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The SNES, for instance, is commonly held to be the 2D (J)RPG console par excellence. Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Earthbound, Super Mario RPG and the Final Fantasy games should take 100s of hours of your time.

Still for the SNES, I recommend Yoshi's Island, one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. And of course, don't skip classics like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Metroid.

Sorry, I love the SNES.

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Hahah I have literally every one of those games in cartridge form (only had FFVI not FFV). One of the few treasures I have saved from my childhood. Riding my bike to Funcoland every weekend hunting a used copy of earthbound took like a year of searching, but many it was awesome when I finally got it.

I would argue that Super Mario RPG is one of the best JRPGs (and games in general) ever made.

I personally like the Mario & Luigi series (spiritual sequels to Super Mario RPG) even better.

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