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  • American Gladiators

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    American Gladiators was a game show of sorts that aired in the U.S. between 1989 and 1996. It involved various physical challenges that took the form of a months long tournament. Specific events included things like an obstacle course, tug o war, and various other unique physical games.

    The show was fairly popular for a while so it of course spawned a video game. Released in 1991 there were really two distinct games. There was an NES version that wasn’t all that much like the TV show and took the form of a side-scrolling action game (or series of mini-games). Then there was a version for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Atari ST, and Amiga that was much more like the TV show. Much like the show, the player would compete in various events. In that respect, American Gladiators is somewhat similar to other multi-sports events (Decathlon, Winter Games, Summer Games, etc.) Like those games, it is best played with 2 players.

    Unfortunately, like most licensed properties seem to be, this game is really average at best. If you do want to give it a try, you’ll have to track down an original or play via emulation. Either the Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo versions are probably your best choices in terms of ease of finding and price. Plus cartridges tend to hold up a little better than disks. If you are just obsessed with American Gladiator then you may want to try the NES version too since it is a substantially different game.

    Screen shots above are from the Super Nintendo version of the game.


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  • Musya: The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (Super Nintendo)

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    Musya – The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (SNES) review from DieHard GameFan magazine (Volume 1; Issue 5 – 1993).

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    Musya is a side scrolling action/horror game that made its way to the Super Nintendo in the U.S. in 1992. The plot is a fairly typical save the princess from an evil power type of thing. Apparently, she was keeping a talisman safe that kept “The Evil One” locked away in an abyss. Apparently, she couldn’t keep herself safe though…

    Game play is also fairly typical of 2D side-scrolling action games of the time. You must fight various enemies through multiple levels. You have a couple of attacks you can do with your spear and also five different spells that you can use which can be replenished by finding certain items.

    Unfortunately, it’s really a pretty average game. The horror theme is somewhat unique in that there were only a relative few games that went in that direction for the Super Nintendo. Chances are that one of those other few are going to be better though.

    This title was exclusive for the Super Nintendo and has not been released in any other form as far as I know. That means you’ll have to hunt down an original copy or be satisfied with emulation if you want to give this one a try. Horror fans may want to at least give this one a try.

    The review above is from Volume 1, Issue 5 of DieHard GameFan from 1993.


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  • Super Play (April 1993)

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    Source: Super Play – Issue Number 6 – April 1993



    Super Play is a magazine that was published in the U.K. and dedicated to the Super Nintendo. The April 1993 issue includes:

    Super Express

    • Preview Special – Join us for a closer look at the hottest new games about to be launched in both America and Japan!
    • Books – Jonathan Davies comes over all literary.
    • Live From Hell City – Peter Evans explains the sort of music the Japanese like to listen to!
    • Anime World – Live action vs anime – why the Japanese prefer to do it on paper.
    • Super Play’s Hot List – The games we play the most – and which we think you really ought to go out and buy!
    • The Golden Bee Awards – The results are in! Find out whether the games you voted for came out tops!
    • Datebook – Exclusive to Super Play! Every single game coming out worldwide on the SNES over the next couple of months!
    • Chart Throb – The biggest selling games around the world this month.
    • Super Play Interview – We have a chat about Street Fighter II, Final Fight II and life in general with Joe Morici of Capcom USA!

    Super Player’s Guides

    • Street Fighter II – The ultimate guide! How to access those combos and more!
    • Soul Blazer – A start-to-finish guide to Actraiser’s fabulous sequel.
    • Super Star Wars – How to win without relying on The Force!

    Special Features

    • Star Fox: The First Super F/X Game – The word ‘revolutionary’ shouldn’t be used lightly, but it’s hard to see how else Starfox could be described. There’s no two ways about it – the arrival of the Super F/X chip is the most important event since the launch of the SNES itself, and one look at Starfox’s amazing 3D graphics will show you exactly why…
    • Manga Scope – Where do they get their ideas from? Walk into any Japanese newsagent and you’ll soon see! There are Street Fighter II comics, Ranma 1/2 comics, Dragonball comics, Gundam comics… We reveal the games that are based on comics – and the comics that are based on games.

    Import Reviews

    • Aliens Vs Predator – Great screen monsters clash on the Super NES!
    • Flying Hero – A cute, bright and surprisingly lovable new Japanese blaster.
    • Ranma 1/2 Part Two – Cute beat-’em-up action – but does it top the original?
    • Harley’s Humongous Adventure – Incredible shrinking man…
    • Super Batter Up – Like baseball? Then this ain’t one to queue for.
    • Imperium – It’s go giant robots, yes, but it ain’t no Cybernator.
    • Wordtris – Cross Tetris with Scrabble and you’d get this idea.
    • Chester Cheetah – The US equivalent of Colin Curly arrives on SNES.
    • Pro Baseball League – Like baseball? This is the best SNES version yet.
    • X-Zone – Best Super Scope game yet (for what it’s worth).

    UK Reviews

    • Mario Paint – Draw your own SNES graphics!
    • Gods – Bitmap Bros classic arrives improved.
    • Super SWIV – A Brit blaster to beat ’em all?
    • King Arthur’s World – Lemmings 2?
    • Test Drive 2 – A PC classic, but does it work on SNES?
    • Lethal Weapon – It’s all three films rolled into one!
    • World Class Rugby – Kick Off revisited.

    Regulars

    • Mode 7 – Packed to the brim with playing tips, and incorporating Ask Ade, our regular games advice column.
    • Superstore – Whatever accessories you’re after for your Super Nintendo, from T-shirts to binders, you need look no further than this!
    • Gamefreak – You’ve been asking us so many complicated technical questions that we’ve had to specially extend Gamefreak this month to cope!
    • Play Back – Pages and pages of your letters! Plus the very first examples of your envelope art – and they’re great!
    • Supermarket – Bargains galore in what are surely the world’s finest reader ads!
    • What Cart? – Every single Super Nintendo game in the world rated! (And there are loads of them…)
    • Subscriptions – Absolutely your last chance to take advantage of ordering a subscription at the old low price. You could save yourself a small fortune!
    • Next Month – Our increasingly dubious predictions as to what’ll be in the next month’s Super Play.
    • Cartography – All those tricky technical terms that’ve been troubling you explained.

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