In the beginning, before the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES, there was the Super Famicom. For those not in the know, the Super Famicom, or SFC, is what the SNES was called in Japan. It was released almost an entire year before its western counterpart, and featured a whole slew of games that — to this day — would never be made available (or would be delayed by a few decades) in the west.
On the topic of the overall length of games in the Super Famicom era, the list is skewed heavily in favor of titles that were never made available for the SNES. So, we thought it a good idea to compile the data (thanks to HowLongToBeat) and find out what the 20 longest Super Famicom releases were. So, if you have access to an SFC — and if you can read / understand hiragana — wrap yourself up in a blanket, pop some popcorn, and get ready for some very lengthy 16-bit experiences.
It should be noted that we will be including titles that eventually managed to receive a western release on other platforms. So, if a game initially released on the SFC but saw a release on a PlayStation console or Nintendo 3DS, we are counting it on this list.
Top 20 longest Super Famicom games
- Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen (1993)
- Time to Complete: 31 Hours
- Treasure of the Rudras (1996)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, and as of writing, has never been made available outside Japan.
- Time to Complete: 31 Hours
- Bahamut Lagoon (1996)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, and as of writing, has never been made available outside Japan.
- Time to Complete: 31 Hours
- Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (1988)
- Time to Complete: 31 Hours
- SimCity 2000 (1993)
- Time to Complete: 33 Hours
- Romancing SaGa (1992)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 34 Hours
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (1992)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 35 Hours
- Shin Megami Tensei (1992)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 36 Hours
- Tales of Phantasia (1995)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 37 Hours
- Final Fantasy V (1992)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was only available on the PlayStation.
- Time to Complete: 37 Hours
- Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (1999)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, and as of writing, has never been made available outside Japan.
- Time to Complete: 39 Hours
- Shin Megami Tensei II (1994)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, and as of writing, has never been made available outside Japan.
- Time to Complete: 41 Hours
- Mario’s Super Picross (1995)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 41 Hours
- Final Fantasy VI (1994)
- Time to Complete: 41 Hours
- Romancing SaGa 3 (1995)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 42 Hours
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (1994)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, and as of writing, has never been made available outside Japan.
- Time to Complete: 43 Hours
- Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (1995)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 46 Hours
- Romancing SaGa 2 (1993)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was available on other consoles.
- Time to Complete: 52 Hours
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (1996)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, and as of writing, has never been made available outside Japan.
- Time to Complete: 58 Hours
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995)
- Note: This game was initially available on the Super Famicom, but by the time it arrived in the west, it was only available on the PlayStation.
- Time to Complete: 60 Hours
