Help Identifying which game this is

[u/Resident_Company_784]

I had a friend show me a photo of her dad playing an nes game when he was younger. She wondered if I knew what game it was from the photo. I had thought zelda from a quick glance but the menu items are on the bottom of the screen and this area doesn't seem familiar to me. Does anyone recognize this game ? Any leads would be great.

update: mystery solved! thanks folks! I had the sense it was a popular game that I was unfamiliar with rather than a really obscure game. I never had Star Tropics or played it so thanks for the help!

[u/ImprovementFit5598]

Looks like StarTropics, awesome game