Unirally is called “Uniracers” in North America. It was one of the few games I had on SNES and I loved it. The music is a jam and the game is endlessly replayable!!
It took me ages to learn all the tricks in the game and earn the gold medals. I remember my sister bought the game and at first I thought it was weird, but once I challenged myself to finishing it, I really appreciated the challenge and the maps.
There's a really good remake of Cybernator on the PS2 called Vulken. It's got all the parts Censored from the snes western release re-added, and strangely, it's a PAL exclusive.
I can't find it on google, just keep getting results for PS2 emulation! :( - edit - found it! didn't expect it to still be sprite based, interesting that it got a remake on the PS2 at al! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x7YTRqZAiPQ.html
@@RetroBreak Despite having the cut content, unfortunately the PS2 remake is a really rushed port with lots of flaws. I recommend to either get the Super Famicom original or the newly announced Switch/PC port by the legends of M2 instead.
Great video. Great games. This is my first time seeing your videos. I am an instant subscriber. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. ❤ P.S. anyone ever tell you that you look like James McAvoy?
Awesome! Glad RU-vid sent you my way! You’ve got loads to look back on if you enjoyed this :D and, yes actually, some kids shouted “Charles Xavier!” At me one day 😂
Unirally was called Uniracer here in the States. LOVED that game. I got it for $10.00 (usd) on clearance way back in 1996. Great fun. I wish that would see a release on Switch SNES Online.
Great list! My favorite hidden gem is E.V.O Search for Eden. It's very flawed, by there really is no other game quite like it, and I end up playing through it at least once every couple years haha.
Great video as always. My friend gifted me a SNES for Xmas and I'm only just now getting into it! Lots of fun to be had, I'm excited. Thanks for the list, and the other one you did too, watched em both twice.
Wow lots of neat games in this video! Unirally and Sparkster both piqued my interest the most, I’ll definitely have to check those out! I think for me Umihara Kawase and Pop’n TwinBee are two of the best “hidden gems” I’ve found that no one talks about. Both amazing games! Great video as always, keep up the great work!
Honestly skip Sparkster and play Rocket Knight Adventures on the Genesis. Sparkster is beautiful and has one of the best intro stage themes of all time, but the game is not fun at all. It suffers from zoomed-in syndrome and extremely poor level design. The second Genesis entry (Rocket Knight Adventures 2: Sparkster) is also pretty bad and suffers from poor level design as well. Rocket Knight Adventures is lightyears ahead of these two games and is a much more enjoyable play with much better mechanics and level design.
This is the first time I've seen Equinox gameplay, actually! I used to see it in Nintendo Power a lot but never really checked it out (as a kid, it looked like one of those games that would be "too complex" for me), but I think you sold me on it! Cybernator is definitely on my "try this" list, as I love Metal Warriors (the spiritual sequel quite a lot). Arkanoid, too, looks great! Surprised to see praise for Death Valley Rally (the Road Runner game). I actually liked it quite a bit as a kid (I still do) though I'll admit it's a bit rough control-wise. And I totally agree, Uniracers/Unirally is criminally underrated. I'll never understood why it never took off (aside from the Pixar debacle). It was one of the games we'd always play whenever I had friends over. Great video! You've piqued my interest in every one of these.
Equinox isn't that complex, although yeah for some reason I felt a bit daunted first time I saw it too, it's easy to get into though! You should give it a try :)
Morning mate I couldn't believe it when I saw that sticker on that cartridge and then you gave Lee's Games a shout. Best shop ever!! I try to visit every few weeks. Getting quite a bit of nostalgia from watching all of these super nintendo videos. I guess I've mainly been focusing on master system. Great video mate. I would love to pick up a copy of Super Aleste one day.
4:34 - I so fully agree. This is my favourite puzzle game of all times. I can't understand why Nintendo never give this GEM credit. And in re-releases it is of some dumb reason only the NES version they give, while the SNES version is superior.
I am with you on Wario’s Woods and I am also a sucker for a good block falling puzzle game. Rock n Roll is a fantastic game to play with friends and you made a good few suggestions that I will have to have a crack at, one being uniracers - great video!!!
