The Wizard of Oz (USA)
Wizard of Oz is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game which is loosely based on the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. It was released by Manley and Associates (now Electronic Arts) in 1993. The object in the game is to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West that is trying to take Dorothy's ruby slippers so that Dorothy can return to Kansas.
The Wizard of Oz (USA)
Technical
CPU
- maincpu 5A22 (@ 21 Mhz)
- soundcpu SPC700 (@ 1 Mhz)
Chipset
- SNES Custom DSP (SPC700)
Display
- Orientation Yoko
- Resolution 255 x 225
- Frequency 60.098476 Hz
Controlers
- Number of players 2
- Number of buttons 6
- Kind of controler
- joy (8 ways)
- joy (8 ways)
- joy (8 ways)
© Copyright author(s) of Wikipedia. This article is under CC-BY-SA
The Wizard of Oz (USA) Screenshots
Gameplay and premise
Dorothy Gale travels to places like Shy Village, Gamboge Gorge, Maize Meadow, Saffron Fields, Xanith Farms, Citron City, The Red Country, and Cinnibar City. Out of all these settings, most of them are never seen in the film version. Then it veers off into other stages that are actually locations from the 1990 Wizard of Oz animated series by DIC Entertainment (except for the Emerald City and the poppy fields, the latter being an essential part of the film version because the original point of the story was get to the Emerald City and see the Wizard).
Dorothy can kick, shoot with Glinda's wand (and she is the only one who can shoot stars and bubbles), and jump. She's trying to see the Wizard of Oz so he can send her home, and she also wants to get Toto back from the Wicked Witch of the West. The Scarecrow is the most vulnerable and lightest member of the party. He can jump and shoot gems, and attack with a pitchfork. If he gets too close to crows, they fly away. He's the second character you get. The Tin Man is the toughest character, but also the heaviest, so he can't jump. He can still shoot gems, kick, and attack with his axe. He's the third character you get. The Cowardly Lion is cowardly, and almost as good as Dorothy. He can jump, throw gems, and attack with his paws. He can also climb trees. He is the fourth and final character you receive.
At the end of the game, after defeating the Wicked Witch of the West, they confront the Wizard himself. As in the original story, Dorothy is successfully sent home upon completing her quest.
Dorothy can kick, shoot with Glinda's wand (and she is the only one who can shoot stars and bubbles), and jump. She's trying to see the Wizard of Oz so he can send her home, and she also wants to get Toto back from the Wicked Witch of the West. The Scarecrow is the most vulnerable and lightest member of the party. He can jump and shoot gems, and attack with a pitchfork. If he gets too close to crows, they fly away. He's the second character you get. The Tin Man is the toughest character, but also the heaviest, so he can't jump. He can still shoot gems, kick, and attack with his axe. He's the third character you get. The Cowardly Lion is cowardly, and almost as good as Dorothy. He can jump, throw gems, and attack with his paws. He can also climb trees. He is the fourth and final character you receive.
At the end of the game, after defeating the Wicked Witch of the West, they confront the Wizard himself. As in the original story, Dorothy is successfully sent home upon completing her quest.
Reception
Public knowledge of this game came to light due to a video review published by The Angry Video Game Nerd. In this review, he makes note of the clunky controls and odd gameplay mechanics seen within it. The game currently sits at a 3.1 ranking on GameFAQs.
