Super Nova
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🙂 6.7/10
(Super Nintendo - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Act Japan
Published_By:
Taito
Released On:
01 Jan 1993
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Super Nova , released in 1993, is an action-packed shooter where you play as a starpilot fighting against the evil Belser. The story begins with Belser's return from defeat, and it's up to you to stop him once again. You'll need to travel through space, using your skills and power-ups to take down his forces.
Gameplay involves controlling your ship as it moves horizontally and sometimes vertically across the screen. Your goal is to destroy enemy spaceships while avoiding their fire. Along the way, you can collect power-ups like Red Orbs, which increase your attack levels, or Blue Orbs, which give you a limited defense shield.
UPC-A:
020588010819 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
4913 (United States)
Part #:
SNS-DH (USA)
Nintendo Media PN:
SNS-DH-USA (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this sci-fi shoot 'em up, the peaceful planet of Darius faces a sudden threat when their ancient enemy, Pelsar, returns with an overwhelmingly massive invasion force. As a pilot in the elite Silver Hawk Fleet, the player must launch into battle to defend the galactic federation from this resurrected threat. Players will pilot advanced starfighters to combat the alien horde and save their civilization from destruction.
Story
The History of Darius
The history of war began when one of the first humans snatched an animal bone from the ground in a fit of anger. But war is now a long-faded legend to the people of Darius, who have prospered in peace since they won the final battle against Pelsar thousands of years ago.
Since then, the Darusians have explored hundreds of planets. After ratifying a security treaty of cooperation and non-aggression, they became full partners in a peaceful galactic federation under the direction of the Elders of the planet Orga.
The Silver Hawk Fleet
These federated planets are defended by the Silver Hawk Fleet, the descendants of the brave pilots and powerful machines that brought victory for Darius in the great conflict. After the war, the survivors improved and enhanced the old design and built thousands of new Silver Hawks to prepare for any outside aggression.
But in the minds of most people, war has become a silly idea of the ancients, and the saga of the great heroes Proco and Tiat has passed into the mists of time.
The Return of Pelsar
However, history inevitably repeats itself. A battle is about to begin somewhere deep within the galaxy.
Pelsar, the ancient enemy whose true nature and ultimate objectives are still not known, is on the march again. The Darusians have realized that what their ancestors thought of as Pelsar's main force was only a small arm of a much larger, infinitely more dangerous horde.
All Silver Hawks, prepare to launch!
Controls
Control Pad
Moves your Silver Hawk in one of eight directions. The button is also used to move the cursor.
Y button
Activates your main battery.
B button
Releases a torpedo or laser blast.
R button
Switches between torpedos and lasers.
Start
Begin or pause the game.
Select button
Not used during game play.
X button
Not used during game play.
A button
Not used during game play.
L button
Not used during game play.
How to Play
Starting the Game
Move the cursor to START on the title screen and press A, Y or B to begin.
Option Screen
Before you begin, select game play options using this screen. Use the Control Pad to move the cursor to the option you want to set. Press A, B or Y to change.
Pressing START with the option screen open will return you to the title screen.
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LEVEL: Choose the degree of difficulty.
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SHIPS: Choose the number of Silver Hawks (1-5).
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CONTROLS: Assign the fire button, torpedo/laser button and switch button.
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FIRE MODE: Choose automatic continuous fire (AUTO) or single-blast (MANUAL) mode.
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SOUND: Choose STEREO or MONO.
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EXIT: To return to title screen, move the cursor here and press any key.
Selecting Your Fighter
At the start of the game, you'll enter the fighter-selection screen. Three Silver Hawks appear on screen and demonstrate their firepower (Force 1-8) in the selection window. The armaments for each Silver Hawk are shown at right.
Each of the three Silver Hawk models offers different advantages and disadvantages. Choose the one that suits you best.
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Select the fighter you like and press B or Y to choose.
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TYPE 1
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TYPE 2
Power Up
After destroying an enemy fighter you can pick up energy pods to add capabilities to your Silver Hawk. There are three kinds of energy pods.
