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Curiously this game was originally announced as '''''The Lawnmower Man II''''', many years before the film sequel was released. The number was eventually dropped. | Curiously this game was originally announced as '''''The Lawnmower Man II''''', many years before the film sequel was released. The number was eventually dropped. | ||
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| + | The game is a side-scrolling shooting platform where players take control of either Dr. Angelo or Carla Parkette. The game also has Virtual Reality sections, which are entered by portals on the platform sections. The purpose of the game is to successfully maneuver through a series of obstacles and reach the exit. | ||
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Revision as of 18:09, 17 February 2020
- For the Sega Mega-CD game, see The Lawnmower Man (Mega-CD).
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| Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lawnmower Man is an action video game based on the movie of the same name. The game features a mixture of pseudo-3D first person virtual reality segments, and 2D platform-shooting-based segments. This version of the game was released for the Sega Mega Drive, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, with a different game being released for the Sega Mega-CD and IBM PC computers.
Curiously this game was originally announced as The Lawnmower Man II, many years before the film sequel was released. The number was eventually dropped.
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a side-scrolling shooting platform where players take control of either Dr. Angelo or Carla Parkette. The game also has Virtual Reality sections, which are entered by portals on the platform sections. The purpose of the game is to successfully maneuver through a series of obstacles and reach the exit.
Production credits
- Game Designer: Simon Pick
- Programmers: Kev Brady, Chris Nilsson, Kevin Parker
- Graphic Artist: Rob Whittaker, Porl Perrot
- Original Music and Sound Effects: Allister Brimble
- SEGA Music and Sound Effects: Teque London
- Producer: Sean Kelly
- Executive Producers: Jane Cavanagh, Rob Henderson
- Play Testers: Chris Lipscombe, Matt Sansom, Mike Wolliston, Rob Boone, Nick Ryan
- TWI Producer: Ken Humphries
- Manual Editing: Jon Mongelluzzo
- Manual Design: Beeline Group
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Lawnmower Man (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #33 (1997-08-07)
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 46
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 12
- ↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 26
- ↑ File:Lawnmowerman_MD_US_Manual.pdf, page 12
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 147
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 92/93 (92)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 113
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 166
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 325
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 113
- ↑ GamePro, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 136
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 15
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 118
- ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 57
- ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 84
- ↑ Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 124
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 92
- ↑ Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 106
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 83
- ↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 82
- ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 76
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 18
- ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 94
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