Mega Man X

Mega Man X

"During this hazy, nostalgic haze between controlling a giant worm in a spacesuit to collecting pieces of heart container I thought I would list my all time favorite Top 10 SNES games."

People find comfort in familiarity. Apparently this marketing ploy is working both ways, as the popularity of "de-makes" of classic titles is a hot seller. Similar to the popularity of 8-bit Left4Dead, check out these hilarious videos of pirated, 8-bit de-makes from China.

"With Capcom’s announcement that Star Force 2, in its various collectible flavors, is now available at retail, I find only lament for what’s been done to my beloved Blue Bomber. Like most people, I discovered Mega Man at Mega Man 2, widely considered the definitive episode in the franchise all those years ago. I went on to play the original and when Mega Man 3 came out, I had saved up my pennies (I was 14) to pick it up at launch. This wasn’t three months after I had done the same with Castlev..."

"Street Fighter II June 1992 SNES 6,300,000
Resident Evil 2 January 1998 PS 4,960,000
Street Fighter II Turbo July 1993 SNES 4,100,000
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis September 1999 PS 3,500,000
Resident Evil March 1996 PS 2,750,000
Dino Crisis July 1999 PS 2,400,000
Devil May Cry 4 January 2008 PS3, Xbox 360 2,300,000
Devil May Cry August 2001 PS2 2,160,000

View the rest of the list at the source."