The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie
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was a 16-megabit
, 2D shooter released on the Nintendo
Super Famicom
in 1993 based on the 1984 animated movie The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
. The story took place after the movie's ending but before the launch of the SDF-2 Megaroad-01
. It is infamous in the US for its barely-comprehensible Engrish
. The game was only released in Japan
.
, Maximilian Jenius
, and Milia Fallyna Jenius
. The character the player chooses affects the color markings of the VF-1 Valkyrie
variable fighter
, as well as the type of weapon fired while in Fighter, GERWALK and Battroid modes. During the transformation between these modes, the player is briefly invulnerable to most attacks.
Each of the Fighter, GERWALK and Battroid modes has three power-up levels, which can be increased by collecting an object with a P on it that gives the vocal "Maximum Power" and is released upon defeating an enemy (usually either a mini-boss or a red-colored smaller enemy). Score bonuses, 1-UP bonuses and shield bonuses are other available powerups.
Being hit by an enemy not only takes away shield power, but also reduces the currently selected weapon's power by one level. There are no "lives"--continues must be used to return to the start of each of the seven levels after the variable fighter's shield runs out and is destroyed.
In addition to the different types of weapons available, the player, regardless of playable character choice, has a weapon dubbed the "Minmay cannon". If the player does not fire their weapon for some time, their fighter will glow. Touching certain enemies while glowing allows them to join the player as an invincible ally, who will attack the player's enemies.
Music remixed in the game's soundtrack includes:
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Megabit
The megabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix mega is defined in the International System of Units as a multiplier of 106 , and therefore...
, 2D shooter released on the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
in 1993 based on the 1984 animated movie The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
, also known as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? or Super Spacefortress Macross , is a 1984 Japanese animated movie based around the Macross television series.The movie is a film adaptation of the original Macross series, with new animation...
. The story took place after the movie's ending but before the launch of the SDF-2 Megaroad-01
SDF-2 Megaroad-01
The SDF-2 Megaroad-01 is a fictional spacecraft from the Macross series. It was first featured in the OVA title The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012, a 30-minute Music Video production released on June 21 in 1987 in Japan...
. It is infamous in the US for its barely-comprehensible Engrish
Engrish
refers to unusual forms of English language usage by native speakers of some East Asian languages. The term itself relates to Japanese speakers' tendency to inadvertently substitute the English phonemes "R" and "L" for one another, because the Japanese language has one alveolar consonant in place...
. The game was only released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Gameplay
Players have three playable characters to choose from: Hikaru IchijyoHikaru Ichijyo
Hikaru Ichijyo is one of the main fictional characters of the Macross Japanese anime series. His voice actor was Arihiro Hase in the Original Japanese version and Vic Mignogna in the English dub by ADV Films in January 2006...
, Maximilian Jenius
Maximilian Jenius
' is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Macross, voiced by Shō Hayami. In the new English adaptation by ADV Films, he is voiced by Chris Patton.-Macross:...
, and Milia Fallyna Jenius
Milia Fallyna Jenius
is a fictional character in the Macross Japanese animated science fiction series, voiced by Eri Takeda. In the 2006 English adaptation by ADV Films she is voiced by Luci Christian.-Macross:...
. The character the player chooses affects the color markings of the VF-1 Valkyrie
VF-1 Valkyrie
This article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
variable fighter
Variable fighter
A Variable Fighter is a series of fictional transforming aerospace fighter mecha primarily designed by Studio Nue's Shoji Kawamori for the animated series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and later related projects...
, as well as the type of weapon fired while in Fighter, GERWALK and Battroid modes. During the transformation between these modes, the player is briefly invulnerable to most attacks.
Each of the Fighter, GERWALK and Battroid modes has three power-up levels, which can be increased by collecting an object with a P on it that gives the vocal "Maximum Power" and is released upon defeating an enemy (usually either a mini-boss or a red-colored smaller enemy). Score bonuses, 1-UP bonuses and shield bonuses are other available powerups.
Being hit by an enemy not only takes away shield power, but also reduces the currently selected weapon's power by one level. There are no "lives"--continues must be used to return to the start of each of the seven levels after the variable fighter's shield runs out and is destroyed.
In addition to the different types of weapons available, the player, regardless of playable character choice, has a weapon dubbed the "Minmay cannon". If the player does not fire their weapon for some time, their fighter will glow. Touching certain enemies while glowing allows them to join the player as an invincible ally, who will attack the player's enemies.
Music remixed in the game's soundtrack includes:
- "Macross": Opening theme
- "Dog Fighter": The beginning of each stage
- "Watashi no Kare Wa Pairotto (My Boyfriend's A Pilot)": Minmay concert
- "Ai Oboete Imasu ka (Do You Remember Love?)": Ending theme
Reception
Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie was awarded Best Japanese Shooter of 1994 by Electronic Gaming MonthlyElectronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly is a bimonthly American video game magazine. It has been published by EGM Media, LLC. since relaunching in April of 2010. Its previous run, which ended in January 2009, was published by Ziff Davis...
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