History VideoGame / SailorMoon1993

''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon'' is a series of BeatEmUp video games developed by Angel and released for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] in 1993. The first one was based on the first season and released in August 27, 1993, published by Bandai. The sequel, ''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R'', based on the eponymous second season, was published by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]], and was released on December 29, 1993.

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first Final Fight game (two if you count ''Final Fight Guy'') didn't had).

The game featured key animation by Creator/ToeiAnimation staffer Yukihiro Kitano, new character design work by Kazuko Tadano and new music by Takanori Arisawa, who had all worked on the anime, plus new and exclusive youma designs by Creator/NaokoTakeuchi herself. It also incorporates some attacks from the manga that didn't make it to the anime, such as Sailor Jupiter's Flower Hurricane in the first SNES game and Venus' Rolling Heart Vibration in the second.

The first game was also ported to the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]] by Creator/ArcSystemWorks (yes, [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear THAT]] [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Arc System]] [[VideoGame/BattleFantasia Works]]) with TNS, on July 8, 1994, published by MA-BA. The Mega Drive version had a slightly different art style and arguably better presentation, but had larger sprites and did not have a two-player option.

The game featured key animation by Creator/ToeiAnimation staffer Yukihiro Kitano, new character design work by Kazuko Tadano and new music by Takanori Arisawa, who had all worked on the anime, plus new youma designs by Creator/NaokoTakeuchi herself. It also incorporates some attacks from the manga that didn't make it to the anime, such as Sailor Jupiter's Flower Hurricane in the first SNES game and Venus' Rolling Heart Vibration in the second.

The first game was also ported to the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]] by Creator/ArcSystemWorks (yes, [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear THAT]] [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Arc System]] [[VideoGame/BattleFantasia Works]]) with TNS, on July 8, 1994, published by MA-BA. The Mega Drive version had a different art style and presentation, but did not have a two-player option.

* GameOverMan: Tuxedo Mask in the first game, while the second game features Luna and a crying Chibiusa.

* WhipItGood: Sailor Venus, of course. It's her main attack in the first SNES and Mega Drive game. But in the SNES sequel she uses it less often.

* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: The commercial for the game has Sailor Moon herself delivering her "I'll Punish You" line to the audience if they don't play the game, much to the embarrassment of her friends.

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first Final Fight game (two if you count ''Final Fight Guy'') didn't had). The game featured key animation by Creator/ToeiAnimation staffer Yukihiro Kitano, new character design work by Kazuko Tadano and new music by Takanori Arisawa, who had all worked on the anime, plus new youma designs by Creator/NaokoTakeuchi herself.

* BearHug: Dumbles from the sequel can do this to the player, although it does less damage than its standard kicks, you can't escape from grabs in this game.

* MarshmallowHell: A villainous variation of it. A Jamanen (or Jellax for those who grew with the [=DiC=] dub), can envelope a player with her...body. Fittingly, this is one of the ''most'' dangerous attacks in the game.

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first Final Fight game (two if you count ''Final Fight Guy'') didn't had). The game featured key animation by Creator/ToeiAnimation staffer Yukihiro Kitano, new character design work by Kazuko Tadano and new music by Takanori Arisawa, who had all worked on the anime.

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first Final Fight game (two if you count ''Final Fight Guy'') didn't had).

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first two Final Fight SNES games (three if you count ''Final Fight Guy'') didn't have).

* CryCute: The girls' defeat animations when you lose a life.

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first two Final Fight SNES games (three if you count ''Final Fight Guy'') didn't had).

* MarshmallowHell: A villainous variarion of it. A Jamanen (or Jellax for those who grew with the [=DiC=] dub), can envelope a player with her...body. Fittingly, this is one of the ''most'' dangerous attacks in the game.

* SmartBomb: Only in the second game's single player mode. The player can use the Senshi's second season SignatureMove to wipe out all enemies on the screen and cause heavy damage to bosses. But its use is very limited (credit-based instead of lives-based, so you had to continue to get your supply back) and there're very few items in the game to replenish it. Also, you can't use the Bomb when there're two players, not even if you join at the middle of a game.

Notable for being the first time the ''Sailor Moon'' series was brought to a home console, following the earlier UsefulNotes/GameBoy game. It was released to cash in the popularity of the anime without the limitations of the previous game. The player can control one of the five Inner Senshi to fight across five stages (four in the SNES sequel) to defeat either the Dark Kingdom or the Black Moon Clan and its assorted set of youmas. Critical reception was mixed, with some people labelling it as a copy of VideoGame/FinalFight and criticizing the sound quality (but at least the Sailor Moon games had local co-op, something that the first two Final Fight SNES games didn't had).

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: The games were notorious for this. It wasn't common for the time that a young heroine could execute piledrivers, slams, and other popular wrestling techniques to defeat enemies. And this was way before Franchise/PrettyCure started to make the physical fights popular. [[WordOfGod Producer Jouji Yuno]] said in an interview that the fighting techniques were based from pro-wrestling magazines.

The first game was also ported to the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]] by Creator/ArcSystemWorks (yes, [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear THAT]] [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Arc System]] [[VideoGame/BattleFantasia Works]]) with TNS, on July 8, 1994. The Mega Drive version had a different art style and presentation, but did not have a two-player option.