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Many SNES games were ported to the GBA. These versions may have extra features, but at the cost of poorer video and audio and visualsquality. The resolution is significantly lower, and it was never intended at 240 x 160 as opposed to the usual 256 x 224 of SNES games. This leads to be played on a full display. The screen smaller visible playing area may also , which can be reduced due to the lower resolutiondevastating in some cases. The audio is much lower quality than the SNESand almost always uses inferior instrument samples for whatever reason (designated as "worse audio"). Also, the most GBA has games use much stronger brighter colors to compensate for the lack of contrast in the original GBA display. To compensatehave these games display as intended, a shader or an option a palette patch is needed. Additionally for controls, the gba GBA has two fewer buttons, leading to compromised control layouts.

Several SNES games were ported to the PlayStation. These are typically emulatedMore often than not the PS1 ports offer more features. However, and the CD format creates long loading times. Generally it is recommended Contrary to avoid popular belief, most of these ports are not emulations. They simply take the PS1 ports for this reason text and to stick graphical assets from the SNES game ROM image on the disc, with the rest of the programming being original releases. However, in some cases the PS1 port might offer more featureswork. {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table"! scope="colwikitable" style="text-align: center;"|Name! scope="col" style|Name! scope="text-align: center;col"|PS1! scope="col" style="text-align: center;"|GC! scope="col" style|PS2! scope="text-align: center;col"|PS2GBA! scope="col" style|NDS! scope="text-align: center;col"|GBAPSP! scope="col" |Notes|-|Chrono Trigger|✓||||✓|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|PS1: Extra content including FMV & beastiary, longer load times<br />NDS: PS1 extra content (with load times fixed) plus more extra content, touch controls, more literal translation, French translation added<br />iOS/Android: Translation based on NDSwith additional languages, touch controls, mostly unchanged graphics.|-|Clock Tower|✓|||! scope||| style="coltext-align: left;" | PS1 & Windows: Titled ''Clock Tower: The First Fear''. FMV, minor graphical changes; additional new weapon, enemy, & locationWonderswan: greyscale colors, poorer audio, lower graphical quality, slightly reduced screen size|-|Contra III: The Alien Wars||||✓||| style="text-align: centerleft;"|PSPTitled ''Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX''. Removed dual wielding and mega bombs, added lock aim, Mode 7 levels replaced with levels from Contra: Hard Corps, worse audio.|-|Donkey Kong Country||||✓||! scope="col" | style="text-align: centerleft;"|GBC: weaker graphics & audio, new stage, longer version of "Winky's Walkway", mini-games, time trialWII <span GBA: increased brightness, worse contrast, color saturation, & audio; mini-games, time trial|-|Dragon Quest V|||✓ (R)||✓ (R)|| style="text-align:left;"|PS2: Full 3D remake with party enhancements. Only released in Japan.<br />(Virtual console)DS: Remake done in a similar vein to the DQIV remakes. Has the same mechanics perks as the PS2 remake, along with some unique content.<br /span>iOS/Android: Port of the DS version.|-! scope="col" |Dragon Quest VI|||||✓ (R)|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|NotesDS: Remake done in a similar vein to the remakes of the previous two games. Features some core gameplay changes.

| style="text-align: center;"EarthBound||Super Ghouls n' Ghosts| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|Worse audio. Japan only.| style="text-align: center;"|Final Fantasy IV|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"✓|✓ (R)| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: centerleft;"|'''Original Version'''<br />PS1: Slowdown removedFMV opening and ending, new features, different translation, longer load times<br />WSC: Lacks Mode 7 effects (replaced by scaling effects), limited palette, poorer audio. Japan-only. <br />GBA: Titled ''Final Fantasy IV Advance''. Based on the WSC version. New translation. Extra content, updated graphics, worse audio.<br />PSP: Titled ''Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection''. Includes ''The After Years'' as well as an in-between ''Interlude''. Includes all GBA content. Enhanced graphics,choice between original and enhanced audio.<br />'''3D Remakes'''<br />NDS: Very different 3D remake following FFIII on DS (no PSP release unlike it).<br />PC: HD version of DS remake.<br />iOS/Android: DS version port, followed by an exclusive 3D remake of ''The After Years''.

|Final Fantasy V|✓|||✓||| style="text-align: centerleft;"|ZeldaPS1: A link to First official English release of the Pastgame.<br />GBA: Titled ''Final Fantasy V Advance''. New translation. Extra content, worse audio.<br />iOS/Android: Redone sprites (RPG Maker art style), touch controls.| style="text-align: center;"|Final Fantasy VI|✓|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|✓<br />GBA: Titled ''Final Fantasy VI Advance''. New translation. Extra content, worse audio.<br />iOS/Android: Redone sprites and Mode-7 sections (RPG Maker art style), touch controls, reworked Cyan Bushido.| style="text-align: center;"|Front Mission| style="text-align: center;"✓||| style="text-align: center;"|✓(R)|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|New levels, poorer video/audioDS: Only official English release of the game.

| style="textGanbare Goemon 1<br />Yuki-alignHime's Disappearance<br />US: center;"The Legend of the Mystical Ninja |Contra III| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: centerleft;"|GBA: New featuresWorse audio, poorer videono multiplayer/audioco-op, more save slots than the Super Famicom release, can change character any time. Japan only. Bundled with Ganbare Goemon 1.

