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Silver Surfer

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A shooter where you travel vertically and horizontally to defeat cosmic foes and assemble a device.

Silver Surfer for NES was developed by Software Creations and published by Arcadia Systems in North America in 1990; no earlier commercial release of this exact NES version is known.


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Released
1990
Genre
Perspective
Side view, Top-down
Size
384.02 KB
Rating
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About Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer is a shooter where the player controls the cosmic herald of Galactus. His mission shifts from scouting planets to confronting an interdimensional threat that endangers all life. To repel these invaders, he must retrieve components of a Cosmic Device held by various adversaries across different domains.

Gameplay involves navigating through both vertical and horizontal scrolling stages. The character's basic actions are limited to movement and firing a forward facing weapon. Defeating enemies and navigating these environments is the primary challenge.

Capabilities can be enhanced by collecting specific items during play. These include upgrades for projectile strength and quantity, temporary screen clearing attacks, and movement speed increases. A unique system involves deployable Orbs that provide additional directional firepower.

Silver Surfer Screenshots

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Title Screen
Menu Selection
Silver Surfer is given his mission by Galactus.
Level Selection Screen
Beginning a level, Mephisto has nice teeth.
Enemies look after the statues on pedistals.
A familiar statue
Attacking a swarm of green dots.
Assault on a high-tech fortress
Inside of Emperor's Fortress