Lock-On

From Sega Retro

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Lock-On
Manufacturer: Sega
Distributor: Bandai (North America, Western Europe), Halifax (Italy), Bug Multisystem (Israel), DDC Agency (Czechia/Slovakia)

Lock-On (ロックオン) (originally titled Virtual Shooting Lock-On (バーチャルシューティング・ロックオン) in Japan before the name was shortened) is a simple laser tag game originally released by Sega in January 1993.[1]

Lock-On exists in a variety of forms. For most of the world, Lock-On existed solely as a simplistic, "fair" game of laser tag - each player is equipped with a sensor (to be strapped to the head) and an infra-red light gun - when hit, a number decreases and the player who sustains the least "damage", wins. Some years later (around 1997) the package was upgraded under the name Lock-On 2, with the guns and headsets replaced with less bulky versions, presumably to cut costs. In North America and Europe, distribution was handled by Bandai. The Lock-On 2 was priced £29.99 (or £59.99 for a twin pack) in the United Kingdom.[2]

In Japan, the game was made more elaborate with the introduction of the Lock-On Bazooka (ロックオン バズーカ), and then the Voice Lock-On (ボイスロックオン) in 1997. Here Lock-On sets are grey/black as opposed to the standard blue used everywhere else.

Photo gallery

Magazine articles

Main article: Lock-On/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Television advertisements

Voice Lock-On JP TV advert

Print advertisements

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UK advert (Spring-Summer 1996)
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UK advert (Spring-Summer 1997)
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Print advert in Wiz (IL) #40: "7/94" (1994-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (PT) #19: "Dezembro 1994" (1994-12-xx)
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Print advert in Wiz (IL) #65: "9/96" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #63: "Diciembre 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Lock-On, US/EU
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Lock-On, IT
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Lock-On 2, US/EU
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Lock-On 2 (X2), US/EU
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Lock-On, JP

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Lock-On, JP (X2)
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Lock-On, JP (Bazooka)
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Lock-On 2, JP
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Lock-On 2, JP (Voice)
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Lock-On Euro Version, JP
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Lock-On Euro Version (X2), JP

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