• New Super Mario Land
Release Date: 2019
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–4

• Description - This SNES homebrew version of Super Mario Land is a full remake of the original Game Boy game with upgraded visuals and expanded multiplayer support. It keeps the original game’s basic structure and levels while reworking it into something that feels more like a colorful late-era SNES platformer.

• Co-op Experience - Up to four players can play through the game together locally with multitap support. Multiple players run through the same stages at once, turning the original single-player Game Boy game into a much more chaotic multiplayer platformer.

Triple Impact (Upcoming)

• Triple Impact
Release Date: Upcoming (expected 2026)
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2

• Description - Triple Impact is an upcoming original beat ’em up being developed specifically for the Super Nintendo. It is built around classic side-scrolling brawler action, with multiple stages, large boss fights, and a design meant to run on real SNES hardware rather than just emulators.

• Co-op Experience - Two players will be able to play through the full game together locally. The co-op is designed as a traditional side-by-side beat ’em up where both players move through the same stages and fight through enemies together.

Xeno Crisis

• Xeno Crisis
Release Date: 2023
Genre: Arena Shooter / Run and Gun
Players: 1–2

• Description - Xeno Crisis is a modern top-down arena shooter inspired by games like Smash TV and Alien Syndrome. It is built around room-by-room combat, enemy waves, arcade-style scoring, and fast shooting, and the SNES version brings that same intense action to Nintendo hardware.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the full game together locally. Both players fight through the same rooms and enemy waves at the same time, making co-op a major part of the experience.

Yo-Yo Shuriken

• Yo-Yo Shuriken
Release Date: 2019
Genre: Arcade Action
Players: 1–2

• Description - Yo-Yo Shuriken is a fast-paced arcade-style action game where you play as a ninja and attack using a shuriken that can be thrown and then recalled like a yo-yo. The main gimmick is using that returning attack to hit enemies from both directions, which gives it a very different feel from a normal platformer or shooter. It was developed by Dr. Ludos and released as a modern SNES homebrew.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together locally through the full game. Both players fight through the same levels at the same time using the same throw-and-recall combat style.

Pang (Prototype)

• Pang (prototype)
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Arcade / Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Pang is a single-screen arcade action game where players use harpoons to pop bouncing balls that split into smaller and smaller pieces. It is simple, fast, and built around timing and positioning as the screen fills with hazards.

• Co-op Experience - The prototype version of this game allowed for two player co-op., which was ripped from the retail version. Two players can tackle the stages together using the link cable. Both players share the screen and work together to clear each room by breaking down every bouncing ball without getting hit.

Faceball 2000

• Faceball 2000
Release Date: 1991
Genre: First-Person Shooter / Maze Shooter
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Faceball 2000 is a first-person maze shooter built around navigating simple corridors and blasting floating smiley enemies. It is one of the more unusual games on the Game Boy and stands out for bringing an early FPS-style format to handheld.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can link up and move through the maze-based shooting action together. Both players explore and fight through the same first-person environments cooperatively.

Centipede

• Centipede
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Arcade Shooter
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Centipede on Game Boy is a handheld version of the arcade shooter where players blast away at descending bugs, spiders, and segmented centipedes while trying to keep the screen under control. It keeps the fast, score-driven gameplay intact in a much smaller format.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can team up and take on the arcade action together using the link cable. Both players work through the same waves cooperatively while trying to survive the growing chaos on screen.

Sneaky Snakes

• Sneaky Snakes
Release Date: 1990
Genre: Platformer / Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Sneaky Snakes is a side-scrolling action platformer that feels a bit like a simpler 2D take on Snake Rattle ’n Roll. Players move through colorful levels while collecting items and avoiding hazards in a slower-paced but still arcade-like structure.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the levels together using the link cable. Both players move through the same stages at the same time and work cooperatively to reach the end of each area.

Pipe Dream

• Pipe Dream
Release Date: 1991
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Pipe Dream is a puzzle game where players place pipe pieces to guide flowing liquid safely across the board before it spills out or reaches a dead end. It is a simple concept, but it quickly becomes more demanding as the speed picks up and the layouts get trickier.

