GAB SNES Final Results

Topic 180's Ratings:

Dolucky's A-League Soccer - 100% (2)
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom - 60% (6)
Scooby-Doo Mystery - 50% (4)
Wizard of Oz, The - 50% (1)

I was happy to see that for the SNES revote topics, the vote totals were generally in line with what they were initially, quashing any fears that lower vote totals might skew the results. The scores remained mostly the same for most of the games, though Scooby-Doo Mystery did improve quite a bit.

And now, for everyone's favourite, stats!

GAB Stats for SNES:

- We rated 1061 games across 180 topics. It took about 7 years all told.
- The total number of games should have been 1068, which suggests 7 games got rated twice. Oops!
- Of the 1061 games rated, 369 (34.8%) were in the high range, 358 (33.7%) were in the mid range, and 334 (31.5%) were in the low range. It's surprising how close to even it is!
- Of the 1061 games, 97 of them began with the word "Super".
- Of these "Super" games, 46 (47.4%) were in the high range, 31 (32.0%) were in the mid range, and 20 (20.6%) were in the low range.
- This clearly demonstrates that games that start with the word Super are statistically more likely to be good than games that don't. Not false advertising!
- 62 users gave 313 SRs to 139 separate games.
- The most voted on game was Chrono Trigger, with 19 votes. Super Mario World was second, with 18. Chrono Trigger also had the most SRs, with 9.
- Super Mario World had the most votes for a game with a 100% score, with 18.
- Mario's Time Machine had the most votes for a game with a 0% score, with 9.

Closing Thoughts:

When I started GAB, I never thought we'd even make it through all of NES, let alone now have completed 3 full systems and be on to the next generation. The continued support from the community has been incredible, so thank you all for that. This could never exist without all of you.

It's always a bit sad to come to the end of a GAB series, because in some sense it feels like the end of an era. Even though I wanted to explore the library thoroughly, it's hard to believe that I may never play another new SNES game. Of course, this isn't really the end, while building the list for GAB I came across many games that looked interesting but would not have been playable by english-speaking audiences, but new fan translations continue to release every month so they may one day be available. And I'm sure for most people who didn't try to play every game they may have heard about some interesting games through GAB that they'd like to try out one day. The SNES will always live on as long as there are people who enjoy its games.