History VideoGame / SailorMoonAnotherStory

''Sailor Moon: Another Story'' is a 1995 UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} EasternRPG based ''mostly'' on the first ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime, (with some [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] elements) taking place after the S season. While the game was never released outside of Japan, fans were able to enjoy the game thanks to a 1999 fan translation. An updated fan translation was released in 2019.

* FanSequel: It was so popular there is actually a fan-sequel called ''VideoGame/SailorMoonAnotherStory2'' made with UsefulNotes/RPGMaker XP.

* MooseAndMapleSyrup: One of the levels in the game. Aside from a little boy, none of the Canadian [=NPCs=] say "eh" at the end of their sentences, but come on, people living in hidden tree villages in a ''provincial park''?
-->'''Boy:''' Ah, George, where are you going? Eh, eh?
** The mayor of Mishy Village refers to his estranged brother-in-law as a "hoser" in the updated translation.

* CanadaEh: One of the levels in the game. Aside from a little boy, none of the Canadian [=NPCs=] say "eh" at the end of their sentences, but come on, people living in hidden tree villages in a ''provincial park''?

* NintendoHard
** Zig Zagged. The game can be either easy or very hard, depending of your current level, party formation, accessories equipped and Link Techs learned.
** The FinalBoss falls into this category when she's fought by Sailor Moon's team, as she's much easier to defeat with Sailor Chibi-Moon's team. Justified, as defeating the tougher version with Sailor Moon earns the player the golden ending.

''Sailor Moon: Another Story'' is a 1995 UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} EasternRPG based ''mostly'' on the first ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime, (with some [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] elements) taking place after the S season.

* BittersweetEnding: The second ending (if you lose the final battle with Sailor Moon's team, but succeed with Sailor Chibimoon's team). [[spoiler:With everything reverted to how it was previously, Anshar and the Opposito Senshi are given normal lives in Crystal Tokyo, but have no memory of the game's events. Chibiusa bumps into Anshar, who drops the pendant she dropped in the introductory cutscenes, and admits that he doesn't know why he has it. Sin calls Anshar to catch up to her and Chibiusa stares wistfully after him, with Pluto reminding her that, if the two were to properly meet, it could lead to his life being entangled in battles again.]]

* ContinuityNod: When you visit the Silver Millennium in the past, there's an ice-skating rink. A man says that Jupiter-sama often comes to skate.

** Mamoru's Rose Crystal is basically an anime-flavored version of the Golden Crystal he had in the manga (although SMAS was created before its introduction).
* CreatorsCultureCarryover : Throughout the game, you visit Switzerland, Nepal, Canada and Turkey. Hans (who is Swiss) asks whether Halyomoss is a "type of mochi".

* DeadAllAlong: At the end of Sailor Mars' section of Chapter 2, she finds out that [[spoiler:Phaleg was made to resemble Jadeite because a long time ago, he often came to Kritayuga to pray]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu : Every one of them from the first three seasons of the show (with the exception of Al and En who are not in the game), the R movie, and the OriginalGeneration BigBad Apsu.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Sailor Saturn temporarily, but this is so the Season Three retraux can play out normally.]])

** At the end of the first chapter, Mamoru is hit by an enemy attack which leaves him in a coma; a good portion of the game plot concerns the Senshi searching the world for the Four Heavenly Kings' Light stones, which have the power to bring forth the Rose Crystal, which can cure him.
** Mercury's quest in Switzerland involves finding some Hailspring moss to cure Hans's mother of a rare illness.

** In both the manga and the anime, Sailor Pluto's ability to stop time is a forbidden power that she can only activate at the cost of her life. In the game, it's just a normal technique that can be used multiple times as long as she has enough MP to cast it.
** Super Sailor Moon loses her attack set in exchange for her Rainbow Moon Heartache move, even though nothing would prevent her from using Moon Tiara Action in that form (which she actually does in one of the later anime movies and at least once during the ''[=SuperS=]'' series).
** Sailor Moon is able to perform "Moon Healing Escalation", even though the rod required to perform such move (The Moon Stick) was gone/destroyed forever in the anime (episode 46 of the 90s Anime) and the rod just vanished after chapter 14 of the manga.

* GoldenEnding: If you defeat the Final Boss with Sailor Moon's team. [[spoiler:Anshar reveals that he has Chibiusa's pendant, which she dropped in the introductory cutscenes, and he returns it. Chibiusa gives him a kiss on the cheek, indicating that the two will start a romance.]]

