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S1E274 - The SNES Podcast #274 -- Super Megaforce

The SNES Podcast · January 18, 2026

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00:21:21 - 00:21:27

Yeah. But yeah, the weapons in this game, I really love the weapon system system.

In Context

... And the last thing I'll say with the gameplay is obviously coming to a shooter, it's all about the bosses at the end of the levels. Yeah. But yeah, the weapons in this game, I really love the weapon system system. Yeah, but yeah, probably the first person to admit there's drawbacks of the system. So I think Space Megaforce does a very interesting way of the weapons. Just to expand upon what we're talking about here, because I'm here here, but I think that I think this is a very unique system. ...

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00:27:00 - 00:27:34

... So, mixed bag, overall positive, I think like for an early Super NES game, it's very good. The music, the music also is very impressive, you know, a shooter needs a good soundtrack to shoot by, and this is like a fun soundtrack. It's very, you know, it's variety, a variety of stuff, it fits the environments pretty well. ...

00:34:55 - 00:35:32

... That makes this an easy recommendation for me. I understand why you would be reserved, you know, with because there's definitely there is a technical aspect to it. But there's also the whole, you know, whole B to shoot and just keep going and force your way through stuff. That is a strategy that can be used. So yeah, I mean, emulate it. ...

00:24:30 - 00:25:07

... And you can't have up to eight weapons at one time if you're good enough to have a good enough game plan to have to pick all of them up. The weapon system takes a bit to get the hang up, I think, because it's kind of complicated in detail compared to many shooters, which is like, okay, just push one button to shoot and there you go. But once you get the hang of it, though, you're rewarded, as we've already been talking about, by a very rich variety of gameplay here that really helps because I guess the weapons…

00:09:09 - 00:09:40

... So the Western version plays this game in the year 2048, aliens attacking the Earth, that you're powering an advanced fighter to save the planet. It's a pretty typical plot that we shoot at games. It means we still have 22 years before the aliens show up. That's pretty good. We can plan. ...

00:48:45 - 00:49:35

... But apparently, but apparently, but apparently there's not super high demand for it. So what I mean, there is demand for it. But it's like I think that demand is like, you know, among the shooter fans who we know are some are some very passionate, committed people who are willing to pay up the high prices to get their hands in the hands of the games. I mean, they can import copies of games from Japan nowadays. You know, people are willing to pay a lot of money to get a lot of money to get the games important to…

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