SNES32

SNES32 is the 17th Heir to the Throne tournament, and the third held on the Hawk & Croc Message Boards. It was held to determine the #1 Super Nintendo Entertainment System game of all time, from a field of 32 games.

Psycho Andy selected 32 games, based on compiling the top 32 "best" SNES games, using six online "top 50" or "top 100" Super NES games lists. The games that appeared on these lists most frequently became competitors for the tournament.

The tournament began on Monday, Nov 28th, 2011.

Round 1

 * Earthworm Jim (Game) d The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (3-2)
 * Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest d F-Zero (4-2)
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island d Final Fantasy 3 (4-2)
 * StarFox (Game) d EarthBound (5-1)


 * Super Mario All-Stars d Mortal Kombat II (3-2)
 * Street Fighter II Turbo d Final Fantasy II (4-2)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time d Super Punch-Out!! (5-2)
 * Super Mario World d Mega Man X2 (4-2)


 * Super Mario RPG d ActRaiser (5-0)
 * Donkey Kong Country d Super Mario Kart (3-2)
 * Super Metroid d Zombies Ate My Neighbors (3-1)
 * Kirby Super Star d Chrono Trigger (4-1)


 * Legend of the Mystical Ninja d Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (3-1)
 * Mega Man X tied Secret of Mana (3-3) - Both games eliminated
 * Super Bomberman d Contra III: The Alien Wars (5-0)
 * Super Castlevania IV tied Killer Instinct (3-3) - Both games eliminated

Round 2

 * Earthworm Jim (Game) d Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (3-2)
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island d StarFox (Game) (3-2)
 * Super Mario All-Stars d Street Fighter II Turbo (4-1)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time d Super Mario World (3-1)
 * Super Mario RPG tied Donkey Kong Country (2-2)
 * Kirby Super Star d Super Metroid (2-1)
 * Mega Man 7 d Legend of the Mystical Ninja (2-1) (Mega Man 7 was a replacement for Mega Man X & Super Mario World, which were both eliminated by a tie in Round 1)
 * Super Bomberman d Rock'n'Roll Racing (2-0) (Rock 'n' Roll Racing was a replacement for Killer Instinct & Super Castevania IV, which were both eliminated by a tie in Round 1)

Round 3

 * Earthworm Jim (Game) d Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (3-2)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time d Super Mario All-Stars (3-1)
 * Kirby Super Star d Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (2-1) (TMNT: TF was a replacement for Super Mario RPG & Donkey Kong Country, which were both eliminated by a tie in Round 2)
 * Super Bomberman d Mega Man 7 (3-2)

Round 4

 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time d Earthworm Jim (3-2)
 * Super Bomberman tied Kirby Super Star (2-2) (Both games eliminated)

Champion

 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time