Super Mario RPG

• Super Mario RPG
Release Date: 1996
Genre: RPG
Players: 1–3

• Description - Super Mario RPG is a turn-based role-playing game that brings Mario, Bowser, Peach, and other characters together in a larger adventure against Smithy and his gang. It mixes traditional RPG progression with timed hits, light platforming, and a much more approachable structure than many RPGs of its time.

• Co-op Experience - This hack adds multiplayer during battles and allows up to three players to split control of the party. Each player can be assigned a character in combat, turning the battles into a shared experience instead of one player controlling every action.

Secret of Evermore

• Secret of Evermore
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–2

• Description - Secret of Evermore is an action RPG from Square that follows a boy and his dog as they travel through strange themed worlds inspired by fantasy, sci-fi, and prehistory. It uses real-time combat, exploration, weapon upgrades, and alchemy systems that make it feel closely related to the Mana series.

• Co-op Experience - This hack adds full two-player support by letting a second player control the dog companion. That turns Secret of Evermore into the kind of shared action RPG experience it always felt like it should have been.

Seiken Densetsu 3

• Seiken Densetsu 3
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1–3

• Description - Seiken Densetsu 3 is the Super Famicom sequel to Secret of Mana and one of the most ambitious action RPGs on the system. It features multiple playable characters, branching story paths, real-time combat, class upgrades, and a much larger scope than its predecessor.

• Co-op Experience - The original game supported only two-player co-op, but this hack expands it to full three-player support. That means all three active party members can now be controlled by separate players at the same time.

Star Fox Exploration Showcase

• Star Fox Exploration Showcase
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Rail Shooter / Technical Demo
Players: 1–5

• Description - Star Fox is a 3D rail shooter built around polygonal space combat and branching mission routes. This modified version turns the original game into more of a free-roaming technical showcase and expands heavily on the original with additional features and systems.

• Co-op Experience - This hack adds multiplayer ship support, allowing up to five players to fly together at the same time. It is far beyond a simple co-op patch and works more like a full multiplayer reimagining of Star Fox than just a basic hack.

Super Mario World

• Super Mario World
Release Date: 1990
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–2

• Description - Super Mario World is a side-scrolling platformer where Mario and Luigi travel across Dinosaur Land to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. It introduced Yoshi, secret exits, a large overworld map, and some of the strongest level design on the SNES.

• Co-op Experience - This hack changes the original alternating multiplayer into simultaneous co-op so both players can control Mario and Luigi together on screen at the same time. It also makes some changes beyond just multiplayer, so it is not a perfect one-to-one version of the original game.

Eternal Hunters

• Eternal Hunters
Release Date: Upcoming
Genre: Action RPG / Dungeon Crawler
Players: 1–2

• Description - Eternal Hunters is an upcoming Super Nintendo action RPG with a dark fantasy style and a focus on combat, exploration, and character progression. It looks like it is aiming for a more modern indie action-RPG feel while still running on original SNES hardware.

• Co-op Experience - Two players will be able to play together. The co-op appears to be built around exploring and fighting through the game side by side rather than taking turns or using an assist-style second player.

Gourmet Warriors

• Gourmet Warriors
Release Date: 2019 (official North American SNES release)
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2

• Description - Gourmet Warriors is a weird side-scrolling beat ’em up originally released only in Japan in 1995 as Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou. It was later brought to North America on SNES for the first time by Piko Interactive with an official English release. The game has a bizarre food-themed post-apocalyptic setting and plays like a traditional arcade brawler.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the full campaign together locally. Both players fight through the same stages side by side and take on enemies and bosses like a standard arcade-style beat ’em up.

Iron Commando

• Iron Commando
Release Date: 2017 (official North American SNES release)
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2

• Description - Iron Commando is a side-scrolling beat ’em up originally developed in the 1990s and later officially released in North America on SNES by Piko Interactive for the first time. It mixes standard brawling with weapon pickups and some action-heavy stage variety, including vehicle-style segments and more arcade-like pacing.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the full game together locally. Both players fight through the same levels at the same time, use weapons, and work through the campaign side by side.

Nightmare Busters

• Nightmare Busters
Release Date: 2013
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2

• Description - Nightmare Busters is a colorful side-scrolling run and gun that was originally developed for the SNES in the 1990s but never released during the console’s original life. It finally got an official physical release years later and plays like a very arcade-style shooter with constant enemies, projectile-heavy combat, and cartoony horror-themed stages.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the full game together. Both players blast through the stages at the same time and work together through enemy waves and boss fights.

Shockman Zero

• Shockman Zero
Release Date: 2025 (official North American SNES release)
Genre: Action Platformer
Players: 1–2

• Description - Shockman Zero is a side-scrolling action game originally released in Japan through the Satellaview service in the 1990s. It later received an official North American physical SNES release for the first time through retro publishers bringing previously Japan-only content west. It mixes platforming, combat, and short stage-based progression with a light anime-style presentation.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play through the game together locally. Each player controls one of the two main characters and progresses through the same stages side by side.

Super Boss Gaiden

• Super Boss Gaiden
Release Date: 2016
Genre: Action Platformer
Players: 1-2

• Description - Super Boss Gaiden is a short, parody-heavy action platformer built around chaotic combat and a very self-aware sense of humor. It was made as a homebrew release and is themed around the famous Nintendo PlayStation prototype, with a lot of the game built around that joke and presentation.

• Co-op Experience - You can play through the whole game in two player co-op.

Super Bug Hunters

• Super Bug Hunters
Release Date: 2025
Genre: Run and Gun
Players: 1–2

• Description - Super Bug Hunters is a modern SNES homebrew run and gun with a very arcade-style action focus. It plays like a Contra-style shooter with fast enemy waves, lots of projectiles, and a heavy emphasis on constant movement and shooting. It was created as part of the modern SNES homebrew scene and has a very action-first design.

• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together locally at the same time. Both players move through the stages side by side, shooting through enemies and surviving the action together.

Super Cooked

• Super Cooked
Release Date: 2023
Genre: Party / Action / Cooking
Players: 1–4

• Description - Super Cooked is a modern multiplayer-focused SNES homebrew clearly inspired Overcooked. It is built around preparing food, moving ingredients, and managing kitchen tasks under pressure.

• Co-op Experience - Up to four players can work together locally to complete kitchen tasks and prepare orders. The co-op is based entirely around dividing responsibilities, moving ingredients, and coordinating quickly under time pressure.

• 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.