Games a non-gamer might like for the SNES.

So, I have this friend from Portugal, and she has never played video games before. However, she does seem interested in trying. So, like a good friend, I'm showing her how to download games illegally and play them on an emulator. :p She seems set on starting with Chrono Trigger, and I have a few other ideas on what to recommend to her, but I'm curious what games you guys think a total non-gamer might enjoy for the SNES.

Of course, this will be different depending on the person. But I'm still curious. :p

That is a tough call. If she is not a gamer because she has never had a chance to play video games before, the SNES is certainly a good system to start with, as it has a host of excellent titles from various genres. FFVI would be next up, if she is continuing with RPGs, then Secret of Mana, to switch up the combat a bit. Super Metroid is an awesome sidescroller. It's just important to look first for games that you think suit her best.

7th Saga

She wants to start with Chrono Trigger? WHY ARE YOU STOPPING HER??!

A link to the Past!

Mario

Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom

Contra III. Everyone has to bleed sometime.

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Originally Posted by Bert

A link to the Past!

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Most definitely.

And Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

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Contra III. Everyone has to bleed sometime.

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I think that happens once a month in this case.

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Super Metroid is an awesome sidescroller.

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This, and

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Originally Posted by Bert

A link to the Past!

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this.

Thanks for the recommendations, everyone! :) I think she'll really enjoy the games you guys recommended.

Is she really going to be coordinated enough for some of these games? RPGs are a pretty hefty hurdle for a non-gamer. And Contra is pretty unforgiving even to some avid gamers xD I'd suggest something like Bubble Bobble. Girls love those games. Yoshi's Cookie or Yoshi's Island maybe (Mario's a really good suggestion).

That's why I was thinking Zelda. It's fun and enjoying while also not incredibly hard and pretty easy to get into. And A Link to the Past is by far one of the best Zelda games :p

Uniracers

If she digs Chrono, start baraging her with RPGs. This world needs more RPG gamer girls.

Lufia 2 and Earthbound are two great ones, both for entirely different reasons. ANd if she gets into either one, delve her into none other then Breath of Fighter 2, classical Turn Based done to perfection.

NeoCracker you haven't even asked if she's hot yet.

Tales of Phantasia is pretty good. It's doesn't take itself too seriously and has got a bit of humour in it. Pretty easy to pick up and play if you've never experienced an RPG before too ('cept for the whole limited to 15 of each item thing).

And classic platformers like Donkey Kong Country are always good too.

ITT suggest that someone who's never played videogames start with complicated RPGs

Just get Super Mario World or something

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ITT suggest that someone who's never played videogames start with complicated RPGs

Just get Super Mario World or something

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Chrono Trigger seems simple enough, but I was actually pretty surprised that it took this many posts to suggest Super Mario World. :p

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Is she really going to be coordinated enough for some of these games? RPGs are a pretty hefty hurdle for a non-gamer. And Contra is pretty unforgiving even to some avid gamers xD I'd suggest something like Bubble Bobble. Girls love those games. Yoshi's Cookie or Yoshi's Island maybe (Mario's a really good suggestion).

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My girlfriend would probably hit you several times over the head with a large, metal object. RPGs aren't difficult for newcomers to pick up, especially if they have even a small sense of strategy and an ability to pick things up quickly (which most people do). SNES-era RPGs were not the most difficult games to come out in the history of video games, which is why the majority of them are still accessible today.

If your friend likes Chrono Trigger, let her play Breath of Fire, Final Fantasy IV/V/VI, Link to the Past, or any of the other games you love to play on the SNES. She'll either like them or she'll hate them, but don't try to feed her games that won't challenge her. If she's turned off by small challenges, she wasn't really meant for them anyway.

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NeoCracker you haven't even asked if she's hot yet.

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I must be slipping.

Any game where you can both control a character on screen at the same time, cooperatively.

Disney's Magical Quest 2, Starring Mickey & Minnie
Disney's Magical Quest 3, Starring Mickey & Donald
Gooftroop
Mystical Ninja
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time
Bomberman 1 through 5
Donkey Kong Country 1 through 3 (Not simultaneous play, but turns are frequent enough to still be fun coop)

Bubble Bobble for the NES is worth mentioning as well.

deadlocked

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Any game where you can both control a character on screen at the same time, cooperatively.

Disney's Magical Quest 2, Starring Mickey & Minnie
Disney's Magical Quest 3, Starring Mickey & Donald
Gooftroop
Mystical Ninja
Kirby's Dreamland 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time
Bomberman 1 through 5
Donkey Kong Country 1 through 3 (Not simultaneous play, but turns are frequent enough to still be fun coop)

Bubble Bobble for the NES is worth mentioning as well.

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She lives in Portugal. I live in Ohio. :p

>>> DKC, I even make my dad play it..:luca:

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Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom

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Excellent game, but for a non-gamer? xD Most "gamers" wouldn't even play it.