Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves Arcade M.A.M.E Game Session
0Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves is a 1994 platform arcade video game developed and published by Toaplan under their Hanafram label. One of the last games to be created by Toaplan, it is the sequel to Snow Bros., which was released earlier in 1990 on multiple platforms. In the game, players assume the role of one of the playable characters to rescue a kidnapped princess from captivity.
As of 2019, the rights to the title is owned by Tatsujin, a company founded in 2017 by former Toaplan member Masahiro Yuge and now-affiliate of Japanese arcade manufacturer ex A-Arcadia alongside many other Toaplan IPs.
Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves served as one of the final projects to be developed by Toaplan, as the company ceased development of shoot 'em up games prior to their closure. The soundtrack was co-composed by Osamu Ōta and Ryūichi Yabuki, although neither are credited as such in the game. According to Junya Inoue, the project was developed by then-freshman members at Toaplan.
Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves was released in arcades in April 1994 under Toaplan's then-newly formed Hanafram label, becoming one of their last games to be released before ceasing operations and declaring bankruptcy on March of the same year. According to Japanese website Institute of Game Culture Conservation, the game was distributed in low numbers. Prior to launch, the title was first showcased to the public in a playable state at the 1994 AOU Show. On 25 April 2018, an album containing music from the title, as well as its predecessor's soundtrack was published exclusively in Japan by City Connection under their Clarice Disk label.