Biker Mice From Mars (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ค. 2020
- A playthrough of Konami's 1994 license-based racing game for the Super Nintendo, Biker Mice From Mars.
Played through the "Normal Race" mode with Vinnie on the hard difficulty level.
As excellent as Konami's arcade games based on cartoon licenses tended to be, their console output was arguably just as impressive. Biker Mice From Mars is a good representative example of that.
We had seen plenty of turtles, bats, and rabbits at this point, but Martian mice? Sure, why not? The cartoon, blending animated sci-fi violence with 90s attitude, was fairly popular and saw three seasons produced before it was cancelled in 1996.
Unlike the beat 'em ups and platformers that Konami typically created for their licensed properties, Biker Mice From Mars is an isometric combat-racing game in the vein of Galaxy 5000 and Rock 'n Roll Racing.
You can choose to play as any of the three mice (Throttle, Modo, or Vinnie) or three villains (Limburger, Karbunkle, and Grease Pit), and similar to Mario Kart, each racer handles differently based on stats like acceleration and grip. They each have their own special moves that can be used, and there's even a between-race upgrade shop a la Top Gear 2 where you can buy parts to improve different aspects of your bike's performance.
And what is even better is that Biker Mice takes the best parts of those earlier games and mashes them together to create something that's fast, exciting, and thoroughly satisfying to play.
It's a console-exclusive game, but Konami threw everything they had at this one to make it feel like an arcade game on the SNES, and sure enough, it worked! The graphics and sound are real stand-outs for the SNES. The sharp backgrounds fly by at sonic speeds without any hiccups in the silky smooth framerate, and the racers are all about as well detailed as they could be at this resolution. Everything pretty much explodes with bright colors (especially when everything is actually exploding!), and the menus and the UI all do a great job of giving the game that classic, extravagantly overblown 90s arcade-style presentation. Throw in some flashy cutscene sequences, a heavy rock soundtrack, a heap of enthusiastic voice samples, and you've got yourself an arcade machine ready to plug into your SNES's cartridge slot.
(Unless your playing the PAL version, because while that one is still excellent, it's more like sticking a Snickers bar in your console. Seriously, they went soooo overkill with the in-game advertisements!)
Biker Mice's gameplay is as careful to adhere to the arcade spirit as it's presentation is. The mechanics are simple enough to allow anyone to jump in, but there's enough complexity beneath the surface to keep your attention for a good few weeks, at least.
There are a couple of game modes, including the standard championship that features six circuits with five races each, as well as a mode in which you can win by destroying all of your competitors. You won't get to see all of the courses, though, unless you play it on the hard level
Things get pretty chaotic and difficult in the later circuits, but the difficulty curve is reasonable if you put in some practice, and the controls are excellent. The steering might take you a few races to get used to, but once you've found a character you like and spend a bit of time playing, the controls feel about as natural as RC Pro-Am's ever did. That's a good thing
So once again, Konami + random license with talking animals = must-play game. I should've just said that at the beginning. I would've saved myself the time it took to write all of this.
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My childhood. I remember watching this cartoon and I liked to play so much
Your about 36 37 i guarantee it.. Those were the good days
I’m in Australia, I loved this game so much. Only one video store had it for rent and I’d pick it up all the time, I kept asking if they’d be willing to sell it to me but apparently it was popular. Vinnie was my favourite, felt so cool to twirl into the power slide. My brother loved Modo and his extra damage that let him just blow up the other racers.
Weird thing though, the Australian version was clearly sponsored by snickers. The invincibility star was a snickers bar, the winners podium had a snickers logo, and when you won a race the character had a snickers bar saying “even winners need to satisfy their hunger”. Kind of obnoxious tbh, but the game was fun so oh well.
Let's rock, *AND RIDE!* Such an awesome combat racer!
this looks way better than the ps2 version
I used to be a Butterfinger man myself but then then they changed the formula. It's just not the same anymore. I'd go for a $100,000 myself now. This a fast little racer, it really moves for a system without blast processing not to mention it looks like it controls well to boot.
@@larrylaffer3246 $100K is that what the snes cart is going for now?
