America Oudan Ultra Quiz
America Oudan Ultra Quiz is a Super Famicom puzzle game released in 1992 developed by Genki. It centers on story, case, or mission progress, rule recognition, and spatial or logical judgment, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around television output, a directional pad, shoulder buttons, and a six-button controller.
- AI score · out of 10
- 5.2 / 10
About this game
America Oudan Ultra Quiz is a Super Famicom puzzle release centered on story, case, or mission progress, rule recognition, and spatial or logical judgment. Compact stages add conditions and tighter constraints over time, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on campaign length or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Graphics, audio cues, and state feedback need to support decisions directly, while sprite animation, scrolling, color, and chip-based audio jointly carry readability and atmosphere. The main genre-specific friction is that limited explanations, repetition, or abrupt difficulty can stall progress. In addition, password or battery saves, multiplayer accessories, manual dependence, regional language, and cartridge enhancement chips can affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this release and excludes emulator features, modern-port conveniences, and content from other platforms.
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AI review
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Strong television atmosphere undermined by poor learning and recovery
The SFC Ultra Quiz takes its televised journey seriously. Hosts, stage illustrations, familiar programme music and detailed sound give each stop ceremony, while rolling-ball challenges, racing, shooting and buzzer rounds provide varied formats. Unfortunately, the attractive package surrounds a difficult learning process. The aircraft questions hide correctness feedback, later stages combine timed action with obscure trivia, and the final opponent may buzz before a question finishes appearing. Easy mode and fuel-refill points relieve some pressure; continues and whack-a-mole recovery are genuinely useful too. Nevertheless, no saves or passwords and major rollback after a final-round loss make persistence expensive. This suits Japanese-trivia enthusiasts willing to play extended sessions and appreciate the presentation, rather than players expecting repeated failure to teach effectively. Its breadth is interesting, but accessing it demands considerable patience.
Strengths
- Programme music, hosting and detailed staging establish a distinctive journey.
- Ten stages combine trivia with varied rolling, racing and shooting formats.
Weaknesses
- Missing feedback, premature buzz-ins and dual gates hinder learning; absent saves and late rollback increase retry costs.
Who it is for: For Japanese-trivia enthusiasts and programme fans who accept extended challenges.
Play notes: Japanese single-player SFC version. There are no saves/passwords, and Easy still uses difficult questions; allow uninterrupted time.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Ten stages offer varied formats, though repetitive recovery and difficult gates reduce access to that breadth. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Missing answer feedback and premature opponent buzz-ins undermine learning and fair progress, beyond simply asking difficult questions. | Reviewed | 3.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Illustrations, expressive hosting and tailored music convincingly establish a televised competition journey. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Continues and recovery help, but absent persistent saves, major late rollback and limited Easy relief make retries burdensome. | Reviewed | 3.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Genki
- Publisher
- Takara Tomy
- Release date
- 1992
- Platforms
- Super Famicom / SNES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableFixed CameraLow Entry BarrierSolo-friendlySlow BurnShort SessionsPick-up and Play2D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursPuzzle SolvingStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Super Famicom / SNESWorldwide1992
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