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sb:recommended:snes [2015/06/05 06:38] the_blueberry_hill Note ablout Metal Marines also having a Windows port! |
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| {{:fig:recommended:snes_papercraft.jpg }}[[company:Nintendo]]'s entry in the 16-bit console wars. Probably the most popular "retro" system due to its huge library of [[genre:jrpg|JRPG]]s, polished graphics, prevalence of [[hardware:gba|GBA]]/[[hardware:ds|DS]] ports and ease of [[hardware:snes#emulation|emulation]]. The [[hardware:snes|Super Famicom]] had a little-known second life in Japan well into the 32-bit era, due to [[hardware:snes#nintendo_power|re-writable cartridges]] that you loaded stuff onto at the store. The controller would be copied by [[company:sony|Sony]] and become the iconic standard of button layout. There was a planned CD add-on that never materialized, though it turned into what we would know as the [[hardware:playstation|PlayStation]]. | {{:fig:recommended:snes_papercraft.jpg }}[[company:Nintendo]]'s entry in the 16-bit console wars. Probably the most popular "retro" system due to its huge library of [[genre:jrpg|JRPG]]s, polished graphics, prevalence of [[hardware:gba|GBA]]/[[hardware:ds|DS]] ports and ease of [[hardware:snes#emulation|emulation]]. The [[hardware:snes|Super Famicom]] had a little-known second life in Japan well into the 32-bit era, due to [[hardware:snes#nintendo_power|re-writable cartridges]] that you loaded stuff onto at the store. The controller would be copied by [[company:sony|Sony]] and become the iconic standard of button layout. There was a planned CD add-on that never materialized, though it turned into what we would know as the [[hardware:playstation|PlayStation]]. | ||
| - | Aside from the stellar //[[game:sdf_macross_scrambled_valkyrie|Scrambled Valkyrie]]//, and //[[game:UN Squadron]]// (and maybe //[[game:Axelay]]//), the system's lacking a good selection of shooters—head to the [[genesis|Mega Drive]] and [[pce|PC Engine]] for those—but has a strong catalogue in most other console-fitting genres. | + | Aside from the stellar //[[game:sdf_macross_scrambled_valkyrie|Scrambled Valkyrie]]//, and //[[game:UN Squadron]]// (and maybe //[[game:Axelay]]//), the system's lacking a good selection of [[genre:shooters|shooters]]---head to the [[genesis|Mega Drive]] and [[pce|PC Engine]] for those---but has a strong catalogue in most other console-fitting genres. |
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| ***//Axelay//** | ***//Axelay//** | ||
| - | *Sniper Honeyviper: Spectacular shmuppy effort from [[company:Konami]] that samples a little from every popular STG at the time (mainly //[[game:r-type_series|R-Type]]// and //[[game:thunder_force_series|Thunder Force]]//) while remaining truly unique. Stages alternate between vertical and horizontal scrolling, and the vert sections take place on an interesting sort of Mode 7 conveyor belt. Every inspired, meticulously detailed setpiece feels different, with highlights including a Gundam space colony and a Sonic-esque casino city on Mars. There's close to nothing wrong with this game aside from some bouts of slowdown, and I can't recommend enough that you try it at least once. | + | *Sniper Honeyviper: Spectacular [[genre:shooters|shmuppy]] effort from [[company:Konami]] that samples a little from every popular STG at the time (mainly //[[game:r-type_series|R-Type]]// and //[[game:thunder_force_series|Thunder Force]]//) while remaining truly unique. Stages alternate between vertical and horizontal scrolling, and the vert sections take place on an interesting sort of Mode 7 conveyor belt. Every inspired, meticulously detailed setpiece feels different, with highlights including a Gundam space colony and a Sonic-esque casino city on Mars. There's close to nothing wrong with this game aside from some bouts of slowdown, and I can't recommend enough that you try it at least once. |
| ***//Batman Returns//** | ***//Batman Returns//** | ||
