Recommend some Japanese NES and SNES Games

[Lago | 221]

Alright I’ve been looking into Spartan X 2.  I’ve seen red, yellow, and black carts on the internet.  Can someone more familiar with this than me help me out?  How do you know what’s authentic and what’s a reproduction?

[Tulpa | 3,529]

The red cart with Irem molded into the top edge is the authentic one.

[spacepup | 2,409]

I didn't see this mentioned, but Umihara Kawase is one of my favorite SFC games - it's super cute, fun, and has a unique grappling mechanic.  It's a simple puzzle platformer game, but I have always enjoyed it!

I'm not sure if it counts for this thread, as it has technically been eventually released here, just not on SNES.  There is a digital release now, and then also the game Umihara Kawase Fresh! for Switch.

But if you are looking for specifically console-specific exclusives, it's a really fun game (in my opinion).

[Lago | 221]

13 minutes ago, spacepup said:

I didn't see this mentioned, but Umihara Kawase is one of my favorite SFC games - it's super cute, fun, and has a unique grappling mechanic.  It's a simple puzzle platformer game, but I have always enjoyed it!

I'm not sure if it counts for this thread, as it has technically been eventually released here, just not on SNES.  There is a digital release now, and then also the game Umihara Kawase Fresh! for Switch.

But if you are looking for specifically console-specific exclusives, it's a really fun game (in my opinion).

Thanks!  
 

is there a difference between the SFC version and Fresh on the Switch?  I try to steer clear of digital releases as much as possible.

[spacepup | 2,409]

3 minutes ago, Lago said:

Thanks!  
 

is there a difference between the SFC version and Fresh on the Switch?  I try to steer clear of digital releases as much as possible.

Oh yes, they are very different.  Fresh is not a direct port of Umihara Kawase.  It does have a physical release if you wanna try it out.  I got it because I like the series.  

[inasuma | 1,203]

Rockman & Forte is a must for Mega Man fans. Ignore the USA port to GBA. Play the correct version on SFC.

[Sumez | 2,988]

5 hours ago, Lago said:

Thanks!  
 

is there a difference between the SFC version and Fresh on the Switch?  I try to steer clear of digital releases as much as possible.

Fresh is a recent sequel, the game has a few other sequels and spinoffs. 

The DS one has both the original Snes game and PS1 game included, I'd recommend getting that actually. 

[Lago | 221]

4 hours ago, Sumez said:

Fresh is a recent sequel, the game has a few other sequels and spinoffs. 

The DS one has both the original Snes game and PS1 game included, I'd recommend getting that actually. 

This one?

https://www.pricecharting.com/game/jp-nintendo-ds/umihara-kawase-shun-second-edition-kanzenban

[Tanooki | 4,949]

12 hours ago, inasuma said:

Rockman & Forte is a must for Mega Man fans. Ignore the USA port to GBA. Play the correct version on SFC.

Yeah that GBA version is trash by GBA design, not because the game itself is bad.  For some unexplainable reason and largely it's a problem of boss room fights, they didn't scale the bosses to the new dimensions of the battle room.  The fatter of them eat sup nearly 1/6 of the entire screen making it near impossible to avoid taking a hit because you have so little room to maneuver.  It's why when I got back into owning SFC games, it was an earlier title I went for.

[Sumez | 2,988]

5 hours ago, Lago said:

This one?

https://www.pricecharting.com/game/jp-nintendo-ds/umihara-kawase-shun-second-edition-kanzenban

Yup!