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SNES Top 100

A rank-aggregation of several lists of Top 100 Super Nintendo Games.

Posted: Mar 9th, 2023

Below are some lists of the best 100 games for the Super Nintendo, made by aggregating several other top 100 lists.

(I don’t go into any detail about the games here. I did this just to play around with some rank aggregation algorithms.)

The Combined Rankings

Each Column uses a different metric to aggregate the rankings.

Borda Count Copeland Tideman (unstable) Geo Mean Arith Mean
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario World Super Mario World Super Mario World Super Mario World Super Mario World
Super Metroid Chrono Trigger Chrono Trigger Super Metroid Super Metroid
Chrono Trigger Super Metroid Super Metroid Chrono Trigger Chrono Trigger
Yoshi’s Island Final Fantasy III Final Fantasy III EarthBound Yoshi’s Island
EarthBound Yoshi’s Island Yoshi’s Island Yoshi’s Island EarthBound
Secret of Mana EarthBound Super Mario RPG Final Fantasy III Secret of Mana
Super Mario Kart Super Mario RPG (TIE) EarthBound Super Mario Kart Super Mario Kart
Donkey Kong Country Super Mario Kart Super Mario Kart Super Mario RPG Donkey Kong Country
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Super Mario All-Stars (TIE) Super Mario All-Stars Super Mario All-Stars Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Mega Man X Mega Man X Mega Man X Mega Man X Mega Man X
Super Castlevania IV Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country 2 Secret of Mana Super Mario All-Stars
Contra III: The Alien Wars Donkey Kong Country 2 (TIE) Donkey Kong Country Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Super Castlevania IV
Star Fox Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Donkey Kong Country Contra III: The Alien Wars
F-Zero Secret of Mana Secret of Mana Donkey Kong Country 2 Super Mario RPG
ActRaiser Street Fighter II Turbo Super Castlevania IV Street Fighter II Turbo Star Fox
Kirby Super Star Super Castlevania IV Contra III: The Alien Wars Super Castlevania IV Donkey Kong Country 2
Super Mario All-Stars Contra III: The Alien Wars Final Fantasy II Contra III: The Alien Wars F-Zero
Illusion of Gaia Final Fantasy II (TIE) Street Fighter II Turbo Star Fox Street Fighter II Turbo
Breath of Fire II Star Fox Star Fox Final Fantasy II ActRaiser
Zombies Ate My Neighbors F-Zero F-Zero F-Zero Final Fantasy III
Harvest Moon Mortal Kombat II Mega Man X2 Mega Man X2 Kirby Super Star
Tetris Attack Kirby Super Star ActRaiser Mortal Kombat II Mega Man X2
SimCity Mega Man X2 Mortal Kombat II Kirby Super Star Mortal Kombat II
Ogre Battle Super Punch-Out (TIE) Super Punch-Out ActRaiser Final Fantasy II
Mega Man X2 ActRaiser Kirby Super Star Super Punch-Out Super Punch-Out
Super Bomberman Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Zombies Ate My Neighbors Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Illusion of Gaia
Mortal Kombat II Breath of Fire II Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals Illusion of Gaia Breath of Fire II
Sunset Riders (TIE) Zombies Ate My Neighbors Breath of Fire II Breath of Fire II Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Demon’s Crest Illusion of Gaia Illusion of Gaia Tetris Attack Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Killer Instinct Tetris Attack Harvest Moon Terranigma Harvest Moon
Super Mario RPG Terranigma Super Bomberman Harvest Moon Tetris Attack
Donkey Kong Country 2 Harvest Moon Terranigma Final Fantasy VI SimCity
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals SimCity (TIE) Tetris Attack Zombies Ate My Neighbors Ogre Battle
Street Fighter II Turbo1 Ogre Battle Ogre Battle Soul Blazer Super Bomberman
Secret of Evermore Super Bomberman Soul Blazer SimCity Secret of Evermore
Super Ghouls n Ghosts Secret of Evermore (TIE) Super Ghouls n Ghosts Super Bomberman Sunset Riders
Shadowrun Super Ghouls n Ghosts Sunset Riders Ogre Battle Super Ghouls n Ghosts (TIE)
Mega Man X3 (TIE) Sunset Riders Secret of Evermore Sunset Riders Demon’s Crest
Super Punch-Out Soul Blazer SimCity Donkey Kong Country 3 Terranigma
UN Squadron (TIE) Legend of the Mystical Ninja (TIE) Legend of the Mystical Ninja Secret of Evermore Killer Instinct
Legend of the Mystical Ninja Donkey Kong Country 3 (TIE) NBA Jam Super Ghouls n Ghosts Soul Blazer
Breath of Fire Super Street Fighter II Super Street Fighter II Super Street Fighter II Shadowrun
Gradius III UN Squadron Demon’s Crest Legend of the Mystical Ninja Mega Man X3 (TIE)
Final Fantasy III Demon’s Crest Donkey Kong Country 3 Shadowrun UN Squadron
Final Fantasy II Killer Instinct Mega Man X3 Demon’s Crest Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Soul Blazer Mega Man X3 Shadowrun Breath of Fire Donkey Kong Country 3
NBA Jam Shadowrun UN Squadron Mega Man X3 Breath of Fire (TIE)
R-Type III Breath of Fire Killer Instinct UN Squadron Super Street Fighter II
PilotWings NBA Jam Lost Vikings Killer Instinct NBA Jam
Donkey Kong Country 3 Gradius III Wild Guns NBA Jam Gradius III
Uniracers R-Type III EVO Final Fantasy IV R-Type III
Earthworm Jim PilotWings Breath of Fire R-Type III Earthworm Jim
Terranigma Earthworm Jim Gradius III Wild Guns PilotWings
Rock n Roll Racing EVO R-Type III Earthworm Jim Wild Guns
Lost Vikings Rock n Roll Racing (TIE) Mario Paint Gradius III Mario Paint
EVO Lost Vikings Earthworm Jim Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Final Fantasy VI
