Classic Game Room reviews EARTH DEFENSE FORCE for Super Nintendo from 1991, a Jaleco SHMUP space ship shooter for the SNES which hit the Western market in 1992 with the menu title Super Earth Defense Force. EDF! EDF! But not Earth Defense Force 2017 or Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon, this EDF is a side scrolling space ship shooter where you pick a weapon and then weast 16-bit bad guys in the atmosphere, in caves and in space! This CGR video review of Earth Defense Force has EDF Shmup gameplay from SNES Super Nintendo showing Super Earth Defense Force game play in action.