What was the last game released on the SNES?

With Nintendo's foray into the home console market with the NES, the company proved that there was an appetite for gaming outside of the arcade. Home consoles were viable, even if they weren't as powerful. The SNES followed up on that game and continued some of Nintendo's groundbreaking series.

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Much of the SNES library has also been bolstered by other developers and publishers such as Square Enix and Konami. To this day, the SNES still has a world-renowned game library in terms of variety. But how many games make up the console's entire library? Let's check it out.

How many games were released on the SNES?

The SNES became the basis for many series and gaming conventions, many of which continue to this day. metroidvanias, Square Enix's massive catalog of JRPGsplatformers and so on. It's a veritable treasure trove of genres and ideas that defined gaming then and now.

And that's not exactly surprising when you see the number of games the console has. There are over 1700 of themgive or take a few based on regional exclusives and the like. Sure, they're not all remembered masterpieces, but there were a shocking number of hits that people still talk about and reference in modern games.

When was the last SNES game released?

The SNES was followed by the N64 in 1996, six years since its original launch. However, her support did not end there. While in some regions it was discontinued at this time, in many others it continued with new games for several years. The adaptation to 3D ended up being a rather slow process.

To that end, it was the last game to launch on the SNES Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 September 1, 1999 in Japan only. This was the last physical cartridge on the console.

The actual very last game was Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut. It did not receive a dedicated cartridge and was only distributed through Nintendo Power Cartridge system where the game would be placed on a blank cartridge to reduce costs. This was issued on November 29, 2000. That was almost exactly ten years to the day of the Japanese launch of the SNES.

What were the initial titles for the SNES?

As the successor to the NES, the SNES had a lot of space to occupy. And in the years since its launch, it's fair to say it's lived up to that legacy. But the opening credits wouldn't lead you to think so.

Japan – November 21, 1990
North America – August 23, 1991
Europe – June 1992 (UK and Ireland, 11 April 1992)

The SNES had some of that gradual releasefirst in Japan and then almost a year later in North America and almost another year later in Europe. And despite all that, the number of games at launch in each region hasn't really increased either.

Launch titles in Japan	Launch titles in North America	Launch titles in Europe
Super Mario World	Super Mario World	Super Mario World
F-zero	F-zero	F-zero
	Pilotwings	Super R-Type
	Gradius III	Great football
	SimCity	Great tennis

in Japan only two games were available at launchwith these same two games also present in NA and EU, along with three other games bringing the total to five. It wasn't a stellar start, though at least the games on offer, especially in North America, had a fair amount of variety that really showcased the diverse range of games on the SNES.