Last Bronx

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Last Bronx
System(s): Sega Model 2B CRX, Sega Saturn, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

Last Bronx (ラストブロンクス -東京番外地-) is a 3D versus fighting game developed by Sega AM3 for Sega Model 2B CRX arcade hardware. It was one of the first 3D fighting games to have motion captured weapons, the other being Namco's Soul Edge.

Since its original release the game has been brought to the Sega Saturn and Windows PCs. It was also re-released as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series for the PlayStation 2. The Last Bronx franchise was made into comics, radio dramas and even a film in Japan.

Production Credits

Arcade Version

Director: Akinobu Abe
Assistant Director: Nobuyuki Yamashita
Chief Programmer: Seiji Fujiwara
Programmer: Masanobu Yanagisako, Kenichi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kataoka, Yoshio Hirasawa
Chief Designer: Shinichi Nakagawa
Designer: Takeshi Sano, Mitsuhiko Kakita, Jun Uriu, Masamitsu Hoshino, Koji Ono, Go Kikuchi, Yasuhito Tanaka, Kenji Shimizu, Kuniharu Takeuchi
Motion Editor: Tomosuke Tsuda, Mari Tsuruzoe, Isao Matsumoto
Character Designer: Yoshitsugu Sato
Model Designer: Tomoko Yemura
Sound Director: Tomoyuki Kawamura
Publicity: Noriaki Yatsuzuka
Special Thanks: Attractive Action Club, Sega Digital Media Studio, Bose (SDP), Shinsuke Takizawa, Jun Uehara (Hakuhodo Inc.), Mitsuko Akata,
Staff of

  • "Ikebukuro Gigo"
  • "Hi-Tech Sega Shibuya"

Technical Research Section, To All Members of AM R&D Dept. #3
Producer: Yoshiro Akata
General Manager: Hisao Oguchi
Produced by: Sega
© 1996 Sega

PC Version

Voices
  • Yusaku: Kazuki Yao
  • Joe: Kaneto Shiozawa
  • Lisa: Mina Tominaga
  • Tommy: Nobuyuki Hiyama
  • Yoko: Megumi Ogata
  • Kurosawa: Norio Wakamoto
  • Nagi: Kikuko Inoue
  • Zaimoku: Tessho Genda
  • Redeye: Nobutoshi Hayashi

Director: Akinobu Abe
Programmers: Seiji Fujiwara, Hirofumi Okamoto, Mitsuyoshi Ono, Bungo Ishida
Designers: Seiichi Yamagata, Kiyohiko Yamashita, Masaki Takahashi, Minori Hisamatsu, Sayaka Ishiyama
Character Design: Yoshitsugu Sato
CG Design: Koji Ono
Sound: Tomoyuki Kawamura
Coordinators: Noriaki Yatsuzuka, Nobuhiko Shimizu
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
Producer: Akinobu Abe

PC Edition Staff

Programmers: Tatsuya Satoh (HIC), Takashi Yonemori (HIC), Tenshi Ueda (HIC), Hiroki Kawashima (HIC), Kunihide Izawa (HIC)
Graphic Designers: Katsufumi Yoshimori, Takeo Kimata, Ryuhei Arai (HIC)
Producer: Toshinori Asai
Assistant Producer: Shun Arai
Director: Tadashi Kuroi
Special Thanks: Original Last Bronx Staff, AM#2 Dept. Sound Team, Sega Digital media Studio

Physical Scans

Model 2 Version

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №191
84 №68, p100/101
92 №24, p68/69
Sega Saturn
79
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
92
[1]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
80
[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
81
[4]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[5]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[6]
Gambler (PL)
83
[7]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
84
[8]
Game Power (IT)
84
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[10]
Gry Komputerowe (PL)
75
[11]
GMR (US)
70
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[14]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-J
83
[15]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
93
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[17]
Neo (PL)
80
[18]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
75
[19]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
85
[20]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
75
[21]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
85
[22]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
88
[23]
Sega Power (GR)
90
[24]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
90
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[28]
Strana Igr (RU)
90
[29]
Super Power (FI)
92
[30]
Sega Saturn
81
Based on
30 reviews

Last Bronx

Saturn, US
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Saturn, EU
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Saturn, JP
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Saturn, BR
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PC Version

PC, US
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PC, US (Expert Software)
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PC, JP
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PC, UK (Xplosiv)
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PC, RU
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PC, Israel
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External Links

  • 576 Konzol, "Március 1998" (HU; 1998-xx-xx), page 33
  • Computer & Video Games, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-12), page 60
  • Edge, "September 1997" (UK; 1997-08-18), page 78
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 108
  • Famitsu, "1997-08-08" (JP; 1997-07-25), page 1
  • Fun Generation, "11/97" (DE; 1997-10-15), page 94
  • Gambler, "2/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
  • GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 11: November 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
  • Game Power, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 50
  • GamePro, "December 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 182
  • Gry Komputerowe, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  • GMR, "October 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 90
  • Joypad, "Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 100
  • MAN!AC, "10/97" (DE; 1997-09-10), page 60
  • Mega Console, "Ottobre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 64
  • Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 30
  • Mega Fun, "11/97" (DE; 1997-10-01), page 85
  • Neo, "Grudzień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 25
  • Next Generation, "November 1997" (US; 1997-10-21), page 198
  • neXt Level, "November 1997" (DE; 1997-10-17), page 83
  • Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 18" (JP; 1997-09-12), page 82
  • Saturn Power, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-08-22), page 72
  • Sega Magazin, "November 1997" (DE; 1997-10-15), page 72
  • Sega Power, "Dekémvrios-Ianouários 1998" (GR; 1998-xx-xx), page 40
  • Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 50
  • Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1997" (UK; 1997-09-17), page 68
  • Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-27 (1997-08-08)" (JP; 1997-07-25), page 197
  • Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
  • Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 75
  • Super Power, "11 1997" (FI; 1997-1x-xx), page 52