I’d consider Fire Striker. It’s sort of a Breakout ball-bouncing game, but with a taste of Zelda looking dungeons and free moving characters. Great co-op too!
I used to play unirally against my brother alllll the time! I'd be able to compete with my (older) brother on the race tracks, but the trick-tracks I just didn't stand a chance! So much fun.
Good to see Sparkster getting some love. I don't know if Legend of the Mystical Ninja and Contra III: The Alien Wars count as hidden gems but those are often on my list alongside Sparkster of masterpieces that aren't first-party Nintendo games. Tiny Toons Adventures: Buster Busts Loose was very good as well, even if it was short. And Top Gear is a hidden gem that I think needs a whole lot more appreciation.
1:40 Cybernator is part two of the "Assault Suit" series, and was called "Assault Suits Valken" in Japan, with part one of the series (Mega Drive game) called "Assault Suit Leynos" in Japan ("Target Earth" in the USA for the Genesis). There is also a 2nd game for each of those on the SEGA Saturn ("Assault Suit Leynos 2") and PlayStation ("Assault Suit Valken 2") - sadly only Japan exclusive this time. There was also a remake of the first game ("Leynos" or "Target Earth") for the PS4/Windows PC, which follows more closely the original Japanese storyline, as the story in the western versions of those games in the series were mostly removed. Especially the 2nd game ("Cybernator") was censored a lot, which makes the Japanese version very interesting for an import. :)
Thanks man I was looking for some sNES titles to add to my r4 it’s really help pick some games that I’ve never heard about plus cyberNater kind of reminded me of shinobi on the sega Genesis so thanks
Equinox was actually the sequel to another isometric game on the NES, Solstice. (See a pattern?) As for Paladin's Quest, it is actually the first Lennus game. Lennus 2 was never released in the US. I won't tell you where you can get it in English, but I'm sure you know. I honestly really enjoyed PQ. The only thing that really bothers me about it, and this is true for a *lot* of older RPGS, is how slow it feels. I didn't notice it so much as a kid, but there are actually a lot of older RPGs that if I were to play them now I'd have to use something to double their speed.
I think a video at that game shop sounds really interesting and would be cool to see. Also Paladins Quest looks very interesting, thanks for the recommendation
I always enjoy these lists as it's nice to hear of something new and different, thanks for the vid! I feel like Gunparu Gunman's Proof is a hidden gem, check it out I think you'll like it!
You're 100% right on Wario's Woods. The NES version is on the Switch Online service but for whatever reason, the SNES version is not. Sorta getting lost to time. My childhood best friend and I pick up our ongoing file that we've been playing since middle school anytime he's in town.
Cybernator is also available on the ps2 under the Japanese title assault suit vulcan. It had a slight graphical overhaul but is still recognisably the same game. It's part of a larger series of assault suit games. Assault suit leynos being a well-known one in the series that was released on the megadrive.
Have you tried Firepower 2000? back when the game came out, Nintendo Power magazine said almost verbatim that this could "possibly be the greatest shooting game of all time". That's what made me go and get it back then
Doh is the huge orange/red wireframe-head boss from Rainbow Islands. You can see him on the box art of Arkanoid. Doh It Again is a pun on his name, admittedly that doesn't make it much less weird
I definitely wanna try some of these when I get my retro device. My hidden gem is blackthorne. Idk if it's hidden or not but I never hear it. It is absolutely amazing. Still today, it's my favorite game of all time
i have cybernator, its awesome, i discovered it way back then. of course this was when konami was in their prime way back. i'll probably pick up a few of these u showed in your video. a few i havent heard of. i've been getting back into retro cart collecting and whew.. it's expensive! wow. but it's fun.. as i'm lookin at utube channels and discovering new games i hadnt heard of back then.
