This fortnight Nick concludes his run of Sci-Fi retrospectives with a look at the challenging but ultimately rewarding SNES platformer, Super Empire Strikes Back.
SUPER EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Release Year: 1993
Original Console Release: SNES (later re-released on Nintendo Virtual Console)
Developer: Sculptured Software, LucasArts
By Nick Murray, Videogames Contributor.
A long time ago (1993) in a galaxy not so far away, one of the most controller smashingly infuriating games of all time was released. Super Empire Strikes Back on the Super Nintendo was quite frankly the bane of mine, and many others, childhood. You think you know difficult? Think again - this game's Easy setting makes Dark Souls look like Pokemon Snap. And yet, like a battered housewife, after all the abuse and downright nastiness, we returned to the game and let the whole hellish cycle start again. Why? Because at the end of the day, Super Empire Strikes Back is just a big old Jabba sized barrel of fun.
