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Spriggan Powered

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Spriggan Powered
Developer(s)Micronics
Publisher(s)Naxat Soft
Director(s)Takayuki Yajima
Designer(s)Takayuki Yajima
Programmer(s)Kazuo Yagi
Artist(s)Manabu Sakai
Masataka Uemoto
Composer(s)Mutsumi Ishimura
Platform(s)Super Famicom
Release
  • JP: July 26, 1996
Genre(s)Horizontal-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Spriggan Powered[a] is a 1996 side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game released by Micronics for the Super Famicom[1] and its Satellaview system.[2][3] It is the sequel of Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project.[4][5]

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Spriggan Powered is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game.

Development and release

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In 2023, counterfeit copies of Spriggan Powered and other rare classic games were being produced in China and sold online to scam retrogaming enthusiasts.[6]

Reception

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The King of PocketGames, a publication of the popular Chinese Ultra Console Game [zh] magazine, praised its graphics.[7] Hardcore Gaming 101 noted its use of computer-rendered sprites, but considered its gameplay average.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: スプリガン・パワード, Hepburn: Supurigan Pawādo

References

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  1. ^ "Spriggan Powered". Kotaku. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "BS Spriggan Powered: Dai-1-wa". Kotaku. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Mainichi Shimbun" (in Japanese). 1996. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ "『スプリガン・パワード』1996年/スーパーファミコン". レトロゲームの説明書保管庫 (in Japanese). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "スプリガン・パワード". super-famicom.jp. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "【注意喚起】こいつら全部ニセモノ!? 高騰するレトロゲーム市場につけ込む中国のコピーゲームたち". レトロゲームで遊ぼう! (in Japanese). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Spriggan Powered". Handheld King SP (in Chinese). No. 6. China. 2004. pp. 100–101. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Archive.org.
  8. ^ "Spriggan Powered". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 28 July 2024.