Here's 5 hidden gems I lost countless hours in Lemmings 2: The Tribes Twelve different Tribes and 40 new moves, Lemmings best game in the series, ported to the SNES by Rockstar Games (DMA Design) themselves. Theme Park Apart from Sim City and Civilization, Theme Park was another easy to learn, not too complex builder/sim game for the SNES. As a sim fan you had to have it in your collection as games like this, and good ones at that, were a rarity on the SNES. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 The definitive one, that for some unruly reason always stayed in the shadows of MK1, MK2, and MK3. The competitive scene has selected UMKIII though, and so do I. E.V.O.: Search for Eden Absolutely fantastic and unique action RPG. Needs a sequel, a remaster, a clone, and more players being aware. Nothing comes close, it's as unique as ActRaiser and Live A Live. Winter Gold Felt like a next gen game. Possibly SNES best 3D graphics.
Great video, some nice titles there although I'm not sure Super Aleste is a hidden gem? It's pretty well known in the snes community. I've just sold my pal copy as picking up the jap version which has 3 extra levels! Anyway keep up the good work! Look forward to your next vid 👍
I think Paladin's quest is just Lennus (I could be wrong) And Lennus 2 IS simply the sequel, regardless, it was translated into English and is a really good time!
if you like Rock n Roll Racing, you WOULD LOVE Biker Mice from Mars. I think it is the far superior title. So much more variety, but somehow balanced quite well.
Good video! Cybernator is tough but such a great game, and what a soundtrack... Paladin's Quest would be Lennus 1. Lennus 2 is a significant upgrade on every level and the plot of the first game ends up being quite important later on. The magic system is quite curious, and the mercenary system offers a lot of replayability. There's a fan translation for it, so if you can give it a try. One random weird game I ended up enjoying a lot was King Arthur's World. It's a 2D real time strategy with a variety of classes with different talents, pretty reliant on puzzle-like design. It gets quite tough as the game loves to laugh at you, and like RnR Racing it works at half the frame rate, but I'd be lying if I said I did not enjoy it, specially learning to do all sort of tricks with archers and wizards. There's many Super Famicom games no one talks about too...
Very cool list! Love how it's full with great games that are not just the usual suspects! I had never even heard of Equinox, looks real interesting. Thanks for making this one, always a pleasure to hear you share your thoughts and experiences with the games!
I see your video captures are from emulators and the games you show are mostly pal, I was wondering what your preference is to playing, 50hz pal on real hardware crt etc or just running ntsc versions on an emulator, would be a cool video to discuss, my self I prefer hardware and ntsc games, even though I'm from the UK, but I play mostly on and emu because it's just so more convenient :/
I recorded these videos with the carts I’m showing in the video, on the Super NT and set them to 60hz after starting the games. That’s my preferred way to play, can use the original controller then, and it just feels nicer than using an emulator! On my regular SNES I have a 50/50hz switch too so I tend to turn that on if the game isn’t optimised
@@RetroBreak ahh fantastic reply didn't expect you to have that set up, that would be a cool video though, showing everyone the different ways to play, I totally forgot about getting a 50 60hz switch since buying an ntsc snes, I pass up so many pal snes games too :/
Great footage but I wouldn't call all these games on SNES hidden gems. A good few are very well known ( still doesn't stop them from being great mind )
I feel like most the games on this list are a worse version of another SNES game. Replacements: Brainlord for Equinox, Gun Hazard and Metal Warriors for Cybernator, UN Squadron for Aleste, Firestriker for Arkenoid, Araiguma Rascal for Wario's Woods, Lennus 2 for Paladin's Quest (which is Lennus 1), Speedy Gonzales for Roadrunner. Definitely play the last three games though.
Agree they are also awesome games, but I don't own them :'( IO was only showing ones in my personal collection. In the future I might do a roms version, then I can include much more interesting and rare games
I'm trying to remember a game l used to play. It played like Super Aleste (spaceship scrolling from bottom to top). But the weapons were more like Gradius 3 in outer space. Anyone ??
road runner is horrible... graphically is pretty, but the game itself is anoying with its horrible control and actually boring (very complicated design on later stages wich is frustrating... and i DID finished the game)
I already included it on my Top 15, so didn't want to include it twice (although I actually want to include it in every video, regardless of context :P )
@Retrobreak Okay cool man! I didn't know and I think this might be my first visit to your channel or podcast! 🙄 SNES is One of the Greatest of All Time but I also fell in love with the Genesis and Sega Saturn! 😎
