Forgotten Games: Mystery Dungeon Shiren the Wanderer [SFC] - SNESdrunk 

SNES drunk walks in, grabs all the shop owner's stuff, throws down a smoke bomb, and as the smoke clears all that's left is a note that says "And have a great rest of your day"

Yeah.. this game here got complete got forgotten and stood in the more popular POKEMON mystery dungeon's shadow. I'm glad someone actually finally acknowledged this relic of a game.

I missed the days when snesdrunk told us have a good rest of the day

Man thank you for covering my favourite game of all time. I spent so much time playing this instead of studying in college haha. Nowadays I manage to beat it in one single run... sometimes.

Wow, these graphics are pretty good for a 16-bit machine

Thank you soon much for turning me on to this game! It's is so fun, beautiful, sounds great, and has insane reply value.

My favorite game of all time! this a real console roguelike.

This game totally looks like something I would *really* enjoy, thank you for sharing this one!

I've always been a sucker for rouge like. I'm a big fan of the aforementioned Lufia 2 Ancient Cave, but have played the DS remake of Shiren The Wanderer which is brutal in it's difficulty. Mystery Dungeon is a subsection of the rogue like developed by Chunsoft, who licences out to companies like Nintendo for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. If you play a number of Mystery Dungeon games specifically you develop strategies for survival that assist you in future titles. Incidentally one of my favorite rogue like's of all time is Azure Dreams for PS1. It's very similar to a Mystery Dungeon but it's Konami's take on the mystery dungeon format. The mission is to scale a tower connected to your hometown of Monsbaiya and help it grow by using funds from the tower to build shops, librarys and even a casino. You can also collect every monster in the game and level them up to help you get through the tower, and you WILL need them to get through the game. You also can have up to 7 girlfriends that you can seduce through story progression and item collection in the tower. There is also a Game Boy version that isn't a carbon copy of the PS1 version. If you're a fan of rouge likes and mystery dungeons check out Azure Dreams.

This game taught me what a roguelike is, and now I have a bunch of them on steam. I really got into it a couple years ago and was able to beat the first main adventure. That storage room was a critical piece to my success, in combination with the blacksmith in that town who will merge weapons and shields for you.

It is always really nice when someone takes the time to put together a translation for a game that previously did not have one. There are many games that didn't make it out of Japan, and I feel like I can never give enough thanks to the people that have put together these translations over the years. Thanks for mentioning Shiren, SNES drunk.

best game on super famicom, I absolutely adore it

The SNES is the best console ever made.

Great find and a great short review... like always from you.

This really looks like my sort of game. I absolutely love the sprite work and animations, and the play style sounds like a lot of fun. Thank you for showcasing it!

I love this channel because I always find a new game that is interesting to play

I've played Shiren the Wanderer 5 a lot on the Vita, I love it. So, it's really cool to see a lot of stuff in that game's Super Famicom origins!

They made a sequel for the N64, and they didn't translated it even though the system was starving for RPGs. It's probably really good because it got great scores.

Do you like PAIN? Do you like SuuuuUFFERING? Then boy howdy, do we have a game for you!

Awesome thanks for the great work Sir

woooo it's great when you cover cool games that's I've actually never seen before. Looks really cool.

Man i loved shiren on my vita best way to experience the game imo. I never hear anything about this series sadly its too bad cause they are great.

This game spawned 4 sequels, two of which got localized in the West - the third game (Wii version) and the fifth game (PS Vita version).

Wow, thanks Drunk! This game looks exactly like something I need to play.

This game is awesome, thanks for sharing!

Love this game. It was my first exposure to rogue-likes, way before they became popular or widely available in the USA.

I feel like I've been had, he didn't say it lol- love the vids hope you have a great rest of your day snesdrunk!!!!

RU-vid algorithm did it again showing me this a week after buying shiren 5 on steam! What a gem

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate this.

It's worth mentioning that there is a Shiren the Wandered game for the PS Vita as well. So if you have a Vita and would like to try Shiren (albeit a newer iteration in the series) you can pick that one up too.

I just tried out the game and found you there. There is someone named "Tage the Drunk". Edit: You can even see it in the video at 1:07.

The adventure of Asuka on the dream cast is a great sequel of this game.

