Super Nova on SNES yɛ saa ahunmu atuo a wɔde bɔ nnwom a wɔde si arcade nka no mu biako —ntɛmntɛm, basabasayɛ, ne dodow a ɛfata pɛpɛɛpɛ a ɛne "Dɛn na na ɛyɛ heck no?" Bere a monstrosity bi a ɛyɛ ahɔho twetwe kɔ screen no so no. Wode hyɛn ketewa a ɛyɛ dinky yi na efi ase, nwene fa asteroid mfuw a ɛte nka ankasa sɛ ɛyɛ hu (saa ahunmu abotan a ɛyɛ brɛoo a ɛtwetwe nsu no mu biara mu).

Ɔfã a edi kan no tow saa ahɔho ahyɛn a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛrebɔ denneennen yi gu wo so, na meka ntam sɛ wotu wɔ nhwɛso ahorow a ɛnsɛ sɛ ntease wom mu —nanso ɔkwan bi so no, wɔ owu kakraa bi akyi no, wufi ase hwɛ kwan. Power-ups no yɛ mmerɛw nanso ɛma abotɔyam —gye orb bruu no na mpofirim ara wo tuo no mu paapaee abiɛsa, na ɛdan wo bere tiaa mu afiri a wɔde tow tuo.

Wɔ mfonini kwan so no, ɛyɛ peak 16-bit charm: neon a ɛpae, chunky pixel okyinnsoromma, ne mpanyimfo a wɔhyɛ screen no fã ma. Nnwom no anya saa synth-heavy, vaguely olminous vibe a ɛma wote nka sɛ woreyɛ piloting hyɛn a etwa to no wɔ po so ahyɛn bi a asɛe mu. Ɛnyɛ deepest shooter wɔ hɔ, nanso ɛwɔ saa addictive "one more try" twetwe no bere a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wo scrape atwam boss bi a sliver of health aka.

Sɛ wowɔ soft spot ma SNES-era shooters a, eyi yɛ solid time capsule of frantic lasers and questionable alien biology.