Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)

What's a 16-bit console without a classic arcade-style side-scrolling beat 'em up? This tapped into the zeitgeist in the early '90s, but coming from Konami at a time when it seemed the company had trouble producing a bad video game, Turtles in Time matched the popularity of the licence with an impressive game to boot.

Dotemu is bringing back the heroes in a hard shell on Switch in belt-scrolling brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, but we'd love to see this classic make an appearance, too. This is an expensive cart to track down these days and despite tricky licensing issues, it'd be a treat to see it running on a Nintendo console again.

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International Superstar Soccer (SNES)

More Konami goodness, this time on the football field. The series really took off on Nintendo 64 with the sublime ISS 64, but we'd love to go back to this 16-bit entry on Switch. And then pick up things with the 64-bit entry when those games start arriving on Switch, right? Right!?

The Switch isn't blessed with a huge amount of quality soccer games, so we'll take what we can get.

Terranigma (SNES)

There are very few role-playing experiences quite as enjoyable or engrossing as Terranigma. Not only is the quest absolutely epic in size, but the way the storyline continues to evolve and unfold gives it a cinematic feel.

Terranigma did for action-RPGs what games like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy — another series that we'd love to see on Switch Online, although it's never going to happen — did for the more traditional RPG market; it's one of those RPGs that once you play it, you'll never forget the experience.

Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES)

Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting is arguably the best entry in Capcom's series on the SNES, but there are more than enough flavours of Street Fighter II floating around to satisfy all tastes. While Street Fighter Alpha 2 isn't the best Street Fighter on the system, squeezing Alpha 2 onto the Super Nintendo was a hugely impressive feat that deserves our admiration and Switch Online would be the perfect place to showcase it without having to actually buy the thing.

You can play the arcade port and the better Street Fighter IIs already on Switch as part of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, but the SNES version of Alpha 2 is still a sparkling technical example of what could be accomplished on the console.

Uniracers (SNES)

Pixar apparently took umbrage with the unicycle that DMA Design (the team that would later become Rockstar North, of GTA fame) used in Nintendo-published Uniracers — known as Unirally in PAL territories — and sued the company. This resulted in Nintendo having to stop production after the first batch, so the likelihood of this appearing is slim.

The game's premise is simple: race along tracks pulling tricks for points and beating your rivals as you search for the perfect run. It's an addictive little game and we'd love to see more people get the chance to play it. 1994 was a long time ago — perhaps an agreement could be reached or Uniracers could be thrown in as part of some unrelated Disney-Nintendo licensing deal? Stranger things have happened.

Super Star Wars (SNES)

The 16-bit Super Star Wars games might not have been the most faithful or most exciting Star Wars titles ever made, but they were solid platformers that gave us and many others the perfect dose of Star Wars action on our Super Nintendos back in the day. They're great-looking, let you take control of different characters and even have a stab at introducing some gameplay variety with vehicular sections.

World-changing video games or high points of the medium they are not, but as old-fashioned movie-licensed platformers go, we can't help but like 'em and Switch Online would be a great place to revisit them.

Super Bomberman (SNES)

Classic Bomberman action on Switch with up to four players (or five, if you went for Super Bomberman 3 instead)? That sounds like just the ticket! Of course, we've already got Super Bomberman R, which Konami has been supporting rather well since launch, but there's nothing quite like the classic simplicity of the 16-bit versions.

Thankfully, we wouldn't need to use a Super Multitap this time round. Super Bomberman's a riot and would make a worthy addition to the Switch Online service.

Cybernator (SNES)

If you're in the mood for a challenging 16-bit shooter, Cybernator is a fine choice — it's tough without being unfair, and while there's a learning curve, mastering it is highly satisfying. Cybernator may not carry the same prestige and weight of some of Konami's other franchises, but it certainly deserves its spot among the classics.

Can't Nintendo just buy Konami or something? So many greats in the vault. Just do the business-ing, people!

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)

Konami's The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a fun, colourful, challenging adventure of a kind that the you don't tend to see much of any more. If you're looking for an game that's light-hearted but addictive, difficult but rewarding, it's hard to go wrong with this one and Switch's SNES lineup would gain a real gem Goemon's first game were to join the roster.

EarthBound (SNES)

Well, obviously! EarthBound succeeds at not only being one of the most unique and refreshing RPG experiences ever created, but also one of the most epic and entertaining as well. Combining classic RPG gameplay elements with a heart-warming modern spin, the game somehow feels familiar yet strange all at the same time. With a peerless visual style, soundtrack and storyline, playing EarthBound is like revisiting a vivid childhood memory of fun and adventure. You can't repeat the past, but you can certainly revisit it.

Except on Switch. Sort it out, Nintendo!

Let us know below which missing 16-bit games you'd like to see added to the Nintendo Switch Online list of SNES games.

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