Wonder Dog

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Wonder Dog
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Victor Musical Industries
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥7,2007,200 T-60074
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[2] T-6402
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4428
Sega Mega-CD
UK
£44.9944.99[4]

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Wonder Dog (ワンダードッグ) is a platform game for the Sega Mega-CD by Core Design featuring Wonder Dog, a mascot for Victor during the early 1990s. Core Design later ported it to the Amiga for a Europe-only release.

Production credits

Oversea version

  • Graphics: Lee Pullen
  • Programming: Chris Long
  • Design: Bob Churchill
  • Music and SFX: Martin Iveson
  • Support Programmer: John Kirkland, Ged Keaveney
  • Intro Animation: Billy Allison
  • Intro Programmer: Sean Dunlevy
  • Font Design: Simon Phipps
  • Game Help: Rob Toone
  • Extra Sound: Stew Perkins
  • Directors: Takeshi Minagawa, Toshiyuki Nagai
  • Mega-CD Help: Yoshiaki Iwasawa
  • Promoter: Kaku Maetani
  • Thanks to: Kaoru Tomiyama
  • Big Boss: Jeremy Smith
  • Producer: Isamu Senda
  • Executive Producer: Satoshi Honda

Japanese version

  • Graphics: Lee Pullen
  • Programming: Chris Long
  • Design: Bob Churchill
  • Music and SFX: Martin Iveson
  • Support Programmer: John Kirkland, Ged Keaveney
  • Intro Animation: Billy Allison
  • Intro Programmer: Sean Dunlevy
  • Font Design: Simon Phipps
  • Game Help: Rob Toone
  • Project Manager: Takeshi Minagawa
  • Mega-CD Help: Yoshiaki Iwasawa
  • Promoter: Kaku Maetani
  • Thanks to: Toshiyuki Nagai, Kaoru Tomiyama
  • Big Boss: Jeremy Smith
  • Producer: Satoshi Honda
Source:
In-game credits (JP)
Wonderdog MCD JP SSCredits.pdf
[6]


Core Design Staff
  • Main Programmer: Chris Long
  • Assistant Programmer: John Kirkland, Ged Keaveney
  • Main Graphics: Lee Pullen
  • Game and Map Design: Bob Churchill
  • Intro Graphics: Billy Allison
  • Intro Programming: Sean Dunlevy
  • Music: Martin Iveson
  • Play-testing: Mark and Darren Price
  • Producer: Jeremy Smith
Victor M.I. Staff
  • Executive Producer: Satoshi Honda
  • Producer: Isamu Senda
  • Director: Toshiyuki Nagai, Takeshi Minagawa
  • Marketing: Katsumi Arai, Harunobu Komori, Toshimichi Kawamura, Shunji Nishizawa, Kouki Minami, Kaku Maetani, Yae Uchida, Katsura Iino
  • Package Design: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. Design Center
  • Manual: Comix Brand (Takayuki Minegishi, Takuji Hikino), Etsuko Matsuoka
Source:
JP manual
Wonderdog mcd jp manual.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Wonder Dog/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №15, p100-101
82 №140, p38[4]
84 №140, p108[9]
75 №35, p18[10]
99 №0101, p6/12-15[11]
100 №42, p68-69[12]
86 №13, p48-49
84 №24, p94[13]
86 №32, p164[14]
88 №4, p16-19
52 №3, p54-55[15]
91 №2, p28-29
86 №9, p42-43
83 №9/93, p38-39[16]
82 №12, p46-49
80 №39, p104-105[17]
90 №14, p64-66
82 №18, p74
89 №13, p76-77[18]
80 №17, p11
67
Sega Mega-CD
84
Based on
21 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[19]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[20]
Consoles + (FR)
91
[21]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[4]
Electric Brain (UK)
75
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[22]
GameFan (US)
99
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[12]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[23]
Joypad (FR)
86
[24]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[13]
Joystick (FR)
86
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
88
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
88
[26]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
52
[15]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
91
[27]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
86
[28]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[16]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
70
[29]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
82
[30]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[31]
Player One (FR)
80
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
90
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
82
[33]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
89
[18]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[34]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[35]
Supergame (BR)
91
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
86
[37]
Sega Mega-CD
78
Based on
30 reviews

Wonder Dog

Mega-CD, US (Red)
WonderDog MCD US Box Back.jpgWonderDog MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
WonderDog MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Wonderdog mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, US (Green)
WonderDog MCD US Box Back green.jpgNospine.pngWonderdog mcd us green front.jpg
Cover
WonderDog MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
WonderDog MCD US Manual green.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
WonderDog MCD EU Box Back.jpgWonderDog MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Wonderdog MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Mega-CD, JP
WonderDog MCD JP Box Back.jpgWonderDog MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Wonderdog MCD JP spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
WonderDog MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Wonderdog mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
590,707,152 CD (JP) T-60074
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
600,442,080 CD (US) T-6402

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  6. File:Wonderdog_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf
  7. File:Wonderdog mcd jp manual.pdf, page 14
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  21. Consoles +, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 100
  22. Famitsu, "1992-10-16" (JP; 1992-10-02), page 41
  23. Hippon Super, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-04), page 47
  24. Joypad, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-xx), page 48
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  27. Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 28
  28. Mega Action, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 42
  29. Mega Machines, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 54
  30. MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 46
  31. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-xx), page 121
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