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Most healing items are comestibles, including nigiri, chocolate, crepes, berries, cake and bento boxes.

-->'''Makoto:''' ... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that... [[note]]"I'm sorry. But I couldn't just let that pass..." in the first translation[[/note]]
* JadeColoredGlasses: Marduk was quite angry when she calls out two people for praising the Silver Crystal's power bringing peace as she believed that the Crystal was the reason for all of the casualties.
* LevelGrinding: Insane amounts of level grinding are required if you want to live. However, given that your MP is restored after every fight and the game has a very ahead of it's time auto-battle system, it's much less tedious than most games.
* LevelUpFillUp: When a character gain a level, their HP is fully recovered.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: Subverted. Old monsters of the week from the anime have been turned into common enemies.

** The FinalBoss falls into this category when she's fought by Sailor Moon's team, as she's much easier to defeat with Sailor Chibimoon's team. Justified, as defeating the tougher version with Sailor Moon nets the player the golden ending.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: The InTheNameOfTheMoon speech gets used very few times in this game as nothing but a MythologyGag. The last time, however, it is used as this as Sailor Moon cannot hold her anger back any longer towards the Final Boss.

** George and Mary. Turns out [[spoiler:they're cousins. Awkward...]].
** [[spoiler:Anshar and Chibi-Usa, if you beat Sin with Chibimoon's team.]]

* StoneWall: Sailor Mercury. She has the highest defense value in the game, but her offensive skills are bellow average, making her more suitable for healing.

* TimeTravel: Sailors Pluto and Chibi-Moon have this ability in-canon with the series. [[spoiler:Anshar]] is revealed to have this ability as well, according to Apsu.
* TooLongDidntDub: A ''lot'' of Japanese terms are left as-is in the fan translation, such as the Silver Crystal being constantly referred to by its name in Japanese, ''Ginzuishou''. They even go so far as to refer to the Hi and Kage Stones, when they are first mentioned by the Shitennou, as "Hi (light)"[[note]]literally "sun" or "fire"[[/note]] and "Kage (dark)".[[note]]literally "shadow"[[/note]] Eventually subverted many years later.

* UselessUsefulSpell: Inverted with Sailor Mercury's Bubble Spray. It appears to be a weak and useless skill, but has one hidden secondary effect: it reduces the enemies attack power for the rest of the battle.

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* GameGourmet: Most of your recovery items are things like crepes, berries, cake, onigiri, juices, and bento boxes.

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Most healing items are comestibles, including nigiri, chocolate, and orange juice.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:Esmeraude]] in Chapter 4 doesn't have to be killed to continue on in the story. Probably because [[spoiler:she]] is one of the hardest bosses in the game with a massive amount of HP and attacks that hit hard.

* TheSkeptic: Nabu was skeptical of the Silver Crystal's powers, until Apsu intervened.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Throughout the game, you visit Switzerland, Nepal, Canada and Turkey. Hans (who is Swiss) asks whether Halyomoss is a "type of mochi".

* LevelGrinding: Insane amounts of level grinding are required if you want to live.

* BittersweetEnding: The second ending (if you lose the final battle with Sailor Moon's team, but succeed with Sailor Chibimoon's team). [[spoiler:With everything reverted to how it was previously, Anshar and the Opposito Senshi are given a normal live in Crystal Tokyo, but have no memory of the game's events. Chibiusa bumps into Anshar, who drops the pendant she dropped in the introductory cutscenes, and admits that he doesn't know why he has it. Sin calls Anshar to catch up to her and Chibiusa stares wistfully after him, with Pluto reminding her that, if the two were to properly meet, it could lead to his life being entangled in battles again.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Upon arrival in Harumi, the Senshi comment that there's no Sailor Moon stage show performance.

* EarlyGameHell: Chapter 2, because you only control one party members per time, and it's full of Beef Gates.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nabu has blue hair; Anshar's is green. And, of course, no Sailor Moon fan would forgive us if we left Sailor Mercury out of this trope.

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** Sailor Moon is able to perform "Moon Healing Escalation", even though the rod required to perform such move (The Moon Stick) was destroyed forever in both the anime and manga.

** To VideoGame/ChronoTrigger, another EasternRPG about time-travelling that also was released in 1995, just a few mouths earlier. Both games feature large character sprites, [[CombinationAttack Combination Attacks]] and unique victory poses for each party member (as opposed to the "jumping jacks" that [=RPGs=] did up to this point).

* StandardStatusEffect: Poison (numbness), petrifaction, sleep and two variants of the confusion status.