Huh. Never heard about that game, I should try it, great reviews as always Snesdrunk!

This is like an advanced version of fatal labyrinth on sega!!!

There is also Shiren The Wanderer on Vita which I think is the best version Etrian Odyssey got also a Mysterious dungeon spin-off title .

The vita version is legit. Thank you for this

The 5th game in this series was recently ported to Switch and Steam. It's called Shiren the Wanderer: Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate. It's super good and I beat it four days after getting it (to my surprise). There are also efforts to translate a number of the other games. There is a community working on the N64 version and I saw someone also working on the 4th game in the series. Too bad it's so underrated here in the West.

Music sounds very relaxing!!!!

Great review. Have a nice rest of your day..

Mystery Dungeon games are one of the few series I still almost always pick up sight unseen.

This game reminds me of Azure Dreams for Playstation. It's a lot of the same of this game. Except you go through a 90 floor monster tower.Within the tower you face randomly generated floors & unique monsters. The key thing is that you can also find monster eggs! Through these eggs you gain faithful monster companions. You can actually FUSE the monsters together to gain better stats on your monsters & different attacks. It's a great game but it's one of the hardest games I've ever played.

Thanks SNES DRUNK

Never knew about this game until I randomly found it on Nintendo Wii!! Funner at first I felt like.

This game seemed so intriguing that I had to get it! I haven’t patched it yet but still have fun w it. It’s super cheap for a game of its caliber.

Watching this makes me want to play Torneko no Daibouken, again, but my dog ate the power cable for my Retron 5... (And the SD card with my save file and the translation patch seems to have disappeared.)

One of the first S-Fami games I ever imported. I think ive played through every iteration of the Shiren titles with the exception of the N64 one. Orcs & Elves on the DS is a fun first person take on the Mystery Dungeon/rogue-like genre. Sorcery Saga on the Vita has also been a personal favorite of mine.

4:15 it's flute kid from Zelda 3!

another added to my super retro-cade library. thx for video

This was my favorite game for some time. Had to use save states to win

I loved the Pokemon mystery dungeon games on my DS I really ought to give this one a try !!

It must have been close to it's DS release, when I bought this game used at GameStop. I had no idea what it was, I just wanted a new game, and this looked interesting. I sometimes play it to this day, yet only the Final Puzzle dungeon. But I must admit, it gets sort of boring if you reach level 50 or so. If you get that far you are usually overpowered, and the enemies that pose a real challenge are far between. Stealing items using the Great Hall Scroll is a good strategi. It's just a shame stealing this way doesn't show on the stats screen. It's also a shame that the Homing Blade does not show up in this dungeon. And I sometimes wish you could meld at least two armbands together. Now I'm possibly gonna buy "Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate" on Switch in the near future...

This reminds me of a somewhat unpolished version of one of the most underrated games on the PS1, Azure Dreams. That game kicks @$$! Seriously, check out Azure Dreams if you can get your hands on that rare game.

I've ended up preferring the DS remake/port for one thing no need to patch as it got an official US release and also it has some noticeable quality of life improvements. Downside you can't run two saves to rescue yourself with it unless you use a flash cart with Multisave support as the DS version only allows one save per cart.

sweet, new game to play

Never forget to store!

I remember playing the wii incarnation to this. I hit a block in that game and never finished it. Though there is azure dreams on ps1 and gb. Or they have a game by namco release on ps2 called nightmare of druaga. The switch has yokai encounters on the digital store

Ay, the SFC version of Shiren the wanderer is tough as nail. Amazing game, but I don't think I'll ever crack this nut... Being a point A to Z rogue-like, the ever changing layout is a constant conundrum on this. Am I going to need this scroll? Shall I spare it for a stronger monster? Am I going to be able to level up early enough to face more perilous predicaments? Shall I store this blade away and take it for another run? Shall I travel with a companion? It's practical but if a monster takes him/her out, it's the end of me, no doubt about it. Losing top tier inventory and starting back from square one is always heart wrenching. STW is the rogue-like embodiment of "make do or bust".

I'm a big fan of this game! I've beaten both the SFC version and the DS remake. They changed some stuff in the remake and I don't think one version is clearly better than the other. The one on DS is a little easier, for what it's worth, but still nasty hard. The one on Wii isn't that good, but the one for Vita that got a US release is also worth checking out!

