Snow Bros. (1990) Toaplan: Arcade Gameplay (Actual Hardware)

Just a few stages of this classic masterpiece by Toaplan.

[@gumdeo]

One of the great puzzle platformers.

[@lukemorse1]

I also really enjoy this one too! thanks as always my friend

[@overkill1473]

This has got to be Toaplans best selling arcade game. Just judging by how many Snow Bros boards there are in the wild still. Either way fantastic game. Played this first in 93 or so when it was already a little older.

[@lukemorse1]

For sure, this one had to have made a bit of money for coin-ops. Cool little bit of history there on your first time playing and nice that you could get in on it even within the first few years of release

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

Aaaah the good old Snow Bros. by Toaplan. I great puzzle-platformer that many people remember it. Thumbs up for your video Mr. Luke and have a nice day.

[@lukemorse1]

Such a famous classic here for sure! Thanks a lot Juan as usual for checking things out and I hope you are having a good day/afternoon/evening as well!

[@Arcade_Alex]

Loved this game. Very addictive

[@lukemorse1]

It really is addictive for sure lol.

[@casperhito]

That furious button hitting. 👌

[@lukemorse1]

lol, definitely! Next time will have to put on the auto fire I think

[@spartonberry]

What I've heard of Snow Bros. is that Korea REALLY loved Snow Bros, or at least copying it. There were apparently a lot of clone games over there, and I've heard Snow Bros. 2 (With New (horrifying) Elves) was a clone that somehow got Toaplan's endorsement as an official game (though that might have been as the original company was dying and the employees broke off to form multiple other companies).

[@lukemorse1]

Wow, very interesting stuff. That isnt too surprising to think of but very cool information there.

[@ihavetubes]

I like it when he jumps he does a flip.

[@lukemorse1]

The neat tricks of the game. When he becomes inflated and floats around the screen, that cracks me up. Thanks for watching!

[@KevinTwiner]

Alot of fun , madness incorporated 😲

[@lukemorse1]

Haha! for sure Kevin, for sure man! with the catchy tunes and 50 stages of fun!

[@sinistermoon]

So cool to see this PCB in action!

[@lukemorse1]

Thanks a lot man! It had a few cuts on the traces with some dead ram but it is back and kicking again. Hope all is well

[@jeff15]

My fav game. 😍 super hard without free play. Lol thanks for sharing. I reserved the recent switch releases, can't wait to try that version.

[@lukemorse1]

I definitely need some practice on this game but as mentioned above, it seems there are some good ways to clear the game if you know the tricks lol. Yeah, the switch version should hopefully be good. Thanks Jeff!

[@tigheklory]

Love this game, it's got a bubble bobble feel to it

[@Cahos_Rahne_Veloza]

Snow brothers, the trickier precursor to Parasol Stars 💪 Also still loving the "wwwssshhh!" Luke 👍

[@lukemorse1]

A great game for sure, Wwwwwshhh! Thanks Cahos

[@SirGriefALot]

This and the game you would shoot up wires to pop bouncing balls, always used to get a quarter out of me whenever I would stumble across them in the back of an arcade.

[@lukemorse1]

Ahh, you mean Pang or Super Pang! those ones are balls difficult lol. I totally understand what you mean though.

[@atariforever2002]

Love it Luke! When will you do some more repairs? Love those too!

[@lukemorse1]

Thanks as always. I dont have any boards right now that I am working on but that may change in the future. Probably just going to be playing a few of these boards and making videos on them :😄

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Snow Bros 👍 Classic game Luke, still looks great and super fast 🤠. Mad Little Pixel would be living the dream with that PCB. Take it easy buddy 👍

[@lukemorse1]

Hey hey man! It still holds up quite well I think for sure. Lol, nice one. Thanks man and you do the same!

[@SMAAAASHTV]

A pizza place where I used to live had a Snow Brows Arcade game and a neogeo MVS.

[@lukemorse1]

Wow, sounds like a really awesome place. The pizza place with arcade games is such nostalgia!

