Some SNES games suffered from slowdown which may be fixed in ports.
Many SNES games were ported to the GBA. These versions may have extra features, but at the cost of poorer audio and visuals. The resolution is lower, and it was never intended to be played on a full display. The screen area may also be reduced due to the lower resolution. The audio is much lower quality than the SNES. Also, the GBA has much stronger colors to compensate for the lack of contrast in the original GBA display. To compensate, a shader or an option is needed. Additionally for controls, the gba has two fewer buttons.
Several SNES games were ported to the PlayStation. These are typically emulated, and the CD format creates long loading times. Generally it is recommended to avoid the PS1 ports for this reason and to stick with the original releases. However, in some cases the PS1 port might offer more features.
Name | PS1 | GC | PS2 | GBA | NDS | PSP |
WII (Virtual console) |
Notes |
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Super Ghouls n' Ghosts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PS1: Slowdown removed, GBA: New levels, poorer video/audio | ||||
Zelda: A link to the Past | ✓ | ✓ | New levels, improved gameplay, sharper graphics | |||||
Contra III | ✓ | ✓ | GBA: New features, poorer video/audio | |||||
Chrono Trigger | ✓ (E) | ✓ | ✓ |
PS1: Longer loading times NDS: Extra content Tablets: same as nds | ||||
Front Mission | ✓ | ✓ |
PS1: Added new campaign, FMV scenes DS: Offial English translation, extra missions and items, tie-ins to other games in series | |||||
Final Fantasy 4 | ✓ (E) | ✓ | ✓ (R) | ✓ |
PS1: Longer loading times GBA: Extra content, poorer video/audio PSP: Extra content, enhanced graphics NDS: Full 3D remake (also ios) | |||
Final Fantasy 5 | ✓ (E) | ✓ |
PS1: Longer loading times GBA: Extra content, poorer video/audio | |||||
Final Fantasy 6 | ✓ (E) | ✓ |
PS1: Longer loading times GBA: Extra content, poorer video/audio | |||||
Kirby Super Star |
✓ | ✓ | Extra content, enhanced graphics | |||||
Tactics Ogre | ✓ | ✓ |
PS1: Loading times, English PSP: Very enhanced, more features | |||||
Mega Man X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (R) | ✓ | PSP: Full 3D remake | |||
Mega Man X2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Mega Man X3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PS1: Remixed soundtrack GC & PS2: based on PS1 | ||||
Super Mario World | ✓ | Slight additions, poorer video/audio | ||||||
Yoshi's Island | ✓ | ✓ | New levels | |||||
Tales of Phantasia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (R) | Cleaner graphics, added effects and fuller voice acting. | ||||
Star Ocean | ✓ (R) |