon Master (USA)
Final Fantasy II (USA)+
Lagoon (USA)
Super Ninja Boy (USA)
Ys III - Wanderers from Ys (USA)

1992
Arcana (USA)
Cyber Knight (Japan)
Dragon Ball Z - Super Saiya Densetsu (Japan)
Dragon Quest V - Tenkuu no Hanayome (Japan)
E.V.O. - Search for Eden (USA)
Final Fantasy - Mystic Quest (USA)
Final Fantasy V (Japan)
Gemfire (USA)
Herakles no Eikou III - Kamigami no Chinmoku (Japan)
Inindo - Way of the Ninja (USA)
Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust - Kieta Shoujo (Japan)
Paladin's Quest (USA)
Shin Megami Tensei (Japan)
Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun (Japan)
Soul Blazer (USA)
Super Ninja Boy (USA)
Ultima - The False Prophet (USA)
Uncharted Waters (USA)
Wizardry V - Heart of the Maelstrom (USA)

1993
7th Saga, The (USA)
Alcahest (Japan)
Bazoe! Mahou Sekai (Japan)
Breath of Fire (USA)
Dragon Quest I & II (Japan)
Fire Emblem - Monshou no Nazo (Japan)
Illusion of Gaia (USA)
Jutei Senki (Japan)
Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (USA)
Might and Magic II - Gates to Another World (Europe)
Neugier - Umi to Kaze no Kodou (Japan)
Ogre Battle - The March of the Black Queen (USA)
Operation Europe - Path to Victory 1939-45 (USA)
Ranma Nibunnoichi - Akanekodan Teki Hihou (Japan)
Ryuuki Heidan Danzarb (Japan)
Secret of Mana (USA)+
Shadowrun (USA)
Silva Saga II - The Legend of Light and Darkness (Japan)
Tecmo Secret of the Stars (USA)
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, The (USA)
Ys IV - Mask of the Sun (Japan)

1994
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Eye of the Beholder (USA)
Brain Lord (USA)
Brandish (USA)
Breath of Fire II (USA)+
Cyber Knight II - Chikyuu Teikoku no Yabou (Japan)
Dragon View (USA)
Dual Orb II (Japan)
EarthBound (USA)
Feda - The Emblem of Justice (Japan)
Final Fantasy III (USA)+
Hiouden - Mamono-tachi to no Chikai (Japan)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings - Volume 1 (USA)
Live A Live (Japan)
Magna Braban - Henreki no Yuusha (Japan)
New Horizons (USA)
Obitus (USA)
Rise of the Phoenix (USA)
Robotrek (USA)
Shin Megami Tensei II (Japan)
Slayers (Japan)
Ultima - Runes of Virtue II (USA)
Ultima - The Black Gate (USA)
Wonder Project J - Kikai no Shounen Pino (Japan)
Yume Meikyuu - Kigurumi Daibouken (Japan)

1995
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Another Story (Japan)
Brandish 2 - The Planet Buster (Japan)
Chou Mahou Tairiku WOZZ (Japan)
Chrono Trigger (USA)+
Crystal Beans From Dungeon Explorer (Japan)
Der Langrisser (Japan)
Dragon Quest VI - Maboroshi no Daichi (Japan)
Eien no Filerna (Japan)
Emerald Dragon (Japan)
Front Mission (Japan)
Fushigi no Dungeon 2 - Fuurai no Shiren (Japan)
Holy Umbrella - Dondera no Mubou!! (Japan)
Magic Knight Rayearth (Japan)
Metal Max Returns (Japan)
Might and Magic III - Isles of Terra (USA)
Mystic Ark (Japan)
Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes (Japan)
Secret of Evermore (USA)
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Japan)
Tactics Ogre - Let Us Cling Together (Japan)
Tales of Phantasia (Japan)
Tenchi Muyou! Game Hen (Japan)
Terranigma (Europe)
Wizardry VI - Bane of the Cosmic Forge (Japan)

1996
Bahamut Lagoon (Japan)
Dragon Quest III - Soshite Densetsu e... (Japan)
Front Mission - Gun Hazard (Japan)
Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! (Japan)
Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (Japan)
Lennus II - Fuuin no Shito (Japan)
Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (USA)
Madou Monogatari - Hanamaru Daiyouchienji (Japan)
Monstania (Japan)
Rudra no Hihou (Japan)
Star Ocean (Japan)
Super Mario RPG - Legend of the Seven Stars (USA)
Treasure Hunter G (Japan)

1997-9
Dark Law - Meaning of Death (Japan)
Wizardry I-II-III - Story of Llylgamyn (Japan)

[Xeogred]

1991 - Drakkhen

... what a game to start with.

[BurningDoom]

Actraiser (1991)

Fantastic game. I guess it's not a true RPG, but it uses a lot of RPG elements and is well worth playing.

[fuctfuct]

1991 - Drakkhen

... what a game to start with.

Not sure if sarcasm or not hehe. Never played it.

Actraiser (1991)

Fantastic game. I guess it's not a true RPG, but it uses a lot of RPG elements and is well worth playing.

I thought about ActRaiser.. Decided to leave it out :\

[deathsled]

I thought about ActRaiser.. Decided to leave it out :\

left out ActRaiser but included LttP? Interesting.

[fuctfuct]

heh .. I figured this thread would turn into this

I put in LttP because ... well ... it's ..... *sigh*

Adding..
1991 - Super Ninja Boy
1994 - Obitus

[BoneSnapDeez]

Nice list! I'm actually trying to collect all the games in English so this is a handy reference. Are you trying to track down physical copies or are you emulating?

I would include ActRaiser 1 & 2, you'll be missing out if you don't play them.

And yes, Drakkhen is an interesting game to start with.... Good luck.

[Opa Opa]

ActRaiser 1 should be included. By managing and protecting your towns, the population increases; once the population increases to a certain set amount you'll level up.

So in a way Population = Experience.

ActRaiser 2 is just a sidescroller. No rpg elements from what I remember.

edit: and Zelda? It shouldn't be on the list but by this point I don't feel like reading the same argument again.

Moving on.

[sabrage]

I'd like to hear one compelling argument as to why LttP is an RPG, but if you don't want your thread to get closed in 3 pages you should probably ignore this.

[Opa Opa]

I'd like to hear one compelling argument as to why LttP is an RPG, but if you don't want your thread to get closed in 3 pages you should probably ignore this.

Find the "What constitutes an RPG" thread for reading material.