First Samurai

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40K plays 1991 #Action#Platform

First Samurai, alternatively titled The First Samurai, is a 1991 beat 'em up platform game developed by Vivid Image and published by Image Works. The First Samurai was originally released in September 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST, and was later ported to the Commodore 64 (reduced graphics), MS-DOS (music during gameplay removed) and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (significant level-design changes). It was followed by a sequel, Second Samurai, in 1994. In 2011, a port was released for iOS.

From Wikipedia's article First Samurai, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Keyboard controls

SNESPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZM
BXN
XAU
YSH
LQY
REO
SelectShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Online, both players use the Player 1 keys (or a gamepad) on their own computer. Saving, loading and pausing are off while you play online.

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Keyboard controls

SNESPlayer 1Player 2
D-pad↑↓←→IKJL
AZM
BXN
XAU
YSH
LQY
REO
SelectShiftB
StartEnterSpace

Hotkeys

  • 1 Quick save state
  • 2 Quick load state
  • 3 Change save slot

Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).

Online, both players use the Player 1 keys (or a gamepad) on their own computer. Saving, loading and pausing are off while you play online.

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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Press Start Game first.

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Pixel Verdict

First SamuraiSNES

3.0 Good job

Critics 72 · 3 reviews

What the reviews talk about

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What the critics said

  • Super Gamer reviewed the Super NES version and have an overall score of 79%, stating: "A novel and pretty platformer, but later levels are disappointing."

    — Super Gamer, 1994

  • ST Review's Dave Jones raved about the Atari ST version, "This is an undoubtedly classic and, despite its age, it is a darn sight more entertaining than some of today's offerings!"

    — ST Review (Dave Jones)· about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's First Samurai article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.

Scores

  • Computer and Video Games 1991 92% (Amiga) (other versions)
  • Famitsu 1993 6/10, 6/10, 6/10, 5/10 (SNES)
  • GameZone 1993 61/100 (SNES)
  • Zzap!64 97%
  • Amiga Joker 1992 82% (Amiga) (other versions)
  • GamesMaster 1992 90% (Amiga) (other versions)
  • ST Review 5/5 (Atari ST) (other versions)

From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' archived average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.

Players' rating: 74/100 · 55 votes

Full reviews

Face key

  1. 1.00+
  2. 1.540+
  3. 2.050+
  4. 2.560+
  5. 3.068+
  6. 3.575+
  7. 4.080+
  8. 4.585+
  9. 5.090+

5.0 Outstanding! · 4.0 Great job! · 3.0 Good job · 2.0 Could be better · 1.0 Wake me up when it's over · A thumbs-up adds half a point. Our own drawings, in the spirit of the faces GamePro magazine used in the '90s.

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