Weapons and Technology
A Silver Hawk can use its main battery, torpedos or lasers for attack, and force shields for defense.
Main Battery
The power level of your main battery rises from 1 to 8 as you capture red power pods. All three Silver Hawk types start equally with Force 1 batteries, but at Force 2 and higher, weapons vary in strength according to fighter type.
Shields
Your Silver Hawk will get a shield when you capture a blue pod. Once the fighter is shielded, it is protected against attack, but the shield weakens each time you make contact with obstacles or are hit by the enemy.
The shield is strengthened and changes color for every five blue pods you capture. The shield shrinks when power falls to just enough for single blasts. When this happens, capture another blue pod to get a new shield.
Power Balance System
The power balance system allows you to manage your weapon levels based on how you use your controls.
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Startup level: Main battery at Force 1, Torpedos at Force 1. At this level, your fighter can launch a Force 1 main barrage and a Force 1 torpedo at the same time by pressing the fire and torpedo buttons simultaneously.
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Main battery at Force 2: When you press the fire button alone at startup level, power is transferred to the main battery from the torpedo bay and your main battery fires at Force 2.
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Using Power Balance Effectively
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Concentrate power on the main battery to engage stronger enemy forces.
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Concentrate power on torpedos for more effective attack in narrow or difficult terrain.
Choose Torpedos or Lasers
You may choose torpedos or laser cannon as your auxiliary weapons system. The default is torpedos. Press the switch button for lasers. The force level of these two systems is the same, but they each have advantages in different situations; choose carefully.
Entering the First Zone
Once you select your fighter, you enter the first zone. Advance and destroy the various enemy forces as they appear. Near the end of each zone, a very large enemy battle cruiser awaits you. When you destroy it, your are cleared for your next assignment.
Selecting the Next Zone
When you clear a zone, you enter the zone-select screen to choose your next mission. Move the cursor to the zone you want; the cursor will only move to zones that you are qualified for.
What to Avoid
You will lose your Silver Hawk if you strike the ground or an obstacle or you are hit by enemy fire. If you have more fighters available, this will put you back in the zone, nearer the beginning than before, at Force 1 strength. The game is over when you lose all your Silver Hawks.
Special Features
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Tochka (gun emplacement): There are many tochkas in the zones, and destroying them can bring various advantages.
Items & Weapons
TYPE 1 (Green)
Features a main battery that upgrades to a terrain-penetrating laser wave, a terrain-following slider torpedo that upgrades to a fragmentation torpedo, and a six-way beam laser.
TYPE 2 (Blue)
Features a main battery that upgrades to a wide-area plasma blast, a snooper torpedo effective against targets directly below, and a six-way beam laser.
TYPE 3 (Red)
Features a main battery that upgrades to a compressed-photon laser, torpedos that can be launched in four directions at once, and a rolling laser that can generate up to 14 beams.
Power pod (red)
An item that increases your attack strength by one level when captured.
Shield pod (blue)
An item that grants you a defensive force shield when captured.
Clone pod (green)
An item that adds one fighter to your attack force when captured.
Torpedos
Auxiliary weapons that range in strength up to Force 6, with the Force 1 torpedo being the same for all Silver Hawk types.
Lasers
Weapons equipped as six-way lasers for Type 1 and 2 Silver Hawks, and a rolling laser for Type 3. They cannot be used at the same time as torpedos.
Smart flash
An item that flashes the entire screen and destroys all enemy forces within it.
Shield pod generator
A generator item mentioned in the manual.
Compressed-photon laser pod generator
Generates pods that temporarily equip any Silver Hawk with an unbeatable compressed-photon laser.
Enemies & Characters
Silver Hawk
The best and most powerful fighter in the galaxy.
Balbox
A five-fighter mini-fleet. If you destroy it, you capture one energy pod.
Limona IV
This breaks into smaller versions as it is hit; if you destroy all of them, you capture one energy pod.
Biohazard (Zone A)
A hyperbacterium with a transparent shell. Its weak point is the center of its belly.
Muddy Crystal (Zones B and C)
A jellyfish with poisonous tentacles. Its weak point is under its head dome.
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