SNES Area 88 - Stage 1

In 1991, Nintendo brought over a game from Japan called Area 88 and renamed it in the US as "U.N. Squadron". This is the tale of three mercenary airplane pilots who pursue Project 4's army to end the conflict between the mercenary base of Area 88 and the Kingdom of Aslan.

This is not a curtain shooter but a horizontal game where you gather powerups to increase your normal weapon's power and size. You can buy a variety of optional weapons with money from enemies you shoot down and they do not increase in power. In addition you can also purchase other airplanes, each one has limitations on what weapons you can buy.

Here I am playing through the first stage on the EXTREEEEME difficulty. I'll be doing more as time goes by of other stages.Think you can beat me, punk? Go ahead and upload a video.

Planner Hisashi Yamamoto
Programmer Yoshito Itoh
Programmer Masayuki Akahori
Programmer Noriko Kojima
Programmer Koji Yoshida
Programmer Harunobu Imagawa
Object Design Masao Sakurai
Object Design Mayumi Tanabe
Scroll Design Miki Kijima
Scroll Design Yukari Kakuta
Scroll Design Shizuyo Ukai
Scroll Design Chiharu Akagi
English Story Scott Maxwell

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• 88
• U.N.
• Squadron
• Shin
• Kazama
• speedruns
• playthrough
• Capcom
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• video
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• nintendo

[evilwarcow]

YEAH RIGHT! Yeah right. You have beat that thing with out any mega crush? Yeah right! Nice flying dude.

[damnyouutube]

First boss has nothing really dangerous to require it. You can't even buy it right away.

[KissMeImPunk]

Swore I seen this game before..anyone got the opening?

[damnyouutube]

Yeah someone uploaded the opening to youtube for this game. I would link but youtube doesn't allow links in comments anymore.

[MDthornton83]

Wow. I haven't seen this game in a long time. And this is how I first came to know Area 88. I played this game when I was 7, but I didn't see the original anime trilogy until 1996. Suprisingly however, the series has been around since the 80s. Area 88 is a classic anime. Its one of my personal favorites.

[damnyouutube]

I'm saving up for the dvd of the miniseries. I'll be getting it soon hopefully.

[DemonOfTheSkies]

wait there was an Anime? Cool, I bet it's awsome cause this game Rules!

[MDthornton83]

Funny thing is, when I first came to know Area 88 back in the early 90s, I thought Shin was a girl. I guess that's mainly because his picture in the character select screen looks kind of feminine and because I was unfamiliar with Japanese names at the time. But I was shortly corrected when my brother said; "It's not a girl, but just a guy with long hair."

[Romus011]

@Skybolter I see , Thanks :)

[Skybolter]

@Romus011 F-8E Crusader "THE LAST OF THE GUNFIGHTERS"

[Romus011]

Tell me , please !!! What kind of Jet Plane the player is playing ?

[suckabustaakadd]

look i made a remake with more explossions and fun : /watch?v=W5vQ9vyStuo&feature=c­hannel_video_

[TheAnupsis]

IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS GAME FOR A YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY FK I FOUND IT BY RANDOM! ......going to play it now.

[finnishminnow]

@leemarvinuk09 That's very nice, man.

[leemarvinuk09]

@finnishminnow A mate of mine in work about 15 years back borrowed me the Area 88 anime. I think it was a TV series too over in Japan. Might be worth having a scan online for it. In fact the TV series at least, may very well be on here....

[leemarvinuk09]

I'd love Capcom to release a more up to date £D version of this. It's a forgotten classic. I remember everyone being blown away by the large bosses at the end, the Blackbird Stealth Bomber's etc... :D

[finnishminnow]

Mine too! :D

And just like everyone else who enjoys playing this Fantastic SNES "U.N. Squadron" Video Game.

[finnishminnow]

I disagree completely.