Darwin 4081

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Darwin 4081
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega (JP), Samsung (KR)
Developer:
Genre: Shooting

















Release Date RRP Code

Super Real Darwin is a 1987 arcade shoot-'em-up by Data East. Sega ported it to the Sega Mega Drive and released it in 1990 exclusively in Japan under the name Darwin 4081 (ダーウィン4081).

The game controls like a regular shoot-'em-up: A and C shoot bullets, B drops bombs; there is rapidfire. However, unlike regular shoot-'em-ups where weapons are upgraded through powerups, your ship "evolves" to survive situations and get past obstacles. Evolution occurs with the Evol (small faces with an E on them) and B-Evol (darker Evols). Each pickup adds a new evolution state to the list. After a particular amount of time, one evolution wears off and the next evolution is chosen. The DNA powerup does provide a more permanent weapon upgrade, but will merely just make the existing weapons stronger. You can hold up to nine DNA powerups.

Production Credits

Game Plan: S-Furukawa
Game Arrange: M-Watanabe
Game Program: K-Sasamoto, Y-Sasaki, O-Nakayama
Game Sound: S-Hamada, H-Matumoto
Game Graphic: R-Maeda, O-Kuroda
Special Thanks H-Nakamoto, P-Nakamura
Game Produce: S-Hawai
Presented by: Sega

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 №3, p37
74 №4, p29
64 №5, p91
74 №1, p77[1]
80 №23, p53
91 №2, p33[2]
83 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
78
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[3]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[4]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
74
[5]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
79
[6]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
74
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
64
[9]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[10]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
74
[11]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
74
[12]
Power Play (DE)
58
[13]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
75
[14]
Sega Pro (UK)
91
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
83
[16]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
58
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[18]
Tilt (FR)
20
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
67
Based on
17 reviews

Darwin 4081

Mega Drive, JP
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart