Best SNES & Genesis Co-Op Games
Best simultaneous co-op games for 4th generation consoles, Super Nintendo SNES and Sega Genesis
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- DirectorKôichi IshiiSix kingdoms are fighting each other for power over the Mana stones and are battling for world dominance. Six warriors are sent out from their homes to save the world.Secret of Mana 2,
Legend of the Sacred Sword 3, Seiken Densetsu 3
90 (SNES)
Japan exclusive (English ROM hack)
3-player co-op campaign (ROM hack)
2-player co-op campaign (Default)
(Must acquire party members for co-op)
Battery save
Square Enix - DirectorKôichi IshiiThe story of a boy who pulls out a rusty sword and is banished from Potos. He meets a girl and a Sprite. Together, they journey to gather 8 Mana seeds to save the Mana tree and stop Thanatos and his empire from taking over the world.Legend of the Sacred Sword 2, Seiken Densetsu 2
87 (SNES)
3-player co-op campaign
(Must acquire party members for co-op)
Battery save
Square Enix - In 1965, a scientist, professor Ruffleberg, invents a virtual reality machine to live in Evermore. The machine goes haywire and they disappear. 30 years later a boy and his dog get teleported to the fantasy world of Evermore.81 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign (ROM hack)
Single-player (Defualt)
Battery save
Square Enix - DirectorMike EbertZeke and Julie, equipped with a variety of weapons and power-ups, go on a quest to rescue their neighbors from monsters often seen in horror movies. Numerous elements and aspects of horror movies are referenced throughout the game.85 (SNES), 84 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save every 4 levels
Better on SNES
LucasArts - Goofy and his son Max go out to the sea. While fishing, they see a huge pirate ship heading towards Spoonerville with Pete and PJ kidnapped. Can they rescue their friends?70 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Capcom - DirectorMikio UeyamaThe first video game in the Bomberman series released for the Super NES. It is also the first four-player game to be released on the Super NES.Super Bomberman
72 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
4-player competitive multiplayer
Produce!
Super Bomberman 2
73 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
4-player competitive multiplayer
Produce!
Super Bomberman 3 (EU)
70 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
5-player competitive multiplayer
Hudson Soft
Super Bomberman 4 (JPN)
SNES
2-player co-op campaign
5-player competitive multiplayer
Produce!
Super Bomberman 5 (JPN)
SNES
2-player co-op campaign
5-player competitive multiplayer
Hudson Soft
FireStriker
72 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
4-player competitive multiplayer
Axes Art Amuse - Three Vikings get kidnapped by Tomator, emperor of the alien Croutonian empire. They are able to escape the ship, but have to traverse mysterious worlds to eventually confront and defeat Tomator, to find their way home.77 (SNES), 69 (GEN)
3-player co-op campaign (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign (SNES)
Password save
SNES version: Best music, graphics
Genesis version: 5 new stages
PC version: No co-op
Blizzard Entertainment (Silicon & Synapse) - StarsJeff BennettJim CummingsTress MacNeilleThe Lost Vikings 2 is a puzzle platform video game developed by Beam Software and published by Interplay.74 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Blizzard Entertainment - DirectorHideo SuzukiThe year is 2064, when the great solar power satellite, ATLAS is overshadowed by the invention of fusion power. The government alliance that had supported the building of ATLAS now find themselves facing economic crisis as the balance of power shifts. In this world of conflict and change, the Walking Panzer, or Wanzer, (a form of mecha) becomes the standard armored unit for wars and petty battles across the globe. For the small nation of Bergen, a coup d'etat is underway, staged by Colonel Ark. Seeking to establish complete control over the government and the NORAD units stationed there, Ark's first step involves the capture of President Orwen. Tipped off to the rebellion, Orwen seeks to flee from Bergen, looking for safe passage out of the seaport of Port Ertothal. A young Wanzer pilot, Albert Grabner, is assigned escort duty to the president by loyal elements of the army stationed there.73 (SNES)
Japan exclusive (English ROM hack)
2-player co-op campaign
(Must acquire ally for co-op)
Battery save
Omiya Soft - DirectorNobuya NakazatoThe year is 2636. Red Falcon has now declared an all-out war on humanity. Bill "Mad Dog" Rizer and his partner Lance "Scorpion" Bean must now battle Red Falcon once again and drive the aliens off the face of the Earth.86 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Konami - DirectorHideyuki TsujimotoFour bounty hunters named Steve, Billy, Bob, and Cormano are out to claim rewards given for eliminating the most wanted outlaws in the West.80 (SNES), 70 (GEN)
Better on Arcade, SNES
4-player co-op campaign (Arcade)
2-player co-op campaign (SNES, GEN)
Konami - DirectorG. SuzukiStarsMiki ChangWhen Krang steals the Statue of Liberty, the turtles pursue the Foot Clan to the Technodrome, where Shredder sends them through a time warp. The Turtles must fight Shredder's army in both the past and the future in order to get home.83 (SNES)
4-player co-op campaign (Arcade)
2-player co-op campaign (SNES)
Konami - There is just no keeping Mr. X down. He's back again to terrorize the city. So Axel, Blaze and Skate, with the help of Dr. Zan, set out to stop him.83 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
2-player competitive multiplayer
Sega - The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9, After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins' older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.88 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Treasure - DirectorMasahiro SakuraiStarsMasahiro SakuraiVillains are stealing Dream Land's food supply and Kirby must play eight different games to save the provisions.86 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign (Unequal characters)
Battery save
HAL Laboratory - StarsT. Owen SmithWilson SmithKatie StaeckNatas, the alien king, has died and now the Ora stone is in the hands of the people of Oddesia, safely. Peace has been restored and evil has been prevented for many years until Fades a follower of Natas resurrects him and seals the Ora stone, causing Oddesia to be in danger, also the princess Miriam of Solis has been captured by Mynosan evil monster, it is up to you to help eight characters get the Ora stone back and save princess Miriam.Crystal Beans: From Dungeon Explorer
SNES (Japan exclusive: English ROM hack)
3-player co-op campaign
Hudson Soft, Birthday - DirectorNobuya NakazatoFive years after the events of Contra III: The Alien Wars, an elite commando unit known as the "Unified Military Special Mobile Task Force K-X", or the "Contra Hard Corps", are sent to take on the ongoing crime and illegal activities in the city following the war. An unknown hacker infiltrates the city's security system and all the unmanned robots wreak havoc. As the Hard Corps' mission goes deeper, the culprit is revealed to be Colonel Bahamut, a hero from the Alien Wars who is now a terrorist planning to overthrow the Government with the use of the Alien Cell.88 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Konami - DirectorNoriyoshi ÔbaMr. X kidnaps Adam and sends gang punks into the streets. Axel and Blaze, along with Adam's brother Skate and Axel's friend, set out once again to stomp Mr. X and his baddies into the ground.88 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
2-player competitive multiplayer
Sega - DirectorNoritaka FunamizuSide-scrolling beat-'em-up featuring Frank Castle and Nick Fury.73 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Capcom, Sculptured Software (GEN Port) - in the crime-ridden future of Metro City in the year 2026, a superhero named Captain Commando, assisted by his three faithful Commando Companions, rise up to protect the Earth and all the Galaxy from a gang of super-powered criminals.81 (SNES)
Censored
Better on PS1, Arcade
4-player co-op campaign (Arcade, PS2/XB, PS1)
2-player co-op campaign (SNES)
Capcom - The red dragon Gildiss has woken up and the monsters have taken over. A fighter, dwarf, elf, cleric and a wizard set out to fight them and restore peace in the kingdom of Malus.71 (SNES)
3-player co-op campaign (Arcade)
2-player co-op campaign (SNES)
Capcom - You play as Pocky, a young miko girl who is a member of a group of creatures known as the Nopino Goblins, Some time ago, the Nopino Goblins went insane, So now It's up Pocky to stop the Nopino Goblins once and for all.Pocky & Rocky: 78 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Natsume
Pocky & Rocky 2: 80 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign (Unequal characters)
Natsume - Annie and her bounty hunter Clint, are seeking revenge for the death of her family.79 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Natsume - A young mystical ninja named Kid Ying, and his master Dr. Yang set out to save Princess Yuki from the evil Otafu Army.73 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Konami
Ganbare Goemon 2
SNES (Japan exclusive)
2-player co-op campaign
Konami
Ganbare Goemon 3
SNES (Japan exclusive)
2-player co-op campaign
Konami
Ganbare Goemon 4
SNES (Japan exclusive)
2-player co-op campaign
4-player competitive multiplayer
Konami - DirectorYoichi YoshimotoBatman and Robin travel around Gotham in order to take down a rogue's gallery of thugs and classic villains, including the Joker, Poison Ivy, the Penguin, Catwoman, Two-Face, Scarecrow, the Riddler, Clayface, and Man-Bat.73 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Clockwork Tortoise - DirectorMichael SteeleDoom Troopers Mutant Chronicles is a video game released by Adrenalin Entertainment for the Super NES and Sega Genesis gaming systems. It is a platform shooter.80 (GEN, SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Better on Genesis
Password save
Adrenalin Entertainment - Cross-over video-game featuring characters from the Double Dragon and Battletoads franchise.59 (SNES), 60 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Rare - DirectorGreg JohnsonIsometric adventure starring 2 hip aliens on a mission to repair their spaceship.83 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
ToeJam & Earl Productions - DirectorShinichi ShimomuraDark Matter shatters the planet's rings. He then proceeds to possess various Dream-Landers, including King Dedede. Kirby and Gooey then team up with Rick, Coo, and Kine, as well as new characters Pitch, ChuChu, and Nago.66 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign (Unequal characters)
Battery save
HAL Laboratory - DirectorKalani StreicherIn this spiritual sequel to Zombies ate my neighbors, You play as Zeke and Julie who must travel through five worlds to save their town from a horror exhibit that came to life.69 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
LucasArts - Manhattan suddenly starts to shrink. Shredder announces that this was only a demonstration of the power of the Hyperstone from Dimension X. He now has the power to take over the world. The Turtles have to go after Shredder and stop him.70 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Konami - DirectorHiroaki ChinoHiroshi MomotaA horizontal side-scrolling beat-em-up. You fight your way through hordes of enemies, collecting weapons along the way.75 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Sega - Side-scrolling beat 'em up based loosely on the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Merlin then sends Arthur and his companions, Lancelot and Perceval, to overthrow the evil king Garibaldi and to unite Britain.72 (SNES)
3-player co-op campaign (Arcade)
2-player co-op campaign (SNES)
Capcom - When a new criminal group named the Skull Cross Gang emerges as the new dominant criminal organization in Metro City, Guy and Haggar must once again save Metro City from its newest menace.65 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Capcom - Soon after Haggar, Cody, and Guy saved Haggar's daughter and defeated the Mad Gear Gang, they return with a new leader and kidnap Guy's fiancée, and the three must travel around the world to bring an end to the Mad Gear once and for all.69 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Capcom - Sonic Blast Man II: 72 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Taito - DirectorHoshi KazuakiShigeyuki OhtaAfter an event called "The economic wars" in 2011 the game starts in the year 2015. The DM corporation rules most of the world, conducting mysterious genetic experiments. Four people seek revenge on the corporation for its wrongdoings.61 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
4-player competitive multiplayer
Jaleco - DirectorHamachi Papa68 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
2-player competitive multiplayer
Genesis version: Competitive fighting game
SNK, Takara (SNES Port) - You are a Run Saber, a cybernetic advanced human with waves of energy and you must defeat the evil Dr. Bruford.75 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Horisoft - The Pirates of Dark Water is a side-scrolling action game based on the Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series of the same name.72 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Sunsoft - X-Men 2: Clone Wars is a platform game developed by Headgames and released by Sega of America. The game is based on the adventures of the Marvel Comics superhero team, the X-Men.70 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Headgames - Beat 'em up platform game that follows two Battletoads, Rash and Pimple, on a quest to stop Silas Volkmire and the evil Dark Queen from ruling over the world. Much content is enhanced or remixed from the original "Battletoads".78 (SNES), 73 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Better on SNES
Rare - DirectorEmiko YamamotoStarsWayne AllwineTony Anselmo80 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Sega AM7 - Disney's Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey & Minnie,
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie
75 (SNES), 70 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Capcom
Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald,
Mickey to Donald Magical Adventure 3
SNES
Japan exclusive (English ROM hack)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Capcom, Sun L - In the sequel, Joe and Max try to find their leader's crown so they can restore peace.68 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
Data East - Cavemen ninjas Joe and Mac battle through numerous levels using weapons such as boomerangs, bones, fire, flints, electricity, stone wheels, and clubs to rescue a group of women who were kidnapped by a rival tribe of cavemen.Joe & Mac, 75 (GEN), 66 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Better on Arcade, Genesis
Data East, Eden Entertainment Software (GEN Port) - Fourth game in the Double Dragon series, specifically made for the home console, following martial artists Billy and Jimmy in their fight against the Shadow Warriors gang.65 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Technos Japan Corp. - Ax-Battler, Tyris-Flare and Gilius Thunderhead set out to recover the Golden Axe after another evil named Dark Guld has risen.66 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Sega - DirectorKazuma FujiiThird entry in the hack and slash Golden Axe series. This time around the dwarf ax man is replaced by a giant and a humanoid black panther, the battle system has been updated, and optional paths have been added.GEN (Japan exclusive), Sega Channel
