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Athena (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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1987
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✪ Reviewed on January 12, 2023
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Athena adapts the SNK arcade shoot platformer to NES with Princess Athena exploring a fantasy world. The conversion keeps the goddess iconography and power ups but difficulty stays high. Pleasant for 8 bit SNK fans, original in the heroine princess concept.

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Category
Action 1 player 7+
Description
Port of SNK's arcade game in which princess Athena travels through forests, seas and caves, stripping weapons and armour from enemies. Published by SNK, released in 1987 in Japan. Platform action with equipment management. Japan-only Famicom cartridge.

Athena review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,07 MB 📅22/12/1987
Published by SNK

Athena (NES) price, value & rarity

Highly sought-after
Q1 loose
 $45 Q6 complete
 $240 Q10 new
 $767 !
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Other versions
Athena
USA
01/11/1987
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Collector interest

Athena was released only on Famicom in Japan in 1987, an SNK arcade port whose title princess would later become a recurring figure in SNK's universe and Neo Geo lineage. This territorial exclusivity and the tie to SNK's in-house mythology, carried through to Athena in The King of Fighters, sustain the interest. The high CIB value reflects limited survival of Famicom boxes for a third-party title of that era.

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