Little Samson
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A bell-throwing boy who scrambles up walls and across ceilings, a fire-breathing dragon, a hulking stone golem and a mouse small enough to slip through gaps nobody else can reach: Little Samson hands you four heroes and lets you swap between them on the fly. Developed by Takeru and published by Taito in 1992, it arrived just as the Super NES was taking over living rooms and went largely unnoticed at the time. That is a shame, because it is a strong contender for the best-looking, best-playing action platformer the NES ever received.
The opening stages introduce each hero alone, a smart way to teach their strengths before the team comes together. Samson is the all-rounder, quick on his feet and able to scale walls and cling to ceilings while pelting enemies with magic bells. Kikira the dragon can flutter over gaps and breathe fire, Gamm the golem is slow but hits hard and soaks up punishment that would finish the others, and K.O. the mouse is fragile yet tiny enough to creep through passages no one else fits. Each hero carries a separate life bar, so deciding who to send into a dangerous room is a real tactical choice, and the stages are built so that every member of the team earns moments to shine.
Then there is the presentation. Late in the console's life, Takeru coaxed large, fluidly animated sprites, detailed backgrounds and inventive bosses out of the hardware, the kind of work that would not look out of place on a 16-bit system, and the controls are as tight as anything Capcom was making at the time. The story is a straightforward fantasy quest to save the kingdom, but the craft in every stage makes it feel far grander than that.
Its reputation has grown enormously since, and it is now mentioned in the same breath as Kirby's Adventure and the best of the NES Mega Man games as proof of what the system could do in its final years. Playing it on the original console is the ideal way to experience it, since every animation frame and boss pattern was built around that hardware, and the result still feels a little like a magic trick.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taito
- Developer
- Takeru
- Genre
- Platformer, Adventure
- Players
- Single player
About the game
Little Samson is an action platformer that lets you play as four different heroes, switching between their unique abilities, on a quest to defend their homeland.
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This was the only booth I bought anything from at my local, yearly video game convention. Cause not only were the two people running the booth super nice and friendly but he wasliterally the only booth at this convention that was not overcharging. My friend and I bought everything we got at this show at this booth.His prices were not one penny over price charting.honestly, the video game convention was set to be my last because I’m so sick of the price gouging but the fine folks at Coolection restored my faith. Thank you again for the three bangers and for doing the trade. 3 games that have been on my list for YEARS have now been crossed off. Never change!
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