I decided to divide these up according to genre:

Action:

Addams Family Values

Big Sky Trooper

FireStriker

Mr. Do!

On the Ball

Phantom 2040

Super Turrican

The Adventures of Batman & Robin

The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang

Tin Star

Beat-'Em-Up:

Captain Commando

King of Dragons

King of the Monsters 2

Knights of the Round

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Ninja Warriors

Sonic Blast Man II

The Combatribes

The Peace Keepers

The Pirates of Dark Water

Fighting:

Art of Fighting

ClayFighter: Tournament Edition

Fatal Fury Special

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition

Power Instinct

Samurai Shodown

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters

Tuff E Nuff

WeaponLord

World Heroes 2

Platformer:

Ardy Lightfoot

Claymates

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics

Plok

Rocky Rodent

Skyblazer

Spanky's Quest

Sparkster

Super Adventure Island II

The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates

Puzzle:

BreakThru!

Ka-Blooey

Lost Vikings 2

Pieces

Push-Over

Spindizzy Worlds

The Brainies

Troddlers

WildSnake

Zoop

Racing:

Battle Cars

Battle Grand Prix

Biker Mice From Mars

F1 ROC II: Race of Champions

GP-1 Part II

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing

Power Rangers Zeo: Battle Racers

Rock N' Roll Racing

Street Racer

Top Gear 3000

Shoot-'Em-Up:

Choplifter III

Cybernator

Firepower 2000

Operation Logic Bomb: The Ultimate Search & Destroy

Soldiers of Fortune

Super Buster Bros.

Super Earth Defense Force

Super Smash T.V.

Thunder Spirits

True Lies

Simulation:

A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Lock On

MechWarrior 3050

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator

Super Battletank 2

Super Strike Eagle

Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone

Utopia: The Creation of a Nation

Wing Commander: The Secret Missions

Sports:

Bassin's Black Bass with Hank Parker

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe

Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball

Looney Tunes B-Ball

NHL 98

Saturday Night Slam Masters

Side Pocket

Super Bowling

Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition

Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports Challenge

Strategy:

Gemfire

King Arthur's World

Liberty or Death

Lord of Darkness

Metal Marines

Rampart

Rise of the Phoenix

Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire

Super Conflict: The Mideast

Syndicate

not a bad list.

I'd add "Gods", though. Was really surprised by the SNES port.

I saw this on reddit and will make the same comment here:

I approve

When I roll out my massive SNES project, many of these are going to be appear in the top 200

...except Battle Cars. Fuck that game into oblivion

Whats the top ten?
 

Virtual Bart
Best of the Best
Brett Hull Hockey 95
Romance of the three Kingdoms III
Sim Earth
Chrono Trigger
Lagoon
Sterling Sharpe End 2 End
Demolition Man
WildSnake
 

I disagree of course.  
 

WAIT! SOMETHING IS MISSING!

I had actually cosndered this one, but eventually decided against it due to me seeing The Legend of the Mystical Ninja brought up quite a number of times. You bringing it up is still cool though.

Why does Skuljagger never make these lists I can't be the only one who actually likes that game, but then again I also liked Dr Chaos and Deadly Towers on NES

I like it! (And I like both NES games you mention, though the irrelevance of most of the dungeons in Deadly Towers annoys me.)

I think needing the comic book/manual to play Sküljagger properly has something to do with it. The final boss fight is really unfair without the code from the manual, not to mention it's coming at the end of a string of three levels with no passwords.

It can be an intensely frustrating game, but I find it endearing enough to have beaten it twice. It's so off-the-wall that I can't help but like it, and its approach to secrets is exactly right (i.e. they're not mandatory -- except for the final boss fight -- and are relatively easy to find).

Where's the RPG love?

I love The Peace Keepers!

I think that just about every RPG worth playing on the system is well-known, to the point that I've seen Europe/Japan-only RPGs like Seiken Densetsu 3 and Terranigma be common knowledge with the many American gamers that I've interacted with. Though now that you mention it, I suppose I could confidently mention Robotrek, The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, and Uncharted Waters, but that's about it really.

Either way, I made the decision that the other genres listed above were more deserving of attention and focused more on those, though I did end up putting The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, which is said to be an action RPG, in the action category. I also figured if anyone asked, like you just did, then I'd be more conscious of it then, so I guess it all worked out in the end.

 

I beat Realm for the snes can NA beat every game thread. I've never heard about this game before that and it was awesome!

You should make a youtube video about these obscure games, nobody does that

Well, since no one has objected to it yet, I presume that no one wants to object to a genre a game is placed under. I went back and forth for awhile as to whether or not Phantom 2040 and Super Turrican should be placed under either action or platformer. Haha.

Skuljagger is fantastic I play it frequently.

Lots of great titles on that list, played tons of looney toons ball and lost Vikings, and knights of the round. People get caught up in the usual A list titles and miss out on some lesser known games.

No Vic Tokai SOS?! You should definitely check that one out.

I actually love the first Top Gear more than the sequel or 3000. All are fine games, but the first, for me, will always be the best.

I thought to put the third one since the first two are more well-known I feel. Plus, I felt the additions were cool, like the sci-fi setting. Haha.

 

Agreed, it does make the game have some more replayability to get to customize as you go, and yeah, 3000 is definitely the least known of the trilogy.
 

What are ya trying to drive prices up, jeesh.

(Jk)

i have alot of these games, im gonna give some a try.

Never thought Ken Griffey would be a lesser known SNES game.

Glad to see the SNES top gear games getting some love here!  I would agree with you, if only for purely nostalgia.  Top Gear 3000 improved upon pretty much everything and is just such a fantastic game.  Top Gear, in its own simplistic way, is still very charming and fun to play on the SNES.  Would LOVE to see some more titles as a follow up to the SNES top gear series come out with different tracks, music and modifications but the same core gameplay.