Smash T.V. (1990)
3.36 from 250 ratings
533 members have it in their collection · 6 playing now · 56 backlogged · 41 wish listed
Moving from one room to the next within the studio/arena, players have to shoot down hordes of enemies as they advance from all sides, while at the same time collecting weapons, power-up items, and assorted bonus prizes until a final show down with the show's host where you are finally granted your prizes, your life and freedom. One of the …
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Moving from one room to the next within the studio/arena, players have to shoot down hordes of enemies as they advance from all sides, while at the same time collecting weapons, power-up items, and assorted bonus prizes until a final show down with the show's host where you are finally granted your prizes, your life and freedom. One of the enemies is fat and is named Mr. Shrapnel who roams aside of the walls of some rooms and after a short period of time he explodes.
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Details
- Developers
- Williams
- Publishers
- Midway Home Entertainment, Williams
- Genres
- Arcade, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Survival
Release dates
- May 01, 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
- Nov 22, 2005 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
Also available on
- Smash T.V. (1991) · C64
- Smash T.V. (1991) · AST
- Smash T.V. (1991) · AMI
- Smash T.V. (1991) · NES
- Smash T.V. (1991) · Handheld Electronic LCD
- Smash T.V. (1991) · SPEC
- Super Smash T.V. (1991) · GEN
- Smash T.V. (1991) · CPC
- Super Smash T.V. (1992) · SFAM, SNES
- Super Smash T.V. (1992) · GG, SMS
Related
Bundled in
- Arcade Party Pak (Sep 1999) · PS1
- Midway Arcade Treasures (Nov 2003) · GCN, PC, PS2, XBOX
- Midway Arcade Origins (Nov 2012) · PS3, X360
Rating distribution
5 stars
23
4 stars
84
3 stars
113
2 stars
19
1 star
11
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review scoopings 3/5 · Aug 11, 2024
Amazing Concept and Voice Acting Bogged Down By Usual Coin Eating Antics
Preliminary: I absolutely love the Look and premise of this, but like its contemporary reviewers noted it's just so blatantly a coin eater. I'm also excited for when shooters get more than 6 directions/more directionally fluid.
Lol! Ok no this is worth a proper playthrough. I was gonna pass it off at first but I just love the Look of …
Preliminary: I absolutely love the Look and premise of this, but like its contemporary reviewers noted it's just so blatantly a coin eater. I'm also excited for when shooters get more than 6 directions/more directionally fluid.
Lol! Ok no this is worth a proper playthrough. I was gonna pass it off at first but I just love the Look of this. And the parody of gameshows and violence on TV is excellent. "Brand New Toaster!" and the blood when you kill the enemies. And the "woos" and other voice parts lolll. This is so much more than [simply] a coin eating dual joystick shooter. This might just be a playtest, with knowledge that it's worth a 3 star and a replay with a friend. But we shall see.
Ok yea welp scratch that again lol, as neat as this was with a lot of potential, the level design is just obnoxious. The first few rooms were manageable but now it's just such an onslaught... Maybe more frequent power-ups would've solved it? I mean I get a lot of power-ups but they weren't saving me in this room. And to top it off they hid a mine under the money... Now, I can just have infinite coins and start right where I was, and with the great Look concept and Sound that might be worth it, but I'm getting the feeling it'll just devolve into frequent petty deaths and more of the same in each room.
Look: 8/10 I really like how you "walk on" the UI :-p
Sound: 8.5/10 The voice part boost this.
Play: 6.5/10 Neat for a bit, but just too much a coin eater mindset/late-80s difficulty mindset.
Feel: 7.5/10 The satirical side and blood and absurdity all bolster the Feel.
Attachment: 7/10 I do want to play this with someone else and see what they think but without stronger weapon upgrades, I don't see this very replayable for me.
Overall: 7.5/10
Completion: 4 rooms
Playtime: 12 mins