@@larrylaffer3246 Ooooh it has been years since I had a 100 Grand. Do they still make them? I'll have to scope out the gas station candy aisle.
@@NintendoComplete Well, you know what they say: You're not you when you're hungry.
Konami did certainly get license crazy back in the 90s, seemingly picking up anything they could get their hands on with some rather random licenses like Bucky O'Hare, Zen the Intergalacitic Ninja, Biker Mice From Mars, and The Lone Ranger. What was so great is that Konami usually always handled each license with care, even if they were not a huge one like Turtles, The Simpsons, or Tiny Toons. They put as much quality into all their licenses as they did to their main games, which is why they were my favorite third party back in the day from the 8-Bit to 32-Bit days. (Capcom was a very close second.)
Both Capcom and Konami did an excellent job with licensed games. They were some of my favorites.
It's rather bizarre to think about, that it all started with the first TMNT game on NES being Konami's biggest success back then, considering the game's mixed reputation these days.
@@Sledgex3 It's not surprising in the slightest, though, since anything with the Ninja Turtles back then was a license to print money.
Contra 3 man
Plus Konami always made great music.
Yet another excellent game from Konami. They did their mondo bodacious licenses good, dude. The beautiful visuals, rockin’ music and generally awesome atmosphere is irresistible.
SNES games are just magical. Even though I’ve never played this, it makes me feel nostalgic!
The rules with Vinnie is that you can’t use his jump to gain speed, only to attack. It makes the game fair.
My best friend growing up hated me (and this game lol) for that exact reason. We eventually compromised on banning Vinnie in VS Mode because whenever I rented this game, he'd roll his eyes and refuse to pick up the second the controller unless the Vinnie issue was addressed lol I was a beast with Vinnie.
@@AJR-zg2py the funny thing i was a Modo main, and my older brother won 7/10 in the main races. Once we established Rules for Vinnie and Modo, Throttle is actually the best character. I ve been undefeated with Throttle since like 2005 lol
My childhood I spent it playing this game .😢😢
This game was fun as hell and the cartoon was off the chain back in the day..
This Biker Mice From Mars game for the Super NES, is a tie-in to the animated series of the same title, off of syndication in the mid 90's.
I don't know why, but I have memories of playing this game. I don't know when or where, but I played this and that shop screen is so vivid.
About the only other thing I remember is never getting hang of the controls. Just remember being frustrated playing this. Was probably between 5-7 years old when I actually played it. Thanks for bringing back this memory.
My one favorite arcade game my childhood days 1999 -2000 my favorite character is throttle of biker mice 👍👌💯
A SNES classic! I played it again these days. A great game!
Konami have turtles, cows, wabbits and martian mices! Oh my!
And also the unknown Warner creatures
Lol “No one is faster than me” Speed = 1
Love the cartoon style graphics in this. Sound effects and music too.
Aww man, this is so nostalgic
When I first heard of this game, I assumed it was going to be an action game similar to TMNT IV: Turtles in Time. But it looks like a fun racing game 🙂
Vinnie will always be the real Underdog of the series, imperfectly charming, and Imperfectly different yet creative. Or by his real name 'Vincent.'
I always thought it was funny his voice came from Ian Ziering (Steve Sanders, Beverly Hills 90210) Once i knew that i couldn't "unhear" it.. Coolest Mouse in my opinion!
Too bad he sucks in this game, his special attack its trash compare to the other mice.
@@Seiko180 it wasn’t really an attack though. It was better as a speed boost. I always played Vinnie. You didn’t get the kills, you just won the race.
Modo was the demon with his charge that hit for two points…
@@CappyKNot only that but his attack is perfect for speed boosting too . He is still my favourite mouse in the game and in the show .
The title in the thumbnail confused me : at first i thought it was a game with a similar title as Biker Mice from Mars(it says Biker Mike From Mars). Then i checked your description and i understand that it was actually a Biker Mice From Mars game. On the top of that, a combat-racing game.
It’s a really good looking game.