• Co-op Experience - The game includes two multiplayer modes, and Type B is the co-op option. In this mode, both players take turns placing pipe pieces and have to work together to keep the flow going, which makes communication and planning the main challenge.

Disney’s Magical Quest: Starring Mickey & Minnie

• Disney’s Magical Quest: Starring Mickey & Minnie
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - This is a GBA remake of Capcom’s Magical Quest, a colorful platformer where Mickey and Minnie explore themed stages and use different costumes to unlock new abilities.

• Co-op Experience - Link play is limited to multiplayer mini-games and extra connected features rather than full story mode co-op.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Release Date: 2003
Genre: Arena Shooter / Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Terminator 3 on GBA is more of a wave-based action shooter where you and a friend survive robot-filled arenas. It kind of feels like Smash TV in concept, even if it does not control quite as well as that comparison would make you hope.

• Co-op Experience - Two players fight together in arena-based combat stages. Both players move independently and work together to eliminate waves of enemies.

X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse

• X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse is a side-scrolling beat ’em up with really colorful pixel art and a great comic book presentation. You can play as characters like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Rogue, and it throws a lot of recognizable enemies and bosses at you.

• Co-op Experience - Two players choose X-Men characters and fight through the stages together. Both players are active on the same screen and battle enemies cooperatively.

The Sum of All Fears

• The Sum of All Fears
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Tactical Shooter / Action
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - The Sum of All Fears is a strange but interesting game. Even though it is based on the movie, it really plays more like a top-down Rainbow Six-style tactical shooter. You assemble your squad, enter missions, and complete objectives like disabling systems or clearing enemy zones.

• Co-op Experience - Two players work through the missions together from a top-down perspective. Players move independently, engage enemies, and complete mission objectives cooperatively.

Turok: Evolution

• Turok: Evolution
Release Date: 2002
Genre: Run-and-Gun
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Turok: Evolution on GBA is not a first-person shooter like the console games. Instead, it is a side-scrolling run-and-gun with really nice visuals and a lot more personality than you would probably expect. It also mixes in Cabal-style shooting segments to break things up.

• Co-op Experience - Two players move through the levels together on linked systems and are not restricted to a single shared screen. Both players can split up and fight enemies independently.

Invader (PAL)

• Invader
Release Date: 2005
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2 (Link cable)

• Description - Invader is a Europe-only vertical shoot ’em up that feels like a hidden gem on the system. It has some really nice pixel art, solid boss designs, and a difficulty level that feels much more approachable than a lot of shooters in the genre.

• Co-op Experience - Two players pilot ships together through the vertically scrolling stages. Both players shoot enemies simultaneously and work together through each level and boss fight.

Yoshi Safari

• Yoshi Safari
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Light Gun Shooter / Rail Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Yoshi Safari is a Mode 7 rail shooter where Mario rides Yoshi through colorful levels while blasting enemies and bosses with the Super Scope. It is one of the stranger Mario spin-offs and leans fully into arcade shooting rather than platforming.

• Co-op Experience - One player handles the shooting with the Super Scope while a second player can assist with movement using a controller.

WWF Raw

• WWF Raw
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Wrestling
Players: 1–2

• Description - WWF Raw is a wrestling game focused on big personalities, exaggerated moves, and arcade-style action rather than realism. Matches are fast and chaotic, with a large roster of wrestlers and plenty of signature attacks.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can team up in tag matches, working together against AI opponents.

Wordtris

• Wordtris
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Puzzle / Word Game
Players: 1–2

• Description - Wordtris takes the falling block formula and turns it into a word puzzle game where players build words from falling letters. It is slower and more deliberate than most puzzle games, with the challenge coming from vocabulary and quick thinking rather than reflexes alone.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together in multiplayer modes controlling letters as they fall and try to spell words.

Operation Thunderbolt

• Operation Thunderbolt
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Light Gun Shooter / Rail Shooter
Players: 1–2

• Description - Operation Thunderbolt is a military-themed arcade shooter where players blast enemies, vehicles, and hostiles in fixed first-person stages. It follows the same style as other arcade light gun games of the era, with simple action and constant target shooting.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together using light guns or controller support depending on setup. Co-op works well since the gameplay is all about covering the screen and reacting quickly to incoming enemies.