Kingdom of Devotindos, and reaches the Devontindos castle to confront Devilgus. Sparkster frees Sherry, however Devilgus, having obtained the Key, escapes into space to reach the Pig Star. Sherry casts a spell on Sparkster's rocket pack that allows him to chase Devilgus. After a fight with Devilgus in the Pig Star, it is revealed that Devilgus is a robot; Sparkster manages to defeat him either way. After a melee fight with Axel Gear, Sparkster eventually confronts Devilgus in his true form. Sparkster defeats Devilgus, causing the Pig Star to explode. Sparkster escapes in a nearby escape pod, however Devilgus attempts a last-ditch effort to kill Sparkster in the escape pod. Devilgus eventually burns apart while entering Elhorn's atmosphere. Sparkster lands back safely in Zephyrus, reunites Princess Sherry with King Zebulos and flies off elsewhere. Reception Rocket Knight Adventures was well received by critics, who praised the music and graphics. HonestGamers gave the game a 9/10. Sega-16 gave it the same mark, saying that "it is not only one of the system’s best titles, it’s one of the greatest platformers ever made". Legacy A SNES version of Rocket Knight Adventures was planned but was never released. The Sparkster character would be advertised as Konami's mascot, appearing on several Konami advertisements and game manuals. The game would be followed by a direct sequel, Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 on the Sega Genesis in 1994. A spin-off game, Sparkster, would be released in the same year for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A revival of the series, Rocket Knight was released in 2010, developed by British studio Climax Group and was released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Steam. Sparkster has appeared as a playable character in games such as New International Track & Field for Nintendo DS and Krazy Kart Racing for iPhone and iPod Touch. He also has cameos in Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shōgun Magginesu for the SNES, Snatcher for the Mega-CD, Jikkyō Power Pro Wrestling '96: Max Voltage for the SNES, Mitsumete Knight for the PlayStation, he was disguised by Pastel in TwinBee PARADISE in Donburishima for PC, and a figure resembling him also appears in an alternate ending to Contra: Shattered Soldier for the PlayStation 2, and as nonogram pixel on Pixel Puzzle Collection for the iPhone and Android. Notes References External links 1993 video games Konami franchises Konami games Platform games Cancelled Super Nintendo Entertainment System games