Running among some old SNES games I stumbled upon one that I had rented a lot back when VHS rentals were the shit and you could leave your window open without fear of some sinister man trying to invade and steal your privacy. Skyblazer was developed by studio Ukiyotei and released by Sony Imagesoft in 1994; with Super Mario World being a worldwide success as an Adventure-Platformer, these guys decided to give it a try, and they did it damn too well, in my opinion.

Story is nothing out of the ordinary,The Skyblazer hero (the guy you use) is searching for Ashura, the Lord of War, who had kidnapped the sorceress Ariana. Throughout the game you will be aided by an old man who’ll give you advice/passwords, and you will be able to gain spells throughout the game, with which you’ll be able to defeat Ashura.

This video by ShiryuGL shows the first “dungeon” of the game, Temple Infernus.

This game is what made the SNES such an awesome console; it had non-predictable games, even if they were of the same genre, like side-scrolling, or fighting. Skyblazer was a game in which, with just playing the first 10 minutes, you get bewitched by its awesome music, controls and graphics. A very good game.