IDK if it's too late to suggest anything for your upcoming SFC video, and IDK if I've already thrown this one at you, but here we go...
Shin Nekketsu Kouha - Kunio-tachi no Banka
There's a fan translation for it, too, but for whatever reason they didn't give it a proper English title (I wish that they had - I have no idea what that title is). The translation was done by Aeon Genesis, and I learned pretty quickly that they make great translations.
It's a beat em up game with some light RPG elements. It doesn't do what River City Ransom does, but IIRC you do gain abilities along the way so it's sort of like leveling up. It plays really good. I like the combat in Super Double Dragon a lot, but that game feels like you're moving through molasses. This has engaging combat, but it moves a lot smoother. It doesn't do blocking like in Super Double Dragon, but you can stomp people after you knock them down. I always thought that was funny.
You should check it out. Whether or not you decide to use it in a video or not, check it out anyway. It's an enjoyable game. I haven't played all the way through it, but I've played the first 30 minutes of it several times.
I need to give it a proper play through one of these days. From one I understand it's a pretty lengthy game, as far as beat em ups go. There's a password system, but thank God it's only 4 characters.
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/598/
http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=banka
