1. Super Mario World
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1991
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Going on a much-deserved vacation, Mario, Luigi and Peach visit Dinosaur Land when Peach goes missing. Trying to find her, the brothers stumble upon an egg that hatches out a young dinosaur named Yoshi. After hearing that Yoshi's friends have been imprisoned in eggs, they deduce Bowser and his Koopalings are behind the attack and vow to stop him once again and rescue Peach along with the other dinosaurs.
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1992
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: The evil wizard, Agahnim, is kidnapping young women who are the descendants of the great sages who once sealed away a great evil in the Golden Land. One dark and stormy night, Link and his uncle receive a telepathic message from princess Zelda saying that she is Agahnim's next target. They set off into the night to rescue her... but Link's uncle falls in combat leaving the young hero alone to take up the sword and shield to protect the princess and defeat the madman behind it all. However, not all is as it seems and Link soon finds himself drawn into an ages-old battle against an enemy with the unlimited power of Gold... Triforce.
3. Final Fantasy III ( Final Fantasy VI )
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1994
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Squaresoft
Synopsis: SquareSoft's magnum opus and high point of its series. In a world of steamworks, the peace is suddenly disrupted by Imperial soldiers wielding a weapon lost to the mists of time: Magic. It's up to a huge cast of diverse heroes to stand up to the Imperial MagiTek Army with the help of the Espers, ancient creatures who are the source of the Empire's own new-found power.
4. Super Mario Odyssey
Platform: Nintendo Switch
US Release Year: 2017
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (3D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Embark on an all-new 3D globetrotting adventure with Mario and his new ally, Cappy. Cappy is the key to controlling enemies, animals and objects in order to collect Power Moons. These items are used to power up the Odyssey airship, with the ultimate goal of saving Princess Peach and stopping Bowser's wedding plans. Explore new places, like the cityscape of New Donk City, and take part in the first open world adventure since Super Mario Sunshine. Throw your hat around the see just how much influence Cappy can have. Find hidden collectables, unlock new outfits, hidden surprises and much more.
5. Super Mario Bros. 3
Platform: Nintendo (NES)
US Release Year: 1990
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. Melee
Platform: GameCube
US Release Year: 2001
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Fighting)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Nintendo's smash hit brawler returns - playing as some the most beloved characters in Nintendo's history: From the Mario and Zelda series, to Star Fox and Pokemon - your favorite characters can fight it out in four-player vs. action or take things solo by testing your skill against Master Hand and Crazy Hand in Classic Mode or meet up with Giga Bowser in Adventure Mode.
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Platform: Nintendo 64
US Release Year: 1998
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Set in the past, Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, plans on stealing the Triforce and using its power to control the land of Hyrule. Link is given the task to stop him and must find a way to convince the various races of Hyrule to help him, along with the Ocarina of Time, in order to prevent darkness from overtaking his world.
8. Chrono Trigger
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1995
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Squaresoft
Synopsis: When a science experiment and a curious girl hurtle a young boy into an adventure across time, he realizes the planet's only hope lies with him. A series of adventures - all mysteriously linked - spanning millions of years take a normal boy and transform him and his motley crew of friends gathered throughout time into heroes. They will discover by the end that by saving their own time period, they may save them all.
9. Minecraft
Platform: PC
US Release Year: 2009
Overall Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Sandbox)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Mojang AB
Publisher: Mojang AB
Synopsis: A game limited only by your imagination as you take control of an avatar to create and destroy various blocks in a 3D environment. Whether you create structures or works of amazing artistic design is up to you as you share your creations across multiplayer servers across many game modes.
10. Super Metroid
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1994
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
