Super Darius
Super Darius is a 1990 port of Darius for the PC Engine CD-ROM, and the only attempt at an accurate port of the game for many years; it even uses recordings of music and sound effects straight from the PCB!…
Super Darius is an arcade, released 16 March 1990 on Wii and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
What Super Darius is
Super Darius was released in 1990. It was published by NEC Avenue. It is available on Wii and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Darius, Year 201. Invasion! The vicious Belsar have attacked the peaceful Darius system, which now faces absolute devastation at their abominable hands! Darius' defense fighters proved no match for the overwhelming firepower of the alien forces, which wiped out their entire fleet in one fell swoop! With nothing left to protect them, the people could only sit and wait for the icy embrace of death as the satellite bombardments continued unopposed. The scent of despair hung thickly in the air, all hope of survival having been quashed. But then, from out of the darkness of the mourning clouds came a single bright light in the sky. "Silverhawk........." Like a phoenix brought forth from the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Super Darius launched on 16 March 1990, within three weeks of Nemesis and Target Earth.
Released around the same time: Nemesis, Target Earth.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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