Cho Aniki | The Strangest SNES Game YOU Never Played!
Retro Nick celebrates the release of the Cho Aniki collection on Steam by traveling BACK to Planet Builder to review Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto-hen for the Super Famicom.
This game marks Masaya’s final entry in the legendary, bizarre, protein-powered Cho Aniki series — but instead of another shoot-’em-up, they went full fighting game. Eight-way aerial movement, sweaty power-charging dances, surreal backgrounds, and more baby oil than an 80s bodybuilding convention.
Does Bakuretsu Ranto-hen have what it takes to be a hidden gem on the SNES? Well, it's an odd entry for the Super Nintendo library-for sure, and the gameplay is much slower than I'd like, but it is a pioneer in fighting game mechanics, nonetheless.
In this review, I break down:
🏋️ The story and presentation
🎨 The sprites, backgrounds, and music
💥 The aerial combat system
⚡ The power meter, daze mechanic, and Men’s Beam
⛔ Why matches tend to drag
🤼 Whether this is bakage or kusoge
💪 And where Bakuretsu Ranto-hen stands in the Cho Aniki lineage
If you’ve ever been curious about the other Cho Aniki games, or you just love weird retro fighters, this video has you covered.
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⛩ WATCH MY OTHER CHO ANIKI REVIEWS:
Cho Aniki (PC Engine): • Is Cho Aniki the Most Insane Manly Game Ever?
Ai Cho Aniki: • Ai Cho Aniki! The coolest, weirdest shmup ...
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*Timestamps:*
0:00 - Show Intro
0:18 - Test of strength
0:48 - Introducing Cho Aniki Bakuretsu Ranto-hen
1:14 - Defying gravity
1:56 - Story
2:58 - Presentation
3:42 - Feels incomplete
4:44 - Music
5:54 - Gameplay
6:25 - The power meter
6:42 - Shake dance!
7:08 - Risk/reward
8:23 - Pacing
8:50 - The verdict
10:08 - RNR Mailbag
11:18 - Plugs & ending
Sources.
Cho Aniki Bakuretsu Ranto-hen gameplay captured from a backed-up ROM through RetroArch and recorded using OBS Studio at 60 frames per second. [Cho Aniki is owned by NCS Corp. and all footage is presented here under fair use.
RNR Theme:
Powerup!
Jeremy Blake
Red Means Recording - YouTube
RNR Interlude:
Itty Bitty 8 Bit by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Gameplay segments from other games and media included in the video are listed with their respective owners below.
Cho Aniki promotional video uploaded by @GOBANZAME | • 超兄貴 PV - Cho ANIKI PV -
Mortal Kombat II: Midway - • Mortal Kombat 2 All Fatalities Arcade Version
Street Fighter Alpha & Street Fighter Alpha 2: Capcom
Street Fighter Alpha Backgrounds ripped and composited by The Sigil of Slateman: https://slateman.net/images/gaming/ba...
Ultra Vortek: Beyond Games
Cho Aniki & Ai Cho Aniki: Masaya/NCS Corp.
The Room: Chloe Productions & TPW Films
Air Zonk: Red
Family Guy: 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company
Under a Killing Moon: Big Finish Games
The Simpsons: 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company
Splatter World: Bandai Namco
Splatterhouse 3: Bandai Namco
The Joy of Painting: WDSC-TV
Dragon Ball Z Legends: Bandai
Dragon Ball Z: Toei
The Rock: Buena Vista Pictures
Psychic Force: Taito
Morbius: Sony Pictures Releasing
Spanish Flea: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | Gold Star Studios
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 20th Century Fox