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Athena (USA)

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 the USA. Platform action with equipment management. North American NES 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 📅01/11/1987
Published by SNK

Athena (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $14 Q6 complete
 $61 Q10 new
 $243 !
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Other versions
Athena
Japan
22/12/1987
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Collector interest

The NES port of SNK's arcade title shares its world with Psycho Soldier, placing it early in SNK's lineage long before Neo Geo. The US cartridge stays common, yet its steep difficulty and SNK pedigree keep steady interest among followers of the publisher. The complete-copy premium rests mainly on the scarcity of sealed examples rather than the game's own pull.

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