Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer

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1990-11-16

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Silver Surfer is a 1990 scrolling shoot ’em up video game developed by Software Creations and published by Arcadia Systems. The game was released in November 1990 in the United States exclusively for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Silver Surfer is based on the Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer, and is primarily known for its high difficulty and highly praised music.

Gameplay and synopsis:

In Silver Surfer, the player controls the character Silver Surfer through various levels that alternate between a side-scrolling and an overhead perspective.

Each stage is divided into sections. At the end of each section, a mini-boss appears, and the Silver Surfer must shoot the main enemy while many other enemies attack as well. These are the only times where the screen stops scrolling forward. The third and final section contains a super-villain from the comic book series who will take more hits to defeat. The villains featured in the game are Reptyl, Mephisto, Possessor, Fire Lord, and Kylor, the self-proclaimed emperor of the Skrull.

After the first set of levels is complete, Galactus appears and sends Silver Surfer on a final mission into the Magik Domain to collect a ”Cosmic Device” from a villain whose identity is less than clear. Despite previous claims, the final boss is actually a giant purple being with a handgun that does not appear to have been in the comics, although the image near the boss’s health bar suggests that the main antagonist is X-Men villain Mister Sinister. Once Silver Surfer defeats him, the rest of the Cosmic Device is his; he tells Galactus that no one must have access to it and hides it for safe keeping so it may not fall into the wrong hands.

The game has a password feature that allows a number of upgrades, such as invincibility. The game has cut-scenes between the levels to move the story line ahead, and allows the player to pick the levels in any order, similar to the Mega Man games. The game also features two additional ’quests’, the first of which is unlocked by entering a password given to the player upon completing the ”Magik Domain” mission.

Silver Surfer is armed with silver pellets that shoot out of his hands to destroy enemies and their projectiles. The player can collect silver spheres that serve as ”options”, which shoot additional pellets alongside the Silver Surfer. By pressing the B button, the spheres switch position to shoot forward, sideways or backward, while the Silver Surfer continues to fire forward.

There are two other kinds of power-ups: collecting squares with an ”F” can make shots gradually stronger to make the shots look like fire pellets. Up to five can be collected before they give bonus points instead. Collecting squares with a ”B” will stock screen-clearing bombs, used by pressing the Select button; every life starts with one of these in stock.

When a life is lost, all spheres, firepower, and extra bombs are lost and must be re-obtained.

Description:

High over the roof of the world he soars... free and unfettered as the roaring wind itself! Behold the sky-born spanner of a trillion galaxies... the restless, streaking stranger from the farthest reaches of space... this glistening, gleaming seeker of truth, whom man shall call forevermore... The Silver Surfer!

Now you can play the part of The Silver Surfer, pitting your surfing skills against the most evil minds in the cosmos. Battle over strange worlds and forgotten realms. Fearlessly fight to defeat the evil plans of the Magik Domain. As The Surfer, you must destroy the five elements that will form the Portal Machine. Only then can you keep the evil Magik Warriors from swarming through into our dimension. You, the streaking Surfer, are all that can stop the Universe from entering an endless age of darkness and distress.

Features of this action game include:

-Six horizontal and six vertical levels set in a ”3 megabit” Game Pak for spectacular graphics!

-A multitude of Marvel Super-Villains set on your demise.

-Outstanding music and great sound effects.

But you must beware, this is one time The Silver Surfer may not make it out alive... The Heralds of Magik, Mephisto, Emperor, Reptyl, and The Possessor, have plans of their own for him... and you.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Arcadia Systems

052145800038

1

United States

8-bit

Cartridge

0

Cardboard Box

~R$104.96

2026-03-08

2018-07-03 13:19:11