14. There Were Way More SNES Bundles Than You Remember
It ought to come as no shock that Super Mario World bought higher than any sport in the SNES library. At 20,610,000 models moved, it bought nearly twice as many copies as the runner-up, Super Mario All-Stars. Then once more, Super Mario World was bundled with the console in the early days.
Super Mario World was not the solely choice for a bundled sport if you purchased the SNES. Some bundles got here with F-Zero, and, a 12 months after the console’s launch, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past got here out and have become a part of its personal bundle. Other video games to be packaged with the SNES over the years embody: Super Mario All-Stars, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter II (PAL solely), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Star Fox, Killer Instinct, Mario Paint, Kirby Super Star, Tetris Attack, Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball, and Super Metroid.
There was additionally the Big Score Bundle, which got here with Stunt Race FX, NCAA Basketball, and NHL Stanley Cup, in addition to a Competition Set that contained Super Tennis, F-Zero, and Super Play Action Football. Several units additionally got here with the Super Game Boy attachment.
While Super Mario RPG was by no means bundled with the console, they did frequently use the sport’s promotional photographs (ie. 3D generated Mario and Yoshi) on the field.
13. Art of Fighting’s Expanded Ending
Art of Fighting is considered one of the earliest Street Fighter II clones and a stepping stone to SNK’s King of Fighters franchise. Art of Fighting shares a universe with fellow SNK fighter Fatal Fury, albeit going down 20 years earlier. In the sport, a martial artist named Ryo Sakazaki seems for his kidnapped sister Yuri as he and his buddy Robert Garcia beat up enemies in one-on-one fights. After taking down the crime boss Mr. Big, they tackle Big’s mysterious masked enforcer Mr. Karate. Strangely, Mr. Karate seems and fights precisely like Ryo.
In the authentic arcade, Neo-Geo, and even Genesis variations of the sport, the ending has Ryo getting ready to kill Mr. Karate, just for Yuri to burst into the room. With urgency, she’s about to clarify who Mr. Karate is, however then we’re met with a “To be continued…” display. Yes, the twist is strictly what you suppose.