Super Street Fighter II Mario Paint Aladdin PilotWings Rock n Roll Racing
The Adventures of Batman and Robin Aladdin Rock n Roll Racing Mario Paint Kirby’s Dream Land 3
Wild Guns Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (TIE) PilotWings Trials of Mana Lost Vikings
Mario Paint Wild Guns (TIE) Street Fighter II Street Fighter II Street Fighter II
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (TIE) Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Kirby’s Dream Land 3 EVO
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Super Bomberman 2 Kirby’s Dream Land 3 Final Fantasy V Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Super Bomberman 2 Final Fantasy V Super Bomberman 2 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Final Fantasy IV
Aladdin Street Fighter II The Adventures of Batman and Robin Lost Vikings Final Fantasy V
Cybernator Uniracers (TIE) Axelay Axelay Trials of Mana
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage The Adventures of Batman and Robin (TIE) Final Fantasy V Rock n Roll Racing Super Bomberman 2
Mega Man 7 Axelay Goof Troop Aladdin The Adventures of Batman and Robin
Super Star Wars Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage Cybernator NBA Jam: Tournament Edition Aladdin (TIE)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Super Star Wars (TIE) Super Star Wars EVO Axelay
Final Fight Mega Man 7 Uniracers Super Bomberman 2 NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest Cybernator (TIE) Super Smash TV The Adventures of Batman and Robin Cybernator
Super Double Dragon NBA Jam: Tournament Edition Mega Man 7 Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Castlevania: Dracula X Street Fighter Alpha 2 Flashback Super Turrican 2 Mega Man 7
Street Fighter II Goof Troop Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage Tetris and Dr. Mario Uniracers
Final Fantasy V Super Double Dragon Super Double Dragon Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Tetris and Dr. Mario
Axelay Final Fight (TIE) NBA Jam: Tournament Edition Lufia and the Fortress of Doom Goof Troop
Goof Troop Trials of Mana (TIE) Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest Mega Man 7 Super Star Wars
Super Smash TV Super Smash TV Street Fighter Alpha 2 Cybernator Lufia and the Fortress of Doom
Flashback Castlevania: Dracula X Castlevania: Dracula X Super Star Wars Super Turrican 2
Sparkster Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest Trials of Mana The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse Street Fighter Alpha 2
NHL 94 Flashback Tetris and Dr. Mario Goof Troop Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Trials of Mana Tetris and Dr. Mario Super Turrican 2 Uniracers Final Fight 3
Batman Returns Final Fight 3 Final Fight 3 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe Super Smash TV (TIE)
Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball Lufia and the Fortress of Doom Final Fight Street Fighter Alpha 2 The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
NBA Jam: Tournament Edition Final Fantasy VI Super R-Type Space Megaforce International Superstar Soccer Deluxe
Tetris and Dr. Mario Super Turrican 2 (TIE) International Superstar Soccer Deluxe Super Smash TV Space Megaforce (TIE)
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom Batman Returns (TIE) New Horizons Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Flashback
Super Turrican 2 The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (TIE) Tecmo Super Bowl Final Fight Final Fight (TIE)
Final Fight 3 Final Fantasy IV Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse Space Megaforce Final Fantasy VI Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Space Megaforce Sparkster (TIE) Space Megaforce Final Fight 3 Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (TIE) Kirby’s Dream Course Final Fantasy IV Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Kirby’s Avalanche
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse Flashback Kirby’s Dream Course
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs NHL 94 (TIE) Kirby’s Avalanche Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
Kirby’s Avalanche New Horizons Lufia and the Fortress of Doom Kirby’s Avalanche Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (TIE)
Kirby’s Dream Course Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (TIE) Sparkster Hagane Sparkster
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (TIE) Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Kirby’s Dream Course Pocky and Rocky (TIE)
Final Fantasy VI Mortal Kombat 3 Pocky and Rocky Street Fighter II’ Turbo: Hyper Fighting Hagane
Metal Warriors Top Gear Hagane Pocky and Rocky Super Double Dragon

(Nothing super chaotic going on near the top between rankings, as Link to the Past is the Candorcet winner, and has a plurality of #1 slots.)

The Source Lists

Some of these sources have more than 100 games listed.

It’s also worth noting that some of these source lists are themselves the aggregate rankings of many people. So this isn’t the most conceptually sound exercise. But ah well, I had fun.

  1. As I found out during de-duplication of the data, Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Street Fighter II, Street Fighter II, and Street Fighter Alpha 2 are all apparently seperate games. 


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