10 Classic Game Series That Started on the SNES
10 Classic Game Series That Started on the SNES is the focus of a new gaming update, and the useful part is understanding what has actually changed or been announced. Like Follow Followed Thread 5 Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Link copied to clipboard By Jason Venter Published Aug 22, 2026, 7:01 PM EDT Polygon Lists They come from a good place 10 classic game series that started on the SNES Nintendo/YouTube Sign in to your Polygon.com account Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Summary Generate a summary of this story Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread 5 Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap A lot of terrific franchises we enjoy playing today got their start on much older hardware.
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Like Follow Followed Thread 5 Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Link copied to clipboard By Jason Venter Published Aug 22, 2026, 7:01 PM EDT Polygon Lists They come from a good place 10 classic game series that started on the SNES Nintendo/YouTube Sign in to your Polygon.com account Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Summary Generate a summary of this story Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread 5 Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap A lot of terrific franchises we enjoy playing today got their start on much older hardware. Specifically, a number of them date back to the Super Nintendo, which launched in North America on Aug. The Seiken Densetsu series that found an enthusiastic audience with Secret of Mana might have made the cut, except its first installment actually arrived on the Game Boy (and released in North America as Final Fantasy Adventure). 10 Lufia Image: Neverland/Taito First released: 1993 Developed by Neverland, a company later known for the Rune Factory series it developed for Marvelous, the Lufia series made its first appearance with Lufia & the Fortress of Doom. Unfortunately, the developer went bankrupt in 2013, which makes new installments unlikely.
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Developed by Wolf Team, the game featured impressive visuals for its time, rendering a beautiful world and characters worth rooting for. 8 Breath of Fire Image: Capcom First released: 1993 Although we haven’t seen a new Breath of Fire game in far too long, Capcom’s RPG franchise appeared on a variety of platforms after making its grand debut on the SNES. It let players lead a revolution against the Sacred Zetaginian Empire, recruiting monsters and mercenaries enough to topple the empress Endora and those who served her (or pulled her strings). The game offered players 13 different endings, based on their alignment and key choices made over the course of a lengthy campaign. Since its earliest days, the Star Ocean franchise has entertained players by combining brave space explorers with medieval settings on under-developed alien planets.
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As we celebrate 35 years of memories, we thought it might be fun to look back on some of our favorite franchises that wouldn’t exist without that 16-bit hardware. As important as it was, we’re excluding Donkey Kong Country and its sequels because that series expanded the existing Donkey Kong concept.
And then there is Super Mario RPG, the first RPG with Mario and friends, but a whole different thing from the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi franchises that soon followed. With that out of the way, here are 10 classic game series that got their start on the SNES.
Many of them continue to thrill to this day (or would, if given the chance).
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