Danan: The Jungle Fighter

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Danan: The Jungle Fighter
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action[2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
7049
Sega Master System
UK
£29.9929.99[4][5] 7049
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
MX
Sega Master System
BR

Danan: The Jungle Fighter is a 1991 side-scrolling action game for the Sega Master System.

Story

Long ago in a distant land, an evil sorcerer named Gilbas tried to destroy the inhabitants of the land. A great warrior named Aganan defeated him and sealed him away in a tomb with three sacred objects. Now, Gilbas has returned, and a new warrior, named Danan, must defeat him.

Gameplay

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Pause menu

The game is a side-scrolling action game with some RPG elements. Danan must explore four maze-like rounds filled with enemies and hidden items. Rounds contain vertical platforms that must be reached with ladders or by entering houses. At the end of each round, there is a boss fight, with dialogue progressing the plot. Rounds are timed, though Danan can extend the timer by finding Clock items.

Danan moves with Left and Right and kneels with Down. He attacks by stabbing his knife with 1 and jumps with 2. He climbs ladders with Up and Down and enters doorways with Up. In one round, Danan swims using the D-Pad and 22222.

Danan gains experience by defeating foes (or by collecting Star items). When he gains enough experience, he advances a level, which increases his hit points. He loses hit points when he takes damage from an enemy or a hazard. The game ends if he loses all of his hit points or if time runs out, but the player can collect Elixer items that restore his health upon taking fatal damage. Danan can enhance his attack by finding special knife items in the rounds. These knives are necessary to defeat some of the bosses.

Danan can summon animal friends to assist him. Danan can find Animal Tokens that he can spend to summon an animal. The player can select an animal friend by pausing the game with  PAUSE , using Left or Right to highlight an animal, and pressing 2 to use it (or pressing 1 to exit the menu without using an animal). The player can also see Danan's current level and number of experience points from this menu, as well as the knife, amulet, and orb items that he possesses (which he acquires over the course of the game). The player cannot invoke the pause menu or use animal aid during boss fights.

Animals

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Armadillo
Helps Danan fight enemies. Costs 3 animal points to use.
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Eagle
Transports Danan to high places (using the D-Pad to control its movement). Costs 6 animal points to use.
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Gorilla
Restores most of Danan's hit points. Costs 9 animal points to use.

Items

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Treasure Chest
Contains an item.
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Small Star
Increases Danan's experience by 15 points.
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Large Star
Increases Danan's experience by 25 points.
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Beef
Restores 10 hit points.
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Chicken
Restores 25 hit points.
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Clock
Adds 30 seconds to the timer, up to a maximum of 100 seconds.
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Oxygen
Replenishes 10 units of air (in underwater segments).
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Elixer
Gives Danan an Elixer, a potion that restores all of his health when it is depleted, preventing his death.
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Knife
Knives enhance Danan's attack. Danan starts the game with the Knife of Wildcat, but he finds a Knife of Panther in the first round, which is necessary to defeat the boss. He finds a Knife of Lion in the second round, which is again necessary to defeat the boss, and acquires a Knife of Light before the final boss.
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Amulet
Amulets increase Danan's defense. Danan finds an Amulet of Bear in the second round and then gets an Amulet of Light after defeating the boss of the second round.
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Animal Token
Gives the player points that can be spent to summon animal aid.

Rounds

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Land of the Amazons
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣ 

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Moralos Clan Village
Map: 1️⃣ 

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Lil River
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣ | 3️⃣ 

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Altar of Sacrifice
Maps: 1️⃣ | 2️⃣ 

Production credits

Source:
Uncredited


Magazine articles

Main article: Danan: The Jungle Fighter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)
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Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-07-03 (1991-07-03)
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Physical scans

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Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
75
[8]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
48
[9]
Buzz! Computers (UK)
87
[10]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
75
[11]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL
71
[12]
Console XS (UK) PAL
72
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
54
[14]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
72
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
77
[16]
Joystick (FR) PAL
80
[17]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
72
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
71
[19]
Player One (FR)
91
[20]
Power Play (DE)
56
[21]
Raze (UK) PAL
66
[4]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[23]
Sega Pro (UK)
79
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
65
[25]
Sega Master System
71
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Danan: The Jungle Fighter

Master System, EU
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Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
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Cover
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Master System, AU (Not for rental sticker)
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Cover
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Cart
Master System, BR
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Master System, MX
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Cart
Danan The Jungle Fighter SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 ae4a28d7
MD5 6b0fc60aa886c060bf1a16ea97b4f441
SHA-1 c99f2562117a2bf7100a3992608e9a2bcb50df35
256kB Cartridge (EU)

References


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