2-player co-op campaign
Sega - DirectorIwao HoritaYou play Captain America and/or his fellow Avengers as you battle the forces of the Red Skull.20 (GEN), 55 (SNES)
Better on Arcade, Genesis
4-player co-op campaign (Arcade)
2-player co-op campaign (GEN, SNES)
Data East, Opera House (GEN Port), Realtime Associates (SNES Port) - SNES version of Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues.70 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Mission select
Ocean Software - In 19th century Britain, a baron learns from a marooned time traveler how to create artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, the A.I. goes insane and attacks humanity. Now only mercs can stop it in this classic steampunk top down shooter.Soldiers of Fortune, 70 (SNES), 76 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Password save
The Bitmap Brothers - DirectorMarc FuscoStarsDee Bradley BakerSteve BlumBryan FranklinCan you survive? Hunt or be hunted in the untamed island ruled by dinosaurs that is The Lost World. Stalk, track, and fight in an expansive 3-D environment where natural selection is the only law. Control 5 different characters including the ferocious T-Rex. Interact with over 20 dinosaurs accurately modelled from the movie.60 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Appaloosa Interactive - A Sega Genesis-exclusive game based on the very popular comic hero team.74 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Western Technologies, Inc. - DirectorGreg JohnsonA 2D platforming adventure starring the hipster aliens on their own planet.65 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
ToeJam & Earl Productions - StarsEd BoonYou control a contestant of a deadly violent TV game show.82 (SNES), 70 (GEN)
2-player co-op campaign
Better on SNES
Williams - A secret race from deep beneath an Atlantic island has stolen top military vehicles from around the world to unleash war on civilization. Take control of a high-tech jeep or helicopter and take the fight to them.Super SWIV
82 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
The Sales Curve - TwinBee is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up game originally released by Konami, It is credited as an early archetype of the "cute 'em up" type in its genre and It was the first game to run on Konami's Bubble System hardware.Pop'n TwinBee
SNES (Europe, Japan exclusive)
2-player co-op campaign
Konami - Sonic Wings
62 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Video System - The human colonists of planet Darius are continually threatened by the alien militants of the Belser Army. The Dariusites depend on their trademark Silverhawk star fighters to defeat the Belser Army and reclaim planet Darius.59 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Taito - Aliens have invaded earth. You must fly in your Raiden ship to take down the aliens.Raiden Trad
58 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Seibu Kaihatsu, Micronics (SNES port) - DirectorHironobu Tamai56 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign
Athena - DirectorHiroyuki ItôYoshinori KitaseA mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.Final Fantasy III (US)
94 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign (Battles only)
Square Enix - DirectorHironobu SakaguchiA dark knight questions the ruthless actions of his king and undergoes a quest to redeem himself and save the world.Final Fantasy II (US)
87 (SNES)
2-player co-op campaign (Battles only)
Square Enix - DirectorHironobu SakaguchiWhen the magical crystals which keep the elements in balance begin to shatter unexpectedly, a ragtag group consisting of a wanderer, a princess, a pirate captain, and an amnesiac old man must band together to save the world.66 (SNES)
Japan exclusive (English ROM hack)
2-player co-op campaign (Battles only)
Square Enix - GEN
4-player co-op campaign - Platforming video game developed by Rare in which the object is to navigate a snake through obstacles and eat enough "Nibbley Pibbleys" to ring a weigh-in bell located in the level. It can also be played by two players simultaneously.GEN
2-player co-op campaign - A nice game with up to four cooperative players exploring dungeons and fighting monsters from a top-view perspective. The four characters that could be played included: - Thyla the Valkarie (female human sword warrior in blue) - Thor the Warrior (male human axe warrior in red) - Merlin the wizard (male human magic-user in yellow) - Questor the Elf (male elf archer in green) Each player's character has different strengths and weaknesses. The players collect food, potions, and treasure in return for points, health, magic and power-ups.Gauntlet IV
GEN
4-player co-op campaign - GEN
2-player co-op campaign - DirectorNasu KazumiGEN
2-player co-op campaign - Shoot 'em up arcade game. Set in the future, the evil Lord Bios has destroyed most of the Earth. Two flying supersoldiers fight back.GEN
2-player co-op campaign - GEN
2-player co-op campaign