A cute girl version of the Cotton shooter, adorable and zany. Short but visually charming, worth discovering for SFC folklore.
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Shooter1 player7+
Description
Horizontal shoot-'em-up featuring Cotton, a young witch, battling magical enemies on a flying broomstick. Published by Columbus Circle, released in Japan in 1994. Cotton shooting colorful spells at fairy enemies, levels in enchanted worlds and creative magical bosses. Super Famicom port of the Cotton arcade by Success.
Maerchen Adventure Cotton 100% review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
A fairytale shoot'em up with adorable sprites, a mischievous witch and enchanted backdrops: the game unfurls a colourful whimsy full of charm. The roundness of the design and the vividness of the hues overflow with good cheer. This visual direction, joyful and polished, stands as a cult gem of the Japanese horizontal shooter.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,82 MB📅25/03/1994
Published by Datam Polystar
Maerchen Adventure Cotton 100% (SNES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A 1994 Success/Datam Polystar horizontal shooter adapted from the arcade Cotton, Japan-exclusive, reissued in modern form by Columbus Circle on an officially licensed SFC cartridge. The modern cart preserves the original content without censorship and stands as a hybrid new/authentic object. Collector interest rests on the physical resurrection of a Cotton SFC long difficult to track down in its period pressing.
Is Maerchen Adventure Cotton 100% still worth playing in 2026?
Maerchen Adventure Cotton 100% is the SFC take on the cute branch of the Cotton shoot up series, signed by Success, namely a top down exploration sitting between action and adventure rather than a pure shooter. The witch Cotton roams a fairytale world casting spells at rounded, colorful foes. The title stayed Japanese but the language barrier is minimal. Recommended to Cotton series fans, cute action lovers and seekers of off radar short Japanese platformers.
