Mass Destruction

n/a

Mass Destruction

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: BMG Interactive (Europe), BMG Japan (Japan), ASC Games (US)

Developer: NMS Software

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (11 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Shooting^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-11-20^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-18007G
US	1997-11-14^[3]		T-18007H
EU	1997-03-27^[4]		MK81089-50
DE	1997-03-27^[4]		MK81089-50
PT	1997		STJSE0512
UK	1997-03-27^[5]^[6]^[4]	£39.9939.99^[7]	MK81089-50
PL	1997	235zł235
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC PlayStation

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.

Mass Destruction, known as Mass Destruction: Otousan Nimo Dekiru Soft (マスデストラクション～お父さんにもできるソフト～) in Japan, is a video game released for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

Early in its development, the game was known as Tank (タンク).^[8]^[9]

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Mass Destruction	Mass Destruction
English (US)	Mass Destruction	Mass Destruction
Japanese	マスデストラクション～お父さんにもできるソフト～	Mass Destruction: Otousan Nimo Dekiru Soft

Magazine articles

Main article: Mass Destruction/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

JP flyer

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #95: "June 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #99: "October 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #101: "December 1997" (1997-1x-xx)^[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #104: "March 1998" (1998-0x-xx)^[11]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

80

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[7]

Edge (UK)

PAL

60

^[14]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[15]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[16]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

80

^[17]

Gambler (PL)

74

^[18]

GameFan (US)

83

^[19]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[20]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

75

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

85

^[22]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

85

^[23]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

77

^[24]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[25]

neXt Level (DE)

PAL

65

^[26]

Player One (FR)

70

^[27]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

59

^[28]

Saturn Power (UK)

71

^[29]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

82

^[30]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

87

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[32]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[33]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

76

^[34]

	74
Based on 24 reviews

Mass Destruction

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Mass Destruction/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

460,688,592

CD-ROM (EU)

MK81089-50 V1.200

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

480,304,272

1997-08-12

CD-ROM (JP)

T-18007G V1.002

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

480,304,272

CD-ROM (US)

T-18007H V1.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1996-09-06

CD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1997-03-10

CD-R

Page

References

↑ File:MassDestruction Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Press release: 1997-02-26: Manx TT Leads Sega's Games Line Up For March
↑ http://www.sega-europe.com/saturn/satinfo.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-02 14:09)
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-24), page 28
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 78
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 95
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-12), page 96
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 73
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 97
↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 108
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 132
↑ Edge, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-28), page 90
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 198
↑ Famitsu, "1997-11-28" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 78
↑ Gambler, "6/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 6: June 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 21
↑ GamePro, "June 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "9/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 94
↑ MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 75
↑ Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 84
↑ Next Generation, "December 1997" (US; 1997-11-18), page 170
↑ neXt Level, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-18), page 76
↑ Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 111
↑ Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 1" (JP; 1997-12-26), page 146
↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 73
↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 68
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 70
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-41 (1997-11-28)" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 199
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
↑ Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 104

Mass Destruction
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Hidden content \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception Prototypes: 1996-09-06 \| 1997-03-10

[:File:MassDestruction_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:MassDestruction Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20190728123006.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee3.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19990221172240.2Fhttp:.2F.2Friehlspot.simplenet.com.2Fvgame.2Fnew.2Fsaturn.html-3] ttp://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)

[Press_release:_1997-02-26:_Manx_TT_Leads_Sega.27s_Games_Line_Up_For_March-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Press release: 1997-02-26: Manx TT Leads Sega's Games Line Up For March

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19981202140918.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.sega-europe.com.2Fsaturn.2Fsatinfo.html-5] ttp://www.sega-europe.com/saturn/satinfo.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-12-02 14:09)

[6] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1997-03-24), page 28

[:File:CVG_UK_186.pdf_p78-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 78

[:File:CVG_UK_178.pdf_p95-8] Computer & Video Games, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-11), page 95

[:File:CVG_UK_184.pdf_p96-9] Computer & Video Games, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-12), page 96

[:File:EGM_US_101.pdf_p73-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 73

[:File:EGM_US_104.pdf_p97-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 97

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_27.pdf_p108-12] CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 108

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_064.pdf_p132-13] Consoles +, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 132

[:File:Edge_UK_044.pdf_p90-14] Edge, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-28), page 90

[:File:EGM_US_101.pdf_p198-15] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 198

[16] Famitsu, "1997-11-28" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-06.pdf_p78-17] Fun Generation, "06/97" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 78

[18] Gambler, "6/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0506.pdf_p21-19] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 6: June 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:GamePro_US_105.pdf_p76-20] GamePro, "June 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 76

[21] Gry Komputerowe, "9/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Joypad_FR_063.pdf_p94-22] Joypad, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-05.pdf_p75-23] MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 75

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-05.pdf_p84-24] Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 84

[:File:NextGeneration_US_36.pdf_p170-25] Next Generation, "December 1997" (US; 1997-11-18), page 170

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1997-05.pdf_p76-26] neXt Level, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-18), page 76

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_075.pdf_p111-27] Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 111

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1998-01_19980116.pdf_p146-28] Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 1" (JP; 1997-12-26), page 146

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p73-29] Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 73

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_42.pdf_p68-30] Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 68

[:File:SSM_UK_18.pdf_p70-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "April 1997" (UK; 1997-03-15), page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19971128_1997-41.pdf_p199-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-41 (1997-11-28)" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 199

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-05.pdf_p104-34] Video Games, "5/97" (DE; 1997-04-23), page 104

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

Mass Destruction

From Sega Retro

Contents

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References