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First Samurai (Europe)

Super Nintendo (SNES)
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
1993
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✪ Reviewed on May 26, 2023
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Samurai action platformer. Long stages, snappy gameplay, Japanese fantasy mood. A pleasant European curiosity.

Your verdict
Category
Action 1 player 7+
Description
First Samurai action platformer. Published by Kemco, released in 1993. 6+ levels, samurai to control, sword combat, time-travel storyline. International releases, QUByte Classics re-release.

First Samurai review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,35 MB 📅01/07/1993
Published by Kemco

First Samurai (SNES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $22 Q6 complete
 $83 Q10 new
 $217 !
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Other versions
First Samurai
Japan
01/07/1993
🇯🇵
First Samurai
USA
01/07/1993
🇬🇧

Collector interest

In the smaller PAL pool, the European edition of First Samurai plays the short-run, multilingual-presentation card typical of the region. This Amiga-classic conversion to the SNES remains an action-platform curiosity with Japanese fantasy flair, less widespread than its US counterparts. A complete European copy with a clean manual takes patience, and an unwarped box clearly lifts the example, while the loose cartridge stays affordable.

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