Shatterhand - Holy shnikes this game is good

[Zing]

I thought it was funny how the manual refers to the power-ups as "L" and "B", when it's pretty obvious they are "alpha" and "beta". The manual itself even refers to "alpha-beta blocks".

My first few plays had me thinking ABB was the best robot, with its bouncing discs. However, the discs are extremely weak. Then I discovered BBB. It's ridiculously good, mainly because the bomb attack knocks the enemies back. It also makes it easier to pick up the power-ups, since you never need to concern yourself with which type you need.

Some of the other robot forms are completely useless. The yo-yo thing is almost unusable, and the flamethrower thing is unusable.

[ExedExes]

Shatterhand is freakin amazing. Graphics, sound, and the fact that it came out in 1991 it might have slipped under NES players radars.

BBB is one of the best combinations. I use it exclusively in the first stage, and if you match the same symbols again with the current bot you have in your possession, you earn a special power suit with 15 seconds of invincibility with a powerful shot. I use it to run into the first level boss and it usually kills it off right away.

A classic by Natsume. If you want similarly awesome platform action, check out Shadow of the Ninja.

I LIKED Vice Project Doom.... sure it might have been a little sloppy but it did have a good story....

[Xeogred]

Yep. You should check out the Power Blade games, too. Those are also quite good/overlooked

That they are.

Shatterhand is freaking awesome, sad I missed out on it as a kid. But better late than never! I played it myself last year after a friend showed me it, loved it.

[Damm64]

I thought it was funny how the manual refers to the power-ups as "L" and "B", when it's pretty obvious they are "alpha" and "beta". The manual itself even refers to "alpha-beta blocks".

My first few plays had me thinking ABB was the best robot, with its bouncing discs. However, the discs are extremely weak. Then I discovered BBB. It's ridiculously good, mainly because the bomb attack knocks the enemies back. It also makes it easier to pick up the power-ups, since you never need to concern yourself with which type you need.

Some of the other robot forms are completely useless. The yo-yo thing is almost unusable, and the flamethrower thing is unusable.

When i read this the memories come back to me i played this game as a kid, but i have a bootleg that was "Robocop". I look a video on youtube and now i remember this!

THIS GAME IS AWESOME!!! Never get pass the first boss...