[@ConsolesRetro]

Un jeu que j’ai pu tester à l’époque au « sous sol » d’une pizzeria! Je m’en suis souvenu en le voyant un jour sur YT sans doute… et ensuite j’ai retrouvé son nom et réussi à mettre la main sur cette minuscule PCB! La PCB de Toki n’a qu’à bien se tenir!!! ✌️🕹

[@LeShark75]

I picked up the remaster for the Switch recently, really nice version. Its a shame they didn't include the arcade original.

[@lukemorse1]

Oh wow, cool to know! That is a shame they didnt include the original though. Thanks for the info!

[@steveazusa]

Kics 91! I wish I could grab one of those !

[@douro20]

"Superguns" as they are called are quite valuable nowadays. It's often much cheaper to build one yourself than to buy one.

[@lukemorse1]

Jake man, Im sure you can find one of these but the importing of it would be a pain. Thanks as always man!!

[@Slayerthecrow]

You can finish the first 30 levels really easy because you have like 10 seconds of invincibility, if you know the level layout you can get bonus in the first 20 levels.

[@lukemorse1]

Nice. Knowing the tricks of these games and the best ways to play them is key for sure. Thanks for watching

[@Slayerthecrow]

@@lukemorse1 I can do the 1-Coin challenge in that game but the tricky part begins in level 30, enemies get more aggressive, getting bonus is nearly impossible by that point onward, introduces enemies that can become tornados a float during the stage and are invincible in that mode, and level 40 has levels with dead spots, basically becomes a race to clean the stage as fast as possible, final boss is tricky but if you focus in one part it becomes fairly easy.

[@romanrm1]

Somehow up until now only heard them getting mentioned, not the actual company name printed anywhere. And I thought it was written "Toadplan". :)

[@lukemorse1]

Lol, Ive heard people call it "TOPELAN" before so that happens from time to time. Toaplan was really well known for its shooting games and has made a ton of classics.

[@6vibe150]

Alright! Back again Luke here

[@lukemorse1]

Haha, Awesome :)

[@maxabeles]

Snow Bros for GameBoy was my bitch back in the day!

[@lukemorse1]

LMAO!! awesome man. Showing that GB port who's boss!

[@Ryuhei64]

Amazing game

[@tonywallow964]

Nice game

[@lukemorse1]

Thanks Tony my man!

[@douro20]

Unfortunate that this didn't get an SFC/SNES release.

[@lukemorse1]

Yeah, it did get an NES release and a Mega Drive release but yeah, hopefully the switch version will be good.

[@spartonberry]

I got the original Game Boy port. It was the only cheap port of the game at the time I picked up many years ago (though the NES version surely cost almost nothing compared to what I imagine it sells for now).

[@spartonberry]

@@lukemorse1 There was a brief time when buying the Japanese (or was it "Asian") version of the Mega Drive Mini would probably have been the cheapest way to get that port legitimately. Too bad it wasn't included in the American/European version (which I heard are identical aside from branding differences).

[@CommodoreFan64]

I've never been the biggest fan of these style of game, as the music always gets annoyingly stuck in my head, and I end up humming it for days afterwards annoying my better 1/2 😅 but as always great video👍🏻

[@lukemorse1]

LOL, I know the feeling about getting the music stuck in your head and cant get it out so I hear you on that one. Thanks as always for checking it out though 😆

[@StormShad0w313]

I was just curious why you don't hook up your supergun to a CRT TV/Monitor? Just more convenient this way?

[@lukemorse1]

I would honestly love to have a CRT just set up for my arcade boards but due to the size of them in depth, I just dont have the space to put one on the pc desk. Having this flat screen monitor is definitely more convenient but nothing beats a good CRT for sure.

[@jameskenney5623]

Maybe I missed it but this is very bubble bobble-esque

[@lukemorse1]

It is indeed. There are a lot of overlap with some of these games, bubble bobble, snow bros, nightmare in the dark etc. They have the same vibe.

[@Sam-Lawry]

Never the Combo A.V...

[@lukemorse1]

Lol, yeah, as of right now, the AV combo is put up in the loft and I generally dont switch them out like I used to. This is kind of in a "fixed" position. I still do have the AV combo and the Panacustom though.