|Ganbare Goemon 2<br />General McGuiness<br />Japan-only|||||✓|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|Chrono TriggerGBA: Worse audio, no multiplayer/co-op, more save slots, can change character any time. Japan only. Bundled with Ganbare Goemon 2.| style="text-align: center;"|Kirby Super Star|||||✓ (E)|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|Titled ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''. Extra games, enhanced graphics.| style="text-align|The Legend of Zelda: center;"A Link to the Past||||✓||| style="text-align: centerleft;"|GBA: Extra dungeon reliant on ''Four Swords'' game. More accurate translation, more shops, new enemies. Link voice clips from ''Ocarina of Time''. Simplified difficulty (20 digs like PAL SNES version instead of 25 in digging minigame, Ice Dungeon layout)| style="text-align|Mega Man & Bass <br />JP: center;"Rockman & Forte||||✓||| style="text-align: centerleft;"|GBA: Only official English release. Worse audio. No dash button. Smaller screen resolution makes the game borderline unplayable.| style="text-align: center;"|Mega Man X||✓|✓|||✓(R)| style="text-align: centerleft;"|PS1DOS: Longer loading timesDifferent aspect ratio, worse audio.NDS<br />PSP: Extra contentTitled ''Mega Man Maverick Hunter X''. Full 3D remake, different Sigma stages. Serves as an alternate take on the original game.Tablets<br />iOS/Android: same as ndsTouch controls, "redrawn" graphics (actually smeared versions of the SNES graphics), much slower gameplay, level movement restrictions, no stage changes after beating Mavericks in a certain order, optional microtransactions.

| style="text-align: center;"Mega Man X2|Front Mission| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|

| style="text-align: center;"|Final Fantasy 4Mega Man X3| style="text-align: center;"|✓ (E)| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|✓ (R)| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|PS1, Saturn: Longer loading timesRemixed soundtrack.<br />PC: Port of PS1 version. Cannot be directly installed on 64-bit OSes; you must extract the files manually. Files fail to save after reboot if this is done.GBA: Extra content, poorer video<br /audio PSP: Extra content>GC, enhanced graphics NDSPS2: Full 3D remake (also ios)Based on PS1 version.

| style="text-alignMetal Max 2: center;"|Final Fantasy 5Kai| style="text-align: center;"|✓ (E)| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|✓<br />(R)| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-alignGBA: center;"|Average port with a better font and worse music. You'll want to get the 1.1 revision because the initial one is so bugged and unplayable it had to be recalled.PS1<br />DS: Longer loading times GBA: Extra Full 3D remake with animated NPC sprites and much better graphics. Improved in every aspect and filled to the brim with new content, poorer video/audio. Based on the engine of Metal Max 3 for the Nintendo DS.

| style="text-alignOgre Battle: center;"|Final Fantasy 6The March of the Black Queen| style="text-align: center;"|✓ (E)| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|PS1: Longer loading times GBATitled ''Ogre Battle: Extra content, poorer video/audioLimited Edition''. Slightly enhanced graphics and sound.

| style="text-align: center;"Romancing SaGa|<p class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading" lang="en">''Kirby Super Star''</p>| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-alignWonderswan: center;"|✓Enhanced graphics, new story scenario & side quest (Japan only)| style="text-alignPS2: center;"|Extra content, enhanced Enhanced 3D graphics

| style="text-align: center;"|Tactics OgreSecret of Mana| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-alignAndroid/iOS: center;"|PS1: Loading timesPartially enhanced graphics, English PSP: Very enhancedfonts & menus, more featurestouch controls

| style="text-align: center;"Super Mario World|Mega Man X| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|✓ (R)| style="textThe version in ''Super Mario All-align: center;"|✓Stars + Super Mario World'' has unique sprites for Luigi.| style="text-align<br />GBA: center;"|PSPTitled ''Super Mario World: Full 3D remakeSuper Mario Advance 2''. Slight additions, worse audio, Mario voice clips. Different Luigi sprites from either SNES version.

| style="text-alignSuper Mario World 2: center;"Yoshi's Island|Mega Man X2| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-alignGBA: center;"|✓| style="text-alignTitled ''Yoshi's Island: center;"|Super Mario Advance 3''. New levels, worse audio.

| style="text-align: center;"|Mega Man X3Star Ocean| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓ (R)| style="text-align: centerleft;"|PS1: Remixed soundtrack GC & PS2Titled ''Star Ocean: based on PS1First Departure''. Only official English release.

| style="text-align: center;"|Super Mario WorldGhouls 'n Ghosts| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-alignPS1: center;"|Slowdown removed.| style="text-align<br />GBA: center;"|Slight additionsNew levels, poorer video/worse audio.

| style="text-alignTactics Ogre: center;"Let Us Cling Together|Yoshi's Island✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-alignPS1: center;"|First English release. Slightly enhanced music.| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align<br />PSP: center;"|New levelsVery enhanced, poorer audiomore features

| style="text-align: center;"|Tales of Phantasia| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓ (R)| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-align'''PS1: center;"|''' Cleaner graphics, added different sprites, new effects and fuller , partial voice acting, food system, skits.<br />'''GBA:''' Based on PS1 version but scaled down, additional content, worse audio, decreased framerate.<br />'''PSP Full Voice Edition:''' port of PS1 edition including GBA additional content plus full voice acting, new sprites.<br />'''PSP Tales of Phantasia X Narikiri Dungeon:''' PSP version with even more additional content (Grade shop) and a remade spin-off.<br />'''iOS/Android:''' F2P port of ToP X. Sub-par translation. At least GBA one had better controls and interface than this. No longer available.

| style="text-align: center;"Umihara Kawase|Star Ocean| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: center;"|✓| style="text-align: center;"|| style="text-align: centerleft;"|| style="text-align'''DS: center;"|| style="text''' As part of the JP-align: center;"|✓ (R)| style="textonly ''Umihara Kawase SE Kanzenban'' compilation. Both games in the compilation were ported from scratch with minor enhancements and slightly differently-align: center;"|sounding MIDI music, with the physics properly implemented unlike all other ports.| style="text-align<br />'''Vita: center;"|''' As part of the third game, but only included in its Vita port. Seems like emulation.