Super Nintendo Entertainment System · 1990
Smash TV
A frantic twin-stick arena shooter framed as a violent fictional television game show.
- Publisher
- WMS Industries
- Format
- Cartridge
- Genre
- action game
- Released
- 1990
01
Overview
Players control a contestant moving in one direction while firing in another across single-screen arenas. Waves of enemies spawn continuously, keeping the screen crowded throughout each round. Power-ups and collected keys open additional challenges as the player progresses.
02
Why it matters
The game extends the twin-stick design established by earlier arcade shooters and shows how home consoles handled intense multi-directional control. Its presentation as a televised death match gave the format a distinctive late-1990s fictional setting.
03
The physical edition
A typical complete copy includes the game cartridge, the printed manual, and the original outer box. Contents and regional labeling can vary between editions, so compare the specific item against the seller's listing before buying.
04
Playing it today
The game runs on original hardware and is available on several modern emulation platforms. The two-stick control scheme is more comfortable on a controller that supports analog or dual-joy input than on a standard pad.