Snow Brothers — stories left

After the maker went bankrupt, however, the game came to be seen in some quarters as a hidden gem, and premium prices were attached to the Famicom, Mega Drive and Game Boy versions. A report in 2017 revealed that the Game Boy version in particular was being sold for 15000 yen in good condition with its box.

In the "4th Gamest Awards" (1990) run in the game magazine Gamest (Shinseisha), it placed 48th among the hit games of the year.

In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 23 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 19.7 out of 30, as shown below.

In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 24 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 19.7 out of 30, as shown below.

In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 7, 5, 6, and 5, for a total of 23 out of 40.

In 1994, a sequel titled Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves was released by Hanafram, serving as the last game by Toaplan prior to their closure.

The Mega Drive version was released only in Japan by Tengen on 28 May 1993, and was the only console version of the game to be developed by Toaplan.

It was the only game developed by Syrmex.

Adane said that co-op play was removed in order to maintain a stable frame rate during gameplay, which was deemed by Djan as "probably the most important factor".

Adane said that co-op play was removed in order to maintain a stable frame rate during gameplay, which was deemed by Djan as "probably the most important factor".

In the September 1990 issue of Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine, the game was ranked on the number eight spot in popularity.