The Super Nintendo was home to some of the greatest and most beloved games ever made. Many people look back and remember timeless classics like Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It seemed🙈 that Nintendo had dominated the video game industry and was only going up from that point on.
Much of that console’s success can be attributed to the games that were released for it. Nintendo and various third-part🔯ies were firing on all cylinder💙s to create some of the most well-designed games that generation had ever seen. So many classics were released on that system that people still enjoy today. Many of those games were the reason that people fell in love with Nintendo.
One of the reasons those games were so successful was because of their replay value. Many of those games had secret levels and bonus rooms hidden to challenge players. People would spend hours if not days looking for those secrets to finally get a 100% completion score or to just have bragging rights at playground conversations. Whatever the reason, those secrets were some of the best parts of those games. With modern games not incorp♌orating secrets of that caliber, it’s hard to not look back wistfully at the SNES’s fantastic library.
However, a lot of the hidden levels were so difficult to find that many people ꦺstill haven’t seen them. Get ready to embrace your childhood once more as we go through 20 hidden Super Nintendo levels that many players still haven’t found.
20 Ability Room𓃲s: Kirby Super Star
Kirby Super Star is often regarded as the best Kirby game to date. Taking the formula and creating multiple sub-games was a strategy that would go to define the series after the game’s release. However, those looking for 100% completion are going to need to play through Dyna Blade once again. There are secret, unlockable levels in this mode that give Kirby access to half of all the copy abilities in the game. It giv𝄹es those who want to switch up their tactics more options right from the getgo. They can be a bit difficult to find for those scanning the levels.
19 Sta꧂r Road: Super Mario World
Super Mario World is still thought of as the best 2D Mario game t꧅o date. One of the reasons it is sಌo beloved is its world map. It’s not a matter of how the levels are sectioned off; instead, it’s how there are multiple pathways to Bowser. One of the most secretive ways to get to the King of Koopas is through the secret world known as Star Road. Access to this world is a secret exit within a secret exit. It’s crazy just how much thinking and observation it takes to even get to this world. Once there, you’re in for some hard levels.
18 Mine Cart Carnage Shortcut: Donkey Kong Coun🧔try
While not a secret level, there exists a serious shortcut in Donkey Kong Country that allows you to practically skip one of the game’s hardest levels: Mine Cart Carnage. Players can hop into a pit right after the barrel that takes them to the mine cart. The barrel will shoot them i🐠nto the air and drop them right where the exit arrow for the end of the level is. Just watch out for that last Kremling in the mine cart. It trips up a lot of people. Those who had a bit of trouble with this stage might want to look into this shortcut.
17 💖 Out Of This Dimension: Star Fox 🍷
One of the strangest secret levels of all time comes to us from the original Star Fox. If players shoot the second dark gray asteroid in the Asteroid Field level, then an egg will appear that shapeshifts into a bird. If they fly into the bird, they’ll be warped to a level titled “Out of This Dimension.” The level looks very odd, having strange faces on the cosmic objects. However, the strangest part is the stage’s boss, which is a giant slot machine that was ripped straight from a casino on Earth. Those wanting to get the most out of Star Fox may want to check this unique level out.
16 Chun Li: Br꧙eath Of Fir🍨e
Capcom was well-known (and in some ways still is) for series like Mega Man and Street Fighter back in the day, but they also had a series called Breath of Fire. Despite being a more obscure title, the game had some references to more notable Capcom characters. If players talk to a magician in Bleak, he’ll offer to make 100g disappear into thin air. If players answer “yes, yes, no, no, yes,” they will be rewarded with a guest appearance from Street Fighter’s own Chun Li. She is practicing her famous attacks, but she looks much dif🦂ferent in this top-down perspective.
15 Houlihཧan Room: The Legend O🗹f Zelda: A Link To The Past
Some SNES games had countermeasures in case the games were about to glitch. Such was the case with A Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. If the game wasn’t sure where to send players while traversing rooms, it would dump them in a secret room filled with Rupees. A sign exists at the back that includes the name Chris Houlihan. This was a reward for a Nintendo fan of the same name when he won a contest for Nintendo power that included sending in a picture of encountering a specific enemy in Final Fantasy. Houlihan has now been immortalized.
14 Lost World: 🌠Donke𒅌y Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong’s Quest
In Diddy Kong’s Quest, there are special collectibles called Kremcoins that are scattered in each level. Those coins can be used to access a special place known as the Lost World. However, it’s unlikely that ಌplayers saw all of that world’s levels because the only way to do so was to collect all seventy-five Kremcoins in the game. Each of the five entrances were placed in different spots on the map, meaning that there was no way those levels connected to one another. What’s worse is that those levels were notorious for being difficult. Good luck to anyone who attempts these levels.
13 🐬 Hadouken: Mega Man X 𒈔
Mega Man is known for taking powers from other robot masters, but there was a time when he nabbed a power from Street Fighter’s Ryu himself! In Mega Man X, players could unlock the famous Hadouken in a secret part of Armored Armadillo’s stage. However, it was extremely difficult to find this se൩ction. Players had to have all weapons and upgrades unlocked as well as have at least four lives. Then, they have to perish three times in the right spot to spawn the capsule that gives them this iconic attack. We doubt🎶 that anyone came across this on their own.
12 Top Secret Area: Super Mario World 💟
As if it wasn’t crazy enough that there are plenty of secret levels and an entire secret world to explore in Super Mario World. There is even a special level known as the Top Secret Area. It can be unlocked through a secret path in the Donut Ghost House. If done properly, the game will forge a path directly to the north. The Top Secret Area isn’t a 𓃲hard level or anything. Instead, it’s a one-frame room that gives players access to all of Mario’s power-ups as well as a free Yoshi. It’s a worthy unlock for anyone finding later levels a bit more challenging.
11 Secre๊t Salesman: Secret Of M෴ana
Despite having “secret” in its title, there aren’t a whole lot of secrets in Secret of Mana. However, there is still one neat little area that players♌ can access if they know where to go. In one of the castles, there exists a room with a bridge. It’s there that a salesperson is in sight. However, it doesn’t seem like you can get to him by normal means. Th✤e only way to talk to him is by going behind the bar, then walking through a wall. By traveling around, players can buy items from him. This is a useful secret because he has some decent items at his disposal.