Does anyone have any good recommendations for a good guide for this one? I'm trying to figure out how to unlock the extra content beyond the main 30 levels, but can't figure out how to trigger anything like the 100 floor dungeon mentioned in this video...

SHIREN IS THE BEST GAME EVER

Ever do an lp of this game?? Would love to see that..

...and have a great rest of your day

I loved the Ancient Cave back in the day. I loved it so much that later in life, I tried some of the Rom Hack alterations. I didn't know about this game but I'll probably try it out once I finish Dragon Quest XI.

Oh hey this seems prominent now

Not the same "predictament!" That sounds like quite a predicament.

wow what a gem, reminds me of the PlayStation game Ehrgeiz

The only english patched game I could find was "shiren the wanderer 2" on snes, is that just this game but titled incorrectly or something? It looks awfully similar, the character and village, although your footage has softer visuals while mine has just straight up blocky pixels lol, but that could just be to do with the emulation settings

I recently started playing through Pokemon Mystery Dungeon red I instantly realized that it was the same game

Play this one on DS - definitely. I'm a huge Roguelike fan and Shiren really does present some interesting stuff for the genre while retaining the standards. In fact, I'd say that if you like Shiren the Wanderer on your SFC/DS, try out any of the Pixel Dungeon games for your Android device. I'm partial to Shattered PD and Lovecraft PD myself.

I remember playing it on ds years ago

I think this got released on to the pc

Instantly liked your video even without watching it yet. I always look forward to seeing new content from you because I get to see games I know nothing about for the most part and enjoy more retro goodness! Much love from the Philippines. :) EDIT: Also, this game kind of reminds me of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games in the GBA.

The original Pokémon mystery dungeon

Ive always loved the characters and scenery of this series, but damn is this game hard af. I have the one on Wii and DS, what other ones am I missing?

Would you say that this game holds the comparison to modern rogue likes ?

Yessssss!!! I love this game. Probably my favorite Rougelike, I have been waiting for this day! I highly recommend everyone giving it a try.

So are you referring to mystery dungeon 2?

slight correction - this game's dungeons are NOT randomly generated. they are randomly selected from an assortment of static designs.

On nintendo DS. Was published by sega. In english.

Please make a video about FEDA the emblem of justice,and der langrisser !!!

Most roguelikes of the 16-bit era were made for computers and in the west.

This game is basically an evolution of Tononeko no Daibouken, right? But surely that wasn't the first rougelike? Did they originate on PCs maybe?

Reminds me of Chocobo's Dungeon 2.

Graphics beautiful except his head is holding a giant cookie

SNES DRUNK, may we have a part 3 of either: best Genesis games SNES owners missed out on, or overhyped/underhyped SNES games? PLEEZE 😀

Looks like a good'n!

I wouldn't call these games action RPGs. Yeah, the battles don't have a menu like FF or DQ, but they're definitely turn-based. A lot of roguelikes do that, particularly the classic originators of the franchise like, well, Rogue, or Nethack. It's just that every action takes a turn/time unit, and all other creatures on the floor also act when you do. But you can totally pause so you can think about what to do before you take another action.

64's Shiren is the best game I've ever played. This one is good, but not even comparable to 64 one... I hope 64 one will be available in switch. And hope English sub will be patched so that people all over the world can play this masterpiece!

I like roguelikes! Spelunky is too hard though.

I feel like the sprites on the snes are the definitive graphics for video games.

that would be *ahem* WE english speakers *snorts, pushes up glasses*

i like rouge games but with the dificulty lowered likr evolution for dreamcast out the pokemon mystery dungeon our lufia gba. have a great rest of your day.

Didn't they remake this game on switch or something

Not sure if you've done it before but I think a funny April fools video would be to just have your intro play for the amount of time an episode usually takes.

Spike Chunsoft: making the same game for thirty years.

Looks amazing...hate rogue likes.

IGNorant hates roguelikes!

This game is great, shame that the series has stayed in Japan for the most part.

Excellent video as usual. Oh and “first”

+SNES drunk Beavis and Butt-head video😬?