SNES



"Now you're playing with power. Super power."

A favorite of retro-gamers, many consider it to be the best system of all time due to it being the strongest 16-bit console (other than the Neo Geo but only the super rich kids had that) and a lot of companies really pushed it to its limits! The library really backs it up there, and it has something for everybody, especially in the RPG category. SNES is recommended over SFC because it's just easier to mod, though the SFC looks better and you could just buy a converter.

For portable SNES gaming, check out the SupaBoy or wait for the RetroDuo Portable. (The FC-16 Go is an older, cheaper alternative, but no longer recommended as it has region tabs and inferior build quality).

For flashcarts, the absolute best recommendation is the SD2SNES, without question. The firmware is consistently updated and has the largest ROM support of any SNES flashcarts. A secondary recommendation (though less so), is the Retrozone Powerpak, which is a bit cheaper and high quality build, but doesn't support as many ROMs and is also harder to manage files and saves.

Romhacks and translations can be found at romhacking.net under the relevant sections. Although you might luck out and find a pre-patched translated Rom image along with the original versions if you don't know how to correctly patch a rom.

The list
Includes games released in North America and Europe. Japanese-only games go on the Super Famicom page. The Satellaview add-on also has its own page.