A Naxat Satellaview exclusive sequel, an obscure Japanese strategic action. Rare and hard to access, for SNES curios.
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Shooter1 player12+
Description
Vertical shoot-'em-up of rare visual quality featuring armored ships battling in space. Published by Naxat Soft, released in Japan in 1996. Ships with multiple power-ups in vertical shooting, massive bosses and very high-quality 16-bit visuals. A little-known late vertical shooter on Super Famicom.
Spriggan Powered review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
Signed by Compile and technically dazzling, this vertical shoot-'em-up drowns the screen under ever-denser waves from the very first stages. Keeping your firepower, reading the patterns and staying composed against imposing bosses are the heart of the challenge. Tough but honest, it speaks to fans of fast shmups after a rare, technically polished title.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A 1996 Compile/Naxat Soft Super Famicom vertical shooter, Japan-exclusive, released at the very end of the SFC cycle with a drastically short print. The cart is culturally important as one of the last Compile productions on SFC and remains a sought-after shmup collectible. Intact boxed CIB with cardboard sleeve and illustrated manual has become a grail for Compile shmup collectors, and the cote climbs hard, sustained by extreme physical scarcity.
Is Spriggan Powered still worth playing in 2026?
Never released outside Japan, Spriggan Powered, signed by Compile and Naxat, is a vertical shooter rich in pilotable mech options and in passages with very 1990s aesthetics. The programmable boost handling is surprisingly supple and the staging multiplies anime references. A fan translation exists. Recommended to fans of Compile vertical shooting and to those curious about a late Powered installment that stayed accessible despite a confidential distribution.
