Difference between revisions of "Darxide"
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| − | '''Additional Thanks to:''' James Dixon, Jonathan Roach | + | *'''2D Graphics by:''' Aggy Finn, Chris Mullender, Reece Millidge |
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Revision as of 07:28, 17 July 2016
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| System(s): Sega 32X | ||||||||||
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| Developer: Frontier Developments | ||||||||||
| Genre: Simulation | ||||||||||
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Darxide is a Sega 32X shoot-'em-up game developed by Frontier Developments and published by Sega in early 1996. It is notable for being one of two 32X games only to be released in Europe, and the only one which is region locked.
Darxide was developed with the canceled Sega Neptune Sega Mega Drive/Sega 32X hybrid console in mind (with the aim of becoming a launch title), but delays in production and the subsequent halting of the Neptune project meant it premiered as the very last 32X game in Europe (with North America seeing theirs, Spider-Man: Web of Fire in early 1996). Darxide was once set for release in North America but the plans fell through for unknown reasons.
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Gameplay
The game is a 3D shooter, similar to Asteroids but with an extra dimension. The player's task is to eliminate all asteroids and alien ships within a certain time limit, and is said to be extremely difficult as a result. It is one of the few 32X games to make use of textured polygons and basic lighting, setting it aside from most other 32X games which stuck with two dimensions.
History
Legacy
Despite receiving mixed reviews from the press at the time, in recent years Darxide has become one of the rarest (or at least, most sought-after) 32X games, with copies being known to sell for $700-$1000 USD second-hand. Frontier released a sequel (or partial remake), Darxide EMP for Pocket PCs and the Nokia Series 60 in 2003/2004.
Production credits
- Designed by: Peter Irvin, David Braben
- Programmed by: Peter Irvin
- Assisted by: Chris Mullender
- Produced by: Duncan Kershaw
- Music and Sound Effects by: Adam Salkeld
- 3D Shapes by: Aggy Finn
- 2D Graphics by: Aggy Finn, Chris Mullender, Reece Millidge
- Additional Thanks to: James Dixon, Jonathan Roach
Magazine articles
- Main article: Darxide/Magazine articles.
Artwork
North American prototype cover
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MAN!AC DE 1996-04.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:MAN!AC DE 1996-04.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:MegaFun DE 1996-03.pdf, page 87 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1996-03.pdf_p87" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:SegaMagazin DE 28.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 28.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:VideoGames DE 1996-02.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":File:VideoGames DE 1996-02.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 74
- ↑ Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 29
- ↑ Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 38
- ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-25), page 58
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