• Global Defense
Release Date: 1987
Genre: Shoot ‘em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Global Defense is a shooter where movement and aiming are handled separately.
• Co-op Experience - Two players play simultaneously, with one controlling movement and the other controlling aiming and shooting.
• Columns
Release Date: 1990
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1–2
• Description - Columns is a falling-block puzzle game where players match colored gems in vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines.
• Co-op Experience - Two players take turns placing pieces.
• Andre Agassi Tennis
Release Date: 1992
Genre: Sports
Players: 1–2
• Description - Andre Agassi Tennis is a tennis game featuring singles and doubles matches. It is one of several tennis titles released on the Master System with similar gameplay structure.
• Co-op Experience - Two players can play together in doubles matches, each controlling one player on the same team.
• Chrono Trigger
Release Date: 1995
Genre: RPG
Players: 1–2
• Description - Chrono Trigger is a turn-based RPG from Square that follows Crono and his allies through different time periods as they try to stop a world-ending threat. It is known for its time travel story, memorable cast, combo attacks, and one of the most beloved battle systems of the 16-bit era.
• Co-op Experience - This hack adds co-op support during battles. A second player can control party members in combat, splitting up the turn-based actions between players instead of one person handling the entire party.
• Donkey Kong Country
Release Date: 1994
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–2
• Description - Donkey Kong Country is a side-scrolling platformer starring Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong as they travel across Donkey Kong Island to recover their stolen banana hoard. It combines fast platforming, animal buddies, mine cart stages, and pre-rendered visuals that became one of the SNES’s signature looks.
• Co-op Experience - This hack changes the original tag-team system into simultaneous co-op, letting both players control Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong on screen at the same time. It is more of a proof of concept than a polished full conversion, but it shows what true co-op in Donkey Kong Country could have looked like.
• Final Fight
Release Date: 1991
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2
• Description - Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat ’em up where Cody, Guy, and Haggar fight through Metro City to rescue Jessica from the Mad Gear gang. The SNES version was a famous downgrade from the arcade original, cutting content and removing the multiplayer that helped define the game.
• Co-op Experience - This hack restores the missing two-player co-op to the SNES version, allowing both players to fight through the full game together at the same time instead of being stuck with a single-player-only port.
• The Lost Vikings II
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Puzzle Platformer
Players: 1–3
• Description - The Lost Vikings II is a puzzle platformer where players guide a group of heroes with unique abilities through trap-filled levels and environmental puzzles. Progress depends on using each character’s strengths to solve platforming and logic-based challenges.
• Co-op Experience - This hack expands the game into a three-player experience so each player can directly control one character. Instead of one player switching between everyone, the puzzle-solving can be divided across the full team in real time.
• 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.