I remember having to lead some zombies over to some of the neighbors to prevent more from spawning right next to them by having a certain number on the screen at once.  Is this the glitch you mean?

It's a great game, but what I hate the most is when people think it's a Konami game. No, ZAMN is a LucasArts game! Bow down before the glory of LucasArts. They also made Ghoul Patrol and Metal Warriors.

To the people here disappointed with Ghoul Patrol, try out Herc's Adventures for Saturn/PS1. It might not be the same theme (greek mythology now), but it has plenty of twists and uses the same engine as ZAMN/Ghoul Patrol. It also has two player co-op.

Oh I wasn't necessarily saying one was harder than the other, just memorable in that they were both games played with friends that we could not complete. I actually remember finally realizing you could hold the buttons down in Super Smash TV to continually fire...I played for a while rapid firing the buttons in all crazy directions - totally kills the fingers! Felt so dumb =p

I've made it to the 40s in Zombies but I've never beaten it. It's one of my favourite SNES games though, so I always give it a go with a friend once or twice a year.

As far as Smash TV goes, I've played through it with someone and the last boss was beaten, but I received a Game Over before the last boss. I have played the SNES a lot more than any of my friends, so any game that has shared continues you can guarantee that I'll survive until there's none left then Game Over. Of course, I always Game Over before my friend who has used all the continues up to that point..

Yeah, it's basically that, but in this case it prevents the tourists from turning into a werewolf because the game can't produce any more sprites.

While I have the the Genesis version, I can agree it is an extremely tough game with constant enemy respawns and limited weapon availability. I remember times of wandering for a key and have my lives drain away.

Played it numerous times growing up with friends. Of course we would use all the passwords and still I don't really remember actually getting to the last level. I remember the giant baby, haha. And the UFO. One of my favorite games for the Genesis. Never played it on SNES till recently.

Can you really get to those tourists on that stage though (Son of Dr. Tongue)?  I know about the sprite glitch and that it works on werewolf tourists, but the issue I always had on that particular stage is that the tourists are stuck on a balcony with a solid wall that cannot be destroyed.  There does not appear to be a secret passage to them either.

I've always wanted to know if it's possible to get up there, so I'd love to hear it if you know a way!

Smash TV is definitely a lot more addicting...  just blasting away at stuff.

Oh, sorry, I'm thinking of a different level lol (level 28, I believe). Not sure about the bonus stage. My brother and I did that one recently and I don't remember there being any impossible-to-reach tourists, though maybe they just got turned into werewolves.

Yup, level 28 is definitely one of those levels where you need the sprite glitch to get all the tourists.  The programmers obviously didn't intend for people to get 100% rescues on this game!

Don't forget Ghoul Patrol.

I think it was covered earlier that Ghoul Patrol sucks.

I like Ghoul Patrol. Sure, it isn't quite as good as ZAMN, but for anyone who likes the original it is worth giving a try. I think if it wasn't the sequel to one of the best games of all time it would be more loved.

I like ZAMN but also find it to be, at the same time, not as epic as it truly could have been. Had the game given us additional modes such as the following:

1. Imagine if each stage had an exit, and it played just like Doom. Saved no neighbors? No bonus points, but you can still advance to the next level.

2. The other option would be to kill every last baddie in order for the exit to appear. This mode would be for the more action-oriented gamer.

Then it would have been perfect IMO.

As for Ghoul Patrol, as a 1 player game it's a lot more forgiving, and overall it's pretty solid. But yeah, it just didn't have the charm or solid playability as the original. I did like the jump button they added in, though.