Talk:Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Sparkster/@comment-44591349-20191204212720

Sparkster is still the konami mascot today and still has a large number of fans!

This is one that still has a large number of fans. It was Konami's pet and for many it still is. Sparkster is a rocket knight, charged with defending the kingdom of Zephyrus (a kingdom populated and ruled by possums that is constantly at war with other peoples ruled by other animals). Sparkster appeared in 3 games, Rocket Knight Adventures and Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 (for Sega Mega Drive / Genesis) and the most famous: Sparkster (for Super Nintendo). Sparkster defended his kingdom by cape and sword fighting wolves, lizards or pigs and always, after saving Princess Cherry, Sparkster flew away from the scene, but one day he flew away so far that we didn't see him again.

Due to the popularity of Super Mario and Sonic, Sparkster did not enjoy enough attention (despite being successful and that those who played remember him with a smile), thanks to the fact that he is still an icon of the company so representative of This is how Simon Belmont and Solid Snake are, Sparkster has made appearances in many Konami games, as a cameo or as a playable character. (Sparkster in New Track & Field of Nintendo DS)

Thanks to Sparkster still maintaining the popularity he gained in the 90s, his fans begged Konami to make a new game, it was not thanks to Climax, that Sparkster returned in 2010 in a game for Xbox and PS3, which you can download via DLC for the price of € 12'99

Be that as it may, although we know that Sparkster will only continue to see him in cameos or as a guest character, we will all say goodbye to this classic of video games that could have been as famous as Sonic or Mega Man if Konami had managed to exploit the quality more of the game (which he only did in SNES) and good publicity. Even today there is hope that the saga will resurrect, although Konami would no longer take it (if not Climax), I do not care, as if it is carried by Konami, Nintendo or Rockstar, while the saga is resurrected, I do not think that All fans worry that the company will carry the saga, while that yes, improve it and not make it worse and if the next one has the strength of the previous one, I suppose it will be enough to make it more popular among the new gamers.

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"Rocket Knight Adventures" is one of the best 2D platform games of the 16-bit generation, from the explosion of "Cute pet and pet games" that began with the overwhelming success of "Sonic the Hedgehog."

Produced by Konami exclusively for Mega Drive in 1993 (its first intellectual property for Sega), the producer delivered a game with excellent graphics, soundtrack, gameplay and a custom challenge. There was even a really great story for a game of this genre!

And it was not long before its sequel was released, and in 1994 "Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2" came on the market, in two different versions, one for Mega Drive and one for Super Nintendo.

FIGHT AGAINST THE LIZARD ARMY As was the tradition of Konami, launching the same game on both platforms made them very different from each other, taking advantage of the hardware of each console, and so it happened with "Sparkster", each with its own scenarios, songs, enemies and even a different story

The narrative of the Sega console is a direct continuation of the original game, which showed Sparkster, the warrior possum with armor, jetpack and a mystical sword, saving his Zebul kingdom against invaders represented by a hostile civilization of pigs.

Several years passed before another threat appeared in Zebulos, this time through an invasion of an army of lizards. To make matters worse, our hero's archenemy Axel Gear, a renegade rocket knight, is working alongside the lizards and has kidnapped the princess of the kingdom (again!). Now, once again, Spakster must fire its rockets and save the princess and the kingdom from the terrible lizards.

Intense and furious action The game follows the same mechanics as the original, and the highlight here is the design of the scenarios, which are very well made and built to test the ability of the players, both with horizontal and vertical action. Compared to the previous one, the game is faster, to activate the jetpack of the character it is not necessary to keep the button pressed as before, it recharges itself, leaving the action much more dynamic. There are no slowdowns here, even with the screen full of enemies and explosions, thanks to the fast console processor.

The scenarios are more open to take advantage of Sparkster's rockets. But we also have closed places and long corridors / walls, which the character can use to bounce and reach new areas. By the way, the game is full of hidden areas, explorers will have fun looking for additional hidden lives and elements.

Something that exists only in this version is the possibility of finding six hidden magical swords in the stages to become the Golden Sparkster, which has stronger attacks and can fly faster. It's Super Sonic doing school.

In terms of graphics and visuals, the game has the Konami seal of quality, presenting very well on the screen, with good backgrounds, good animations and creative design of enemies and other characters, especially bosses. However, unfortunately it does not use the same graphic tricks as the original, used to overcome the limitations of Mega Drive, with zoom and rotation effects, for example.

The soundtrack is very good and has inspired themes, after all, it was composed by Michiru Yamane (along with Akira Yamaoka, famous for the score of Silent Hill), who worked on several Castlevanias, including the classics "Symphony of the Night" and "Castlevania: Bloodlines."

Watch the music of the first phase of the game:

The game has six stages in total, with very varied areas, going through forests, deserts and fortresses. The level of difficulty is much lower than the predecessor, so who did well in the first should not have great difficulties here.

Although not better than the original game, "Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2" has an excellent level of quality and can offer a very solid and fun 2D platform game experience. The Mega Drive version stands out for the speed and design of the scenarios that are very creative, with vertical and horizontal action, and not as linear as its rivals.

Source (It is in Portuguese):http://blogtectoy.com.br/sparkster-as-aventuras-do-simpatico-gamba-continuam/