Taz-Mania (Game Gear)

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For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Taz-Mania. For the Sega Master System game, see Taz-Mania (Master System).

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Taz-Mania
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
US
$34.9934.99[3] 2413
Sega Game Gear
EU
2413
Sega Game Gear
UK
£29.9929.99[5][6] 2413
Sega Game Gear
BR
075250

Taz-Mania, also known as Taz-Maniz: The Search for the Lost Seabirds, is a platform game released in 1992 for the Sega Game Gear. It is based on the cartoon series with the same name. The game is notorious for its high difficulty, excessive slowdown, and dissonant soundtrack.

Story

Taz wants to find a Giant Seabird egg so he can make the biggest omelette in the world.

Gameplay

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Score screen

The game is a platformer played as the Looney Tunes character Taz the Tasmanian Devil. Many of the levels are autoscrolling chase scenes, but there are also conventional platforming levels. Taz walks with Left and Right. He jumps with 2 and jumps higher if the button is held longer. He can defeat enemies by jumping on top of them. Taz starts spinning into a tornado with 1 and continues spinning until 1 is pressed again. He is invulnerable and passes through enemies and hazards while spinning. Spinning drains energy, and Taz stops spinning if his energy is too low. He can spin in midair, which can be used to extend his jump distance.

Taz's energy goes down from taking damage from an enemy or hazard and from spinning. He loses a life if he runs out of energy. The player can view the score and the number of lives remaining by pausing the game with  START . Taz can replenish his energy by eating food items, which he can do by standing over them and pressing Down. The game ends if Taz runs out of lives.

Levels

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The Badlands

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The Mine
Taz can slow the mine cart down with 1 and raise it over obstacles with 2. He can switch tracks with Up at a junction.

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The Snowy Slopes

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Iceland

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The Iceman's Cavern
This is the only boss fight in the game. Jumping and spinning near an icicle releases a flame from the vents on the floor, which damages the Abominable Snowman if he is standing over it. Spinning does not cost energy in this level.

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The Sky-Cross
Taz can flap his wings and fly with 22222, but doing so drains energy. He stops flapping and falls if he runs out of energy. He can replenish his energy by flying into the yellow clouds.

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The Jungle

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The Taztec Ruins

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The Giant Seabird Nest

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits
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[7]


Magazine articles

Main article: Taz-Mania (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
77
[8]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
74
[9]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
60
[10]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[11]
Joypad (FR)
91
[12]
Joystick (FR) PAL
91
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
80
[14]
Megazin (SI)
72
[15]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
72
[16]
Player One (FR)
50
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
59
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[20]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
84
[6]
User (GR) PAL
65
[21]
Video Games (DE)
61
[22]
Sega Game Gear
75
Based on
16 reviews

Taz-Mania (Game Gear)

Game Gear, US
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Cover
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Cart
Tazmania gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Taz Mania GG EU manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, FR (Blister pack)
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Cover
Game Gear, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Tazmania gg br manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 36040c24
MD5 70220f584b2d4f69e5efa9a3268a4a88
SHA-1 0d0285bc5350146f365dae1f271ed0828971cf4d
256kB Cartridge (US/EU)

References


Taz-Mania (Game Gear)

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Sega Mega Drive
Taz-Mania (1992) | Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (1993) | Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers (1994) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1994) | Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars (1994) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1995) | Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1995) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (1996) | Road Runner (unreleased)
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Sega Master System
Taz-Mania (1993) | Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (1993) | Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1994) | Cheese Cat-Astrophe Starring Speedy Gonzales (1995) | Taz in Escape from Mars (1996)
Sega Saturn
Space Jam (1996)
Sega Dreamcast
Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000)
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Sega Mega Drive
Tiny Toon Adventures 3 (1996)