# List of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
The games released for the [Super Nintendo Entertainment System](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-nintendo-entertainment-system) (SNES) form a catalog of roughly 1,300 to 1,400 distinct titles published between 1990 and the early 2020s, depending on how regional variants and re-releases are counted. No single authoritative list exists; the total depends on whether a "game" means a distinct title or each regional physical release, and different databases apply different rules.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| MobyGames count | 1,335 SNES games, released between 1990 and 2025, credited to 925 developers and publishers and 15,133 people[1](https://www.mobygames.com/platform/snes/sort%3A-title/) |
| Physical-release count | 2,319 physical releases across 1,421 distinct games cataloged by Retro Collection Index, released 1990–2021[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes) |
| Regional split | Of those physical releases, 1,009 are Japanese (NTSC-J), 784 North American (NTSC-U), and 526 European and PAL territories[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes) |
| Release timing | 2,185 of the cataloged releases date from the 1990s[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes) |
| Leading publishers | Nintendo (70 distinct games), St. GIGA (45), Playtronic (34), Konami (31), Bandai (29), Banpresto (28), and SUNSOFT (27) in the Retro Collection Index catalog[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes) |
| Modern access | Super NES – Nintendo Classics, released September 5, 2019, offers a curated library of more than 100 Super NES and NES games to Nintendo Switch Online members[3](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-classics-switch/) |
## How the totals are counted
Database totals differ because they count different things. MobyGames lists 1,335 games for the platform and states that a game containing multiple executables but sold as a single item counts as one game[1](https://www.mobygames.com/platform/snes/sort%3A-title/) • [4](https://www.mobygames.com/info/standards/). Collector-oriented catalogs instead track each physical release separately, because the same game often shipped as several distinct products across regions; Retro Collection Index records 2,319 physical releases for 1,421 games and notes that its counts come from its own growing catalog rather than a claim to every release ever produced[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes).
Identification is complicated by the hardware itself: SNES games do not have unique internal game IDs or serial numbers, so catalogs distinguish releases by title, region, and packaging rather than a serial[5](https://github.com/niemasd/GameDB-SNES). A database match is a starting point, and identifying a particular physical copy requires comparing its region, medium, edition, and packaging[6](https://www.itechguides.com/igdb-vs-other-game-databases-for-identifying-physical-games/).
## Release history and regions
The cataloged releases are overwhelmingly a 1990s phenomenon: 2,185 of 2,319 physical releases in the Retro Collection Index date from that decade, and later entries are usually re-releases, budget lines, and regional reissues rather than new titles[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes). Japan received the largest share of physical releases (1,009), followed by North America (784) and Europe and PAL territories (526)[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes). Some games were released only in Europe and Australia[7](https://www.snes-forum.de/hydr0x/snes_eu_exclusives.pdf), and some titles were cataloged only for their Japanese or European releases in the datasets used by a 2023 survey of the United States video game reissue market[8](https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Survey-of-the-Video-Game-Reissue-Market-in-the-United-States.pdf).
Nintendo itself was the most prolific publisher of distinct games in the collector catalog with 70, ahead of the satellite-broadcast service St. GIGA (45) and the Brazilian distributor Playtronic (34)[2](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes).
## Notable titles
Retrospective rankings concentrate on the early-to-mid 1990s. A GamesRadar+ ranking produced with Retro Gamer places Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Capcom, 1991), TMNT: Turtles in Time (Konami, 1992), ActRaiser (Quintet, 1990), Pilotwings (Nintendo, 1990), [Star Fox](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-fox) (Nintendo, 1993), [Donkey Kong Country](https://www.edgepedia.org/donkey-kong-country) (Rare, 1994), F-Zero (Nintendo, 1990), [Mega Man X](https://www.edgepedia.org/mega-man-x) (Capcom, 1993), Kirby Super Star (HAL Laboratory, 1996), Contra 3: The Alien Wars (Konami, 1992), and Super Punch-Out!! (Nintendo, 1994) among the platform's best games[9](https://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/).
Many of these highlights are available again through Nintendo's subscription service. The Super NES – Nintendo Classics library includes [Super Mario World](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-mario-world) (1991), [Super Mario Kart](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-mario-kart) (1992), [The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past) (1992), Super Metroid (1994), Star Fox (1993), Donkey Kong Country (1994), F-Zero (1991), Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997), and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995), alongside titles such as EarthBound, Kirby Super Star, and Mario Paint[3](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-classics-switch/).
## Playing the library today
**Nintendo Switch Online.** Members with a base subscription have ongoing access to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics library, with added online play, save-state rewind (by pressing and holding ZL + ZR), screen sharing, and a hand-shaped cursor for pointing things out to a co-player online[3](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-classics-switch/) • [10](https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/41205/~/nintendo-classics-%E2%80%93-nintendo-switch-online-overview-%26-faq). Games are added to the collections over time; a September 2024 update, for example, added Battletoads Double Dragon, Big Run, Cosmo Gang The Puzzle, and Kunio-kun no [Dodgeball](https://www.edgepedia.org/dodgeball) da yo Zen'in Shūgō. A wireless Super Nintendo Entertainment System style controller is sold to members but is optional[3](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-classics-switch/).
The subscription library is a curated selection, not the full catalog.
## References
1. [SNES Games List, MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/platform/snes/sort%3A-title/)
2. [Super Nintendo Entertainment System Physical Game Database, Retro Collection Index](https://retrocollectionindex.com/consoles/snes)
3. [Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics, Nintendo](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-classics-switch/)
4. [MobyGames Standards, MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/info/standards/)
5. [GameDB-SNES, GitHub](https://github.com/niemasd/GameDB-SNES)
6. [IGDB vs. Other Game Databases for Identifying Physical Games, iTechGuides](https://www.itechguides.com/igdb-vs-other-game-databases-for-identifying-physical-games/)
7. [SNES games released only in Europe/Australia, RetroCollect](https://www.snes-forum.de/hydr0x/snes_eu_exclusives.pdf)
8. [Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States, Software Preservation Network](https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Survey-of-the-Video-Game-Reissue-Market-in-the-United-States.pdf)
9. [The 25 best SNES games of all time, GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/best-snes-games-all-time/)
10. [Nintendo Classics – Nintendo Switch Online Overview & FAQ, Nintendo Support](https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/41205/~/nintendo-classics-%E2%80%93-nintendo-switch-online-overview-%26-faq)
11. [Nintendo Switch Online: SNES – Official September 2024 Game Updates Trailer, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nWDFX3O6u8)
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