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| ***//Cho Jiku Yosai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie//** (AKA: //SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie//) | ***//Cho Jiku Yosai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie//** (AKA: //SDF Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie//) | ||
| - | * The Blueberry Hill: This, right here, is my favourite shooter on the system. | + | * The Blueberry Hill: This, right here, is my favourite [[genre:shooters|shooter]] on the system. |
| ***//Chrono Trigger//** (also on: DS, iOS, PS1, PSN, Wii VC) | ***//Chrono Trigger//** (also on: DS, iOS, PS1, PSN, Wii VC) | ||
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| ***//Darius Twin//** | ***//Darius Twin//** | ||
| *aderack: Though not as interesting as //[[game:Sagaia]]//, still a pretty neat //[[game:Darius series|Darius]]//. You don't lose your power-ups! | *aderack: Though not as interesting as //[[game:Sagaia]]//, still a pretty neat //[[game:Darius series|Darius]]//. You don't lose your power-ups! | ||
| - | *Sniper Honeyviper: A strictly average shmup, though it's got enough curiosities to be worth checking out. The music, while pretty bad, at least has a strange, buzzing presence to it; and the boss fights are just spectacular enough to be mostly on par with the rest of the series. | + | *Sniper Honeyviper: A strictly average [[genre:shooters|shmup]], though it's got enough curiosities to be worth checking out. The music, while pretty bad, at least has a strange, buzzing presence to it; and the boss fights are just spectacular enough to be mostly on par with the rest of the series. |
| ***//Demon's Crest / Demon's Blazon Makaimura Monshou hen (JP)//** | ***//Demon's Crest / Demon's Blazon Makaimura Monshou hen (JP)//** | ||
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| ***//Gradius 3//** (also on: arcade, Wii VC) | ***//Gradius 3//** (also on: arcade, Wii VC) | ||
| - | *wourme: I much prefer this to the arcade version. Though it's not my very favorite shooter, I've probably played it through more times than any other. | + | *wourme: I much prefer this to the arcade version. Though it's not my very favorite [[genre:shooters|shooter]], I've probably played it through more times than any other. |
| ***//Hagane//** | ***//Hagane//** | ||
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| ***//Super Aleste (JP/PAL) / Space Megaforce (NA)//** | ***//Super Aleste (JP/PAL) / Space Megaforce (NA)//** | ||
| - | *NeoZeedeater: The best shooter on the system. | + | *NeoZeedeater: The best [[genre:shooters|shooter]] on the system. |
| *wourme: A lot of fun, with some pretty interesting graphical effects in places. | *wourme: A lot of fun, with some pretty interesting graphical effects in places. | ||
| *Rud13: These two forget the mention that the levels are way too long. | *Rud13: These two forget the mention that the levels are way too long. | ||
| - | *Sniper Honeyviper: We're talking TEN-MINUTE LONG levels with the same backdrop and tilesets repeated in an endless cycle. It's a mechanically sound shooter, but kind of painful to put up with. You'd be better off with any of Hudson's Star Soldiers. | + | *Sniper Honeyviper: We're talking TEN-MINUTE LONG levels with the same backdrop and tilesets repeated in an endless cycle. It's a mechanically sound [[genre:shooters|shooter]], but kind of painful to put up with. You'd be better off with any of [[company:Hudson]]'s //[[game:star_soldier_series|Star Soldier]]//s. |
| ***//Super Bomberman 3//** | ***//Super Bomberman 3//** | ||
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| ***//UN Squadron / Area 88//** (also on: arcade) | ***//UN Squadron / Area 88//** (also on: arcade) | ||
| - | * The Blueberry Hill: This is my second favourite SNES shooter. Its structure feels unconventional, and its difficulty is just the right amount of //hard//. | + | * The Blueberry Hill: This is my second favourite SNES [[genre:shooters|shooter]]. Its structure feels unconventional, and its difficulty is just the right amount of //hard//. |
| ***//Umihara Kawase//** (also on: DS, PlayStation) | ***//Umihara Kawase//** (also on: DS, PlayStation) | ||