When Chrono Trigger graced the SNES in 1995, it soon became one of the medium’s most beloved games of all, well … time. Today the game still shines as an epitome of the RPG genre, combining all the right gameplay, visual, and auditory elements into a meticulous balance that brings the player just shy of nirvana. Last year the game was imported to the Nintendo DS, and after craving that nostalgia like a hero itching for adventure, I finally plunked down the cash for the handheld console and curled up with the old school game laced with a modern twist.

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Do you remember Bahamut Lagoon? Probably not. This gem of a tactical RPG was never released in America, though it was given a fan translation by the popular localization group DeJap. Bahamut Lagoon gave several unique features to the genre, blending traditional role-playing elements with some of the latest in turn-based tactics mechanics. The result, while kind of a mixed bag, was nothing short of phenomenal.

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Do you remember Stunt Race FX? That game was slick. Developed in-house by Nintendo’s Entertainment and Analysis Development department, and with help from the guys at Argonaut Games (previously Argonaut Software), Stunt Race FX was a 3D “polygonal” racing game on the Super Nintendo gaming console. Utilizing what was then an advanced technology in graphics acceleration (the SNES Super FX processor), the game was one of the most advanced-looking games on the system.

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Back in the day, the SNES and Sega Genesis pretty much ruled. There were a few in-between consoles that some people may have been fortunate enough to experience, (Neo-Geo, TurboGrafx-16) but I was not one of them. I was the Super Nintendo kid. To me there was nothing better then popping in a game (known today as “loading”) of Donkey Kong Country or Super Mario Kart. I still cry today thinking about some of the games my parents traded away, or ones I had stolen from my collection. It has dwindled down now to a mix of popular titles, and classics that some people may have never heard of.

The other day as I rummaged through YouTube and its amazing content, I came across users who had playlists of music from the 16-bit days. Like I said earlier, I was the SNES kid so I didn’t recognize any of the Sega music outside of Sonic the Hedgehog games, but the SNES music made me weep in nostalgia. The SNES games had some very memorable music, some more than others of course. After questing my way through YouTube, I have come up with a list of 10 pieces that are memorable to me, and that I think other gamers will remember and enjoy as well.

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