This was an early emulation classic for me, and for some reason I used to discount it as being not good enough, or not what I wanted it to be, or something. I have something like an anti-nostalgia for it. But I think now that I've played a lot of other, much worse games from this era, it comes off a lot better. The character movesets, the gorgeous SNES graphics with great animation and very faithful and detailed renderings of the cast, the music (aside from that goddamned Capcom SNES guitar sound), - everything is pretty far above average for this type of game in this period, and I do finally recognize that.

It's certainly not perfect, or even something you'd call a hidden gem, or whatever. The back half feels weirdly tacked on and bad, and some of the bosses are garbage. But for a licensed game in the mid-90s you can do a lottttttttttt worse.

Also: Psylocke.

Reviewed on Jan 06, 2024


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4 months ago

I probably emulated this and tried it for the first time in like ... 1999. The fact that it was only like five years old by that point and it is now pushing thirty is, uh ... fucked up.

4 months ago

I actually had no idea SNES emulation was any good back in that year, that was when I clinged to my Genesis and SNES for dear life because I thought I'd lose those experiences forever despite focusing on the usual consoles at the time.

Look at me getting nostalgic and giddy over emulators existing and being this widespread now, lol.

4 months ago

@Vee yep, gottem from Plasticman's Emulation Zone amigo. Apparently ZSNES has been out since 1997!