NES release:
The game is a good, but fair challenge on the first five levels. Then the final stretch of the game is an absolute nightmare that requires extreme patience. Almost gave up on completing this without save states, but I managed in the end. The choice to push you back to 6-1 after losing to one of the bosses is heartless sadism.
The gameplay in general holds up, Ryu controls smoothly and encourages fast acrobatic speedruns.
The game is a good, but fair challenge on the first five levels. Then the final stretch of the game is an absolute nightmare that requires extreme patience. Almost gave up on completing this without save states, but I managed in the end. The choice to push you back to 6-1 after losing to one of the bosses is heartless sadism.
The gameplay in general holds up, Ryu controls smoothly and encourages fast acrobatic speedruns.