The Super 16 Race

Saturday, June 21st.
12pm ET (6pm CET)

The SUPER 16 Race

Saturday, June 21st 2025. 12pm ET (6pm CET)

A race of 16 games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The total race time will be 3-4 hours for the top finishers (but most people should plan for longer). All you need to do is join the race via racetime.gg on the day of the race. You can watch the race on twitch.tv/SpeedGaming.

This is the 9th race in the series of Super 16 races. Join us as we explore the inexhaustible treasure trove that is the SNES Library.

Game List

Games will be announced April 26th at 12:00pm ET (6:00pm CET). Watch the announcement on twitch.tv/SpeedGaming

Games, goals, and rules will be posted right here on this page after the reveal show.

Games must be completed in the order shown. All goals start from a new game and end when you've played up to and including the stage or boss specified in the goal. (The exception is Kirby Super Star, in which you should play Dyna Blade before the race, which unlocks Revenge of Meta Knight, and then during the race you will ONLY play through Revenge of Meta Knight). You may use emulator, flashcart, or cartridges. You should use the U version for all games except King of Demons, which only has a J version (Majyuuou / Majūō). You should use the default difficulty level unless the goal specifies a different difficulty. All glitches are allowed unless mentioned in the per-game rules below. No codes are allowed unless mentioned in the per-game rules below. Use of turbo buttons and save states is banned.

At the end of each goal you must wait 45 seconds before starting your run in the next game. This 45 seconds is used for swapping cartridges/ROMs and configuring your controls and settings for the next game.

After the 8th game you must take a 120 second break instead of the usual 45 seconds (not in addition to).

To discuss, join the Discord server.

Kirby Super Star
Beat Revenge of Meta Knight.
You must first unlock the level by beating Dyna Blade, which you should do before the race begins. During the race you are only required to beat Revenge of Meta Knight; no other levels.