2020 was a giant year for remakes. April alone saw three. There wasFinal Fantasy VII Remake,Resident Evil 3,andTrials of Mana. That last one was a big deal because in 2019 Square Enix released the original Super Nintendo version to the West in an official translation for the first time.
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Then, a year later, it got remade. There’s more to that story but the point is it is not alone in theSNES’library. There have been many remakes for some of its classic games so let’s dive deeper into Trials if of and some other big games. The dates correspond to the North American releases unless otherwise noted.
8Fire Emblem: Mystery Of The Emblem
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblemoriginally releasedfor the SNESin 1994 in Japan only. It was later released asFire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblemfor the DS in 2010 also in Japan only.This DS gamehas a big significant mark for the series as it was the first time a casual mode was implemented whereas the West wouldn’t get this difficulty setting untilFire Emblem Awakeningin 2013. For those curious there is an English fan translation for it.
7Mega Man X
Mega Man Xoriginally released for the SNES in 1994. It was later released asMega Man Maverick Hunter Xfor the PSP in 2006. It is almost a complete shot for shot remake replacing the 2D sprites with polygonal models. Its biggest addition to the original were the animated cutscenes and overall extra story beats along with a mode wherein players could go through the whole game as Vile, one of the game’s big villains.
6Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Timeoriginally released for the SNES in 1992 which admittedly is a year after its 1991 initial release for arcades. That said, it was later released asTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelledfor the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2009.
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This is an example of a remake that was deemed worse than the original as fans and reviewers didn’t care for the polygonal graphical changes. On top of that the music was also changed and some other content was missing. It is a rare game now because it was delisted from both services in 2011.
5Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IVoriginally released for the SNES in 1991. It was later released for the DS in 2008. The most noticeable difference off the bat are the graphics and voice over. Most of the game remains the same though. It should be noted that while obtaining this version on DS might be tricky, it’s also available on mobile devices and on PC. There were other enhancements between platforms one could call a remake like on GBA or PSP, but this was the big one. Too bad no othersin the seriesbesides the third game got this chili treatment.
4Trials Of Mana
Trials of Manaoriginally released for the SNES in 1995in Japan only. That said, after 24 years, the game was made available in English in 2019 via theCollection of Manaon Switch. Then, just a year later, it was released for PS4, PC, and Switch as a full blown, 3D remake. It should also be noted that a couple years earlySecret of Managot a remake on PS4, but was met with more lackluster reception compared to this.
3Romancing SaGa
Romancing SaGaoriginally released for the SNES in 1992 in Japan only. It was later released asRomancing SaGa: Minstrel Songfor the PS2 in 2005. That is the only version the West ever got, but the SNES version didn’t get an English fan patch for those curious. This PS2 version is pretty hard to come by now, but it is oddly on the Japanese PSN for PS3. That service got quite a few RPG fan favorites that never re-released in North America likeGrandia XtremeandWild Arms 5.
2Star Ocean
Star Oceanoriginally released for the SNES in 1996 in Japan only. It was later released asStar Ocean: First Departurefor the PSP in 2008. It redrew the sprites, added more story, content, and was just an overall bigger game while still remaining in the 2D space.
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It also got an HD remaster in 2019 for PS4 and Switch asStar Ocean: First Departure R. For those that want to try the original on SNES, there is yet another English fan patch for that. Now, if only the second game, which also got remade for the PSP, could get an HD port to the Switch as well.
1Ys IV: Mask Of The Sun
Ys IV: Mask of the Sunoriginally releasedfor the SNESin 1993 in Japan only. It was later released asYs IV: Mask of the Sun A New Theoryfor the PS2 in 2005, also in Japan only. This game has yet to come to the West in any form despite the remake amongst other ports. This makes it one of the very few games in the series still missing over here. However, it should come as no surprise by now that there is an English fan patch for it, but only for the SNES version.
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