• Pocky & Rocky
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2
• Description - A top-down action shooter with tight controls, colorful visuals, and a strong mix of shooting and dodging.
• Co-op Experience - Two players control Pocky and Rocky together.
• Pocky & Rocky 2
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2
• Description - A follow-up to the original with more playable characters, varied stages, and the same fast-paced top-down action.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, choosing from multiple character combinations. It’s less equal than the original, and the second player dies whenever the first player dies.
• Raiden Trad
Release Date: 1991
Genre: Shoot ‘em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - A vertical scrolling shooter with military aircraft, heavy firepower, and screen-filling enemy waves.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each piloting their own ship through the campaign.
• The Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–2
• Description - A side-scrolling platformer based on the cartoon, featuring themed stages and slapstick presentation.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, with one controlling Ren and the other controlling Stimpy.
• Revolution X
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Light Gun Shooter / Shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - An arcade shooter where players blast enemies and rescue hostages while progressing through chaotic stages inspired by Aerosmith.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together simultaneously, shooting through the game side by side.
• Rival Turf!
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Beat ‘em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - A basic side-scrolling beat ’em up with street brawling, simple combat, and urban environments.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the full game together simultaneously.
• Run Saber
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Action Platformer
Players: 1–2
• Description - A fast-paced side-scrolling action game heavily inspired by Strider, featuring acrobatic movement and sword combat.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can slash through the game together simultaneously, each controlling a different cyber ninja.
• Saturday Night Slam Masters
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Wrestling / Fighting
Players: 1–2
• Description - An arcade-style wrestling game with exaggerated characters and over-the-top presentation.
• Co-op Experience - Team up with another player for two on two matches.
• Secret of Mana
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–3
• Description - Secret of Mana is a real-time action RPG with exploration, leveling, magic, and a large fantasy world to explore.
• Co-op Experience - Up to three players can play simultaneously once the party expands, making it one of the most important couch co-op RPGs ever made.
• Soldiers of Fortune
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Top down run ‘n gun shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - Soldiers of Fortune is the SNES version of The Chaos Engine, a top-down action game with shooting, exploration, and sci-fi steampunk environments.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can fight through the campaign together simultaneously.
• Sonic Blast Man II
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Beat ‘em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - A sequel that expands the original with more characters and better beat ’em up gameplay.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the full game.
• Stone Protectors
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Beat ‘em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - A side-scrolling beat ’em up based on the toy line, with cartoon visuals and simple brawling gameplay.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can fight together simultaneously.
• Strike Gunner: S.T.G.
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Shoot ‘em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - A vertical military shooter with customizable weapons and large enemy formations.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously through the full game.
• Sunset Riders
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2
• Description - A western-themed arcade shooter with constant action, boss fights, and memorable stage design.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can shoot through the game together simultaneously.
• Super Bomberman
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Action / Maze
Players: 1–4
• Description - Super Bomberman is a maze-based action game centered around placing bombs, collecting power-ups, and navigating enemy-filled stages.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can work through the main stages together, while the game is also famous for its multiplayer battle mode.
• Super Double Dragon
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Super Double Dragon is a slower, more methodical beat ’em up than earlier entries in the series, with Billy and Jimmy Lee fighting through gangs using punches, kicks, throws, and special attacks. It has a heavier feel than the NES games, with more emphasis on timing and positioning.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the full game together as Billy and Jimmy. Co-op is fully integrated and makes the game much more enjoyable, even if the slower pace can feel a little stiff compared to other brawlers on the system.
• Super Ninja Boys
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Action RPG / Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Super Ninja Boys is a strange and charming hybrid of action RPG and beat ’em up. It mixes towns, dialogue, exploration, and story progression with side-view brawler combat, and it feels like a more expanded follow-up to Little Ninja Brothers on NES.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the adventure together in exploration and combat.
• Super Smash TV
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Twin-Stick Shooter / Arcade Action
Players: 1–2
• Description - Super Smash TV is a violent arcade shooter where players blast through rooms full of enemies, traps, and explosions in a deadly game show setting.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can fight through the entire game together on the same screen.
• Syndicate
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Strategy / Action
Players: 1–2
• Description - Syndicate is a futuristic strategy-action game where you control cybernetic agents through missions involving gunfights, assassinations, and tactical movement. It blends real-time strategy with direct action in a dark cyberpunk setting.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can work together, each controlling their own agents.
• T2: The Arcade Game
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Light Gun Shooter / Rail Shooter
Players: 1–2
• Description - T2: The Arcade Game is a home version of the arcade shooter based on Terminator 2. Players blast waves of enemies, robots, and targets in first-person shooting stages based on scenes from the movie.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously with light guns or using controllers to move cursors.