21. Star Fox (1993)
One of the SNES’s most innovative and groundbreaking games at its time of release, Star Fox falls to bottom of the list here due to the 3D engine powered by the Super-FX chip being borderline unplayable in comparison to today’s high frame rate games.
Fortunately, Star Fox still provides an exhilarating throwback to the bold world of 3D pre-PlayStation era, with barrel-rolls aplenty and the epic Corneria music firmly established as one of 16-bit gaming’s best themes.
It won’t hold up quite as well as many of the other games on this list, but Star Fox is a vital ‘be there moment’ for when gaming took a giant step outside of its 2D comfort zone.