Sailor Moon (Super Famicom)

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is the title of a video game released by Angel on August 27, 1993 for the Super Famicom in Japan.

Gameplay

This is a side-scrolling type game, where the player goes through levels beating enemies using standard punches/kicks or special attacks (e.g., Sailor Venus will use her chain as a whip). Each Senshi also has two different styles of throwing opponents. Special attacks (two for each Senshi) are performed by holding the attack button (type 1) or by simultaneously pressing attack and jump buttons (type 2). Five Inner Senshi are available as playable characters. The game supports one player and two player cooperative mode.

Throughout the game the player will find different objects (bonuses). To pick up any objects, they must stand over them and press the attack button. Food items will replenishing the life meter; some food items will only replenish some of the life meter while others will refill the entire life meter. Usually small food items will give you small amounts of life while pieces of cake will refill all of the player's life. Roses will also refill the entire life meter, and if the player's life is already high when one is picked up, it will give an extra life. Some items such as stars and game cartridges also give extra lives.

Stages

There are five stages in the game, most of which are made up of two sub-stages. At the end of each stage is a boss fight.

• The first stage is set in the Juuban area. The boss is Bakene.
• The second stage is set in Dreamland. The boss is Murid.
• The third stage is set in a factory. The boss is Zoisite, disguised as Sailor Moon as he was in episode 33.
• The fourth stage is set in the Silver Millennium and in the North Pole. The boss is Kunzite.
• The fifth and final stage is set in the Dark Kingdom. There are two bosses, Prince Endymion and finally Queen Beryl.

The enemies fought throughout the stages primarily include Akan, Garoben, Jiji and Gesen. To a lesser extent, there are also Jumo, a rag doll, a woman in magician attire, and a fat masked clown (the latter three seem to be original characters).

Translation

This game was officially translated into French and released in France by Bandai S. A. in 1994. It has some translation errors, such as referring Sailor Venus as "Sailor Mathilde" (Mathilde is Minako's name in the French dub), having "FIN" (Game Over) written as "SIN" and "MOYENNE" (Average) written as "MOYEN". The dialogue between the characters in the ending is also very messed up.

Trivia

• Kunzite has black eyes and eyebrows in the game, although his portrait near his energy bar still has his normal looks.
• Bakene is fought in the Clock Look.
• Zoisite is the only boss who reacts when the Sailor Senshi character dies. If the latter loses a life, he does a dance with a happy face. If it becomes Game Over, he jumps with his arms in the air.
• Sailor Mercury has longer hair in her post-transformation pose than in her normal look.
• Introductions to stages are based on the eyecatch of the Sailor Moon Classic episodes.