Haha oh okay, you must clicked it just after I published the video! I saw that and fixed it almost immediately. I wonder what sort of game Biker Mike From Mars would be. Maybe a Toe Jam and Earl spin-off? :)
NintendoComplete more like a Lobo game.
Surprised I didn't come across this hidden gem back in the day. I'm gonna have to check it out and add it to my collection!
What's a gem?
Yeah, I’m looking to do the same. It’s expensive tho, (not cheap, lol)
@@jackischilling9435treasure, stands out from the rubbish. You not know what a Gemstone is? Come on now
Modo was unstoppable in this game. 🔥
For two decades i was wondering what this game was called. I finally fucking found it! thank you! :D
Excellent choice to go with vinnie. These over head racing games I perfer handing and acceleration because not all the time will be a perfect turn.
The Memories.
Loved that game as a kid so fun
I Play this for so long I forgot about it until now it's so nostalgic
Awesome playthrough!
Konami always made excellent games.
we are agree that Vinnie is the fastest Jerry
Never knew they had a game for this and i thought i was true gamer😒
Ian Hutton bruh you didn’t knowws
is it me or did they get Rob Paulsen to do the "Alright!" line for the game?
It would make sense. He was in the show. They got the original actors when they made the Bucky O'Hare arcade game, so they probably did here too if they weren't able to sample it cleanly from a episode.
Super Nintendo was my favorite console. I played more games in SNES then most people Im sure. For me this one is the best in the system. It is like rock and roll racing combined with Mario kart. Just amazing.
Is there anything konami didn't get the license of? Not that I'm complaining.
Charles in Charge. I still want that game lol
Street Sharks
Modo was the most broken character in the game lol
Obviously. 2 damage vs 1 from everything else, with everyone having 3 hp.
there's a Modo in every game for beginners, like Lilong in Sould Edge
THANKS!!!!!
Where is the snickers turbo?
This game was so dope. Can this be found on Nintendo switch game store or something?
This was mario kart before mario kart was cool. Played a lot with my cousins.
Ahh the great memories
A tough game to finish!
those last round track layouts give me anxiety lol
Gran Gran Juego!!!! muchas tardes jugando y mejorando motos :P
So basically if you don't feel like using Modo and don't upgrade your armour to have more then 3 hit points Modo can just end your race if he feels like it? Since every time Modo hit you he took 3 points off your health.
Alright!!!!!
Rock and roll racing meets the bikermice😅
1:32:26 Why appear only 1 bikes ?? what happen if there 3 friend bikers ?
I won every game by eliminating every racer that was my tactic. Lmao
Modo was the character for that, dealing double damage with his dash attack.
This looks like a job for cheating 😎
Is this on switch?
The doctor was always the best driver
if by best you mean worst.
What does The accouncer say in the Start of each race
I think its "Helmets on" I think?
Monitor!
I never seen the cartoon but had the game lol
You're should it f****** metal 👍🏻
What they said in the intro? I mean the speech
This game is a little bit like “Super Mario Kart”.
I cannot count the amount of endless hours i have played this game as a kid. It was excellent!
It’s a decent Konami game but nothing beats Rock’n Roll Racing
Rock n Roll racing is cool, I have it on Blizzard Classics for switch. But this game seems way better !?
I should've picked this one up years ago, now it's pushing $50-60 bucks just for a cart only copy. And there's no Japanese release to bypass this.
I don't know how often you buy SNES games, but you might want to consider a flash cart. They pay for themselves in no time considering how pricey the carts can get, and while I can only speak to my experience with an SD2SNES, it's close enough that I can't tell the difference between a game running from it and running from an original cartridge.
@@NintendoComplete I've pretty much been collecting for almost 15 years, at this point with almost 1,300 games owned under my belt, it's a bit late for a flash cart haha.
Carla Estrada Konami
The controls seem real jerky in this game.
They take a bit of getting used to since the sensitivity of the controls changes a lot depending on the character you pick, but they're pretty good overall.
What an awesome cartoon racing game, the likes of animation.
You know, Duck Dodgers, Battletoads, TMNT Classic and Looney tunes.
Cool, Vinny was my guy too
Finish this game