Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer

Developed by Chunsoft and released in 1995, this Super Famicom roguelike dungeon-crawler is the second entry in the Mystery Dungeon series. Wandering swordsman Shiren and his ferret companion Koppa set out for a legendary sacred land, descending through procedurally generated multi-floor dungeons. Combat is turn-based, and death is punishing — all experience and carried items are lost, forcing a fresh start. Managing food supplies, identifying equipment, and using scrolls wisely form the strategic core. Renowned for its brutal difficulty and high replayability, it remains the definitive roguelike on the Super Famicom and has profoundly shaped countless genre successors.