This Polygon feature marks 35 years since the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's North American launch on 23 August 1991 by highlighting ten well-known video game franchises that began life on the console. The piece is a nostalgia-driven retrospective rather than a hard news story, celebrating how influential the SNES was in establishing series that many players still enjoy today, some of which remain active while others have fallen dormant.

The article deliberately excludes Donkey Kong Country (an extension of an existing concept), the Seiken Densetsu series (which actually debuted on Game Boy) and Super Mario RPG (a one-off distinct from later Mario RPG spin-offs). Featured entries include Lufia (1993, Neverland), whose developer went bankrupt in 2013; Tales (1995, Bandai Namco/Wolf Team), still a major RPG franchise decades on; Breath of Fire (1993, Capcom), dormant since a mobile spin-off effectively ended it; and Mega Man X (1993, Capcom), a darker reinvention of the Mega Man formula that spawned seven sequels.

– Feature celebrates the SNES's 1991 US launch by naming 10 franchises it originated
– Notable entries: Lufia, Tales, Breath of Fire and Mega Man X
– Some series thrive today, others (Lufia, Breath of Fire) remain dormant after developer setbacks