Heimdall

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Heimdall
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher:
Sega Mega-CD
JVC Musical Industries (US)
Sega Mega-CD
Victor Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: RPG[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥8,8008,800 T-60054
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[4] T-60145
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Non-Sega versions

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Heimdall (ハイムドール) is an RPG originally developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design for the Amiga and Atari ST line of computers. It was ported to the Sega Mega-CD in 1994.

Gameplay

Heimdall is a part-action, part-turn-based RPG. The player traverses across a top-down isometric world, but fights enemies from a first person perspective. There are also a small handful of "sub games".

Versions

The Mega-CD version of Heimdall is very similar to the Amiga and Atari ST originals, however the introduction is now spoken rather than presented through text.

Heimdall was originally designed to rely on a mouse and keyboard combination, with all menus (and fight scenes) being designed around pointing and clicking. While this was not fundementally changed on the Mega-CD, the game curiously does not support the Sega Mouse, meaning all actions are performed through a standard control pad.

Production credits

Core Design Team
  • Design: The Eighth Day, Jerr O Carroll, Ged Keaveney
  • Graphics: Jerr O Carroll
  • Coding: Ged Keaveney
  • Testing: Darren Price
  • Producer: Jeremy Heath Smith
  • With Thanks to: Chris Long, Mark Avory, John Kirkland
  • Special Thanks: Crazy Office Boy, Takeshi Minagawa
Victor Team
  • Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
  • Director: Takeshi Minagawa
  • Assistant Director: Kenji Ono
  • Manual and Packaging for Japanese Version: Rie Toshima
Source:
In-game credits
Heimdall MCD credits.pdf
[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Heimdall/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Heimdall/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[6]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[7]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
91
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
64
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[12]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
79
[13]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-U
78
[14]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
90
[15]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
64
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
88
[17]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[18]
Sega Mega-CD
73
Based on
14 reviews

Heimdall

Mega-CD, JP
Heimdall MCD JP Box Back.jpgHeimdall MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Heimdall MCD JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Heimdall MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, US
Heimdall MCD US Backcover.pngHeimdall mcd us frontcover.png
Cover
Heimdall mcd us disc.png
Disc
Heimdall mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Heimdall MCD US RegCard.pdf
Reg Card

Technical information

Main article: Heimdall/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
254,397,024 CD-ROM (JP) T-60054
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
231,921,312 CD-ROM (US) T-60145

References


Heimdall

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Books: Heimdall: The Official Strategy Guide (1994)

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